On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:24:49 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:

>Actually, there's one puzzle in Exile with five settings that correspond 
>to five buttons. No real reliable way of figuring out which goes with 
>which. 

Are you referring to the puzzle with rings of reverberating sound waves that block the
sphere?  If
so, there is a logical solution.  I'll tell you if you want to know.

>The first time I played it, going between the "try this one" and 
>the "set the switches" involved literally going all the way around the 
>island each time. Maybe 100 or more clicks. I figured they'd done it to 
>keep you from just trying a bunch of combinations, but it was annoying 
>as anything.
>
>When I replayed it, I realized you could basically climb the rock 
>sticking up out of the water and hoist yourself up onto the railroad 
>tracks, and it turned into maybe 8 or 10 clicks to get between. Sheesh.

There have been a few times that I've passed walkways because they were hidden in the
surroundings,
only to find them later during frustrated run-arounds.

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