Monty Python's The Meaning of Life FAQ/Walkthrough 1.1 1/5/98 Written by CJayC (cjayc@gamefaqs.com) Updates can be found at http://www.gamefaqs.com I. Introduction --------------- NOTE: This walkthrough is not yet complete, as I haven't completed the game yet... At least, I don't think I have. I'd like to finish the game, but it appears to have a bug preventing me from doing so. If you have corrections, more video clips, information on the Cottage (especially if you DON'T get the black screen) or other bits of the game, just let me know! II. Version History ------------------- Version 1.0 First edition. Walkthrough up to the cottage Version 1.1 Added Cottage walkthrough (up to the attic) Added "Bugs and Problems" Added "Common Sticking Points" for both discs III. General Information ----------------------- --Cursors (insert cursor guide here) --Questions between screens (do these really count for anything?) --Shortcuts Press space to skip non-interactive screens Press space to interrupt dialog or animations --Video Clips 12 Clips on the first disc (10 found) 15 clips on the second disc (14 found) III. Disc One Common Sticking Points -------------------------------------- *** Live Organ Transplants *** Everybody seems to have problems on this one. I found that the following method to work for me every time: Use the chainsaw. To begin, position the saw right over the dash and press AND HOLD the mouse button. With the button held down, trace the pattern as it appears as quickly as you can. If you stray, move back to the path quickly. You only kill the patient when you stray from the correct path for more than about 2 seconds. *** The Autumn Years *** The puzzle here is just a balancing puzzle. You must keep as even as possible a weight on either side of the center dish. It's not as easy as that, though, as the dishes are weighted. You can tell the weight of each dish by the symbol on it: Triangle - 1 Square - 2 Circle - 3 Rectangle - 4 You can only have the dishes off-balance by 2 in either direction. This means that in order to remove a Circle dish, the dishes must be at least slightly tilting in the same direction, and for a Rectangle the dishes must be tilted even further in the same direction. Keep a running tally of how the dishes are weighted (-2 -1 0 1 2), and you should be just fine. *** Death *** How do you get Death to move? Just click on all of the statues, the mausoleum, the tree (twice), the sky to the upper left of the barn (twice), and then click Death three times. If he's not moving on the third click, make sure you've clicked everything again. What do you do with the stuff in the cabinet? Well, if you don't have all six items, nothing. If you do have all six, just put each item in the bowl. No mixers, just straight in the bowl. That's it! You've won the game! Just kidding. You've just started. IV. Disc One Walkthrough ------------------------- Note: On disc one, the first six stages may be played in any order, but the last (Death) cannot be completed until the first six are finished. *** Introduction *** Clip 1 - "Movie Intro" Disclaimer (UD) Scroll down to bottom Select any of the first four answers (answer 5 exits the game) *** Birth *** Wheel of Life Click Birth (if not already selected) Click pull-chain Delivery Room (LR) Click nurse (brings in equipment) Click patient's arm (she's hiding behind the first large white machine to your right) Click patient's arm Click nurse Click all machines to turn them on (11 total), administrator appears Click patient Click patient Click patient (baby is born) Get penny Click patient (another baby) Exit broken window Third World (LR) Exit door on right House of 1,000 Children (LR) Click Man Click Man - Song Begins - Clip 2 - "Every Sperm is Sacred" Click door (to the right and above man) Exit door Third World (LR) Use penny on Harry's sign Get condom Click on man in window (on left of street) Exit window Protestant House Use condom on woman Get cream ** Growth & Learning ** Wheel of Life Click Growth & Learning (if not already selected) Click pull-chain Chapel (LR) Click picture on left (above men in red) Picture Click on picture - Clip 3 - "Naked Women" Exit back Chapel (LR) Exit doorway on left Classroom (LR) Click door (teacher arrives) Click teacher Click student (the one raising his hand) Click teacher Click student (with Get cursor, Eric Idle) Click girl in window Exit "You Don't Know" on blackboard You Don't Know John Answer six questions, then play Final John (How many correct are required to win?) Get bottle of linseed oil Classroom (LR) Use bottle on student (Eric Idle) Get empty bottle Exit door Chapel (LR) Exit fountain Fountain Use bottle on fountain Get bottle *** Fighting Each Other *** Wheel of Life Click Fighting Each Other (if not already selected) Click pull-chain Modern Battlefield (LR) Click on tents Exit sign Zulu Battlefield (LR) Exit tent Tent Click John Cleese Click John Cleese Click Doctor (Graham Chapman) Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle) Click Doctor (Graham Chapman) Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle) Click Doctor (Graham Chapman) Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle) Click Doctor (Graham Chapman) Click Patient's Head (Eric Idle) Click John Cleese Exit Back Zulu Battlefield (LR) Exit Jungle Jungle (LR) Click John Cleese Click Tiger Head Click Tiger Tail Click Tiger Head Click Tiger Tail Click Tiger Head Click Tiger Tail Click Tiger Head Click Tiger Tail Click Tiger Tail Click Tiger Tail Click Tiger Tail (Scene moves) Click John Cleese Click bushes above sign Get Hand of God Exit Sign Zulu Battlefield (LR) Exit Modern Battlefield Modern Battlefield (LR) Exit Mound Mound Click on screen - Clip 4 - "War Presents" Click on screen - Clip 5 - "War Presents" Click on screen - Clip 6 - "War Presents" Click on screen - Clip 7 - "War Presents" Use Hand of God on soldier Get leg Exit Back Modern Battlefield (LR) Click on tents Exit sign Zulu Battlefield (LR) Exit tent Tent Use leg on stump Get Canned Salmon *** Middle Age *** Wheel of Life Click Middle Age (if not already selected) Click pull-chain Middle Age Restaurant (LR) Click Man Click "Start" Pick topic: Click "Our Endangered Ocean Ecosystem" Conversation: repeat the first sentence Mrs. Henders said by clicking on it (5 times) Get Hay Use Hay on Cow Click Manure Conversation: rhyme the first sentence Mrs. Henders said by clicking on it (6 times) Click rat Click faucet Conversation: alliteration. Pick the answer that has words that start with the same letter as Mrs. Henders' first sentence (5 times). Click dam Click dam Get dill *** Live Organ Transplants *** Wheel of Life Click Live Organ Transplants (if not already selected) Click pull-chain Live Organ Music Scroll cursor over bottom of screen (announcer appears) Click announcer Live Organ Transplants Click chainsaw, trace pattern on screen with mouse button held down Straight line Stairs Spiral Penguin Gumby Move fast... speed tends to count more than accuracy (i.e. if you're slow, the patient tends to die more often) You get three chances (blood splatters) If you goof, just try it again When done with Gumby pattern, exit fridge Kitchen (LR) Click Man Click Man Click Man Click Woman Click Man - Clip 8 - "Galaxy Song" Get liver Exit Live Organ Transplants Live Organ Transplants Use liver on hole Get vacuum cleaner Exit Fridge Kitchen (LR) Exit Fridge Use vacuum on items in fridge (8) Use vacuum on space (4) Get onion *** Autumn Years ** Wheel of Life Click Autumn Years (if not already selected) Click pull-chain Autumn Years Clip 9 - "World's Fattest Man" Restaurant (LR) Click Man Dish Puzzle Click on all of the dishes to get rid of them Only top dishes can be taken Don't topple the pile - tolerance is +-2 Dishes are weighted Triangle - 1 Square - 2 Circle - 3 Rectangle - 4 Distance from center doesn't affect weight - only left or right Click bottom plate Click mint - Clip 10 - "World's Fattest Man Explodes" Get gelatin *** Death *** Wheel of Life Click Death (if not already selected) Click pull-chain Death Landscape (LR) Click clouds (up and left of house) Click clouds Click tree Click tree Click tree Click leaves Click each statue (5) Click mausoleum Click Death Click Death Click Death (moves to house) Click Door Exit House House (LR) Exit Cabinet Cabinet Put each item in bowl (not mixers) House Shoot fish V. Disc Two Common Sticking Points ----------------------------------- *** Material World *** -- What do I do with the VBCA? -- On the farm, you need to start a war by first clicking on the woman (she's hiding on the ground below the cow), and then clicking on the animals and various scenery until they quit talking and start preparing for war. Once that happens, click on the tractor. You'll then have a place for the VBCA. -- What do I give the guard? -- You can't solve the Material world without solving the Spiritual World, and vice versa. Once you've found the guard, head to the Spiritual World. *** Spiritual World *** -- How do I find the Bishop? -- To discover the Bishop, click the floor of the building in New Age World. There are three areas in the Spiritual World where the Bishop appears once he's been discovered, and you can spot them beforehand by the theme music. He may go to the areas randomly - you may have to visit each area more than once before you actually get the item you need. The areas are: Religions of the World - Catholic Church - Back of church Buddha World - Water right around waiter's feet Hell - window of the wedding chapel There are three video clips once you've found the first once, making four total. After the last one, you'll get an item. -- What's with the Buried Statues area? -- It's a meditation garden. Meditate. Walk away from the computer, get yourself a drink. You have to wait several minutes and not take the first item offered to get what you really need. -- How do I survive the "Doom" level? -- You'll need the Flak Jacket (give Ghandi what he wants most) and the Sword (which you'll find after you find the Bishop). Just be fast, and shoot to kill. It may take you a few times to pass it, but don't be too discouraged! -- What do I give the guru? -- If you haven't placated the guard in Material world yet, return there and try to change his feelings towards you. Once puzzle solves the other. *** The Cottage *** -- What's the password? -- Ths password can be found by carefully noting the names of the two computers, listening to the story given by the mask, and watching a video... -- How do I make the salmon mousse? -- Follow the recipe! It's pretty easy, well, once you realize what the six machines are! 1 - Heater 2 - Chopper (use twice for FINELY chopped items) 3 - Whipper 4 - Can Opener (AHA!) 5 - Chiller 6 - Mixer -- How do I play the organ? -- The Concerto and the Poem need to be placed on the organ (they're both in the computer room), and the key guide is on the bookshelf. -- The mouse hates all the cheese! What can I do? -- Pesky little bugger, isn't he? He won't run the wheel, no matter what you do. You need some thing different. Try recording and then playing the correct tune on the organ first. -- I can't use the shovel on the "X"! What gives? -- This appears to be a bug in the game. My hint: Don't go to the beach area until you've actually gotten the shovel. Works every time. -- What's with the sliding puzzle? It doesn't do anything! -- That's because it's not a sliding puzzle. It just looks like one. Hints for what to do with it can be found in a book on the desk behind you, and on the Shaka computer. -- What's wrong with the parrot? -- He's insane. He mixes up the notes you play to him on the Rose and Weight scales. One of them he transposes, and the other he mirrors. Just record the keys so he'll error in your favor. -- How can I shut the parrot up? -- Beat him to death. Fun, isn't it? Just be sure to do it after he speaks an odd number of times. -- The hand in the sofa keeps disappearing! -- Just click on it again. Everything you stacked on it will return. -- The screen just went blank! -- Try turning up the brightness on your monitor. Once it's bright enough to permenantly blind you, you won't mind anymore. Yes, Virginia, it appears to be a bug. VI. Disc Two Walkthrough ------------------------- Note: On the first section