Secret Service 44b/SSERVCD_44B.bin/cd/timel.txt

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  Solution    by   Lu   Richardson,
written for Cheet Sheets Magazine.


General tips:

  Although  you  can move using the
mouse,  I  would  advise you to use
the  arrow keys, since that way you
can see in which directions you can
go.  Try turning on the spot in the
different   directions   available,
otherwise  you might miss something
important.  Needless  to  say,  you
have  to  move  the mouse around on
the  screens  to  see  what  can be
manipulated.  In  the close-ups, be
aware   what   sometimes   is   not
enough  to  click  on  an item: you
actually  have  to  place  the hand
icon  on  it  and  move  it  in the
direction  you  wish  the  item  to
move.

  Early on you will find a journal,
which   can  then  be  accessed  by
pressing  Control  + J. There is no
need  to  read  the  whole thing at
one   go.   Just   read   the  bits
referring  to  the scenario you are
in,   sometimes  you  get  a  clue.
Fortunately,   the   journal   will
automatically   open  in  the  part
corresponding to wherever you are.

  The    items    you   will   find
immediately  are the camera and the
journal.  I  don't know whether you
are  also  supposed to find a photo
album  or  whether you are meant to
have  it already. I certainly could
not  find  it,  so  I  made  my own
schematic  drawings  and with them,
and  the  ones  in  the  journal, I
managed fine. Just as well because,
when  I  tried to use the camera, I
got  an  error  message  (unable to
open photo album!).

  In  any  case,  you  are going to
need pencil and paper, believe me.

  As ever, I would suggest you read
only up to where you are stuck.


The solution
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EASTER ISLAND, Present Day

  After  watching  the  intro,  the
game  starts  with  you facing some
stones. From here on, "right" means
your  right  hand  side and "left",
your   left  hand  side.  So,  turn
right,    advance,    turn   right,
advance,  get  the  camera, retreat
and  go  back  to  the stones. Turn
your  back  on  them and follow the
path.   Get  close  to  the  statue
you'll   see   on   the  right  and
retrieve  the  journal. Get back on
the  path  and  follow  it.  At the
T-junction,  turn right and advance
examining each of the three statues
in  turn  - if you can take photos,
do so; if not, make a sketch of the
symbol  at  the foot of each statue
and  then  advance to see the glyph
on  their  chests.  Clicking on the
chests produces the glyph again, in
case you've forgotten it.

  When  you have done this and know
the    three    symbols   and   the
corresponding  glyphs,  turn  right
and  follow  the  path to the camp.
Keep  advancing  till  you  are  in
front  of  the  table.  Turn to the
right  facing  the  side  table and
advance    close.    Examine    the
instructions   to  light  the  lamp
(take  a  photo or make a note) and
get the matches. Retreat. Turn left
and  advance  to  get a close up of
the  main  table.  Take  a piece of
paper from the left and place it on
the  stone.  Grab  the  pencil  and
bring it over the paper. Three more
symbols   with  their  glyphs  will
appear. Again, record them.

  Back  off and turn around. Follow
the  sandy  path  to your left. You
can  get a close up of the items on
the  oil  drum,  but I could not do
anything  with  them.  Perhaps  the
clear  message  on  the  bottle has
some  meaning which escapes me just
now  -  not that it mattered in the
long  run. Continue along the sandy
path till you come to the cave.

  Enter  it  and  advance  till you
come  to  the  lamp. Click on it to
get  a  close  up  and  follow  the
instructions, and remember that the
pump   has   to   be  activated  by
actually  moving  the  hand icon up
and  down.  The  match  has  to  be
grabbed  and  moved over the box to
light  it,  and  then  it has to be
applied  to the mantle. When you've
done,  the lamp will be lit and you
can proceed.

  Keep  going  till  you  come to a
spot  where  you  can turn left and
right.  Look  at the statues on the
right.   Turn   left  and  advance.
Click  on  the stone face and there
will   be  an  outflow  of  lava: a
mask will appear on it. Examine the
glyphs  on  the  eyes  of the stone
face.  Click  on the stone bowl and
water  will  cool  the  mask.  Take
it.  Turn  around  and  go  to  the
statues.  Put  the mask on the hand
directly  below  the  symbol  which
corresponds  to  the  glyph. If you
make   a  mistake,  the  mask  will
disintegrate  and you have to start
again.

  Go back to the stone face. Change
the  glyph  by clicking on the left
or  right  eye. Again, click on the
bowl   to   cool   the   mask   and
retrieve  it.  Back  to the statues
and  place the new mask on the hand
under  the  correct symbol. Do this
till    you   have   all   six   in
position,  turn to the left and you
will  see  a face with glowing eyes
on  the  rock in front. Click on it
and  you'll  be through to the time
machine.

  Advance  till  you  get  right up
close   to   the  globe.  You  will
receive  a  message from your mate.
You  might like to save here. Click
on  the  first  symbol  to the left
(the scarab) and then on the globe.
You will be transported to...


