Stuck in the middle of Episode 1. Light spoilers!

[Mike the Wino]

I have over 80 saves on my Mac, once you break 10 it should just add a scrollbar to the window.

I am such a putz....of course it keeps scrolling! I just didn't see the scroll bar so I started deleting save slots...

(Posted on: October 31, 2012, 01:29:49 PM)

[ivanebel]

Hey Phoenix Online team! Excellent job with this game.. I LOVE IT!!

You know, I'm kinda stuck.. but I don't really know if it's just me, or it's kinda of a bug.
Let me explain:

[spoiler]
I finally got the name and address of the guy who was hanged. I paid a visit there and checked on the computer. Once the PC prompts "Insert Memory Card", I clicked on EXIT (cause I don't have one :O).. but since that moment, I haven't been able to interact with the items on my inventory!! I mean, it displays the message that you can't do that when zooming or in scene areas. The thing is, I can't interact anywhere.. not on the map, nor on the FBI HQ.
Any hints?
[/spoiler]

By the way, I think I found some super minor bugs.. perhaps I can point you at them. Where should I post that info?

Thanks!!

[wilco64256]

Might be a bit of bug funkiness. Zoom in and out of something else (the safe, the table, any closeup in any other scene) and that should set things back the way they belong.

[smoothsailing]

Anyway, I can confirm the bug there. Previously, I have done everything in the crime scene except for opening the niche and then went out to try different things. E.g. I got the package from the post office. When I went back to the crime scene, I could not "re-assemble" three objects to produce the victim's ghost anymore, and the niche is NOT activated as an interactive object (just confirmed this from a later save).

I had an earlier save, so it's all good, but thought you might want to know.

I can also confirm this - same thing happened to me, which brought me here  Thankfully I had an earlier save as well, but I was a bit puzzled and confused (especially not being able to use projection anymore at the crime scene).

I've been really enjoying the game so far - I think I enjoy it as much as when I played Gabriel Knight for the first time!

[thain1982]

Definitely a bug here.  I had all the pieces, including the "Help" for looking at the graffiti, but didn't know I could hit space to highlight interactive items, so I left.  When I came back, I couldn't get the ghost to appear again, and there's no niche for me to select.  Should have saved more often.

[ivanebel]

Might be a bit of bug funkiness. Zoom in and out of something else (the safe, the table, any closeup in any other scene) and that should set things back the way they belong.

I forgot to respond

Well, yeah.. what I actually did, as zooming in/out didn't do the trick, was reload a case prior to finishing the interrogation with Robert.

Already beat the game!! Excellent, excellent job guys!! Looking forward to the next episode!

[marcink]

Hi,
   I'm also stuck [spoiler]in Longman's appartment. I'm after interrogation, I've got key and photos, but I can't "use" thos photo's pieces on anything. I can't zoom on them - each time I get an answer that if I want to zoom on something I have to first exit any close up scene. I don't know where to find a memory card or safe combination[/spoiler].

I would be greatfull for any help

[HitBattousai]

Hi,
   I'm also stuck [spoiler]in Longman's appartment. I'm after interrogation, I've got key and photos, but I can't "use" thos photo's pieces on anything. I can't zoom on them - each time I get an answer that if I want to zoom on something I have to first exit any close up scene. I don't know where to find a memory card or safe combination[/spoiler].

I would be greatfull for any help

[spoiler]Without giving too much away, I can tell you that you don't technically need to use the photos from the post office on anything, but if you investigate them closely in your inventory, you will discover something useful as it relates to the safe.[/spoiler]

[marcink]

But how?
When I use "eye" on them I get" these look like pieces of the same picture. Who is this person.
When I use "hand" I get: Tutorial: when zoomed in on inventory items or scene areas, you must exit this view before zooming in on another item - and I'm not zoomed on a scene or any inventory item :/

[wilco64256]

But how?
When I use "eye" on them I get" these look like pieces of the same picture. Who is this person.
When I use "hand" I get: Tutorial: when zoomed in on inventory items or scene areas, you must exit this view before zooming in on another item - and I'm not zoomed on a scene or any inventory item :/

Attach your most recent save here so I can take a look, trying to figure out how people are getting that to bug out. The paths for saved game locations are:

XP:

C:\Documents and Settings\(Username)\Local Settings\Application Data\Phoenix Online Studios\Cognition _ Episode 1

Vista/Win7:

C:\Users\(Username)\AppData\LocalLow\Phoenix Online Studios\Cognition _ Episode 1

You'll need to remove any spaces in the name of the saved game when you attach it.

[marcink]

Ok - Thanks. Attached. I'm playing on Windows 8

Can anyone tell me the code to the safe so I can finish the episode ? unless the photos are needed for something more - than I'll wait

[wilco64256]

Yeah you definitely need to be able to get into closeups of inventory items to finish the game. Drop this save into that folder and load it and you should be good to go.

[marcink]

Thaks - I'm playing as I speak... I mean type Great, great game.

Edit:
I have one more item than I had in my save - where the last la pondu piece came from? (the hangman)

[LordBT]

But how?
When I use "eye" on them I get" these look like pieces of the same picture. Who is this person.
When I use "hand" I get: Tutorial: when zoomed in on inventory items or scene areas, you must exit this view before zooming in on another item - and I'm not zoomed on a scene or any inventory item :/

Same problem here. Also ran into this with the scanner/projector while at the crime scene.

[wilco64256]

But how?
When I use "eye" on them I get" these look like pieces of the same picture. Who is this person.
When I use "hand" I get: Tutorial: when zoomed in on inventory items or scene areas, you must exit this view before zooming in on another item - and I'm not zoomed on a scene or any inventory item :/

Same problem here. Also ran into this with the scanner/projector while at the crime scene.

Attach your more recent save and I can fix it for you, thanks!

[ivanebel]

But how?
When I use "eye" on them I get" these look like pieces of the same picture. Who is this person.
When I use "hand" I get: Tutorial: when zoomed in on inventory items or scene areas, you must exit this view before zooming in on another item - and I'm not zoomed on a scene or any inventory item :/

Same problem here. Also ran into this with the scanner/projector while at the crime scene.

It happened twice to me, near the end of the game. Then I tried to recreate the problem and it kinda worked.
It seems to take place when you skip conversations (perhaps, too quickly) when in Zoomed mode or in a particular scene (with the EXIT button active).
In my specific case, it happened when finished interrogating Robert. I was talking to John (the EXIT button is active) and I accidentally skipped the whole scene.. and the EXIT button didn't dissappear for a while. After that, I wasn't able to use any objects.

[LordBT]

Attach your more recent save and I can fix it for you, thanks!

Here is the savegame. Had to rename it from 007_Longmore's Apartment to be able to upload.

[wilco64256]

Here you go!

[LordBT]

Here you go!

Thanks!

[wilco64256]

Anybody have any more info on when they started running into this oddity of not being able to zoom into objects? I've been trying for days to replicate this one, tried what ivanebel described, had my entire testing team take a swing at it, and no luck at all yet. I don't mind fixing saves but I'd much rather just fix the game for you guys!