RON: Edge of Reality

Cyrus · Mon 02/02/2009 07:19:09

Could anyone give me a hint? I've got

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a bottle of river water, a fridge magnet, a camera and a fire extinguisher. How can I either pass the lasers or use the microwave?

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Leon · Mon 02/02/2009 08:52:44

Two things:

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1: The mime on the gallow has some interesting stuff for you.
2: Elandra has something too that you need. But becareful what you say (save before you talk). One wrong sentence and she won't give it. If you'd like to know what to say, let me know. If you already talked to her, I'm afraid you have to restart/restore.

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sergiocornaga · Tue 03/02/2009 13:07:45

Here's an outdated walkthrough which might help people through the first part of the game, though it is inaccurate in some areas as it was made for a rather old demo.

Cyrus · Mon 09/02/2009 10:41:35

One more problem:

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about the maze. I've killed the Banana Picker Man and got the two items from him, but don't know what to do next.

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Nostradamus · Mon 09/02/2009 19:32:01

I'm Stuck basically at the same place but done one more thing and I'm either stuck or found a bug:

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after killing banana pickle man, I got the mushy banana and the pickle, I now need to get the shiny object out of the wall, using the poll doesn't work because it's not sticky enough, so I used the banana on the pole. Now it's sticky... but nothing happens when I use the pole on the hole. Nothing. It doesn't recognize that I'm doing anything.
What do I do here?

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Leon · Mon 09/02/2009 20:10:30

Not sure which wall you mean...

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Use the sticky pole on the hole in the passage at the bottom of the screen. Tricky, because the pole is longer than the screen is high.... But it eventually should result in a key.

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Nostradamus · Mon 09/02/2009 20:30:47

Yeah that's what I tryed but it doesn't work

Leon · Tue 10/02/2009 08:49:28

Have you tried ...

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... clicking the whole wand over the gap, not just the tip? I know, it took me ages and a limp left mouse button as well but it is really there.

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Nostradamus · Tue 10/02/2009 15:51:43

Yes I have... doesn't work

sergiocornaga · Thu 12/02/2009 14:36:34

Quote from: Nostradamus on Tue 10/02/2009 15:51:43
Yes I have... doesn't work

The click detection is a single pixel, I believe. If you're running it in 320x200 mode there might be issues too.

Nostradamus · Thu 12/02/2009 16:27:11

nope, 640x400

bspeers · Thu 12/02/2009 22:13:14

Actually, the click dectection is quite a bit larger than one pixel.

The problem is the way AGS 2.2.2 or whatever I was using assigns hotspots or whatever you call the little pixel that sets off the hit detection. It's limited on long objects because you have to pick a spot, and if you put it on the end, it shoots long objects right off the edge of the screen.

To compensate for this, I had to put a spot more toward the middle of the pole. If you're clicking using the top end of the pole it just won't work. It's fiddly, and I really wish there was a simple way to fix it and still have it work the way I intended. It's one of 2 or 3 places with this problem, which seems like a lot, but isn't really for this size of game. Doesn't make them any less annoying though (and believe me, I tested the game hundreds of times).

All I can say is that it definitely 100% works. It's just an exact angle thing. Step Mika out of the way, and slowly move your pole down into the ho... er... wait, that doesn't sound right.

I'd spoiler this, but honestly, it's the kind of issue that shouldn't even happen to begin with, and it's one of about 5 issues I just feel guilty about.

Another tip is to wait until the glint is at its maximum size.

But the key is to focus around the middle of the pole, either slightly above or below. I know it's solvable by a newbie, because I've had to rediscover the secret to that puzzle several times over the years due to my own poor memory.

Nostradamus · Fri 13/02/2009 06:30:51

Well, I tried all over, I guess all that remains is to try again and again ..

P.S I love how even in the hints forum you use the Edge of Reality style humor... that's fantastic...

Nostradamus · Thu 19/02/2009 20:53:28

OK I advanced...
now...

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as the chicken I got the ladder and the candles. Now what? outdated walkthrough of Demo says use ladder on Scid's but that doesn't work. I thought it maybe another pixel-huntish thing but I clicked all over and it probably isn't.
What do I do now?

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Leon · Thu 19/02/2009 22:42:22

The old walkthrough was right there...

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Walk to Scidâ€™s on the left. Use the ladder on the wall between Scidâ€™s and the yellow door. Use the candles on the ladder to stabilize the legs and then climb the ladder. Once there you finally can see what was up thereâ€¦

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Cyrus · Thu 27/01/2011 11:06:16

What should I do after I've

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smashed the banana pickle man in the maze

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?

Leon · Thu 27/01/2011 15:04:32

In the maze there's also a key. You need to get it.