Geek Quest 2

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Geek Quest is a Point’n’Click adventure game trilogy created by Alex Bobbs that takes place in a tech college campus. Geek Quest Volume 1 was released in July 2006 and Geek Quest Volume 2 is now available at Newgrounds.

“All your life, you’ve wanted to attend the prestigious STY (Smarter Than You) Tech College. Unfortunately, your application was rejected. The Dean of STY called you and told you that if you succeed to complete some tricky tasks, acceptance and full scholarships will be yours!”

In Episode 1, you recovered the fabled Founder’s Plaque. Now the Dean has called upon you again with an even more important job: fix the power and climate control system before the reactor melts down!

Geek Quest’s graphics are far from being top-notch but both episodes are long and difficult: enough to fill an entire afternoon!

Geek Quest Volume 1

Geek Quest Volume 2

Update:

• Geek Quest 2 walkthrough in comment #5 (thanks Katelyn!)
• Geek Quest 1 walkthrough in comment #6 (thanks Katelyn!)

By Eric

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69 Comments to Geek Quest 2

1. Erica says:

   June 21, 2007 at 6:52 am

   OMG! I Can’t find the flowers, does anyone know where they are?!?

2. E. Lo says:

   June 21, 2007 at 8:20 am

   I got the lasers turned off. How to you remove the bolts on the A/C vent?

3. Rune says:

   June 21, 2007 at 10:57 am

   the flowersShow

   are in the field station 2 are out in the open on the main part. one in the cabin and one on the other side of the river.

   how do you get in the cabin and across the river.

4. Katelyn says:

   June 21, 2007 at 11:29 am

   The flowers are in the fields center

5. Katelyn says:

   June 21, 2007 at 11:31 am

   Geek Quest Volume 2 walkthrough

   Prologue: Getting some hints.
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   -Talk to Susan about everything. Look around her room and other places in South Dorm for clues and items.
   -Revisit East Dorm from Geek Quest Vol. 1. The place is completely empty and has nothing for you to do, but someone has left a series of cryptic clues on all the whiteboards.

   Task I: Get the Control Lever located in North Dorm.
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   -Ride the golf cart to North Dorm, observe the guards protecting the holy flask.
   -Go back to South Dorm. Ask Susan about the Northies. She will give you a hint and offer to lend you tapes of the Olympics. You can take the tapes before, but Susan does not give hints until you’ve seen North.
   -Go back to North. Figure out which Northie likes which sport, based on in-game clues and real-world stereotypes (my apologies if this is a bit un-PC, but I think the stereotypes exploited in this puzzle are benign). One likes basketball, and you can tell because he’s tall and wearing the same team jersey as the basketball player in West Courtyard. One likes soccer, which you can guess based on his Latin-American appearance and the newspaper article in Platt Dining Hall. One likes hockey, as he is wearing a Canada shirt. One likes figure skating, as the figure skating poster in the lounge is signed to him and his name is printed on his jacket and the notice on the wall. The last one out likes hamster balling, which you figure out from the presence of Huey the hamster and the picture of its owner.
   -Based on their routes, there is only one combination of shows that will distract all the Northies simultaneously. The bottom left TV must be set to show Soccer on ESPN2. The bottom right TV must be set to show Basketball on ESPN. The right TV must be tuned to U62. The back TV must be set to show Hockey on ABC. The lef TV must be playing the figure skating tape. The other channels and tapes, including several which show the relevent sports, are red herrings that don’t distract Northies or don’t produce a combination that distracts them all (due to only three of the TV’s having VCRs, two having cable, and three being capable of receiving UHF signals).
   -Lift up the Holy Flask of Norf. A secret elevator is activated. Take the gloves from the basement.
   -There are no explicit instructions for how to open the reactor door, but you can play with it a bit and should get it open pretty quickly. If you look in the window, you can see a dangerous plutonium rod. Pull the shield controls down to lower a protective shield. If you look in the window again, you should see that the room is now safe. Hit the “All Clear” button. Do not touch the alarm button. Now that the safety alarm is off, the door can be unlocked. Turn the large wheel to unlock the door. Now, grab the handle to open the reactor door.
   -Set the reactor to normal operating levels.

