Mysterious Journey II Hints

I can't find a code for the third door panel.

  • 1 of 24: There is a code for the third panel that is similar to the first two.  However, it is not in the same area.
  • 2 of 24: Two of the doors must be solved before continuing with the third panel.
  • 3 of 24: Once the first two panels are solved, another door will open to a new walkway.  This walkway contains a clue to opening the third door.
  • 4 of 24: Notice another crate in this walkway, with another set of symbols.
  • 5 of 24: However, the format of these symbols is different from the first crate.
  • 6 of 24: The first symbol in the row does, indeed, match the symbol over the third panel.  So we must be on the right track.
  • 7 of 24: But the rest of the row is clearly not a base-12 number, as in the other two cases.
  • 8 of 24: What else looks familiar in this set of symbols?
  • 9 of 24: Of the last three symbols, the first and third actually match the two symbols over the first two door panels!
  • 10 of 24: So this "code" is apparently telling us that the code for the third panel can be derived from the codes for the first two doors -- i.e., that there is a relationship between the codes for the first two doors, and the code for the third door.
  • 11 of 24: What else is do you see in the row of symbols?
  • 12 of 24: There is another symbol -- between the two symbols representing the first two panels.  (It looks like a dot with an arch over it -- or, for those musically inclined, a "hold" symbol, or formata.)
  • 13 of 24: Have you seen this symbol anywhere else recently?
  • 14 of 24: There is a small panel across from the circular decoder.  Have you looked at it to see what you can learn about it?
  • 15 of 24: It is actually a calculator.
  • 16 of 24: Remember the four buttons at the bottom of the calculator?
  • 17 of 24: They must represent four arithmetic operators.
  • 18 of 24: Once you know the purpose of this "unknown" symbol, you should be able to calculate the value for the final panel code.
  • 19 of 24: Translating the entire "formula" found on the final crate, we have:
           (Code for third panel) = 3468 + 8041
  • 20 of 24: Now we have the answer for the third panel...  almost.  Remember that both of the first two numbers are in base 12.
  • 21 of 24: So when we ADD them together, we must do so in base 12!  (Hint: the answer is NOT 11509!!!)
  • 22 of 24: Do the addition of the two numbers (in base 12), and enter the result into the decoder to get the code for the final panel.
  • 23 of 24: The four base-12 numbers in our solution are 11, 4, 10, and 9.
  • 24 of 24: Enter this number into the decoder for the code to the third door.