ANCIENT EGYPT

  Turn  right  twice and advance to
the  pool.  The water talks to you.
Advance some more to see the bottom
of  the  pool.  No  need  to record
what  you  see,  it is drawn in the
journal.  Back  off  and turn right
to  head  for  the  pyramid. Have a
look  around  (a  statue obligingly
tells  you  to  find  a scarab) and
enter it. You will find a door with
a combination lock on it.

  Return to the spot from where you
stared.  Turn  left  and  head  for
the  barge. Have a good look around
so  that  you know where everything
is.   Clearly,   you   have  to  go
elsewhere  to  find out how to open
the  combination  lock and you need
to  use  the  barge,  at the moment
immobilized   inside   a  gate.  Go
around  the  stonework construction
till  you are on the river, turn to
the left and you will see a hanging
basket.  Click  on  it  FOUR times.
Walk   around  to  the  well.  Look
inside.  Click on the top lever and
look inside again. Back off and use
the  lever on the right. Look at it
again. Aha. Now back off, turn left
and go to the end of the dock. Turn
left  and  advance  to see a lever.
Pull  this  to the left (don't just
click   on  it).  Go  back  to  the
basket.

  Use  the  basket TWICE. Go to the
well  and  pull  the  lever  on the
left.  Look  in. Back off, pull the
lever  on  the  top. Go back to the
dock and to the lever. Pull that to
the  left  and  the gate will open.
Get  on  the  barge and walk to the
front of it. You sail off.

  When  you get to the Temple, step
off   the   barge  and  turn  right
around.  Get  the spear. Turn right
around,  advance  and  you  will be
greeted  by  a crocodile. Now, this
is  tricky.  When  the  croc  moves
his  head  to  the  left, point the
spear at a spot on his neck, by the
base  of  his  lower jaw. While his
head  is  turned to the left, click
on  the  spear  to stab him in that
spot.  There  is no point in trying
to   stab  him  anywhere  else,  so
persist;  when  you  hit  the right
bunch of pixels, he will disappear.

  Advance  into the Temple. You can
do  this  in  any  order, but we'll
try to save time. Go to the room to
the  left  (remember, YOUR left) of
the   circular  altar  and  examine
everything.  If  you  click  on the
statue  of  Annubis, he'll tell you
to  "find  the  tablet".  In one of
the  baskets, you'll find a mirror.
Step  back  and look at the wall to
read  a  message.  Now  go  to  the
bottom  of  the  room and slide the
mirror  over  the  vessels.  On the
right  hand  side  you  will see an
elaborate key. With the mirror over
it,   grab   it.  Find  the  locked
chest,  use the key on the lock and
then   advance  and  open  it.  You
will find an amusing head whose eye
will  follow  the  movements of the
pointer.  Click  on  the tablet and
record  what  you  see.  Basically,
you  are  being  told  which number
each    symbol    represents.   For
instance,  the first one is next to
a  knife,  so  the number of knives
you  find  in  the  Temple  is  the
number   this   particular   symbol
represents. Get counting.

  When   you've  finished  in  this
room,  go  out and turn immediately
right.  Advance and turn left. Spot
the   symbols   on   the  crackling
column and click on the lowest one.
Proceed to the room opposite.

  Now,   I   suggest   you  do  the
following  to  make  it  easier for
yourself.  Get a sheet of paper and
draw  seven  equally  spaced  lines
across   and  four  equally  spaced
lines  down. You will soon find out
why. Open the first casket you come
to and inspect each scroll in turn.
On your piece of paper, draw on the
first  square  an  approximation of
the face you see on the scroll, and
in   the  next  square  along,  the
name  of  the  god plus the type of
face it has (i.e., goat, crocodile,
etc.).  Examine all of the scrolls,
doing this. Count them.

  Turn  around  and leave the room.
Go   to  the  statue  head  in  the
middle and move the orb slowly. You
will  see  the  face  of  each  god
and,  on it, a symbol. On the piece
of    paper,    draw   the   symbol
alongside  the face and the name of
each  god,  in  your third squares.
Go  back  to  the  room you've just
left.   Still   counting   all  the
objects  you  come across, click on
the  statue to the left for another
scroll. If you examine this scroll,
you  will  see  Egyptian numbers in
front  and  after  the gods faces -
record  this.  Consult  the journal
and  you'll  find out that a number
before  a  god is to be substracted
and  a  number after a god is to be
added.  It  will  all  become clear
later  on.  Continue  exploring and
counting.  At  the  end, you should
know what number each symbol on the
tablet represents.

