SIMON THE SORCERER 3D - Part 1

                  Solution by Peter Clark

Inside the Temple of Life.

Chamber of Re-birth.

After what seems to be an extremely long introduction you
eventually take control of the game with Simon waking up within
the Temple of Life in the Chamber of Rebirth. Find the lever on
the right, which is on the pillar by the door.

When you find this, your Fairy Godmother will appear and tell you
how to use things in the game. She will appear at various points
early on explaining various ways of controlling the game. All this
can also be found in the manual. When you eventually operate the
lever, the door to the chamber will open.


Hallway.

Follow the Hallway to the right and you will come to a Life Pad
with the drawing of an Ankh on it. The Fairy appears again here
and explains the pad's use. These pads are usually found in the
area where something dangerous is about to happen.  Go back down
the hallway to the opposite end and then left and forward to the
next corner. On the right-hand wall is a panel with a face in the
centre. It has gems at three of its corners. They are yellow,
green and blue. Take these into your inventory. The Fairy will
appear again and explain how to use your inventory and your spell
book. Go forward to the next corner, left past a sarcophagus and
forward to the opening at the end of the hall. Enter this room.

Chamber of Wisdom.

As soon as you enter the room, a Golem appears from the ceiling.
There is something on the plinth in the centre of the room and the
Golem prevents you from getting to it. A red ray shoots out from
one of the heads that are positioned around the room. There are
three more heads around the room and you must put the three gems
in your inventory in the mouths of these heads to stop the Golem.
Look at the sequence of colours on the Golem's head. The gems must
be placed in the same order.

When this has been done, locate the locked door in the wall. Go
towards it and then turn and go towards the Golem. You should be
able to entice it to the point where the rays of light meet. If
you can do this, the Golem will be destroyed. Go to the centre
plinth and take the key from it.  This will unlock the door in the
wall.

The Fairy appears again here and explains about the Run and Sprint
controls. When she has finished, sprint down the hall. A short
distance down, a trapdoor will open and a large boulder falls out
and rolls after you. You will have to be quick to avoid it. Sprint
along the hall; turn left, run along the hall and turn left into a
room just before the end. Remember to toggle the Sprint command
after entering the room.

Chamber of Lava with no Walkway.

The Fairy appears again here and explains how to use the Look
Around control. When she has gone, go to the far end of the
walkway and, using the Look Around command, look down. You will
see an illuminated pathway. Position Simon at the end of this path
and work your way across it using the direction and Look Around
controls. On the far side, go forward, right and forward again
until the Fairy appears. This time she explains about the Crawl
command. She also warns you not to let the eye see you. When she
has gone, go forward to another door. Bats will fly out of this
door. Go Inside to The Eye Room.

Eye Room.

Here you will have to use the "Crouch/Crawl" command that the
Fairy explained to you. Crouch down and crawl down the right hand
wall until you can go no further. On the wall above you there is a
lever. Stand up, use the lever and crouch again quickly. A door
will open in the far left corner of the room. Now, still
crouching, crawl across in front of the Eye using what cover you
have and then up the far left hand wall to the doorway. Here, you
will have to stand up and dash through the door. Go forward as far
as you can and when you come to a door, examine it. You should
automatically find your self outside the Temple.

Outside the Temple of Rebirth.

