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A random lock? Now, that's just not fair on the player. Some of us have better things to do than try 128 combinations.

Let us know when you've fixed it, please. Perhaps you could:

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make the clicks different for the right tumblers (although this would make it far too easy).

Another idea: hide a key somewhere that is broken so you can't put it in the lock, but that you can examine to see the pattern required.

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Paolo, sorry i think i know the problem now

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have you tried interacting with computer, it will take you to the computer

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if you get stuck again

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try using memory card on usb port, a message will appear saying you need something, you can now leave the room

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Yes, I've tried doing that. When I

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put the memory card in the USB slot it says "That won't fit in there." It doesn't matter whether the computer is on or off - I get the same message.

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Thanks, charliechuck. However, that doesn't work:

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it says "Can't leave yet, don't know where I'm going".

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Is there something else I need to do first?

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I have the toenail and missing key that I found in the sofa.

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What do I do with the

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camera memory card

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? I can't get it to fit into anything.

OK, I completed it, but not before finding a couple more bugs.

Hm, shame that the bugs mean I can't finish the game

I've got this now: I found the walkthrough on the author's site.

BTW, what do you do when Barry rises from the dead wants to kill you? I'm armed with a deadly towel rack and Angela's stun gun and after I hit him with the stun gun just once, all that happens is that he follows me around and tries to kill me! The only safe havens appear to be the counsellor's office and outside in space. I hit a total dead end!

FamousAdventurer77:

Yes, it's 7 Days a Skeptic, of course.

Yep, Barry will follow you around until one of you kills the other. This question has been answered already in another thread, but here's some help:

Hint 1:

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The stun gun will only stun him temporarily, as you know. You need to use some other weapon on him.

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Hint 2:

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Yes, it's the towel rail.

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Hint 3:

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You need to find a spot where he won't see you so you can hit him with the towel rail. Have a hunt around the ship for somewhere you can hide. Most places are open, so find somewhere where there is a hiding place. There aren't that many.

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Answer:

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Go to the lower deck where the reactor is. Walk across the bridge and stand in the shadow of the column. Barry will come in and look over the railing. When he does this, whack him with the towel rail.

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By the way, I think he will follow you anywhere, provided he caught up with you in the previous room you were in.

Help, anyone?

Heh heh! Stands to reason really - that is what should happen, but you don't expect it, do you?

Where can I find this game? A search for it here doesn't show it up. I've found a copy online by a Google search, but where is it on this site?

How do I

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get the anchor from the shipwreck without being killed? Looks like I need the anchor to use as a grappling hook to get into the castle.

Nothing I've tried on the anchor or the monster makes any difference - I still get killed, even if I try to run away.

Thanks.

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In case anyone else is stuck (sorry if this is in the intro, but I can't view it as you'll have seen):

- Click the middle mouse button to access the inventory
- In the inventory, you can cycle through the cursors only when the cursor is over an item
- Use the "walk" icon to select an item from the inventory (I think)

...but how do you save the game? F5 has been disabled.

Thanks.

I'll check on the slash and update if needed.  As for the codec, DivX will work but I used XviD, so that will probably work better.  I've personally had issues with AGS playing the video back incorrectly on a computer without XviD.

As for codec distribution, I'm looking into legal issues there.

Thanks - that's great. It turns out the game still works - I just click on the error and the game starts.

I seem to have run into a bug before I even start. When I click on "New game" it hangs for a moment before reporting that the file intro.avi in the Cutscenes directory cannot be opened.

The file is there, but the error suggests the wrong slash is being used, as it says it is looking for (as I have installed it on my machine):

F:\game\Prototypical\Cutscenes/intro.avi

Then again, if I try to load the file, it tells me I don't have the right codec... not a good start. What codec should I have, and where can I download it ? (It would have been helpful to include it in with the installation.)

Is there any way of starting the game without running the intro video?

Brian, did you read the rules when you joined the forums? It's bad forum etiquette to demand someone helps you only 17 minutes after your original posting. As you can see, you got a reply eventually. You just had to be patient.

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To get rid of monks:

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Go to the puppet theatre and watch the show (use the hand icon on the door of the theatre).

You will see a scene play out that describes what you need to do.

First you see yourself. Then you see the three monks. They rise, meaning that they have died.

Then you see the monk in black. Watch closely to see what makes him die. This is what you need to do to get rid of him. Of course, you then need to work out how to do that.

Keep watching and you will see a hint about what you need to do after you have got rid of him.

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Actually, Peter, there are 495 ways of choosing 4 signs out of 12 (I'm not going to explain how I worked that out, but trust me on this - I'm a mathematician), but it still takes some doing to guess the right answer by trial and error.

Paolo

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you need to be on the bridge as you come from the old square and you can jump from the left side using the hand icon

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Thanks, Maggie, but it doesn't work for me.

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I've clicked the hand icon all over the bridge (in both the long view and the end view of the bridge), sides, statues, etc, but I'm not jumping...

Is there anything else I need to do after hearing the old woman's card reading before I can jump?

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Thanks, Kediri. I see that it's necessary to interpret everything in the cutscene.

Now,

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how do you jump off the bridge? I've had the tarot reading from the old woman, which I suppose is the reason I need to jump off. But...

a. Which room do I need to be in to make the jump? The one looking right along the bridge, or the one at the end of the bridge?

b. Where exactly do I need to go to jump off? I haven't found a hotspot anywhere to do it.

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Thanks.