Help with circus

[Tom]

Hi guys, I got the ticket to enter the circus but cannot enter for the main stage, anyone know what 's up? plz reply. Also dat side show tho, so creepy, is there any storyline behind it?

[rifflesby]

There is some story behind the sideshow folks, but it didn't make it into the game. Until/unless I manage to bring them back in a later game, i'll leave it up to your own imagination.

[Tom]

Originally posted by rifflesby:

There is some story behind the sideshow folks, but it didn't make it into the game. Until/unless I manage to bring them back in a later game, i'll leave it up to your own imagination.

Nice! Looking forward to it. U guys did a really good job creating this game btw, I just spent 24hours in the last three days playing it. Also thanks for the color-blind mode setting, you guys are really thoughtful. My dog Mimi appreciate that.

[Elegant Caveman]

Originally posted by rifflesby:

There is some story behind the sideshow folks, but it didn't make it into the game. Until/unless I manage to bring them back in a later game, i'll leave it up to your own imagination.

I really hope this gets added in later, either in a patch or DLC. The sideshow was really interesting/creepy/disturbing and I'd love to see more about it.

[Shiny The Fox]

what about the main stage? is there any way to access it?

[Elegant Caveman]

Yeah, though it can be tricky.

Basically, you're let in once the clowns are suspicious enough of you.

My first playthrough, I got in relatively easily, whereas in my second, I basically had to do everything clown-related. So... still not clear on the triggers, exactly.

Devs have said it's somewhat complicated and more than a binary "flag/switch".

[Tom]

Originally posted by (G.E.W.P.) ShinySteelix:

what about the main stage? is there any way to access it?

nope, a clown standing outside of the main stage tent and tell ya the show will be on later.

[Tom]

Originally posted by Elegant Caveman:

Yeah, though it can be tricky.

Basically, you're let in once the clowns are suspicious enough of you.

My first playthrough, I got in relatively easily, whereas in my second, I basically had to do everything clown-related. So... still not clear on the triggers, exactly.

Devs have said it's somewhat complicated and more than a binary "flag/switch".

Thanks for replying. I found the fake cow footprint and solve their business between cow and clowns but thats my only encounter with clowns.

[Elegant Caveman]

Originally posted by Tom:

Originally posted by Elegant Caveman:

Yeah, though it can be tricky.

Basically, you're let in once the clowns are suspicious enough of you.

My first playthrough, I got in relatively easily, whereas in my second, I basically had to do everything clown-related. So... still not clear on the triggers, exactly.

Devs have said it's somewhat complicated and more than a binary "flag/switch".

Thanks for replying. I found the fake cow footprint and solve their business between cow and clowns but thats my only encounter with clowns.

Outside of the circus, yeah, I think that's the only one. I meant including the various things to do inside of the circus as well, sorry if that wasn't clear.

My first game, I killed the clowns at the camp site, cleared the tannery, beat all the circus games with with best/max result, visited the sideshow, spoke to everyone in the circus and bought a balloon.

Didn't buy any snacks, though, and didn't find the kid's lucky bottle cap.

Second time, I did everything in the circus, including finding the cap, grabbing the extra things from the lost and found, bought some cotton candy, but I hadn't killed the clowns or gone to the tannery yet, and they wouldn't let me in.

I think... I don't remember the exact events.

Point being, you have to do a lot of things before they'll let you in, and it's not quite clear what things you need to do, exactly.

[The Golden Knight]

I don't even know anything about a tannery or how to find it. I remember a smoldering camp that had supposedly fake cow tracks, but I'm not sure that played into this.

[Elegant Caveman]

Originally posted by ARES Five-Five:

I remember a smoldering camp

That's the starting point for... something relevant.

[The Golden Knight]

Originally posted by Elegant Caveman:

Originally posted by ARES Five-Five:

I remember a smoldering camp

That's the starting point for... something relevant.

Just the...starting point? All I found out is that there's some kind of dead-end. Maybe it was because I kill every random encounter I come across that I basically stopped any potential progress.

[Elegant Caveman]

Those tracks can lead you to the clown camp site, which can lead you to the circus and/or the tannery, depending on what you say/do.

You can also get to the tannery from the circus, but only if you make a deal with Bob.

[Dark Thunder]

Originally posted by rifflesby:

There is some story behind the sideshow folks, but it didn't make it into the game. Until/unless I manage to bring them back in a later game, i'll leave it up to your own imagination.

You could always have them run away from the circus and show up in Kingdom of Loathing to tell their stories. :D

[The Golden Knight]

Would've also been kinda cool if we could link our Kingdom of Loathing account with West of Loathing, for character-import purposes (perhaps).

But that belongs in the "suggestions" section.