Mr. Danger's Contest

[jkohen]

I just started and I'm already stuck :-(

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I'm just outside the cell, with a metal thing floating above my head. I tried everything with everything I could find, to no avail.

I have no idea what to do.

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[poc301]

Think about your special abilities, and then think about where you need to get to leave this area (the door Mike went out through).

Slight hint:

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You might want to use the floating metal plate, since you can control it.

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Slightly bigger hint (non spoiler still):

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To use it, you need to be sort of near the thing you want to get to.

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Hint (spoiler):

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You need to be standing in a certain area by the platform/door in order to re-use your powers on the plate.

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Solution:

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Walk down the incline until you get to the bottom of the little hill, in the shadows to the right of the platform.  Use your Powers icon on the plate to get it to settle on the ground and turn into an elevator.  If it says you aren't close enough, keep moving left a little bit at a time until you can do it.  Once the metal plate is laid down, use your powers on it to levitate up like an elevator.

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Hope it helps, and hope you like my game!

-Bill

[jkohen]

Think about your special abilities, and then think about where you need to get to leave this area (the door Mike went out through).



Solution:

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Walk down the incline until you get to the bottom of the little hill, in the shadows to the right of the platform.  Use your Powers icon on the plate to get it to settle on the ground and turn into an elevator.  If it says you aren't close enough, keep moving left a little bit at a time until you can do it.  Once the metal plate is laid down, use your powers on it to levitate up like an elevator.

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Hope it helps, and hope you like my game!

Thanks, this one helped.

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I somewhat expected this to be the solution, and I had already tried many places, but I couldn't find the right spot. Even after reading your instructions I had to try a couple times. Maybe it could be a bit more lenient?

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Thanks for the game!

[poc301]

It could be anywhere, literally (initially it was), but it looked really wonky when activated, and the floating plate just hung in the air where you were when you clicked.  Once you got to the "sweet spot" it would come and catch up. 

I didn't like the way it was, but when the walk to script was activated, it would trump the repeatedly execute script, stopping the metal plate from following you. 

I might retool it in the future, but that is it for now

-Bill

[Frodo]

I can't find code for electronic keypad on attic door.  It says I *could* use my power on it, but it's better to find the code.   

I'm also stuck with

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bowling pins in the bowling lane.  I know there is a magnetic field here, but I can't do anything about it.  I can't even use my power.   

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BTW, I love all your hummings and kachinks etc.   

[poc301]

I can't find code for electronic keypad on attic door.  It says I *could* use my power on it, but it's better to find the code.   

If you can't find the code, then you haven't progressed far enough

One quick hint though, the code is directly related to the part below you mentioned having problems with

I'm also stuck with

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bowling pins in the bowling lane.  I know there is a magnetic field here, but I can't do anything about it.  I can't even use my power.   

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Yup, the magnetic fields aren't strong enough to use your abilities.  You need to find another way to.. examine or explore or whatever you want to call it, that area.

Hints (1 is basic, 2 builds upon 1, 3 builds on 2, etc, etc)


Hint 1:

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Have you explored upstairs?

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Hint 2

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Have you been threatened yet?

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Hint 3

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After you are threatened, have you explored further?

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Hint 4

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Have you seen any good books lately?

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Hint 5

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It looks like someone was reading a book and left it on that table in the library.

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Hint 6

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Who is the author of the book, and might there be more books by that person?

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Hint 7

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Are there maybe TWO books by that author?

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FLAT OUT SOLUTION:

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Get the threatening note from your room, then you can head next door to the library and see that someone was reading a book.  Check the book for the author, and then look for more books from that author on the bookshelf.  Look for a 2nd book.  Enter the secret door.

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That will get you what you need to solve the puzzle mentioned above:

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The bowling pins

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BTW, I love all your hummings and kachinks etc.   

Thanks!   It was a lot of fun.

-Bill

[Anian]

Ok, what the hell?! This is so frustrating. I can even exit the cell, the hinges are off but now what? I have tried every combination, what does "loosen the door" mean?  Help, please, I'm retarded.

[Frodo]

Ahh, thanks Poc301.  

I had

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seen book in the library, but hadn't thought to check bookcase again, for another book by the same author.  

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Now I am in

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the secret room in the library.  I got remote control from the desk - CLICK.  Lol.  

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Thanks.  

[poc301]

Ok, what the hell?! This is so frustrating. I can even exit the cell, the hinges are off but now what? I have tried every combination, what does "loosen the door" mean?  Help, please, I'm retarded.

Hehe, it is set in it's frame nice and snug.

You need to loosen it, like you said.  How would someone go about doing that?  Maybe with an object of some sort?

Do you see anything else in the room which might be useful in helping you out?

Hint:

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Maybe something metal, like a floor grate?

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SOLUTION:

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There is a floor grate in the shadows near the wall on the right side of your screen.  Maybe if you used your powers on it, you might get something to loosen the door enough to use your powers on it again (once the hinges are removed also).

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Thanks,

Bill

[poc301]

Glad to help, Frodo!  I tried to make the puzzles as logical as possible, but my wife always tells me there is something wrong with me... So I can understand  You should see me try to play charades hahah.

Now I am in

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the secret room in the library.  I got remote control from the desk - CLICK.  Lol.  

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Thanks.  

CLICK!    I had some fun recording the sound effects and music.  I'll probably never do another game like this, sound-wise, so I had fun while I could.

-Bill

[Anian]

Thanks poc301, I didn't see it at all, I still don't see it. I've even tried clicking all over the screen, guess I missed it. I know I should play the game full screen but at 640x400 I don't see the whole image, so it wouldn't matter anyway. 

[poc301]

You can always adjust the video settings if you like. 

But I started a new game and screenshot the opening cell.  I circled the grate.



Hope it helps

-Bill

[LocutusofBored]

Good game, I managed to beat it.

Worked nicely for me, I noticed one typo towards the beginning.

Different music in every room, nice beats and Easter eggs. Not sure how you made the songs, sounds like you blended two different rhythms together. Good job.

[poc301]

Thanks

For some of the songs, I recorded myself humming, then another going like "tss tss tss" for drums, and maybe a higher toned "dum dum dum" and then mixed them into a single track with Audacity

-Bill

[Anian]

Oh, you didn't have to do that, but thanks anyway  , yeah I found it by randomly clicking on the right of the door.

The music had me LOLing from the begining, brilliant.

[Jmalofox]

I am stuck in the screen room with Mike's body. Where do I get the item that will fit in the indentation to open the door?

Never mind. I figured it out! 

[Crimsonthread]

I'm stuck trying to get across the pit... any hints?

[jkohen]

I'm stuck trying to get across the pit... any hints?

Hint 1:

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Go to the last place you'd want to go...

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Hint 2:

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It's back to the start for you. Oh, and don't be lazy, you need to visit a few friends while you're there.

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Hint 3:

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You need something metallic to use as a bridge. Remember the iron bar you're carrying with you came from something larger? For some reason you didn't want to take it back then, but now you'll be happy to.

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Solution:

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Go back to your cell. Use your power on the grate. Then visit the other three cells, rinse and repeat. I'm sure you'll figure it out from here.

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[Crimsonthread]

Thanks!  I'd gone that direction before, but not far enough. 

[Crimsonthread]

Now stuck in the computer room

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where I'm supposed to watch a video?  But the video system has been wiped. 

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