   Task II: Deal with the boiler hidden under the Dining Hall.
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   -Go to the dining hall. The Wannabe Ninja appears, accompanied by music from “Skies of Arcadia”. Use cover and throw oranges whenever he stops running. Make sure that each time you duck down that you grab another orange if you’re not already holding one. If you are hit by one of his throwing stars, retry to have another chance at beating him. If you choose to continue you’ll wake up back in South Dorm.
   -When you beat the ninja, you can explore the dining hall. Go left and check out the newspaper on the table. Then go back to the first area.
   -Take the artillery book out of the lost and found box, along with the South Dorm maintenance key.
   -Go into the kitchen. Take the cookbook off the counter in the foreground.
   -Open the cabinet beneath the sink and take the bag of charcoal.
   -See what the items above the stove do, and then read the cookbook. Most of the recipes are red herrings (and actual recipes compiled by students from the real STY tech). However, Platt Matter has been mentioned both by Susan and by the East whiteboards. Read the Recipe for Platt Matter. Notice that equipment needed for the recipe is in blue, and that the five blue items in the Platt Matter recipe correspond to the five musical items hanging above the stove.
   -Hit the musical utensils in the order they are used in Platt Matter to open the secret crawlspace: Spoon, Strainer, Whisk, Tongs, and Spatula. The other way to figure this out is to play the signature riff from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, which was one the books lying around the kitchen.
   -Enter the crawlspace and follow the path to get to the boiler, which is raging out of control. Put on the protective gloves and turn down the boiler.
   -Take the Platt control lever (happens automatically).
   -Walk back to the dining hall entrance.

   Interlude: Figure out how you’re going to break into the Activites Center.
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   -Visit West Dorm and look around. Notice the cannon. If you look through the scope on the control platform you can see the Activities Center.
   -Observe Wes and note that his shirt refers to the Biology Department Retreat. Also recall the message in East Dorm (“Turn WESt upside down!”). The biology code is the phrase (“BEBE HILL”) on his shirt… turned upside down (7714-3838).
   -Eventually, you want to fire the Caltech cannon and get into the Activites Center, but one thing at a time…

   Task III: Get the plants Susan needs for her thesis.
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   -Go to South and talk to Susan about the cannon. She will offer you a deal. If you’ve seen the field station you could also ask about the code and she’ll give you a hint, but you’ve already figured that out.
   -Make sure you have a cannon ball (West) and the bananas (South kitchen) before proceeding.
   -Go to the field station. Enter the 8-digit codes: 7714-3838 (8383-4177 also works, because I’m a nice game designer).
   -Search the field station for Susan’s plants. Two are in scenes while you’re walking along the trail.
   -If you want, you can check out the telescope and see what’s across the water. Notice that the tree you need to find is over there, that there’s some sort of pulley, and that an oar is on the ground.
   -When you find the dock, use the Green lever to crank-start the engine and move the boat over to the other side of the lake. Notice that the boat takes off while you’re starting the engine, so you can’t hop on. Now switch the control mechanism to “round trip” and prime the engine again. Jump into the boat when it comes and ride it across the lake. This puzzle operates in real time, so you can change scenes without disrupting it.
   -On the other side, find the tree and the oar and row back. You can now travel in the boat without using the pulley, as long as you use the oar.
   -Peek into the cabin to observe the monkey, and note that he has the keys to the cabin. Note the posters on the walls as well. These are nucleotide bases, as explained in the textbook in South Dorm (and really, anyone who’s taken a biology class should know something about this). Three are visible in the cabin. The fourth is in the textbook as well as in the name of the boat.
   -Open the monkey’s cage using the outer lever control mechanisms (next to the boat controls) with the Blue Lever. Let the dog loose by entering the four nucleotide bases on the letter combo lock (CATG, which also changes “DAWG” to “CAT(G)”). The dog will run into the cabin. The monkey has now moved onto the table to avoid the dog. Climb up the ladder, and drop the cannon ball into the chute. It will land on one side of the table and send the monkey flying into the rafters. Lure the monkey to the upper window with the bananas.
   -Take the keys, open the cabin, and get the last plant. You can also retrieve the cannon ball if you want.

