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Re: ALIDA ? #105082
09/27/04 01:40 AM
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Solver, the switch & the water tone puzzle are what threw me for a loop. The water tone chamber has to have the picture of the keys, not the stairs showing & then you have to hit the switch again.

Check to see if that's your problem. Don't quit. smile

Melanie


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Re: ALIDA ? #105085
09/28/04 03:56 PM
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To all of you that have completed ALIDA...
I salute you...

I have just gone back to square one and redid the
entire game...I meticulously followed the walk-
through...every puzzle...aiming at every Spherin
only to end up with Arin...black t-shirt and all
telling me he can't open the doors...

I think it's a great game...graphics...and mouse
control...but I've got to move on...thanks again
SOLVER

Re: ALIDA ? #105086
09/28/04 04:16 PM
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Solver, I've been reading of your struggles with Alida and you get a gold star for not having quit the game. But that isn't Arin wearing the black t-shirt! You are so close, please don't quit, just take a break from the game and then go back. I thought the ending of the game was worth the countless times that I went back to puzzles I thought were solved. My biggest problem was I couldn't seem to remember to pull that silly lever one last time. Sue


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Re: ALIDA ? #105087
09/28/04 04:46 PM
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Solver,
Setting the three areas correctly makes someone come and open the vault. One of your settings is still off:

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Try this:
Move the water tone machine to its original position (B on the keyboard and white ball in the middle right position of the triangle). Go pull the switch lever to open and close the stairs. (The keyboard etching should be showing.) Go back to the water tone machine and set the keyboard to F (white ball in upper right hand corner). Go back and pull the lever. The switch will rotate so the opening to the stairs is flush with the floor. Walk around the switch to make sure. If you are sure, go enter the button code again on the two vault doors.


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Re: ALIDA ? #105088
09/28/04 09:46 PM
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Lady K...here we go...
1. Repositioned white ball in middle right spot
in the triangle...
2. Pulled the lever to open and close the stairs.
3. Returned to water tone and positioned ball in
upper right corner of the triangle...
4. Went back and pulled the lever again...
5. Entered the code in Arin's door and in the
main vault door...
6. Went up to the Strummer...played the tune...
and the guy in the black shirt told me he can't
open the doors...I am totally befuddled..SOLVER

Re: ALIDA ? #105089
09/28/04 10:40 PM
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I think I know what the problem is, Solver. Set the ball in the midddle right first, not the upper right part of the triangle. Then put it in the upper right corner.

You might have to pull the switch again after you do this, but make sure you wind up with the stairs hidden & the piano keys showing on the water tone tank, so you might have to pull it twice. After you do that, try the strummer again.

That switch was the worst part of the game! It was very difficult.

Good Luck!

Melanie


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Re: ALIDA ? #105090
09/28/04 10:45 PM
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When you pulled the lever, did the switch turn over as I explained above? If so, then try this next:



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Take the t-rider to the planetarium and ride each elevator up to the planet panels. Click on the one correct planet, then click the sun to check the flashes.
From the t-rider entrance (I changed the order of the last two for ease of navigation around the main room):
Lower Right (4 planets) - click large reddish-brown planet in outermost ring (short, short, long, short)
Upper Right (5 planets) - click large blue and white planet on diagonal in third ring from sun (short, short, short, long, short, short)
Upper Left (5 planets) - click smallest blue and white planet closest to sun (long, long, short, short, short, short)
Lower Left (4 planets) - click small blue and green planet in second ring from sun (short, long, short, short)

If these settings are correct, then it is the peghead that is wrong.

BTW, I'm assuming you lifted the stone leading to the water house this time through, but I thought I would check to be sure.


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Re: ALIDA ? #105091
09/29/04 03:53 PM
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Hello Gals...
In my futile struggle to end this game on a
positive note, I now seem to have a new problem..

I went to the Switch to complete Lady K's first
suggestion before I went to the Planetarium to
complete the second suggestion...
But I can't because I'm getting this large white
block in middle of the screen that says...

