Mata Hari

Oh, yeah. I also didn't pay enough attention to the punch card code, so restarted the game at harder level. And considering how small some of the HOs are, having a sparkly cursor helps (or did I just use Helps? curses)

scotcat wrote:

BinLA wrote:I never got to actually choose her outfits -- I just clicked on the right arrow until the game chose the one it wanted. There was like a sniper scope that came up in front of the person's picture when each correct piece was chosen, and after the third piece there was a lipstick "kiss" mark.

You were in easy mode. In hard mode, you have to find the right outfit.

Oh, goody! *claps fins* I was hoping this was the case, of course I'll need to wait a while cuz I'll remember them all this soon. What other differences are there between hard and easy? No sparkly cursor maybe? Longer hint refill? No skips on min-games? Just wondering. I like thias game so much I will definitly play it over and will go for Hard the 2nd time probably.

Poodlebear wrote:

scotcat wrote:

BinLA wrote:I never got to actually choose her outfits -- I just clicked on the right arrow until the game chose the one it wanted. There was like a sniper scope that came up in front of the person's picture when each correct piece was chosen, and after the third piece there was a lipstick "kiss" mark.

You were in easy mode. In hard mode, you have to find the right outfit.

Oh, goody! *claps fins* I was hoping this was the case, of course I'll need to wait a while cuz I'll remember them all this soon. What other differences are there between hard and easy? No sparkly cursor maybe? Longer hint refill? No skips on min-games? Just wondering. I like thias game so much I will definitly play it over and will go for Hard the 2nd time probably.

Hahhaaa, I'm not sure about the differences since I haven't bought the game yet + I did not play easy mode. The HO would sparkle when the cursor got near it. I don't think the cursor itself sparkled. I can't remember about skipping any mini games since they were so easy, I never thought about it.

Is this a good game for a HO beginner?

dussgemma wrote:Is this a good game for a HO beginner?

I would say no. It is really more of an Adventure game than an HO game, where all objects found are for puzzles and they are not exactly hidden, just small. HO beginners should start with Mystery Case Files and Hidden Expedition games imo. Going in order would probably be a good idea too.

I agree that this is not really an HO game, more of a puzzle game with a little HO fun thrown in. I liked some of the puzzles a lot. (Wiring the decoder is the kind of logic puzzle I enjoy, and the "star" puzzle was interesting. I beat the Germans at the naval battle eventually, but I had to skip the "trap the rat" game because I am totally useless at those. I did think the repetitive "match the colors" decoding was boring.) From reading all the comments, I gather this is a game you either hate or love. I found it quite entertaining, it had a fair bit of historical accuracy for a game, and the hidden objects actually had something to do with the story line, which is WAY rare. But I would not suggest this game to anyone who is looking for serious HO action.

Staril wrote:I tried to try it but it was running very strangely on my vista machine. The cursor moved very slowly and I think there were supposed to be movie type bits but they didn't display at all. I've deleted it but will retry if I hear that it might be worth it.

I had the same problem with my off-the-shelf Dell Vista PC. Win Vista takes twice the memory to do the same thing as Win XP. Have now doubled my memory and upgraded my graphics card. This has helped tremendously. Good Luck!
the kat
=^,,^=

ecblisa wrote:I agree that this is not really an HO game, more of a puzzle game with a little HO fun thrown in. I liked some of the puzzles a lot. (Wiring the decoder is the kind of logic puzzle I enjoy, and the "star" puzzle was interesting. I beat the Germans at the naval battle eventually, but I had to skip the "trap the rat" game because I am totally useless at those. I did think the repetitive "match the colors" decoding was boring.) From reading all the comments, I gather this is a game you either hate or love. I found it quite entertaining, it had a fair bit of historical accuracy for a game, and the hidden objects actually had something to do with the story line, which is WAY rare. But I would not suggest this game to anyone who is looking for serious HO action.

Yep, I'm in the "loved this game" group. By the Naval Battle game do you mean the very last one played against the site impaired General? (how many boys you know shaped like that?! ) I could NOT do that. Only one I skipped. Had not the remotest idea how to be successful. The secret to trap the rat is build way out closing in the far perimiter so he can't get to the edge, then work in. I think it's very cool all the puzzles are available from main menu.

Thanks for the hint about the rat game, Poodlebear. I'll surely keep trying on that one. Like you said, nice we can do that without replaying the whole thing to get one more try.