   Task IV: Fire the Caltech cannon.
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   -Return to Susan. Talk to her to give her the plants. If you have the charcoal, she will prepare gunpowder for you now.
   -Go to West Courtyard. Find the dorm president.
   -Beat the president at her game. To do this, go first and place 1 beer bottle. Then, consistantly play the opposite of whatever she plays until you win. She’ll give you the key for the rotating platform.
   -Get the lighter next to the flaming couch.
   -Go to the cannon and load it with both the gunpowder and a cannon ball (you can use the same one you used in the field station, or pick another one up from the pile, but you can only carry one ball at a time)
   -Go to the control platform. Insert the cannon key. Look through the binoculars and figure out what angle to turn the artillery platform.
   -Open the book of cannons. Look up the type of cannon (late 19th century American, indicated by both the dedication on the cannon as well as the newspaper), and figure out what angle you need to set the cannon so that the cannon ball hits the Linde Rec gates. The basketball player in West knows the distance to Linde Rec (315 meters).
   -Given the preceding information, the cannon coordinates are “Angle=36 : Pitch=7”.
   -Press go and confirm that you want to fire the cannon.

   Task V: Activities Center
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   -Enter the Activities Center. Go into the basketball court. Talk to Derek and he will open up the secret passage for you.
   -Switch the conduits in the electrical panel to power the lever cover, but not electrify the catwalk.
   -Walk across the platform, open the safety cover, turn the lever, and remove it.
   -On your way out, go to the maintenance closet. Observe how the dials on the tool chest work and then take a look at the poster. There is only one set of numbers that completes all four mathematical operations such that all numbers are integers from 1-9 (the available choices on the toolbox lock). The solution is 4,2,9,1,3. Take the wrench set and leave.

   Task VI: Baja
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   -At this point, all your jobs are complete except the West climate control center, but Wes is guarding it and he can’t get drunk. Fortunately, Susan has told you that Baja Suit has a supply of sleeping pills.
   -Use the wrench set to remove the grating in South Lounge.
   -Remember those maintenance keys you got way back in the Dining Hall? Use them to turn off the security lasers.
   -Take the Sleeping Pills and other alcohol.

   Task VII: Defeating Wes.
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   -Go to West. Use the drink mixing machine in the lounge. Place the grenadine into the machine.
   -Look up “Westie Moonrise” in the cookbook. Set up the ball machine so the ball hits all the right colors. You might have to run the machine once first so that the switch-gate is in the right position. This isn’t terribly hard.
   -Make the drink. If you have the pills, they will be added.
   -Get Wes the Westie to drink it.
   -Open the door behind him, and insert each of the 3 colored levers. Turn them to match the directions for the location of the dorm indicated by the compass direction. Susan explained this earlier.
   -Enter the underground complex and beat the game.

   Edit – Source: walkthrough Geek Quest Volume 2

6. Katelyn says:

   June 21, 2007 at 11:34 am

   Here’s the walkthrough for Geek Quest Volume 1

   Prologue: Useful Clues from Sam

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   -Go to the giant chess board.
   -Stand opposite Sam Ward (the guy in the orange shirt). Drag and drop one of the white pawns so that the white bishop is attacking the black king. Sam now talks to you. Ask him about everything.

   Problem: Crack Suite is locked.
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   -Pick up the boffer in the center of the courtyard. Go to the front lounge doors.
   -Beat Stumpy with the boffer to get into the lounge. You must hit him several times.
   -Go see Derek Hohn (playing video games). He won’t talk to you but he mentions something about getting him a cream soda. Everything else he says is irrelevent. Unlock the lounge side door as long as you’re here.
   -Go out the side door to the storage room (covered in police tape). There are various boxes of soda. Note that cream soda is out. Take the note from the EDC organizer to his assistant, which says that he just loaded it into the machine. It also gives a clue to the code for his cash box. “Number of products we offer, Month when school starts, my age mod 2”. There are 4 sodas, school starts in august (8), and we don’t know the organizers age, but it must be 1 or zero.
   -Open the cash box with the code 481. Zero isn’t on the cashbox dial so we know the last digit is one. Take enough change to get a soda.
   -Go back to the lounge. Buy a cream soda from the machine using the coins.
   -Go to Derek. He still won’t pay attention to you.
   -Turn off the GameStation. Derek gets mad.
   -Give Derek a cream soda. He accepts your offering and will now talk to you.
   -Ask about Crack Suite. He will give you the key.

