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IDX10 Contacting me ................................................... IDX11 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Introduction to this FAQ and the game | IDX01 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Day of the Tentacle is one of the good old adventure games of long lost times. If you wonder how to get this game, I cannot help you, I still got my copy from times this was still in store. I'm sure there are sites you can download it from, but since I cannot support software piracy, I cannot give you links. If you can give me sites on which this game can be bought/downloaded from WITHOUT VIOLATING COPYRIGHTS mail me, and I'll add those to this FAQ. Also note that since this game is old you may NOT be able to play it on modern machines. You may need an emulator to play it. One of the best out there is DOSBox. Download it from: http://www.dosbox.com I recommand only to use this FAQ when you are stuck, or else this game will be no challenge at all. If you are stuck look at the index on what you are doing and look at the IDX code. Open a search window (Ctrl-F in Windows and Linux and Apple-F in MacOS). There are a few things you should know though. - All items you pick up can be dropped anywhere you want. Please note that in most cases you can come back for those items. However there is one point in which you need to check before continuing or else the game can NOT be completed. - There are jewels everywhere across Kyrandia. They appear at random so I cannot tell you where to look for those. Only a few specific ones can be found at fixed places. You can do well, in collecting those, but since you can only carry 10 items, you may want to store them all in one location as long as the game allows it. There are only two tasks in which these jewels have value - This game has a dozen of areas or "rooms" as we call them in adventure programming terms. Each time you get into a new room I start with "-" and the name of the room, so you can check if you are in the right room. One important note. Day of the Tentacle is a game in which many events go in some kind of a choas through each other. Writing a FAQ on it that takes everything one by one is therefore hard. In order to give some possibilities to look things up, I provided a Q&A chapter in which I try to answer some questions. Another thing is, the game starts with Bernard as playable character, lateron Hoagie and Laverne will become available. When I call a name, it means you need to switch to that person. You can also give items to another character by selecting that item, and click with it on a person's face (in the switch menu) with it. Well, that's all folks... Let's get started on this +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Prologue | IDX02 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Bernard: - Open the grandfather's clock to open the secret passage Now watch the rest of the intro. After the intro we can continue play Bernard: - Walk to the "To Do" board east - Pick up the paper from the board If you have the old diskette version you get the copy-protection. Not gonna give you the solution to that, as I'm not allowed to. When you got the CD-ROM version the copy-protection will be skipped. The game will automaticly switch to Hoagie. The first thing we want to do is to get Laverne out of that damn tree, so let's get crackin' +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Main game | IDX03 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Hoagie: - Go west and exit south - Enter the mansion - Enter the main hall - Go to the swinging door - Pick up the spaghetti and the oil - Exit east - Pick up the bucket - Open the cabinet and take the brush - Fill the bucket with the water pump - Exit north - Go through the fireplace - Enter the mansion through the window - Pick up the red paint - Use both beds - Swap the beds - Use the north bed to distract the cat - Steal the mouse toy - Go out of the window - Go into the chimney - Leave the mansion - Go to the outhouses - Use the red paint on the kumquat tree to make it look like a cherry tree. - Enter the mansion again and speak with George Washington - Say "Woah, you're like George Washington" - Say "My name's Hoagie" - Say "Is it true about you and the cherry tree". - Say "I bet you lost it. You couldn't cut down a tree to save your grandmother". Now George Washington will cut the tree down, releasing Laverne out of the tree in the process, which makes her available now. Let's