  OK,  let's  leave  and  go to the
symbols  on  the  crackling column.
Press  the  middle  one.  Leave the
temple  and turn to the right. Walk
right  around  the  temple till you
are  facing  the  row  of obelisks.
Advance  between  the  first  pair,
turn  to  your left and look at it.
You  will see the face of a god and
a  number.  Write  that number down
on  the fourth square on your piece
of   paper,   alongside  the  right
god; and on the fifth, the position
of  the  column  in the arrangement
you  could  see  when  you  started
(e.g.,  A1  out  of A2, B1, B2, C1,
C2,  D1, D2). Turn right around and
examine  the face and the number on
the  next  obelisk (let's call this
obelisk   A2).  Advance  along  all
the  obelisks  doing this and enter
the  building.  You  will see eight
crystal  obelisks, corresponding in
position to the real ones outside.

  Turn  left to the first one (A1).
There  are  three  wheels  to click
on.  The  first will be the face of
the    god    you    saw   on   the
corresponding   obelisk   (in  this
case,  Thoth  the ibis); the second
wheel is the number you saw outside
(in  this  case,  one);  the  third
wheel  is  the  symbol  of the god,
which  you  saw  moving the ball in
the temple (in this case, wings and
entwined  serpents).  However, this
isn't  all.  The  number  has to be
changed according to the scroll you
found  inside  the  statue. Is this
all  beginning  to  gel?  No? Well,
to  save  you  the  trouble, I will
tell  you  which  numbers to put in
the middle wheels; I am sure you'll
be  able  to sort out the other two
wheels.

  This  is it, by pairs, first left
then right.

  A1  and A2. For Thoth (ibis), use
II  (2).  For  Sebek  (croc), use I
(1).

  B1 and B2. For Set (square ears),
use   the   inverted  V  (10).  For
Knumm (goat), use ((( ( (9).

  C1  and  C2. For Osiris (man) use
the  six little bars (6). For Horus
(hawk) use the "2" number (7).

  D1  and D2. For Bastet (bat), use
I. For Annubis (dog) use = (8).

  I  hope  this makes sense to you,
it's  difficult  to explain. At any
rate, go to the altar at the top of
the  room  and  click  on  it.  All
eight obelisks inside should be lit
and  a  gem  should  appear  in the
middle.  If  an obelisk is not lit,
you've   got   one  of  the  wheels
wrong.  Go  back  to  it and change
things till you get it to light.

  With  the gem go through the door
at  the  top and when you come to a
cobra,  use the gem on it. Continue
till  you  come  to a well. Look in
and  drop  the  gem in the water. A
guy in a funny hat talks to you.

  Retreat   and   press  the  stair
symbol on the column to your right.
Look  into  the well and you'll see
steps;  go  down them and enter the
room  to the right. Explore around,
click  on  everything.  You'll  end
up  playing  a  game  of snakes and
ladders. The trick is to get to the
yellow  square  first. It's largely
out  of  your  control - just click
on  the "dice" when it's your turn;
but  if  you  land next to a snake,
you  can  use  any gems you have to
escape  sliding  down (move the red
ones  to  the other side of the eye
with  the  hand  icon,  the  number
under  the  particular  snake tells
you   how  many  gems  to  move). I
didn't  bother and I still won. The
price  is  the  eye  symbol  you'll
see  above  the  game.  Take it and
retreat.

  Use  it  on  the  yellow cabinet,
alongside   its   mate.   Open  the
cabinet  and  enter.  Click  on the
scroll  with the pyramid; I believe
we've   found   the  code  for  the
combination  lock. Record it. Click
on the scarab and you get some more
info;  you carry away with you this
artifact.  Leave  and  turn  to the
door   through   which   you  came.
Advance  and click on it to get yet
another message. Push on to exit.

  Back  to  the  temple,  find  the
crackling   column  and  press  the
first symbol (pyramid). Get back on
the  barge and walk to the front to
get across the river. Now go to the
pyramid  and  to  the door with the
combination  lock.  If you added up
the    symbols   on   the   pyramid
scroll,  top  to  bottom,  you will
have  obtained  3-10-9-4. Place the
appropiate  number symbols in front
of   the  little  triangle  to  the
left  and  press  it.  Bingo!  Keep
advancing  till you get to the time
machine.

  Now,  I  don't suppose it matters
in   which  order  one  visits  the
various  locations,  so I chose the
next  button  along the first and I
turned up at the...


ANASAZI

  Things  are  going  to  get a lot
tougher,   I  can  see  that.  Turn
right,  advance  and  get  the log.
Head back for the tree at which you
started,  turn  left  and  advance.
When  you  come  up smack against a
rock and can't go any further, step
back  and use the log. This forms a
bridge. Move on. You will come to a
junction.    Just   now,   continue
forward.  When you reach the stones
and   the   lever,  ignore  it  and
continue  advancing. You will see a
circle  containing other circles on
the  rock.  This  is  actually very
important.  Back  off to the lever.
It  has  five  positions,  and each
gives   you   access   to   certain
puzzles. Every time you visit a new
section  in  this scenario you will
see a circle with the season marked
on it.

  Let's  start by pushing the lever
all  the  way left. Go and see what
the  circle  looks  like  now  - it
should  have  a  line right through
the  middle. OK, turn around and go
to  the  junction,  where  you will
turn right and advance.

