Professor Neely & The Death Ray of Doom *SPOILERS*

[MiSaNtHrOpE]

I'm about halfway through, but I'm stuck.

I have:

-Magnet
-Tin Can
-Front Door Key
-Grappling Hook
-Old Key
-Lab Coat
-Glass Shard (from Jacob's Ladder)
-Bathroom Key
-Shower Curtain
-Shopping List
-BLT
-Toaster
-Death Ray Blueprints
-Dr Spliner's Diary
-Basement Lab Passcode
-Opened Mail
-Fake Credit Card

I can't figure out where to go next, or how to use the Lab Coat to get past the door. :\

[Snake]

Hey!

To get into the lab, here's hint #1:

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Read Spliner's Diary a bit more and you'll find the pass code...

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Hint #2:

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You've got to make a disguise, which you've already figured out from the panel. Neely says he can't get in because he doesn't look like Spliner...

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Further?
Hint #3:

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There is a painting of Spliner in the foyer.

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Still stuck? Here's the answer!

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Use the grapling hook to tear down the face of Spliner out of the painting in the hallway. Combine it with the lab coat. Now you can enter the lab.

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My turn??

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Where did you find the blueprints? I need those! I'm at the end! ...I think.

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[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

Blueprints:

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Did you find the 'weird' shopping list?  You might also consider it a kind of recipe.

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[MiSaNtHrOpE]

Thanks for the quick replies!

I'm sorry, I don't know how to make the spoiler boxes, though I looked in the Formatting guide.

Use the recipe (Shopping List) on the fridge in the kitchen.

[Snake]

Blueprints:
Ahhh, I see. Thanks, Proggy!

MiSaNtHrOpE:
You are welcome!

To do spoilers, type this (without spaces): [ hide ] blah [ /hide ]

[DuncanFx]

Could someone be kind and direct me to this shopping list mentioned above, please? I'm certain I've tried everything logical (and illogical) at this point, and I'm getting no hints from any examining/exploring/combining. I have everything else that MiSaNtHrOpE listed in the first post, but have ground to a halt. Help! :'(

[Stefano]

Same thing is happening to me: I can't see the...

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...shopping list anywhere.

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I have noticed there might be 2 ways...

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...of doing certain things.
1. Opening the pantry cage: I've mixed baking soda and vinegar and blew it up, but later I've managed to build a Mop and magnet tool that would've allowed reaching for the key, I guess.
2. To assemble the Dr. Spliner costume, you must use his father face. It can either be done by following Snake's instructions or by using the sharp glass shard on a second photo, above the fireplace on the Dr.'s office.

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Maybe...

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...that choices had an effect on the availability of the shopping list?

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[Mad]

Same thing is happening to me: I can't see the...

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...shopping list anywhere.

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Hints:
#1

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It's hidden in a secret safe.

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#2

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The safe is actually hidden very typical as such things go...

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#3

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It's behind the picture in the study.

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I'm also stuck:

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I'm in the lab and I've got the blueprints, but can't get past the laser-thingy. Frankly, I haven't got a clue how to proceed!

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[DuncanFx]

Thankyou Mad, I can't believe that I hadn't uncovered that - I even tried talking to it earlier!

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Ok, now I've gotten past that, I've also found out how to get past the laser - try reading the Doctor's "personal" thoughts *to* him

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[sonicrumpets]

There is Indeed more than one way too solve three puzzles…

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Getting though the front door , Getting out of the pantry , and taking the face off the portraits all have two ways to solve them, The pantry has two because You might not have gotten the magnet from outside and getting the face needed two solutions because some of my play testers never thought to use the grappling hook.

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However choosing one way over another should never prevent you from completing the game.
Just thought you might like to know

[MiSaNtHrOpE]

Finished it! Thanks for the help!

[Stefano]

Note: So my previous comment make a bit more sense: I misread MiSaNtHrOpE's hint and understood...

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...the shopping list was supposed to be in the fridge.

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Note 2: Ouch.

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The safe was hidden in a place so typical, that missing it like I did actually hurts a bit.

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Note 4: I kept seeing Yosemite Sam ( ), instead of the professor, on the actions menu (where his head is split in 4 colours).
Speaking of which, the colour based actions system was the only part of the game I found confusing (counter-intuitive) and couldn't get used to, no matter what. Loved everything else! Thanks for developing and sharing.

Off to try to open the front door using method #2...

[Snake]

Speaking of which, the colour based actions system was the only part of the game I found confusing (counter-intuitive) and couldn't get used to, no matter what. Loved everything else! Thanks for developing and sharing.

I agree. It's very tough. It reminded me of Mario 64, though, which was neat...

[MiSaNtHrOpE]

Speaking of which, the colour based actions system was the only part of the game I found confusing (counter-intuitive) and couldn't get used to, no matter what. Loved everything else! Thanks for developing and sharing.

I agree. It's very tough. It reminded me of Mario 64, though, which was neat...

I also agree. It is far easier for the player to have entirely different cursors than one cursor with different colors

[Nick of All Trades]

I am stuck.

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I have turned on the Jacob's Ladder,
I have a tin-can, three keys, vinegar, baking soda, magnet pole, mail, credit card, curtain, rod, grapling hook and disguise. What do I do now?

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[Snake]

Have you tried getting through the malfunctioning door?

[Nick of All Trades]

You mean the one that won't open since the bad guy redirects his power? Yes, I have. I think it has something to do with the wires next to the refrigiator and in the basement, and perhaps the Jacob's Ladder.
But no luck so far.

Yeah, I finished it now.
Thanks for the help!

[sonicrumpets]

Just out of curiosity have any of you found the bonus mini game?

Hint

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It involves an unused Inventory item.

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[Cogliostro]

Okay, where are the blueprints hiding?

- Cogliostro

EDIT: 

Okay, got the blueprints...

Was there every any use for the BLT, toaster or blueprints?

[CaptainD]

Hmm... I'm in the lab, can't seem to do anything though.  Can you give me a subtle pointer in the right direction?