of disc two, either of the first two stages may be played in any order, and you will have to move between them. The last section (Dentistry) cannot be completed until the first two are finished. *** Material *** Wheel of Life Click Material (if not already selected) Click pull-chain Level 1 (LR) Get headphones Exit ladder Level 2 (LR) Exit ladder (up) Level 3 (LR) Get Algon probe Exit ladder (down) Level 2 (LR) Exit ladder (down) Level 1 (LR) Exit painting Ocean (LR) Use probe on rocks Click probe Get bra Click on ship Click down Underwater (UD) Click first chest on right Get shares (1%) Click second chest on left Click men - Clip 1 - "Self-Defense" Click fourth chest on right Get shares (10%) Get Victrola Exit up Ocean (LR) Exit arch Archway (LR) Exit Paradise Paradise (LR) Use bra on man (staring at you in front of Sissy Sally's) Get chainsaw Click middle "EAT" Get raspberry Click "BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS" Get Salesman Exit arch Archway (LR) Exit cross Religions of the World (LR) Convert the Natives: Click on each building except the blue man's (19) Get Friar Convert the Churches: Get each church, put in machine, get Insurance Building (20) Exit Nature Preserve Nature Preserve (LR) Click on foliage (5 times) Use chainsaw on foliage, cut away as much as possible until it dies Click phone Click phone Use Victrola on ruins Get horse. almost! Use Friar on seal Use Friar on seal Use Friar on seal Use raspberry on man Get Pantomime Horse Development Time: Use insurance buildings on ground (20) - anywhere there's a highlighted spot (VBCA then appears) Click on VBCA Get Hatchet Man Exit Ocean Ocean (LR) Click on Crimson Permanent - Clip 2 - "Crimson Permanent Intro" Use hatchet man on Crimson Permanent - Clip 3 - "Crimson Permanent Revolt" Exit Trophy Level 1 (LR) Use Pantomime Horse on empty trophy Click Horse Use Salesman on safe Click safe Get shares (40%) Nature Preserve (LR) Use shares on Crimson Permanent - Clip 4 - "Crimson Attacks the VBCA" Get VBCA Exit Ocean Ocean (LR) Exit Barn Farm (LR) Click ground at bottom of screen underneath cow Click on dog, haystack, cow, sheep, cat, squirrel, tractor, woman, barn, etc. Eventually, they'll do something other than talk! Click tractor Use VBCA on concrete slab Click missiles Exit Mine Mine 1 (UDLR) Get Whiskey Exit Entryway Farm (LR) Exit Barn Barn (LR) Click Map Use Whiskey on Unexploded Scotsman Get Unexploded Scotsman Click screen - Clip 5 - "Funniest Joke" Click screen - Clip 6 - "Funniest Joke" Click screen - Clip 7 - "Funniest Joke" Exit Back Farm (LR) Exit Mine Mine 1 (UDLR) Get Mine Cart Use Scotsman on wall (near drawing) Exit Hole in wall Mine There are many rooms spread across 6 areas, marked A-F below. Your best bet is to make a map, although the guide below should help In the guide below, the holes are numbered from sunken area of cave with red dirt (sometimes has stalactites or a broken mine cart), right to left There are 11 Treasures randomly scattered throughout caves Tea Tray Stamp Diamonds, Sapphires, and Rubies Uranium Ark of the Covenant Fur Coat Caviar Sunflowers Car Gold Ingots Pearl But, Denis Moore will just come and take them all anyway when you try to leave For each room, the letter after the room number designates that you find in the area of the mine room with the red dirt (E - entrance, S- stalactites, M - broken mine cart, N - nothing). To get past the beasts, find and use the corresponding Funniest Joke Room 1A - E - 1 hole, entryway Entryway - Farm Hole 1 - Room 2 Room 2A - S - 4 holes Hole 1 - Room 1A Hole 2 - Room 3A Hole 3 - Room 5A Hole 4 - Room 12A Room 3A - M - 2 holes Hole 1 - Room 4A Hole 2 - Room 2A Room 4A - N - 1 hole, Down Hole 1 - Room 3A Down - Room 1B Room 5A - N - 2 holes Hole 1 - Room 2A Hole 2 - Room 6A Room 6A - M - 3 holes Hole 1 - Room 5A Hole 2 - Room 7A Hole 3 - Room 9A Room 7A - N - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 8A Hole 2 - Room 6A Room 8A - N - 1 Hole, Up, Down Chinese Translation of Joke Hole 1 - Room 7A Up - Room 1C Down - Room 3B Room 9A - S - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 