switch to her. Laverne: Laverne is as human in a time where humans are demoted to pets, in a bad position. We will have to get her into a disguise first so she can move around freely. - Tell the guard you're not feeling well. You'll end up in the doctor's office. - Pick up the Tentacle Chart - Leave the office - Exit north - Exit north again to get back into the kennel - Talk to the guard again and tell him you gotta go to the bathroom - Now that you are in range of the Chron-O-John you can swap items. Send the Tentacle Chart to Hoagie - Also send the scalpel to Bernard Bernard: - Leave the lab - Exit north - Go into the fireplace to get on the roof - Get the crank out of the flagpole - Give the crank to Laverne Hoagie: - Enter the mansion - Go up the stairs - Pick the middle door Here you meet Betsy Ross. She's desining a flag for the USA. - Put the tentacle chart on the flag design table and in Laverne's time the flag will change Laverne: Now we can get Laverne disguised. - Get yourself back in the kennel and tell the guard again you are not feeling well. - Leave the doctor's office - Exit north - Use the fireplace to get on the roof - Use the crank to retrieve the "flag" - Put in on and you are disguised. (Yeah the Tentacles are too stupid to tell the diffrrence so, doncha worry). Good, now that we can all move freely, let's get onto the next step. - Go down the chimney - Talk to the blue tentacle to get a name tag for the human show. - Exit west - Go up the stairs (you can now do so since the guard thinks you are a Tentacle). - Pick the middle door - Pick up the extention cord - Use the roller skates on the mummy - Push him into the corridor :) - Leave - Go downstairs - Put the nametag on the mummy and the human show can begin You're not gonna win that easily, so let's get ready to cheat. Laverne can't do this on her own, so let's get the help from the boys. Hoagie: - Give the spagetti to Laverne Bernard: - Give the textbook to Hoagie Hoagie: - Leave Betsy's room - Read the textbook to the horse and it will fall asleep - Get its teeth and send them to Laverne Bernard: - Go down the chimney - Use Laverne's scalpel on the clown - Pick up the laugh box and send it to Laverne - Exit west - Go upstairs - Pick the right door to meet Green Tentacle - Push the speaker box on the floor - Put on the stereo and downstairs the fake-barf will fall on the floor - Put the stereo off again (if you don't wanna go crazy) - Pick up the video tape - Go downstairs - Pick up the fake barf and send it to Laverne. - Exit north - Go through the swinging door - Pick up the fork and send it to Laverne All set, let the human show begin. Laverne: - Go to the top floor of the mansion - Put the fake barf in front of Harrold to get him disqualified - Put the horse teeth on the mummy - Use the soggy noodles (formely spagetti) on the mummy - Use the fork to comb this "hair" - Put the laugh box in the mummy's pocket - Talk to the judges and get them to judge all categories to get your mummy to win. Well that settles it for Laverne for the time being. Bernard: - Pick up both the coffee and the decaff - Go to Dr. Fred's lab - Give Dr. Fred the coffee and he'll fall asleep and start sleepwalking. - Leave the lab - Go upstairs - Go upstairs again - Pick the left door - You are now in the office of nurse Edna. Hoagie: - Now it's Hoagie's turn to go into the secret lab. Go there. (Passage in the clock, in case you missed that). - Pick up the left-handed hammer - Exit the lab - Go up the stairs (twice) - Take the left door - After talking to Ned & Jed switch the left handed hammer with the hammer Jed/Ned/whatever is using. Bernard: - Kick Nurse Edna out of the room - Put the video tape in the VCR - Look at the monitor - Push the record button to get the combination recorded (And Dr. Fred arrested). - Rewind the tape - Put the right switch to "ep" - Play back the tape. You'll see the combination (You don't have to memorize it. The game will do that for you). - Eject and leave - Go to the ground floor - Go to the office and open the safe - Pick up the contract - Open the drawer to pick up the Booboo-B-Gone - Pick up the swish bank book Hoagie: - Send the Paint to Bernard Bernard: - Go to the roof using the chimney (there is no other way) - Enter the house by the window - Get the white rope from Fred - Go out the window - Use the rope on the pulley - Go down the chimney - Go outside - Use the paint on the mummy - Use the rope on the mummy - Go inside and go to the roof with the fireplace - Pull the rope to get the