Lost Places Contest: Bertrand's Forgotten Tomb (September 15, 2017) - by trefoilknot
trefoilknot on 19/9/2017 at 13:30
Quote Posted by FenPhoenix
Cool mission, small but well done. I like me some puzzley-tombs and I'm proud to say I eventually solved everything without using any hints (Expert)...
...I thought the puzzles were just the right difficulty. They were challenging but very logical and never felt unfair (not everyone gets this right, so kudos). The environmental clues were subtle enough not to jump out right away, but discoverable if one has one's eyes open.
The projection room solution was particularly awesome.Thanks, FenPhoenix! Though I can't take all the credit for that---I have to give a big shoutout to my testers (Cardia, nightshifter, Gloria Creep, marbleman and john9818a) for helping me calibrate that balance; you should have seen the first version I sent them!!
Zaratul on 19/9/2017 at 19:20
I`m frobbing the statues after reading plaques and picking holy water.Im doing something wrong or maybe i have buggy FM script?
trefoilknot on 19/9/2017 at 19:27
Maybe adjust your view? They display white text, so if you're looking against a very light background maybe that's the issue?
Do you have nvscript and tnhScript?
Zaratul on 19/9/2017 at 19:34
Installed newest tafferpatcher with FM mission fixes and scripts and all is working now!
rustmite on 19/9/2017 at 19:44
Well, yes, I think I missed the
small jar (20) : room with the 7 pillars, but I did get up there above and got all that way above, so still leaves me with 100Quote Posted by gnartsch
I am pretty sure I can guess what you are missing.
- small jar (20) : room with the 7 pillars. Shooting a rope arrow into the wooden pillar will give you a new perspective.
- candle (50) and green pokal (50) : round room with a really giant statue in the middle. Look up very high to the wooden beams in the ceiling and figure out how to get there.
gnartsch on 19/9/2017 at 20:06
Quote Posted by rustmite
Well, yes, I think I missed the
small jar (20) : room with the 7 pillars, but I did get up there above and got all that way above, so still leaves me with 100
Then, maybe return to the
flooded area with a small crypt and 4 coffins, where the water just reaches your knees or waiste and look high up. At the very top should be a gem (100).
greenie2600 on 20/9/2017 at 00:40
Hey trefoilknot, thanks for the mission! I enjoyed it. I'm usually not big on puzzle missions (and especially not ones with riddles), but these puzzles were really well done. (Including the use of the rope arrow to get into the room with the cracked floor - requiring you to shoot the arrow from one spot and then climb it from another. So simple, but I don't think I've ever seen it done before.)
I confess that I looked at all of the hints for the first three gates (I'm impatient). I must've missed something, though, because on my way back to the exit, I could still hear a haunt from the hall with the ramp that leads down to the hint room, and I was 220 loot short.
trefoilknot on 20/9/2017 at 02:25
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
There are a couple missions with a similar rope arrow trick :) I know for sure that Haplo's Unholy Vivid Innocence and Insanity's Crescendo have related puzzles. And there might be some others. Highly reccomend those, if you haven't played them yet. But theyre definitely a bit on the puzzle-y/riddle-y side.
trefoilknot on 21/9/2017 at 19:41
What can I say---I love me some stairs :)