ALIDA ADVENTURE GAME HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM
AND NEEDS TO CLOSE.WE ARE SORRY FOR THE
INCONVENIENCE.

It just seems to pop up at different times and
places...Have any of you had this situation?
SOLVER

Re: ALIDA ? #105092
09/29/04 04:47 PM
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Have you installed the XP patch, Solver?


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Re: ALIDA ? #105093
09/29/04 05:58 PM
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Lady K...

Yes I installed the patch [I think]...
I went back and was able to complete your
directions in the Switch without a pop up and I
worked my way to the planetarium and completed
that series without a pop up...
...now without damaging the thread I'm trying to
get to Lukes vault, then to Arin's door, the
main vault door and finally the Strummer...
...we shall see...SOLVER

Re: ALIDA ? #105094
09/29/04 06:51 PM
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The patch should be in your Alida Game file. I hope you're saving as you go along.

The only reason to go out to Luke's vault is to lift the stone. The first time I played, I remember doing it soon after I solved the turret puzzle and opened the grate in the big sphere. (I had already walked across the footbridge and realized there was a barrier.) It doesn't matter when it's done but most likely needs to be done before the end.

If this still doesn't work, we'll check the peghead. smile


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Re: ALIDA ? #105095
09/30/04 11:18 AM
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Lady K...I just don't believe it...
As I told you, I redid the Switch [no popups]...
I went to the Planetarium and redid that with no
pop ups...I then proceeded to open the Turret
grill and went down to Luke's vault to raise the
stone...I went to Arin's vault and unlocked it...
I went to the Main vault and unlocked it...
I then went up to the Strummer[all of this in one
continuous journey]...played the tune and 'bam'
the guy in the black shirt showed up...
I can't believe ANYONE has had as much trouble
ending a game as this!!!Are these puzzles so
tricky and entwined or am I so dense? SOLVER

Re: ALIDA ? #105096
09/30/04 11:40 AM
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Solver, you are now my latest hero. You didn't give up! I'm no genius, that would be Lady K and the others on this forum that always know the answers. My problem was always the rotating sphere, the last time I thought I had it correct, with the ball in the correct place, I looked at the sphere and could still see the piano keys on the sphere. I pulled the lever again and the ball rotated, keys disappeared and I could strum and finish the game. The only other thing that I remember is that once the strumming was finished, I had to wait a minute or so for the ending to start. Wish I knew how to help you finish this game. Good luck Sue


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Kahlil Gibran
Re: ALIDA ? #105097
09/30/04 12:23 PM
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Solver,
The fellow in the black shirt will appear in the end sequence. However, it sounds like your settings might be off in the peghead. I am assuming you saved your game after your last strum. If so,


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go to the peghead. I'm assuming the puzzle under the compass is solved and you have gone down to see the spherin. (If not, do that now.) Check each machine head according to the spherin settings. When facing the room from the t-rider, the machine heads should be set to the following icons:
Top Left - capital


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Re: ALIDA ? #105098
09/30/04 03:51 PM
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Lady K [Cynthia]...Bless you...
I don't quite understand what we did but I have
finally completed this game...I am indebted to
you for your patience and perseverance...[you
never shut me down]...Thank you...Thank you..
I get the impression that Arins talking about an
Alida 2?...

texaslady...
Thank you for your eloquent encouragement,it did
mean a great deal...

Thank you to one and all...this one really had
me going...SOLVER

Re: ALIDA ? #105101
09/30/04 06:14 PM
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LADY K...
Yes I saved the game after the last 'strum'...
I then went to the Number Wheels Cabinet and put
in the original 1,2,1,3,1,2,1,4 then I put in the
2s and held the button to activate the t-runner..
I then went to the Peghead and reset all the
machine heads...then I went down and reset the
SPHERIN...went back up and rechecked the machine
heads[right on]...went back to check both the
doors[they were in green lights]...went up to the
Strummer and strummed...and lo and behold the
main vault door opened and the rest is history...

Thanks again and by the way I too love Chocolate.
SOLVER

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