mummy up - Get yourself up the roof again (with the fireplace) - Inside swap Fred with the mummy - Use the white rope on Fred - Go out the window - Pull the rope and you'll end up in the lab - Leave the lab - Go to the kitchen - From there east into the washing room - Open the cabinet and get the funnel from it - Go back into the lab - Put the funnel in Dr. Fred's mouth - Pour the normal coffee in. - Now give Dr. Fred the contract and any excuse will do to get him to sign it (without reading it). Just say that you get rid of Purple Tentacle yourself and give up the excuse you like. Hoagie: - Go out of the mansion. - Open the mailbox - Get the letter and send it to Bernard Bernard: - Leave the lab - Get upstairs - Pick the middle door - Give the suicidal guy the letter Hoagie ripped from the mailbox - Pick up the disappearing ink - Pick up the flag gun - Leave - Go upstairs - Go through the door on the right to meed Weird Ed. - After the chat use the disappearing ink on his stamp collection (He'll get mad and kick you out, throwing his album at your face). - Pick up the pony express stamp - Pick up the album and give it back to Weird Ed. - Now put the stamp on the contract and send it to Hoagie Hoagie: - Put the contract in the mailbox and the Pony Express will take the letter Bernard: - Go to the floor with three doors and take the left one - Put the television on. You hear a phone number. Bernard will automaticly memorize it. - Go to Dr. Fred's office. - Use the phone to get your diamond ordered. Now the main unit of the time machine's fixed. However both Hoagie and Laverne should power up their Chron-O-John first before you can bring them back. Well, Ladies first, so let's get on getting Laverne's unit up first. Bernard: - Go to Weird Ed's room and get the hamster - Go to the corridor on the first floor (or second if you count in US counting). - Put the hamster in the freezer - Go to the entrance hall - Pick up the dime from the telephone - Go to the room with the sleeping guy - Close the door - Get the keys from the lock - Leave the room - Go outside the mansion - Go to the parking lot - Give the keys to the thief (the thief gives you a crowbar) - Go back to the entrance hall - Use the crowbar to get the dime in gum - Chew the gum to release the dime (this is gross, I warn ya). - Go to the room with the sleeping guy - Use both dimes on the coin slot to drill the guy off the bed (He'll remain sleeping, though). - Pick up the sweater - Leave this room - Use the crowbar with the candy machine - Take all the quarters that fall out of the machine - Go to the laundry room (behind the kitchen) - Open the dryer - Put the sweater in - Put in the quarters - Go back into the entrance hall - Remove the flyer from the post board - Send it to Hoagie - Send the Booboo-B-Gone(tm) to Laverne Hoagie: - Put the flyer into the suggestion box in the main hall. (This will get a Vacuum Cleaner in Fred's Secret Lab in Laverne's time). - Send the toy mouse to Laverne Ok, finally Laverne's part to get her unit running. Laverne: - Go outside There's a cat here. It goes away under the fence when approach it. - Go close to it and use Booboo-B-Gone on the fence. - Use the toy mouse to lure the cat - Now go to the kennel - Give the dinner coupon to the guard to make him leave - Put off the forcefield - Use the cat to scare the Edisons away (this will get the guard at the clock to chase after them and never come back). - Go upstairs - Get the hamster out of the freezer - Go to the kitchen - Out the hamster in the microwave to defrost it - Go to the laundry room - Remove the sweater from the dryer (it'll have shrunk) - Use the sweater on the hamster - Go to the entrance hall - Get into the secret lab (oh, yeah, did I mention it was in the clock?) - Put the extention cord in the machine - Put the rest of the chord out of the window - Put the hamster in the machine and it will flee - Use the vaccuum cleaner to get the hamster out of its hole. - Open the hatch to retrieve the hamster - Put the hamster in the generator again and this time it won't escape. - Go outside to the Chrono-O-John. Plug it in, and Laverne's unit is ready. Alright, now only Hoagie needs to get his stuff done. Bernard: - If you didn't do it before get the flag gun from the room of the suicidal guy - Go to the room with the fireplace and talk to the man here - After the chat switch the guns - Ask the man for a cigar - Open the grating left of the fireplace - Go to the moving teeth and chase them into grating hole - Pick them up - Send