The House That Ate My Soul

Artphreak · Sun 22/10/2006 19:26:35

Hey I need some help with this game...already...

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I'm trying to open the safe inside the study room...I just entered the house, I can't get into any of the locked rooms and I don't really know what to do; I have in my inventory asprin and a hammer

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DoorKnobHandle · Sun 22/10/2006 19:29:48

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Try to take a key from the room with the safe in it. Then use that to open one of the doors in the first floor and you'll be able to continue.

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jkohen · Sun 22/10/2006 20:01:27

I'm having trouble combining items in the inventory and maybe because of that I'm completely stuck:

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I don't seem to be able to assemble the key. I have the dagger, two key pieces: ring and a jagged bit (are there more?), a topaz, an amethyst, the monk's bag and a water sprayer. I can trade for the watering can, salt, fern and a potato (the last two, I've used already, but it's possible to pick them up again).
I still haven't been able to open the trunk in the dungeon, I haven't opened the drawer in the safe room and I haven't opened the ice cold door. I presume I need the key for one of the latter two.

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Thanks!

ch33rio · Sun 22/10/2006 20:50:32

I'm stuck too... I have no idea

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how to give the fisherman a water nymph(?) or what to give the witch to make her happy...

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Any ideas?

Mordalles · Sun 22/10/2006 23:03:54

i'm not sure what to do? i'm going around in circles.

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i've talked to the two portraits. and a few others. i have a rock, salt, potato, porn magazine :o, sleeping pills, whistle.

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jkohen · Sun 22/10/2006 23:16:07

Quote from: ch33rio on Sun 22/10/2006 20:50:32
I'm stuck too... I have no idea
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how to give the fisherman a water nymph(?) or what to give the witch to make her happy...
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Any ideas?

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There is only one item that the witch will accept from you. If you haven't met the painting of the little boy, then you still need to complete other tasks first; if you have, then you are on the right track. He can get something for you that will please the witch.

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jkohen · Sun 22/10/2006 23:18:22

Quote from: Mordalles on Sun 22/10/2006 23:03:54
i'm not sure what to do? i'm going around in circles.
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i've talked to the two portraits. and a few others. i have a rock, salt, potato, porn magazine :o, sleeping pills, whistle.
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Pay attention to what the gardner wants... you have something he'll accept.

By the way, do you really have sleeping pills, or is it aspirin?

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ch33rio · Sun 22/10/2006 23:23:53

Finally

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got the witch to speak to me...thanks. Now I have a list of ingredients to give her, I can't retrieve the egg from the cliff, and I can't give her the ingredients one at a time.

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Any thoughts?
By the way,

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does the construction of the key have anything to do with the machine in the monk's picture?

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And thanks for your help!

Mordalles · Sun 22/10/2006 23:31:44

thanks, blashyrkh. yes, its aspirin. i just coulnd't remember. haha.

jkohen · Sun 22/10/2006 23:38:26

Quote from: ch33rio on Sun 22/10/2006 23:23:53
Finally
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got the witch to speak to me...thanks. Now I have a list of ingredients to give her, I can't retrieve the egg from the cliff, and I can't give her the ingredients one at a time.
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Any thoughts?

This one's tricky, because there are no in-game hints. I solved it by chance, and it's not very logical. I can't even think of a good hint for you without giving out the puzzle, so read on at your own risk

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There is a hole on the ground at the front yard. You need to pour water down it to get a trade item you need in order to advance.

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Quote from: ch33rio on Sun 22/10/2006 23:23:53
By the way,
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does the construction of the key have anything to do with the machine in the monk's picture?
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I think it's not directly related, but I'm still stuck right before that point so I can't really say. I'd rather not discuss my theories about that puzzle, yet, as it seems you still have a bit to discover before you reach that point.

ch33rio · Mon 23/10/2006 00:07:12

I'm not really making sense, I'm sorry... I

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already got the worm from the hole in the ground and got the fishing pole from the fisherman. I already have control of the sunbathing guy... but he won't use the fishing pole to get the egg and I've tried every other item on the nest without success... I've been through the dungeon (everything but the chest), I've been in the library, and I have all the ingredients for the whistle but the egg...

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I hate to keep aasking you for help but you've been so great...

Artphreak · Mon 23/10/2006 00:21:43

I need some more help...