Go forward. You will see that Simon's body keeps going
transparent. Go forward and then turn to the right. At the top of
some steps there is the High Priest. Talk to him and he will tell
you about the process of rejoining your body to your soul. You
will have to eat a sacred peach from the tree and the High Priest
tells you that you will have to wait for one to fall from the
tree. He will also give you a letter from Calypso who wants you to
meet him in Poliganis. He also explains about the scantily clad
female that helped him. The High Priest explains why you should
not just pick a peach and eat it. Go down the steps and then
forward and left to where the peach tree is growing. If you try to
pick the peach, you find that you cannot reach it. Go back down
the steps, left, forward and then up some more steps on the left
to where the Bell Keeper is ringing the bell.  Talk to him. He
might get sleepy if you could get him some Choker Cola. Go to the
left of the telescope that is near the bell. Use it and you will
knock it over. You automatically pick up the telescope and a lens.
Go back down the steps and left to where you see a "Souvenir"
Notice. Go to the left into Tomb Trader's shop. Enter the shop and
purchase a Choker Cola for 5 Groats. Look around the grounds to
the left as you leave the shop and you should see a telephone box.
It has been vandalised but will be repaired later in the game. Go
through the door to the left of the telephone box and make your
way to the far end of the compound. On the left is a sort of barn
with a large door. Go inside here and you should find a wooden
machine. Inside this is a notice that says, "Cow Here." Pull the
lever on the side of the machine and you will see and hear a
treadmill moving. Leave the barn and turn right. Go past the cart
towards a pool. There is an old priest standing in the water. Go
down the steps and join him in the pool. Talk to him.  You find
out that his name is Judas and he is being punished because he
stole a peach from the tree. You will see a video clip of him
stealing the peach. Make a note of where he is standing when he
steals it. He used his Chakara to get the peach from the tree and
has hidden it in his hut under the bed with a naughty magazine.
Offer to take it off his hands and then make your way to his hut.
Stand to the left of the bed and, using the Crouch and Look Around
controls, look down and pick up the magazine and the Chakara. The
Fairy appears again here and tells you how to use the Chakara. Now
leave the hut and return to the top of the stairs where you saw
the peach tree.

Peach Tree.

Stand to the right of the peach tree and use the Chakara to chop
off the peach. Now you can bend down and pick it up.  When you
have it, eat it. You will see a video clip showing the poor
individual who paid the price for your theft. Now go and talk to
the High Priest and tell him that you have eaten a sacred peach.
You are not quite able to tell him that you stole it. Now you can
go down the steps and towards the gate. If you tell the guard that
you have eaten the peach, you will be allowed out.

Chapter 2 Finding Poliganis.

To get to Poliganis, the High Priest told you to follow the
signposts to the North Bridge. Go forward until you get to the
first signpost. Go past this and you arrive ate Lake Wotthaye.
This is a beach and you will see a telephone box. Entering this
box will give you access to a map and clicking on various parts of
it will transport you about rather like a time machine. Also here
at the beach there are boxes on a dock, a diving ramp and a
changing room. There is also a Rain Bird landing pad.  Go back to
the signpost and follow the sign to Poliganis. A short way past
this, you see a sign warning you about woodworms. Take the post
that is left when the woodworms have gone. Go forward to the next
signpost, turn right, go forward and climb the mountain until you
come to a large tree at a crossroads. Take the lower left way and
you will come to field in which there is a rather fat fellow.
Enter the field and go behind him. Take the book from his back
pocket. Now go in front of him and talk to him. He is collecting
butterflies. Ask him what is in it for you if you help him and he
will give you his net and specimen jar. Leave the field and turn
left. Go forward until you see some purple flowers that are
sleeping. Past here is a tunnel that goes through the mountain but
leave this for now.  Go back past the flowers then turn left and
pass a gated opening. Go forward and you come to a hut and another
telephone box. The hut is locked and there are empty cans lying
around on the ground. To the upper right there is a path that will
take you back to the Crossroads Tree. Enter the field on the right
through the gate.

Butterflies.

To catch a butterfly, you must have the net in your hand. Using
the "Control" key will cause the net to swing from right to left.
If you are standing close enough to the butterfly, you will catch
it.  Simon automatically transfers it to the jar.

Stand in the field and look around. I found that there was no set
pattern to the butterflies appearing but it is a good idea to read
the butterfly handbook that you stole from the chap in the field
before starting your hunt, as it will affect the price that you
get for the purple butterfly when you eventually catch it.

Catch a butterfly and take it back to the chap in the field. He
tells you that he really wants a Purple Emperor. Return to the
field and hunt around until you manage to catch one then go to the
chap in the field and sell it to him. He will argue about the
price but, if you have read the butterfly book, you will get the
full 250 groats for it. Now go back to the Crossroads.

Yokel and Cow.

Continue along the road to the right and enter a gate on the right
hand side. Here you should find a yokel with an old cow.  Talk to
him twice and you discover that he is waiting for a witch to
arrive in order that he can exchange his cow for some magic beans.
If you can find the witch and get some beans for him then the cow
will be yours. You now have to make your way to the Volcano
Photo-point. There is an opening from this field back into the
Butterfly Field. Take this exit and then go back onto the road
from there. Now go forward a little and enter a gate on the left
hand side under the volcano.

Volcano Photo-point.

