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Critter Chronicles

Posted By: kjos

Critter Chronicles - 12/08/12 07:22 PM

I'm stuck trying to get the cannon ball out of the cage on the ship. I combined the cork screw with the rope but can't use it anywhere. Thanks
Richard
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/08/12 09:50 PM

Richard,

Let's wait for someone playing the game.
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/08/12 09:59 PM

ok MaG will do. I like the game kinda hard.
Richard
Posted By: sanford

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/08/12 10:13 PM

Hi, Mag. Will you be doing a walkthrough for this game? I'm not able to figure things out like my 10 year old grandson can do. LOL
Sandy
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/08/12 10:19 PM

luck Richard.

Sandy, Still have the flu and hands (muscles, bones, everything not tied down) shake. When I can hold the mouse where I want it I will download the game. lol12
I'm sure others can help you, if you post.
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/08/12 11:15 PM

I hope your feeling better real soon MaG,take your time I have other games to play.
Richard
Posted By: Shootist

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/08/12 11:38 PM

Try shooting a pile of glitter at her.
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 12:29 AM

Finally made it off the ship. Thanks Shootist.
Richard
Posted By: sanford

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 04:17 AM

Mag, I'm so sorry that you don't feel well. Sounds like you have a "bug" in your system. I sure hope that you feel better soon. Chicken Soup can do wonders for you. LOL
Sandy
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 04:24 AM

Thanks, Sandy. wave12
Posted By: sanford

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 04:26 AM

Hi, fellow boomers. I have opened the box (in the ship's cabin) using my hairpin. Now I'm faced with the "Lock puzzle". Has anybody done that and already beaten that puzzle? If SO,I would appreciate knowing how that's done.
Also, I know that all of our fellow boomers wish MAG a speedy recovery.
Sandy
Posted By: Cathy1

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 05:07 AM

You need to push the hairpin all the way to the right. You have to weave your way through. The hairpin dosen't bend.
Posted By: SWCarter

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 12:32 PM

Originally Posted By: sanford
Now I'm faced with the "Lock puzzle". Has anybody done that and already beaten that puzzle? If SO,I would appreciate knowing how that's done.

You read the piece of paper, right?

- The right symbol you get from Mary. Of course, only one symbol makes any sense even if you don't know the answer.

- The middle symbol comes from the mirror. The three missing words are probably "on the mirror."

- I got the left symbol just by scrolling through the options after setting the other two symbols correctly.

I'm currently stuck in Chapter 3 trying (I think) to clean a window.

SWC
Posted By: FrkBrok

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 01:50 PM

Hi to all laugh

Have anyone found a way to get rid of the Petra?(In the chapter named something like Friends and Foes) I think I have tried everything, but obviously havent woozy

Get well soon, Mag hearts Im new here, but you have been my unknowing hero for years *ggg*

Greetings from snowy Denmark
Posted By: SWCarter

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 02:11 PM

Originally Posted By: FrkBrok
Have anyone found a way to get rid of the Petra?(In the chapter named something like Friends and Foes) I think I have tried everything, but obviously havent

This one is a little obscure. The solution involves a catapult.

SWC
Posted By: Rushes

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 03:58 PM

Thanks everyone for the help offered on this thread!

Good to see you posting, SWC.

welcome to GameBoomers, FrkBrok.
Posted By: FrkBrok

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 04:04 PM

Thank you SWC - I figured it out. Had over looked something of course ;O)
Posted By: Dragonchasers

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 10:16 PM

Hi, new guy here.

I need some tips on the table puzzle in Chapter 4. I'm not even sure what my goal is... Any help would be appreciated!
Posted By: UruBoo

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 10:20 PM

Originally Posted By: Dragonchasers
Hi, new guy here.

I need some tips on the table puzzle in Chapter 4. I'm not even sure what my goal is... Any help would be appreciated!

I'm new here either and need same help. Don't know/understand the table puzzle. And also having trouble with another puzzle:
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there is a time you have to paint a canvas for the arch-mage. Do I really need to paint it, exactly? Or there is another way? Because I’m a terrible painter, and every time I show the canvas that I paint with the grapes and bottle of wine to him, he tells me that it’s no good.
Help, please!.
Posted By: Dragonchasers

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 11:14 PM

OK I solved the table puzzle with the help of my girlfriend who has seen similar puzzles before. Let's see if I can solve the puzzle of how to post hints. :)
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What I wasn't getting is that the symbols around the table in some cases match the points of the star. Those are the ones you have to 'turn on' and from there it's mostly trial and error. Let me know if you need more help.