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I am trapped in the dungeon, switching between the boy in the picture, I got the lantern and discovered the room behind the wall with the staircase but I cannot pull the lever because it is stuck (I assume I need the oil that leaked on the floor from the lantern but there is nothing in my inventory that will pick it up)...I got the boy in the picture over the first gap, but I cannot remove the hook from the wall, pick up the book, or cross the second gap...can someone please get me out of this dungeon!!! LOL!! In my inventory I have: small key-from boy in dungeon, dagger, broken lantern, salt, fishing rod, asprin, whistle, watering can, and the boy in the painting has my fern at the moment...

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jkohen · Mon 23/10/2006 00:25:11

Quote from: ch33rio on Mon 23/10/2006 00:07:12
I'm not really making sense, I'm sorry... I
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already got the worm from the hole in the ground and got the fishing pole from the fisherman. I already have control of the sunbathing guy... but he won't use the fishing pole to get the egg and I've tried every other item on the nest without success... I've been through the dungeon (everything but the chest), I've been in the library, and I have all the ingredients for the whistle but the egg...
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I hate to keep aasking you for help but you've been so great...

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You are told that the pole needs a larger hook. You can find it stuck on a wall, but unfortunately I forgot exactly where. I think it was at the library, or maybe at the top of the spiral staircase. It's definitely not the one in the little kid's painting area, which is already holding the oil lamp.

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jkohen · Mon 23/10/2006 00:27:58

Quote from: Artphreak on Mon 23/10/2006 00:21:43
I need some more help...
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I am trapped in the dungeon, switching between the boy in the picture, I got the lantern and discovered the room behind the wall with the staircase but I cannot pull the lever because it is stuck (I assume I need the oil that leaked on the floor from the lantern but there is nothing in my inventory that will pick it up)...I got the boy in the picture over the first gap, but I cannot remove the hook from the wall, pick up the book, or cross the second gap...can someone please get me out of this dungeon!!! LOL!! In my inventory I have: small key-from boy in dungeon, dagger, broken lantern, salt, fishing rod, asprin, whistle, watering can, and the boy in the painting has my fern at the moment...
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Don't read my most recent answer to ch33rio unless you want the answer to your question.

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You first need to free the boy's hands before you can continue. You can do that by giving him something he can discard.

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ch33rio · Mon 23/10/2006 00:32:27

Artphreak-

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have you given the boy in the dungeon the broken lantern?

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ch33rio · Mon 23/10/2006 00:43:57

So, I'm seriously getting angry at this game.

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I have another hook (the one he makes a Peter Pan comment about) but there's no way to just combine it with the fishing hook, the guy just makes a Peter Pan comment about it when I try to use it on the egg, and

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I'm getting really frustrated. Can you just tell me what you did to get that ingredient? I'm so sorry... I just can't get it to work...

jkohen · Mon 23/10/2006 01:05:13

Quote from: ch33rio on Mon 23/10/2006 00:43:57
So, I'm seriously getting angry at this game.
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I have another hook (the one he makes a Peter Pan comment about) but there's no way to just combine it with the fishing hook, the guy just makes a Peter Pan comment about it when I try to use it on the egg, and
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I'm getting really frustrated. Can you just tell me what you did to get that ingredient? I'm so sorry... I just can't get it to work...

Well, it seems the game does have some problems combining items, at least here. I just started pressing the numbers randomly while holding the left shift until both items

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fishing pole and big hook

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got attached.

ch33rio · Mon 23/10/2006 01:12:02

Are you KIDDING me? Yep, that was it. In fact, I had to keep exchanging items (put put the two into different numbers) until it worked. Thanks so much for your help.

jkohen · Mon 23/10/2006 01:21:23

Quote from: ch33rio on Mon 23/10/2006 01:12:02
Are you KIDDING me?

No, not at all. See my first post in this thread. I already e-mailed nihilyst about this, but I know he's on a pretty busy schedule, so I don't know whether we'll get a proper fix soon.

I'm glad you got past that puzzle. I'm stuck further into the game and I dare think it's because of this same issue. Hopefully I'm just missing something (I'm still waiting for an answer to my first post).

ch33rio · Mon 23/10/2006 01:45:12

Right, so, RIGHT after I combined the two items, it then "forgot" they were combined and then the game crashed. Again. For the fourth time. I want to cry. And now it's confusing to combine them... I may never get as far in the game as you!