5 days a stranger

[rodface]

im stuck in the kitchen after making matthews body finder, i know im supposed to use the pickaxe, but where, i clicked everywhere.

this is on day 3

[rodface]

COOOOMMMME on i need help

[Melanie68]

I'll give you hints in spoiler tags (highlight the white box to read) that will get progressively more specific:

To make sure the detector is complete:
#1If you have the Matthew detector all made, have you combined it with anything in the kitchen?

#2You need to dip it in salt to completely finish it.

To make sure the detector will find what it's looking for:
#1Have you 'activated the detector so it can recognize Matthew's body?

#2You need to wave it over Matthew's bed.

Final solution to where the body is (I don't have a pic but it'll give you the right part to look:

#1The spot will be on the wall.

I hope that helps. I may have told you things you've already done but I wanted to make sure. :)

And welcome to the forums rodface. :)

[rodface]

Thank you, the detector is finished already, but are you referring to the wall on the kitchen? I've clicked it with the pickaxe all over, doesn't do anything.
Man i hope its not a glitch!!! crap i want to play this so bad

[Melanie68]

It's been a while since I've played. Let me ask someone else and have them look at the thread. I think this one may be a pixel hunt but I honestly can't specifically remember. :)

[stepurhan]

I can't think of anything that has been missed so I'll load up the game later (I still have it on my home PC with my daily saves) and see if I can work out the problem.

If I can't work out why you can't get through the wall I'll see about getting a save just after this point.

[stepurhan]

Congratulations, you have indeed found a glitch and a very odd one. If you want to replay to this point yourself I can tell you where the problem arose.
On Day Two you grabbed the architectural plans from the library and gave them straight to Philip without looking at them. If you'd looked at them, as well as noting the tomb was on the other side of the house, you'd have noticed an extra room off the kitchen. From that point on the end wall of the kitchen becomes a hotspot called "Wall" Unfortunately, once you've handed over the plans there is no way to get this hot spot.
I've got a save just after the point where you're stuck so PM me with an e-mail address if you want me to forward it.

Little help for the next bit (but try without first).
Aim towards the bottom right. Use the detector to fine tune. You'll get a hot spot called "Area" when you find it. The earth is soft.

[rodface]

Congratulations, you have indeed found a glitch and a very odd one. If you want to replay to this point yourself I can tell you where the problem arose.
On Day Two you grabbed the architectural plans from the library and gave them straight to Philip without looking at them. If you'd looked at them, as well as noting the tomb was on the other side of the house, you'd have noticed an extra room off the kitchen. From that point on the end wall of the kitchen becomes a hotspot called "Wall" Unfortunately, once you've handed over the plans there is no way to get this hot spot.
I've got a save just after the point where you're stuck so PM me with an e-mail address if you want me to forward it.

Little help for the next bit (but try without first).
Aim towards the bottom right. Use the detector to fine tune. You'll get a hot spot called "Area" when you find it. The earth is soft.
Nah, its ok, just now i found out why, i had the plans in my inventory still, looked at them, and for some odd reason, from then on i could bust the wall down, problem solved, thanks for the help.

[stepurhan]

Nah, its ok, just now i found out why, i had the plans in my inventory still, looked at them, and for some odd reason, from then on i could bust the wall down, problem solved, thanks for the help.I could have sworn you handed the plans over but you're quite right, they are in your inventory.

The reason is
Looking at the plans tells Trilby there is a hidden door at that end of the kitchen. You can actually bash it open from any point that you are aware of this and have the pickaxe, even if you have no particular reason to. Up to that point it just appears to be a solid so not pickaxable (It's a character knowledge versus player knowledge thing.)

[Gagge]

Hello fellow adventure game fans!

I have a really galling problem in day three. After doing everything I am supposed to, and having read all five parts that should be required for Trilby to start looking for books about black magic, but nothing happens! Is it a bug, or do I have to do something else? I have opened up the room behind the wall, talked to everyone and all that. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

[stepurhan]

Hello fellow adventure game fans!

I have a really galling problem in day three. After doing everything I am supposed to, and having read all five parts that should be required for Trilby to start looking for books about black magic, but nothing happens! Is it a bug, or do I have to do something else? I have opened up the room behind the wall, talked to everyone and all that. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!
I'm not aware of you having to do anything else specific. Can you list (using spoiler tags please) the things you have read just to double-check please? Assuming that is OK (and I'm guessing it will be) I'll have to look into it further. Never come across a bug that halts this part of the game.

EDIT : Just had a thought. I know it sounds like the in-game equivalent of "have you tried turning it off and on again" but have you tried reading everything again? I got caught out at this very point when dealing with an earlier query because I thought I'd read everything and I hadn't.