2A Hole 2 - Room 10A Room 10A - S - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 9A Hole 2 - Room 11A Room 11A - N - 2 Holes Arabic Beast Hole 1 - Room 10A Hole 2 - Palace Grounds - Blocked Room 12A - N - 2 Holes German Beast Hole 1 - Room 2A Hole 2 - Room 13A - Blocked Room 13A - M - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 12A Hole 2 - Room 14A Room 14A - S - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 13A Hole 2 - Room 15A Room 15A - N - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 14A Hole 2 - Room 16A Room 16A - N - 3 Holes Hole 1 - Room 15A Hole 2 - Room 17A Hole 3 - Room 18A Room 17A - N - 1 Hole Hole 1 - Room 16A Room 18A - M - 2 Holes French Beast Hole 1 - Room 16A Hole 2 - Room 19A - Blocked Room 19A - N - 1 Hole, Up, Down Hole 1 - Room 18A Up - Room 4F Down - Room 1D Room 1B - N - 1 Hole, Up Hole 1 - Room 2B Up - Room 4A Room 2B - S - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 1B Hole 2 - Room 3B Room 3B - N - 2 Holes, Up Hole 1 - Room 2B Hole 2 - Room 4B Up - Room 8A Room 4B - M - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 3B Hole 2 - Room 5B Room 5B - N - 2 Holes Chinese Beast Hole 1 - Room 4B Hole 2 - Room 6B - Blocked Room 6B - S - 1 Hole German Translation of Joke Hole 1 - Room 5B Room 1C - M - 1 Hole, Down Hole 1 - Room 2C Down - Room 8A Room 2C - N - 2 Holes Hole 1 -Room 3C Hole 2 - Room 1C Room 3C - S - 1 Hole French Translation of Joke Hole 1 - Room 2C Room 1D - N - 1 Hole, Up Hole 1 - Room 2D Up - Room 19A Room 2D - M - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 3D Hole 2 - Room 1D Room 3D - N - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 4D Hole 2 - Room 2D Room 4D - N - 1 Hole, Up Hole 1 - Room 3D Up - Room 1E Room 1E - N - Up, Down Up - Room 1F Down - Room 4D Room 1F - N - 1 Hole, Down Arabic Translation of Joke Hole 1 - Room 2F Down - Room 1E Room 2F - S - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 1F Hole 2 - Room 3F Room 3F - M - 2 Holes Hole 1 - Room 2F Hole 2 - Room 4F Room 4F - N - 1 Hole, Down Hole 1 - Room 3F Down - Room 19A Palace Grounds (LR) You made it! But there's nothing more to do here right now... Exit Wheel of Life *** Spiritual *** Wheel of Life Click Spiritual (if not already selected) Click pull-chain Archway (LR) Get Buddha Head Exit Hell Hell (LR) Exit World Class Topless Fortunes World Class Topless Fortunes Click Mona Lisa Click Mona Lisa Get Book of Horoscopes Exit Back Hell (LR) Use Horoscopes on Woman Get Giant Frog Exit Middle "EAT" Almighty Big Burger Click "Ma'Hot'ma Coffee" Get Coffee Click "Hopi Meal" Get Lunch Exit Back Hell (LR) Exit Arch Archway (LR) Exit Cross Religions of the World (LR) Converting the Natives, Part II: Click on each building to convert the natives (18 times) Exit Mosque Mosque Get Buddha Head Exit Back Religions of the World (LR) Exit Protestant Church Happy Church Exit Pedestal Pedestal Click Bible Click Page (12 times) Note the recipe for Paul's Party Punch Exit Back Happy Church Exit Back Religions of the World (LR) Exit Catholic Church Catholic Church Click left pillars Click Spanish Inquisition Use lunch on woman Get Comfy Chair Exit Back Religions of the World (LR) Exit Beer Bar (LR) Get Buddha Head Give "Paul's Party Punch" to Marx (Tequila, Gin, Vodka, Sherry, Milk) Get Sledgehammer of Humility Exit Sphinx Head Egypt (LR) Click "Renew Membership" Exit Building (first doorway to right of building with four pillars) Building Get Buddha head Click Fridge Exit Panel Secret Panel Click Triangle Exit Back Building Exit Back Egypt (LR) Exit New Exit (two doorways to your right) Tomb Entrance Click on head over doorway Get handkerchief Exit Back Egypt (LR) Exit Gumby Head New Age Land (LR) Click on various drawings (6 times, until the professor is taken away) Rotating puzzle Rotate the columns to free the staff Top: Rotates top twice, middle once Middle: Rotates middle twice, bottom once Bottom: Rotates bottom twice, top once Very Bottom: Resets Puzzle Get Cattle Prod of Courage Use Handkerchief on uncovered head Click statues for clues about combination Use Giant