I can't help with your second part because I'm still looking for materials :)
Posted By: Shootist

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 11:28 PM

Originally Posted By: SWCarter
Originally Posted By: sanford
Now I'm faced with the "Lock puzzle". Has anybody done that and already beaten that puzzle? If SO,I would appreciate knowing how that's done.

You read the piece of paper, right?

- The right symbol you get from Mary. Of course, only one symbol makes any sense even if you don't know the answer.

- The middle symbol comes from the mirror. The three missing words are probably "on the mirror."

- I got the left symbol just by scrolling through the options after setting the other two symbols correctly.

I'm currently stuck in Chapter 3 trying (I think) to clean a window.

SWC


If you haven't figured out how to polish the ice Petra may have something that would help.
Posted By: SWCarter

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/09/12 11:46 PM

Originally Posted By: Shootist
If you haven't figured out how to polish the ice Petra may have something that would help.

I'm actually a little farther along than that. I'm an intern on the submarine, and I can't figure out what to do next. I can't pull the lever, I can't clean the window, and I can't get Critter on board.

SWC
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 12:01 AM

SWC, how did you get inside the submarine. Been trying but can't get in.
Richard
Posted By: SWCarter

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 12:07 AM

Originally Posted By: kjos
SWC, how did you get inside the submarine. Been trying but can't get in.

There's something Nate refuses to do, so you have to use Critter instead.

SWC
Posted By: Dragonchasers

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 12:48 AM

From inside the engine room your next step is to
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clean the porthole
.

More explicit solution:
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Use Cleaning Solvent and Newspaper - you get the newspaper from the evil leader's room and if you've gotten this far you should already have the solvent. I forget where I picked it up but I used the label off the can to get the brandy.
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 01:52 AM

How do I sign on as a crew member so I can get in the engine room. thanks
richard
Posted By: SWCarter

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 02:17 AM

Originally Posted By: kjos
How do I sign on as a crew member so I can get in the engine room.

You have to create an opening. This is actually the puzzle the hint I gave before applies to.

I'm still confused about where I'm stuck. I have a canister of water, and it and the newspaper don't do anything useful. I don't see any cleaning supplies anywhere.

SWC
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 02:22 AM

Got in the engine room. Thanks
Richard
Posted By: Dragonchasers

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 03:03 AM

I should point out I'm playing on Normal so that might be the difference, but here goes, re: engine room

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I had a canister of cleaning fluid and a bottle of water. I put the canister in the hole in the ice where the critter was fishing in an earlier chapter (where the Mary was wrecked), and the label came off. I then stuck that label onto the bottle of water. Since it was a yellow label (I guess?) Laylah didn't notice when I swapped the bottle of water for the bottle of brandy in the hideout.

That left me with an unlabeled canister of cleaning fluid.

And I can't for the life of me remember where I originally picked that up, either. Sorry I can't be more help.
Posted By: SWCarter

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 03:38 AM

I figured it out. It turns out this is one of the places where Normal differs from Hard:

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To clean the porthole on Hard, you have to re-swap the brandy bottle to get back the original bottle. Then when you examine the bottle, you notice it has fermented apple juice inside, and it's powerful enough to cut through the grime on the porthole (perhaps with the help of the newspaper, but I'd already used newspaper on the porthole several times).


SWC
Posted By: Dragonchasers

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 03:40 AM

Interesting, thanks for the update.

I'm spinning my wheels in Chap 4. Think I need to give my brain a break.
Posted By: pnormand

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 04:34 AM

Originally Posted By: UruBoo
Originally Posted By: Dragonchasers
Hi, new guy here.

I need some tips on the table puzzle in Chapter 4. I'm not even sure what my goal is... Any help would be appreciated!

I'm new here either and need same help. Don't know/understand the table puzzle. And also having trouble with another puzzle:
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there is a time you have to paint a canvas for the arch-mage. Do I really need to paint it, exactly? Or there is another way? Because I’m a terrible painter, and every time I show the canvas that I paint with the grapes and bottle of wine to him, he tells me that it’s no good.
Help, please!.


