Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria Hints

Some General Hints

• These hints describe how to perform ALL absolutely essential tasks throughout the game.  However they omit a lot of enjoyable "secondary" activities.  There are many variations which will not affect the final outcome.  In particular, this format ignores many "views" and dialogs.  The latter are often extremely humorous and it's a pity to miss them.  However, some folk may find them lengthy and/or tedious.  They, and all cut-scenes, can be skipped over by pressing "ESC" (you can even keep your finger pressed on this key to skip large chunks of dialog), BUT TAKE CARE -- you may fail to notice an important clue or "dialog-trigger".
  
  The hints recommend you deal with some specific character(s) and/or object(s) at each location.  However, there are generally other characters and objects at almost every one of these locations that you can speak to or act upon.   In order to reduce complexity these extra actions have NOT been included below.  But you can always try them out -- indeed, in many cases you may *have* to return to them at some later stage in the game.  In such cases, if you have already previously completed all the essential objectives, you are not called upon to repeat any of them.
  
  Like many UHS files, the hints here are organized by "tasks" and not "efficiency".  In order to fulfill some task, you may be told to go, say, to a certain location X in order to get object A.  At that location (X) you may possibly see objects B and C but you are not told specifically to acquire them, even though you COULD and probably WILL.  Later on, you may be told to return to the same location X and get object B, and quite likely even later to go to X and get object C.  This is obviously not the shortest, quickest, or most efficient method.  However, this type of longwinded description is hopefully the most logical, and should minimize the number of downright "spoilers".
  
  You may possibly have some trouble if you do not follow the exact order as described here and/or mix it with your own order.  Sometimes, locations cannot be accessed or actions performed until some previous predetermined (and sometimes obscure) action or dialog has taken place.  If this is the case, it is always possible to find "parallel" situations which you can tackle, until eventually your required path will be unblocked!  On the other hand, it is quite likely that you may come across activities that are described but that you have already partially or fully completed.  As far as I know, this should not affect your progress -- on the contrary, it should save you some time!
  
  You might find it helpful to use the "File/Find in File..." feature contained within the UHS Reader for Windows.  Type in a key word that you think may lead to the hint you are after, and follow the links you are most likely to need.
  
  Double-clicking your left mouse button frequently speeds up movement -- particularly accessing locations on the map.
  
  Although the vast majority of inventory items picked up are actually used and are essential to completing the game, there are about a half dozen which take no part in the gameplay since they are never used at all.  As in most quest/adventure computer games, a few actions, situations, and/or objects, may be redundant or even red-herrings!
  
  There is a raucous newspaper boy, Olliver, who you can consult whilst roaming Phungoria and surroundings.  He does not give you any actual hints as to what to do next or whatever; but he does indirectly and humorously confirm in retrospect that you have completed certain essential tasks satisfactorily!
  

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