Zak McKracken 2

Hi all ! Hope you can help me here .... I replayed from a few saves up to where I go to Scotland and talk to fisherman etc etc and get a hairy fish - but I get a hairLESS fish. Sorry about the way this sounds ....

Can someone tell me what I need to do now??

One of our forum members posted this on another thread:



Maybe that will help you get past your stuck point.

Hi Marian - Yep - I did see that and it's much better than the translated version. I tried following it to see if there was a "trigger" that gets me the fish with hair but I am not having any luck.

I was hoping that someone might have gotten to the same problem as I did and found the answer - I replayed it a few times from prior saves but I still hit that impasse.

By the way - I asked this on safc's post - I should have started a new thread - sorry bout that.

I hope another player will come along who can help you out - it's certainly an interesting problem.

Yes it is Marian and I do hope it's not a bug - that would not be fun.....

Did you get sorted, sureshot ??

If your playing on easy mode,you need to get the moustache off of the poster and I think combine it with the fish.

No Mad - still at a dead end.

I tried starting a new game but it never game me an option to play easy or hard it just starts with the opening animation and Zak in the cargo hold of the plane, then Game Options show up next and I can start a game, but no choice option for hard or easy gameplay.

Hi Cathy1 - yep - I did give that a try but Zak just makes comments like "That won't work", "Try using a different strategy".

May be a Spoiler Alert.......



I would use a savegame if necessary and if one is available, but I would really like to get this figured out first.

sureshot ....

(1) Have you got the fishing rod in your inventory ??

[You might have to leave Scotland and then go back again for the fisherman to be gone and for you to get the rod. I can't remember precisely what I did.]

(2) Have you tried putting the black wig on the mask ??

[Maybe you don't need to catch a hairy fish if you already have the wig ??]

Hi Mad

Yes - The fisherman is gone, a hairless fish is on the ground and I do have the fishing rod with sharp hook in inventory and I did try putting the black wig on the mask, which has gooey jam and a rubber band on it, but Zak complains that it won't work or he says to try to use more brainpower etc.

I globe-trotted a few times and every time I return to Scotland, it's the same scenario. Either it's a BUG because I may have done something out-of-turn???? or I missed a trigger ??? Either way - I am at a complete stand-still at this point.

I can't think of any place else that I might find "hair". I tried combining the mustache with everything too.

I just sent you a PM. We had one of the developers a few weeks ago helping folks out here with this game - I sent you some info which might prove to be useful, I hope.

Thank you Marian

I got your message and I will follow your suggestion. In the meantime, I started new game and I am following the walkthrough up to the point I got stuck. I hope it is a trigger I missed -- we will see..

Fellow GBers ..

I started a new game and used the English walkthrough and got the same result - hairless fish - BUT this time I backtracked a little and went to Stanislav and got all the wigs and right after I got the Black one (Stanislav's dialog must have lasted a good 5 minutes) and I then found myself going to the airport and in the same cargo hold as the beginning! I didn't have to take the hair off the fish ( there wasn't any to take anyway ) !

I still don't have a clue as to what the "trigger" was that gave me the "proper" wig, but at least I am able to continue.

Trudging onward !

Very glad to hear that you got past your stuck point! Onward and upward.

Thank you !

Hurrah !! That's excellent news, sureshot !!

I hope you enjoy the rest of the game now without any more problems

Thank you too Mad ! I am sure I will.

Way to hang tough sureshot.

Hung Tough Space Quest Fan .... Game Over and a wild ride it was ! Thank you all for your help. Fun game with some frustrating moments but it was free and pretty funny too.

Yes. I got stuck plenty of times but I thought it was a really good game - and especially considering it was free !!

Yep Mad - all-in-all it was a pretty good game - any other game gave me this kind of trouble would have would up on the junk pile but I couldn't let this one fade away.

where the heck am i to find the coffee?

The only mentioned coffee by posters is here.
Hope that helps. If not, let's wait for help.

There's a brief hint at this website HERE

Just scroll down the page a little.

On the plane ....

"Here Zak has to do plenty of stuff in order to get a cup of coffee. Stuff that includes a repeated action puzzle that will lead you to smear feces all over the bathroom and serving peanuts to an old lady, after you grabbed them out of a clogged toilet and rinsed them with water. This initially felt out of place, for me. Funny, of course, but a little out of place."