Trance-Pacific

[paolo]

This is the official Hints and Tips thread for Trance-Pacific.

Please be nice to others:

* by using spoiler tags around hints, like this: [ hide]your hint goes here[ /hide] but WITHOUT the spaces before the "hide" and the "/hide". This gives:

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your hint goes here

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* by NOT posting solutions or walkthroughs.

The most valuable hints I can give you are the following:

* Read the README file
* Pay attention to the characters' conversation in the bar in the intro - there are clues that will help you later
* Talk to Eve or Nick when you get stuck - often they will have a good idea or will get things moving again
* Look in your inventory for something you can use
* Try using the Memo on the other characters in the room

Thank you for playing, and enjoy the game!

[splat44]

Hi,

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I got the pen, after using the M on stewart, I speak to all friends, getting device and code from drawer, I 'm stuck. Maybe I didn't use M thing correctly? if so, then to use correctly or other things I should be doing?/hide]

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[ThatOneChick87]

Hi,

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I got the pen, after using the M on stewart, I speak to all friends, getting device and code from drawer, I 'm stuck. Maybe I didn't use M thing correctly? if so, then to use correctly or other things I should be doing?/hide]

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Here are some hints.

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You have to figure out what the device is

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Which one of your friends would know what the device is?

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Use the device on eve

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Then, talk to Nick.

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Ok...so im stuck in the hallway. Anyone know what i should do?

[paolo]

Yes, but I'm not going to tell you

Here's a hint:

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Find something else to talk to the steward about.

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[splat44]

Yes, but I'm not going to tell you

Here's a hint:

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Find something else to talk to the steward about.

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Another hint

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look at everything

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I finished this game and I like it paolo.

[paolo]

I finished this game and I like it paolo.

Well done, and thank you. I'm sure Ben304 (my co-author) will be pleased that you enjoyed it too.

I think you might be the first person to finish it - would you like to vote and write a review for it? You might also like to vote for it in the MAGS competition (voting opens tomorrow, I believe) - see http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/ac.shtml

[Jon]

I've talked to the janitor about everything, including the

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pipes.

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Other customer has nothing else to say. Anything i've missed?

[ThatOneChick87]

I finished the game a few hours ago, i loved it. I wish it had been longer because i was so into it.

[splat44]

I've talked to the janitor about everything, including the

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pipes.

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Other customer has nothing else to say. Anything i've missed?

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did you use "M" device on Janitor?[/]

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[paolo]

Thanks, ThatOneChick87. It was as much as we could do in the short time available for the MAGS competition, otherwise we would have made it longer.

Jon:

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Grace, the janitor, is curious to find out what is going on. The woman in the bar seems to know something. How could you pass that knowledge on to Grace?

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[Jon]

Thanks Paulo, I got stuck due to a bug

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sometimes when you enter the bar, the GUI dissapears.

Anyway, I am stuck again! The bartender is standing in the doorway, and i am completly lost in what to do.

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[paolo]

Thanks Paulo, I got stuck due to a bug

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sometimes when you enter the bar, the GUI dissapears.

Anyway, I am stuck again! The bartender is standing in the doorway, and i am completly lost in what to do.

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Hi Jon,

A few people have pointed this bug out and I'm looking into it now. Sorry for the inconvenience - I hope you had a saved game you were able to go back to.

EDIT: I've now fixed this bug and uploaded v1.02 to the website. You don't need to download the game again - just revert to a saved game (if you have one) or restart and make sure you don't do the same thing as triggered the bug, that is

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don't leave the bar before you have done everything you need to there.

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Some hints for you:

Hint 1:

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He's involved in the scheme, so it would be a good idea to try and use the Memo on him. Unfortunately, it doesn't work.

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Hint 2:

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Pay attention to what he says.

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Hint 3:

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What did he say about the Memo?

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Hint 4:

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He's got one himself, and it has a block mode.

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Hint 5:

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You need to find out how to disable the block.

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Hint 6:

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Where might you find out how to do this?

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That should be enough to get you going again... I can't give you any more hints without telling you the actual answer.

[TheJBurger]

Stuck near the beginning:

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I got outside the first room and now I'm at gunpoint. I've tried using everything on everything but I'm still stuck.

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[paolo]

Stuck near the beginning:

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I got outside the first room and now I'm at gunpoint. I've tried using everything on everything but I'm still stuck.

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This has already been answered here, but if that is not enough of a hint for you, here's another:

Extra hint:

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Have a good look around until you spot something that you might want to ask the steward about.

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[sholson]

Have used code on door device but it stays firmly locked.  Have used dictaphone  and M. Need help!

[splat44]

Have used code on door device but it stays firmly locked.  Have used dictaphone  and M. Need help!

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use code on someone

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[paolo]

Have used code on door device but it stays firmly locked.  Have used dictaphone  and M. Need help!

Hint 1:

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Speak to the others and see what happens.

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Hint 2:

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See if someone with talents you were previously unaware of can help you with it.

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[wyls]

HELP

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I'm in the captains room and she is blabbering about some crap so what do I do to stop her?

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[wyls]

Oh scratch that, I found out but what do I do after the captain has fallen?

[wyls]

nevermind... so sorry for triple posting.. i need to register soon.. great game btw