Spaceship:Puzzles The Officer Suitability Space Personality Questionnaire
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[edit] Top Line
- The Officer Suitability Space Personality Questionnaire Puzzle. A series of questions given to the player to determine their potential to be an officer (which in turn allows the player to complete a puzzle)
[edit] Verbose Description
- The basis of this puzzle is an ad hoc trigger when accessing an AI terminal in the game. It is a quick personality quiz, rather like the nauseous crap we're all subjected to in big organisations, and the idea is for the player to (I suggest) gain an item (a small plastic laminated officer certification card) to allow them to pass through a door marked "officers only". I would assume the captain has perhaps lost his card in the depressurisation and needs to get another one!
- The quiz can be taken as many times as the player likes, and it will soon become clear what answers will yield the best results!
[edit] Which rooms are implicated in the puzzle?
- Doesn't really matter, I would just assign a random door as "officers only" (the bridge perhaps?) and have the quiz trigger on the nearest AI terminal.
[edit] Which objects are involved in the puzzle?
- No objects, apart from the small plastic laminated officer certification card (I'll create this object if people think the puzzle has worth) that will be issued from a vending slot under the AI terminal.
[edit] Is this puzzle essential to the plot, or is it a secondary objective?
- It could be essential. But if the essential puzzles are set in stone, it could perhaps be a side puzzle. The card could perhaps open a door to an officer's mess. Which in a terrible joke could perhaps just be a very, very messy room.
[edit] What actions do you need to take?
The player will be prompted by the terminal to answer a series of multiple choice questions.
+++ THE GUARDIAN AI MAINFRAME +++
+++ V2.06 +++
+++ SHIPBOARD INDUCTION. DAY 2. PERSONALITY PROFILING +++
+++ WELCOME COMPANY ASSOCIATE. THE OFFICER SUITABILITY SPACE PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE(OSSPQ) IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND WIDELY USED SPACESHIP CREW PERSONALITY ANALYSIS METHODOLOGIES; IT IS AVAILABLE IN OVER 300 LANGUAGES (INCLUDING ENGLISH, SPANISH, BORTIAN AND ALPHA CENTAURIAN STANDARD), WITH AN UNPARALLELED GALAXY WIDE RESEARCH BASE. IT IS A TRULY UNIVERSAL TOOL - AND THROUGH A SERIES OF QUESTIONS WILL ESTABLISH YOUR POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE THE MUCH COVETED OFFICER STATUS WITHIN THE COMPANY. OFFICER BENEFITS ARE MANY AND ARE COVERED IN DETAIL IN THE INDUCTION HANDBOOK UNDER SECTION 6C.+++
+++TO PROCEED WITH YOUR OSSPQ COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING 5 QUESTIONS +++
The player will then be faced with 5 (or more) questions. Each has one of three multiple choice answers, with an underlying points score tallied for each one. Every question will award 0 points for answer A, 1 point for answer B, and 3 points for answer C.
The final personality type will be dictated by the overall score at the end of the test (the higher the score the better). Each of the questions will present a vaguely ridiculous sci-fi cliche and ask how they would respond to it. I've given 2 examples, it could be something everyone could have a bit of a laugh and add questions to :)
+++ QUESTION 1 +++
AN ALIEN LIFEFORM WITH ACID FOR BLOOD, LARGE TEETH AND A HATRED FOR SPACEFARING MAMMALS HAS BOARDED YOUR VESSEL. ONE BY ONE IT HAS MURDERED YOUR FELLOW CREW MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF HORRIBLE WAYS LEAVING YOU ALONE IN THE LAST REMAINING SPACE LIFEBOAT. AS YOU ARE ABOUT TO LAUNCH YOU REMEMBER THE SHIPBOARD SPACEGERBIL IS STILL ALIVE.
DO YOU:
A) SACRIFICE THE COMPANY OWNED SPACEGERBIL (WHICH IS PROVIDED AT GREAT EXPENSE BY THE COMPANY FOR YOUR MENTAL WELLBEING) AND LAUNCH YOUR ESCAPE RAFT LEAVING BOTH IT AND THE SHIP IN THE HANDS OF AN UNSTABLE AND VIOLENT ALIEN CREATURE?
B) SNEAK BACK INTO THE SHIP TO RESCUE THE COMPANY OWNED SPACEGERBIL (WHICH IS PROVIDED AT GREAT EXPENSE BY THE COMPANY FOR YOUR MENTAL WELLBEING), AND ESCAPE IN THE SPACE LIFEBOAT WITH YOUR MAMMALIAN COMPANION SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTING YOUR LINE MANAGER TO REPORT THE ALIEN INVASION AND ALLOWING HIM OR HER TIME TO ARRANGE AN ARMED COMPANY EXOBIOLOGICAL LIAISON OFFICER TO ENTER THE SHIP TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE VIOLENT INHUMAN ACID BLOODED BEAST?