   Problem: The Laundry Room is locked.
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   -If you talked to Sam, he should have told you that the proctor gives this information out.
   -Ask the Proctor about the laundry room code. She will demand your student ID.
   -Go down to the courtyard and go behind Sam. Take his wallet, remove the student ID. You automatically return the wallet.
   -Go back to the proctor and give her the Chessers player’s ID. The laundry code is 35422.

   Problem: Chessers Suite is inaccessible.
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   -Go above Chessers Suite to Frosh Clone Suite. Note that they have a trap door leading to Chessers, but it can only be unlocked by one of them.
   -Examine the desks and cloning machine schematics. Note the correspondance between the names and numbers of the residents, as well as their apparent favorite colors.
   -Go to the sink and take the toothbrushes.
   -Examine the cloning machine. Pick up the stack of punch cards. Use the cards on the machine to see them all. Note the binary numbers given at the bottom of the card, match this number up to the name of the frosh, and subsequently to their favorite color. Choose that color tooth brush and insert it into the sample feed. The only matching set is for Frosh #3 (two filled in dots on the right side) and her color is blue.
   -The machine malfunctions, but it produces a replica of one of their arms. Take this and use it to unlock the trap door via the panel above it.

   Problem: How to pick locks.
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   -Go to CrackSuite using the key. Collect the lockpicks.
   -If you talked to Sam, he told you about the MIT guide.
   -Go to the dorm library (in the lounge). Check the card catalogue. Find the “MIT Guide to Everything.” Ignore “Lock and Key”, it’s a red herring.
   -Examine the shelves and search for the call number.
   -You can now pick locks.

   Problem: Harvie won’t leave her cage.
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   -Go to Chessers Suite.
   -Look near the dresser and unblock the pipe leaving the hamster cage.
   -Collect the hamster food, then find the locked box.
   -Pick the lock on the box.
   -Read the journal. It says that the pipe in the lounge must be at 42 degrees and describes Harvie’s behaviour.
   -Go to Crack Suite. Adjust the hamster pipes to match the color of Harvie’s cage (green).
   -Go to the lounge.
   -Go to where the pipe comes through the wall. Adjust the angle to that indicated by the journal. Unblock the hatch.
   -Climb up the second story lounge.
   -Drop hamster food in the feeding area, switch the gate in the feeding area to be open on the left.
   -Switch the gate so that the vent to the toaster is active, but the gate to the nesting area is open.
   -Go to the refrigerator. Get a bagel.
   -Toast the bagel.
   -Hit the start button on the Hamstertron.
   -Harvie will smell the bagel and come running.

   Problem: Harvie won’t leave the lounge.
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   -Read the journal. It explains this part.
   -Go to the laundry room. Get the bucket (and the furby as long as you’re here).
   -Go to the courtyard.
   -Climb the rope up to the tree. Notice that the wheel would pull up the pipe (you can pull on the other end to see this). Tie the bucket on as a counterweight.
   -Go to the lounge and inspect the Turbyne. Find the manual in the East dorm library.
   -Set the rotation speed of 1200 rpm and 240 V and hit the red button.

   Problem: Harvey won’t leave G63.
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   -Notice that the lights are off and nothing works. Check the letter to learn why the power is off.
   -G63 is room 115. You can tell by the room on top of it (215) or from the map in journal. Go to the circuit box next to the storage room and unlock it. Select Room 115. Note the little map inside the box. Go to the location of the other green dot in the laundry room, unlock the box, and reset the dorm circuits.
   -Go back and put a movie about hamsters in the VCR. Harvey will come and watch.
   -Switch the air intake so that it is connected to the hamster maze. All of the rods should be pulled one step out except for the 3rd one (going left to right), which should be pushed all the way in.
   -Turn on the fan to blow Harvey up the tube.

