mxleader on 16/10/2023 at 15:50
Quote Posted by RippedPhreak
Also you don't need the water talisman to finish the mission, it's just a neat toy to put out torches or blast enemies or whatever. It can sometimes break vases which can cost you loot so be careful.
Yeah, I know. I've finished the mission but am just exploring and getting all the loot and objects. I've also found that you can pretty much ghost this mission and use very little of the normal inventory even without any special items. And the buttons and switches are really small.
mungomango on 15/11/2023 at 22:56
Fantastic mission!! Took me right back to days of the original Metal Age for atmosphere and pure quality. 10/10 matey taffer boy!
maxigaz on 13/12/2023 at 12:21
I'm at the four statues at the ruins of Yestron and I also have the scroll with the poem about the King, the Mage, and Queen, and the Knight. I assume I'm supposed to turn the statues so that they face towards one of the other statues as described in the poem, but nothing happens when I try that. Am I missing something here?
Great mission, by the way!
RippedPhreak on 13/12/2023 at 13:27
You have to be somewhat precise with how they are facing, so fiddle with them a bit. And don't stand on the sarcophagus lid while you're doing it, that can cause a problem.
maxigaz on 13/12/2023 at 15:12
Quote Posted by RippedPhreak
You have to be somewhat precise with how they are facing, so fiddle with them a bit. And don't stand on the sarcophagus lid while you're doing it, that can cause a problem.
OK, I've just tried again, starting over from a save right before frobbing any of them. After setting them into the right positions, I had to turn two of them all the way around for good measure, and then the lid opened. Thank you!
sneakus on 27/12/2023 at 03:06
A masterful delight, thanks Pete!
Samantha1 on 27/12/2023 at 15:43
I´m replaying this amazing mission and this time go for all the loot. Apparently there´s a wall safe in the upper level of the main library in the mages building. Is it hidden? If yes, where is the switch for it?
Samantha1 on 28/12/2023 at 22:29
No one? Pity, Ill have to skip the full loot then :(
baeuchlein on 28/12/2023 at 23:52
Well, I guess we can't let this happen, huh?;)
There is a hidden safe in the main libraray, located at the southern end of the lower level. To open it, a puzzle needs to be solved. Did you notice some wall panels with letters on them in the library? If so, then you need a word. A name, to be exact. Wasn't there a mage whose name had changed?
Not far from the library, you should find (or already have found) a mage's apartment. I think there is a readable there that hints at the mage's name change. But there is also something that tells you the mage's former name in these rooms. It is a plaque near a mage's staff on display at one of the walls. The plaque contains the former name of the mage. That name changes when you restart the mission (but not when you just reload saved games), thus a name from a former playthrough or even from someone else in the internet may be the wrong one. Read it from the plaque again if the apparently correct name does not work.
Once you use your newfound knowledge by pressing the wall panels with the letters the mage's name consists of, the safe is revealed. Of course, you'll then see a new obstacle in your path to unlimited riches: An elemental lock that needs a key before the safe opens. This is the mage's way of waving his middle finger at you.:ebil:
To finally open the safe, get a key that fits it. I think the key is labelled "Earth key", and I think it might have been in the possession of the mage, at least before I met him with the blackjack ready.:cheeky: I don't know at the moment, so if you are stuck here later on, tell me, and I'll see whether one of the many screenshots I made during the mission solves that mystery.
RippedPhreak on 29/12/2023 at 02:17
It's "Archmage's Key."