Cradle. Dear God... - by mol
Rolander on 12/3/2006 at 05:53
Ya, playing in the dark and silent helps me to play better. For myself, the stronger immersion actually serves to make me focus more intently on the input from the game, and less mental resources are left hanging to conjure up phantoms that exist only in my mind. That was the primary source of fear: my own imagination. So by inhibiting my wandering thoughts, I dampened my jitters enough to play through The Cradle with sufficent objectiveness.
There was this acrobat file on a scan of an article on The Cradle previously mentioned, which BR796164 posted the link to. I just repost the link for your convenience: (
http://gillen.cream.org/thecradle.pdf) http://gillen.cream.org/thecradle.pdf . It's a very good read and contains some information on a couple of the inmates you query about.
Dussander on 12/3/2006 at 09:34
Case No. 4: A. Solzer
Patient History
Entry One: Patient admitted self to Shalebridge after a nervous episode. Probably not a danger to self or others. Will observe and allow patient to rest and recuperate. Will probably be released and be able to return to his clock-working job shortly. - Doctor Ranker
Entry Two: Patient accidentally given electrical treatments with unfortunate consequences. Total psychosis. Extremely dangerous to others. Unpredictable. Sandbridge recommends further treatments to mitigate results of initial treatments. Patient may be allowed his clock-working tools to perform repairs in the Shock Therapy room only – under supervision, of course. – Doctor Ranker
Case No. 5: J. Nuvio
Patient History
Entry One: Admitted to facility after a woman was attacked during a portrait sitting. Subject's studio filled with half finished works and suspicious buckets of red fluid and other evidence of foul play. Recommend observation and treatment. – Doctor Pettihue
Entry Two: Subject caught attacking another patient who was sitting for a portrait. Recommend increasing electrical therapy to twice a day. Patient carries a telescope – possibly for voyeuristic behavior. Patient may be allowed supervised visits to the Observatory – for now. Indulging these whims may not prove therapeutic. Doc P
Case No. 8: V. Elliot
Patient History
Entry One: Admitted into hospital by her late husband's family. Apparently they wanted to avoid the scandal of a murder trial, especially since subject is completely unfit for public appearances of any kind. Recommend no glass or mirrors in her cell. – Doctor Sandbridge.
Entry Two: Have decided to allow the monthly dance "recitals" subject performs for the children in the Lobotomy Theater. She uses that old Mechanist viktrola of hers. However, these recitals should be supervised. DS
Entry Three: Almost lost our "Dancer" today when she was left alone in the treatment room during one of Doctor Hanscomb’s experiments. We should be more careful, especially when the subject is from a wealthy family. DS
Case No. 9: A. Wrenfeld
Patient History
Entry One: According to City Watch, patient was present at the scene of several fatal fires. It seems unlikely that such a slight and unintelligent creature could be capable of arson, however we agreed to observe and treat her if necessary. Subject assigned to the care of Doctor Pettihue.
Entry Two: Treatments are ongoing. Little hope for reintroducing patient into normal society. For punishment of undesirable behaviors, keep the subject in the dark for prolonged periods. To reward good behavior, may be allowed to light the fire in the Lounge. Remember to remove fuel from her tinderbox afterward! – DP
Cardel on 12/3/2006 at 11:03
Hmm, is it just me or did I only see 8 actual patients when walking around the cradle. the last one is nowhere to be found, it seems.
T-Smith on 13/3/2006 at 03:34
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Hmm, is it just me or did I only see 8 actual patients when walking around the cradle. the last one is nowhere to be found, it seems.
Thanks a lot for the info Dussander, much obliged! :thumb:
Anyways, quite right. I can only recall 8 as well.
Pitch on 13/3/2006 at 17:10
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Kinda scary isn't it?
Yeah. Let's just hope
we don't end up in an asylum because of this game;) .
Quote Posted by Cardel
Hmm, is it just me or did I only see 8 actual patients when walking around the cradle. the last one is nowhere to be found, it seems.
Quote Posted by T-Smith
Anyways, quite right. I can only recall 8 as well.
Hmm... Interesting. Maybe one of the puppets escaped and... you know: settled down, started a family;) .
Sluggs on 13/3/2006 at 18:39
So, how many of you absolutely dived out of that window at the end? I can just imagine half of you flying out of that window, like Superman! :laff:
That was quite some height as well. Guess some of you would rather break a few bones then spend another minute inside the madhouse!
I'm sure you lot would love ShadowMan, PC version.
Scythuz on 13/3/2006 at 20:05
I just completed the cradle and i'm glad to be out of that place.:eek:
What we all need now is a movie on that level. Can anyone think of some ideas for it?:joke:
Dia on 13/3/2006 at 20:31
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So, how many of you absolutely dived out of that window at the end? I can just imagine half of you flying out of that window, like Superman! :laff:
I was going Warp 10 when I flew through that window. Truth!
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Yeah. Let's just hope we don't end up in an asylum because of this game
I've decided to do some self-help type of therapy and am playing Rocksbourg 2 - Discovery. I stopped playing last night on the ladder leading down to Tunnel 21.
Deja Vu. This is one mission I think I'll complete during daylight hours. (Kudos, DrK! You've elicited the same reaction from me as the Cradle did and I didn't think anything could ever do that again! You sweet devil!)
kamyk on 13/3/2006 at 22:53
Rocksburg2 eh? I'll have to look that up...
Kovitlac on 13/3/2006 at 23:47
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Anyways, quite right. I can only recall 8 as well.
What level are you playing at? I believe there is one extra puppet on hard and expert levels (in the morgue?). Unless that's what you're talking about:D
