Re: The Film Maker (Original)
[Re: oldbroad]
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07/05/19 05:46 PM
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Have looked at his walkthrough here?If this isn't the right part of the walkthrough, please let me know: Examine the console and try to activate shields to learn that we need a "hyperspanning omnitool." If you go to the captain's chair and ask the captain about it, however, he says that anything small and thin will work...so let's try a toothpick. Insert the toothpick from your inventory into the device to activate the shields.
Examine the console again and target your weapons.
What follows is a turn-based battle between you and the Martian spaceship. The actions of the Martians are random, making it impossible to provide a direct walkthrough. Your best bet is to use all your torpedoes, one after the other, until you run out, and then charge your laers all the way to 100% before firing each time. If you are in dire need of shields, you can convert weapons energy to shields energy...but only use this if you are desperate. If you lose the battle, you can always try again!
Once you win the battle, congratulate yourself on your awesome victory and head south. And if this does not help, I would suggest writing to the game designer here. He is a nice guy and would be more than willing to assist you.
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Re: The Film Maker (Original)
[Re: oldbroad]
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07/05/19 06:06 PM
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No Marian. I'm talking about the original game, not this Storycentric version. I'm playing in my XP. It is a arcade type game and I just don't understand how to play it. I think I know what I'm supposed to be doing but the mouse movement is making any aiming difficult and no matter if I aim the mouse cursor or the laser beams, it is hard to hit the space ships. I get 2 of the 3 and then my lasers stop even though I have a long laser power bar and a long shield strength bar. I just don't understand how the game works I guess.
Just saw your edit with the hidden content and it sounds like I'm no going to like the Storycentric version either then!
Last edited by oldbroad; 07/05/19 06:07 PM.
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Re: The Film Maker (Original)
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07/07/19 01:58 AM
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Argh! Why do good games always have something to ruin them?
I am at the last puzzle which is timed. You have to find your way to a (easy) puzzle to get something and then find your way back to use that something. So far it seems to be impossible to find my way back. Once I got behind the guy but I need to be in front of him and couldn't get there. I had to use the Windows key so I could get to Task Manager to end the task to get out of the game so I can go to bed and try again tomorrow when I will hopefully be refreshed enough to be able to complete the game.
The walkthrough has some "directions" to the puzzle but the third step isn't right. I was hoping I could follow it and reverse the steps but, nope!
Last edited by oldbroad; 07/07/19 02:02 AM. Reason: added info
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Re: The Film Maker (Original)
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07/08/19 01:10 AM
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So, you're not going to attempt it again Uncle Reg? Or try the new version from a few years ago!
Last edited by oldbroad; 07/08/19 11:13 AM.
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Re: The Film Maker (Original)
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07/21/19 11:19 PM
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I got so frustrated that I had to take a break. I made it through the first movie, but not without a lot of hair pulling. I got to a point where I thought that I knew exactly what I had to do, but it just wouldn't work. I didn't realize that I had to set the hat rack down before I could use the wig and dress etc. The hotspot to put it down was way up at the top, and I didn't see it. I kept trying unsuccessfully to dress the hat rack and couldn't figure out what was wrong. Once I picked up the hat rack, I was stuck. I couldn't do anything. I must have gone back to the intermission and returned a dozen times before I found it. After I realized my problem, I finished the first movie with no problem, and that's where I stopped. I just had to take a break from all that frustration. I'll probably get back to it after a cooling off period. This is further than I got the first time I played, and I really haven't found the reason why I quit. So far I have not encountered any of those Windows 7 issues.
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