Frog on Lily Pad Exit Building Building (LR, UD) Get Buddha Head Click on yellow archway gate Exit Gate New Age Land (LR) Exit Sphinx Egypt (LR) Exit New Exit Tomb Entrance Exit Doorway Tomb Exit Coffin Coffin Puzzle The proper combination: Hedgehog, Larch, Mrs. Trepidatious, Spam, Occarina Tomb Use Comfy Chair on Mummy Get Steak Dinner Exit Back Tomb Entrance Exit Back Egypt (LR) Exit Beer Bar (LR) Use Steak Dinner on Ghandi Get Kevlar Vest of Faith Exit Temple Bruce World (LR) Buddha puzzle Put all five Buddha heads on the headless statues, and a button will appear Press the button to hear the limerick. most likely, it will be out of order Arrange the heads to have the limerick read correctly, then press the button The limerick: There once was a Sheila from Sydney, Who was missing ten teeth and a kidney, But her Bruce found her dear, `Cause she brewed her own beer, He made out fair dinkum(?) now didn't he? Get Helping Hands of Self-Denial Exit Pathway Buried Statues Just wait. Don't move the mouse, just wait. In about two minutes, you will be rewarded! Get Moist Towelette Wait again. The Towelette will be offered again, but don't move, just keep waiting. Trust me! Get Rubber Hose of Purity Exit Back Bruce World (LR) Exit Cross Religions of the World (LR) Exit Arch Archway (LR) Exit Gumby New Age Land (LR) Exit Building Building (LR, UD) Click Floor below green archway facing you Click desk - Clip 8 - "The Bishop" Click on yellow archway gate Exit Gate New Age Land (LR) Exit Arch Archway (LR) Exit Hell Hell (LR) Click window of Wedding Chapel Click window of Wedding Chapel - Clip 9 - "The Bishop" Exit Arch Archway (LR) Exit Cross Religions of the World (LR) Exit Catholic Church Catholic Church Click organ Click Vicar - Clip 10 - "The Bishop" Exit back Religions of the World (LR) Exit temple Bruce World (LR) Click water near waiter's feet Click vicar - Clip 11 - "The Bishop" Get mitre Use mitre on hatless Buddha Get Moses Exit Cross Religions of the World (LR) Exit Temple Temple Use Moses on Temple Exit pedestal Pedestal Click right edge of scroll (14 times) Click sword Get sword Exit back Temple Exit back Religions of the World (LR) Exit arch Archway (LR) Exit Gumby New Age World (LR) Exit Building Building (LR, UD) Exit mouth (look up above the yellow archway) Doom (LR, UD) Use sword on attackers in doorways - this can take anywhere from 1 to 5 shots Exit doorway (when done) Path of Enlightenment (LR) Click rocks Use cattle prod on man Use hands on man Use sledgehammer on man Use hose on man Mountain of Enlightenment (UD) Click church Get sheep (a.k.a. Angel of Love) Click church Click guru Click guru Click guru Exit Wheel of Life *** Material (again) *** Wheel of Life Click Material (if not already selected) Click pull-chain Material Archway (LR) Exit Picture Ocean (LR) Exit Barn Farm (LR) Exit Mine Mine Make your way to the Palace Grounds Palace Grounds (LR) Exit Palace Palace Click Bed Exit Bed Bed Use Angel of Love on guard Click safe Get Ultimate Wealth - Clip 12 - "Board Meeting" Wheel of Life Click Spiritual (if not already selected) Click pull-chain *** Spiritual (again) *** Archway (LR) Exit Gumby New Age World (LR) Exit Building Building (LR, UD) Exit mouth (look up above the yellow archway) Doom (LR, UD) Exit doorway Path of Enlightenment (LR) Click above church Mountain of Enlightenment (UD) Use Ultimate Wealth on guru Get Enlightenment - Clip 13 - "Christmas in Heaven" Wheel of Life Click Dental (if not already selected) Click pull-chain *** Dental *** Dentist's Office Use Enlightenment on darkness Click Mirror *** The Cottage *** IMPORTANT NOTE: Save your game here, and keep a saved game here! There is a fatal bug in the Cottage that may prevent you from progressing in the game in some situations. What causes it and how to prevent it are not currently known. Wheel of Life Click pull-chain Entryway Exit Cottage Computer Area (LR, UD) Click Picture Drawers Picture Drawers Click Upper Left Drawer Click Upper Middle Drawer Click Upper Right Drawer Get Party Horn Exit Back Computer Area (LR, UD) Look beneath Shaka Get Limburger