Ya same here and it seems color needed to be blended carefully! That really hard which I'm stuck here also!

Alright painting is solved and it doesn't have to perfect or color blending (see below)
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Addition to wine botle, grapes,leaves and cork, we need painting table and as well the background. I'm sure you know which color to use for table, check chair color and that the background
Posted By: sanford

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 06:31 AM

Thanks for answering my question about the lockbox puzzle, Cathy. It took awhile to get it right, but I finally beat it.
Sandy
Posted By: SWCarter

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 12:48 PM

Has anyone gotten past the Chapter 4 painting puzzle yet? Is there a trick to it, or is the game just incredibly picky? Do you paint the table? Do you paint the background (and if so, which color)?

I've painted the picture ten times now, and my enthusiasm for painting it again is pretty close to zero.

SWC
Posted By: lynthorpe

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 02:14 PM

I've cleaned the window in the engine room and only have the canister of cold sea water and have no idea what to do with it or what to do next. I've obviously missed something but can't think what. I'm pretty sure \i've been everywhere with both Nate and Critter carrying it and just cannot figure it out. Help think
Posted By: FrkBrok

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 03:47 PM

Originally Posted By: lynthorpe
I've cleaned the window in the engine room and only have the canister of cold sea water and have no idea what to do with it or what to do next. I've obviously missed something but can't think what. I'm pretty sure \i've been everywhere with both Nate and Critter carrying it and just cannot figure it out. Help think


I think you have to
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talk to Critter to make him go into the water


Hope that was it - I will try and play it again - so many things are happening in this game crazy
Posted By: FrkBrok

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 03:49 PM

How do you GET to paint the picture? I have just finished the game (yeah, playing none stop - there is a snow storm in Denmark these days whistle) and I couldnt even get the angel picture off the wall???


Oookay - figured it out yes
Posted By: UruBoo

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 04:12 PM

Originally Posted By: Dragonchasers
OK I solved the table puzzle with the help of my girlfriend who has seen similar puzzles before. Let's see if I can solve the puzzle of how to post hints. :)
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What I wasn't getting is that the symbols around the table in some cases match the points of the star. Those are the ones you have to 'turn on' and from there it's mostly trial and error. Let me know if you need more help.


I can't help with your second part because I'm still looking for materials :)

I figured that out, about the "star" points, but no matter what, I can't seam to "light" my way in this puzzle. Is there an especific orther to do it? Do all the "points" need to be pressed first or do they need to be pressed in a certain order? All I know is that I have rotated the 3 circles at least 3000 times each!!! I'm stuck in this puzzle for 3 days now!!!
Posted By: FrkBrok

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 05:13 PM

Uruboo - you have to
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press the outer ring until it lights up and then the next and so on.


Hope that helps yes
Posted By: lynthorpe

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 07:32 PM

Thanx FrkBrok it was doing my head in! urock
I'm sure I'll be back here in the next few days...wish I didn't have to work!
I looooove this game...wish there were more like it round.
Posted By: rockingrjranch

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 08:47 PM

I need a nudge! I am trying to get out of jail and keep trying to use the hose with the corkscrew but it won't let me, due to the fact it would make to much noise with the chain going over the pipe. I can't separate the corkscrew (at least I don't know how to do it) all I have left is the compact and a couple of noise makers. rolleyes12

Thanks in advance! Great game
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 08:59 PM

I'm stuck on the table puzzle to.
Richard
Posted By: pnormand

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 09:13 PM

Originally Posted By: SWCarter
Has anyone gotten past the Chapter 4 painting puzzle yet? Is there a trick to it, or is the game just incredibly picky? Do you paint the table? Do you paint the background (and if so, which color)?

I've painted the picture ten times now, and my enthusiasm for painting it again is pretty close to zero.

