hi Rushes, i am at the Victory Hotel at the window with the radiator beneath. i have the filthy towel and dirty sheets in inventory but i can't combine them to make a makeshift rope. do i have to fight Vinnie and defeat him as a prerequisite and where should i fight him at this stage or am i doing something else wrong? robert.

Hi robert,

No, you don't have to fight Vinnie. If you're able to elude him, all the better.

Did you check room 201 and find that the door was locked?

Then, at the window with the radiator, did you look through the window and see room 201 with the red sheet on the bed?

Now Zoe knows she needs to make a rope to be able to get into room 201.

hi Rushes, when i check room 201, it doesn't specifically say the room is locked. how do i ensure the room is locked? robert.

That when you try to get into it, you're unable to.

hi Rushes, i may have broached this before but is it necessary to hide from the man in shorts at the end of the bathroom at the Victory Hotel to complete the rest of the game? i have read and reread the walkthrough for days and can't get the best strategy to get the man in shorts into the bathroom so i can hide from him. any tips? robert.

It isn't necessary. MaG's walkthrough says If the man arrives in the bathroom, meaning that his movement may be random. It's also certainly possible to move around upstairs and hide from the other guy (Vinnie) without ever having to fight him -- I played through it once myself this way. You just need to be absolutely sure that you've covered everything that needs to be done.

Have you managed to make the makeshift rope yet?

hi Rushes, what are the pre-requisites for combining the dirty sheets and the filthy towel, please? robert.

Robert,

I presume it's the same way you do any combining in the game.


- In inventory, select the dirty sheet(or filthy towel).
- Click on the wrench icon. See a + sign.
- Using the left or right arrows on the computer, scroll to place the filthy towel (or dirty sheet) at center of the inventory selection.
- Click on the item at center of inventory selection to combine it with the other item to make a makeshift rope.

Mag, i can't get the 'Glyphs on the wall' to open the door in the wall. i must be doing wrong. any idea what? robert.

Replay the clue - the waterwheel again.
Then go back and do the puzzle. Be sure that you do the correct sequence. Then wait. The cutscene takes time to show up.
If you make a mistake - go away again and then come back and redo the puzzle.

hi Mag, 'the cutscene takes time to show up'. i take this to mean open the door in the wall. how long does this take - 10 seconds, 1 minute etc. i tried waiting approx. 30 seconds without success but is this long enough? also, if you click 4 times on each glyph the door doesn't open but each glyph blinks and glows. is this a factor in opening the wall? and, do i have to go back to a saved game to re-hear the tune? robert.

It looks like you haven't finished all that needs to be done before you do that puzzle.
Please review the walkthrough to see if you missed anything.

hi Mag, what puzzle do you mean? the waterwheel, glyphs or something earlier? robert.

Hi Robert, I believe MaG is referring to the glyphs puzzle.

thanks Marian. can you tell me what glyphs i have to press as i forget the sounds by the time i get to the wall/glyphs. it would seem i have to press left, middle, left again, right last of all. robert.