About the naval battle -- yes, it's that thing at the end. I thought at first you were supposed to put the map together correctly, and I kept not getting it, then my husband (an even better map fan than I am, whose help I solicited as he walked by) said "that couldn't be it, the map is already together." So I clicked on the help function, and it said I had to block "their" ships by getting five ships in a row. The one thing I finally figured out is that once you let "them" get 4 in a row, you can never win, because they will always get #5 on the next move no matter what you do, so the secret is not to work on rows, but all over. I wish I had a secret to impart, but I won it mostly by avoiding making the same mistake again and again. It's a very original game, because you can only add ships from the margin by using the arrows, not put them wherever you like.

sandipuppy wrote:I deleted this one after about 15 minutes. The game ran fine but I found it rather tedious. I hate silhouettes!! I hated having to dress her, never did like playing with dolls...LOL

I fear after playing RTR I'll never find an HO game I like again...

I definitely agree about RTR!! And silhouettes! But I liked the demo enough that I think I'll wind up purchasing.

h2owishin wrote:Take the key and open the cabinet drawers in the order 1-6.
then the picture opens and there is another puzzle. Hope that helps.

I have steamed the cabinet so long and so thoroughly,
I am beginning to wonder if I need to renew my steam...
I still don't see any numbers,
nor do I see 6 cabinet drawers.
In fact I believe I could use that cup of tea myself about now.
~ HELP ~
the kat
=^,,^=

Help! I'm in chapter 8 and am trying to get into the file cabinets ABC/12345. It says I need something but I have collected everything but the personal file and the other file. What do I need to get into the drawers? I can't find anything.

Katbear, there are two things that look like glass-fronted bookcases, one in each part of the scene. You steam the glass, and the numbers will pop up. then start with opening the one marked 1. Maybe you're steaming the wrong furniture?

gracealma1 wrote:Nothing like talking to fast as playing with puzzles. I am now on level 4 and I've run into a problem. I have to find part 2 of the german map. There are sparkles on the german symbol bag as well as the other bag, I think it is italian symbols. the first puzzle map piece is also all sparkles. Any ideas on what to do?
Gracealma

Im stuck here too. Help would be appreciated.

Justme1258 wrote:Help! I'm in chapter 8 and am trying to get into the file cabinets ABC/12345. It says I need something but I have collected everything but the personal file and the other file. What do I need to get into the drawers? I can't find anything.

Once you have collected everything a "Face" puzzle will appear- when it's correct, It will tell you which drawer to open.

ecblisa wrote:Katbear, there are two things that look like glass-fronted bookcases, one in each part of the scene. You steam the glass, and the numbers will pop up. then start with opening the one marked 1. Maybe you're steaming the wrong furniture?

Finally turned the steaming cup over to my 16 yr old g'son,
he centered it on each of the glass fronts ane Voila!
The kat Blushes

Greetings to all my fellow fishies from the mountains of Romania. I am playing or trying to play this game. I am stuck in the banquet hall. I have steamed the glass on the rifle cabinet and came up with 3 numbers, 2 6 3. I noticed one of you said to take the key and open the drawers in order 1-6, but the cursor only indicates that the glass doors open and there are only 3 of them. All I keep getting is " something else is needed ". What do I do with the 3 numbers? the hint only points to the cabinet...that's no help. If there were 6 to open, I would try opening them in the order of 2 then 6 and then 3, but there aren't 6 there are only 3 that can open. Holding the key over the glass doors does nothing either. Help

I had no problem with the download, it took less than 30 minutes. The only problem other than the above, was the mini game where you were to switch the roosters with the lions.....I could not get that one to work, so, I skipped it. And if any of you have noticed, the cursor is so long, that it is very easy to hit the hint, when you did not mean to hit it, be careful.

I tried the demo, but it was a bit too easy, I did not get to experiment with the costumes, I liked being able to skip puzzles, but I did not find much of a challenge. I am more of an adventure gamer, I would rather play an adventure version of this than the HO.

For Katbear50....hope I got that right......anyhow, you must go to the second view of the room to steam the cabinet glass, it will not work in the first shot of the room. I too am having problems here. I get the numbers but now what to do with them????????????????

HighlandMax wrote:For Katbear50....hope I got that right......anyhow, you must go to the second view of the room to steam the cabinet glass, it will not work in the first shot of the room. I too am having problems here. I get the numbers but now what to do with them????????????????

You have to steam all 6 doors- then use the key to open them in numerical order