Donald Dowell & the Ghost of Barker Manor

[AprilSkies]

Hi Shadow

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Look the ghost detector you have in the inventory and that you found in Delano's room.
Go in the "reading room", near the tea-room.
Here use the detector on Donald... Donald will use it.
Prof. henry Barker's Ghost will appear.
Talk with him and ask him of the time machine.
He will talk about a "song". Then ask him wich is his favourite book. He will answer "Gulliver". Then find this book (the blue/ciano one).
Take the book and look inside!
You'll find the song!

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[Shadow1000]

Hi Shadow

Spoiler

Look the ghost detector you have in the inventory and that you found in Delano's room.
Go in the "reading room", near the tea-room.
Here use the detector on Donald... Donald will use it.
Prof. henry Barker's Ghost will appear.
Talk with him and ask him of the time machine.
He will talk about a "song". Then ask him wich is his favourite book. He will answer "Gulliver". Then find this book (the blue/ciano one).
Take the book and look inside!
You'll find the song!

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Ok, I found it. .

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I'm wondering how the player was supposed to know that specific room. I used it in the bathroom based on the hint in the diary but I can't think of a hint indicating to use it in the reading room. Also, the hint seems to expect the player to be able to know what colour each button and lever and switch is. It seems that ONLY the dial has the colour labelled. For those of us who cannot tell red/green and other colour differences, is there a way to solve this puzzle?

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Grazie

SHADOW

[AprilSkies]

Hi Shadow,

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Befor founding Prof. Barker, if you ask the ghost in the bathroom where to find him, he answer that prof. Barker is often in the reading room.
About colors .. yes it's supposed you can recognise green from red. Now that you say that I imagine you're referring to someone who cannot recognise, so I'm thinking about labbelling each color button.
if you need help to solve, there are those pictures:



(they are for the italian version, but it's all the same EXCEPT FOR THE ERA BUTTON)

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[Shadow1000]

Hi Shadow,

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Befor founding Prof. Barker, if you ask the ghost in the bathroom where to find him, he answer that prof. Barker is often in the reading room.
About colors .. yes it's supposed you can recognise green from red. Now that you say that I imagine you're referring to someone who cannot recognise, so I'm thinking about labbelling each color button.
if you need help to solve, there are those pictures:



(they are for the italian version, but it's all the same EXCEPT FOR THE ERA BUTTON)

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I can't get past the first one. Are you supposed to pull the lever after the light on the left side lights up? I can't get a second light to illuminate based on the picture

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SHADOW

[AprilSkies]

hi Shadow,

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After getting the first light on, put the ERA-dial on B.C. ('cause Brutus killed Cesar Befor Christ) and then, open the first purple tap and push the yellow lever three times.. you'll see a yellow ball falling into the tap (it's the "lemon drop"). Then CLOSE the first tap (maybe you don't do that) and open the other purple tap. Push again the yellow lever three times.

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[Shadow1000]

hi Shadow,

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After getting the first light on, put the ERA-dial on B.C. ('cause Brutus killed Cesar Befor Christ) and then, open the first purple tap and push the yellow lever three times.. you'll see a yellow ball falling into the tap (it's the "lemon drop"). Then CLOSE the first tap (maybe you don't do that) and open the other purple tap. Push again the yellow lever three times.

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I solved it by following the walkthrough. Thanks anyway.

Aside from the time machine, I'm really enjoying this game. I hope there aren't any other sections of the game like that.

SHADOW

[AprilSkies]

Lol. no worries shadow. no other things like that.
thank you.

[TassieDevil]

I have still trouble with the time machine.
To start with: I have A.D. and B.C displays! I get the first light after:::
AD, Light down at Row 1 column 1, Row 2 column 2; Switch row 1 column 1 and 3 down; Lever 1 and 3 down.
But after that nothings works

[AprilSkies]

Hi Tessie Devil:

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Do you have the rhyme?
if you do not have the rhyme, you have to look for Prof Barker's ghost and find it.

if you've got the rhyme:
1) Put AD in the top left, press the two orange buttons and the two red switches in the center and the two red levers on the left. (see picture A)
2) Put BC in the top left, open the PURPLE valve on the right (furthest to the right) and the yellow lever down three times. Then open the purple valve to the left purple and yellow lever down three times. (see picture B)
3) Put AD Lower the green switches at the center and the green levers to the right (NOT THE VALVES!). Turn the knob on orange sector. (see picture C)
4) Put AD and Turn the knob first on the yellow sector and then on each red sector(see picture D)

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[TassieDevil]

Hi AprilSkies

Well explained, thank you heaps!

