The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

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Darth Sarian Sep 29, 2014 @ 2:40pm
(Spoiler) Stuck in the mine
So I'm in the mine and I'm supposed to be getting the pickaxe to put it back on the rack yet I cant pick it up from the wall. In fact, its not showing any type of interface when I get close to it. Help? Cant progress...
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Discussions_Acc Sep 29, 2014 @ 2:45pm 
Maybe it's too dark.
Darth Sarian Sep 29, 2014 @ 2:50pm 
Drive? I was walking into the tunnel. Am I supposed to be driving something? >.>
Darth Sarian Sep 29, 2014 @ 2:58pm 
I just raised the elevator out of the water and examined the body in it. Then I looked at the rack of pick axes that has one missing. Ran into the dark tunnel where I can see a pick axe on the left side but i cant pick the darn thing up. Do I really need to light the place just to pull a pick axe out of a wall? lol
Darth Sarian Sep 29, 2014 @ 3:02pm 
I never was too great at puzzle games :(
Charlie Kelly Sep 29, 2014 @ 3:12pm 
There's a train like at the bridge. Start it up, move it all the way back and drive forward smashing the rocks out of the way. Keep driving and loop around the area with the body then head towards the pickaxe.

If a person needs help then just help them.
Last edited by Charlie Kelly; Sep 29, 2014 @ 3:12pm
Discussions_Acc Sep 29, 2014 @ 3:14pm 
Originally posted by Charlie Kelly:
If a person needs help then just help them.
Sure. Let us point out the rather obvious things so that whoever wanted help feels extra dumb.
Darth Sarian Sep 29, 2014 @ 3:39pm 
I did see the train but it didnt really seem that important at the moment.
Charlie Kelly Sep 29, 2014 @ 3:53pm 
Originally posted by Discussions_Acc:
Originally posted by Charlie Kelly:
If a person needs help then just help them.
Sure. Let us point out the rather obvious things so that whoever wanted help feels extra dumb.
You already tried to be subtle and that failed. Imagine how frustrating it is to not be able to find any answers.
Silas Sep 29, 2014 @ 4:12pm 
If you do not feel like you need more light. If you can always find the axe easily without lighting the area ...
your gamma is to damn high.
Polarizer Sep 29, 2014 @ 4:18pm 
Originally posted by Silas:
If you do not feel like you need more light. If you can always find the axe easily without lighting the area ...
your gamma is to damn high.

The problem is that even if you can see the axe, you cannot pick it up, without the headlamp from the tram lighting it. Even when you pull the tram too far forward, you can't interact with the axe. It requires the light. You gamma setting isn't relevant.

Note that this is one of the things that was fixed in the first update, so that you couldn't interact with things in the dark.
Last edited by Polarizer; Sep 29, 2014 @ 4:19pm
CrustyThorn Nov 23, 2018 @ 6:37pm 
Edit: Oops thread necromancy

The problem with this is that I had already driven the vehicle back and forward with the intent of gaining momentum and breaking through the rocks but apparently not ALL the way back (but close), and the spedometer is broken/doesn't show a speed gain. So I had to look this up.
Last edited by CrustyThorn; Nov 23, 2018 @ 6:40pm
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