the use of the yellow keycard, the info you can find using this (which admittedly takes you off the correct path) can give you a clue of what you need to obtain the Fake ID. The clue is just info that you can store in your very own brain, so when you play on the correct path you can go to one of the three levels of the GDC building to obtain the item (there's a sign and everything), then go to another level to put it to use, then go to yet another level to get your ID.
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binki Fri Oct 4 05:22:22 2013
@D-L-T Thank you for a hint
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I do have FakeID and 3 watch pieces. What is the second item? The lighter?
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D-L-T Sat Oct 5 02:34:03 2013
@binki:
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The item to get the key will automatically appear in your inventory when you walk from one particular 'room' on level 2 into another particular 'room' on level 2, as long as you have the 3 watch parts.
You will then need to 'use' the item in the correct room for the ID to become relevant (just a guess, as I haven't yet done it, but I am almost 100% certain this is the case based on the hints in the text and what Ulysses has confirmed to me).
it is not the lighter.
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binki Sat Oct 5 05:49:18 2013
@D-L-T
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To get an ID try to impress the girl which manages personal ;)
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bcyy Tue Oct 8 00:56:37 2013
A new GB? I have't even completed G15-275 yet!
@Ulysses I'll vote "yes please" on spider chess.
D-L-T Tue Oct 15 03:15:12 2013
And that is how you know once and for all that you truly are a real person.
can't wait for the final instalment in the series :)
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p.s. yes, I did finally discover all the 4 parts to the watch.
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binki Tue Oct 15 10:28:53 2013
@ D-L-T
And what was the trick for finding the key for the watch?
Ulysses Tue Oct 15 11:37:25 2013
@D-L-T: Did you skip Planet of the Spiders?
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It was Earth all along!
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D-L-T Tue Oct 15 22:37:36 2013
@Ulysses Did you skip Planet of the Spiders?
No, it's just that Spiders are creepy!
@binki And what was the trick for finding the key for the watch?
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Lots of hints for this in the guestbook already, but... here it is again. to get the winding key, you need:
* a Fake ID * the other 3 watch parts (mechanism, face, case) * Another item which is hidden somewhere on the executive level (lvl 2) that will be automatically added to your inventory, if you walk from the correct origin room to the correct destination room.
You then need to use the hidden item in the correct spot to access the key.
To get the fake ID, you need an item which you obtain from the recreational level (lvl 3), which you then take to another place somewhere in the GDC building, and after you've done that, you go to a third different location in the GDC building to get your Fake ID.
If you have the winding key + 3 watch parts, they will be automatically replaced in your inventory with the golden watch.
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binki Wed Oct 16 10:57:08 2013
Great book. ( And after all I find the watch :)
pheonix Sun Oct 20 23:29:01 2013
THIS WAS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Volden Katanar Thu Oct 31 20:35:40 2013
Ulysses does it again. I've only read the background and I'm already impressed. Sandwiches, sprouts, fish, worms, and now cutlery.
Ulysses, you are a reincarnation of Douglas Adams. There is no other explanation.
Volden Katanar Thu Oct 31 20:53:33 2013
So I've played it and am fairly confused. Is there any meaning to the different choices in the
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posh restaurant, and do the conversations mean anything
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? Also, what is the significance of the
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Latinesque words in the public gardens?
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Ulysses Fri Nov 1 00:52:40 2013
@ Volden:
The different choices in the
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posh restaurant can lead to different pieces of information, although only one combination of dishes will get you a vital piece of information.
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The significance of the
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names throughout the public gardens is to conceal clues. Most of the words mean nothing, but one is important.
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D-L-T Fri Nov 1 04:24:37 2013
@Ulysses and Volden
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If I recall/understood correctly, you actually need two pieces of information from the restaurant to achieve the "best" ending for the book. Each piece of information requires a different menu combination.
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Ulysses or the mod may be able to confirm this - I think the first piece is to do with what is in the Penthouse, and the second is to do with a certain ABC, but this second piece doesn't come into play until riiiiight at the end.
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Ulysses Fri Nov 1 05:41:04 2013
@ D-L-T and Volden:
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There is only one thing you need from the restaurant . The other information you can obtain there is also available elsewhere. Meanwhile:
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Nested spoiler boxes? Cool!
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!!!
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42
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Yaztromo Fri Nov 1 08:06:55 2013
That's the final proof that
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you are Douglas Adams in disguise!!! :-D
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Unlucky Wed Nov 6 07:59:57 2013
There is just something I have to know about Return to G15-275.
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In order to assemble the watch, is it necassary to be thrown out and harmonized at least once? Or is there a way to enter the BM's room without that happening?
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Ulysses Thu Nov 7 01:51:18 2013
@Unlucky
It is possible to enter the Business Manager's office (and other offices too) without getting harmonised. You just need something to make you fit in.
Unlucky Thu Nov 7 06:31:34 2013
Alright then, follow up question
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Is it possible to make the Fake ID unobtainable? I've already spoiled myself on its existance and I'm assuming that's what I need, but I wasn't spoiled on how to get it, and I can't seem to find any way to proceed from where I am.
