In the cave with Dara, I entered her cell, did not talk to her, and left the cell through a drain. After that, the cell was closed (and inaccessible through the drain as well) and her captor (Maks?) was in an invalid state (as if I had talked with both of them previously). The quest became incompletable. It was long time ago and completing this quest is not important for me, but maybe this problem can be solved for new players. For example, leaving the cell may require a talk with Dara.

Thanks in advance

How do you do the quest persuade Baba Yaga and how do you find Baba yaga in Yaga Taiga.

I was wondering how you solve lift the curse for Manager Seamus in veteran cyclops' shady rest retirement home on lake gidigch.

My wife is still waiting for her account on your website Cat to be approved so she can start posting so this is her question from her.

Broono's TIP for the final scene: just fight at the tunnel entrance, so if you need to bring potions or repair armor and weapons, you'll be able to do one step to get out from their weapons
Argimon’s Dungeon:
How to avoid killing Norbert:
Personally, I danced the Waltz...my dexterity isn\'t high enough to dance the fandango although I did have to shish-kabob poor Norbert, in hindsight I think you have a limited amount of time to figure out the evil genious behind the 13 levers, before Norbert starts to become aggressive. I never was good at math...poor Norbert, RIP.---Echo

Fibonacci code switches near Norbert:
Those are the switches that are the Fibonacci code. Deal with those first. Since you\'ve played with them, switch them all up and then switch down the following: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13.—Catacomber
How to find Cat:
I'm in a prison cell in the far Mideast of Argimon's dungeon., You need three things to free me--

Do the flag puzzle to remove a wall.

You need the Strange Key. And lockpick greater than 75. Martelius trains lockpick.

The key is in a pile of skulls in the extreme northeast of the dungeon.
To Take down the Force Fields in Argimon's dungeon:
Follow Argimon’s hint for taking down the force fields:
“There are six unique ways you can choose three levers. Be systematic about going through the six different ways. Try writing down the six ways, and cross off each unsuccessful one after you\'ve tried it.
If you need more specific directions than that:
Give each button the letter A, B, or C. Write down the six different combinations of A + B + C.
ABC
ACB
BAC
BCA
CAB
CBA

Save your game. Try a combination. If it doesn\'t work, cross off that one from the list, reload and try the next one.”
But before you tried the each new combination, reposition all the switches to off (flip them up). Hint: Flip the north switch last. Now you have narrower options.

Casteks:
All the casteks respawn. There is a castek in each high-level dungeon...
Savir Headquarters (located in Pine Barrens)
The Undersea Grotto
The Gates of Transportation
The Savir Armory (Forest of Illusion)
Giant's Thumb
Maxims Cellar (Home of the Forester)...and one in Argimon's Dungeon.

Heal Nifont:
You need scrolls of Cure Wounds Touch and Remove Curse Touch.

Ninja of Quest's Forest of Illusion Pentagram hint:
There are three switches for three pentagrams. The black wall you find has a switch on the other side. I don\'t recall if there are fake walls or not in the maze. You can pass through the veils with the Hero of Lukomorye symbol on them, by the way.
To cross the Pentagram that moves you back:
You have to disable them by hitting the switches.

Mound of Svatibor puzzle: When you finish that key puzzle you get a key that's useful in the Forest of Illusion. Once you get and use that key from the last statue you can get rid of those other keys. Just drop them in a barrel or if you're sentimental, take them to your house and keep them for a few years. : )The Blue Island Key and the Gray Island Key together with the Green island Key and the Red Island key will get you into the armory but you may have to be a certain level.

Erofeich’s key will get you into high level dungeon Gates of Transport if you are a certain level.

The Treasury Key works on the treasury when you get there.

Solovey wants Kozlodoy\'s skull and the Mokosh arrows. The monster Mokosh drops the arrows.
If you got the quest to find the Magic Mushroom of the Leshiy from Prince Borovik you can make Kozlodoy mad and kill him.

To get the potion to pacify Karachun: You need to bring Chef Stroganov a Cyclops lily and a dark mushroom. Mirror is on a strange looking plant near Dookh Village guy's house.

The dark mushroom is in the Deep Timberland in the HD version and in Rubezhye Forest West in the classic version in a pool in about the middle of the forest.

The cudgel and hornbeam button are in the Wolves' Den on spots across from each other. You find the hornbeam button on a shelf behind a useable/crackable wall on the left--try a useable/crackable wall on the right and a pile of dirt for the cudgel.
How to enter Dookh Village: You need to get a magic scroll from Borovik in Home of Borovik to the west. Then search the NW corner of Dookh Village for an area where tapping one tree will let you enter the village (search your map carefully). Borovik\'s scroll will allow you to tap and remove that tree.