[Shadow1000]

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I have everything but the bait for the marlin. I was thinking to find something gross from the kitchen but no avail.

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Can anyone help?

SHADOW

[Tabata]

You are on the right track but you need to know what bait exactly is the best.

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...  someone with a lot of experience at sea might have heared about it ...

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[AprilSkies]

Yep! Follow Tabata's tips
if you need more help ...

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Get a look inside the lighthouse

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[Tinytim]

I've tried every possible time setting on the clock. What am I missing?

[AprilSkies]

Hi TinyTim

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Hi there are "second-level-hiddens tips"...

To solve the clock puzzle, you have to point the time of the other two clocks there are in the Manor, one in the hall and one upstairs. They are stopped on some times.... the hall one is stopped on

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10 minutes past six

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and the second one is stopped on

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two o'clock

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. .. so ...
Set the clock on the first time

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6:10

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. Press the rectangular button at the bottom left (if you put the right time, it will remain pressed). After that, Set the clock on the second time

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2:00

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and press the button at the bottom right.

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[Tinytim]

Thanks, AprilSkies:smiley:, I didn't realise they were buttons???
Finished, bloody brilliant. Thank you AprilSkies, waiting for the next one.

[Shadow1000]

You are on the right track but you need to know what bait exactly is the best.

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...  someone with a lot of experience at sea might have heared about it ...

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Thank you. I finished the game. I will post my thoughts when I get a chance.

Happy New Year!

SHADOW

[AGluva]

Hi AprilSkies. Thank you for creating this awesome game. I really love it, top notch art, animation, character interactions, puzzles..Donald is SO funny! Everything is so well done. Really love the Lucas Arts vibe to it. Definitely added to my favorites. I just had a few questions, I assumed the answers were somewhere I just probably overlooked them.
One was already answered though..

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Regarding the clock puzzle. I was stuck there too. Thank you, I didn't think to make note of the time the other clocks were stuck on

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Any pointers on

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The Balancing scale puzzle?

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That was quite a challenge, I wanted to figure it out on my own if at all possible, but I didn't seem to have anything else to work with to solve it. Did I miss some formula or clue somewhere I'm supposed to follow to get it right??

Also Question re: Delano's room..

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Seems just a vague description there for the shapes combination on the shelf. Is there something else that I missed maybe, another clue for what numbers to use in relation to the shapes to unlock the luggage?

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and since you were so clever to add it..

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The Mortal Fighting game within a game in the arcade room.

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So cool! Just curious, IF IT IS possible to win, if so has anyone managed to beat it? What happens if you do?

Thanks again. Great work overall. I'm already looking forward to Donald Dowell's next adventure.

[Mandle]

Some answers for you:

Balancing scale puzzle:

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The roman numerals under the different balls indicate their weights. Put the exact same total weight on each side, using all the balls, to open the door. I have the exact solution written down somewhere if you can't get it

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Delano's Room:

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As far as I know the arranged shapes have no use. Possibly they were a hint for the suitcase combo lock. Always meant to ask AprilSkies about that actually...

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Mortal Kombat:

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I managed to win it once. If you win it Donald praises how cool video games are, a complete 180 on his remarks about how lame they are when he loses. So yeah, all you gain is that joke, and some satisfaction

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Hope that helps!

[AprilSkies]

Hi AGluva,
Ok Mandle answered on some questions
(Thank you so much Mandle for answering during the time I was not logged in

If you need more about the balance puzzle:

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on each side of the balance you have to put the same weight and exactely 145 units each side: so, for example put on the left the balls wich are on top of the following roman numbers: 7, 13, 55, 70. Put on the other plate the others balls.

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About the CLOCK:

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there are "second-level-hiddens tips"...

To solve the clock puzzle, you have to point the time of the other two clocks there are in the Manor, one in the hall and one upstairs. They are stopped on some times.... the hall one is stopped on

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10 minutes past six

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and the second one is stopped on

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two o'clock

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. .. so ...
Set the clock on the first time

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6:10

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. Press the rectangular button at the bottom left (if you put the right time, it will remain pressed). After that, Set the clock on the second time

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2:00

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and press the button at the bottom right.

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About the luggage puzzle:

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most of the peaople solved it just trying. It's easy to solve just trying...
But anyway there's a clue: on the shelf (up on the bed). There are "strange shaped object" ... you can see.. they indicate ... 1 - 2 - 3.

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Hope it helps and thank you for your kind commnets