  Turn  to  your right and note the
big   cactus.   This  is  the  most
important spot in the whole of this
scenario  -  you  will  have go get
here   every  time  you  complete a
section  in  order  to  get  to the
stones  and  move  the  lever we've
just   pushed  and  get  access  to
another section.

  OK, if you are facing the cactus,
turn   right  around  and  advance.
Ignore  the  first  turning  to the
right  and  go  on. Ignore the next
turning  to the right and go on. If
you  keep  advancing, you will come
up against a blank wall. Turn right
and follow the path to the cave.

  Pick  up the torch, move right up
to  the  different  walls, shake it
and shine it around. You should see
various    glyphs    and    it   is
important  that  you  remember them
well,  so  record  them.  Leave the
cave. Go back to the blank wall and
keep  advancing.  Somewhere  around
here  you  should see a *wolf* - it
is  important  you  remember  which
animal  you see in association with
each  section,  i.e. with each type
of  circle  (or season). You should
come  to  a  stone with drawings on
it.  What  you  have  to do here is
click,  in  the right order, on the
same  symbols  you saw in the cave.
It is not easy because of the hands
obscuring  the  drawings,  but  you
should   not   really   have   much
trouble.  When  you've  done,  turn
left and click on the circle on the
rock. Turn right and enter the cave
that  has  just  opened  up. Have a
look  around.  You will see a stone
carving   come   up   through   the
*water*. Right, that's that one. By
the  way,  you  must memorise every
carving/  drawing  you  uncover  in
this scenario.

  Leave the cave and find the blank
wall,   turn   right   and  advance
towards  the  big  cactus, but take
the  first turning to the left. You
should  be  going  under the bridge
and  through  a hole in the rock to
another  cave.  Have  a  good  look
around;  when you come to the snake
on   the  wall,  you  have  a  very
tiresome  puzzle  to solve. Imagine
the  footprints under the snake are
marked A to H. Click on them in the
following  order  (1  means once, 2
means twice):

C2, D2, G1, F1, G2, D1, B1, D1, B1,
C1, H1, E1, A1, E1, H1, C1, B1, D2,
G1, D1, B1, C1, H1, C1, B1, D2, F1,
A1, F1, G1.

  Be  sure  to click on the correct
footprint  -  make  a  mistake  and
you'll  have  to  start again. When
you've  finished,  the  snake  will
rattle it's tail. Turn to the right
and  advance  to  touch  the  pipe.
You  get a message. To get the full
story,  click  on the pipe 5 times.
Turn  right  and observe the map on
the   wall.   Leave  the  cave  and
advance  as far as you can go, then
left  and  up  to  the  big  cactus
(ignoring   the   turning  to  your
left).

  Turn  right,  advance,  turn left
and  go  all  the way to the stones
and  the lever. This time, move the
lever  once to the left, so that it
is  not  quite  upright nor flat on
its   side.  Back  to  the  cactus,
facing it.

  Go  all the way forward, ignoring
the  two  turnings  to  the  right.
Come  right up to the wall with the
acorn  indentation  and  turn left.
Pick  up  the  stick. Turn left and
advance   to  the  first  junction.
Turn   left.   You   should   see a
*squirrel*.  Note  also the circle,
and   remember  to  associate  them
both.  Keep  going till you come to
some  bees.  Use  the stick on then
and  collect a glob of honey on its
point.  Keep  going and observe the
squirrel  -  it drops an acorn on a
rock.  Advance and you will see the
acorn  in  a  crack.  Use the stick
to  collect it. Turn around and get
to  the  junction,  then  left  and
all the way to the indentation. Put
the  acorn  in  it  and a cave will
open  up.  Enter  it,  have  a look
around,  keep advancing and pick up
a  match.  Turn  to  your right and
pass  the  match  over the stone to
light  it,  then  light the *fire*.
Turn  right around to see the image
dancing   on   the   wall.  Another
section done. Back to the cactus.

  Go  to  the  lever and push it to
the  right,  but not fully. Back to
the  cactus.  If you are facing it,
this   time   turn  left,  advance,
turn right at the next junction and
going     all    the    way    to a
contraption on the ground with five
holes  and  a feather impression on
the wall. Turn to your left and you
will  see  five  birds; you have to
find   their   feathers.  Walk  all
around  the  scenario till you find
them.  You  will probably find more
than   five,   so  you'll  have  to
experiment.   As  far  as  I  could
determine,  the birds are a turkey,
an  owl,  a  hawk,  a bird I didn't
know,  and  a  woodpecker. When you
have  found  and placed the correct
five   feathers,   click   on   the
impression on the rock and the cave
to  your  left  will open up. Go in
and  take  a  look. Another carving
has  emerged. Note the *leaves* and
the *crows*. Back to the cactus yet
again.  Might  as  well  go  to the
village,  so, if you are facing the
cactus,  turn  left and advance all
the  way  till  you get to a spear.
Take  it and turn left, advance and
turn  right.  Puncture the base and
"branches"  of all the cacti around
the    maize    until   the   spear
disappears,  by which time the corn
will  be  tall  enough  for  you to
climb. Advance and have a good look
all around.

