Next Life / Reprobates [Archive]

Stroupe

11-22-2007, 12:31 PM

I'm stuck at the first dream sequence, and since there aren't any walkthroughs on the net, figured I'd ask here. I'm in the first dream sequence at the contstruction site, and I can't figure out how to make the elevator move. I have the hammer, and the crowbar. I was thinking that I'd need to use the rag on the pulleys to clean the up and get it to move, but the guy only picks up the rag from the wrong side. Any help would be appreciated.

jtoast

11-22-2007, 12:40 PM

Would love to help you but I'm still trying to figure out how to get the dang Bell tower door open :P

Any hints would be appreciated.

EDIT:
Disregard. I figured it out.

Stroupe

11-22-2007, 12:52 PM

To get the door open, there's a padlock you have to look at. It's kinda hard to see, but it's on the left hand side. After that you'll need a wire to pick the lock, and that can be gotten from the asian girl. Ask the black lady. And I'm not sure if you've done that yet or not, so after that to open the door, just use a stick on it to pry it open.

The Will

11-22-2007, 01:33 PM

Remember the closed toolbox where you picked up the hammer? That crowbar should get it open.

Stroupe

11-22-2007, 03:13 PM

Yeah I got that open but there wasn't anything in there. Just "Junk". So now I'm just missing the handle. And btw, how do you use the spoiler tag?

The Will

11-22-2007, 03:31 PM

If you right click something, Adam will investigate further. Try investigating the junk. I know what you're thinking, this should've been explained ingame, and I agree. Took me an hour to figure that out.

Spoiler tags work like this:
Text you want spoilerised...

zak

11-22-2007, 03:32 PM

I was stuck same place for a long time, but try right click on junk.

Just completed the game so ill be glad to help out if any needs help just tell how to do spoilers no idea how too either

Stroupe

11-22-2007, 03:33 PM

Awesome thanks! You should be the first to write a walkthrough. Alot of people on the net's been clamoring for one. I'll be sure to post anymore questions I have later in here since I'm sure I'll have a few.

The Will

11-22-2007, 04:47 PM

Walkthrough has been out for a couple of days now, you can find it here (http://members.chello.nl/h.vangompel/r/reprobates_eng.htm). It can be quite hard to understand at times, but it's usable.

Stroupe

11-22-2007, 05:42 PM

Thanks a million for the walkthrough. It is hard to read, but understandable. I didn't realize Nostradamus wrote walkthroughs. :P

Stroupe

11-22-2007, 06:25 PM

Alright, stuck again. At the trailer, I picked up the brick, and the walkthrough says to throw it through the window, but it's not letting me do anything. The guys' already been electrocuted, so I figured I should be able to throw the brick through the trailer window.

jtoast

11-22-2007, 09:46 PM

You have to check the door first.

balmhood

11-23-2007, 04:36 AM

I am stuck with the dead man. I've seen the saw, and when I climb down the ladder to plug the cables, it keeps telling me that it doesn't want to climb.
Am I missing something or am I not supposed to look at the cables? The walkthrough isn't very clear on this.
thanks in advance,
Balm

edit: had to right click on the cables... silly me !

zak

11-23-2007, 04:45 AM

What i remember its the 2nd cable from the right that goes up to the saw so u can cut the robe the dead man is hanging in, but i already had the cable put in before going up there so not sure how to get down again

balmhood

11-23-2007, 10:57 AM

stuck in the second cave.
I removed the first beam, gave the bottle away, pulled the hook, and hans keeps asking me to do something... ok, but what? I tried using the stick on the rock but it didn't work either...

jtoast

11-23-2007, 11:57 AM

Balmwood,
Connect the chain to the big rock by the door and drop another rock on the second beam

balmhood

11-23-2007, 12:47 PM

thanks for the help! I missed it on my screen.

Stroupe

11-23-2007, 12:54 PM

I don't know how to use the spoiler tag, so forgive any spoilers, however, the chain is on the ground towards the front of the "broken bark". Looks like a boat to me though. Anyways, it's hard to see and the mouse hotspot for it is pretty small. So just run your mouse real slow up and down in the area between the boulder and the front of the boat.

balmhood

11-23-2007, 02:34 PM

seems like i am the only one getting stuck :)
Thanks for the help everyone ! (to use spoiler tag, start paragraph with [ spoiler ] (no space) and end it with [ /spoiler ] (no spaces)
i am stuck again :( ...
After getting hit on the head by Edwin, I wake up, get the scalpel, read the book, look at the window blinds, notice the blood mark & absence of bodies, follw the trail to the storage room where edwin was and then ... ? I went back and forth trying to see what I missed and couldn't find it

zak

11-23-2007, 02:50 PM

In the morgue u need u take a body out of a freezer

jtoast

11-23-2007, 03:14 PM

Ok....need some help here...
I'm in the same spot, where the heck am I supposed to hide?

Disregard, figured it out :P I really hate this game sometimes.

Stroupe

11-23-2007, 04:00 PM

I agree, the damn little stuff is what keeps hanging me up. Like right clicking on something before you can use something else on it, ect...

