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General Tips · Hints- Hints will recharge after a short amount of time, and are unlimited. However, hints can only be used in actual hidden object scenes. If you need help on the game itself, it's best to refer to your Notebook.

· The Notebook- This will keep track of your progress and your finds. Valuable clues and bits of information will also be stored here, so if you're stuck, this is a great place to look.

· Puzzles- Every puzzle can be skipped with no penalty. The only exception is the final "Relic Puzzle", which cannot.

· The Crime Computer- Here you can use and view Tapes that you've picked up throughout the game. They'll tell you the story first-hand, and may also provide valuable help in another way... Tapes may be reviewed anytime, and may not be found in numerical order when playing.

· Inventory Items- These are bolded throughout the guide to make them easier to find. When an item is no longer useful, it will automatically be discarded.

· Clicking Penalties- If you click too often or too fast in a particular area, you will temporarily freeze, and the mouse will become sluggish and slippery for a short period of time.

Gameplay- The gameplay of Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove is non-linear, meaning that many things can be done in various orders. This guide has been organized to reflect the most efficient line of gameplay.


Walkthrough

Chapter 1: Welcome to Dire Grove

Outside

[list][list][*]Proceed forward up the road from where you car has broken down, and towards the vehicle in the distance.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Enter the car sitting in the road. Notice the license plate "JXH2M6".[/list][/list] Inside the Car

[list][list][*]Inside the car, pick up the note to read a haunting scribble. Pick up the Video Camera to discover an eerie tape, which you can view on your Crime Computer (located in the lower right-hand corner of the screen). Click on the Crime Computer to open a new window, and drag the Video Camera from your inventory onto the computer screen to view the tape. You can exit when finished.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Once you've done these things (circled in green), click on the Glovebox, which is also circled in green below.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Find the combination to the Glovebox to open it. M6 is scratched on it at the end. Don't be misled thinking the solution is located on the optional nearby Radio, which also has an "M6": the solution is the car's license plate number: JXH2(M6).[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Click the Trunk Key inside the Glovebox to add it to your inventory, then exit the car.[/list][/list] Outside

[list][list][*]Outside of the car, click on the trunk. Use the Trunk Key on the trunk lock to open it.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Click on the sparkling inside of the trunk to enter a hidden object area.[/list][/list] Hidden Object Area: Trunk

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Carjack will be added to your inventory.[/list][/list] Outside

[list][list][*]Outside the car again, take the path to the left past the "Closed" sign. Follow the footprints forward through the woods until you see the Dire Grove Hotel.[*]Pick up the Tape sitting in the snow on the left. Play it on your Crime Computer now or save it for later: your choice.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Proceed forward to the entrance of the Hotel.[*]You can click on the items circled in green for a closer look: one is an I.D. card that belongs to the girl you saw in the tape, and the other is a barometer. The barometer is useless for now, but you'll be returning here later.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Enter the Dire Grove Hotel.[/list][/list]

Chapter 2: Dire Grove Hotel

Lobby

[list][list][*]Upon entering the Hotel, you'll immediately notice the sparkles surrounding the check-in desk. Click on that area to enter a hidden object area.[/list][/list]

Hidden Object Area: Check-in Desk

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Room Key will be added to your inventory.[/list][/list] Lobby

[list][list][*]It's optional that you can check out the Guest Book at the check-in desk or pamphlets located on the left of the room, but it's not mandatory.[*]Proceed through the hallway to the left of the desk. You can choose to go left or right: it really doesn't matter since it's all one room, so we'll go left first for the sake of the guide.[/list][/list] Main Room (Left)

[list][list][*]Circled in green below, there are two items in particular you can view up-close. One is a newspaper clipping talking about an old relic, and the other is a computer that shows strange images.[/list][/list] <DG11.gif>

[list][list][*]Click on the sparkling area on the left over the backpack on the left to enter a hidden object area.[/list][/list] Hidden Object Area: Main Room

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Hammer will be added to your inventory.[/list][/list] Main Room (Right)

[list][list][*]There's nothing to actually pick up in the right part of the Main Room, but there are objects that can be viewed for closer inspection, which are circled below.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]One object is simply a book on mysteries of the ancient celts. The other is a note that drops useful hints you'll need for later in the game.[*]Proceed up the stairs.[/list][/list] Upstairs

[list][list][*]Click on the sparkling area above the table between the two doors to enter a hidden object area.[/list][/list]

Hidden Object Area: Upstairs Table

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Snow Shovel will be added to your inventory.[/list][/list] Upstairs

[list][list][*]Once the hidden object area is complete, proceed to the right to enter the Hallway.[/list][/list] Hallway

