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The Watchmaker Hints

How do I fix the machine on the wall?

  • 1 of 12: Your character will notice that one of the cogs has been eaten away, and all that remains is a little brass ring.  You need to fix this problem.
  • 2 of 12: Perhaps you can enlist someone else to help you.
  • 3 of 12: The caretaker will be willing to help.
  • 4 of 12: Just give him the ring.  He'll say he needs plans of some sort.
  • 5 of 12: You can get these from the photographic plates in the arcanum.
  • 6 of 12: Now, you need to examine the photo plan closely before it'll be of much use to you.
  • 7 of 12: Actually, you need to use a certain piece of equipment to help you.
  • 8 of 12: That equipment is the supervisor's scanner.
  • 9 of 12: Give the enlargement to the caretaker.  If he has trouble reading them, you'll need to help him find his glasses.
  • 10 of 12: Otherwise, he'll make the cog and give it to you.  Stick this into the machine.
  • 11 of 12: In order for the machine to work, you have to deal with the trap door nearby.
  • 12 of 12: Once the new metal disc is in the trap door, and the new cog is in the machine, pull the lever on the machine.  You'll catch a ride down to the labyrinth.