Fallout 3 Terminal Hack Helper

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        Assists in solving Fallout 3 terminal hack puzzles

list = Array.new
puts "INPUT OPTIONS. TYPE DONE WHEN FINISHED"
while (line = STDIN.gets).upcase.chomp != "DONE"
  list << line.chomp
  puts "NEXT?"
end
puts list.inspect

String.class_eval do
  def direct_map(another_string)
    matching_letters = Array.new
    given_letters = scan(/./)
    letters = another_string.scan(/./)
    given_letters.each_with_index { |letter, index|
      matching_letters << letter if letter==letters[index]
    }
    return matching_letters
  end
end

hash = Hash.new
list.each { |word|
  score = 0
  (0..list.length-1).each {|comp_word| score += word.direct_map(list[comp_word]).size}
  hash[word] = score
}

puts "BEST INITIAL CHOICES:"
max = hash.values.max
hash.each { |k,v|
  puts k if v == max
}

lengths = list.collect{|word| word.length}
raise "Different lengths #{lengths.uniq}" if lengths.uniq.size > 1

while list.size > 2
  matching_list = Array.new
  puts "Guess?"
  input = STDIN.gets
  puts "Number correct?"
  input_correct = STDIN.gets.chomp.to_i
  list.delete(input)
  list.each{|word|
    matching_letters = input.direct_map(word)
    puts "#{word}:#{matching_letters.inspect}"
    matching_list << word if matching_letters.length == input_correct
  }
  list = matching_list
  puts list.inspect
end

if list.length == 0
  puts "NO MATCHES"
else
  puts "MATCH #{list[0].inspect}"
end
puts matching_list.inspect

Tags:
• fallout3
• hack
• helper
• terminal