Look beneath Statue Get Camembert Exit Cabinet Cabinet Click upper cabinet Get Baked Beans Exit Back Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit Pig Pig Click Mouth (10 times) Use Baked Beans on Mouth Get Spam Exit Back Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit Shaka Shaka Exit Books Books Click book Get poem Exit Back Shaka Exit Back Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit Statue Statue Click statue Click paper Get concerto Exit Back Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit Middle of Cottage Middle of Cottage (LR) Get Gorgonzola (on rug) Get Stilton (on couch with pillows) Exit TV Area TV Area (LR) Get Beaver Cheese (under 3 masks) Get Sheep's Milk Cheese (in doll urinal) Exit thinking statue Thinking Statue Click statue Get Gumby Exit back TV Area (LR) Exit Book Good Gardening Guide Click left page Click Chapter 11 Click raft Get raft Exit back TV Area (LR) Exit Crimson Permanent Crimson Permanent Use raft on building Get Pirates Exit Back TV Area (LR) Exit Middle of Cottage Middle of Cottage (LR) Exit Bookshelf Area Bookshelf Area (LR) Exit Ship Ship Use pirates on ship Click mast Click mask Bookshelf Area (LR) Exit cabinet (that was below the ship before it moved) Cabinet Get mouse Exit back Bookshelf Area (LR) Exit statue Statue Use Party Horn on hand Bookshelf Area (LR) Exit Organ Organ Use concerto on organ Use poem on organ Press "Record" (red arrow) Click foot (if not already be clicked) Click Y Click weight Click E Click rose Click S Click weight Click Z Click foot Click I Click weight Click T Click rose Click F Click weight Click L Click foot Click Q Click "Play" (black arrow) Exit back Bookshelf Area (LR) Click window Window Use mouse on man Get elephant Exit back Bookshelf Area (LR) Get cheddar (on bookshelf) Exit bookshelf Bookshelf (LR, UD) Click books (immediately in front of you) Click doors Clockwork Exit paper under wheel Get recipe Exit back Bookshelf (LR, UD) Exit back Bookshelf Area (LR) Exit Middle of Cottage Middle of Cottage (LR) Exit Computer Area Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit Timmy Timmy Exit terminal Timmy the Computer Type "NGATA", press Enter Double-Clikck Demo Meaning of Life Demo Use recipe on easel Put water in device 1 Put results in device 6 Put onion in device 2 Put results in device 2 Put results in device 6 Put dill in device 2 Put results in device 6 Put cream in device 3 Put results in device 6 Put salmon in device 4 Put results in device 2 Put results in device 6 Put gelatine in device 6 Click device 6 Put results in device 5 Put results in mold Timmy the Computer Click peanut Put peanut in Recycle Bin Exit back Timmy Exit back Computer Area Exit Recycle Bin (below and to the right of Shaka) Recycle Bin Get peanut Exit back Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit Timmy Timmy Exit terminal Timmy the Computer Click peanut Put gouda in Recycle Bin Exit back Timmy Exit back Computer Area Exit Recycle Bin (below and to the right of Shaka) Recycle Bin Get gouda Exit back Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit Middle of Cottage Middle of Cottage (LR) Exit Bookshelf Area Bookshelf Area (LR) Exit Bookshelf Bookshelf (LR, UD) Click books (immediately in front of you) Click doors Clockwork Use elephant on wheel Use peanut on pedestal Click peanut Exit back Bookshelf (LR, UD) Exit back Bookshelf Area (LR) Exit Middle of Cottage Middle of Cottage (LR) Exit Computer Area Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit Fireplace Back Room Entryway (LR, UD) Exit Tibetian Book Tibetian Book of Just Dying Click book Click right page (4 times) Get Naked Girls Exit back Back Room Entryway (LR, UD) Exit desk Back Room (LR, UD) Exit pot (under left window) Pot Click pot Get Dennis Moore Exit back Back Room (LR, UD) Exit shelf Shelf Use Naked Girls on man in suit Back Room (LR, UD) Exit right window Cliff Click sky - Clip 14 - "Death of Arthur Jarrett" Exit Mourners Mourners Get shovel Exit back Cliff Exit back Back Room (LR, UD) Exit bookshelf Sliding Puzzle Shift tiles as necessary to click on the