the lighter (pistol), cigar and teeth to Hoagie Hoagie: - Give the exploding cigar to George Washington - Give him the fake teeth - Take the blanket from the floor - Make your way up to the roof (long way, since the fireplace is unavailable) - Use the blanket on the chimney - Go back to the main hall - Get the golden feather pen - Go upstairs - Take the most right door - Pick up the wine bottle - Go to the main hall - Give the wine to Thomas Jefferson (the guy with the time capsule). - Give the can opener to Laverne Laverne: - Go into the mansion and go upstairs - Take the left door - Open capsule with the can opener - Take the vinegar out of it and send it to Hoagie Hoagie: - Go into the secret lab - Show the battery plans to Red Edison - Give the oil, gold pen and vinegar to Red Edison - Pick up the battery (Hoagie will automaticly distract Red). That covers the batter, now to power it up. - If you haven't already done it, get a bucket of water from the kitchen - Go upstairs and enter George's room - Push the bed to mess it - Pull the chord so the cleaner will come - Leave and get the soap from the cart - Put the soap in the bucket of water - Go outside and wash the carriage Bernard: - Go to the entrance hall - Remove the Help-Wanted-sign and send it to Hoagie Hoagie: - Go to the secret lab - Show the sign to Red - Take the lab coat - Leave the lab - Go upstairs and visit Ben Franklin. (Most right door) - Give the lab coat to Ben Franklin - When Franklin goes to test the kite put the battery in - Then push the kite when Franklin requests you to. - Go to the Crono-O-John - Use the batter to power it. All set. Now everybody should get back and we can get on with the final part. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Epilogue | IDX04 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Now no more switching between party members, you'll soon see why ;) This part is pretty short, so let's get on it to get this fixed. - Leave the room - Open the middle door (the Tentacle will shrink you) - Go through the middle door - Use the mouse hole to get into the next room - Wait till you grow again - Pick up the bowling ball - Leave the room (the tentacle will be gone) - Go to the secret lab - Use the bowling ball on the tentacles (STRIKE!!!!) Now you get the final showdown with Purple. Say the next things = "Just what is it you have against humans, anyway?" = "Sounds like that's all Dr. Fred's fault, really" = "You're pretty handy with that ray gun" = "Why don't you zap Dr. Fred if you hat him so much?" CONGRATULATIONS! YOU'VE COMPLETED DAY OF THE TENTACLE! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAQ Q&A Style | IDX05 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Q: How to get Laverne out of the tree? A: Get yourself a can of red paint and use it on the Cherry Tree (Hoagie's time) Then you have have George Washington to chop it down, and that tree happens to be the same one that Laverne get stuck in. Time has been changed and Laverne will be out of the tree. Q: How to steal the mouse toy from the cat? A: On the top floor of the mansion in Hoagie's time. Use both bed, then swap them with each other. Then use the beds again and the cat will be distracted. Now to steal the mouse toy. Q: How to disguise Laverne as a tentacle? A: You need the Tentacle Anatomy chart from the docter's office. Send it to Hoagie and let Hoagie put in on the table of the flag designer to change the design of the American flag. With the crank (from Bernard's time) Laverne can retreive it. Q: How to enter the human show? A: - First you need a name tag from the blue Tentacle in the corridor. - Next you need a human. You can use the mummy from the second floor. Use the roller skates to get him down in the lobby. - Put the name tag on him and you entered the show. Q: How to win the human show? A: First you need to get rid of Harrold, since he'll win everything. Put the fake barf on the floor and he'll be disqualified. - Best Hair: Put the spaghetti on the head of the mummy and use the fork to comb it. - Best smile: Put the fake teeth from the hose on it - Beest laugh: The laughing box from Oozo the clown does this. Q: How to get the combination from Dr. Fred? A: Put him asleep with Decaff. He'll opent he save and a security cam records the combination Q: All fine, but Nurse Edna wouldn't let me look at it. A: Kick her away. Q: That's nice, but she keeps coming back A: Have Hoagie to put the left handed hammer on the peddestal of the statue maker and the statue will change. Now Nurse Edna