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The Bomb won't come out!

  • There are two reasons the bomb will not come out.  The first one is that you didn't blow up everything on the mantle and the TV.  There are 9 things on the mantle and a dish on the TV.

    The second reason is that you blew up everything on the mantle and the tv before finishing the maze.  If you did, did the stuff reset after finishing the maze?  If it did, then blow up everything on the mantle and the TV (10 things in all).  Then, click on the Penguin and the announcer should come on the TV and tell you it's just about time for the Penguin to explode.

    If things didn't reset then you have to do the following.  You have to go into your 7th level ini file and make some changes.  There is a section in there called [Python.TVRoom].  In this section, you will see "Mant" lines such as Mant_A_Ex=1.  Change the "=1" at the end of each line to "=0" (that's the number zero).  This will put everything back on the mantle and the TV.  Now you have to go back in the maze and reanswer the questions and redrag the numbers.  Then Exit the maze and blow up everything on top of the mantle and TV.  After you have blown up everything, the announcer will come on the TV and tell you it's time for the Penguin to explode.