Gamegirl

11-23-2007, 11:14 PM

What do people think of this game and is it worth buying?

balmhood

11-24-2007, 12:58 AM

In the morgue u need u take a body out of a freezer

but I don't see any. I have checked all the freezers, nothing. right click gives me the "corpses. I really don't care about them" message and a leftclick gives me a "chilling, they must be worlking"

Edit:i am also starting to hate this ... trigger was to right click on the storage room to get the phone ringing... grrr! It is so random that I right click on everything now... makes no sense sometimes.

zak

11-24-2007, 02:55 AM

Hehe for sure the game got alot of stupid things was stuck for hrs at some points cause of a silly reason that made no sence at all

Cris Pandry

11-24-2007, 02:20 PM

I'm quite enjoying this game so far after completing the first 3 days, but I'm amazed that nobody (so far) has complained about the...

...seat belt dexterity puzzle yet!

It seems you need good reflexes and/or a good mouse to get through that one? LOL

It needed a few tries here and I'm a well versed FPS player too, or perhaps I'm just getting old, hehe. ;)

If anyone needs a save to get past that part It's here. (Server doesn't like .rar files so... rename the .zip files to .rar then use Winrar to reconstruct the complete save. Server won't allow files greater than 97K! pooh...)

The Will

11-24-2007, 06:05 PM

Actually, that puzzle was what made me uninstall the game. I didn't quite enjoy it anyway, the first bit was just stupid walking back and forth (not to mention the conversations that barely made sense - bad translating probably) trying to find the pixel to click on the move somewhere else, followed by a rather uninspiring dream. Then when they threw that bloody seatbelt dexterity thingy at me I got really annoyed, and after failing miserably 10 times I had enough.

Thanks for the saves though, maybe I'll reinstall and see if it gets better. :)

jtoast

11-24-2007, 06:26 PM

What do people think of this game and is it worth buying?

I'm going to say no.

The interface is annoying as hell and the voice acting is absolutely terrible. I am also finding myself doing a lot of pixel hunting on the edges of the screen trying to find the hotspot to change locations or to figure out where my next batch of 5 rocks, 3 sticks is going to come from...and don't even get me started on that that damn "Climb" icon :GRR The puzzles seem to be either very easy or extremly bizarre. I mean come on, how the hell am I supposed to figure out that the only way to open a door would be to wire a corpse with an electric lamp ?

I am also not real crazy about the action sequences.

All in all, I would give this about a 4 out of 10.

Maz1888

11-25-2007, 07:03 AM

Hi i need help on nextlife/reprobates, i have opened the bell tower door and stuck a stick combined with rocks in a crack but dont know what to do next. Found a walkthrough and it said something about look down were boris hid dry leaves but cant see it anywhere. Could someone please tell me what to do next. Thank You

jtoast

11-25-2007, 08:33 AM

You have to ask him for the leaves. You will have to do him a favor before he will give them to you.

Cris Pandry

11-25-2007, 08:58 AM

...

Thanks for the saves though, maybe I'll reinstall and see if it gets better. :)

You're welcome.

Just after this is another timed game sequence. Well, the whole scene is 'timed' actually, but in an interesting way. Much less frustrating than the seat-belt problem anyway. However, within this, there's another dexterity problem but again much less difficult.

I can honestly see this as a major stumbling block for quite a lot of players not used to these pseudo action sequences.

IMHO, a patch is needed to either slow down or be more forgiving of mistakes for these parts, or perhaps make an optional bypass key so that these sequences can be skipped altogether?

BTW, I realised that a few people may not have access to Winrar (which needs to be paid for out of the shareware period), so here's the same save but able to be reconstructed by a freeware utility called HJSplit available here:

http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/#win32

Remove the .zip suffix from the two files, use HJSplit to recombine them, then use Winzip (or the OS) to extract the .esa save file! What a drama...:frusty:

HTH someone. :)

Sar

11-25-2007, 11:57 PM

Thanks a million for the walkthrough. It is hard to read, but understandable. I didn't realize Nostradamus wrote walkthroughs. :P

Here is a better walk through
http://www.gameboomers.com/wtcheats/pcNn/nextlife.htm

balmhood

11-27-2007, 02:22 AM

actually for the seat belt sequence... I did it this way and found it a lot easier... click and hold the mouse button (adding a new "color" is only triggered when you release the button) this makes it a lot easier to do (unclikc as soon as the previous spot is lit did it for me).
for the locations, you can use the "E" key on the keyboard and all location spots are highlighted...
Indeed, the stairs is a pain and the fact that you need to right click was the most annoying for me.
Hunting for the 5 (R...S) and the 3 (S...S) was also a pain but then again they are quite widly available so that wasn't so bad.
All in all, I would give it a 4/5 out of 10.

Blackcat

11-27-2007, 12:05 PM

Hello,
first of all, a big thanks to Cris Pandry for posting the savegame that starts after the seatbelt game. Grmbl, just an impossible task for me, and really, I tried a lot. Although I might give it one last try using Balmhood's method.

