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Anachronox Hints

Where can I find a job?

  • 1 of 10: First, you have to get a lead on a job while you're still in Rowdy's Bar.
  • 2 of 10: Valesta will send you to talk to Deanamo in Frank's Flophouse, which is in the Tenements Area.
  • 3 of 10: When you talk to Deanamo, she'll tell you that she used to work in the MysTech Tunnels for Grumpos.
  • 4 of 10: He lives in the tenements next to the theatre.
  • 5 of 10: Why don't you head there?  They're obviously in the Tenements Area, close to where you are now.
  • 6 of 10: When you leave the Flophouse, Fatima will pop up to tell you that Grumpos' last name is Matavastros and that he lives in Building 5.
  • 7 of 10: Go into Building 5 and check the directory to figure out where Grumpos lives.
  • 8 of 10: The directory is on the wall across from the elevators.
  • 9 of 10: And Grumpos is in room C19.  Take the "C" elevator up to the 4th floor, where you can find Grumpos's apartment.
  • 10 of 10: He'll agree to hire you if you can get a size 5 Nox Guard helmet.