For the star puzzle and something else that comes along later. Try to place the larger stars first, then the outline appears for you to place the smaller ones.

There's also a piece of jewelry late in the the game that is very similar to the constellation puzzles. If you just place a few stars/or jewels where they appear to go, a faint outline starts to appear in the background. The more stars/jewels you place correctly the darker the outline becomes. When a jewel is placed correctly, it changes color slightly and "sticks" in place, so these puzzles are not as hard as they appear at first. Visualize the area divided into grids to get perspective of where to place a few key stars/jewels.

Flo

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Trippy, any luck?

I did the same thing started with the larger star first then the outline seem to darken some. My mouse jump all over the place too but I wonder if they did that on purpose so you have to really work at getting the icons. It took a while to figure out where to find the items. Seems like the new HOG games make you look around for items after you complete the task. It is refreshing to make it more challenging. I downloaded the game from two places to see if a bug but, both do the same at the temple.

Edit: I just found out on Gamezebo there is a glitch with the game mouse becomes erratic several times and many places I have downloaded this game twice and it still is not corrected. They say if you download it from Alawar you get the game without bugs in it. But the game I bought was from Big Fish Games. Anyone else having this problem?

Mystery, if you look at the posts up above, you'll see that you are not alone

Did they mention a patch or a fix for it?

Gamezebo had this on there site: Following up on the official statement made yesterday concerning glitches in Magic Encyclopedia: First Story, Alawar Entertainment has just announced through its newsletter that a new version of the game is now available for download that "does not contain the game-stopping bugs found in the original release." Download the new version of the game here. Note: if you install the new version in the same directory as the original version, your profiles and saved games will be intact.

In reference to the cursor glitch some players are experiencing, I had one episode of the "jumpy" cursor which seemed to be triggered by hot spots in the scene, but it cleared up when I finished that scene.

However, on the 'create a picture' puzzles (constellations/wanted posters/jewelry) I'm not sure this is really a glitch. Has anybody else noticed that when the outline of the picture darkens your cursor seems more and more drawn to the next location that needs to be clicked? While creating the jewelry last night, I noted that when I picked up a little jewel and tried to move it across the screen, my cursor was magnetized to the closest spot that still needed a jewel. I think this may be a deliberate 'assist' and not really a glitch. The jewelry is at the end of the game, so when I finally noticed the magnet effect I realized it had been doing that all along in this particular type of mini puzzle.

where does the decorative horn go?
found where it went
also have another ? i don't have a red flag at the indian site and there is nothing it shows left to find

I don't remember any flags at the Indian site. Are you looking for the red tip of the paintbrush? If you run your cursor over the inventory spot, it describes the item you are supposed to find. Does it say "flag" or "paintbrush"?

Do you mean the red flag on the map that shows the level is complete? When you click the first time on the map location, a box pops up that lists the name of the location, the number of puzzles and the number of jewels. If you don't have a red flag it's probably a missing jewel left to find. The first click will show you how many jewels are still hidden. The second click opens the location. You must collect all the jewels throughout the game because the amulets have to be finished to defeat the dragons in the final scene.

i got that. it the spot where you alsofixed the bridge

OK - could it be the fox pelt's tail instead of a red flag?

Je suis prise dans le casse-tête de l'inde. Il me demande de trouver les symboles semblabes, j'ai des ronds blancs et ils deviennent noirs et après plus rien. pouvez-vous m'aider è résoudre le problème???

TRanslated: I'm caught in the puzzle of India. He asked me to find symbols. I have round white and black and they are after nothing. Can you help me solve the problem???

meli,

Please use English so that we can help you.

am having problems finding the rest of the stone eye and the last piece of the candle
also i have missing is the middle piece of the moose horn, i have the empty bottle, glass dome for candle and gave ghost his glass with out water

I'm caught in the puzzle of India. He asked me to find symbols. I have round white and black and they are after nothing. Can you help me solve the problem???

My9, those are mainly hidden objects that you don't get them till you do something else. It's impossible to know which pieces you are missing without knowing what pieces you found. Best bet is to click on hint and it will show you what you are missing.

meli, I don't believe I have been to India yet, this does not sound familiar. Hopefully someone that has will be along shortly.

Ana

I just howled for help in the wrong bit - help !
I'm right at the end and I need to know a famous latin phrase. I know quite a few but not this one ....
Whats the phrase, please ? Is it Latin for "Help, I'm stuckety stuck " ?

You look at it everytime you load the game. It is on the map below is the phrase needed.

Thanks, Mysteryfanatic

on the maya stairway all i have left to find is the 3rd peice on candle and it tells me all remaining objects hidden. at the wild west in saloon its the middle piece of cork screw left, 2 pieces of the eye and middle of moose antler and all objects remaining hidden. outside it tells me, you found all objects, think how you would use them. i have bttle and glass for candle. if this helps any,

Yes.

My demo ran out on this puzzle. Not sure if I'll buy it or not.
Undecided. I am afraid of buying it and then having to depend on a WT on every puzzle to complete the game.

Playing first story. I'm in Egypt putting the staff together.
Found all but the crook. (top) Have looked for hours.(no e
xageration) Does anyone remember where they found it? Thanks.



Found

I am at the end of thegame? but I can't finish it. What are the red flags for. I click on them and go back but everything is done. What now?

Carlahelp

Hi carlahelp, I think the red flags on the map are to tell you that you have found all the crystals in those locations. Once you have got them all if you go back to Dragon Mountain & search around you should find another puzzle to do. Hope that helps!

my9rugrats, there is somewhere inside the saloon to place the glass/bulb (for candle).

does it need the candle first ?
duh found where it went