There is another telephone box in this field. Go forward across
the field to the edge of the fence under the volcano. Look up and
you will see a flying Rain Bird. If you look down, you will see
water flowing from the waterfall to the left. Now go back to the
road. We now have to sort out a treasure hunter

Large Hole.

Follow the road to the left as you exit the last field and head
past the pile of stones on your right, through the clearing and
into the walled road. As you enter this road, you will hear
someone calling for help. Turn back and go to the left. A short
way further on is an opening to the left into another field. In
the centre of the field there is a pile of earth. Closer
inspection shows this to be a large hole with someone stuck at the
bottom. It is a treasure hunter with a metal detector. Talk to him
and offer to help him out. Use the Chakara from your inventory on
the metal detector to get it from him. At this point, the Fairy
will appear and tell you how to use the metal detector. Leave the
treasure hunter in the hole and head back to the pile of stones by
the clearing.

Pile of Stones.

Place the metal detector in your hand and walk about in the centre
of the pile of stones. The detector will ping as you approach
treasure. The rate of pings will increase the closer you get.

When you reach the point that you believe to be the right one, put
the detector away and take the old sign from your inventory. Use
this as a spade to dig up an old chest.  Tough luck! It contains
only tarnished washers. The old sign will break at this point. Use
the Choker Cola on the washers to brighten them up. Go back to the
field with the hole in it; go past this field and forward until
you find a ploughed field with some bales of hay in it. Use the
metal detector around this field to find some more groats. Now we
must go to the Reservoir Control Hut.

Reservoir Control Hut.

Leave the ploughed field and turn right. Go forward until you come
to the place where there is a hut and an Elven sign outside. Go up
the steps to the hut and try the door.  Unfortunately, it is
locked. Go up the ladder by the side of the door to the roof and
you see a trapdoor. This is also stuck.  There is something here
that appears to go through the roof to the inside of the hut.

Enough of this for now, we must go and find our way to the bridge.
Come down from the roof and leave the hut. On the way down the
slope you see the chap that died when you took the peach.  There
is a cave near here that you cannot enter. Go towards the road and
you will come to a crossroads. There is a telephone box here and a
Golem Post. Talk to the post and you find out that is wants a
drink of whiskey. Go left up the path to the bridge.

Completely Safe Bridge.

Go up to the bridge and you find that it is broken. On the other
side someone calls out to you. It transpires that he wants to get
to a competition at Acre Gap. He wants to win the Gnome Firing
Trophy and he will help you cross the Deadly Gorge if you can get
it for him. You have until sunset to do this. There is a telephone
box here so go inside and select the Lonely Hut from the map. When
you arrive at the Lonely Hut. Go through the gate and turn right
past the purple flowers into the tunnel.  Follow the tunnel until
you get to the clearing by the river.

Clearing by River.

Go forward and look at the trees. They have bulls eyes carved on
them. Look up and above you there are Elves Walkways so there must
be a village near here. On the right hand side you will see a
fence. Follow this around until you come to three coloured objects
on the ground. These are candies. The next part may take you a
while, as it is a timed sequence. The idea is that you stand on
the pile of candies by the fence. You then have seven seconds to
run to the next pile of candies and stand on them. You must use
the "Sprint" key or you have no chance. It is also not possible to
search around to find the piles of candies beforehand as they only
appear one by one as you need them, although they are always in
the sane positions.  The following may give you some idea where to
look.

From the first pile, head downhill slightly to the left towards
the trees to the next candy pile.

Forward to the next pile that are red and yellow.

Now turn left about 180 degrees and by the bottom of the slope is
the next pile.

Slightly to the left at the corner of the fence is the next pile.

Close by the tunnel entrance you will find the next candy.

Turn left and forward to the rock where you find two more candies.

Pass to the left of the rock and another candy can be found close
to the shore.

Now turn left towards the phone box and you see a pink candy.

Run over the pink candy and run straight for the pink area ahead
of you crossing over the last set of candies as you go.

