Are the gas valves a bug?

[theetompster]

Wtf is this? I've been messing around with this for a while now. I take it I have to have valve 1 left open before the rest because I tried 2 and 3 with it closed and both have resulted in being stuck there till I die.

Do I really have to open 1 and 2 then go all the way back the long way to reach 3 and 4?

This is ****ing ancient game design that I'm glad doesn't exist any more. I'm pretty tempted to just quit because I am extremely tired of playing this sequence over and over again.

[theetompster]

It is a bug. I checked youtube and I did what I was supposed to. Instead, I just got stuck there and suffocate to death. It takes about a minute to die and I can't move at all.

I quit. I've wasted over 9 hours with this mess. Huge waste of time.

I wouldn't even say it's a good game when it works. Must be a nostalgia thing because I've seen people say good things about the game. Maybe I'll watch a playthrough later and see how it ends.

[theetompster]

I just watched this review:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=144062270

A lot of the footage shown in that is stuff I haven't even come across yet. But I've been playing for 9 hours. How far from the end is the 4 gas valves?

[Guydodge]

i thought i was the only one with this bug the only way i got around it was to install cheats and use god mode it took all my inventory but oddly enough the things you have to have reappear.but still was never able to finish game due to another bug watched the ending on you tube a sorry ass game i must say.i dont know if its the same bug but i froze when turning the valve.

[HexeR]

Originally posted by theetompster:

Wtf is this? I've been messing around with this for a while now. I take it I have to have valve 1 left open before the rest because I tried 2 and 3 with it closed and both have resulted in being stuck there till I die.

Do I really have to open 1 and 2 then go all the way back the long way to reach 3 and 4?

This is ****ing ancient game design that I'm glad doesn't exist any more. I'm pretty tempted to just quit because I am extremely tired of playing this sequence over and over again.

You have to activate valves 3 and 4 after getting the wrench by going back the way you came. Once you do this, you should've opened up a passage that allows you to avoid going through the tentacles again, so you can go around that way I believe. If not, just go back through the tentacles, release the first two valves, then go back to the elevator access area, press the button for the doors to activate, which are all stuck and covered with muck. The sparks from the door should set off the gas and cause an explosion that kills the Shoggoth, and then just continue through the doorway.

Be sure to stand far back though, the explosion is pretty big.

[Creighton Voorhees]

I found a way out!
First of all, just in case, configure .exe file and launcher compatibility mode with Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
Then, when you run the launcher, configure the screen resolution, choose 29 hertz instead of 60.
(For example: 1920x1080 29 herz)
And... here ya go!

[zdoug]

Guys, this patch will fix this bug (and others). Worked with me today. Download the patch in http://dcotetools.sucklead.com/p/dcotepatch.html