following breasts in order: Top row, third from the left Second row, second from the left Top row, second from the left Bottom row, third from the left Click butt-head (4 times) Get Mr. Blowhard Exit back Back Room (LR, UD) Click door Exit door Middle of Cottage (LR) Click door Exit door Beach Use shovel on "X" Exit hole Hole Click bikini Use Mr. Blowhard on tube Click breasts Get dead parrot Get peg leg Exit back Beach Exit back Middle of Cottage (LR) Exit Computer Area Computer Area (LR, UD) Click window Window Use Dennis Moore on Lupin Express Click chest Get lupins Exit back Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit doctor bag (on sofa) Doctor bag Use Spam on tab Use lupins on syringe Use Gumby on mask Use parrot on spam Get parrot Exit back Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit Middle of Cottage Middle of Cottage (LR) Exit Bookshelf Area Bookshelf Area (LR) Exit Organ Organ Use parrot on perch Press "Record" (red arrow) Click foot (if not already be clicked) Click Y Click weight Click V Click rose Click Q Click weight Click A Click foot Click I Click weight Click G Click rose Click D Click weight Click O Click foot Click Q Click "Play" (black arrow) Get parrot Exit back Bookshelf Area (LR) Exit Middle of Cottage Middle of Cottage (LR) Exit Computer Area Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit Fireplace Back Room Entryway (LR, UD) Exit desk Back Room (LR, UD) Exit "Who Can You Trust?" Picture Picture Click picture Use parrot on perch Click parrot Use pegleg on parrot Exit back Back Room (LR, UD) Exit left window Left Window Click building Get Tory Housewives Exit back Back Room (LR, UD) Click door Exit door Middle of Cottage (LR) Exit Computer Area Computer Area (LR, UD) Exit Shaka Shaka Exit terminal Shaka the Computer Click Delete Click screen Exit Door Inside Computer Use Tory Housewives on workers Get platter Shaka the Computer Exit back Shaka Exit back Computer Area (LR, UD) Click middle of sofa Use platter on hand Use cheddar on platter Use stilton on cheddar Use camembert on stilton Use gorgonzola on camembert Use limburger on gorgonzola Use gouda on limberger Use beaver cheese on gouda Use sheep's milk cheese on beaver cheese (Note: if you're not fast enough, the hand goes away. Just re-click the middle of the sofa for it to re-appear with the things you've placed on it) Ladder Click door *** WHAT HAPPENS HERE? *** Personally, I think it's a bug, because all I get is a black screen. Neither the mouse nor any keys seem to do anything. You can still exit using ALT-F4. If this is the end of the game, it's a very BAD ending. VII. Bugs and Problems ---------------------- Q: I can't hear anything! What happened? A: I'm not sure. There's some key that you can hit that will disable the sound. Permenantly. I discovered this once by having the trackball that I was cleaning roll off the desk onto the keyboard. I'm not sure how to cause it, I know two ways to fix it. 1. Uninstall and then re-install the game (which will lose all of your save games) 2. Edit the registry. If you haven't edited the registry before, I'm not going to tell you how. If you have, then you can go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> 7th Level, Inc. -> The Meaning of Life -> CurrentVolume and set the value to match PreviousVolume. If there's an easier way to fix this (CTRL+ doesn't do anything for me), please let me know! Q: After I click on the potato several times, he goes behind the curtain, and nothing happens. A: This appears to be a bug. I waited for several minutes once, but nothing ever happened. Just press the space bar to continue. Q: I can't use the shovel on the "X" A: This appears to be a bug. You'll need to restart The Cottage level and try again. This may be caused by visiting the beach area more than once - wait until you have the shovel before entering this area. Q: I click on the ladder going up, and the screen just blanks! A: Funny, that happened to me as well. On two different games. If you know more than I do, please contact me! VIII. 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