hi Marian, i have climbed up the shelf but i can't escape. where have i gone wrong or have i failed to click on something and please don't paraphrase MaG's W/T. robert.

Be sure that you have done the setup to pull the bars.
The crane and hose should be attached - then lowered; then use the crane control.
Once the bars are removed - then click to escape.

hi MaG, i know it doesn't really matter but how do you know that the dachshund's name is Grace and she is the director's dog? this info is not available to a curious me. robert.

I hope my memory is functioning.
The museum director talked to you at the start of the museum chapter. He is out there looking for Grace.
Later - I believe, you find out that Grace is a dog (or it is the other way around: find out she's a dog and later learn her name is Grace).

very close to the end, after putting on the climbing equipment, according to the W/T, i am supposed to examine the skylight window at left 3 times. i cannot find the skylight. exactly where? robert.

MaG, please see my edit/post of Oct. 18th. robert.

Try pressing your space bar to reveal all active hotspots onscreen -- that should show the skylight if you're having difficulty spotting it.

hi Rushes, i pressed the space bar but i got rope, bag, secret door, tarp, but no skylight. robert.

If there is no skylight for you to observe, I'm wondering if you missed checking the skylight earlier in the game.

Here is the relevant section from the walkthrough, a portion which you would have done previously - the skylight is mentioned in the last sentence:

hi Marian. you were absolutely correct about the skylight and i had to go back. well, i finished the game and thoroughly enjoyed it. thanks to you, MaG and Rushes for all your help. robert.

Congratulations for making it through and finishing the game! It's always fun to follow along with you.

I am having trouble bending the wire to get into his room. Can someone send me a saved game after this before I pull out my hair? I have printed the picture from the walkthrough and I still can't get it. thanks.

Where did you get the game? I seem to remember that saved games from Steam aren't compatible with other versions, so this would be good to know.

I got it from GOG. I didn't think of that.

My save version is from The Adventure Shop, so it might be compatible? I'll send it, and you can try it, mbday.

Thank you so much, Rushes! It works perfectly. I was ready to tear my hair out. I would get some of them perfect, but then it would change when I would get another one... I guess it pulled it smaller or something.

Glad you're moving forward now! Enjoy the rest of the game.

In the Raven, I am in Patricia's room and I can't exit. the bathroom is on the right and that is the only hotspot that lights up. I had this the first time I went into the room and I couldn't get out, so, I went to a saved game and didn't go in there until now again. I went to youtube and found this gameplay and at about 3150 they show how she gets out but, maybe I am missing something, but, I can't leave. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fHtBqBfr4A

edit: I found out on GOG that others had this problem and switched their settings to 1280 x 768 or something and when I did that, the hotspot to exit the room came up. so, it is solved! Thanks.

Great! Have fun now.

hi Marian, i am now replaying this excellent game. is there any way of reasonably 'forcing' my inventory at the bottom. it is taking too long to show, although i am pretty sure i don't have a virus. robert.

I don't think there's any way of speeding that up, Robert. If the inventory is taking longer to show than it was the last time that you played the game, then that does sound a bit strange, and I'm not sure what the problem could be.

after Zellner meets James the butler AKA Clive Alfred Inch, where do i find the coal car door to check? robert.

If there is only one coal car door in the game, you visited this door previously in this part of the game:



If this doesn't help, please let us know.

thanks for the reply Marian but i don't see any point in checking the door AGAIN after already visiting/coming through it. robert.

Right, I only commented upon that because where you are now, the walkthrough says:



I don't know anything about the game apart from what the walkthrough says, so maybe someone else will be able to clarify this step.