Grimrock

I have completed the puzzle in the room with the flaming skeletons. I've also been down the pit to get the shopping channel gold. How the balls to I get the sword of nex? So far I have...

clicked the button near the entrance, run to the middle and click the button, turn left and run around to click the button, then sidestep left and forwards to click the third button, step off the pit to remain in the room. I though this was supposed to open the secret room.... It seems that nothing happens

hint

Lmiara wrote:hint

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U got 4 buttons to press. Torch are not always your friend.

(@poomermon true, forgot the start button ^^)

I can get to the forth button but the trap always opens. There must be a split second in it. Am i supposed to press the button and expect to fall down. Will the secret be open when I get back up?

Is that how you did it. I am struggling to press the button let alone get off the forth pit trap!

HELP!!! 50 loads and counting!

When you press the fourth button immediately take one step back (you removed the torch right?) and start going to the left. You have to go over the other side of the pillar to press the final button. I don't know what to say. There is pretty much no room for error. Are you sure you are not encumbered?

I took the torch off the wall in the other room. The torch in the room itself has a pit in front of it? Do you mean to remove that one.

I have stripped down naked and failed to do it!! I even made 4 potions of speed and still failed!!

HELP!!

There is a torch next to the shelf where the key was. If you remove that it will close one of the trapdoors so you can complete the puzzle.

If you absolutely cannot do it you could email your save to someone else so he could do it for you and then email the save back.

I have removed the torch that keeps the trap open.

Thanks for trying to help but I think this puzzle near impossible on slower computers (like the teleporter puzzle where you have to click the button and run backwards through the corridor on level 2.) Do I really have to get a better computer to keep enjoying this game?

For the record sword of nex is completely optional and you can finish the game without it. I have heard some complaints about some timed puzzles being too hard on slower computers but I don't think there are any game breakingly critical ones in this game. There is another one where you have to block bolts in quick succession (to get an optional item) on later level but I can't remember anything after that.

PM me if you want me to do the puzzle part for you. I'm on my computer for at least a couple of hours.