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I am totally stuck, if anyone could give me a hint please as to what do next that would be cool!

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I've got 2 scraps of pictures, one of which I've managed to put on the quadrants in the attic, the other one won't seem to be put onto them. I think I've found all the rooms including the hidden one in the attic and down the pipe, although I haven't got to the left of the giant if that's possible.

The only things I can see that can be done next is the lump in the carpet in one of the rooms, he says he needs a solvent but nothing I have works. Also it seems I need more picture scraps for the quadrants, or maybe I can make the laptop work. I have also copied down the strange signs in the attic but have no idea what to do with it, I got a bunch of other items like matches and cologne and constructed engine I haven't used yet. I can't open the little wooden box. I think I've been in all the rooms unless there are more hard to reach ones. I've really run out of ideas! A little hint please?

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If you want to check them out visit the website below, it has a list of all the podcasts they have done, they upload a new one each Sunday.

www.rocktank.com

It contains strong language and themes some people may dislike, so please don't go there if you're easily offended.

Enjoy!

Hello fellow gamers.

I wish to draw your attention to an issue that has not been widely publicised by manufacturers because of its inherent cruelty.

The ingredient 'palm oil' found in many products is leading to the unecessary extinction of a wonderful creature, the orang-utan.

The plantations to produce the palm oil are being made at the cruel expense of huge parts of the rainforest which is the orang-utans' only home. Vast areas are being cut down at an alarming rate for this purpose. If things continue at this rate they will very soon be extinct just because of the greed of man. It is predicted they may only have 5-10 years left unless things change.

There are two types of palm oil, those from sustainable sources and those that aren't. Sustainable means rainforest is not being cut down, non-sustainable means it is. If the ingredients do not state it's from a sustainable source then I urge you all to refuse to buy the product and find something else, or contact the manufacturer and ask them directly whether the palm oil they use is from a sustainable source. Please be aware that some companies are hiding their use of palm oil by instead listing 'vegetable oil/fat'.

Please do not be a part of this. Please boycott products with palm oil in unless it's clearly stated they are from sustainable sources. It only takes a minute to check but our efforts could mean a new future for these wonderful beings.

Results of my findings so far:

PRODUCTS WITH SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL:

There is a company called 'Fry' which has a range of meat substitutes, they use only sustainable palm oil and have won an award for being a really ethical company. I highly recommend them, and the food is deliceous. They can be found in many health food shops, and here is a link to their website. Suitable for vegans. http://www.frys-special.com

Here are some links where you can buy soap and oat cakes from companies which definately use sustainable sources.

http://www.scousesoaps.co.uk/
http://www.wildaboutoats.com/news/index.html

Hovis bread has confirmed to me that the palm oil they use is only from sustainable source so I can recommend buying their loaves.

Jacob crackers have confirmed that the palm oil they use is imported from suppliers who use sustainable resources so I can recommend them also.

The Linda McCartney range of food only uses sustainable palm oil so I highly recommend them, their stuff is lovely too.

Redwood foods only use sustainable palm oil so I recommend their range of foods.

Vitaquell Organic margarine uses only sustainable palm oil.

PRODUCTS TO AVOID:

Any supermarket-own brands containing palm/vegetable oil. Many have signed up to an agreement which intends to 'look into this problem' but are currently just milking the market for profit and using non-sustainable oil. This covers a huge number of products, please check all ingredients.

PLEASE HELP THIS CAUSE BY LETTING ME KNOW OF ANY FINDINGS YOU HAVE. CHASE UP MANUFACTURERS AND DEMAND ANSWERS. I urge you to investigate the products you buy so you know that what you are buying isn't adding to this terrible problem. Do not accept companies telling you they cannot tell where their palm oil comes from or they cannot guarantee it is sustainable. It is possible to use only sustainable palm oil and know where it comes from, it may cost them more but the option is there.

Thank you for reading. For more information and other ways you can help please visit the links below. Please spread the word.

http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/biodiversity/case_studies/palm_oil/

http://www.orangutan.org.uk/

For more positive action, you can contact supermarkets and MPs making it clear that palm oil from non-sustainable sources is unacceptable, and that any palm oil in ingredients must be clearly labelled as sustainable or non. This deforestation must stop before it's too late.

Hi there, I am a big fan of these AGS games and although I haven't yet made the jump to trying to make my own, I'm a long time game player and always have lots of ideas as to how games can be improved.

One thing I have thought of that could be used in any game is a log of the most recent dialogue or other text the game has presented to you. The reason I say this is if I accidentally click the mouse and skip some onscreen text, a lot of the time the only way I can read it again would be to reload an earlier game or restart. Because of this I find myself saving my games very regularly just in case I miss dialogue.

It could be as little as the last 1 or 2 lines of dialogue/text, it could be integrated as a notebook or just as the character's memory, it wouldn't seem out of place in any game I reckon.

Thanks for reading! I have other little ideas like this that I think could become a part of each game as standard, often things I see in one game that I think should really be in every game. I'm happy to elaborate if anyone is interested!

Thank you all for the great games you make, they go a long way to livening up my life.

Hi there, I'm stuck in this game.

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I'm trying to get through the door to pit IV where I am being told to go, I've used the battery to power it up and the weird interviewer guy has told me the code is Z, square, I, III, but this doesn't work and I don't see any clue as to what else it can be or anything else I can do.

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Any hints would be appreciated please! Thanks.