EcoQuest 2 : Secret of the Rain Forest - Hints - Part 4

               Taken from the Public Domain

@~Continued from Issue 47

7 ... The Caves

Problem:
What do I do in the bat caves?
Hint:
You can't go back the way you came. You have to go deeper into the
caves. There is a tunnel in the upper right-hand corner of the
screen. A small bat will stop you and demand your identification.
To pass, you must obtain a bat visa.

Problem:
How do I get a visa?


Hint:
The cave is a refugee center for bats where your human passport
will not work.  Talk to the little bat who is writing.  He is the
Customs Official. Show him Forest Heart's amulet and he will give
you a job handing out bat visas. The bat visas are a stack of
leaves next to the Customs Official. Once you have passed out the
visas to the bats, you will be allowed to use an extra one to go
through the tunnel.

Problem:
Which bat gets which visa?
Hint:
There are many different kinds of bats in the rain forest.  You
must match the correct visa to each bat. If you look at the leaf
visas in your inventory, you will find the Lat name of each type
of bat. Talk to all the bats to find out about them. Use the
Ecorder on the bats.  Review the data in the Ecorder. The Ecorder
information screen about each bat includes its Latin name. Now you
can match the leaves and the bats. Don't forget to give one to
Paquita!

Problem:
I've given out visas to all the bats but still can't leave!
Hint:
Give the last visa to the bat Customs Official. It is a visa for a
"California Big-Eared Bat."  He'll let you use it and you can
proceed north into another cave.

Problem:
How do I get the old bat to talk to me?
Hint:
Chiropterus Handwing, the old Temple Bat, is grouchy. He is
hanging upside down and it makes him dizzy to talk to Adam
standing on the ground. Click the hand icon on the perch and hang
upside down.  Now when you talk to the old bat, he can help you
find the City of Gold.

Problem:
Ok, I've talked to the old bat. What do I do next?

Hint:
Adam must prove to Chiropterus that he is worthy to go to the City
of Gold.  Pick up the Truth Stone. It is in a small alcove on the
wall to the left of the jaguar statue.

Problem:
What do I do with the Truth Stone?
Hint:
Place the Truth Stone in the slot in the Jaguar statue. The
correct slot is the same shape as the stone and is at the base of
the statue in the front.

8 ... The Flooded Forest

Problem:
Help! I'm trapped in the flooded forest!
Hint:
Swim east and click the talk icon on the howler monkey. He has a
problem and needs your help. The floods have stranded him in the

middle of a harpy eagle's hunting ground. Unless the monkey can
escape, he will be dinner for the eagle.

Problem:
The monkey won't let me on his rock!
Hint:
You can make friends with the monkey by giving him something to
eat. Swim south from where you entered. Click the hand icon on the
vine to climb it. Click the hand icon on the fruit to pick some.
Climb down and swim back to the monkey.  Click the fruit on the
monkey and he will let you climb onto the rock with him.

Problem:
I'd like to help the monkey escape but I don't know how.
Hint:
Get one of the large lily pads for the monkey to use as a raft.
Before you can use the lily pad, you'll have to figure out how to
cut it loose. Look at the monkey's rock carefully.


Problem:
How do I cut the lily pad loose?
Hint:
Get the piranha's teeth from the monkey's rock - they are very
sharp. Click them on the large lily pad near the fruit tree. Click
the hand icon on the lily pad and take it to the monkey.

Problem:
The monkey can't reach me even though I can help.
Hint:
Click the hand icon on the rock to climb up. The monkey will hop
onto the lily pad.

Problem:
How do I get out of the harpy eagle's nest?
Hint:
You cannot leave without the eagle's help.  Use the golden feather
you got from the jaguar. Click it on the harpy eagle.


