Future Wars: Time Traveller

skateblind · 10 July 2009, 19:58

When I try load a previous game, the list of saves is blank, but if I try load a blank slot then it loads the save I made. So I have to keep loading saves until I find the right one. Anyone know why I can't see the text on my real machine?

I have managed to reach the monastery and I have the robe, but when I try enter, I get caught immediately. I have read a walkthrough and it says you should follow the monks round the room and then quickly open a door, but I don't get a chance to even follow them when I enter the building.
Could anybody give me some help on how to get past this bit please?

lilalurl · 10 July 2009, 20:43

Can't help you with the save problem, sorry.

As for the monks, IIRC (it has been a very long time since I played the game), you must wait for them to get past you before you try and follow them.

In other words, when the screen switches to the new room, you don't do a single thing until you can get just behind the 3rd monk (as if you were the 4th)

skateblind · 10 July 2009, 23:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilalurl

Can't help you with the save problem, sorry.

As for the monks, IIRC (it has been a very long time since I played the game), you must wait for them to get past you before you try and follow them.

In other words, when the screen switches to the new room, you don't do a single thing until you can get just behind the 3rd monk (as if you were the 4th)

That is what I have been trying to do and they still catch me. I will keep trying, maybe I am moving a tiny bit and that causes them to notice me.

lilalurl · 11 July 2009, 00:59

Be sure when you make your first step to enter the path to go in a diagonal that follows the direction the monks are walking. And preferably do a small step.

I believe if you enter by facing the opposite direction or even the direction you face when you enter the door (which is therefore at 90° of the monk path) you will get caught.
You may need to do a few 'small step' clicks (i.e. click very near of your character) to do that.

skateblind · 11 July 2009, 01:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilalurl

Be sure when you make your first step to enter the path to go in a diagonal that follows the direction the monks are walking. And preferably do a small step.

I believe if you enter by facing the opposite direction or even the direction you face when you enter the door (which is therefore at 90° of the monk path) you will get caught.
You may need to do a few 'small step' clicks (i.e. click very near of your character) to do that.

Well, I don't get a chance to follow them, so it might be the way I enter the building that is causing the trouble. Thanks for the help.

andreas · 11 July 2009, 01:57

Simple: DO NOT touch the center area (where they "waft") with your feet, nor try to run across diagonally in any way!
AND always run counter-clockwise. That is absolutely mandatory.

Haste will be your peril. Don't be in too great hurry and feel to do everything head-over-heels. Instead, run (preferably in small steps) in a wide square round the room and always stay close to the wall to your right. That's how I made it very easily.

NubeCheCorre · 11 July 2009, 03:17

Yes, that' s it do not enter in the center and walk following the borders !! ( i finished that game long time ago ... )

That's very important, before you go further ( as you cannot go back in the game ) have you taken the coin at the beginning of the game ??

You need at the very end of the game and without the coin you' ll get stuck !!

skateblind · 11 July 2009, 11:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by NubeCheCorre

Yes, that' s it do not enter in the center and walk following the borders !! ( i finished that game long time ago ... )

That's very important, before you go further ( as you cannot go back in the game ) have you taken the coin at the beginning of the game ??

You need at the very end of the game and without the coin you' ll get stuck !!

If you are talking about the silver coin, then yes I have got it. I think you need it to talk to the king in the castle before you go to the monastery, thanks for the tip though.

NubeCheCorre · 14 July 2009, 19:45

you need the coin at the very end of the game to escape from a prison and if you don't have it, you have to restart the game from the beginning..

skateblind · 14 July 2009, 20:14

I thought I had the silver coin, since I thought you had to use it in the pub to see the king or something, but I checked my inventory and I don't have it! I did get stuck at one point and I had to look at a walkthrough to find out I missed an item somewhere, this game is really badly designed.

BTW, I figured out why I was getting caught by the monks as soon as I entered the building, it was because I was standing at the wrong point when opening the door. I have don't see how I am going to finish this game without a walkthrough...

NubeCheCorre · 14 July 2009, 20:24

fortunatly you are at the beginning of the game if i remember well, so restart the game and remember the coin and save a lot to eventually restart from a previous point not so far from the actual one

andreas · 14 July 2009, 20:47

Prison? Well you cannot be speaking of the CRUGHON prison, because you need the gas capsule and some METALLIC object other than a coin to escape from the prison. And yes, I had to reload an *ancient* save game because I forgot to pick it up (I think it's before the future level in the year 4315...)

NubeCheCorre · 14 July 2009, 22:07

check pm

andreas · 15 July 2009, 19:30

Done, thanks. You can also edit your post if you want to correct or clarify something, by the way.
@all I asked Nube some detail via pm because it's no good idea giving away half of the game if someone is still playing this, so I seriously feared I'd spoil too much in my question

skateblind · 15 July 2009, 19:33

Thank you :P

Predseda · 16 July 2009, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by andreas

Prison? Well you cannot be speaking of the CRUGHON prison, because you need the gas capsule and some METALLIC object other than a coin to escape from the prison. And yes, I had to reload an *ancient* save game because I forgot to pick it up (I think it's before the future level in the year 4315...)

This happens often in FW, unfortunatelly. It would be a great game, but with these stupidities it is only good

andreas · 17 July 2009, 15:29

Oh boy, c'mon these things were already bog-standard in Police Quest I, weren't they? Just live with it and don't complain: it's an adventure.

Ironclaw · 17 July 2009, 15:46

Meh, whenever a person gets stuck in a game, they should check our longplays, they are better than textbased walkthroughs imo, as lots of walkthroughs can have errors, or bad explanations, but with a video longplay, you can't go wrong :P (in most cases).