Now, I'm stuck, and I'm not quite sure whether this would be a bug or not. I tried a first time to escape the island.
But I did not have the flippers yet, so I did not succeed. After that, I stumbled upon the hideout, again. I had never used it before, and I thought this time, why not hide a few things in it. I put my glass shard in there, along with some other things. Now, when I returned from a bit of walking and talking around, the shard was not in the hideout place anymore!
So now I'm left wondering: will it be possible to find another shard, or some other sharp thing - or am I just stuck without a means of cutting the tree???
I hope someone was in this situation and has found a solution to it. I already searched all places in hope of finding something. And my last savegame is at the beginning of the mortuary scene :frusty:
Greetings

btw - if you think the conversations are strange, try putting the subtitles on - it makes them even stranger... (a lot of mistakes in there)

Cris Pandry

11-27-2007, 01:08 PM

Hey Blackcat,

That's some nice lateral thinking there! Wish I'd thought of that.

Don't know the answer to the question though. Justice suggests that there should be a way around this though for sure?!

Best I can offer is a save game for you at the spot before Adam leaves the island.

Give me a few minutes and I'll re-install and upload the relevant save for you.

@balmhood,

I tried your method, but found it not much better than the original way. What I did was click one section before (depending on the speed of the rotation of course). It was always the innermost rotation that was more luck than judgement though. :)

Yes, the 'E' shortcut is useful for the exits. Pity there wasn't one for the hotspots too. Pixel hunting caused me a few headaches in this game.

Cris Pandry

11-27-2007, 01:29 PM

OK,

Here's both versions anyway. Complete with gratuitous upskirt(s) ahem! :9 LOL

Blackcat

11-27-2007, 02:11 PM

Thank you!
(but I was impatient and replayed the mortuary part and the last day on the island, aided by a walkthrough - took almost an hour)
I kinda like the game, but it has its very silly moments and quirks.

Patti

11-29-2007, 04:59 AM

You're welcome.

Just after this is another timed game sequence. Well, the whole scene is 'timed' actually, but in an interesting way. Much less frustrating than the seat-belt problem anyway. However, within this, there's another dexterity problem but again much less difficult.

I can honestly see this as a major stumbling block for quite a lot of players not used to these pseudo action sequences.

IMHO, a patch is needed to either slow down or be more forgiving of mistakes for these parts, or perhaps make an optional bypass key so that these sequences can be skipped altogether?

BTW, I realised that a few people may not have access to Winrar (which needs to be paid for out of the shareware period), so here's the same save but able to be reconstructed by a freeware utility called HJSplit available here:

http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/#win32

Remove the .zip suffix from the two files, use HJSplit to recombine them, then use Winzip (or the OS) to extract the .esa save file! What a drama...:frusty:

HTH someone. :)

Many thanx for the save game Cris, however I cant get them to work...any advice would be appreciated

Cris Pandry

11-29-2007, 06:20 AM

Ok download the two files. Remove the .zip suffix from both files. You now have a .001 file and a .002 file. Use HJSplit to 'Join' them. You now have the save game but .zipped.

Unzip that file using either WinZip, WinRar, 7Zip, or the Operating system if you're using WinXP / Vista. Now you have the .esa saved game file! Phew... :)

Place that file in the X: \Program Files\The Adventure Company\Next Life\bin\saves folder, where X: is the partition where you installed it (probably C: ). Mine was Q: as I have LOADS of partitions on my hard drive(s), but it doesn't matter.

If you already have a save by the same name, then simply rename the unzipped .esa save file to something higher than your current highest numbered saved game e.g. save059.esa or whatever.

Then restart the game and load the save game you just put in there from above. It should show the same number and/or time as the file.

Does that help?

Patti

11-29-2007, 06:26 AM

I know how to do all of that hun, its just that when I remove the .zip, it tells me that the files are corrupted.

Do I remove both the .zip names or just the last one on each of the saves?

I did it so many times and deleted I got confused :(

Cris Pandry

11-29-2007, 06:51 AM

@Patti,

You only remove the .zip suffix. Not the .zip in the middle of the file name!

As said above, you should have two files then, called save18.zip.001 and save18.zip.002 respectively. Then use HJSplit to Join them. HJSplit expects a .001 file name by default. After it's finished a few ms later, you should have save18.zip.

Then follow the instructions above.

HTH? :)

(The reason for all this unnecessary indirectness is the server file size limit for one and I had to add the extra .zip suffix to 'fool' the server, as it won't accept .001 or .002 files etc.)

rodin

11-29-2007, 07:13 AM

Btw, I think the minigames both sucked and wiped. Almost pulled my hair out there :frusty: . I wonder what sick mind came up with that? You where better of pounding away on your keyboard like in fahrenheit. You remember...left right left right....anyway. Too much pixelhunting, you have to look really carefully or you'll miss things and start thinking ïf maybe there's a bug. And the main character, what's his problem? He cries like a little schoolgirl whenever he sees a spider or a small wound, and when he encounters a secret station with robots he doesn't blink?!?! And his voice....aaargh. (like I said before, I played the german version) I hope the english voice actor is better. I found the atmosphere good, there wasn't much music and I didn't care for the Island parts, find a stick, find a rock, find another rock, find another stick. The nightmares were the best parts. But I'll take a gothic horror story anytime. (waiting for black mirrror 2).

Patti

11-29-2007, 07:30 AM

Cris Pandry

11-29-2007, 07:33 AM

Hmm, how difficult can it be? Hope you don't drive a car too?

Just kidding.:kiss:

Can you PM me your e-mail address, and I'll send you the save.

