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| titletext = I'm sure you can find some suitable worldbuilding material if you scavenge through the archives. | | titletext = I'm sure you can find some suitable worldbuilding material if you scavenge through the archives. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | + | {{incomplete|Created by TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. The hint table needs to be completed. The mechanics should be explained more in-depth, if possible, screenshots of the hints, items in inventory, items-placing mechanics etc. should be added.}} | |
| − | It is a large | + | This was the 2020 April 1st comic. It is a large image, of which only part is visible, but can be dragged around. This space acts as a shared virtual sandbox where viewers can interact. "Items" (small, often humorous images) could be collected from other comics and then placed in this image by viewers. The collection then updated for all viewers in real-time. Multiples of the same item are often seen. |
| − | There is a "backpack" at the bottom, similar to backpacks in video games containing items collected by the player. As hinted by the title text, items could be found by visiting different | + | There is a "backpack" at the bottom, similar to backpacks in video games containing items collected by the player. As hinted by the title text, items could be found by visiting different XKCD comics/pages. Randomly, some pages would have a treasure chest which contained the sticker related to the page. The hint would refer to the page which currently had a chest. |
| − | The sticker images can be seen at <nowiki> | + | The sticker images can be seen at <nowiki>https://xkcd.com/2288/collectors/static/loot/loot_</nowiki>'''XXX'''.png, where XXX is a number from 001-253. Additionally, some images can be found at custom URLs, for example the periodic elements can be found at <nowiki>https://xkcd.com/2288/collectors/static/loot/element-</nowiki>'''XX'''.png, where XX is the element, and text loot at <nowiki>https://xkcd.com/2288/collectors/static/loot/loot-words-</nowiki>'''X'''.png, where X is the sentence. |
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| + | As of April 5, chests are no longer dropped. | ||
===Hints=== | ===Hints=== | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Hint | !Hint | ||
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|Get out the (US) vote||[[2224: Software Updates]]|| Statue of liberty ||[[File:2288_loot_246.png|75px]]|| | |Get out the (US) vote||[[2224: Software Updates]]|| Statue of liberty ||[[File:2288_loot_246.png|75px]]|| | ||
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| − | |Find a box of nice stuff on a picture with words like these|| [[1133: Up Goer Five | + | |Find a box of nice stuff on a picture with words like these|| [[1133: Up Goer Five]] (maybe incomplete) || Signpost || [[File:2288_loot_126.png|75px]] || |
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|Plug in or find another power source||[[1373: Screenshot]]|| ||[[File:2288_loot_228.png|50px]] or [[File:miniloot-words-dispenser.png|75px]] (maybe incomplete)|| | |Plug in or find another power source||[[1373: Screenshot]]|| ||[[File:2288_loot_228.png|50px]] or [[File:miniloot-words-dispenser.png|75px]] (maybe incomplete)|| | ||
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|Sweet dreams, kitty||[[729: Laser Pointer]] (maybe incomplete)|| Cat licking laser point || [[File:2288_loot_090.png|75px]] || | |Sweet dreams, kitty||[[729: Laser Pointer]] (maybe incomplete)|| Cat licking laser point || [[File:2288_loot_090.png|75px]] || | ||
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| − | |What is this hint pointing to? Hell if I know.||[[ | + | |What is this hint pointing to? Hell if I know.||[[28: Elefino]] (maybe incomplete)||2 + lightbulb = boat||[[File:2288_loot_185.png|75px]]|| |
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|Somebody set up us the bomb||[[286: All Your Base]]||Exploding rock||[[File:loot_197.png|75px]]|| | |Somebody set up us the bomb||[[286: All Your Base]]||Exploding rock||[[File:loot_197.png|75px]]|| | ||
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|Call the plumber||[[290: Fucking Blue Shells]] (maybe incomplete)|| || loot_058.png || | |Call the plumber||[[290: Fucking Blue Shells]] (maybe incomplete)|| || loot_058.png || | ||
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| − | |Was it a rat I saw?||[[1632: Palindrome]] (maybe incomplete)|| Cueball with a large sack, pulling a wagon || loot_103.png || or [[1503: Squirrel Plan]] for | + | |Was it a rat I saw?||[[1632: Palindrome]] (maybe incomplete)|| Cueball with a large sack, pulling a wagon || loot_103.png || or [[1503: Squirrel Plan]] for cueball holding a balloon caught in a ceiling fan. |
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|Churchill's gonna have to seriously rehydrate||[[1148: Nothing to Offer]]|| Bottle of soda ||loot_045.png|| | |Churchill's gonna have to seriously rehydrate||[[1148: Nothing to Offer]]|| Bottle of soda ||loot_045.png|| | ||
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[[File:2288_full.png]] | [[File:2288_full.png]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[Cueball stands to the left of a vibrating box.] | :[Cueball stands to the left of a vibrating box.] | ||
:[The words "Collector's Edition" are written above him and boxed.] | :[The words "Collector's Edition" are written above him and boxed.] | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Interactive comics]] | [[Category:Interactive comics]] | ||
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