# Development/Design **URL:** https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/c/development/7.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [The pinnacle of meta](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-pinnacle-of-meta/1935)
**Author:** [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-pinnacle-of-meta/1935 "2017-11-16T10:24:16Z")
possible spoiler alert!!! really, make sure you finished Thimbleweed park first! So, you did finish Thimbleweed Park (or don’t care)…well; be ready to be shocked! If you thought that the ending of Monkey Island 2 w… --- ## [Chuck Edmund Journal](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/chuck-edmund-journal/584)
**Author:** [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/chuck-edmund-journal/584 "2017-11-15T07:23:54Z")
Upon letting the team know there seems to be a wrong entry numbering in Chuck's journals, I have gotten the answer from Ron that it isn't a bug, but is on purpose. E.g.: 724 comes on a page before 721, while the conten… --- ## [Thimbleweed Park follow-up game, fan made](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/thimbleweed-park-follow-up-game-fan-made/1991)
**Author:** [@cvalenti](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/cvalenti)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/thimbleweed-park-follow-up-game-fan-made/1991 "2017-11-12T22:20:55Z")
I’d like to share one idea, since this community looks like to be a constructive and cooperative one. I’d like to build together with some of you “Colossal Dungeon Cave Quest II”. This is the idea: text adventure (ma… --- ## [Anyone got a copy of the December 1989 issue of The Journal of Computer Game Design?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/anyone-got-a-copy-of-the-december-1989-issue-of-the-journal-of-computer-game-design/1995)
**Author:** [@Moschops](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Moschops)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/anyone-got-a-copy-of-the-december-1989-issue-of-the-journal-of-computer-game-design/1995 "2017-11-09T15:44:38Z")
Anyone got a copy of the December 1989 issue of The Journal of Computer Game Design? It’s the issue with the “Why Adventure Games Suck” article by Ron Gilbert. Jimmy Maher posted a couple of excerpts but I’ve never seen… --- ## [Xbox One X Enhanced Update?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/xbox-one-x-enhanced-update/1988)
**Author:** [@belze](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/belze)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/xbox-one-x-enhanced-update/1988 "2017-11-08T12:28:26Z")
Hi, when will we be seeing the Xbox One X Enhanced Update rolling out for Thimbleweed Park? All this horsepower is left unused at the moment! I’d really like to replay it in 4k and HDR as the arcade was not in the game… --- ## [Pointer controls for Nintendo Switch?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/pointer-controls-for-nintendo-switch/1710)
**Author:** [@JoeTeeth](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/JoeTeeth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/pointer-controls-for-nintendo-switch/1710 "2017-11-06T18:37:01Z")
Has the team considered implementing pointer controls for use when the game is being played with separated Joy-Cons? This method of control works very similarly to a Wii Remote and Nunchuck, but it uses gyroscope contro… --- ## [Casual mode should be the DEFAULT difficulty setting (marked with a red cross)](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/casual-mode-should-be-the-default-difficulty-setting-marked-with-a-red-cross/400)
**Author:** [@N\_N](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/N_N)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/casual-mode-should-be-the-default-difficulty-setting-marked-with-a-red-cross/400 "2017-11-03T15:20:31Z")
I just came across a player who presumably didn't use hints and took 20 hours to beat casual mode. From here on, most people who will buy the game won't have any real experience with the point-and-click realm and I belie… --- ## [Friday questions? (fan-proposed)](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/friday-questions-fan-proposed/1945)
**Author:** [@cvalenti](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/cvalenti)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/friday-questions-fan-proposed/1945 "2017-11-03T04:56:59Z")
I don’t want to push anyone, but maybe… Could we enjoy one more “Friday Questions” podcast? After all, it’s about time! Let’s just keep our questions VERY short and focused. Maybe Ron, Gary and David will answer them i… --- ## [Thimbleweed park (not) reaching MI fans](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/thimbleweed-park-not-reaching-mi-fans/1909)
**Author:** [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/thimbleweed-park-not-reaching-mi-fans/1909 "2017-11-02T06:15:23Z")
Hi @RonGilbert, As you mentionned earlier in a tweet and on this forum, TWP sales are not as high as they could have been in the market share of MI fans. Overall sale numbers are not low, it was just the percentage of M… --- ## [Alternative solutions to puzzles](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/alternative-solutions-to-puzzles/160)
