Good luck, and keep us posted.

Hi Marian. Last night I opened up a new area but did not yet start looking around in it. I am still trying to figure out what I'm missing on the first level. I know it involves a shield. I have spent numerous hours now trying to figure it out but I'm still not giving up YET.

I DID figure out tonight what I was missing on the second level and believe I am finished in that area except I haven't found all the extra stuff so...

The game keeps track of how long you've played but I must have broke the clock because it started over again. I guess I've been playing longer than the developer ever thought it would take somebody to play.

There should be an achievement for that - that's an achievement I might have a shot at earning myself.

As long as you are enjoying yourself; that's all that matters. You have a lot of determination to figure things out on your own.

I'm officially frustrated! This new section doesn't seem to have any clues or at least none that I can decipher. I gained access to a computer only to lose it again before I could see what was in it, and don't know if I did something wrong and now am SOL or if this is part of the puzzle.

Had to exit the game. Maybe I need to play something else for awhile.

I have found that sometimes taking a break from a game allows me to return to it with new eyes. Not that this works in all cases, though - I wish it did!

I ended up looking at the Steam hints but the answer for the shield puzzle did not tell me anything I didn't know. I knew the answer already but just could not execute it, however, the confirmation that I was not wasting my time helped me get the solution FINALLY! I got dizzy doing it, but I did it.

I also happened to see something about the execution of a puzzle on the second level that I had not completed. I didn't realize there was a second step to it. I did not look at the solution but am going back in the game to see if I can figure it out now that I know how to execute it if I do manage to find the right answer.

I did find on a few of the puzzles, which involved manipulation in a small window, were a bit hit and miss. I had the correct solution but the action did not happen. I found I had to exit the game and go back and repeat the actions before anything happened. One was the shield puzzle, another was lining up pictures on a cylinder. Perhaps it's all down to tiny pixels!!

I finally finished the game with almost 50 hours played and that was using the Steam hints and the video walkthrough that UruKat linked to above. The game clock (that keeps track of your playing time) re-started twice on me. I think it only goes up to 25 hours. I clocked more than 50 but some was idle time.

I liked the game but the second half got too hard for me and even seeing the answers to a couple of the puzzles, I couldn't figure out how they made sense, so that took a lot of my enjoyment out of it unfortunately.

It really bothers me when I see a puzzle solution and it still doesn't make sense to me. Maybe another player could help out here and explain the solutions (in spoiler tags). This is of course assuming that the solutions are logical.

Well, Flotsam seemed to think the puzzles were "fair" and I don't see anybody else complaining about them, so I'm sure it is just me. Some of them were just too hard for my brain!

I didn't however, have TOO much trouble with the painting puzzles like some other people are. I think I read that there is now a "skip" for those.

I got the game through Humble the drm version a couple days ago. spent a bit of time yesterday on the bedroom rotation picture puzzles and begain again this morning and still no joy...just about ready to stop playing the game and delete it. Which I am fighting because it is a beautiful game and though there've been some 'what the' moments pretty well enjoyed..but these pictures...ugh! have watched online video but no help. and I do not see a skip button...oh please, where is it? I am using windows.

I wish I could help you gamenut but there wasn't a skip button when I was playing (I believe one was added later)so I don't know where it is. I can only say that I concentrated on one side of the puzzle and when I got that side solved I moved to the other side. They work together but on 2 of the 3 puzzles, I was able to do it that way with some trial and error and watching what changed with each movement. If you don't like what changed, keep clicking on the same space until it goes back where you started (probably 4 clicks) and try a different space. The 3rd puzzle is harder and more frustrating though so I hope you can figure out how to skip the puzzles if you want to.

There's some information here about how to skip the painting puzzles. What I don't know is whether or not this works with the Humble version of the game.

I see nothing at all at the Humble site about ANY patches for ANY game.
I did see a twitter post (not on it just saw it at the devs site) about some fixes coming. I think was posted a couple days ago. didn't say what fixes or if will apply to the game no matter where or which version you purchased (I got the drm).
I'd like to know if anyone who purchased the drm version from humble has used/installed the patch from steam (I am guessing that you'd have to set up an account in order to use/download it through them. another mess.
sorry about the gripey tone. but really was enjoying the game (except for not being able to read the letters or pages...print too small. only way I can read them is to go on youtube and look at a walkthrough where they show the letters/pages. Took me forever to figure out how to download the game in the first place. whew.
well, at a stand still I believe until can solve these first 2 twisty pictures. pffui.