Patti

11-29-2007, 07:42 AM

:D Hey cheeky, I'm a woman...and very busy too, I have pm'd you hun, thanx.

flyingtiger

11-29-2007, 07:47 PM

I am having problems removing the zip suffix. I know it has .zip suffix, but it doesn't show and I have tried to change the name etc. Exactly how do you remove the zip suffix from a zip file?

Cris Pandry

11-30-2007, 02:44 AM

I am having problems removing the zip suffix. I know it has .zip suffix, but it doesn't show and I have tried to change the name etc. Exactly how do you remove the zip suffix from a zip file?

It doesn't show?!

You mean you can NOT see the .zip at the end of the filename? If so, it's possible that your 'View' settings are not set to see the extension. You could try going to the menu, Tools->Folder Options->View then UNtick the 'Hide extensions for known file types' option. That should do it. :) (This is for XP btw).

When you d/l the file e.g. to your desktop, the file is called "save018.zip.001.zip".

To remove the .zip suffix you right click on the file, choose 'Rename' and hit the End key on the keyboard, then backspace over first the 'p', then the 'i', then the 'z' and finally the '.'. Press Enter, or click away from the file name and you'll get a warning about changing the file extension, but just click on 'Yes' and you have a file called "save18.zip.001".

flyingtiger

11-30-2007, 05:31 AM

Thanks, that worked, didn't think about Tools/etc. It took me further into the game. I really wanted to skip the CPR game sequence. My arthritic hands don't do so well with those type of games.

Cris Pandry

11-30-2007, 07:28 AM

Thanks, that worked, didn't think about Tools/etc. It took me further into the game. I really wanted to skip the CPR game sequence. My arthritic hands don't do so well with those type of games.

Hi, glad you got it working Ok now.

Did you succeed in the CPR sequence or do you need a save past that bit too?

flyingtiger

11-30-2007, 03:05 PM

a save for just after the CPR would be nice. Thank you.

Cris Pandry

11-30-2007, 03:20 PM

a save for just after the CPR would be nice. Thank you.

Ok, wait a while and I'll upload it here and edit appropriately...

Edit:

Ok here it is... Use HJSplit as explained earlier in the thread.

As you can appreciate, this save will have taken care of the more immediate matter in the cabin itself, so you only have the remaining tasks to fulfill, which IIRC don't require much frantic mouse clicking. ;) The clock is still ticking though of course. :)

Surely this goes to prove the need for a patch, and I empathise with you for what must be a pretty frustrating time getting through these sequences.

Again, IIRC, I don't think there's any more to worry about after this right up to the end of the game, but someone'll probably correct me there.

HTH

flyingtiger

12-01-2007, 08:11 PM

thanks so much... but the game is so slow and is seeming to get more boring as it goes on....geez

mermygirl

12-03-2007, 03:55 PM

Anyone else having a problem with the timing on shooting the robot in the hangar? I keep getting fried by him!

Cris Pandry

12-03-2007, 05:51 PM

Anyone else having a problem with the timing on shooting the robot in the hangar? I keep getting fried by him!

Move immediately to the far right and wait until he opens the hangar doors, then shoot. :)

MoonBird

12-04-2007, 01:29 AM

mermygirl

12-04-2007, 03:24 PM

Thanks Cris! That helps!:D
YAY! I am no longer getting electro-gunned down!

mermygirl

12-04-2007, 04:05 PM

A somewhat anti-climatic ending.... Even carrying the girl off into the sunset gave me no real satisfaction!

drongo

12-04-2007, 06:38 PM

Cris Pandry

12-05-2007, 05:32 AM

Where the 'hell' is the pipe to make the crowbar hiding..

I have been all over the tower, several times and I am damned if I can find it..

I have got the oil, poured it over the pulley but I can not find the pipe to make the crowbar..WHERE IS IT..:crazy:

Go right to the end of the level where the lift is. Now go past the lift and step onto the small platform. Now look on the floor. It's one of those hotspots that won't show until you walk there unfortunately!

drongo

12-05-2007, 03:11 PM

Thanks Cris,

No wonder I could not find the damn thing..:frusty:

Greybeard

12-05-2007, 06:37 PM

What a good time I was having playing the game when the construction site dream sequence side game hit me with a great big disappointing shock. I cannot play those things. That's why I buy adventure games and not arcade games. I was lucky to get 6 white dots lit up after trying for over a half hour beating on the freaking arrow keys. If there does not exist a cheat to get past these side games my experience with Next Life has just come to an abrupt end. How many of these stupid momentum defeating fiascos are in this game? I'll be waiting at the mailbox for my next game.

Greybeard :\

Patti

12-06-2007, 02:09 PM

Poor you greybeard I too had trouble with that, and we're not the only ones.

Cris Pandry has posted a save game to take you past that part of the game...just look at previous posts, I'm sure you'll find it.

I cant find the damn repaired pipeline to make my screwy bigger to open the vent, where the heck has it gone???

Cris Pandry

12-06-2007, 02:13 PM

Patti

12-06-2007, 02:23 PM

What floor are we on Cris, below the stairs or above?

Cris Pandry

12-06-2007, 02:25 PM

What floor are we on Cris, below the stairs or above?

It's on the basement floor, next to the door marked GX 25.