cannot stop herself from being kicked away. Q: How can I save Dr. Fred from those secret agents? A: - PGo aint the mummy red. - Untie Fred - Use the rope to get the mummy in the in the room on the bed. - Use the rope to get Fred down and you'll be in the office. Q: How can I wake Dr. Fred? A: By giving him coffee. Put a funnel in his mouth and pour it in. Q: How to get rid of that suicidal sucker? A: Give him the letter from the mailbox in Hoagie's time. Q: Is it true that you can play "Maniac Mansion" in DOTT? A: Yes. Quite true. You can do that with the computer in Weird Ed's room. Q: Ok. Dr Fred signed the contract. How to make millions of it? A: Steal a stamp from Weird Ed. You can do so by ruining his stamp collection with disappearing ink. Then put the stamp on the contract and let Hoagie send it by putting it into the mailbox. The Pony Express will take it and the millions are made. Q: How can I order the diamond? A: You get the phone number from the TV in the room with the sleeping guy. Call and get your diamond ordered. Q: The girl at the other side of the phone refuses my order. Why? Two possible reasons: Reason 1: You don't have the bank book. Get it from the table Reason 2: You don't have the millions yet. The previous questions can tell you hot to get that. Q: Laverne needs a hamster. But I cannot put it in the Chron-O-John. How am I supposed to get it there. A: Put it in the freezer. Laverne will be able to get it out. Q: I need two dimes. I got one, but how do I get the other A: You need the crowbar to get it loose. Then you can pick it up. Chew the gum to release the dime (YUCK). Q: And how do I get this crowbar? A: Get the keys from the door in the room with the sleeping man. Give those to the thief and he'll give you the crowbar. Q: How do I get the sweater? A: Get the sleeping guy of the bed. Two dimes in the slot beside his bed will take care of that. Q: How to get the sweater to Laverne? A: Put it in the dryer and put you highload of quarters in it. (You get it when use use the crowbar on the candy machine). When Laverne comes in the room, the dryer just finished it's program. Q: The hamster fled. How to get it? A: Use the vacuum cleaner Q: How does it come there A: Put the ad in Bernard's time in the suggestion box of Hoagie's time. Q: What to do with the cat in Laverne's time? A: Put Booboo-B-Gone on the fence. Then lure it with the toy mouse. Now you can use it to scare the Edisons away from the kennel Q: The kennel guard won't let me. A: Give him the dinner coupon you won at the human show and he'll leave. Q: How can I get that freaky moustached tentacle to leave the clock alone? A: Scare the Edisons out of the kennel with your cat Q: Powering up Laverne's Chrono-O-John at last? A: If you reached the lab, you need the hamster to power the machine. The extention chord to get the power to the unit. When the hamster flees use the vaccuum cleaner to get it back. Q: How to get the lighter? A: Switch the lighter gun with the flag gun Q: How to get an exploding cigar? A: After switching the guns, ask for one. Q: How to get that golden feather? A: Give Washington an exploding cigar. Then give him the fake teeth. Now steal the blanket and put in on the chimney. The man will flee and you are free to grab the pen. Q: How do I get vinegar? A: Give a bottle of wine to the guy with the time capsule. Once you done that have Laverne to find that capsule and open it with the can opener to get it. Q: How to get to talk to Ben Franklin? A: First get him inside. Wash the carriage to do that Q: How to get water and soap? A: Bucket and water in the kitchen. The soap from the cleaning cart. That cart will appear if you mess up George Washington's bed and call for the cleaner with the chord in that room Q: Red doesn't allow me to take the lab coat A: Get the Help-wanted-sign from Bernard's time and show it to him. This will get you the coat. Q: How to power the super-battery A: Give the labcoat to Ben Franklin, put the battery in it and push it when you are asked to. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Copyrights and permissions | IDX10 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This FAQ has been copyrighted by Jeroen Broks aka Tricky, formely known as Tricrokra. This FAQ may be viewed, downloaded and printed for personal use only. It may not be sold, or used as a basis for commercial work. This FAQ may also not be modified. Parts of it may not be copied to your own FAQs without my permission. 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