As you reach the pink area it changes into a candy cottage.  Enter
the cottage. There is a message from the witch telling you not to
take anything from the cottage. Look at the cauldron and the oven.
Now go to the table and read the spell book. It tells you that to
make magic beans, you need some kidney beans, some water, some
sugar, some vegetable extract and the sweat of a frog. Explore the
other side of the cottage and you find a spinning wheel. Touch the
needle and you go to sleep. You hear someone enter the cottage. It
is Prince Valiant He kisses you and you wake up. What a surprise!
He has damaged his clothes cutting his way through the undergrowth
and asks you if you have a needle. You give him yours and he
leaves the cottage. Remember the witches waning? The Prince gets
turned into a frog. Leave the cottage and pick up the frog. You
should also examine his clothes to find the needle. It is still
coated with the sleeping potion. Go back to the river and follow
it along until you get to the large rock. Around here you will be
able to wade in the water of the river. Follow the river along
until you find a clearing surrounded by mountains. This is the
Nearly Secret Area.

The Nearly Secret Area

At the back of the clearing you will see a cave. Explore this and
you discover a dwarf trapped behind the stones. He needs you to
light the fuse of his dynamite as he has lost his tinderbox. Use
the magnifying glass from your inventory on the dynamite to blow
it up and free the dwarf. Talk to him and you will find out that
he is hungry for boiled fish. He also needs help with getting rid
of a dragon. If you can help him he will give you his war hammer
called Hammor. He also tells you to help yourself from his
supplies in the cave. Go inside and pick up some dynamite. Go into
the phone box and select "It's a Beach."

It's a Beach

Climb up to the top of the diving platform and turn around so that
you see the sun's rays. Take the dynamite from your inventory and
place it in your hand. Double click on the magnifying glass to
light the fuse. Now double click on the specimen jar to put the
lighted dynamite in it. Walk to the end of the diving board and
use the lit dynamite to blow up a fish.

Go back down the ladder and pick up the now boiled fish from the
water. Use the telephone box to return to the Nearly Secret Area
and give the fish to the dwarf. He will give you his hammer. He
also gives you an invitation to visit his home.  Raising the
hammer produces the sound of thunder. Now go to the telephone box
and select "Pointless Bridge."


Pointless Bridge.

Leave the telephone box and go forward until you are close to the
water in the reservoir with the two trees that stand together
behind and to the right of you. Now use the metal detector and you
will find, if you walk about a bit, another 20 groats. Now go back
towards the telephone and past it towards the bridge that leads
over the water to the Mysterious Isle. When you have had a look
around, go back to the telephone box and select Acre Gap.

Acre Gap.

Go forward and read the sign near the telephone box. It tells you
about the 5th Annual Gnome Firing Contest. Go along the green lane
and enter the competition area. Go into the white tent and talk to
the chap inside wearing the Robin Hood outfit.  When you have
finished talking to him leave and find the brown tent. Enter this
tent and talk to the man with the hat. He is the Fragmaster. After
talking to him, leave and go to the firing area. Watch the
competition. The Lord has a score of 9 and the Fragmaster has
scored 8. Go to the large red tent and look at the trophy. If you
touch it you will sound an alarm. Talk to the man behind the table
and pay your 50 groats to join the competition. He will explain
the rules to you.

Firstly you will have to catch your own gnome.  He gives you a
bowl and you can help yourself to some chilli from the large pot
in the tent.  Simon takes the chilli but spits out the kidney
beans. They are transferred to your inventory. You are told that
you might catch a gnome in the village nearby and that, if you
want, it is Ok to fire the gnome using a dynamite powered
telescope tube.  Leave the competition area and enter the
telephone box. Go to the Temple of Life.

Temple of Life.

Return the empty tin of Choka Cola to the Tomb Trader and get a
one-groat refund. Buy another tin of Choka Cola and climb the
steps to the Bell Keeper. Use the poisoned needle on him and he
will fall down the hole in the centre of the platform.  Now you
can take his bell. Go back to the telephone box and go to Candy
Cottage.

Candy Cottage.

Go inside and put the frog in the oven. This makes him sweat.  Now
take the frog and go up the ramp by the side of the cauldron.
Squeeze the frog into the cauldron then add the Choka Cola and the
kidney beans. There is a flash and you finish up with some magic
beans in your inventory. Leave the cottage and return to the
telephone box. Go to the field where you met the Yokel and the
Cow.

Yokel and Cow.

Give the beans to the yokel and he will throw them on the ground.
A small plant will grow. He tells Daisy, the cow to go to the
Temple so go back to the telephone box and use it to go to the
Temple of Life.

Temple of Life.

Go to the housing area and find the large barn. Go inside and see
that Daisy is in the large contraption at the far end. Go to the
side of the machine and pull the lever. Daisy is milked and a pat
of butter is produced. Collect this and leave the barn. Go back to
the telephone box and use it to go to the Dungnomin Tree.