Patti

12-06-2007, 02:36 PM

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-8/354159/BIG KISS.gifhttp://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-8/354159/thanx.gif

Greybeard

12-06-2007, 04:28 PM

Wow! Thanks for the save game. I browsed the topic but perhaps I should open my eyes next time I browse. I might see things better that way. Sorry for extra effort I caused. The saved game seems to have dropped me where I did not expect.
I apparently was in another accident and there is oil on the road and I have health icons at the top of the screen. What happened to the construction site? Did this save game kindly help us around other timed sequences?

Thanks,
Greybeard

Greybeard

12-06-2007, 05:13 PM

I got about another 15 minutes of game play and ran smack into another timed sequence with the heart thingamajigger. Last straw. It is clear this game is going to be frustrating all the way and I have better games waiting to be played. This one's history.

Greybeard :frusty:

Patti

12-07-2007, 04:09 AM

There isa another save game for after that heart thingy Greybeard, but I must admit, you do lose track of the game a little.

Personally I think they spoilt the whole game by introducing those silly puzzles, like you said earlier, if we wanted an arcade game we wouldnt be playing adventures:frusty:

Greybeard

12-07-2007, 12:57 PM

There isa another save game for after that heart thingy Greybeard, but I must admit, you do lose track of the game a little.

Thanks but no thanks. I totally agree you lose track and I suspect there will be many more of these timed sequences that genuinely ruined this game. My frustration is now over for I have uninstalled the game, gave my feedback on the game at Amazon, and am awaiting Ghost in the Sheet while I try to finish up Culpa Innata which I'm taking forever to complete and starting to get a little bored.

Greybeard :r

Melanie68

12-07-2007, 01:04 PM

We can add info to our games database like dead ends, pixel hunting, timed sequences for example. I just added the timed sequences to Next Life's info.

Very soon the Games A-Z (http://www.adventuregamers.com/games.php) data base will be searchable so if you wanted to look for games that have timed sequences (so you could avoid them, as definitely not everyone likes them), you can. :)

Also you can see any red flags like that when you look up a specific game as well.

Patti

12-07-2007, 01:06 PM

Well, you didnt miss much greybeard, I finished the game last night thanx to Cris Pandry, but I was thoroughly miffed by the whole game.....not my cup of tea at all.

I prefer the Broken Sword games, and have yet to find any that come up to scratch.

I havent heard of either of the games you mention, but I will watch out for them, thanx.:D

Patti

12-07-2007, 01:07 PM

Excellent Melanie, sounds like a plan:)

Greybeard

12-07-2007, 06:39 PM

We can add info to our games database like dead ends, pixel hunting, timed sequences for example. I just added the timed sequences to Next Life's info.

Wonderful! How about info about puzzles. Some of the old Access Technology games (read: Tex Murphy) allowed you to solve the puzzles with a hot key. If the player is up to the challenge more power to them. But give us folks who are just looking for an adventure game a way out so we can play them as well.

I usually am able to head these problems off by previews and reviews but I saw nothing about Next Life that would lead me to believe that these timed sequences or arcade action sequences would be a problem or I never would have purchased this game. Perhaps I missed it then it's my bad for buying it anyway.

Greybeard :9~

drongo

12-08-2007, 03:30 PM

Well, here I am stuck again.. I am stuck at that bloody heart thing. I know what I have to do, but I do not have the reflexes to do it..

Has anybody got a saved game just past that bit..
Whoever invented those timed bits, they should be taken out the back and shot.. other than the timed bits, I am enjoying the game..

giorgoski

12-09-2007, 01:10 AM

i would appreciate it if you could give me a saved game before third day :in the construction area nightmare.There seems to be a bug there.I have put the screws from the first toolbox in the bucket and nothing happened.thanks

Go right to the end of the level where the lift is. Now go past the lift and step onto the small platform. Now look on the floor. It's one of those hotspots that won't show until you walk there unfortunately!

bbn

12-15-2007, 01:15 PM

I need some help! In the dream sequence with the game (Adam hanging from a girder), everything seems to freeze. Clicking on the game circle or on the arrows in the corner do nothing. Anyone tell me what's going on?

Romantic_Zax

12-19-2007, 11:48 PM

Im on the second dream, already crashed, got out of car. I have found one boot, by the trailer but have found nothing else. I have the electrocuted guy, the unconcious couple, and of course my wound and "call for help". However I can't seem to get any further? I put the wooden plank up on the undercarriage, and it wont let me get a brick still, and there is nothing else that shows up as clickable, around the undercarriage area. Ive waled all around but found no other items. I need a simple hint, not a solution just a hint of what to do next.

boyarque

12-25-2007, 01:13 AM

Hi guys, got a funny problem here. Been searching all the previous posts but none like mine, so it might be me alone.

I'm trying to shoot at danica's glass from the cliff but keep on missing. Is this a bug or something?

thanks in advance.

boyarque

12-25-2007, 01:22 AM

Patti

12-25-2007, 01:39 AM

leman

12-25-2007, 05:03 AM

Hmm... this game has said to be made by the developer of Black Mirror and Ni-Bi-Ru.... Well, I bit disagree there. "Future Games" was a Publisher to Those games, yes, but the developer was "Unknown Identity" and that name I haven't seen around this game. The developer to Next Life is "Future games", the one that published Black Mirror and Ni-Bi-Ru. Maybe that would explain the differences for us, who are comparing it to those two. I believe, that the developer is not same.

