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Beneath a Steel Sky Hints

How can I use the elevator?

  • 1 of 7: Try stepping on it, and you'll learn what the problem is.
  • 2 of 7: Talk to Hobbins as much as you can, and you'll learn two things: 1) the elevator won't activate without the transport droid and 2) the transport droid is broken.
  • 3 of 7: Hobbins should also tell you what's wrong with the droid, so as soon as you find someone with the proper technical knowledge, you should be able to fix it.
  • 4 of 7: Joey, your robot friend, should have that knowledge.
  • 5 of 7: You need to bring Joey back to life.
  • 6 of 7: You then should be able to ask Joey to repair the transport droid.
  • 7 of 7: If Joey says he doesn't know how, it's because you didn't learn enough from Hobbins.  Go back and talk to Hobbins for more information.