Heart Of China (Sierra/Dynamix) Solution by P.J.Darke, played on the Amiga. NOTE: When I first started playing Heart Of China I found that the game crashed in certain places. I telephoned Sierra who told me that they knew about this and that it is caused by the sound accessing fast RAM. The easy answer is to turn off the sound. Sierra also told me that a patch is available, free from them on disc and that this would cure about 70% of the faults. There is more than one way to complete Heart Of China, the solution that follows is the way I did it. If you use different conversation lines to the ones suggested here you can usually still achieve the same results but sometimes in a more roundabout way and also the actions suggested here don't necessarily have to be done in the same order. So try experimenting for a more interesting and varied game. In Heart Of China from Dynamix, you play the part of "Lucky" Jake Masters, aviator and trader. You are coerced by E.A.Lomax into rescuing his daughter Kate who has been kidnapped by Li Deng, a Chinese warlord. DOCK - Examine wreckage of Sampan - EXIT - Go to town - Pick up paper and put it in inventory - Enter bar, talk to Ho using lines 3,1,1,1 then to Goons using lines 1 & 2. When Chi introduces himself use lines 1,3,3. Chi agrees to help but refuses to fly in an aeroplane. Click on the paper in the inventory to make it into a paper aeroplane, then drop it. After talking to Chi click on the paper plane to demonstrate flight to Chi, he then agrees to help. Leave the bar and go next door to the Herb shop, talk to Wu for a while then switch to Chi. Wu tells you that she needs Seagull droppings to make healing herbs. Leave the shop and return to the dock - CHI - Give the prune to the Seagull - Switch to Lucky, pick up the droppings and return to the Herb shop - Place the droppings in the bowl - Take the herbs, fake passport and map from Wu and leave - Go to Lomax's place and then to the Airport. Talk to the immigration officer but do not show him the fake passport. Eventually you are allowed to board the plane. Pick up the rope, crowbar and anchor. Fly to Chengdu. After landing wait for the peasant to approach and talk to him, you get no response so let Chi talk to him using lines 3,1,3. Change into the peasant's clothes. Switch to Lucky. Try to lasso the cow with the rope, after a couple of unsuccessful attempts let Chi try. Give the anchor to Chi. Walk up to the gate to the fortress and watch as a peasant with a cow enters. Chi follows leaving Lucky outside for the time being. Once inside the fortress change back to Ninja clothes and go left to the gatehouse. Take the keys and exit. Enter the palace, go North and listen to Li Deng, leave and go East. You see Kate. Talk to her then leave and go West to the dining room. Take the bottle of wine. Go West to the kitchen pour the wine into the dog's bowl. Take the two chickens. Go north to the bedroom. Leave the palace and go to the wall. Tie the rope to the anchor then throw it over the wall and pull Lucky up. Hide in the gate house until the coast is clear then enter the palace. Wait until the guard is out of sight then go to the dining room. Throw the lamp to the floor to start a fire. Go to the kitchen and from there to the bedroom. Open the door and enter the room where Kate is being held. Use the gun and shoot one of the snakes, the other snake bites Kate. Pick up Kate and head for the balcony at the back of the room, take the rope and click on the balcony with it. Now swing down to the tank garage and enter the tank. Get the key from Chi and insert it into the key hole and turn it, press the starter button and you now enter the arcade section. This involves driving the tank down a hill with several sharp bends in it and at the same time shooting at the other tanks. This is quite hard but fortunately you have the opportunity to skip this section if you wish. You now arrive back at the plane where Chi explains that you must go to Katmandu in order to get an antidote for the snake venom for Kate. Give the herbs to Chi. You fly to Katmandu and run out of fuel just as you get there and after a bumpy landing arrive with the plane hanging over the edge of a cliff. After some discussion you decide that one must go for help and the other should remain with the plane to look after Kate. Use lines 2,2,1. Lucky sets off to fetch help and in the meantime Chi fetches a blanket and a tarpaulin from the plane to protect Kate from the cold and also gives her the herbs and ninja medicine. The next thing you know you wake up with Chi and Kate, having been rescued by Ama. The thought of having been rescued by a mere woman is too much for Lucky's ego and he starts to argue with her, use lines 2,2,3. After some talk leave and go into the town. Go to the post office and send a telegram to Lomax. Next go and talk to the locals in the inn. Use lines 2 and 3 to talk to the innkeeper. He sends you to talk to Sardar, who tells you that the villagers will help you if you can get rid of the local dictator Bojon, but he refuses any further help in this. Go to the monastery on the top of the hill and knock on the door. When the disciple opens it tell him you want to see the Wally Lama and when he asks you why you want to see him use line 3. When you see the Lama talk to him, the first visit is fruitless and after some talk you leave. Go to the fortress and talk to Bojon. You end up being thrown in jail. Chi escapes and goes to Ama for help. Ama, being the formidable lady she is, takes no time at all to sort out her errant nephew and arrange for Lucky's release. Go back to the inn and talk to Sardar. After you have told him that you know about the scroll, persuade him to help then give him the gun. The mob will then take care of Bojon. Go to Ama's house and talk to Kate, use lines 1 and 3. Now go to the junk yard and talk to Kubla. He offers petrol but only if he can go with them on the plane. Use line 1 to reply and after a talk Kubla will help but wants something in return. Chi should pick up the cigar box and use the chop sticks and coins to make a toy car. Kubla takes this in return for a siphon tube. You now fly off to Turkey. Talk to the mechanic, he refuses to sell you any petrol. Kate suggests that you phone her father. The mechanic tells you that there is a phone in the Officers Club in town. So you and Kate head for town, Chi decides to stay with the plane. On arrival Kate is refused entry so you go in alone and talk to the barman, who allows you to use the phone. Talk to Lomax using lines 2,2,1. As you leave the club you are arrested and the action now switches to Kate. Go to the shop opposite the Officers Club and sell the locket for 105 shekels. Buy the hacksaw, now go back to the entrance to the alley and gamble until you have more than 200 shekels. Now go and buy a camel. Click on the cart with the oranges and talk to Hakim, he gives you a flower. Go to the palace and talk to the guard. Now go down the side of the palace and talk to the woman. She will help you if you give her the flower. Use the hacksaw on the bars and release Lucky. Now make good your escape on the camel. You return to the airport just in time to see the plane, with Chi still aboard being blown up. Head back to town and go to the railway station. Buy tickets for the Orient Express and board the train. In the scene that follows you can choose to play the part of either Kate or Lucky, if you choose Lucky use lines 1,1,1,1,1. I didn't manage to work out the correct lines for Kate, so if you want to play her part you will have to figure them out for yourself. Next comes another arcade sequence on top of the train roof, but you can skip this if you want. Shortly after winning the fight you arrive in Paris, where if you have chosen the right lines Kate tells her father that you are getting married and you go off to Monte Carlo where a surprise awaits but I will leave you to find out about that for yourself.