Hi,
check the credits in manual and credits of Black Mirror or Nibiru (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/nibiru-age-of-secrets), you will find same people, Next Life was created with the same team as Nibiru, only bigger :)

boyarque

12-25-2007, 05:23 PM

That happened to me also, I just kept trying and got there in the end.

Good Luck:D

yup, found out there's a SPECIFIC SPOT that u must be at to be able to hit the glass...haih...got it accidentally though.

Thanks anyway!:D

CoronaNights25

01-01-2008, 02:12 PM

I just got the game and i'm currently having trouble in the beginning, i've talked to everyone in the beginning and i have to set this log on fire with the arid grass i picked up, yet its not allowing me to use the arid grass on the log? Any suggestions?

jtoast

01-03-2008, 09:00 AM

It's been awhile but if I remember right, you use the grass on the stick to create the fire and then use the fire on the log.

tarablanca

01-05-2008, 08:06 AM

That happened to me also, I just kept trying and got there in the end.

Good Luck:D

This IS happening also to me just now, I keep trying and NOTHING, is there a particular way or place to put the slingshot? or a place one should stand?

yup, found out there's a SPECIFIC SPOT that u must be at to be able to hit the glass...haih...got it accidentally though.

Thanks anyway!:D

Could you please describe the SPECIFIC SPOT? Left or Right from the stones?I've been walking back and forward with no luck :\

tarablanca

01-05-2008, 02:12 PM

This IS happening also to me just now, I keep trying and NOTHING, is there a particular way or place to put the slingshot? or a place one should stand?

Could you please describe the SPECIFIC SPOT? Left or Right from the stones?I've been walking back and forward with no luck :\

Finally I did it !

I was in the place for collecting stones and I shot 5 stones starting to a place slightly below the shiny spot and moving the sling upwards a little to spot haigher than the shiny spot, the fifth stone did it.

cwky

01-21-2008, 12:54 PM

I'm stuck earlier than anyone I've read about yet, the Main Menu screen. When I first start the game, a few seconds before the Adventure Co. splash comes up, my cursor disappears. The main menu comes up and I see something round in the upper left corner that I suppose is probably the cursor, but no mouse I've tried can make it move. I can't do anything except Alt-Tab away and/or close it with Task Manager. The mouse/cursor operate normally again as soon as I Alt-Tab away.

The Adventure Company hasn't responded to a couple email requests for support.

My DirectX and video drivers are up to date. I'm running Win2Ksp4 on a P4-3.0, 2g ram, 7600GT-256 video, SB Audigy 4 sound, machine I put together.

Any suggestions? Does anybody know anyone who has gotten the game (not the demo) to run under Win2K? I'm not the only one with this problem.

poppy lloyd

01-22-2008, 08:04 AM

next life
i need a saved game for the yellow and orange balls, driving me crazy,help!

cwky

02-08-2008, 05:48 PM

After sending them my DxDiag report, Customer Support says that it appears Next Life "...is not functional with your computer’s video card. I would like to offer you a replacement game in place of your current game."

Beats having to eat the $30 I suppose, but I wanted to play it. Oh well.

btrahms

02-12-2008, 04:28 PM

I need help. I'm stuck at the part where I'm on the elevator, but I can't cross to the other platform to retrieve the bar. Am I missing a step somewhere? I am following the walkthrough from the gameboomers.com site. And for some reason, I can't seem to get that bar. HELP please

VOLKANA

02-12-2008, 04:44 PM

Did you click on the platform before you click on the bar? When i had this problem i simple had to click on the platform to walk there first and then the cursor change on the bar. If the cursor turn green you can pick it up. I don't thing that you are missing something
Hope this will help

buddi

02-28-2008, 11:36 PM

I just finished this game and I want to thank those of you who posted hints and save games to help me get through it. At first, I really didn't think I was going to finish this game. I found the voice acting and translations somewhat bizarre and the pace of gameplay incredibly slow. I kept thinking I was going to quit, especially when I got to the first timed puzzle, with the floating balls. Somehow I managed to get through that one, turning off the volume helped, I found Adam awfully discouraging :( Every time he said "I can't do it!" my heart would start to race and my hands would shake. I used save games to get past the other two minigames... I tried and tried and tried but I just wasn't getting anywhere.

Despite my frustrations, I found this game really growing on me as I played. The characters are quirky, and sometimes downright nonsensical, perhaps something was lost in translation, it doesn't appear as if it was ever glanced over by an English speaker, but I found their individual personalities and stories really came through, I don't think I've really seen character development like that in a game before.

Despite all of its flaws, I really enjoyed this game. After a point, I even found myself amused by Adam's ambulatory reluctance. I nearly died laughing at one point when he said "I'd better walk slow - I wouldn't want to spill it!" I couldn't help laughing at the unbelievably tacky panty shots too. I thought it had a certain artiness, as well as a cult/camp appeal, kind of like if Andrei Tarkovsky and Russ Meyers designed an adventure game together.

VOLKANA

03-04-2008, 11:46 AM

I agree with you and also i haven't heard anyone who had not problems with the timed puzzles in that game. The first one was i little bit easier than the others. The second one at the crash scene was the hardest for me and i request for a saved game to continue... And Adam was walking really slow...

