Grabbing the hammer

[76561198348159324]

Here's a throwback discussion, probably!

Forgive my ignorance, but I just got this game a few days ago, heck, I just got this steam account a few days ago, specifically because I wanted to play Life is Strange. Alright, fast forward a bit.

I'm on episode 1 right now, and I keep getting to the part where Chloe is in trouble in the bathroom and I find the hammer and its right there but--HOW DO I PICK IT UP??? Seriously, what button do I press? I know how to rewind and all that great and wonderful stuff but I do not know what button you use to actually pick stuff up in this game.

Might I add, I'm playing the PC version with a keyboard and mouse and I do not have a controller, nor do I plan on buying one. Just tell me what button to press to pick up the hammer and we're good.

-Sparky

[Jeckenn]

When you interact with ANY object in LiS you use drag to the action you want to preform not the object itself. So in the case of the hammer when you get close enough it should say HAMMER TAKE so you would drag the cursor to the WORD .... TAKE.

It works like that through out the entire game so once you figure that out you should not have any more problems.

Hope this helps!

[76561198348159324]

Oh okay so I should just move closer until the word appears. Hah. Okay. Thanks. I've been literally tearing my hair out!

[ETA}: It literally does not give me the option to take it. :( What now?

[Jeckenn]

Ok first are you on PC or Console? And if on PC are you using a controller? Because the controller makes it work a bit different. Also I noticed that if your graphic settings are to high for your system it can cause things like Objects that you can't interact with, so reduce graphic settings until you see the word appear and the first thing I would try is to turn off Anti Aliasing and see if that fixes it.

Oh and another thing if you are using Mouse and Keyboard then make sure if you do have a controller that it is NOT plugged in.

[76561198348159324]

I thought I was clear about this in my first post. I am on a PC, I'm not using a controller. It's a laptop, I am using a track pad, I'm not actually using a mouse. I have one that came with my tablet but I am not currently using it. Its not giving me the option to take anything, in fact whenever I find the hammer its only there for like a split-second before the scene goes back to where it was before. I'm going to try these settings because I don't really know my settings but I think my comp is good to go to handle it. (Brand new machine, just bought it a month ago, windows 10 and all.) Ugh I just want to be able to play this game. :(

[Dark Angel]

Obviously you was grabbed your camera in Mr Jefferson class because you can't skip this. So you can do it and did it at last once.
So, how it works:
- you aim on object and then you see a circle with image of mouse inside;
- then you push mouse left button and hold it;
- now you can see options, which you can do with object;
- drag your mouse to action, which you want to do with object;
- and finally you need to release mouse left button, when your cursor pointed on action.

If you have a problem then may be you:
- simple not pointed on object correctly; you stay too far, or your object behind obstacles;
- did't do prewious actions: before you grab hammer you need:
a) inspect fire alarm;
b) inspect cart (or box?) which stay above hammer;
c) push this cart;
d) grab hammer.

[76561198348159324]

I'm not getting an option to grab it and I've done ALL of the above, the options simply do not appear. :(

[Manic]

I found it a little tricky to pull up the hammer take dialogue, I just played with my position a couple times and was able to grab it.

[Jeckenn]

As you mentioned you have a mouse, try plugging it in and see if that solves your problem maybe?

[76561198348159324]

The bad thing is I do not know where my mouse is. I thought about playing it with my tablet pen and seeing if that worked. I'm getting outdone with this game, I was really excited about it. I started playing EP2 instead. :(

[Unqou]

Perhaps I am too late to try to help you raikougal. However I think you probably missed (like me) the most obvious thing: The camera. Have you used your touchpad in ALL the directions?
The hammer is upon the land, so, as other says:
a) inspect fire alarm;
b) inspect cart (or box?) which stay above hammer;
c) push this cart;
But after that, rewind the timer so you can directly push cart (to save a bit of time).
c) push the cart (the hammer will be showed for a moment, but this does NOT mean that you are actually looking at the hammer)
d) (with your trackpad) rotate camera so you can look at the hammer
e) when you actually see the hammer you can try to interact with it as other suggested (I cannot give you suggestions about drag-and-drop since I am using a gamepad together with trackpad for camera)

I started that game yesterday, and I had huge problems on understanding how to pick that hammer. In my sistuation I'm using the gamepad but I experienced your same frustation. In my situation I required a lot of time to figure out how to move properly the camera becouse of a game bug on managing my gamepad (the right stick wich should control the camera is not managed correcly - only a direction work. So I managed how to successfully use my trackpad together with gamepad in order to be allowed to manage the camera)

[CZBGR Icepick]

You gotta grab it and grab it fast! Someone's life depends on it!*

*Optionally, you can use the rewind feature. That's gonna help you go far.