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Oregon Trail: The beginning.
May. 24th, 2018 10:23 am[OOC NOTE: CW/TW: In case you've never played the actual game, please note that it's pretty dark - a lot of choices lead to starvation, dehydration, dysentery, broken bones & other injuries, children dying/becoming lost, bandit raids, thievery, etc. It's a game about management of limited resources. It's also an incredibly frustrating game and almost everyone wound up screaming 'I HATE YOU!' at the computer at least once while playing it. You very well may do that during this text version. Due to running out of time, both coders got a bit slap-happy along the way. You've been warned. If this is not to your taste, you are welcome to play the actual Oregon Trail game instead!]
THIS PROGRAM SIMULATES A TRIP OVER THE OREGON TRAIL FROM INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI TO OREGON CITY, OREGON IN 1847. YOUR FAMILY OF FIVE WILL COVER THE 2040 MILE OREGON TRAIL IN 5-6 MONTHS --- IF YOU MAKE IT ALIVE.
YOU HAD SAVED $900 TO SPEND FOR THE TRIP, AND YOU'VE JUST PAID $200 FOR A WAGON AND $25 FOR A SET OF ADDITIONAL CLOTHING FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER. YOU WILL NEED TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR MONEY ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
OXEN – YOU CAN HAVE BETWEEN 1-3 YOKE OF OXEN. EACH YOKE OF OXEN IS 2 ANIMALS, AND COSTS $200. THE MORE YOU SPEND, THE FASTER YOU'LL GO BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE BETTER ANIMALS
FOOD – EACH POUND OF FOOD COSTS $2. YOUR WAGON CAN CARRY 2000 LBS OF FOOD. THE MORE YOU HAVE, THE LESS CHANCE THERE IS OF GETTING SICK AND THE LESS YOU WILL HAVE TO HUNT. WHEN YOU HUNT, YOU CAN ONLY CARRY 100LBS OF FOOD BACK TO THE WAGON AT A TIME.
AMMUNITION - $1 BUYS A BELT OF 50 BULLETS. YOU WILL NEED BULLETS FOR ATTACKS BY ANIMALS AND BANDITS, AND FOR HUNTING FOOD
CLOTHING – THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE COLD WEATHER YOU WILL ENCOUNTER WHEN CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS. EACH SET OF CLOTHING COSTS $5. YOU NEED AT LEAST 1 ADDITIONAL SET OF CLOTHING PER PERSON TO START OUT.
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES – THIS INCLUDES MEDICINE AND OTHER THINGS YOU WILL NEED FOR SICKNESS AND EMERGENCY REPAIRS. THESE THINGS MAY ONLY BE PURCHASED ALONG THE TRAIL.
YOU CAN SPEND ALL YOUR MONEY BEFORE YOU START YOUR TRIP - OR YOU CAN SAVE SOME OF YOUR CASH TO SPEND AT FORTS ALONG THE WAY WHEN YOU RUN LOW. HOWEVER, ITEMS COST MORE AT THE FORTS. YOU CAN ALSO GO HUNTING OR FORAGING ALONG THE WAY TO GET MORE FOOD.
GOOD LUCK!!! [editor note: did not have time to finish, so there are limited choices ...for now.]
HOW MANY YOKE OF OXEN DO YOU BUY?
1
THIS PROGRAM SIMULATES A TRIP OVER THE OREGON TRAIL FROM INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI TO OREGON CITY, OREGON IN 1847. YOUR FAMILY OF FIVE WILL COVER THE 2040 MILE OREGON TRAIL IN 5-6 MONTHS --- IF YOU MAKE IT ALIVE.
YOU HAD SAVED $900 TO SPEND FOR THE TRIP, AND YOU'VE JUST PAID $200 FOR A WAGON AND $25 FOR A SET OF ADDITIONAL CLOTHING FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER. YOU WILL NEED TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR MONEY ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
OXEN – YOU CAN HAVE BETWEEN 1-3 YOKE OF OXEN. EACH YOKE OF OXEN IS 2 ANIMALS, AND COSTS $200. THE MORE YOU SPEND, THE FASTER YOU'LL GO BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE BETTER ANIMALS
FOOD – EACH POUND OF FOOD COSTS $2. YOUR WAGON CAN CARRY 2000 LBS OF FOOD. THE MORE YOU HAVE, THE LESS CHANCE THERE IS OF GETTING SICK AND THE LESS YOU WILL HAVE TO HUNT. WHEN YOU HUNT, YOU CAN ONLY CARRY 100LBS OF FOOD BACK TO THE WAGON AT A TIME.
AMMUNITION - $1 BUYS A BELT OF 50 BULLETS. YOU WILL NEED BULLETS FOR ATTACKS BY ANIMALS AND BANDITS, AND FOR HUNTING FOOD
CLOTHING – THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE COLD WEATHER YOU WILL ENCOUNTER WHEN CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS. EACH SET OF CLOTHING COSTS $5. YOU NEED AT LEAST 1 ADDITIONAL SET OF CLOTHING PER PERSON TO START OUT.
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES – THIS INCLUDES MEDICINE AND OTHER THINGS YOU WILL NEED FOR SICKNESS AND EMERGENCY REPAIRS. THESE THINGS MAY ONLY BE PURCHASED ALONG THE TRAIL.
YOU CAN SPEND ALL YOUR MONEY BEFORE YOU START YOUR TRIP - OR YOU CAN SAVE SOME OF YOUR CASH TO SPEND AT FORTS ALONG THE WAY WHEN YOU RUN LOW. HOWEVER, ITEMS COST MORE AT THE FORTS. YOU CAN ALSO GO HUNTING OR FORAGING ALONG THE WAY TO GET MORE FOOD.
GOOD LUCK!!! [editor note: did not have time to finish, so there are limited choices ...for now.]
HOW MANY YOKE OF OXEN DO YOU BUY?
1