[list][list][*]To the right, outside the door with the ship's wheel on it, is a Tape. Click on it to add it to your inventory.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Click on the door of the room to the left with the meal tray sitting outside: it's not locked. Enter.[/list][/list] Romantic Room

[list][list][*]The bed in the far back of the room is sparkling. Click on it to enter a hidden object area.[/list][/list] Hidden Object Area: Romantic Room

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Mattress will be added to your inventory.[/list][/list] Hallway

[list][list][*]Use the Room Key from your inventory on the door with the ship's wheel on it located on the right, outside the Romantic Room. Enter the Nautical Room.[/list][/list] Nautical Room

[list][list][*]Pick up the Tape lying on the floor under the bed, then click on the Chest at the foot of the bed.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]On the Chest is a puzzle rotation wheel. Click on each ring to rotate the letters. The goal is to spell a word on each of the four sections of the puzzle. If a word appears spelled backwards/upside-down, rotate each ring once to right the words. Solutions are random, but here are a few possibilities:[/list][/list] FOLLOW, RIPPED, DENTED, PARROT

ADORES, GREASY, FOLLOW, LADDER

ADORES, FOLLOW, MORGUE, PROVEN

PROVEN, HINTED, FEVERS, PARROT

The puzzle may be skipped.



[list][list][*]Your reward for completing the puzzle is a directions sheet for getting the generator back up and running.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Return back to the Lobby.[/list][/list] Lobby

[list][list][*]Click on the sparkling area over the check-in desk to once again enter a hidden object area.[/list][/list] Hidden Object Area: Check-in Desk

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Nails will be added to your inventory.[*]Exit the Dire Grove Hotel and go back outside.[/list][/list] Outside

[list][list][*]Exit back from the hotel until you can see the fountain on the left. From that view, proceed right.[*]There's a tree here with a piece of paper caught in the branches, but we'll have to return here later. Proceed left around back to the generator.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Use the Snow Shovel on the base of the Fountain until you reveal the Garage Opener. Click it to add it to your inventory.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Go back to the previous area with the tree, then proceed forward towards the Garage.[*]Use the Garage Opener on the Garage to open it, and proceed inside.[/list][/list]

Garage

[list][list][*]Inside the Garage, click on the sparkling area to enter a hidden object area.[/list][/list] Hidden Object Area: Garage

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Sledgehammer will be added to your inventory.[/list][/list] Garage

[list][list][*]Upon completing the hidden object area, knock down the Valve hanging on the rafter and circled in green. To do this, click on the area of the green X on the hook to have it swing up and knock it down. Click on the knocked down Valve to add it to your inventory.[/list][/list]

Chapter 3: Accessing the Manager's Office

Stairway

[list][list][*]Enter the Hotel again and proceed up the stairs. This time, instead of proceeding into the Hallway, enter the Bathroom on the left.[/list][/list] Bathroom

[list][list][*]Use the Sledgehammer on the cracked portion of the floor to break it open and create an opening to the Manager's Office.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Once the hole has been made, water will burst from one of the pipes. Time to find a way to stop the water flow. Proceed back to the Garage outside.[/list][/list] Garage

[list][list][*]Click on the sparkling area inside the Garage to enter another hidden object area.[/list][/list] Hidden Object Area: Garage

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Crowbar will be added to your inventory.[*]Proceed back outside.[/list][/list] Outside

[list][list][*]Outside the Garage, click on the steel cover on the ground for a closer look.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Use the Crowbar on the steel cover to move it aside, then use the Valve on the pipes to shut the water off.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Now that the water's turned off, proceed back to the Bathroom inside the Hotel.[/list][/list] Bathroom

[list][list][*]The water's shut off. Use the Mattress on the gap in the floor and click it a few times until it falls through, then proceed down through the hole into the Manager's Office.[/list][/list]

Manager's Office

[list][list][*]Inside the Manager's Office, click on the sparkling area over the desk to enter a hidden object area.[/list][/list]

Hidden Object Area: Manager's Office

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Iron Key will be added to your inventory.[*]There's nothing more to do in the Manager's Office at this time. Exit and proceed to the Main Room (left).[/list][/list] Main Room (Left)

[list][list][*]Click on the sparkling area next to the fireplace to enter a hidden object area.[/list][/list] Hidden Object Area: Main Room (Left)

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Phone Charger will be added to your inventory.[*]Proceed upstairs to the Romantic Room.[/list][/list] Romantic Room

[list][list][*]Click on the bed at the far end of the room to enter another hidden object area.[/list][/list] Hidden Object Area: Romantic Room

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Saw will be added to your inventory.[*]Now that you've completed this area, proceed back outside, to outside the Garage[/list][/list] Outside