  Take  the  maraca from the basket
and  turn around to the snake. Poke
it  with  your finger and the snake
will  make  a  noise.  You  have to
match it by shaking the maraca - as
I  recall,  left, up and down, then
let  go. If this doesn't work, keep
trying,    it's    not   all   that
difficult.  When  you  succeed, the
snake  will  turn into a ladder. Go
up it all the way.

  At  the  loom,  grab  the  wooden
needle  to  the  left and use it on
the  basket  nearest the loom. Then
take the large ball of red wool and
put  it  in the basket - poke at it
with  your  finger  and  the end of
the  wool will appear. Click on the
eye  of  the  wooden  needle and it
will  be threaded; now click on the
loom   and,   next,  click  on  the
wooden  transversal  stick  on  the
loom.  Repeat with the medium sized
reddish  ball of wool and then with
the   smallest   reddish   ball  of
wool.   This  should  complete  the
weaving;  a golden maize plant will
appear    on   the   loom.   Leave,
remembering  that to descend stairs
you have to go backwards.

  Once  outside,  enter  the  other
room.  Climb  up to where the drums
are.  Turn  all  around  - note the
indentation  on  the  wall,  in the
shape   of   a   leaf.   Take   the
drumstick.  Turn  to the chimes and
poke  them,  identifying the notes,
if  you  can. Now turn to the drums
and  repeat  the  sequence.  If you
can't,   try  this:  supposing  the
drums  are  lineally numbered 1, 2,
3, 4, 5 (i.e., pretend they are all
in   a  straight  line),  bang  the
following:  2,  5, 3, 1, 4. Turn to
the chimes and you will see the fur
has  fallen  off, allowing you into
another room. Enter and pick up the
small stick from fire and use it to
examine  the  holes  in the wall to
your   left.   Only  one  does  not
contain a nasty; grab what there is
in  it  (it's  a  rag). Turn around
and  dip  the  rag in the water and
then  use  it  to  clean  the wall.
Very   nice.   Leave  the  village,
remembering  to  go  backwards down
the steps.

  Make  your  way  to the lever and
this  time  push  it  fully  to the
right. Go to the cactus and, facing
it,    advance    to    the   first
junction,  turn  right and go along
here.  Ignore  the  turning  to the
right  and continue till you get to
the  bow.  Note the *hawk*. Advance
to  look  at  the  bow; handling it
will  make  an arrow appear, but it
has  no  head.  Step  back and turn
left.  Advance looking for flints -
they  are hard to see, but they are
there. Grab them and go back to the
bow.   Advance   till  you  are  in
position  and  save your game. This
nearly  drove  me nuts. You have to
put  an  arrow  through the hole in
the  column  in  front  of you. Try
putting  the  arrow parallel to and
slightly away from the left side of
the column, pull it completely back
and  let  fly.  The  relative space
between  the  column  and the arrow
should  be  about  the width of the
arrow's  head.  It's very tough, so
be  prepared  to  reload  again and
again.  When  you finally manage to
put  an  arrow  through  the  hole,
you'll be hailed as a great hunter.
Step  back,  turn  right around and
advance   till  you  can't  go  any
further;  turning right will reveal
a newly opened cave. Pop in and see
what's  on the wall: a *bison* will
become a *thundering* stampede.

  Right,  now back to the lever and
center  it. Back at the cactus, and
facing  it,  advance  to  the first
junction, turn right, advance, turn
right  and  go  along here; turning
right will put you in front of four
stones.  Each slab is topped by the
symbol  of  one  of the seasons. On
the  first  one  to  your left, you
have  to  click  on the crow and on
the  leaf  (it  doesn't look like a
crow,  but  makes a sound like it),
on  the  next one, click on the top
right hand-side symbol (a kite or a
hawk)  and  then  on the symbol for
the   storm.   Next:  squirrel  and
fire.   Last:  wolf  and  drops  of
water.  Now  click  on  the  circle
above  the stones and a slab should
fall  letting  you  through. Inside
this  chamber you have to click, on
the  walls  to your left, right and
behind  you,  on the symbols you've
uncovered  in  the whole scenario -
no  doubt  you  remember  them all.
When you have done so, you will see
that  all the arrowheads around the
circle  in  front  of you have gone
blue.   Press  the  center  of  the
circle  and  the wall will open. Go
through  and  pick  up  the pod and
another  message.  Note the outline
of a leaf underneath.