   Problem: The safe can’t be opened.
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   -Open the combination lock for Harvey’s cage by entering the Suite symbols in the right order.
   -The order is the order of Suite creation as described in “History of East” (dorm library, the proctor tells you to read it). The names of each suite are written on the outside of the rooms. The symbols are found as follows: The Time Suck name and symbol are printed on the back of the Chessers player’s shirt (you get a close up when you steal his wallet). G63 is obvious and is also drawn on the suite wall. Chessers is the pawn, as pawns are a chess piece and there’s a wind chime of them hanging in front of the suite. Frosh clones is the logo printed on the Cloning Machine. Crack Suite is the tri-force, which you can deduce from the fact that Zelda is a video game, and Crack Suite has a Zelda poster, swords, and a large rug with the tri-force symbol on it. Proctor Suite is the lollypop diagram on a poster on the proctor’s door (inside) that says “Proctor Candy, nothing wrong with that”.
   -Start the lock spinning and hit “select” over the symbols in order: lollypop, lightbulb, g63, tri-force, pawn, 4-girls.
   -Harvie now escapes from her cage.
   -Turn off the rave music via the computer.
   -Place the Furby next to Harvie.

   Edit – Source: walkthrough Geek Quest Volume 1

7. A says:

   June 21, 2007 at 5:01 pm

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   thanks for the walkthrough!

8. DrumMan07 says:

   June 21, 2007 at 6:14 pm

   Thanks For The Help

9. A says:

   June 21, 2007 at 6:34 pm

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   btw your edit is wrong i think….for the geek quest volume two walkthrough edit you said it was from another walkthrough that was for volume one and vice versa for volume one

10. Eric says:

    June 21, 2007 at 11:14 pm

    A – Thanks for pointing out my error: edit updated!

11. j. says:

    June 22, 2007 at 7:48 am

    I enjoy the types of puzzles in this game, since they involve more thinking than “use this with that” AND manage to make sense within the story, with fair enough hints in-game. But the navigation can be simply frustrating, particularly in East Dorm and the field station: it’s not intuitive to click on one side to exit a room and then click the same side to re-enter the room you just left. I’m guessing the reason for this is that the “character” isn’t meant to walk around facing only one direction, but without a compass/cursors showing which way you’ll turn if you go a specific way/directional arrows to control the way you turn in a room, I think it’s easier for a player to figure out a layout using that assumption.

12. A says:

    June 22, 2007 at 10:25 am

    hey, wheres the book of cannons?

13. A says:

    June 22, 2007 at 10:26 am

    nm i found it

14. A says:

    June 22, 2007 at 10:54 am

    Walkthrough problemShow

    btw you said the angle was 36 degrees when its really 7 degrees and you said the pitch was 7 degrees when it was really 36 degrees…that really screwed me up but thx for the walkthrough

15. Andy says:

    June 22, 2007 at 11:35 am

    These two games are the best point and click/escape game I’ve played, other than submachine!

16. Yo says:

    June 24, 2007 at 3:00 pm

    I can’t get onto the boat. I put it on round trip, and it comes, but when I click on it, a message saying that I need a paddle pops up. Help?

17. Yo says:

    June 24, 2007 at 5:04 pm

    Nevermind I got it!

18. jojo2213 says:

    June 28, 2007 at 8:26 pm

    where is the laundry room?

19. Tina says:

    July 2, 2007 at 3:27 pm

    I can’t get the G63 puzzle in Geek Quest 1. I have done everything up to this point. Is the turbine thing supposed to stay on?

20. nickie says:

    July 6, 2007 at 5:37 pm

    HOW DO I GIVE SUSAN THE PLANTS WHAT ARE THE EXACT STEPS?

21. megan says:

    July 6, 2007 at 9:03 pm

    for geek quest one how do i keep the bucket so the pipes stay conected so harvey the hamster can run through

22. Kimi says:

    July 8, 2007 at 5:17 pm

    Where is the laundry room

23. ario says:

    July 9, 2007 at 8:16 am

    Susan doesn’t take the plants. I have the charcoal and the plants, but she doesn’t take them.

24. Ann says:

    July 15, 2007 at 2:30 pm

    For Geek Quest 1 Show

    I can’t unlock Harvey’s cage. Am I supposed to click ‘select’ exactly when the lines line up? Please help!!!