SWC


Read my post made to Dragonchasers, it's leads to the answer!
Posted By: pnormand

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 09:23 PM

Originally Posted By: kjos
I'm stuck on the table puzzle to.
Richard


If you talking table from top floor then read below:

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The puzzle has two parts, star and next one symbols. Look carefully at shapes and press buttons accordingly, for next one you'll see series of shapes, look carefully and at some point you should see all shapes that needed to be press (buttons at once). Of course, you need rotating table until!
Posted By: FrkBrok

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 10:10 PM

Originally Posted By: rockingrjranch
I need a nudge! I am trying to get out of jail and keep trying to use the hose with the corkscrew but it won't let me, due to the fact it would make to much noise with the chain going over the pipe. I can't separate the corkscrew (at least I don't know how to do it) all I have left is the compact and a couple of noise makers. rolleyes12

Thanks in advance! Great game


As far as I remember, you have to
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keep nagging the ork until she puts something in he ears. Cant remember if you do it just by talking or use the horn, though yes
Posted By: SWCarter

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/10/12 11:00 PM

Originally Posted By: UruBoo
I figured that out, about the "star" points, but no matter what, I can't seam to "light" my way in this puzzle. Is there an especific orther to do it? Do all the "points" need to be pressed first or do they need to be pressed in a certain order? All I know is that I have rotated the 3 circles at least 3000 times each!!! I'm stuck in this puzzle for 3 days now!!!

It sounds like UruBoo is playing on Hard. For that case:
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You just need to light the right star buttons. There isn't any order to it. For the rings, you need to create a route from the lighted starting points to the center. The easiest way to do this is to notice on the outer ring that there are two starting points that connect to each other but not to the middle ring. These two points can only go at the top of the puzzle. Once you've placed the outer ring, it's easy to go through all of the possibilities of the inner two rings until you get the solution.


SWC
Posted By: rockingrjranch

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/11/12 01:05 AM

Thanks FryBrok!!! thanks
I will try that and see if I can get out of jail.
Posted By: Dragonchasers

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/11/12 03:38 AM

Sorry, can't delete the post so I'm editing it. I'm moving forward again and my previous post was such a ramble and non-specific that I'm wiping it out.
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/11/12 07:30 PM

Would anybody have a screen shot of the table puzzle in chapter 4. thanks
Richard
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/11/12 08:17 PM

On the way, Richard.
I missed getting a better picture of the tower part.
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/11/12 08:22 PM

Thanks MaG Great.
I still can't figure out how to do the puzzle if you have a save I sure would like it. thanks
MaG.
Richard
Posted By: sanford

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/11/12 10:28 PM

Believe it or not, I'm still trying to get that cannonball out of the cage in order to use it on the cannon in chapter one on the ship. I have tried to combine everything in my inventory in every way possible to get that cannonball. Of course, I'm missing something here. Can someone lend me a hand here so that I can progress in this game. I would be much obliged.
Sandy

BTW, I hope you are feeling better by now, Mag
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/11/12 10:55 PM

Richard,

Sorry - no saves since I was just playing all over.
Didn't have any problem with that table puzzle.
There are several steps to that puzzle - I didn't write anything down yet since I will replay sometime later.
- start with clicking on the buttons that look like the points of the star at center. That should light up and Nate will say something.
- click to turn the outer ring until some of those lines connect to the center. It will turn red and Nate will say something.
- do the middle ring.
- then do the inner ring.
Now the central cylinder comes up.

You need to look for 5 lines similar to the ones shown outside on the cylinder. Click the appropriate button.


Sandy - Check your e-mail.
No - still sickiepoo.
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/11/12 11:33 PM

Got it right away didn't have the sound on. Thanks
MaG.
Richard
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/12/12 12:29 AM

Great, Richard! Have fun.

Sandy - you okay now?
Posted By: FrkBrok

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/12/12 12:59 AM

Hi Sanford yes

You have to
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shoot at the ork again


Hope that helped yes - Brok
Posted By: sanford

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/12/12 02:28 AM

Thanks for the hint,FrkBrok. My problem is that I can't fire at anything because I don't have "ammunition" for the cannon. I assume this ammunition is the cannonball which is still stuck in the cage. And what is the "ork" you have mentioned? How do I get that cannonball?
Thanks,
Sandy

YAY! I finally did it. I put the cotton ball in the cannon, and fired again (as you stated). The "blast" pushed the cannonball out of the bars of the cage. Now I'm moving along, thanks to YOU.
Posted By: sanford

