Aged Raver on 22/8/2021 at 10:43

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Ah. Thanks for the reply! Much appreciated :)

This particular beast is normally stationed on the side of the bridge to the exit, not far from the octagonal structure. His disposition seems to be that of sentry rather than patrol-man and he’s the only beast on that side so I can’t coax others over.

I went back to a save before jumping across the bridge to see if that cleared any problems. As before I can get him to advance around the octagonal (on either side) to the half-way stage but no further. He can cause damage even when I’m not holding the hourglass when approached from the front. An interesting thing, possibly to do with my old laptop, is that his presence only gets revealed when you step next to the segment (of the 8) that he’s in. Prior to that the segment appears empty so it’s quite heart-stopping when suddenly he and his frightening roar appear in empty space. :laff:

The loot concerned is on a small ledge above the archway on the outside of the octagonal bit. Thinking he is not the solution to getting it I tried standing on the heavy piece of debris with the hourglass on top and vice versa but no good. Where’s a crate when you need one?. :D And I repeatedly tried climbing onto those long vertical wall lights(?) either side but my skills are not sufficient. :(

As an aside, I found the hourglass can be nudged along the floor to a slightly safer place when in tight situations (although time-consuming). Just don’t switch-away from that screen because the frozen beast often advances a pace when you return, undoing the good work. Clever stuff. :thumb:

Edit: Well I cheated in the end. And guess what, it was only worth 75. So I'm still 75 short. :laff:

Edit: Got all the loot in the end! Sloppy work on my part. I must have been killed without saving because a piece of loot I'd previously taken was still in its place! :tsktsk:

And finally ... went back and got the tricky (tricky for me) loot without cheating. :rolleyes:

Very good mission!

Grandmauden on 22/8/2021 at 22:11

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Consider my mind blown. :wot: I would LOVE to see this kind of DromEd wizardry used in more missions in the future!

Finished with 1275/1350 loot and 1/1 secrets. I'll have to dive back in and find the last crystal I missed.

Bikerdude on 23/8/2021 at 15:24

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Another cool little mission.

john9818a on 17/9/2021 at 00:10

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This is how I initially tried to solve this puzzle, but I couldn't reach it. I did however get stuck on the bridge 20 times.

This is a really interesting mission. and I was perplexed with the portal. I noticed that if I go into the side entrances while the portal is active, and then back out through the center, I can see the room change back to the library.

Edit: I forgot to mention that this mission reminds me of Elder Scroll Oblivion.

Lord Taffer on 17/9/2021 at 14:52

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This speedbuild mission was a clever one. I've no idea what magic tricks were used to create the portal. Anyway, I enjoyed this mission a lot! Also, mission's soundscape was great and even the menu music was very atmospheric. Great job!