  OK.  Now  for  the  last push. Go
back  to the village and to the pit
of  sand.  Look  into it an a whole
lot    of    leaves    will    land
artistically  on  the  spiral.  You
have  to complete the sequence: use
the  following  narrow leaves: red,
red  and  green.  At  the  end, you
get  a  leaf of the right shape for
the  indentation we saw in the drum
room,  so let's get there. When you
place     the     leaf    in    the
indentation,  the  wall  across the
roof  opens. Go through to the time
machine.  After  the message, click
on   the  fourth  symbol  from  the
left because we are going to the...


MAYAS

  Well, here we go again. Get going
in  the  only direction you can. At
the  first  slab,  turn to the left
and  click  on  the head. You get a
statuette.  Turn  right and look at
the slab. Keep going and looking at
the   slabs.   You   will  notice a
recurring   theme:  skull,  monkey,
jaguar and salamander (or at least,
that's  what  I think they are). As
you  come to the temple, you'll see
a  circular platform. Advance to it
and   use   the  statuette  on  the
crackling center. A salamander will
appear.  You  are  about  to play a
game  of Simple Simon. Click on the
salamander and remember the colours
it  acquires. Click on the coloured
tiles  in  front of the platform in
the  same  order.  Keep  doing this
till  the salamander disappears. Go
forth  into  the  temple and have a
look   around.  You  can  go  right
through  and out, but you will find
that,    apart    from   the   door
directly    in    front   of   this
particular  pyramid, all the others
are  shut.  Perhaps it's Sunday. Go
back in.

  Find  the spot with the calendar,
the  head  and  the  sphere and the
numbers on the wall (this is a good
moment  to  consult  the journal to
find  out  which  number is which).
Look   at   the   tablet  with  the
numbers.  This  is  a  very  simple
puzzle,  but  just in case: imagine
that each number is marked A, B, C,
D  along  the first row, E, F, G, H
along the middle row and I, J, K, L
along  the bottom row. Click on the
following numbers, in this order: A
+  F = I; B + G = L; C + H = J; and
D  +  E  =  K. A lever will appear.
Click  on it. Turn left: the sphere
will be mobile now. Turn it so that
you get the skull.

  Go outside and find the slab with
the  skull  head  on  it.  Click on
the  skull  and  three symbols will
light  up.  Record  them.  Back  to
the  calendar.  Now  you've  got to
align  the  three symbols along the
center  line  by  manipulating  the
three  wheels.  The inner one, with
the  numbers,  has  8 sections; the
next  one, 12; and the other wheel,
to  the  right,  has  16  sections.
Basically,   get  the  two  symbols
alongside   one  another  and  then
jiggle  the wheels up and down till
you get them correctly aligned with
the   right   number.  When  you've
succeeded,    go   to   the   other
pyramids.  The  door  to the one on
the right (with the skulls) will be
open.  Turn  right  and examine the
skeleton.  You  have to reconstruct
it.  Now,  how did it go? The thigh
bone  is  connected  to  the... hip
bone,    tra-la-la-la.    Anyway, I
can't  help you here. All I can say
is  that  there are bones to spare.
Save  your  game  before you start.
The  left  leg  comes in two pieces
and  is  the easiest. The right one
comes in an upper leg in two broken
bits,  a  complete  lower leg and a
loose  foot.  Or  do  I  mean  foot
loose?  The  right  (remember, YOUR
right)  arm is in two bits, but the
left  one  is  all  in  pieces: the
upper  is  broken in two, the lower
has  to  be  made  up with two thin
bits  and  the  hand added on. Good
luck.  At  the  end,  click  on the
stone in the mouth of the skeleton,
turn right around and put the stone
in  the  middle  of the circle. You
get a message and a picture. Record
this  picture  and the others which
will  appear  after each message in
each temple.

  OK,  let's  go  to the sphere and
move  it on to the monkey. Find the
slab,  click  on  the monkey's head
and  record the three symbols, etc.
I think you've got the idea. At the
monkey's  pyramid  (to  your  left,
as  you come down the stairs), look
around  and  spot  the maze puzzle.
You  just  have  to  get your green
spider through various square holes
to  the  bottom of the board, where
the  blue  gem is. It's a matter of
watching   the   other  spider  and
moving  at  the  right moment. Save
each  time  you  elude  one  of the
spiders  and you'll have no trouble
getting  the  gem.  Now  turn left,
advance,  and  use  the  gem on the
circle to get the usual message and
another picture.

  Back  to the sphere, let's go for
the  jaguar  next. You know what to
do.  The jaguar temple is on top of
the   pyramid   opposite.   Get  up
there  and  have  a  good  look all
around.  Above  the recumbent green
god  you  will  see  a  circle with
colours. Note the position of these
four   colours.   Go  back  to  the
entrance and, with your back to it,
turn  right.  Note the four squares
around    the    jaguar    picture.
Advance   and   you  are  into  the
puzzle.  Click  on  each  square to
change  it,  not  only  to the same
symbol as around the jaguar picture
but  also to the colours you saw in
the  circle  -  all  in  the  right
position,  of  course.  When you've
done  this, you get the golden head
of a jaguar.

