Child can't be rescued (SPOILER)

[ghost]

I love this game! I would really like to use Terminus as a teaching tool in the classroom. However, I think one key puzzle is broken.

I am reasonably sure that the solution to the frightened child puzzle in the CaveOfDisgruntledTrolls is to use mv like so:

mv Cage/KidnappedChild .

However, this command doesn't seem to work. The child also isn't recognized by the less command. See the example below.

`>cd CaveOfDisgruntledTrolls
You have moved to CaveOfDisgruntledTrolls. The cave is dark and smells like... feet?
Oh, right, it's probably the trolls. There's a scared-looking kid in a cage by the
far wall.

ls
Locations:
Cage
Slide
Items:
UglyTroll
UglierTroll
AbsolutelyHideousTroll
mv Cage/KidnappedChild ../KidnappedChild
Must be a valid item and location to move it.
mv Cage/KidnappedChild ./KidnappedChild
Must be a valid item and location to move it.
less Cage/KidnappedChild
There is no undefined here.
less UglierTroll
He looks mad, and really, really ugly. But he wants to tell you something. Between
his garbled grunts, you manage to understand the following: You can cast spells on
items that you don't currently see. For example, if you want to copy an item from
this room to the OminousLookingPath from which you came, you can cp [ITEM_TO_COPY]
../[NEW_ITEM_NAME]. You can do this for most spells and most rooms. Use this
knowledge wisely. Remember.... you can't undo an 'rm' spell.
ls Cage
Locations:

Items:
KidnappedChild

less Cage/KidnappedChild
There is no undefined here.`

[Nakpangi]

I know that I'm about two years too late here, but the solution is that you've gotta move the UglyTroll into the cage. Unfortunately, we care more about getting to the slide than we do about the kidnapped child's well being.

The command/magic spell is:

mv UglyTroll Cage

[fayefossegrim]

I know that I'm about two years too late here, but the solution is that you've gotta move the UglyTroll into the cage. Unfortunately, we care more about getting to the slide than we do about the kidnapped child's well being.

The command/magic spell is:

mv UglyTroll Cage

yes but ONLY after u defeat the trolls , or smth cuz they.ll eat the kid in the cage

[kool09]

I know that I'm about two years too late here, but the solution is that you've gotta move the UglyTroll into the cage. Unfortunately, we care more about getting to the slide than we do about the kidnapped child's well being.
The command/magic spell is:
mv UglyTroll Cage

yes but ONLY after u defeat the trolls , or smth cuz they.ll eat the kid in the cage

It didn't work despite me doing both of these. There's no way to access child items of any room at all (yeah i'm like 5 years late to the whole debacle)

[AaronBeck808]

https://web.mit.edu/mprat/Public/web/Terminus/Java/CMS.590Game2FinalReport.pdf

Found this Gem of what should've happened if quest were to be completed