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Title: Heartland Delux
Post by: Mordalles on Wed 22/11/2006 01:45:14
i have a
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sponze and sodium carbonate.
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but i'm not sure what to do now. please help.
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it seems i have to use the sodium with painting, but he says he can't yet.
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also, i managed to open the lock by sure luck on the 1st try, just randomly selecting pins.  ;D but are there any hints for the combination that i missed. 
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: LimpingFish on Wed 22/11/2006 02:03:05
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Use the sodium carbonate on the sponge
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And the lock is actually a random puzzle, and it's been quite annoying to some people. :P  I'll make it more straight foward in an update or something.

Thanks for playing :)
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Nikolas on Wed 22/11/2006 09:30:29
So...

About that lock...

How does it work? Cause I tried all combinations (after all it's only 0 and 1...) and nothing worked... I can't seem to find something to press in order to check if the wardrobe is open. Or do I have to simply get out the wardrobe and see if it worked?

BTW, great game, and great music. Did you write the music?
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: jetxl on Wed 22/11/2006 09:37:15
Random lock combinations with no clues. Do you hate us that much?
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Candle on Wed 22/11/2006 09:41:55
Quote from: Nikolas on Wed 22/11/2006 09:30:29
BTW, great game, and great music. Did you write the music?
"My Blue Heaven" performed by The Paul Whiteman Orchestra, is free to use under the
Creative Commons License. For more information visit the following:

http://creativecommons.org/
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Mordalles on Wed 22/11/2006 11:47:37
Quote from: LimpingFish on Wed 22/11/2006 02:03:05
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Use the sodium carbonate on the sponge
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it doesn't seem to work. must the sponge be wet first? it doesn't do anything when i use it with the taps. at the moment it says "solid sponze" when i look at it, but when i try using the sodium with the sponge there is no reply.  :-\
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: paolo on Wed 22/11/2006 13:04:54
A random lock? Now, that's just not fair on the player. Some of us have better things to do than try 128 combinations.

Let us know when you've fixed it, please. Perhaps you could:

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make the clicks different for the right tumblers (although this would make it far too easy).

Another idea: hide a key somewhere that is broken so you can't put it in the lock, but that you can examine to see the pattern required.
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Wed 22/11/2006 13:06:21
I guessed the lock-code, but don't remember it completely.

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three pins were down, I think none were next to each other and the leftmost was one of three down ones.
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: SSH on Wed 22/11/2006 13:09:10
Quote from: Mordalles on Wed 22/11/2006 11:47:37
Quote from: LimpingFish on Wed 22/11/2006 02:03:05
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Use the sodium carbonate on the sponge
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it doesn't seem to work. must the sponge be wet first? it doesn't do anything when i use it with the taps. at the moment it says "solid sponze" when i look at it, but when i try using the sodium with the sponge there is no reply.  :-\

Ditto, except mine says "soiled sponge" :P
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Vince Twelve on Wed 22/11/2006 13:16:43
You have to
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use the chemical on the taps, not the sponge.  Though I agree that the other way should work too.
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: LimpingFish on Wed 22/11/2006 21:41:22
Yes, the...
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Sodium Carbonate needs to be diluted first, and then used on the sponge. I'm looking into putting some "No, not like that." type messages into the object interactions. It'll be fixed in ver 1.1 ;)
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As for the lock...
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Yeah, I screwed up there. I need some kind of way for the player to know they're on the right track. It'll be in the update. :P
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Kediri on Wed 22/11/2006 23:40:55
The lock, from left to right
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down, up, down, up, down, down, up
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Fabulous game, can't wait for the next bit!
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: marlamoe on Thu 23/11/2006 00:46:39
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where's the phone?
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Candle on Thu 23/11/2006 01:02:50
I don't know. I can't find the
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sponge
lock
Phone?
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Janik on Thu 23/11/2006 02:49:27
Candle:

1.
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Sponge:You need to get through the lock.
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2.
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Lock: There is no hint in game... see above for solution.
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3.
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Phone: Look down at the bottom of the screen.
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: paolo on Thu 23/11/2006 13:17:26
Where do I find
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the chemical
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?
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Kediri on Thu 23/11/2006 16:17:30
Paolo, have you looked everywhere?
Clue: You know that we don't mind getting our hands "dirty"?  ;) Every good adventurer is a scavenger!