[ Show youtube player ]

The part you needed help with (but you don't need it now) is at 21:37.

skateblind · 17 July 2009, 19:19

I do you usually, but sometimes I forget. Thanks IC.
Have some empty space as a thank you:

End.

Hungry Horace · 17 July 2009, 19:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironclaw

Meh, whenever a person gets stuck in a game, they should check our longplays, they are better than textbased walkthroughs imo, as lots of walkthroughs can have errors, or bad explanations, but with a video longplay, you can't go wrong :P (in most cases).

[ Show youtube player ]

The part you needed help with (but you don't need it now) is at 21:37.

you forgot to add

END ADVERTISEMENT

maybe some people want to avoid the temptation to watch the rest of the video and spoil the game? or get frustrated waiting for a video to load? or use a setup which doesnt allow for viewing of youtube (or other) videos?

10 July 2009, 19:58	#1
skateblind Village Idiot Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK, England Age: 38 Posts: 580	Future Wars: Time Traveller When I try load a previous game, the list of saves is blank, but if I try load a blank slot then it loads the save I made. So I have to keep loading saves until I find the right one. Anyone know why I can't see the text on my real machine? I have managed to reach the monastery and I have the robe, but when I try enter, I get caught immediately. I have read a walkthrough and it says you should follow the monks round the room and then quickly open a door, but I don't get a chance to even follow them when I enter the building. Could anybody give me some help on how to get past this bit please?

14 July 2009, 20:47	#12
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	Prison? Well you cannot be speaking of the CRUGHON prison, because you need the gas capsule and some METALLIC object other than a coin to escape from the prison. And yes, I had to reload an ancient save game because I forgot to pick it up (I think it's before the future level in the year 4315...) Last edited by andreas; 15 July 2009 at 19:32.

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10 July 2009, 20:43	#2
lilalurl Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 3,289	Can't help you with the save problem, sorry. As for the monks, IIRC (it has been a very long time since I played the game), you must wait for them to get past you before you try and follow them. In other words, when the screen switches to the new room, you don't do a single thing until you can get just behind the 3rd monk (as if you were the 4th)

11 July 2009, 00:59	#4
lilalurl Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 3,289	Be sure when you make your first step to enter the path to go in a diagonal that follows the direction the monks are walking. And preferably do a small step. I believe if you enter by facing the opposite direction or even the direction you face when you enter the door (which is therefore at 90° of the monk path) you will get caught. You may need to do a few 'small step' clicks (i.e. click very near of your character) to do that.

11 July 2009, 01:57	#6
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	Simple: DO NOT touch the center area (where they "waft") with your feet, nor try to run across diagonally in any way! AND always run counter-clockwise. That is absolutely mandatory. Haste will be your peril. Don't be in too great hurry and feel to do everything head-over-heels. Instead, run (preferably in small steps) in a wide square round the room and always stay close to the wall to your right. That's how I made it very easily.

11 July 2009, 03:17	#7
NubeCheCorre Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sanremo/Italy Age: 46 Posts: 70	Yes, that' s it do not enter in the center and walk following the borders !! ( i finished that game long time ago ... ) That's very important, before you go further ( as you cannot go back in the game ) have you taken the coin at the beginning of the game ?? You need at the very end of the game and without the coin you' ll get stuck !!

14 July 2009, 19:45	#9
NubeCheCorre Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sanremo/Italy Age: 46 Posts: 70	you need the coin at the very end of the game to escape from a prison and if you don't have it, you have to restart the game from the beginning..

14 July 2009, 20:14	#10
skateblind Village Idiot Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK, England Age: 38 Posts: 580	I thought I had the silver coin, since I thought you had to use it in the pub to see the king or something, but I checked my inventory and I don't have it! I did get stuck at one point and I had to look at a walkthrough to find out I missed an item somewhere, this game is really badly designed. BTW, I figured out why I was getting caught by the monks as soon as I entered the building, it was because I was standing at the wrong point when opening the door. I have don't see how I am going to finish this game without a walkthrough...

14 July 2009, 20:24	#11
NubeCheCorre Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sanremo/Italy Age: 46 Posts: 70	fortunatly you are at the beginning of the game if i remember well, so restart the game and remember the coin and save a lot to eventually restart from a previous point not so far from the actual one

14 July 2009, 22:07	#13
NubeCheCorre Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sanremo/Italy Age: 46 Posts: 70	check pm

15 July 2009, 19:30	#14
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	Done, thanks. You can also edit your post if you want to correct or clarify something, by the way. @all I asked Nube some detail via pm because it's no good idea giving away half of the game if someone is still playing this, so I seriously feared I'd spoil too much in my question

15 July 2009, 19:33	#15
skateblind Village Idiot Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK, England Age: 38 Posts: 580	Thank you :P

17 July 2009, 15:29	#17
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	Oh boy, c'mon these things were already bog-standard in Police Quest I, weren't they? Just live with it and don't complain: it's an adventure.

17 July 2009, 15:46	#18
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	Meh, whenever a person gets stuck in a game, they should check our longplays, they are better than textbased walkthroughs imo, as lots of walkthroughs can have errors, or bad explanations, but with a video longplay, you can't go wrong :P (in most cases). [ Show youtube player ] The part you needed help with (but you don't need it now) is at 21:37.

17 July 2009, 19:19	#19
skateblind Village Idiot Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK, England Age: 38 Posts: 580	I do you usually, but sometimes I forget. Thanks IC. Have some empty space as a thank you: End.

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