Dungnomin Tree.

Go towards the tree houses and find the largest one. You will have
to use the "Crouch" control to stoop down and enter the doorway.
Follow the passage until you arrive at the centre of the tree. The
gnomes will all run and hide. Go to the right and knock on the
door of the mushroom house. You have a rather pointless
conversation with the occupant. The gnomes have all hidden.
However, you have to catch one so use the shiny washers outside
the mushroom house. The gnome will come out and pick them up. Now
use the bell from your inventory on him. If you try to pick the
bell up now, the gnome will bite you and escape so, use the hammer
on the bell and this subdues him so that you can pick up the bell
and retrieve a rather shaky gnome. Crouch down again and leave the
tree. Go back to the telephone box and use it to return to Acre
Gap and the Gnome Firing Competition.

Acre Gap.

Firstly, you must assemble your firing equipment. Try to put the
goblin in the telescope. He won't go in so you will have to use
the butter on him to make him greasy. Having done that, place the
telescope in hand and use the dynamite on it to get a telescope
with a stick of dynamite in one end. You will see that there is a
small hole in the other end. Use the greasy gnome on the
telescope. Go to the firing area and you will be introduced as the
next contestant.  Use the magnifying glass on the loaded telescope
and watch the video sequence where you win the trophy. You can now
go back to the telephone box and select the Completely Safe
Bridge.


Completely Safe Bridge.

Talk to the chap on the other side. He will talk you into throwing
the trophy over to him. When you ask about him helping you across,
he fires an arrow attached to a rope across the gorge into the
post. The only way across now is for Simon to do a bit of tight
rope walking. Select the stick from your inventory and stand near
the rope.

When Simon looks down towards the rope, press "Control" to put him
on the end of the rope. You now have to control Simon as he walks
across the rope. To begin with, you are facing him and, as he
leans to the left, press the left arrow key to regain his balance
and the right arrow key if he leans to the right. When you get to
the centre, the view will change to behind Simon and you will have
to reverse the keys to keep Simon balanced. (i.e.) Left key if
Simon leans right and right key if he leans to the left. When you
eventually reach the far side, go forward to enter the town of
Poliganis.

Poliganis.

You enter Ploganis via the North gate and will be met by the
scantily clad lady that Calypso sent. She will take you to the Inn
where Calypso has a room and asks you to find Swampy for her in
exchange for some fuel for Calypso's magic wardrobe. It seems that
Swampy has disappeared and nobody can find him. Calypso will give
you a map to the restaurant that he got from a McSwampy Lost
Treasure Hunt Meal. Leave the room, go forward then to the right
of the screen and right again to get to the Inn.

Dog and Fruit Inn.

Look at the shelves behind the bar and you see a bottle of
whiskey. The S.I.G.N. at the crossroads wanted some didn't he?
Talk to the barman and find out about the ghost that haunts the
place. Talk to the salesman and he will give you a pamphlet for a
vacuum cleaner. Use the "Alt" Key to read the pamphlet. It seems
that the cleaner is pretty powerful. Try using the Chakara on the
whiskey. Pity that it doesn't work.  Find the Juke Box on the left
of the bar and exit through the door alongside it. Go up the
stairs and out of the Inn.

In the Street.

As you leave the Inn you may see a streetwalker. You cannot
interact with her so don't worry if she's not there. Do some
exploring and you will find a broken down cart with a large man
under it. Look closely and you will see a jack holding up the
cart. Use your hammer on it then pick it up. Don't worry about the
threats coming from the poor chap under the cart. Keep looking
around and you should find Swampy's Caf'. Try the door and you
find that it is all locked up. The Pizza shop is closed and there
is only one usable machine in the Laundry.  Now head for the
Church.

Church of St. Troy.

Follow the signs to the Church. On the green to the left of the
church you will find a large tree. Use your hammer on it and pick
up one of the chestnuts that fall. Go to the right of the main
door and you see a door into the Bell Tower. Pull the bell rope
using the "Control" key and each time hold it down. Simon will
climb up the rope to the top of the tower. When you get there,
have a good look around and then come down again.  There is a door
at the back of the church that leads into the Memorial Room.
Outside and opposite that door is a gate that leads into the
street. Go through the gate.

To be continued next issue









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