Ok first off for anyone that is wanting to play The Dig and hasn't yet you may want to skip my blog. I'm sure spoilers will abound as I go through my trials and tribulations.
Now on with it!
First off, I have a new record! I managed to make it a good 20 minutes into the game before I got stuck! We will overlook the fact that half of that was cutscenes. But, with me and adventure games there is always a caveat. I'm playing The Dig on SCUMMVM. It autosaves to the directory you are running the game from. Initially this was from the cd. So after my first session ended ... I started over, with SCUMMVM configured correctly.
I managed to make it into the asteroid with little difficulty. Although I did think the shuttle was supposed to move the rock instead of the shovel ... yeah I know, but remember I suck at adventure games.
So I make it onto an alien world and into an underground lair, with only one casualty. Which is supposed to happen. I did a double check with my friend to see if that was story driven or if there was a possibility to save him. Either way i'm not going back on my play through. Curiosity was getting at me, tho.
And now we get to where I am stuck. There is a large circular room with many sealed doors and a pattern to unlock them. I managed to find a key but I think there is something else I need to do to activate the doors. As the key only shows a pattern. I do see a lens on the floor ... my next mission is to try and get that, I think. And for those who have played the game I have touched every stinking glowing plant, to no avail, to try and get a door open.
And now for the no crap statement of the week. I promised my friend i'd keep him abreast of my progress. So I called him and told him where I was and that I was having trouble opening the sealed doors. And his response ... well there is something you have to do to get the doors open. NO CRAP!
For the record I will update the blog after every gaming session or so. And I am defining a gaming session as at least an hour of game play or what I deem a major accomplishment.
