I've using the walkthrough by MaGtRo; and so far, everything worked perfectly until I got to the camp. I ran into a problem when I was told to click on Stasek again to see a resemblance to the picture. I redid this part three times with the same results. I decided to go ahead to the next part and could only get the soldier at the gate to talk to me once more. The major told me to go away. Therefore, I couldn't talk to them "several more" times. I talked to Stasek again and did get him to talk to me about the plans for getting us into the mine. Then it was after midnight and I was in front of his trailer. I went in, found the D2 82 number in his raincoat in the corner, took the two cans of beans and can opener and left the trailer. I went to the front gate and was allowed to talk to the solder once; and when a chair appeared in the window below, I was able to suggest he sit down. That was it. I couldn't get him to talk about the lights, cabin or tell me he was hungry.

I'm stumped. What do I do now?

I wrote this down, if it helps any.

Go to the guard at the gate and click on him.
The pole light at the bridge appears at the bottom of the screen.
Click on the pole light and go into a conversation about it.
Cabin appears at the bottom of the screen.
Click on the cabin to get another conversation.
Go to the locked cabin; go to the front cabin; return to the gate guard.
Now he tells you he is hungry.
On the way back to the cabin pick up the mushrooms.
At the cabin click the can opener on a can of beans; then click the mushrooms on the open can of beans.
Click the matches on the stove to light it; click the open can of beans on the stove and wait while the little clock in the top left corner of the screen indicates the passage of time.
Go back and give the gate guard the beans.
Kill some time by going to the cabin and the back cabin.
Return to the gate guard.
He tells you, basically, he has to go because something was wrong with those beans and he leaves.
Go into the tent and pick up the radio on the table to the right (of the screen).
Go to the coat on the left and get the keys from the pocket (right click to get them).
Go to the back cabin and use the keys from the Major’s coat to get in.

Thanks, Bob.

Thanks for the instructions. They did help. However, there were a couple of things you had to do prior to talking to the guard at the gate. You had to go towards the guard at the mine, at which time the character comments on the light being too bright. Then you head towards the gate guard but stop and click on the light by the bridge on the way. When you finally talk to the guard at the gate, you will be able to talk about the lights and everything else.

Thanks so much.

I am where I give the old lady her hotdog with ketchup but everytime I go into the hotel to get the ketchup for the hotdog, he says I'll never get past them. Where do I get the ketchup off the reception desk while the two men are still there? I have tried a dozen times but he can't get the ketchup.

Hannah, go back to the vendor and get another hotdog with ketchup. The vendor doesn't have ketchup. You will get a plain hotdog instead. Before he will enter the hotel you will have to have the plain hotdog in inventory.
Kay

From what I have noted you get a second hot dog with nothing on it and then you can go into the hotel and get the ketchup.

Sorry, Rice burner
Not really with it yet.

I've done that and those peskey men are still there. The ketchup is on the reception table but Martin won't go past him or around him or anything to get the ketchup. I even tried taking the hotdog out of inventory and placing it around the hotel to see if ketchup would magicly appear on it.I am stuck. It even says after I get the ketchup and give the hotdog to the old lady and use her stick to pull down the stairs in back of the hotel. thats where I go into the hotel and get rid of the men. So I'm stuck at knowing how to get this darn ketchup first if I can't get rid of the men without the stick to go in the back way. PLEASE SOME-ONE HELP ME, PLEEEEAAAASSSSEE!!!!!

Hannah please check your game against the w/t, it's impossible for us to know what you might have skipped when you played. Do you have a room in the hotel yourself? Have you covered all topics of conversation with everyone? Did you try to enter the front door of the lobby to see someone you need to avoid?
Please do not post in all upper case letters. It means you are screaming at us.

Sue

I'm sorry about the upper case, I didn't know that means screaming. I haven't missed anything. I've got a room, been to the mansion, found uncle dead, talked to police and guard then took boat back to hotel where I go in and see the two men so I go around back and you know the rest. The old lady and her hotdog and that darn ketchup.

hannah,

Have you tried going in and just getting the ketchup? Or just clicking on the ketchup while you're at the door step of the hotel?

because the two men are still there i can't get to it. I can see it on the shelf but i can't get it

I have replayed the game feom the mansion where he finds his uncle dead and gone through all the steps like getting the key from the hourglass , checking the safe opening the pyramid talking to the cop and the guard talking to Iris getting two hotdogs and thats where I get stuck. I try to go in and get the ketchup but there is a man at the bar and another one sitting at a table so Martin won't go past anyone. He keeps saying I wont make it to the staircase, he's spot me.I've tried clicking on all the bottles that look like ketchup but nothing works.

Hannah you may have to go back to a saved game and play this part forward again.
Did you try to enter the hotel at the beginning of this area and see someone you want to avoid? I think if you didn't do this step that you could end up in a loop.

Sue

This is what I have before the hotdog/ketchup business.....

After talking to the guard we find ourselves back on the dock. Went to the back of the hotel and found the woman back there but nothing to talk about. Back to the front of the hotel and seeing one of the crooks checking out of the hotel from Room 32. Back to the rear of the hotel, clicked on the fire escape but can't reach it. Clicked on the Walking Stick and then clicked on the woman. Click on the Walking Stick in the bottom of the screen and talk to the woman about borrowing the Walking Stick from her.

Did you click on the fire escape before getting into the deal with the woman about the hot dog? That one little thing might have something to do with the problem you're having. It's a touchy game about some small things sometimes.

EDIT:

Bought the hotdog with mustard but she refuses it; wants ketchup on it. Went back and bought a hotdog with nothing on it. Go into the hotel and see ketchup on the far end of the counter. Get the ketchup and I believe at this point I went to the man sitting reading the paper. Go to the rear of the hotel, combine the ketchup and hotdog in inventory. Give the woman the hotdog.