СЧАСТЬЕ ДЛЯ ВСЕХ, ДАРОМ, И ПУСТЬ НИКТО НЕ УЙДЁТ ОБИЖЕННЫЙ!
Redrick pozrel na hodinky. Čoskoro sa rozvidnie, no hliadkové auto ešte vždy neodchádzalo. Reflektory naďalej hľadali medzi kríkmi a tam kdesi, celkom blízko pri hliadke, stál ich zamaskovaný landrover. Hocikedy ho mohli objaviť.
“Zlatá guľa,” povedal Burbridge. “Ja som ju našiel. Neskôr okolo nej natárali všelijakých klamstiev. Aj ja som kadečo navymýšľal, napríklad že splní každé želanie. Každé nie. Inakšie by som tu už dávno nebol. Žil by som v Európe a kúpal sa v peniazoch.”
Redrick pozrel na Burbridgea. V belasých zábleskoch jeho zaklonená tvár vyzerala ako mŕtva. No sklené oči mal vypúlené a uprene pozoroval Redricka.
“Večnú mladosť som nezískal,” bľabotal. “Ani peniaze. Ale zdravie áno. I deti mám dobré. A žijem. Ani sa ti nesnívalo o miestach, kde som bol, a predsa som vyviazol živý.”. Oblízal si pery. “Prosím Zlatú guľu len o jediné: aby ma nechala žiť a dala mi zdravie. A aby moje deti...”
“Zavri hubu,” zahriakol ho Redrick. “Čo si baba? Keď budem môcť, odnesiem ťa odtiaľto.”
“Nie,” zanovito húdol Burbridge. “Odnesieš ma, nech by sa robilo hocičo. Zlatá guľa. Ak chceš, poviem ti, kde je.”
“Tak vrav.”
Burbridge zastenal a pohýbal sa. “Moje nohy ...,” chrčal. “Pozri, čo je s nimi.”
Redrick načiahol ruku a ohmatal mu nohu od kolena dolu.
“Kosti ...,” chripel Burbridge. “Kosti ešte mám?”
“Máš, máš,” klamal Redrick. “Nerob si starosti.”
V skutočnosti mu nahmatal iba kolenné jabĺčko. Nižšie, až po chodidlo, bola noha ako gumená palica, mohol by mu ju zaviazať na uzol.
“Klameš,” povedal Burbridge. “Prečo klameš? Viem svoje. Vari som také dačo nikdy nevidel?”
“Kolená máš celé,” uisťoval Redrick.
“Asi ma klameš,” povedal Burbridge smutne. “No čo už. Len ma vynes. Všetko ti dám. Zlatú guľu. Mapu ti nakreslím. Všetky nástrahy ukážem. Všetko porozprávam.”
Ešte čosi drmolil, ale Redrick už nepočúval. Pozeral k hradskej.
Arkadij a Boris Strugackij: Piknik pri ceste / Stalker (1972)
DÔLEŽITÉ INFORMÁCIE:
- Na úspešné zvládnutie hry je nevyhnutná spolupráca viacerých hráčov, ideálne troch. Šikovní to možno zvládnu aj vo dvojici.
- Hru si spustite ešte skôr, ako sa vydáte do terénu. Získate tak dôležité informácie k vybaveniu, ktoré budete v teréne potrebovať. Rovnako aj informáciu o úvodných súradniciach, na ktorých hra začína.
- Hra vám zaberie približne tri hodiny. Do terénu sa vyberte za svetla s dostatočnou časovou rezervou. Miesto opustite ešte pred súmrakom. V teréne je mnoho jám a iných prekážok, pohyb po tme tak môže byť veľmi nebezpečný.
- Hra je voľne inšpirovaná knihou 'Piknik pri ceste' bratov Arkadija a Borisa Strugackých a filmom 'Stalker' režiséra Andreja Tarkovského. Znalosť knihy ani filmu nie je pre hru nevyhnutná, avšak umožní vám lepšie sa vcítiť do deja a prostredia, v ktorom sa odohráva.
- Cartridge pre hru si môžete stiahnuť TU. V aplikácii WhereYouGo v menu "Settings/Global/Map provider" zvoľte "Mapsforge' (nie Locus!) aby vám fungovali pohyblivé zóny.
- Hra bola úspešne otestovaná na viacerých zariadeniach s OS Android. Zariadenia typu iPhone či Garmin pre hru neodporúčame.
Redrick looked at his watch. It was now almost dawn, but the patrol car still wasn’t leaving; it continued to comb the bushes with its searchlights. Their camouflaged Jeep was hidden somewhere there, very near the patrols, and any moment now it might be discovered.
“The Golden Sphere,” said Burbridge. “I found it. Lots of stories told about it. Told some myself. That it’ll grant any wish. Yeah, right—any wish! If it granted any wish, I wouldn’t be here anymore. I’d be living it up in Europe. Swimming in cash.”
Redrick looked at him from above. In the flickering blue light, Burbridge’s upturned face looked dead. But his glassy eyes were wide open, and they followed Redrick intently, without looking away.
“Eternal youth—like hell I got that. Money—hell with that, too. But I have my health. And I got good kids. And I’m alive. You couldn’t even dream of the places I’ve been. And I’m still alive.” He licked his lips. “That’s all I’m asking it for. To let me live. And my health. And my kids.”
“Shut up,” Redrick finally said. “You sound like an old woman. If I can, I’ll drag you out.”
“No,” Burbridge said stubbornly. “You’ll get me out either way. The Golden Sphere. Want me to tell you where it is?”
“Fine, tell me.”
Burbridge moaned and shifted. “My legs ...,” he groaned. “Can you feel them?”
Redrick stretched out his arm and, examining, ran his hand along the leg below the knee.
“Bones ...," wheezed Burbridge. “Are there still bones?”
“Yes, yes,” lied Redrick. “Don’t worry.”
Actually, he could only feel the kneecap. Below there, all the way down to the heel, the leg felt like a rubber stick—you could tie it in knots.
“You’re lying,” said Burbridge. “Why are you lying? What, you think I don’t know, you think I’ve never seen this before?”
“The knees are OK,” said Redrick.
“You’re probably lying again,” Burbridge said miserably. “Forget it. Just get me out of here. I’ll give you everything. The Golden Sphere. Draw you a map. Show you all the traps. Tell you everything.”
He kept talking and promising things, but Redrick was no longer listening. He was looking toward the road.
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky: Roadside picnic / Stalker (1972)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- To play the game successfully, cooperation of multiple players is needed - ideally three people.
- Run the game before going out for a hunt. In the game intro you will find important information about requirements and equipment needed to play the game. Also the information where to start playing the game.
- The game takes approximately three hours to finish. Be sure to start playing the game in daylight and leave the area before sunset. There are many obstacles and ditches in the terrain, thus stalking in the area after dark can be quite dangerous.
- The game is loosely inspired by a book 'Roadside picnic' of Strugatsky brothers and by a film 'Stalker' of Andrei Tarkovsky. Knowledge of the book or the film is not necessary for the game, however it allows you to empathize with the story and the environment where it takes place.
- The cartridge for the game can be downloaded HERE. In WhereYouGo app in menu "Settings/Global/Map provider" choose "Mapsforge' (not Locus!) to see the moving zones in the map.
- The game was successfully tested on various Android devices. We do not recommend using iPhone or Garmin devices.
