Artifact

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@Kara Jo Kalinowski @pell

Damn, that was difficult. I guess I need a hint or two.

I'm in the trap room.

This is what I have tried:

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I have used the poker in a hole, read the plaque, dusted the platform with my hand and found out that if I weigh less than 120 lbs, the trap won't spring. I know what I and my items weigh. I haven't found a way to leave the first room without the hat, or to get rid of it before stepping on the platform. I have found a way to get rid of it inside the trap room, though. So in theory, the trap should disappear if I can fool the sensors to think I'm dead. I've tried standing still and not doing anything, which doesn't seem to work.

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Questions. If possible, give hints instead of full solution to the problem.

Is there a way to leave the first room without the hat? (I think not.)

Is there a way to lose the hat before entering the trap room? (I think not.)

Is the solution to

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somehow alert my mother by doing something in the first room, so that she may come to my aid?

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[Kara Jo Kalinowski]

@Kara Jo Kalinowski @pell

Damn, that was difficult. I guess I need a hint or two.

I'm in the trap room.

This is what I have tried:

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I have used the poker in a hole, read the plaque, dusted the platform with my hand and found out that if I weigh less than 120 lbs, the trap won't spring. I know what I and my items weigh. I haven't found a way to leave the first room without the hat, or to get rid of it before stepping on the platform. I have found a way to get rid of it inside the trap room, though. So in theory, the trap should disappear if I can fool the sensors to think I'm dead. I've tried standing still and not doing anything, which doesn't seem to work.

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Questions. If possible, give hints instead of full solution to the problem.

Is there a way to leave the first room without the hat? (I think not.)

Is there a way to lose the hat before entering the trap room? (I think not.)

Is the solution to

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somehow alert my mother by doing something in the first room, so that she may come to my aid?

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Progressive hints towards "Can I leave the room inside the labyrinth?":

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Examine the door to the locked room. The message you get should give you a bigger hint.

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The weight on the scale is the minimum weight to spring the trap. Once sprung, it won't unspring until you are dead.

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If you're trapped, it's too late. Restart the game.

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[heltenjon]

Progressive hints

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Left click on the door to your room. The message you get should give you a bigger hint.

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Erm...

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The door to the right gives no message. Is that the door to my room? The door to the left tells me I won't leave the house without the hat if I can help it.

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The second clue I already knew.

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That's why I am asking about the hat.

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The third clue is helpful, as it rules out trying more in that direction.

Can you answer my questions in the first post, or will that be giving it away?
Is there some tiny hotspot hidden in the maze?

[Kara Jo Kalinowski]

What I said in the first post was the wrong thing. I've corrected it accordingly.

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It tells you when you examine the door to the locked room that your adventure may be over.

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Direct answers to your 3 questions:

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Is there a way to leave the first room without the hat? (I think not.) No.

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Is there a way to lose the hat before entering the trap room? (I think not.) Yes.

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Is there some tiny hotspot hidden in the maze? No.

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Progressive hints:

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No, it's not what you are thinking of with the mother. There is nothing else hidden in the catacombs.

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You have a scale in your room that displays your current weight.

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If you leave the room weighing 120 pounds or more, you can't go back to your room again. There's nothing more you can do after leaving the house.

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But the problem you will face is that he won't willingly give up his hat, and he won't leave without it.

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So maybe some action that you take after getting the hat will get rid of the hat.

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Is there something in the room that could destroy the hat?

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Solution:

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Wear the hat, then use the poker on the fireplace. (Yes this puzzle is a bit of moon logic, but it's part of the theme, and only so many things you can try knowing what the problem is

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Another problem that you might have, which is easier, but I'll mention it anyway:

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I can't get rid of the letter after picking it up and reading it, and I can't get out of the house without reading the letter.

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The controls are mentioned to you at the start of the game.

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Solution:

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Examine the letter without picking it up.

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[heltenjon]

Thanks for the detailed hints. I solved it right after I posted my former post, but then I could not connect to the site and edit my message. I'm sure people will need the hints, though! I solved it by luck, trying something I thought I had done already.

[Kara Jo Kalinowski]

Nice job I'm sure more people will be looking for hints also.