[list][list][*]Standing outside the Garage again, proceed forward into the distance, to the left of the Garage.[*]There's nothing to do in the next screen/wooded area except to examine a few things at your leisure. Be sure to pick up the Tape lying in the snow, shown and circled below before proceeding forward again.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Now outside the Boathouse, use the Iron Key from your inventory on the lock to open the Boathouse and proceed inside.[/list][/list]

Chapter 4: He's the Fisherman

Boathouse

[list][list][*]Click on the area sparkling on the right to enter a hidden object area.[/list][/list] Hidden Object Area: Boathouse

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Small Board will be added to your inventory.[*]Exit the Boathouse and proceed back to the Tree outside the Hotel.[/list][/list] Outside

[list][list][*]Use the Small Board, Nails, and Hammer on the tree in that order, then proceed up the steps.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Up in the tree now but still unable to reach the scrap of paper, use the Saw on the branch on the right until it falls.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Proceed back down the tree and pick up the Paper Scrap on the ground to add it to your inventory.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Enter the Hotel again and proceed to the Manager's Office.[/list][/list] Manager's Office

[list][list][*]Click on the sparkling area over the desk to enter another hidden object area.[/list][/list] Hidden Object Area: Manager's Office

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Lighter will be added to your inventory.[*]Proceed up the stairs to the Hallway[/list][/list] Hallway

[list][list][*]Continue further down the Hallway until you encounter the end where two chairs sit near a window. Enter the open door on the left to enter the Library.[/list][/list] Library

[list][list][*]On the left is a bookcase with optional extra reading material, but it's not mandatory. Instead click on the picture frame straight ahead.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]In the close-up, use the Paper Scrap on the paper piece in the frame to piece together a combination. These combinations are random, so you may get a different number than the one in the screenshot.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Exit the library and proceed back down to the Manager's Office.[/list][/list] Manager's Office

[list][list][*]In the office, click on the painting on the back wall to knock it down and reveal a safe. Click on the safe for a closer view.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Input the combination on the piece of paper to open the safe.[*]Once the safe is open, click on the Key to add it to your inventory.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Now go back outside and enter the Garage.[/list][/list] Garage

[list][list][*]Click on the toolbox on the shelf on the back wall to enter a close-up.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Use the Key from your inventory on the toolbox and pick up the Wire Cutters inside to add them to your inventory.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Exit the Garage and go back inside the Hotel, up to the Nautical Room[/list][/list] Nautical Room

[list][list][*]Click on the power outlet underneath the painting straight in front of you, above the bookshelf for a close-up.[*]Use the Phone Charger on the outlet.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Exit the close-up and click on the oars hanging over the bed for a close-up.[*]Use the Wire Cutters on the rope to cut it, and add the Oars to your inventory.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Exit the Nautical Room and go back outside, heading down to the Boathouse.[/list][/list] Boathouse

[list][list][*]Click on the sparkling area on the right to enter a hidden object area.[/list][/list] Hidden Object Area: Boathouse

[list][list][*]Find the objects listed at the bottom of the screen. Objects are randomized, but one will be added to your inventory upon completing the area. This inventory object is circled in red.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Upon completing the area, the Urn will be added to your inventory.[/list][/list] Boathouse

[list][list][*]Use the Oars on the boat and exit through the doors out onto the lake.[/list][/list]

Frozen Lake

[list][list][*]Pick up the Room Key sitting on the ice to the left of the boat, then continue to the fishing shack.[/list][/list]

Fishing Shack

[list][list][*]Click on the closed door to open it and discover one of the students inside. Click on the relic in his lap to enter a puzzle area.[*]Move the pieces on the relic so that they are in their proper positions. The solution is shown below:[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]Once you've completed the puzzle, pick up the Fisherman's Relic that appears.[/list][/list]

[list][list][*]The student will briefly awaken and chant "I am the Fisherman".[/list][/list]If you have already played this game and you liked it very much, we advise you to try these ones

[Mihas]

Thanks

[Soleo]

Great game! Soooooooo fascinating!!!!!!!
P.S. Thanks for the walkthrough,it's really helpful

[kaSSy]

Yea, with this walkthrough you can finish the game in some steps, but isn't it much more interesting to play it on your one, Soleo?

[Soleo]

Of course, it's better to play this game (and all other games) without any walkthroughs, but sometimes... You know, a walkthrough may be REALLY helpful

[Daniel2]

I also don`t know, why people read the walkthrough? Try to play by yourself, but don`t do all, what is written here!

[LerLo]

Nevertheless, walkthroughs are very popular... Many men, many minds