Jean-Jeannie

03-26-2008, 12:06 AM

Went to "burned out area." Please help me locate the bleeping wire, or I just might go crazy!!:devil:

I've TRIED asking the Asian girl....she does not speak. I've asked Dorathy, the Black Lady...no luck! Please help this poor soul!! I need help...spoiler or no! Oh please post a reply...SOMEONE!!!!!

VOLKANA

03-26-2008, 10:20 AM

Hi Jean...
Did Dorothy mentioned the wire? Did you try the door at the bell tower? Did you click on the padlock?

nightingayle

03-26-2008, 07:14 PM

I am in the car wreck and I don't understand the puzzle. Walkthrough says fill up the wedge and I do but it doesn' go to next wedge, it starts to undo again so I refill it in, but then he dies...
I don't understand.......how can I get past this???
Please help
nightingayle:crazy:

Jean-Jeannie

03-27-2008, 12:31 AM

Hi Jean...
Did Dorothy mentioned the wire? Did you try the door at the bell tower? Did you click on the padlock?
Hi Volkana,

No, Dorathy didn't mention the wire. She was standing in the doorway of her cabin, complaining about the rain & such. Every attempt to speak to her yeilded the same response. Adam's second attempt to approach the bell tower door was not successful. He wouldn't even approach the stoop. Kept saying, "It won't work this way." If you have anything to offer at this point, I would certainly be most grateful!!

Thanks bunches:)

VOLKANA

03-27-2008, 12:35 PM

If you didn't go to the upper plateau yet you should try the stick and rock on the you will ask the other guy being there (can't remember his name) to help you... Did you do all these?

nightingayle

03-27-2008, 04:43 PM

I tried saving your save games but did not work and did not let me change the ext. I have Vista. don't know if that makes a difference..
I still cannot get past th wrecked car puzzle.. pretty stupid puzzle.
Can someone help me here....please...
nightingayle

nightingayle

03-29-2008, 06:06 PM

:\ Can someone please tell me what I do after I fill up a wedge of the cone? I can't see what else to do and no matter how full I can keep it, he always dies...
Surely someone can help me..PLEASE.
nightingayle:frown:

VOLKANA

03-30-2008, 02:27 AM

Are you talking about the car crash timed puzzle? If not please give us some more information because i can't understand in which part of the game you are referring to. :-)

nightingayle

03-31-2008, 12:06 AM

buddi

03-31-2008, 08:15 PM

:pan: :frusty: Well nobody offered any help.. thankfully I finally got past this, but nothing but problems with the puzzles..
I don't supposed asking for help would do any good.. I am still at the accident on the highway and have gone through the puzzles over and over and helped the people at trailer, the guy with heart attack, and helped the woman and got the crushed pill for the guy with heart problems , fixed his own injuries and then it reloads, over and over and over.. this is all I have done for days. this stupid accident. I am losing patience with this game.
:Z

If I am clear about where you are, asking for help is EXACTLY what you should be doing now. Did you hear a car go by after you solved all the other problems? You need to find a way to flag down traffic on the road. The good news is, you are done with the mini games! Good luck.

Bananafish87

04-04-2008, 02:14 PM

Hi, I just found this forum.
I am basically at the point of wishing painful torture upon whoever created the seat belt reaction time puzzle (if you can actually call it a puzzle). Seriously, I can manage to finish one wedge, but 3 within the time given is too much. Does anyone know if there are any tricks to solving that puzzle or a possible way around it all together? Thanks!

VOLKANA

04-04-2008, 02:45 PM

Welcome Bananafish87...

Sorry to inform you that there are no tricks for solving this puzzle... You'll need a save file... I don't have one but with a little luck there will be someone able to help you...
And you are right this can not be called a puzzle... :-)

buddi

04-04-2008, 11:10 PM

grub24

04-08-2008, 06:18 AM

need help...i can't seem to unfold the umbrella in the SUV to be able to get the keys

nazao

04-15-2008, 10:12 AM

Hi
First of all the official english site is awful and crap.There isnt any technical support there and i am kind of lost.First problem:I cannt save the changes i make in resolution and other factors in graphics..I press ''Save Changes'' and nothing happens.
Second i got stuck in a screen.I mean the cursor disappeared and i cannot exit...AWFUL.
tHIRD:THE LEADING CHARACTER HAS A DISTURBING ACCENT..I mean couldnt they get a better voice actor??
Fourth..the whole animation-graphic situation seems preety crappy to me and not inovative or something (that was not a technical problem i know :)
I have the authentic english retail edition of the game and i cannot play it.I am getting used for this to happen...every ''decent'' game has bugs nowadays :P That' s why all pc gaming industry produces worst and worst games because funs let go their favourite hobby-pc gaming.Something i will probably have to do soon...:P

buddi

04-19-2008, 04:25 PM

The game ran fine for me, so I can't comment on most of your specific problems. Have you restarted the game after making changes, some games need to be restarted for the settings to take effect.

