# In the begining there was "The Crimson Room"... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 28, 2004, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574 "2004-04-28T23:06:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/21 "2004-04-30T14:00:08Z")
> [@nocturnal\_tick](#): > > Hooray for me! Thank you for the walkthrough **Dragwyr** , I just needed to find that one thing. Point and click games can be soooo frustrating. Yes, they can. I like to try to figure them out myself, but if they are really tricky, I like to have the walkthrough available… just in case. I think the story is easier to follow when you aren’t pulling your hair out trying to figure out the puzzles. ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/22 "2004-04-30T14:59:18Z")
> [@WIGGUM](#): > > Alright, is this some kind of joke? > > I get to the screen with the text “Successfully getting out of the Crimson Room…yadda yadda yadda”, and when the text is done, the box is completely black. Is it supposed to be like that or am I supposed to see something? I had that too until I realized I had to restart the computer since I was prompted to download a new version of Flash. Reboot. ---
**Author:** ![peasea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc79bd/32.png) [@peasea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peasea)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/23 "2004-04-30T15:58:45Z")
I had to use the walkthrough to finish this. How the heck are you supposed to figure out the lock combination? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/24 "2004-05-01T10:33:45Z")
**peasea** , the diary contained the clue. ---
**Author:** ![jellytoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jellytoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellytoes)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2004, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/25 "2004-05-02T02:30:58Z")
Aaaaargh! How do I get the blanket? Poo. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2004, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/26 "2004-05-02T06:13:42Z")
You have to take everything from the skeleton before you can take the blanket. Look UNDER the skeleton’s left hand. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/27 "2004-05-02T17:59:22Z")
I had to use the walkthrough to figure out how to open the diary (I hate “spot the one odd pixel” type puzzels). And I wouldn’t have found the CD without the walkthru, either. ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/28 "2004-05-02T18:01:00Z")
> [@Lynn Bodoni](#): > > Sometimes you have to perform an action more than once. You wouldn’t be talking about ringing that yellow bell next to the teacup, would you? And if so, when you say “more than once” you wouldn’t mean “about a trillion times,” would you? ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/29 "2004-05-02T18:03:04Z")
Could someone post the link again, or is it still down? ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/30 "2004-05-02T18:11:26Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > Could someone post the link again, or is it still down? > [@Muad'Dib](#): > > [New link.](http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/viridian.php) from [Albinoblacksheep.com](http://Albinoblacksheep.com) which runs slow sometimes, but is working (at least for me). SOME SPOILERS… Nevermind about my last post, BTW. I figured out that you need to put some stuff down near the bell, THEN ring it. But I’m missing one of the things. I have the CD in the case, and the beer can. Don’t tell me what to do though. Not yet. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/31 "2004-05-03T04:10:51Z")
Sings “C’mon baby light my fire” Sure does stink to not be able to light upon the right solution, doesn’t it? Sometimes, though, distate pays off. 😉 You won’t have much of a clue what I’m talking about, yet. Others probably do though, and think I’m being a mean tease. I say, I’m not being mean, but I’m not handing him the solution either, cause he doesn’t want it. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/32 "2004-05-03T21:16:09Z")
Keeping what **Lynn** said in mind, dig through my words, and experiment with various combinations of items. (Fire is applied to more than one thing to get at the solution.) You should find the solution. (Your inventory should be full up btw) ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/33 "2004-05-03T21:17:24Z")
Erm, and sometimes patience needs to be used, and an action repeated with items to get at the solution. 😉 Posting this, with the thought that people may still be stuck. ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/34 "2004-05-05T05:42:01Z")
I can’t get the lighter, god-flippin-damn it! I had everything else and went through the walk-through to see wtf was wrong, grrrr! ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/35 "2004-05-05T12:25:49Z")
> [@SanguineSpider](#): > > I can’t get the lighter, god-flippin-damn it! I had everything else and went through the walk-through to see wtf was wrong, grrrr! Do you know where the lighter is found? If so, what did you collect from the same place? Check your inventory and then try again. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/36 "2004-05-06T13:45:48Z")
Woah. Just managed to complete this. Difficult is an understatement. Had to resort to pen and paper at one point. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/37 "2004-05-07T02:17:12Z")
You have to click just right to be able to uncover the lighter. You can’t lift what you need unless you click the edge of a shadow on the item you need to lift. (At least, that’s what happened to me.) ---
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/38 "2004-05-07T22:39:54Z")
I am trying to get the ecard that the walkthrough says is on the lamp, but I can’t see it. Random clicking doesn’t produce it, either. Any hints for that? ---
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/39 "2004-05-07T23:05:13Z")
Never mind - I got it. ---
**Author:** ![Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574/40 "2004-05-14T20:57:20Z")
> [@Mithril](#): > > Never mind - I got it. How? It’s the only piece I’m missing, and it’s making me crazy! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-begining-there-was-the-crimson-room/242574.md?page=3)