Jessica Plunkenstein & The Dusseldorf Conspiracy

[Xiphias]

Awesome! Ã, I figured out what Greg was saying, about how the lights puzzle works! Ã, And I can now solve it easily, and consistently, with very little trouble!

Let me see if I can explain how. Ã, I teach third-grade Sunday school, so maybe my teaching experience will help. . . .

Let's start by explaining how the puzzle works. Ã, You've got a four-by-four grid of buttons. Ã, That's sixteen buttons.

Every time you press a button, that button toggles. Ã, That means, if it's on, it turns off, and if it's off, it turns on. Ã, Also, the buttons above, below, to the left, and to the right ALSO toggle.

So, every time that you press a button, five buttons toggle -- that one, up, down, left, and right.

Well, what happens if you press a button that's all the way at the top? Ã, What button is "up" from there? Ã, It wraps around: the very BOTTOM row is ABOVE the very top row. So it wraps around: if you press a button on the very LEFT side, the button on the very RIGHT side also toggles.

With me so far?

So, here's the neat thing. Ã, If you press a button, and then press the buttons UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT of that button, all of a sudden, the board looks exactly like it did before you pressed that button, except that first button is now off! Ã, I don't know exactly why it works that way, but it does. Ã, I could probably work it out if I had the time, but the important thing is that it DOES work that way.

So, you're looking at the board. Ã, And you've got a bunch of lights lit up. Ã, So, you choose one button that's already lit. Ã, You press that button, then you press the buttons that are up, down, left, and right of that button, and now, you've got a board with one FEWER lights lit up than when you started. Ã, So you go to the next light that's lit, and you press that button, and then you press the buttons that are up, down, left, and right of that button, and you've got one fewer light that's lit.

Repeat until done.

Does that make sense?

[Xiphias]

Thanks Xiphias.Ã,  Of course.Ã,  I still need teeth though.Ã,  I'll go and see what I can do but any help would be gratefully received.

Have you gotten the item that's sitting on Frieda's counter, next to the cash register?

[Helen]

Thanks for the help.  I'm back on track now

[jane]

anyone else find a bug in the game...............whenever the girl gives me the package for the angry man the game locks up, also I can see some barrels but when I click on them or the man standing near them nothing happens, Should I have to dip the shotput in one?

[peter]

Taaaaa Daaaaaaaa

I actually got through that puzzle and finished the game. Wonderful credits at the end, those guys all did an excellent job.
Thanks Greg for the help

Yes Greg here to the credits for your game from  Belgium

[Joyce]

No Jane I didn't have that problem with game freezing.
and

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yes you have to use shotput in the green barrel to dye it green. Oh I just realised what you might not be doing when you said you clicked and nothing happened. You have to walk up to that area first, I did the same thing, clicked on him and nothing happened and then realised that I had to walk up there lol

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[Xiphias]

anyone else find a bug in the game...............whenever the girl gives me the package for the angry man the game locks up, also I can see some barrels but when I click on them or the man standing near them nothing happens, Should I have to dip the shotput in one?

I've had freeze-up issues in that room, but dealing with the weightlifter.  Fortunately, for me, they were intermittent and not frequent, so I was able to just go back to a previous saved game, and do the same thing over again, and it didn't freeze. 

[greg]

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions.  I have updated the game based on your input.  (Definitely don't re-download it, though, as the changes are mostly cosmetic.)

Updates:

* Changed the spray paint color from red to blue, so that players won't be misled on the rabies puzzle.
* Changed the botanical gardens so that you can't get the llama past the plant until you've assuaged it.
* Added a call to StopMoving() during the temple section of the introduction to prevent it from crashing on some machines.

Would-Like-To-Update-But-Need-Your-Input:

* So the Lights Out puzzle (intended as a spoof of "The 7th Guest") has apparently sucked beyond all anticipation.  I would love your suggestions on what to do with it.  Possibilities include:

1. Eliminating it entirely.
2. Keeping it in, but providing an insta-solve feature.
3. Letting the player automatically win after a certain number of attempts/clicks/time.

Can't Fix:

* The intermittent crashes inside the Chalet Cardiovasculare (adjusting the scale for a second time, reaching for the shotput, getting the package from the receptionist) seem to be the fault of the engine, rather than my code.
* The artwork.  Definitely the fault of the engine.  Or bad parenting.

[Dambuilder]

* So the Lights Out puzzle (intended as a spoof of "The 7th Guest") has apparently sucked beyond all anticipation.Ã,  I would love your suggestions on what to do with it.Ã,  Possibilities include:

1. Eliminating it entirely.
2. Keeping it in, but providing an insta-solve feature.
3. Letting the player automatically win after a certain number of attempts/clicks/time.

Although that puzzle nearly drove me insane (Greg, you should be glad you weren't around!  *lol*), I really wouldn't suggest to eliminate the whole thing. At the least it would cost an incredible punch line.
I'd prefer a combination of 2. and 3., providing an insta-solve feature after several tries (perhaps 5 times).
Can't Fix:

* The artwork.Ã,  Definitely the fault of the engine.Ã,  Or bad parenting.

*lol*

[ida]

Hi, can anyone please help with this problem?

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when I have the Baron out of the way to pick up his 1st Edition book, the book does not appear in my inventory.

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[Joyce]

Ida, thats strange, have you scrolled in your inventory with the up and down arrows to see if its there?

[ida]

Yip tried that 

Bit annoyed as I know... 

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I need the card for the gas from the book

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[UP]

Everyone gets stuck at the easy parts. There's no advice on what I need Ã, . I

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don't know how to make clogs. I won the other constests, and I've thought about using the wood the gym guy cut, but don't know what to do with it, if that's the case.

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[Joyce]

Not Yet

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yes you use the wood the gym guy cut, put it in the shoe making machine (in the clothes store)

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Ida

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actually you get the gas card from the pilot in the helicopter

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[Xiphias]

Yip tried thatÃ, 

Bit annoyed as I know...Ã, 

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I need the card for the gas from the book

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One of my friends said that, when he attempted to swap the Zeroith edition for the Baron's First edition, it just kept the Zeroith edition in his inventory. Ã, This is a bug, and it's intermittent. Ã, Just go back to a previous saved game and try again, and it might well work.

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[ida]

Ah well, i think Im just gonna have to start again!  :'(

Tried starting from previous saved game with no luck, but thanks anyway 

[jane]

Re bugs...............I found if you get parcel and first aid stuff before the guy starts skipping it doesn't freeze the game.

[jane]

Stuck on how to decorate the clogs to win the competition, and how do I get the stilts?

[Joyce]

Jane

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you don't have to decorate the clogs, did you put the termites on the clogging platform?
You get the stilts when you get the other guy to wind the clock

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[jane]

Thanks Joyce...............managed to complete it!    Brilliant game