9 ... The City of Gold

Problem:
How do I get into the main ruins?
Hint:
You must open a secret tunnel. It leads from under the huge rock
with the carvings into the ruins you see in the distance by the
lake. If Adam climbs up on the seat, it will tip the stone so that
you can see the staircase. The rock slides back in place when Adam
climbs down. You need to weight the rock down.  Click the mask
from Slaughter's safe in the hole where one is missing.  If it
won't fit, open the inventory window and click the hand icon on
it. One of the gold weights was stuck inside it! Put the mask in
place and take the rest of the disks. Put all the disks on the
seat. Don't forget to use the disk that you found in the mask.

Problem:
How do I find my way through the temple maze?


Hint:
Click the hand icon on the litter left by Slaughter and his men.
Under one piece of trash is a magnifying glass dropped by
Slaughter. Click the hand icon on it to pick it up. In the
Inventory Window, click the magnifying glass on Churana's necklace
to see the carved pattern. The pattern is a map to the maze.  Go
down the secret passage to the maze.  Whenever you click the eye
icon on the necklace in inventory and you are in the maze room,
you will pop up the maze map to help you find your way.

Problem:
I'm in the room at the top of the maze, but I'm stuck!
Hint:
This room has an exit that leads to the lake. Click the hand icon
on the footholds on the back wall. Click the hand icon on the
carving of the snake's tail. The door will slide open.

Problem:
How do I get past the golden serpent?

Hint:
The snake can be charmed, just as the king used to do in ancient
times. You will need the gold crown and the bone pipes. They are
in the room at the top of the maze. Solve the jigsaw puzzle on the
back wall by clicking on the blocks.  There are two pictures. Each
time you put one together, a hidden panel opens.  You can take the
crown, the pipes and a small pot of gold dust that may be useful
later. Once the panel has been unlocked, you may use the hand icon
on it to swing it around in case you forgot anything. Go to the
lake shore and click the walk icon on the small islands to reach
the large one with the carving. If one of the stones turns into a
turtle and dunks you, don't worry.  Just start over and avoid that
stone the next time.  Once you get to the island, click the hand
icon on the water to the east.  A golden serpent will swim toward
you.  Click the crown on Adam's head. Click the pipes on the
serpent and Adam will play a tune that puts him to sleep. Click
the hand icon on the water to swim to the secret island.



Problem:
The vines won't release me!
Hint:
Click the amulet of Forest Heart on the orchids and they will make
the vines let go of Adam. Now, whenever you approach the fountain,
you are allowed to touch it.

Problem:
Where is the seedling?
Hint:
The correct seedling is hidden among the thousands of
identical-looking seeds on the fountain ledge. You must sprout the
seeds to find out which is the right one. To sprout the seeds,
click the hand icon on the stone cup from the stella (statue) of
the Princess. Click the stone cup on the hole in the fountain -
located just behind the vines. Click the golden blossom of Forest
Heart in the cup. Now turn on the water by clicking the hand icon
on the pillar at the top of the fountain. When you see the correct
seedling, click the hand icon on it.

Problem:
Slaughter keeps catching me!
Hint:
You must walk Slaughter into the vine booby trap, where he will be
caught by the plants. Click the walk icon on the ground to climb
down from the stella.  Click the pot of gold dust on Slaughter and
Adam will blow the dust in his eyes.  Slaughter won't be able to
see and will back up into the fountain.  Another way to trap
Slaughter is to put the pot of gold dust on the fountain.
Slaughter will trap himself trying to get it.

Problem:
I've defeated Slaughter. How do I proceed?
Hint:
You've found the Fountain of Youth, just as Chiropterus asked you
to do. Use the bat whistle to call the bats. Click the whistle on
Adam and he will blow it. When the bats fly in, click the hand
icon on the sparkling water in the fountain and Adam will give
some to Paquita.

Problem:
What do I do when I return to the village?
Hint:
Since you now have the seedling of Forest Heart, the people will
help you plant it so she can live again.  Click the seedling on
the area of ground that the shaman has prepared for it. After the
seedling sprouts, you will be left alone with the shaman.  Click
the whistle on Adam when the shaman tells you to.  Paquita will
fly in. Click the eye icon on Paquita when she asks you to and you
will see a surprise!









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