oh great i didn't steal the zeppelin

[OnTheLastCastle]

I guess I watched it fly away? I did literally everything but at the end I clicked something that in no way indicated it was leaving without me and it just... went away. So mad at this game and how poorly explained the choices are.

[OnTheLastCastle]

Can't wait to spend another 40 hours on this.

[OnTheLastCastle]

Also worst Wiki in existence going for Sunless Sea. That's a high bar.

[Wlerin]

lol. I'm sorry but I have zero pity for you. There are other places where things are perhaps less clear, but the entire Empire of Hands is basically a fourth-wall breaking guided tour, with almost every action and choice blaring what you need to do and the consequences of your actions at you. If even that wasn't enough for you, well...

I'm assuming you gave the Monkeys a destination. Did you not notice that the only thing keeping them from leaving immediately was that they hadn't decided where to go yet? Pretty sure this was stated multiple times.

And the wiki is great, it just avoids spoiling the ends of major plotlines. (Admittedly I'm not 100% certain this is intentional, but it might be.)

[OnTheLastCastle]

You've given this game an entire week of your life. Mazeltov.

[OnTheLastCastle]

And you are incorrect. I gave them a destination before I went to London.

[OnTheLastCastle]

The "steal the zeppelin" option was greyed out because I did not have Stone or someone's attention. Which at no point was mentioned in anyone's guides.

[fangorn231]

The wiki needs work, I get that people dont want to be spoiled completely...but that's kinda the POINT. If you dont want spoilers...you dont go to a wiki article about how to complete the mission to get ___ results you want.
Maybe they should just black out the spoilery parts of the articles so you have to highlight to read the detailed instructions if people are so worried about spoilers. Frankly I'm a little annoyed with how vague the wiki is, I only read it because I figured it was the best way I could find a large repository of information about the lore of the game. Boy was I wrong there. Still an interesting and enlightening read, just vague and frustratingly low on details.

[Wlerin]

The wiki is mostly limited to mechanical information, i.e. the results of choices, how to unlock certain choices, where to find things, etc. and very light on story. For lore, you need to go to places like this[saint-arthur.tumblr.com]. (WARNING: Here there be SPOILERS)

edit: Well, here for Sunless Sea[saint-beau.tumblr.com], but the two games have shared lore (with an inconsistency here and there, e.g. regarding red honey).

[nightpool]

This sounds like "working as intended" to me lol

[acornco]

fyi, if you have the candle thingy stat booster it wont let you steal the zep, but it will let you lock your self out of london...

[mxcl]

I too clicked the wrong thing and am kind of upset about it. In this game you are never sure if you need to click something to proceed or if clicking it is going to do the opposite of what you want.

I disagree it was "obvious" like the extremely rude Wlerin insists.

[Wlerin]

When the OP posted this I myself was actually extremely annoyed at how handholdy the Empire of Hands was. Almost every choice tells you what the outcome is going to be. Then this guy came along and wanted even more choices telegraphed. No thanks.

That + his belligerence may have caused me to overreact... but I still think the result of those choices should be obvious if you are following the story, and doesn't need any extra text. If anything the extra text beforehand makes people mentally lazy.

[MestreLion]

For those who bother to *read* the Empire of Hands storyline thorough the gameplay it becomes pretty clear that suggesting a direction to the Apes will make them go away for good. After all, the Zeppelin is their exodus ship.

As for game indications: If you check the Zeppelin right after you finish it, there's an option for you to ask someone (a guard?) why they didn't leave already, and he explains because they don't know where to go. All they need is a direction.

Now you go to their court. The option to steal is there, clearly indicated that it will end the game. And there's also other options for you to suggest them a direction. You suggest, they follow it and leave. As far as indications goes, what else do you want?