C) RETURN TO THE VESSEL, STRIP TO YOUR VEST, AND FIGHT THE ALIEN SINGLEHANDEDLY WITH A SELF-BUILT RIFLE AND FLAMETHROWER TO ENSURE THE SAFE PROTECTION OF YOUR COMPANY OWNED VESSEL AND SPACEGERBIL (WHICH IS PROVIDED AT GREAT EXPENSE BY THE COMPANY FOR YOUR MENTAL WELLBEING) ULTIMATELY CAUSING MINIMAL MONETARY IMPACT ON THE COMPANY THAT HAS GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED THE VESSEL FOR YOUR SAFETY AND SECURITY AND TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO MEET THE PROFIT TARGETS OF THE COMPANY OVER THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR?
+++ QUESTION 1 END +++
+++ QUESTION 2 +++
YOU HAVE RECIVED A DISTRESS CALL FROM A SMALL HOSPITAL SHIP, ADRIFT IN A NEARBY NEBULA. THE SHIP CONTAINS ORPHANS AND NUNS ON A ONCE IN A LIFETIME HOLIDAY, AND HAS REQUESTED URGENT HELP AFTER A HULL BREACH. YOUR ARE CARRYING A CARGO OF ALPHAN PLEASURE DROIDS TO A BEACH PARTY IN THE AQUILUS SYSTEM.
DO YOU:
A) RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO THE DISTRESS CALL, SACRIFICING THE LUCRATIVE LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND BEACH PARTY THROUGH THE POTENTIALLY LATE DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL PLEASURE GOODS?
B) SEND A SMALL CONSIGNMENT OF PLEASURE DROIDS TO THE HOSPITAL SHIP TO ALLOW THE OCCUPANTS TO ENJOY THEIR LAST FEW HOURS WITH DWINDLING OXYGEN SUPPLIES, REMEMBERING TO ALSO BILL THEIR RELATIVES VIA THE INTERGALACTIC BANK SYSTEM?
C) CONTINUE TOWARDS THE BEACH PARTY, SHOWING SUITABLE LEVELS OF REMORSE FOR A PERIOD OF AROUND 35 MINUTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SHIPBOARD GRIEF PROCEDURES AND SEND AT LEAST ONE ELECTRONIC CONDOLENCE CARD TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE STRANDED VESSEL OFFERING SYMPATHY AND REGRET THAT YOU CANNOT ASSIST DUE TO THE KEY IMPORTANCE IN MEETING THE COMPANY PLEASURE DROID SALES FORCAST NUMBERS FOR NOVEMBER +++
+++QUESTION 2 END+++
And so on, and so forth...
By the end of the quiz the points should be tallied and the AI will spit out a personality type.. e.g.
+++ PERSONALITY TEST COMPLETE +++
YOU ARE PERSONALITY TYPE:
S: SUBVERSIVE
YOUR CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT HAS NOW BEEN TERMINATED. YOUR DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF COMPANY ASSETS HAS BEEN NOTED. YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE CRYOGENIC FREEZE ROOM AND SUBMIT YOURSELF FOR DEEP SLEEP. THE COST OF THIS PROCESS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR REDUNDANCY PAYMENT.
(OR)
D: DRONE
YOU HAVE SHOWN SUFFICIENT AWARENESS TO WARRANT CONSIDERATION WITHIN 5 YEARS FOR INCLUSION ON THE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM. IN THE MEANTIME THE COMPANY INSTRUCTS YOU TO RETURN TO YOUR CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TASKS, AND WORK WITH YOUR ASSIGNED TEAM LEADER TOWARDS ATTAINING THE COMPANY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF REPETITIVE AND SOUL DESTROYING TASKS THAT SLOWLY STRIP AWAY YOUR HUMANITY AND SELF CONFIDENCE
(OR)
L: LEADER
THE COMPANY WELCOMES YOU ONTO THE FAST TRACK LEARNING PROGRAM TOWARDS ATTAINING YOUR SHIP'S CAPTAIN CERTIFICATION AND HAS ISSUED YOU YOUR SMALL PLASTIC LAMINATED OFFICER CERTIFICATION CARD. YOUR CARE FOR COMPANY PROPERTY AND TOTAL DISREGARD FOR PERSONAL SAFETY IS ADMIRABLE.
+++ PROCESS END +++
The granularity is flexible, but of course one of the final types must be the award of the officer certification.
[edit] How many turns do you have to complete the puzzle?
- You can retake the quiz as often as you like until you get the card.
[edit] What text appears after each action is completed?
- Shown above.
[edit] What words do you read when you complete the puzzle?
- Shown above
[edit] What words do you read if you don't complete the puzzle?
- Shown above
[edit] Help! I'm stuck! Give me a hint
- I don't think the player will need a hint! The tone of the questions will provide all the hints the player needs...!
[edit] Special development instructions:
- Only thing that could prove tricky is maintaining the running score and tying to the final result, but the whole thing shouldn't be too difficult to code.
