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# Analyze decompiled game scripts to detect and patch softlocks

Find unwinnable dead-end states in legacy game scripts and generate guard patches

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Opens BotBento. Paste the prompt into a bot; nothing is preconfigured.

- When you askSubmit decompiled game scripts
- ThenAnalyze state graphs for dead ends
- ResultPresent generated patch scripts

Scan decompiled bytecode and game scripts for softlock conditions where required inventory or triggers become unreachable. The bot maps dependency graphs between progression gates and required items, flags unwinnable paths, and drafts patch scripts to block premature transitions until requirements are satisfied.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

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Inspect the provided decompiled game scripts or bytecode dumps. Trace state variables, inventory checks, and transition triggers across rooms and scenes to identify paths that leave the game unwinnable. Draft conditional patch code that enforces prerequisite checks before irreversible transitions. Present the analysis and suggested patch files to the user for review. Do not commit changes to any repository without explicit approval.
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## Tools it uses

TerminalGitHubChat

## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- decompilation
- gamedev
- static-analysis
- patching
- debugging

## Source

[Show HN: Automatically detect and patch walking-dead states in Sierra games](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49355607)
Hacker News · checked 2026-10-15

Summarized in our own words. Any results described there are the authors’ own, not measured by BotBento.

By BotBento Editorial · Added 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · [Suggest a correction](/contact/)

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