**Author:** [@diessoli](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/diessoli)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/alternative-solutions-to-puzzles/160 "2017-10-30T20:19:10Z")
Possible spoilers ahead. Hi all, from reading comments on the blog and here I get the impression there are solutions to some puzzles other than the ones I have found. Or maybe I just forgot that I've used the same on… --- ## [Chuck Edmund wandering around. When?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/chuck-edmund-wandering-around-when/1911)
**Author:** [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/chuck-edmund-wandering-around-when/1911 "2017-10-25T18:12:28Z")
On earlier TWP trailers, you could see Chuck Edmund wandering around inside and outside the pillow factory. We know, in the final release, that he is dead and he’s only visible through the monitor screens. How was plan… --- ## [Alternative solutions to TWP puzzles](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/alternative-solutions-to-twp-puzzles/1901)
**Author:** [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/alternative-solutions-to-twp-puzzles/1901 "2017-10-25T14:26:34Z")
I am in contact with several friends of mine, they are currently playing Thimbleweed Park. It’s funny to listen to them when they are arguing about how to solve the puzzles. Here is a list of what I have heard so far: … --- ## [Which VCS is used for TWP internally?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/which-vcs-is-used-for-twp-internally/1881)
**Author:** [@rarog4k](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/rarog4k)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/which-vcs-is-used-for-twp-internally/1881 "2017-10-18T11:07:40Z")
@RonGilbert Now that I read that you have proper modern development with branches I wanted to ask you, which VCS system you are using for the code. Git, SVN, Mercury, something other/exotic? --- ## [Scene cut outside the Circus Tent](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/scene-cut-outside-the-circus-tent/1876)
**Author:** [@Gffp](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Gffp)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/scene-cut-outside-the-circus-tent/1876 "2017-10-18T07:09:40Z")
I always felt a sense of incompletion when I walked around with Ransome near Carney Joe’s booth. You would say it’s just suggestion after I saw this… \[img1\] Well, I asked myself the question, and the answer is no. I r… --- ## [Hotloading - audio too?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/hotloading-audio-too/1800)
**Author:** [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/hotloading-audio-too/1800 "2017-10-06T03:43:05Z")
This question is mainly for @RonGilbert on behalf of the Italian TWP Community. In the blog you said a few times that the engine is capable of hotloading stuff - you talked about text, but I know it works for textures t… --- ## [Epub version of the blog](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/epub-version-of-the-blog/228)
**Author:** [@ktzar](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ktzar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/epub-version-of-the-blog/228 "2017-10-05T01:34:46Z")
I started reading bits and pieces of the early posts of the blog, and at some point decided that converting it to epub would be useful to read it offline... If somebody finds it useful, I've left a copy in https://jumpsh… --- ## [The Betamax tape is a cruel red herring](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-betamax-tape-is-a-cruel-red-herring/1664)
**Author:** [@Stric\_Matic](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Stric_Matic)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-betamax-tape-is-a-cruel-red-herring/1664 "2017-09-26T14:59:18Z")
I found the great majority of puzzles in the game to be very logical and well designed, but one particular item/puzzle seems to only serve to lead the player to a dead-end avenue of thought - at least it did with me. Nam… --- ## [Best way to implement doors?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/best-way-to-implement-doors/1699)
**Author:** [@HowPrice](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/HowPrice)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/best-way-to-implement-doors/1699 "2017-09-24T04:11:26Z")
The Thimbleweed Park blog has inspired me to try to code up a simple point and click engine. I’m currently thinking about connecting rooms. The obvious solution seems to be to go with room doors/exits as explicit placed… --- ## [Names and descriptions of the modes (Casual, Hard)](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/names-and-descriptions-of-the-modes-casual-hard/1639)
**Author:** [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/names-and-descriptions-of-the-modes-casual-hard/1639 "2017-09-17T13:45:09Z")
I have observed several people choosing to play Thimbleweed Park on Casual without realizing that they would have missed not just some puzzles but also entire branches of the story, locations and characters. In other fo… --- ## [Russian Version](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/russian-version/349)
**Author:** [@Preymak](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Preymak)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/russian-version/349 "2017-09-16T01:25:54Z")
Hello, everyone! Here I'm going to gather all feedback on the Russian version of TWP™. Feel free to post bugs, typos and things you like or don't. Спасибо! --- ## [Blog and Credits](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/blog-and-credits/1635)
