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Posted: 15 Sep 2026 14:50 [ permalink ]
I'm not giving up until Gemma produces a working inventory/pull/has compliant
game. Testing

== Adding ==
- HAS [ITEM] use this in JMP_IF INVENTORY HAS treasure/etc

4. Prefer PULL and HAS for taking items and checking if they are in inventory
== /Adding ==

==[ Terminal ]==
--- FSO Compiler Pipeline ---
[1] Reading source intent from game_idea.txt...
[2] Compiling via local cluster...
[3] Artifact saved to game_idea.md. Booting VM...

========================================

You are on a sandy beach. To the north is a dense jungle, and to the east is a
dark cave. There is a weathered map here.

> north
You are in a thick jungle. To the south is the beach. You see a glimmering
object hidden under some vines.

> take
I do not understand.
You are in a thick jungle. To the south is the beach. You see a glimmering
object hidden under some vines.

> north
I do not understand.
You are in a thick jungle. To the south is the beach. You see a glimmering
object hidden under some vines.

> get object
I do not understand.
You are in a thick jungle. To the south is the beach. You see a glimmering
object hidden under some vines.

> search
You found a sparkling gem hidden under the vines.
You are in a thick jungle. To the south is the beach. You see a glimmering
object hidden under some vines.

> south
You are on a sandy beach. To the north is a dense jungle, and to the east is a
dark cave. There is a weathered map here.

> take map
You took the map.
You are on a sandy beach. To the north is a dense jungle, and to the east is a
dark cave. There is a weathered map here.

> look ma
You are on a sandy beach. To the north is a dense jungle, and to the east is a
dark cave. There is a weathered map here.

> look map
You are on a sandy beach. To the north is a dense jungle, and to the east is a
dark cave. There is a weathered map here.

> read map
I do not understand.
You are on a sandy beach. To the north is a dense jungle, and to the east is a
dark cave. There is a weathered map here.

> look at map
You are on a sandy beach. To the north is a dense jungle, and to the east is a
dark cave. There is a weathered map here.

> examine map
I do not understand.
You are on a sandy beach. To the north is a dense jungle, and to the east is a
dark cave. There is a weathered map here.

> east
You are in a dark cave. To the west is the beach. There is a locked chest in
the center of the cave.

> open chest
The chest is locked. You need a gem to open it.
You are in a dark cave. To the west is the beach. There is a locked chest in
the center of the cave.

> use gem
I do not understand.
You are in a dark cave. To the west is the beach. There is a locked chest in
the center of the cave.

> unlock chest
I do not understand.
You are in a dark cave. To the west is the beach. There is a locked chest in
the center of the cave.

> open chest with gem
The chest is locked. You need a gem to open it.
You are in a dark cave. To the west is the beach. There is a locked chest in
the center of the cave.

> inventory
I do not understand.
You are in a dark cave. To the west is the beach. There is a locked chest in
the center of the cave.

>B

[SYSTEM] VM Halted. State preserved on disk.
$B

==[ /Terminal ]==

Getting there!! 

I think the REPL needs to have built-in "i" and "inventory"

Also, notes for to-do: appropos/auto-aliases based on dictionary
(auto-downloaded) -- if a room or the global system has a verb/command
defined, and the user types an equivalent meaning word, we should auto-correct
it -- but that's for V2.0

Curious to see how the chest was intended to be opened: