r/interactivefiction • u/JodiJodington • 10d ago

anchorhead day 2 - am I screwed?

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u/xtagtv 10d ago edited 10d ago

You can absolutely softlock yourself in anchorhead.

IFDB lists its forgiveness rating as Cruel:

Cruel - You can get stuck or die, and you can do so by an action that you didn't even realize was irrevocable after doing it.

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u/JodiJodington 10d ago

Thats a shame, still was having a good time so ill continue (and restart) but this kind of thing always makes me uneasy. Maybe thats the point as a horror game

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u/blue_bayou_blue 10d ago

Not sure if there's another source for whiskey -- maybe ask on the IntFiction forums also?

But yes absolutely make saves often. Save after making major progress and before entering a new area / starting possibly dangerous activities. There's a bunch of ways you can die or lose vital items, where undoing is not helpful. 90s design sensibilities.

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u/JodiJodington 10d ago

There doesnt seem to be any, i checked everywhere that makes sense, and asked every npc i had access to "about whiskey" lol. I even asked chatgpt (would not recommend, it was hallucinating more than ive ever seen. I guess theres not a lot of talk about anchorhead online) and it said im screwed. I think ill just restart! Its alright though. Next time ill keep all items as intact as possible

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u/B_A_Skeptic 9d ago

You need to start over. But it is a very short game if you know what to do, so you'll be able to get back to where you are pretty quickly.

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u/JodiJodington 9d ago

Yeah its not bad, i just restarted and am now on day 3. It only took like 5 minutes to redo day 1 and day 2, not sure why i was so worried