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rtrooney - 05 June 2017 04:34 PM

I seem to have hit a roadblock. I found the oasis and have assembled the piece of apparatus. However, yes, (I resorted to a walkthrough when I appeared to be stuck,) I seem to be missing a worm, specifically an agave worm. And since I haven’t seen any agave plants it must be in a bottle. Return to the bar. Look at the drink menu. Nothing happens, and Kev is no longer tending the bar. Rita only wants to talk about your date. How do I get the bottle? Or am I screwed?

Hmm.. does Kev reappear if you exit and re-enter the saloon? He usually does for me.

I just finished ACT 1 and caught up with you guys. Sorry was a little busy last week but hopefully I can keep up with the pace now.

I completely love this game. It reminds me a lot of Leisure Suit Larry. Since it really looks and feels like a Sierra game,I was worried that I will use something that will lead to a dead end (Sierra style), so I was saving a lot, but it seems that there are no dead ends.

I am just surprised at the overwhelming number of objects you can interact with. Even 2 bushes in two different screens will get different comments from the narrator. And the narrator is actually quite witty and funny. Most of the puns are on point and left me smiling. I just looked at and tried to use every single object in the game. The cemetery quotes specifically are hilarious.

Here is one of the earliest funny quotes:

rtrooney - 29 May 2017 07:26 PM

I’ve played the game before, so I am not as obsessed with points as I was the first time. E.g. you get a point, I think, for every tombstone you read. I’ve read them before. I know they are all funny. So if I don’t read three of them and end up with 497 points, I won’t be disappointed.

I’ve been to my room, broke the key and decided to take a break. I know the sessions are long. But I think each act is somewhere around 2.5 hours long. So, if I can get in 30-45 minutes a day between now and Friday, I should be in good shape. (I hope.)

I did try to click on all the tombstones, and he only gives you points for the relevant one. So far it seems that all the points I have accumulated are from doing important things in the game like picking up stuff, using stuff on others, or some important piece of conversation that moved the story forwards. Basically all the points tied to moving the game forward. And I did try to look and use everything in sight. Is that right, or am I missing some points here and there?

Also anyone got achievements? I got 3 so far . Pretty fun stuff.

rtrooney - 06 June 2017 06:20 PM

SoccerDude28 - 06 June 2017 05:10 PM

Also anyone got achievements? I got 3 so far . Pretty fun stuff.

I don’t remember any “achievements” being in the game the first time I played it. And I haven’t “achieved” anything playing the updated game. Could this be a Steam-only thing?

I am not playing the Steam version but ratherg the DRM-free version from fireflower games here:
http://fireflowergames.com/shop/al-emmo-and-the-lost-dutchmans-mine/

When you start the game, on the main screen, you do not see Achievements as one of the options? I am attaching a screenshot to highlight what I am talking about.

What’s happened to our female contingent? Chrissie and Lady K have gone walkabout it seems…

I found Part 2 extremely short. I’m not sure why that is. Maybe I solved some of the puzzles earlier.

I’m still here!  I’m hoping to have finished Act 2 by the deadline tomorrow!

I never did notice the achievements icon at the top. I looked at it today and I only have a few with an x by them. so, how do we find the achievements?

mbday630 - 09 June 2017 03:44 PM

I never did notice the achievements icon at the top. I looked at it today and I only have a few with an x by them. so, how do we find the achievements?

There is a list of the achievements in the game and what you need to get them. (For example, reading every single quote from the cemetery). Usually, when you get an achievement, the game pops up a small message saying you got it. If you are not careful you might miss it. For consoles where the idea of achievements in games originated, they also have a sound effect as well to grab your attention.

On another note I finished chapter 2. I got stuck for the longest time because I didn’t know that the location where you find the cactus with the hooks is accessible.
I knew I needed a hook for the rod, so I clicked on every cactus plant around(and there are MANY cacti in the game), but couldn’t find anything. The hit rectangle for showing the exit cursor is too small. I think the game could do better with showing you which areas can be walked to and which ones are not accessible. Besides that it was fairly straightforward and like Oscar said, very short. Did anyone notice that both the daffodil and the chili sauce are useless items in your inventory? You can feed the daffodil to the mule or give it to Rita,and it’s gone. Also the chili sauce is missing from your inventory in the beginning of chapter 3. It’s an interesting design decision to include inventory items that are not usable.

I have played this game many times and never figured out where the chili sauce went to so please, if someone figures it out, let me know!