**Author:** [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/blog-and-credits/1635 "2017-09-15T15:02:09Z")
In case somebody has missed them, there are: a new blog post, about porting a well-formatted Game Credits list --- ## [From "Margie" to "Lenore" and other changed details](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/from-margie-to-lenore-and-other-changed-details/1604)
**Author:** [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/from-margie-to-lenore-and-other-changed-details/1604 "2017-09-11T16:57:30Z")
This is a curiosity about a specific aspect of game design: things that were changed during the development. For example, originally the name of Delores’ sister was “Margie” and after some point in the development it wa… --- ## [Mobile wish list](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/mobile-wish-list/1546)
**Author:** [@Evan](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Evan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/mobile-wish-list/1546 "2017-09-07T09:32:08Z")
What are you hoping for in the upcoming iOS/Android mobile release? Yes, I know this is probably too late to influence the initial release (which is coming in… June is it? :slight\_smile: But I just finished playing my… --- ## [Cross system libraries](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/cross-system-libraries/1031)
**Author:** [@Stefano](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Stefano)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/cross-system-libraries/1031 "2017-09-04T20:15:37Z")
Hi Ron, I am just curious because I remember you mentioning using a homegrown low level lib you wrote in Objective C during the years. Was that ported in C++ for Linux/Windows or did you just recompiled that for those … --- ## [Timeline please](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/timeline-please/1372)
**Author:** [@andik](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/andik)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/timeline-please/1372 "2017-08-28T00:51:16Z")
I am confused (partially because my attention span is low due to internet use): what is the time sequence. It seems the Ransom the Clown makeup incident seems to have happenend a long time ago. But then he claims his Ran… --- ## [Ransome Appreciation Thread](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/ransome-appreciation-thread/219)
**Author:** [@ChronoShades734](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ChronoShades734)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/ransome-appreciation-thread/219 "2017-08-27T21:02:45Z")
I just wanted to say thank you to Ron and Gary for giving us Ransome the clown. Within 10 minutes of his introduction he became nearly as enduring as characters like Guybrush and Stan. Well done. The "wang" line near t… --- ## [Question about "script" keyword](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/question-about-script-keyword/1416)
**Author:** [@vertexar](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/vertexar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/question-about-script-keyword/1416 "2017-08-22T21:04:52Z")
Hi There! I noticed every time a piece of code is going to be used as a thread, it is defined using the “script” keyword, which is not part of squirrel. For instance: script sheriffOpening2() { cutscene(@() { actorA… --- ## [For those who've completed the game, what was the hardest puzzle?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/for-those-whove-completed-the-game-what-was-the-hardest-puzzle/23)
**Author:** [@eviltrout](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/eviltrout)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/for-those-whove-completed-the-game-what-was-the-hardest-puzzle/23 "2017-08-19T15:42:26Z")
For me, it was how to navigate the woods to the secret meetup. I knew it was in the woods because I'd see random people walking in, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to navigate it. I was 99% sure I'd ha… --- ## [Ransom talking to Mdm Morena](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/ransom-talking-to-mdm-morena/1383)
**Author:** [@andik](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/andik)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/ransom-talking-to-mdm-morena/1383 "2017-08-13T22:46:14Z")
After watching the official launch trailer (which I luckily only did after finishing the game, there shd be art and location spoiler warnings), I was wondering: Ransom talks to Morena in her shop. Could this be achieved … --- ## [Edmund Mansion mansion](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/edmund-mansion-mansion/189)
**Author:** [@crb](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/crb)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/edmund-mansion-mansion/189 "2017-08-02T13:17:48Z")
I never got this reference, and don't recall any of the characters explaining it. Is Mansion meant to be another surname in the context of "Edmund Mansion mansion"? [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/c/development/7.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/c/development/7.md?page=3)