Yes, the voice acting and the English translation are quirky and bizarre and yet... I think some people will agree with me that this is part of what gives this game it's cultish charm. I thought I would hate this game for its many flaws and molasses slow graphics but the funny little people with their bad personalities and worse accents began to grow on me. In the end, I thinks it's character development that makes this game a winner. Hope you can get through your problems and give it a proper chance.

mrh7599

04-21-2008, 01:22 AM

I have made it all the way to where you are supposed to get the lamp cord and attach it to the corpse. But when I try to use scalpel on the cord it is not available. It showed it available one time when I had the scalpel and i thought I cut it but it never was put in my inventory. Now the lamp does not have a clickable spot on it. Someone please help, this is driving me insane.

Kittenh

05-14-2008, 05:38 PM

I have tried this over 3 times, and I've read the only two walkthroughs I could find including the one found here. (very hard to read). I am stuck on the elevator in the first dream. I've got all the things I need to lower the elevator, but I can not remove the chain. After I click on it the first time and he says he can't do it with his bare hands, I can not click on it again. I have also not found anything that will help release it. Please help.

VOLKANA

05-15-2008, 08:53 AM

If i understand correctly where you are i think you must move to the platform next to the elevator and take the lever from there...

tonish51

05-18-2008, 07:31 PM

Can anyone help me with this seatbelt timed puzzle? I have tried to download the saved games to get past it and they aren't working for me. Not sure why or if I am doing something wrong. Any saved games out there? And getting a little frustrated because it I enjoy these kinds of games but this is just driving me nuts . Thanks a lot.

tonish51

05-26-2008, 10:13 PM

OK been a bit and I still can't get past the seatbelt part. What am I to do? LOL never was good with computers and hand / eye ...SO is anyone out there who has a saved game or something ?? Anyone???

Melanie68

05-26-2008, 10:22 PM

There are actually some save game files earlier in the thread (way earlier, which is why you didn't see them). :)

They're in this post (http://www.adventuregamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=449611). You also need an unzipping program and if you read the posts following, there is one that explains where you need to put the game files so they'll work.

I hope that helps, as I haven't played the game myself. :) Those stuck points are frustrating.

grampa_mohawk

06-07-2008, 12:39 AM

ok I get to the cave, I found the dry spot and I made a fire and you are supposed to take the " broken pike" acording to the walkthrough. it says it's on the left wall but the fire goes out so quickly that I don't have time to search for it, could anybody please be more specific as to where this broken pike is? or do you know if it will let me add a stick to the fire to burn longer? PLEASE HELP !!! would be much appreciated

thank you :)

blueyesinvanc

06-23-2008, 04:22 PM

i need help please im on the 4th dream where adam wakes up in a storage room ive picked up the rag,pipe,and got the bulb then put the rag down on the puddle left room checked the wiring,board,switch,gas meter,went to end of hall checked door to morgue its locked went back checked the other door its locked looked in window its dusty and dirty went back to other room to get rag its still dry needs more time what do i need to do before the rag is wet enough please help im stuck

blueyesinvanc

06-23-2008, 04:54 PM

OK been a bit and I still can't get past the seatbelt part. What am I to do? LOL never was good with computers and hand / eye ...SO is anyone out there who has a saved game or something ?? Anyone???
you need to do the puzzle 3 times after the first look at the seat belt on left top and it will start to turn orange then do puzzle 2nd time the seatbelt will turn more orange then 3rd time and he gets out of car

blueyesinvanc

06-23-2008, 05:55 PM

ok i solved the part wet rag need to stand in haul for few minutes i left and went to corner store and came back gone for about 10minutes went back in the room and the rag was finally wet

doa

11-15-2008, 06:43 PM

roger15526

11-16-2008, 07:21 AM

The save games to get you through the evil non-puzzles were posted earlier on this thread. If you can't access them for any reason, send me your e-mail and I can send them to you, they certainly saved my a$$!

Can you email the saved games for Next Life (Reprobates).

My email is rogerpaquette@shaw.ca

Thanks in advance.:)
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warmbear

12-24-2008, 08:43 PM

I am in need of a save game for immediately after the bleeping "Yellow Ball" non-puzzle for the first dream sequence. The save games posted are all for later in the game. Please post it here or e-mail.

Thanks.

warmbear

12-29-2008, 06:43 PM

aeb25

06-19-2009, 04:19 PM

If I am clear about where you are, asking for help is EXACTLY what you should be doing now. Did you hear a car go by after you solved all the other problems? You need to find a way to flag down traffic on the road. The good news is, you are done with the mini games! Good luck.

I have completed all the problems aswell and am waiting for the call for help to arrive. I haven't heard a car yet and nothing happens when I click on the reflectors. I have even gone back and solved everything in the exact order in the walkthrough but still havent heard a car. Has anybody had this problem and figured out how to move on? SO AGRIVATING!!!

JustMe53

07-08-2009, 06:16 AM

I'm looking for Next Lifes Reproach game saves for all the puzzles.
If anyone has them please email them to me at
phloxyflowers@msn.com!
I'm stuck on the first puzzle one where he is on the crain and there are these anyoning yellow balls! I know what I'm supposed to do to complete it but I've tried for the last hour and I'm ready to uninstall this bleeping game. Why the heck do these programers feel the need to put stupid timed puzzles in a Adventure game... a point and click one at any rate!
Anyone out there still playing this game and has the save please please email them or post what ever is easier!! it!!
I didn't see a edit button so what I wrote before is re-posted
Sorry and
many, many:) Thanks in Advance