If anyone figures out the Shield of Ancients Puzzle... - by Neojin
Fafhrd on 18/11/2002 at 21:01
I can't find the stone that has the crescent moon sans dot on it anywhere, I assume it's either in one of the locked rooms on the upper levels, or in that small locked chest. confirmation of my assumption and hints on how to open them would be much appreciated.
B745 on 19/11/2002 at 00:40
I can't remember which stones go where but I'll see if this helps.
[SPOILER]Have you checked all of the graves in the rooms surrounding the big crypt?[/SPOILER]
If you've already gotten that one than I can go back and check where I got it. Just let me know.
Fafhrd on 19/11/2002 at 20:32
I've opened all the graves I can get to, I fear I may have picked it up, decided it was worthless, and then thrown it away in some random place, but I don't think I did.
B745 on 19/11/2002 at 22:36
OK I'm not exactly sure where the specific stone you are looking for is, but I will list out the places where I picked up mine.
[SPOILER]On level 5 go to the circular room, from there head left and it will be in the second crypt you come to.
On level 6 you will find one in the big crypt room: look in the second crypt on the left from the entrance to the room.
Also on the 6th floor is a stone that can be found by going into the upper crypts on the left in the middle room (that's a mouthful).
On level 4 you will find two by descending the stairs on the right and left, searching those tombs carefully.
The last can be found on level 5 by taking the right path after the entrance and going into the last tomb: there should also be a secret passage in this room.[/SPOILER]
Good luck!
Astral on 26/11/2002 at 07:19
On the second phase of the puzzle... where exactly are the pillars? I was under the impression that they were in the "puzzle room", but nothing seems to be useable (okfine, I wasn't paying attention to the cutscene... I don't know why I don't take cutscenes in this game very seriously :)).
p7eter on 26/11/2002 at 19:52
the pillars are those blocks outside the circles... you should just put the stones on them if i remember correctly
newuser 7f7 on 26/12/2002 at 02:03
About that crescent moon piece, I remember it was on the first crypt level ( no zombies or mummies on this level) in a corpse laying on the ground next to a bunch of tombs you can pickaxe.
Warwick on 23/1/2003 at 20:09
Maybe someone can walk a complete moron through this. I've been trying just about every combination for the last 2 days and can't figure it out.
There are symbols in front of the movable discs:
1) 3 DOTS
2) V
3) l
4) L
5) ]
6) -l
Which of the rune symbols match to those? And where exactly do you place the rune disc? On the triangular pillar or the symbol on the floor next to the pillar?
Any help would be appreciated.
addink on 23/1/2003 at 23:04
first lets redefine your symbol definitions:
1) a crescend moon
2) a crescend moon with an added dot in its center
3) a sun (a solid circle with 6 rays)
4) an open circle (like the letter O)
5) a rectangular shape with one open side
6) a line with a shorter line perpendicular to one side and two diagonal ones on the other side ( basically: "-K" )
the first part of the puzzle:
[spoiler]the each rotating disk in the room has two 'windows' to select symbols, the first puzzle is about setting the correct symbols in the outer windows
in the six rooms bordering the large center crypt, the symbols can be found carved in the floor. The discs need to be set so that the symbols have the exact same order and orientation as in the six rooms:
when you look at you map:
(5) (3) (4)
*
(6) (2) (1)
* = entrance to the room[/spoiler]
second part of the puzzle:
[spoiler]now the outer 'windows' are aligned with the floors of the six rooms, the inner 'windows' indicate the symbol to place on the cylindrical pedestals on top the outside of the mechnism. (the game does hint that these pedestals are to be used, by using them as the center of rotation during the ghost's explanation, but admittedly I only noticed this after I solved the puzzle and replayed the explanation)[/spoiler]
tip after solving the puzzle:
[spoiler]after you've solved the puzzle there's a hidden passage to ...[/spoiler]
SpellCaster on 24/1/2003 at 13:14
I actually found two interesting things in there.
The hidden passage to [spoiler] the death rune (was it mortis?)[/spoiler] and the [spoiler]switch behind the shield grave, which opens the centre tomb, containing the mithril leggings[/spoiler]
One satisfying area of the game, definitely :)