Charlie Foxtrot

[CosmoQueen]

Okay last time I promise! LOL I still can't find the dog in the box thing and I can't find a dark enough place to develop the film.

And also I was wondering a couple of things, am I supposed to do something with that control panel in the copper box that keeps going up and down? And is playing the video game necessary?

[guest]

Cosmos, can't help you with maze really. I just walked around.

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develop film in bathroom using the laser blade in the hanging lamp as a light. Winning the video game gives you a code for the slide panel in the Copper box.

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[Eva]

I know I have to play the death game in the bar (desert planet) but can't find the correct money, all I have is the two-headed coin...and I can't barter for any other coin at the junk shop.

Help!

[doxas]

I am on Marf.  I am an a beach.
How do  I get past the furry puppet that
attack me when I try to use the road?

[Juneau]

 I'm on Desert Planet. Have got past sharks, Caught the bunny, although he is hiding somewhere.  Got the stick. NOW - how do I get back across to avoid the sharks. No more drinks for the return. Blue pill didn't work either.

I would sure appreciate any help on this. Thanks.

[Eva]

Juneau, you should have the bunny in your inventory, make good use of it before you head back across the shark infested sands.

[Eva]

I still need help with the Death game in the bar..........

How/where can I get hold of the correct coin?

[diddly]

I'm on marf, and I don't know how to get the cat. I need it to pass the singing Alph. Please, help!

[diddly]

Right, I solved the problem. But one last thing concerns me: where can I find the card to access the facilities on Primordia?

[xander]

Eva you should

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look for some spare change in the war vet's apartment.

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[Eva]

Thanks, xander....just what the doctor ordered 

I've tried the death game on the desert planet but I can't win.
It's a shame that this type of arcade game has to be within a otherwise nice game. Not everybody is good at these kind of shoot-em-up types of games, I've always failed them and have to leave Charlie Foxtrot to his own devices....

[paolo]

Thanks, xander....just what the doctor ordered 

I've tried the death game on the desert planet but I can't win.
It's a shame that this type of arcade game has to be within a otherwise nice game. Not everybody is good at these kind of shoot-em-up types of games, I've always failed them and have to leave Charlie Foxtrot to his own devices....

Come on Eva, you can do it! It just takes a bit of patience. I'm not keen on these arcade-style games either, but I managed it after four or five attempts.

Here are a few hints that might help (some of them are fairly obvious so please bear with me if you find yourself thinking "Well, I knew that already!"):

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This will sound really obvious, but it's an important point. Because you have only three lives, it's really important to avoid getting hit. If you have the choice between getting a diamond and being hit by a rock, then always leave the diamond and get out of the way of the rock. There will always be more diamonds to come (there are more than 40) but those lives are limited and precious. You will find that you spend most of the game avoiding rocks, but be patient and those diamonds will soon start to mount up.

Because you need to get 40 diamonds and have only 3 lives, aim to collect 13 or 14 diamonds (= 40 divided by 3) at the very least before losing a life. If you can get at least this many without losing a life, you're more likely to get to the end of the game. If you manage to get, say, 20 before losing a life, then you know you stand a really good chance of making it all the way through.

Dragging your mouse well over to one side or the other is usually enough to avoid most rocks. A lot of the time, you only need move over a little to avoid them. Keep your cool.

If you see a narrow gap between two rocks coming towards you, it's better to round the side of both rocks rather than trying to get through the gap.

It's easier to click on diamonds when they are close to you. Again, that's pretty obvious. However, if you see a diamond heading off to one side and you move across so it is heading towards you, it will get bigger. Diamonds that go past at the edge of the screen don't get much bigger and so are harder to capture.

Keep practising and soon it will get easy! Remember it will take a few attempts to get through to the end.

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Please persevere and I'm sure you'll get there in the end!

[paolo]

Paolo

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I'm not sure but I think you have to dance close to her. Maybe even facing her.

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Thanks, guest, but that didn't seem to do anything. Can anyone else help?

[paolo]

Not really a tip, but an explanation, for the benefit of non-Brits, of the in jokes surrounding the "copper box" as it has become known in this thread:

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The character in the bar who has lost his dog is called PhD Quis, which (I think) is Latin. In English, this "Doctor Who", a reference to the long-running sci-fi series of this name in the UK. The character in the game represents the main character in the TV series, who is known there as "The Doctor". This role has been played by many actors over the years, this being explained in the series by the fact that the Doctor is able to "regenerate" from time to time. Each regeneration of the character has had a distinct appearance and costume. "PhD Quis" represents the Doctor as played by the actor Tom Baker in the late 1970s.

The Doctor had a robotic sidekick in the form of a dog, called K-9 ("canine", get it?). K-8 in the game looks very similar.

The Doctor is able to travel through space and time in a device called the TARDIS. Originally, it was able to take any form in order to blend in with its surroundings and not to look like an alien spaceship. However, the mechanism to do this become stuck, and the shape of the ship became fixed as a police box. (Explanation: the series began in the 1960s. At that time in the United Kingdom, there were phone booths in the street from which the public could call the police as need be. These blue
boxes were called "police boxes". They no longer exist in the present day.)

Other Doctor Who references in the game: the TARDIS is larger on the inside than on the outside and has a console that moves up and down; the doctor has a sonic screwdriver that has all sorts of very useful functions. There may be more that I haven't noticed yet!

By the way, "copper" is British slang for a policeman, hence the text on the outside of the TARDIS in the game. In the TV series, the text is "POLICE PUBLIC CALL BOX", but no doubt that was much too long to fit in

You can read more about Doctor Who on Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who

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[Eva]

paolo,

Ok, I'll give it another couple of tries, just for you. With your tips I might make it, we'll see.

Thanks.

Edit: I made it!!!!

[Eva]

I made it to Primordia....and can't find anything apart from men in white coats, monkeys, a dinosaur that eats me, a satellite dish I can't reach and caves I can't get to.

I also tried the copper box but I don't have any colour coordinates to anywhere else...help!

[paolo]

paolo,

Ok, I'll give it another couple of tries, just for you. With your tips I might make it, we'll see.

Thanks.

Edit: I made it!!!!

Yay!!! <jumps up and down and claps hands> Well done! I'm really pleased I was able to give you the push that you needed.

But

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did you note down your score at the end?

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Can you help me now with where I am stuck, please (see my post above)?

[Eva]

I'm glad I could make you jump 


paolo, you're stuck at the dance floor, correct?

I stepped onto the dance floor with that sexy bug  and started to dance - next thing she's admiring my moves and I take her to my friend (male bug) and they go off together and the bag is yours.
Oh, don't forget to go through all conversations with the male bug before trying to chat up his future girlfriend.

(I hope I haven't spoiled anything for you guys playing but I think most of you are well past this stage)

Yes, I noted the coloured numbers and that's why I'm stuck at Primordia (see earlier post)
I've actually found the entrance to the lab at Primordia but can't find the ID card needed to open the gate, and I can't leave Primordia either...how sad is that?

[anglee77]

the id card is on the planet with the catnip and train i believe its called morf.  go into one of the caves and talk to the three band members

[Jhumjhum]

Hi there. I'm near the very end.

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I used the moth shirt on the clone lord and he's hyperventilating. But what do i do next to kill him?

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Thanks in advance.