  Step  back,  turn  left,  advance
till  you  are at the pile of bones
and  turn left. Advance and use the
head  on  the  crucible  above  the
fire.  It  melts and pours into the
mould.  Click  on the vessel to the
left  so  that water pours into the
mould  and  cools  the  piece. Look
inside  the  mould - if it is still
too  hot  to  pick  up, have a walk
around  the  temple  and come back.
When the heart is cool, pick it up,
turn  right  around and place it on
the  cup  the  recumbent  figure is
holding. You get a gem. Back to the
door   -   to  the  right,  another
circle.  Use  the gem on the circle
to get the usual. Out.

  Get  to  the sphere and change it
to  the  salamander. Find the right
slab  and  do the usual. Now we are
going  to  go  out  and through the
door  of  the  opposite pyramid, at
ground  level.  Keep  going through
here  till  you  come  to  a  green
statue.  Turn  right to face it and
save  your  game. There is a rather
revolting  game  coming up (not for
the  squeamish)  and,  if you don't
want to spend the rest of your life
playing,  it's  as  well to adopt a
strategy.  Start  the game clicking
on any of the skull orifices. Write
down  the  sequence  in  which  the
opposite skull spews out nasties as
you  go.  Although  these sequences
appear  to  be  random, a given set
will  be  often  used.  So,  having
written   down  the  sequence  (and
unless   you've   won  by  chance),
reload  the  game  and do the same.
Eventually   you'll  recognise  the
pattern   and   will   know   which
creature  to  use  because you know
what to expect. Save every time you
win  a  game  and  it  will soon be
over.  Your eventual win means that
the hanging bridge is pulled up and
you can go through.

  Follow  the  path till you get to
the giant head. Turn to your right,
wait till the spider moves and grab
the  stone.  Turn  left  and use it
on the left eye of the statue, then
move  the  eye to the left. You can
turn   left  and  walk  along  here
safely  and  move on till you reach
the  pyramid.  Of course, you can't
enter  yet.  Back to the stone head
and  turn your back on it. You will
see  a glint in a flower. Advance a
couple  of  times  and grab the gem
hiding in it. Back to the head, use
the  gem  on the other eye and move
it.  You  get  a machete. Use it on
the  vines to the right of the head
and  you  can  get  through  to the
salamander pyramid.

  Once  inside,  look  around,  get
hold of the broken heart and put it
in the golden basin in front of the
statue   with   the   skulls.  Push
forward for the next puzzle. Have a
good   look   at  it.  Consult  the
journal to establish the numbers on
the skulls. Step back.

  Go to the circle on the wall, the
one  with  the  salamander  in  the
middle,  and  step  right up to it.
Turn   right   and,  in  the  lower
left-hand corner of the screen, you
will  see  an  object.  Click on it
and  you will find the numbers (you
will  have  to  consult the journal
to  see which ones the head symbols
represent)      to     move     the
salamander,  back  at  the  puzzle,
using  the  skulls. The red symbols
refer to the skulls on the left and
the  black  symbols  to  the skulls
on the right. Thus, you would start
by  clicking  on the first skull on
the  right  (five:  the  salamander
would  move  five spaces), followed
by  the  first  skull  to  the left
(four:  the  salamander  moves four
spaces) and so on. Guiding yourself
by  the  journal,  write  down  the
skulls  to  click  on  in the right
sequence, go back to the puzzle and
do   it.  At  the  end,  you  get a
salamander.  Turn  to  the left and
advance  on  the slab on the floor,
click  on the compartment and place
the salamander on the silouette you
will  see.  This  opens  up a floor
and you go down.

  Follow through here and, when you
can,  turn  left.  Advance  through
here.  At  the end, turning to your
left   will   reveal  another  pod.
Click  on  it,  get another message
and,  when the cylinder raises, get
the   hammer.   Now  place  on  the
cylinder  the  four  skulls and the
grey  stone  (not  the bone nor the
other   stones).   Turn   left  and
advance till you can go no further.
Turn left and advance. Click on the
impression of an axe on the side of
the  doorway  and  you  get a tune.
Use  the hammer on the five columns
in    front    of    the   doorway,
reproducing the same tune. I'm sure
you'll  be  able to manage; but, if
you  are  tone-deaf  like  me, this
might  help:  imagine  the  columns
are numbered 1 to 5, left to right.
Hit  the  following: 5, 3, 4, 2, 2,
5,  5,  1. You are through. Advance
till  you  come  to a skeleton in a
coffin,  hanging  on to a gem. Grab
hold of the gem and move it side to
side  till  you  shake  it loose. I
don't know about you, but I'm up to
here   with   skeletons   and  bits
thereof.  OK,  you know what to do;
get  to  the  circle  in the temple
above   and  use  the  gem  in  the
middle. Message and picture.

