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Section - Hints

Hinting is an action out of world.

Understand "hint" and "hints" as hinting.

Check hinting:

if Uncovering a Hoax is not happening or no puzzles are available:

say "Sorry, there are no hints available for this section. Keep looking around, or if you're really stuck, type WALKTHROUGH for specific instructions." instead.

Check hinting when Cat Hints is happening:

if the cat is in the location:

say "The cat stares at you and meows loudly.";

otherwise:

let dir be the best route from the location to the location of the cat, using doors;

say "You hear an impatient 'mreow' from [if the dir is down]downstairs[otherwise if the dir is up]upstairs[otherwise][the dir][end if].";

stop the action.

Carry out hinting:

now the time since progress counter is the time to hints;

consider the scene changing rules;

if the Cat Hints is not happening:

say "Sorry, the hints cannot reach you here."