Melan on 31/12/2018 at 11:40

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Haplo: It is a "to be continued..." kind of ending.

30th Anniversary Contest? :angel:

michael a on 1/1/2019 at 12:39

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This mission left me with a double impression: while it has complex layout and sometimes it's even puzzling in a good way, I felt it also being somewhat linear (and like adventure/quest game) in some places (in the beginning, for example): in order to play further you should understand the logic of how to do things and in what order. Sometimes it's challenging, sometimes frustrating. I understand that it was planned, but polarized reactions are inevitable in such case. That bug with arrows and inventory that occured to me sometimes, also was a bit annoying especially in the "force" variant of escorting Bernalt to his final destination. Luckily, it rarely happened. I actually even like the abrupt cliffhanger ending: it is enigmatic and fit well to the general mystical atmosphere of entire thing. I hope only that continuation would follow and not after 10 years).

smithpd on 2/1/2019 at 02:51

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Like many others, I am finding this mission to be both impressive and frustrating. I am in the Mortesaigues mansion (I think) -- the place were Bernalt leads me in the escort. I need some help with a few things. I also have some comments.

Frequent reloads make the metalp files in SFX folder grating to me. I reduced their levels by 6-8 db, so it is tolerable.

I generally found the instructions and the map to be nearly useless both for navigation and following the story, so I followed my nose. It seems to be working out, but evidently I have a lot yet to do.

I followed That Fucker Bernalt many times (30?) before I found out what was going on, namely that he goes into the portcullis sometimes but the objective does not ever check off. I would have suggested restructuring the objective so the player gets some satisfaction from delivering him.

I jumped into the water after the chase to avoid being killed by the fire-arrow guard. The problem with that is that neither of the ladders work properly. They are hard to grab, and one usually cannot get off at the top. I got lucky once, but it was frustrating.

A note mentions a side window into the mansion, but I had to do a big aerial jumping route. Is there a side window, or is that the one you find on the second floor after all the jumping?

I had a similar problem of failing to hook a mantle at the entrance to the condemned building. I eventually got stuck on the end of the beam, where I turned and mantled onto it. That was a fluke.

I went back to explore for a way into Mortesaigue's. I could not sneak past the fire arrow guard in many tries. He was hyper-alert, and he stayed that way. He always came running regardless of lighting and positioning. My only solution was to blow him up with a mine. Is there a better way?

This is where I am truly stopped, I believe. Inside the mansion, I cannot solve the statuary puzzle, which I am hoping will give me a key for the nearby lock. I am pretty sure I know where it is, in the statuary room. I see a potentially secret door with a small padlock above the beams, but I cannot find a way to switch the secret. I have probed every statue extensively 4 times.

The phrase "ahead in the garden" in Pud's Tip was too obscure for me. I had to read comments here. I still have no idea where to use the mysterious key. Clue?

Thanks, and Happy New Year!

Melan on 2/1/2019 at 10:54

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smithpd: They are red herrings. Your objective lies in the small room above the library.

N00bThief on 3/1/2019 at 16:37

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It's the mysterious key, you find it by solving pud's riddle

I finished all objectives and even managed to find the "fish secret".
But what do i do with that Skull i found? and whats with the statue you read in the book inside grandmauden? I guess they open the shaft above the beams and the bookshelf (they both have a lock on it) so you can rach bernalt before he gets murdert?

Edit: ok, i found out how to use the skull. I did't find the text panel behind all that plants, witch gives a hint. after that if noticed the "lock" beside that door...