25. lanie says:

    July 18, 2007 at 10:54 am

    help i cant give susan the plants

26. elesova says:

    July 18, 2007 at 2:48 pm

    what do i talk to susan about to get the gun powder

27. kung says:

    July 23, 2007 at 2:05 pm

    how do you get harvie to stay in the nesting area

28. taylor says:

    July 23, 2007 at 3:12 pm

    where is the assistant guy i can’t find him i looked everywhere please reaspond asap

29. taylor says:

    July 23, 2007 at 3:36 pm

    nevermind i got through it but now i can’t find the start button

30. lanie says:

    July 25, 2007 at 3:08 pm

    HELP I CANT GIVE SUSAN THE PLANTS I NEED HELP

31. taylor says:

    July 25, 2007 at 7:50 pm

    i can’t hit the gate with the cannon now dang i’m not good at this o and wat is the song they play at the west dorm

32. taylor says:

    July 26, 2007 at 12:12 pm

    for lanie
    are you sure that you got all the plants check and keep trying and you have too have charcoal too.

33. taylor says:

    July 26, 2007 at 12:14 pm

    for kung
    you have to be sure too have food in the nesting area and the gate has too be left

34. taylor says:

    July 26, 2007 at 12:16 pm

    for elesova
    you have too be sure that you have all the knobs in the right thing then turn it on and
    flying hamster away!!! =)

35. taylor says:

    July 26, 2007 at 12:18 pm

    for elesova
    you have too talk about firing the cannon

36. taylor says:

    July 26, 2007 at 12:21 pm

    for jojo and kimi
    the laundry room is in the door in the lounge in front of the hamster thing and you have too put in the code she tells you exactly

37. taylor says:

    July 26, 2007 at 12:22 pm

    wait 34 was supposed too be too kimi also sry bout tat

38. taylor says:

    July 26, 2007 at 12:24 pm

    for lanie and ario
    she is supposed too take them after you did all the things you said so explore and try too find out wat is wrong

39. taylor says:

    July 26, 2007 at 12:25 pm

    i hope all my tips help sry if they aren’t accurate enough

40. taylor says:

    July 26, 2007 at 12:34 pm

    but please answer this wat is the song they play when ur in the westies lounge

41. Bug says:

    August 7, 2007 at 11:25 am

    i cant get the conduits in the electrical panal in the right order to power the electrical box but not power the broken electrical wire

42. Ulquiorra says:

    August 13, 2007 at 12:53 pm

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    *YEss! i finally made a basket* lol

43. Daiq says:

    August 20, 2007 at 8:03 am

    Ok, nevermind. I realise my diagram makes no sense at all. So here’s verbally how to do the electrical conduct thing.

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    Top left: leave as it is.
    Top middle: turn 3 times clockwise, if you ignore the “slash” of the diagram, it should look like the one in top left>> |-
    Top right: Form upside down T
    Bottom left: leave as it is.
    Bottom middle: symmetrically opposite of top left >>> -|
    Bottom right: leave as it is.

    I hope this helps.

44. Daiq says:

    August 20, 2007 at 7:46 am

    for the electrical conduct thing (i hope you can understand the below…)

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    | | / |
    |—– |—- ——–
    | /|

    | |
    |_____ ____| leave this one as it is.
    |

45. nitrox says:

    August 21, 2007 at 11:46 am

    YES! Show

    I FINALLY made a basket!!!

46. lanie says:

    August 21, 2007 at 5:16 pm

    thanks taylor you really help me…i finally beat the game

47. nitrosoxide says:

    August 24, 2007 at 1:54 am

    WAT THE HELL R U SUPPOSED TO DO TO GET THE STUFF CANT U JUST GIVE US THE CODES!!!!!

48. Edvard says:

    August 24, 2007 at 12:47 pm

    How do i get the last Lever ?

49. justin says:

    August 31, 2007 at 3:10 pm

    I cant beat sm ward what do i move

50. Chris says:

    September 2, 2007 at 4:59 pm

    I can’t find the dock in the field station. I think I’ve tried every path and keep going in circles.

    And ditto J’s compass suggestion.

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