Help, FAQ would be nice

[tempelmann]

I have several questions and had also some trouble using the game at start, and I wonder if you do not provide any hints on purpose or just think that this isn't an issue...

For instance:

• At start it's not clear that one has to use some keys to move around.
• The ctrl-keys (^1) etc. do not necessarily work on Macs, where they're using to switch screens. It would be helpful to point out that the menu names are clickable as well. Took me a while to figure this out, almost gave up.
• While the solutions are saved as gists, I wonder if there's any way to get to them later if I don't save the URLs right away?
• Is there a way to see solutions if I'm stuck or if I like to see how others solved it? Is google the only way?
• What are my debugging options? Is there a way to print values? I had to use the alert() function because I found no other way. Kind of a hack (haha).

[AlexNisnevich]

Agreed - an FAQ could be nice.

To answer your questions:

• Your solutions are also saved locally - you can go back to a previously solved level to see your solution for it.
• People have been posting solutions on https://github.com/AlexNisnevich/untrusted/tree/master/solutions
• You can try using console.log() to log to the Chrome console, though the game discourages the use of the console a little. You can also use map.displayChapter() to print values (you must pass in a string though).

[ghost]

On crispsContest.jsx (remind me: WHY is it called that?), if you drop the computer then you have to press ^5, which isn't fun on Macs.

What's the function that displays a message? Oh yeah, map.writeStatus. Use that to add instructions to the game on level 1, like "Use the arrow keys to move and get the computer!"