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/12/12 02:32 AM

I'm jus fine, Mag. I just hope that YOU are feeling much better by now. Remember, that Chicken Soup is the best cure for a bad cold. LOL
Sandy
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/12/12 02:33 AM

Sandy,

I sent you 3 chapters that I have written - please check your e-mail.
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/12/12 02:35 AM

Sandy you don't need the cannon ball in the cage. Did you use the cotton in the cannon.
Richard
Posted By: sanford

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/12/12 02:56 AM

Thanks so much, Mag. You ARE the BEST.
Sandy


Richard, with a little help from all of you, I put the cotton into the cannon, and from there I figured out the rest. Thanks so much.
Sandy
Posted By: sanford

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/12/12 05:35 AM

I was not able to take the ship out of the bottle (in the ship's cabin) so I couldn't do another dialogue with "Mary", but thanks to MAG, i was able to put the symbols in the right order anyway to open the hatch and move on. Happy Gaming.
Sandy
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/12/12 06:07 PM

MaG do you have a WT for chapter 4. Thanks
Richard
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/12/12 06:27 PM

On the way Richard. No pictures added though.
Posted By: kjos

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/12/12 06:50 PM

Thanks MaG really needed it.
Richard
Posted By: lynthorpe

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/19/12 03:16 PM

I'm going bonkers with the star point puzzle. I've looked at the walkthrough and all the postings on here, got the 5 correct triangles lit and therefore the inner-most circle also lights up....the very small circle which isn't actually part of the maze. I've twiddled around and around but cannot get the outer circle to light up let alone the others. I did fiddle with it as Critter so now have no idea what the original starting positions were. Does that make any difference? I just keep turning and turning to no avail. HELP! insane
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/19/12 04:51 PM

No - the starting position doesn't really matters as long as you light up each ring.

The wt states only the numbers of clicks and position when you start from not touching the puzzle first.
Try clicking each ring until they light up and then work from there until all rings are red.
Posted By: lynthorpe

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/19/12 08:03 PM

OK now I'm totally confused. I think I'm playing in hard mode. Finally got the maze to light up and the cylinder to rise. I then got the hand icon and picked up the "dull and tarnished" cylinder. There were no lit up symbols as in the WT. No odd shaped piece of metal. I tried putting the cylinder back onto the table and can't so I have no idea what to do now. help
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/19/12 08:56 PM

To pick up the metal piece - you should click-look at the secret compartment on that table. See also if you have the metal piece in your inventory. Keep us posted.
Posted By: lynthorpe

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/20/12 09:17 AM

Phew. Got the odd shaped piece of metal. Had to give the cylinder to Critter and he was able to put it back. But.....there were no symbols as in the WT. The squares were just about visible but no lines in them. Anyway I'm there now thanks to the pics in your WT. Without those I wouldn't have had any clue as to which buttons to press as the cylinder was not lit up.
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/20/12 04:38 PM

At least you're moving forward now. Enjoy the game.
Posted By: Don M

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/25/12 08:07 PM

Ok guy's, I finished the game on normal difficulty so I thought why not give it a go on hard.

Sailed through the first chapter with little problem and now find myself totally stuck in chapter two. Santa will not make his appointed rounds.

I've exhausted every conversation path available. Checked every hot spot I can find but without the hourglass and sock I'm at a dead end. I Would certainly appreciate some suggestions please
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/25/12 11:39 PM

I thought there was a ball of yarn on the chair beside the fireplace - can you knit a sock or something the like?

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I found a walkthrough here
that states:
Hang the STOCKING (from Petra at the Ice Sheet) on the right hook at the top of the fireplace.
Try to walk out the door to start the cut scene.
Click the STOCKING above the fireplace to retrieve it and the PACKAGE it was containing.
Open the PACKAGE to find the HOURGLASS and the WRAPPING PAPER.
Posted By: Don M

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/26/12 12:28 AM

Thanks MaG, it appears to be a totally different game in hard mode. Probably much to hard for my limited brain power.
Posted By: MaG

Re: Critter Chronicles - 12/26/12 01:02 AM

Oh - I guess sometime I have to play the game in hard mode then. I will have to redownload the game after the holidays.
Hopefully that walkthrough is hard mode and that can get you through. holidays
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