  Now  it's time to go to the final
temple.  Go to the stone head, face
it, make sure its left eye is moved
to   the   left,   turn   left  and
advance  all  the way up to the top
of  the  pyramid.  Wot,  no  gem in
the  middle?  Turn right around and
advance    10    paces   down   the
pyramid.  You  will see a rock and,
in  a  crevice  to the bottom right
hand  side of it, a gem. Get it and
go  and  put  it  in  the middle of
the  circle  on top of the pyramid.
This  will  open  the door and will
let  you  advance to the puzzle. In
this,  you  have  to  form the four
pictures  you  saw in each temple -
guide   yourself   by  the  numbers
indicated  to the left and right of
the  panel  with the tiles. Bear in
mind  that,  once  you get together
the  four  pieces  of  each picture
they  will fuse and it will be more
difficult  to  move  the others, so
try  doing  first the bottom right,
the   bottom  left,  then  the  top
right  and,  finally, the top left.
One  piece  of  this  last one (top
left)  is  missing,  otherwise  you
could not move the tiles.

  When  you've finished the puzzle,
the  door will open and you will be
able  to  go  through  to  the time
gate.  This  time  we  are going to
Atlantis,  so  click  on the middle
symbol.


ATLANTIS

  Start by turning right around and
advancing  and  then turning to the
right to enter the pyramid. Examine
everything    with    care.   Click
several  times  on  each  holograph
until  the  message is repeated, to
get   all   the   info.   In   this
particular   building,   you   must
activate all three maps by clicking
on   them.  Note  also  the  letter
symbol either side of the door.

  Leave  and proceed to examine all
the  other  buildings  in  the same
way,  clicking  on  each  holograph
several   times,   and  noting  the
letter symbol associated with each.
Sometimes  this  symbol is obvious,
sometimes  it is not. In one of the
buildings,  it's  on the floor (the
one with the DNA in it).

  When  you've  been everywhere and
examined   everything,  go  to  the
center  building.  Inside,  turn to
your  left to input the code - this
will  be obvious to you. Just click
on  each  square  under each of the
buildings  till you get the correct
symbol   (or   an   approximation -
they  are actually back to front or
upside  down),  then  click  on the
last button to the right. If you've
done  it  right,  you can now enter
the lift. Inside, turn right around
and  examine the controls. You will
notice  that clicking on the symbol
to the left of the lit one gets you
nowhere; so click on the one to the
right.  You  go down. To get out of
the  lift,  just  advance  and  the
doors will open.

  Now,  for  the first time in this
game,   you  are  in  real  danger.
Cautiously  turn in every direction
you  can  till  you spot the robot.
Be  very  aware of where you are in
relation  to  the lift. Because you
are  about  to  go  forth, nick the
robot's  charge  and  get  into the
lift  pretty  damn quick, before he
kills you. Inside the lift, use the
charge  crystal  on the appropriate
indentation  in  the  control panel
and  click  on  the first symbol to
the left in order to go up.

  Aha.    Now    we   are   getting
somewhere.  Save  immediately,  you
don't  have  a  lot of time and you
must  have  a trial run. First look
around  carefully, as usual, to see
where   everything  is.  Take  your
time.  One  thing you must do is to
make  a  note of the white/blue dot
sequence  you  will  see behind the
sarcophagi;  some  of the dots will
be  obscured in some cases, but you
can  view  them  from other angles.
Once you have the complete sequence
noted,  look  at  the  empty stasis
box.  Now  find  the  puzzle on the
wall  and  have a bash. It's just a
matter   of  getting  all  the  red
sectors in the middle and it can be
done  quite  easily clicking on the
yellow   arrows   here  and  there.
While   you   are  messing  around,
you'll  probably  get killed by the
robot. No problem.

  Reload your saved game and go for
it.   Take  the  crystal  from  the
lift,  go  to the empty stasis box,
place  the  crystal  in the hole on
the floor; enter the stasis box and
set  the  right sequence of dots by
clicking on the white ones you want
to   change   to  blue.  Then  turn
around  and tackle the puzzle. When
you've   solved   it,   press   the
button  in the middle. Now back off
and   you   find  yourself  at  the
power  machine and you are supposed
to  fire  on  the  button above the
panel   to  switch  on  the  stasis
field, preferably with the robot in
it. You have to be very quick about
it, otherwise... Game Over.

  When  you  get the robot securely
immobilized  in  the  stasis field,
you  can go left to the door, which
you can now enter. Advance and turn
to  your  right: click on the round
contraption  and  you will see that
your  three  pods are missing. Call
them   up   through   pressing  the
spacebar,  or  whatever,  and place
your  hand  on them to join them to
the  other  one.  Pick  up the four
reunited   pods.   Turn   left  and
advance  till you get to the panel.
Click  on  it,  place  the combined
pods   in   the  indentation,  turn
around and go back to the entrance.
Turn  to  your right and advance to
the  time  gate.  Get  the message,
click  on  the  last  button on the
right  and you will free your mate.
Now  you  can  stay here or go back
in,  it  doesn't  matter. Game well
and truly Over, and you are all set
for Timelapse 2. The End.

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