Answer:
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look in the garbage bag
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: marlamoe on Thu 23/11/2006 16:49:33
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  I still have not found the phone and am ready to give up.  I have looked everywhere.  The one bluish object that looks like it could be a phone is not a hotspot, so I cannot figure out what I am missing.
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: sthomannch on Thu 23/11/2006 16:54:55
marlamoe
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it is a light blue object, half hidden by the lower border of the picture. So you can't see it clearly. Turn around *slowly* and leave the mouse pointer at the lower edge. Took me also two minutes to find it.
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: marlamoe on Thu 23/11/2006 17:14:34
Quote from: sthomannch on Thu 23/11/2006 16:54:55
marlamoe
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it is a light blue object, half hidden by the lower border of the picture. So you can't see it clearly. Turn around *slowly* and leave the mouse pointer at the lower edge. Took me also two minutes to find it.
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I can see it, it just won't come up as a hot spot.  Maybe I need to reinstall.
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: jetxl on Thu 23/11/2006 19:32:25
It's down the chair near the window.
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: LimpingFish on Thu 23/11/2006 20:16:01
Saints be praised, the phone (and other problems) will be fixed in version 1.1, which will be available sometime...TONIGHT! Yes, from tonight onwards you WILL see the phone, in all it's glory! Keep an eye on the Completed Games thread. ;)
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Candle on Thu 23/11/2006 22:43:26
Sorry didn't men to post two times.
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Candle on Thu 23/11/2006 22:43:58
Thanks for fixing it LimpingFish. I really like the game though.
(http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/9585/image1dp8.jpg)
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: LimpingFish on Fri 24/11/2006 00:02:13
Everythings fixed! See the Completed Games thread. :)
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Candle on Fri 24/11/2006 01:10:12
Well I gave up. still can't get the phone when I click on it and no sponge.
Oh well.
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: LimpingFish on Fri 24/11/2006 01:12:13
The sponge is in...
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The wardrobe.
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The phone IS there, really. :P

Are you playing the version 1.1? Downloaded from FileFront?
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Candle on Fri 24/11/2006 01:33:46
Yes I got the new one and I can see the phone but there is no name highlight for it at the top when I move mouse over it and not click a able.
I can't get into
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er below, select the area to read the text
The wardrobe. as I can't find the lock to open it?
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Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: LimpingFish on Fri 24/11/2006 01:46:53
Well, see, here's the problem...

The wardrobe is locked, but maybe you should...
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Once you've tried the wardrobe door, check under the sink.
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As for the phone...
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You only need to use it when it rings. When it rings, you'll be able to interact with it  ;)
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Hope this helps. :)
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: marlamoe on Fri 24/11/2006 01:57:38
Quote from: LimpingFish on Fri 24/11/2006 01:46:53
Well, see, here's the problem...

The wardrobe is locked, but maybe you should...
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Once you've tried the wardrobe door, check under the sink.
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As for the phone...
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You only need to use it when it rings. When it rings, you'll be able to interact with itÃ,  ;)
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Hope this helps. :)


I downloaded the new version and thought "crap" because I still could not get  a hotspot for the phone, but it was my bad all along. 
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  I had not realized just how many tapes there were to watch and that the phone would ring.  I should have known better because most of the other hotspots disappeared when they were no longer useful and the projector's had not.  I did not read your hint until I actually figured this out for myself.  I was busy eating turkey at my mother in laws
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I look forward to seeing more.  Redoing the lock puzzle was a huge improvement.  The graphics were wonderful.  Great job!!
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: Candle on Fri 24/11/2006 02:54:30
Got it . i didn't understand the end but I did finish the game :)
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: paolo on Mon 27/11/2006 13:30:16
Great, Kediri, thanks. I worked it out straight away from your hint and didn't even have to look at the answer!
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: desimaui on Mon 04/12/2006 20:21:20
Limping fish, wow cool game and your graphics are very cool. I love these kind of games with mystery and intrigue. Are you panning on creating another game, this time longer? I thnk it would be a hugh hit with everyone!!
Title: Re: Heartland Delux
Post by: LimpingFish on Mon 04/12/2006 20:32:29
Thanks, desimaui. :)

Yeah, a longer game is in the works at the moment. Might take a while, though :P

Thanks for playing.