There's a page here that explains how to tell if you have an updated version of a game, or whether there is an updated version to download.

Had to hop back on here and tell you I got those 2 painting puzz done.
I had tried to enter the dates of them but had my paintings wrong..please, don't ask.
anyway...I put in the correct date under the correct painting and it worked. (the paintings do not show solved but they go up and reveal a hole/porthole, whatever)
I also had to use my magnifying glass to read the numbers (and on the book as well).
So...anyone who is having a prob with those 2 painting could try just putting in the correct date with the correct painting (from the book over on shelf on right side of room.

Use your mouse wheel on the documents/letters to zoom in on them. I had the same problem and Flotsam told me the answer.

I don't have a mouse wheel, have trackball, with left and right buttons-Logitech (red). any idea how to do the zoom using it?
Got to where the 3rd painting was and put correct date in (yep, had to use magnifying glass) and it worked. So-I am guessing the version of this game Included the patch? Well, all I know is I got the 3 paintings done on the bedroom/bath floor. AND I did those green/gold decorative pieces that sat around(don't want to say more and spoil for others.) I was on a roll. played for awhile longer last night but still not got that metal door open. but hopefully more progress later today.
since I was able to get those paintings out of the way am back to really enjoying this game again. I like this type of game, explorataion with really good artwork/graphics AND sound/effects and puzzles you don't have to hurry through..and it just wants to keep tugging you along. Amazing some of the beautiful rooms, but those bathrooms could use some attention! But I don't know, maybe no one has really Been staying/living there for a very, Very, Very long, long time...... and I could not see the journal pages clearly enough to see if they were dated.
I have to say that so far this is the BEST game I have played since the last Jonathan Boakes or Matt Clark or Wm Fisher III (last half of darkness series, wish he'd get back to making those types of games) games. Already feel have gotten my money's worth in enjoyment an hoping that the ending(hope still a long long way off) is not a blah.
AND VERY THANKFUL I COULD PLAY IT ON MY WIN 7, 64BIT.

I'm sorry gamenut. I don't know anything about trackballs (not even sure what it is). I did use a magnifying glass until I found out I could use the scroll wheel on my mouse. Very frustrating not being able to read the documents.

So glad you got past the paintings!

Doesn't anyone do text walkthroughs any more???

If you are looking for a text walkthrough for the game, you can find a guide here.

Thanks, Marian- Had run across that. Can't find a way to print out that includes the hints, though, and it doesn't seem to allow me to do a cut & paste to a word doc...Just hate having to constantly switch between programs to find out what to do next when stuck!

Me too Murphy. I am, I believe at the end of the game...and no way can I figure out the puzzles that are here so will be checking the video walkthrough a lot and that Steam 'guide'...yes agree, aggravating the hints do not stay on the page. or can copy. But I have enjoyed this game very much in spite of some of the puzzles (thankful for that video walkthrough on youtube so much!). This is the First full length game I have bought since the last 'Crown" or Last Half of Darkness or the Barrow Hill games that I thought was worth it! I hope this developer already is at work on another game in this style and is just as good!!!! Adored the artwork and exploring and most of the puzzling and the non-intrusive , but hauting music, the story, and just everything about this game. PLEASE DEVS BRING ON MORE!!!

Well, I still liked the game and wish they'd make another...BUT ONE THAT MERE MORTALS will be able to solve the puzzles in....I've been at the 'ending', I think,since a bit after 1p today and have twirled those dials until my eye is about to explode. just don't understand how to solve it and have looked for a step by step Very detailed and none to be found. so, won't be able to finish the game. sad. sniff, sniff. maybe someone at 100 stones will throw us a bone and show us exactly how to solve those last 2 demonic puzzles.

OK- I am now crying UNCLE !! I can't do those spinning painting puzzles - I get so far and get mixed up again - I gave it more than enough shots and time. It's making me DISLIKE this game I started out loving!! This will be a game ender for me.

I purchased the DRM free version from Humble Store ( Never STEAM ) and I read here that there is a skip puzzle patch but I cannot find it. I have written the developers 100 Stones Interactive - but they have not replied.

Does anyone have the patch and can you provide a link to it ?

Thank you all !