Outside the cabin
Can you give me an idea of what I should do first?
Hint 1
This place looks big – it helps to have a map!
Hint 2
Grab the map off the picnic table under the big tree in front of the cabin.
Hint 3
Now that you’ve found your bearings, you can freely explore!
Hint 4
Don’t worry about the tree house just yet.
Getting inside the barn
The barn door is locked, let me guess..?
Hint 2
The key isn’t too far away, but it’s not exactly close.
Hint 3
Depending on where you’re standing, you can see the location where the key can be found from the barn.
Answer
Go to the windmill.
At the treehouse
I really want to go into the treehouse, but there’s a contraption in my way!
Hint 1
Leave the treehouse for now!
At the windmill
I’ve fiddled with some valves and taps, but can’t make any sense of this place. What am I even doing here?
Hint 1
You’re looking for a key.
Hint 2
The key is in the water reservoir.
Hint 3
Stand on top of the reservoir and walk towards the “back”, now look down – do you see the key there?
Hint 4
A metal grate prevents you from reaching down to get the key, and there’s nothing you’ve found that will help you pull it up.
Hint 5
You’ll need to manipulate the water levels in the reservoir to release the key through the drain.
How do I get the key out of the water reservoir?
Hint 1
The key is right next to the outlet pipe, inside the reservoir.
Hint 2
The outlet pipe leads down the hill, towards the drain/irrigation valve, at the back of the barn.
Hint 3
You need to find a way to get the key into the outlet pipe so that it can travel down to the drain.
Hint 4
There are four valves in the whole mechanism that you need to manipulate correctly in order to release the key.
Answer
Climb to the top of the windmill (up the ladder), and open the valve to start the pumping mechanism. Climb down and open the inlet valve at the base of the windmill. Close the inlet valve at the back of the reservoir. Wait for the reservoir to fill up. Once full, open the outlet valve. Now walk down the hill towards the back of the barn. At the drain/irrigation valve, set the valve to drain. Wait for the key to fall out of the spout, and collect it from the drain.
I tried to walk up the other path, by a large pile of boulders, but the path is blocked!
Hint
That is terribly unfortunate. If only there was a way to push that big old boulder out the way!
Inside the barn
What should I look out for in the barn?
Hint 1
Aside from the dead body, crushed under the weight of a V8 engine block?
Hint 2
Find a way to open the locker that’s rusted shut.
Hint 3
A crowbar would do the trick…
Hint 4
…but since there’s no crowbar here, the claw of a hammer would do just as well.
Answer
Grab the hammer off the table with all of the wood piled on it. Use the hammer to break open the locker, and take the spare parts and jumper cables from inside.
At the boat house
Right, let’s talk about this machine…
Hint 1
You mean the cable car?
Hint 2
You pressed the button a few times? Flipped the lever hopefully?
Hint 3
Okay, that didn’t work, no problem. Sounds like you need to repair it!
Hint 4
Something this mysterious and out-of-place would require some degree of effort to repair.
Answer(ish)
Repairing the cable car is done in three pieces: replacing any worn/damaged/missing parts, charging the battery, and refilling the fuel tank.
Thanks, that was super helpful. But seriously how do I fix this thing?
Hint 1
Let’s think about the spare parts first. You’ve got a few “extras” there to keep you on your toes.
Hint 2
This is a motor. Motors typically need two things to run: fuel and air. The fuel should flow through a hose from the fuel tank, and the air should be filtered to remove particles that could damage the motor.
Sub-answer
Open the cone-shaped box and insert the air filter (from the barn).
Hint 3
That old fuel hose looks worn and corroded. You need a knife or something similar to remove it.
Sub-answer
You’ll find a knife at your motorbike crash site (more on that below). Once you’ve removed the old fuel hose, replace it with the new one (also from the barn).
Hint 4
You don’t need any of the other spare parts!
Okay geez, it’s fixed, but the damn thing still won’t start!
Hint 1
Motors require an electrical spark to get going; I bet that battery has been sitting around for years, wasting away.
Hint 2
Good thing you brought your own battery!
Hint 3
You’ve gone to your bike, right?
Hint 4
You removed the battery from your bike, right?.
Hint 5
You’re not trying to replace the current battery, but rather recharge it. Perhaps a boost from your motorbike’s battery will get the job done.
Answer
Place your motorbike’s battery next to the cable car’s battery. Then hook up the jumper cables (which you found in the barn). To allow the cable car’s battery a proper chance to recharge, run the cable car once, then you can take back your battery and the jumper cables.
At the bike wreck
I know that I need to get the fuel out of the bike’s tank, but where do I put it?
Hint 1
A purpose-built fuel container is probably your best bet.
Hint 2
There’s nothing around the crash site, but perhaps at another location on the farm?
Answer
Go to the boat house and look on the counter to the right.
I’ve put the jerry can in place by the bike, but nothing is happening!
Hint 1
Do you expect the fuel to just flow from the bike’s fuel tank to the jerry can?
Hint 2
The commonly performed action to transfer fuel from one source to another is to syphon it.
Answer
You need the fuel hose as well. Check the barn.
Pete tells me that he’s too puny to remove the motorcycle battery with his bare hands. Come on!
Hint 1
It’s more a matter of not having the correct tools than brute strength.
Hint 2
The tools you need is very close.
Answer
Search the saddlebag on the motorcycle, where you’ll find Pete’s pocketknife – a useful multi-tool!
Back in the cabin
I got back inside the cabin!
Hint 2
It’s nice in here, isn’t it?
Answer-ish
You could get the radio working again, but the battery you claimed from the motorbike is currently tied up on the cable car. Besides, who are you going to call anyway? (Don’t say it!)
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