To find Solovey's Den: To find Solovey's den you have to go a little north of Zoya's hut and tap the bushes on the east side of that ring of foliage you can't get past.

As you count up from the bushes to the north of her hut and on the east side, it's the third bush up that you need to tap with Zoya\'s note in your back pack.
If you accidentally sold the steel bows Gorlitza gives you, they're sold in better weapon shops. So for example Brom the Blacksmith in the base game---I think he's in or near Phryn would sell them.

What's on Gorlitza's list:
Two falchions
One long sword
Four long bows
3 steel bows
Five master quivers
Four poisoned quivers

Potions

Five cure poison
10 cure plague
Five cure paralysis
8 strong healing
Ten full healing
Nine full mana
Ten small mana
10 bread
Ten cheese
Ten meat

The shelf in the Fisher Hut does not have permanent storage--don't store anything there.

To find Semyon's Bible. Check with the teachers in the Magic School.
Gleb's brother. Broomo on the battlements can send you to the otherworld at least once (More than once I believe needs high persuade) where you will meet his brother's ghost.
Gates of Transport: You need to get the scroll from Borovik in Home of Borovik to the west of the spirit's house. Then search the NW corner of Dookh Village for an area where tapping one tree will let you enter the village (search your map carefully). Borovik's scroll will allow you to tap and remove that tree. The blue hare's scroll is on the ground just as you enter the village there. Then go back and guess the spirit's name to get the key to the GoT. (You can also sneak in.)

The key to surviving HOLI is to get the gear in the Magic School. You have to do Baba Manya\'s quest in Muck Haven Island to do that.

The proof Max needs to free Dara is on a shelf in Temple of Mokosh.
Michele LaConto's Guide to How to Get Across Muck Island to the small island where the School of Magic is:
This is just a quick guide to send you in the right direction. You'll get better equipment from the School of Magic.

Sorta along those lines, does any town sell a cure wounds touch for the heal Nifont quest? I generally sell any * touch scrolls and don't have one in inventory. i've travelled to all the towns i can in HOL and back in the original quest+expansion, rested for almost a week, and still haven't found a cure wounds touch scroll. Enchanting a blank scroll doesn't work.

Thanks.

HOL I provides a number of items that don't seem to have any purpose:

Dragon Balls, Mirror of Transformation, Scroll of Invisible Hare's Note, Scroll of Illuminated Enchanted Manuscript, Scroll of Thieftouch (none of these scrolls can be cast), Snowbird Feather, as well a few unique (gold text) but unnecessary weapons which are under-leveled for what it takes to acquire them, such as Savirian Sabre.

Is there anything meaningful to these items? Were they leftovers from ideas that were never implemented or something?

Thanks

I am enjoying the game but have yet to hear any mention of a spy just seen it mentioned on the post here.
Have a good weekend, stay safe

Afterwards he made some mention of Silvergirl, but it doesn't appear as an actual quest entry

Is this just some story arc to lead into HOL2, and so there's nothing more for me to do here?

I reset (flip up) all switches, then flip down 1,2,3,5,8,13 in sequence but nothing happens.

I also tried flipping 1 twice, so its 1,1,2,3,5,8,13

No message to indicate its worked and the teleporter doesnt activate

What could I be doing wrong?

Thanks

I wonder who designed Gleb's and Pahom's quest? I love this simplicity in a clearly spiritual quest. No idea if it's realistic but since nothing weird from human standpoint happened in it I assume it is.

I also wonder who wrote Master Seamus' dialogue.

I also wonder who wrote "The Firewind" story. Now that's a good illustration of what's so good in the Old Testament.

Oh my, this is good.

It's hard to be critical when you have what you value in a game. It's the first time I feel this happiness mixed with interestingness after a story's ending.

You see? Most books in The Quest have a bad ending, while "The Firewind" which is definitely influenced by Old Testament logic is a touching story with evil destroyed and main characters left with happiness. It is an engrossing short story with a happy ending. Imagine what a longer tale based on both Judeo and Christian logic could be like! Impossible to imagine! It can only be written and read.

1. Don't use a pre-generated character.

2. Search around the island you arrive on thoroughly. Equip all armor, and if you want to use Heavy weapon, the best you have here is Dragon Heavy blade which is strong enough to find your way to Yaga Forest and pick a very powerful maul from Sauna in the forest.

3. Dexterity is very useful here, but wait. You can add as much to Dexterity as you can, then add to Light weapon, accuracy, repair maybe dual wield if you chose it etc and then go back to the screen with "attributes" and tap "undo". Now you have high levels of almost everything and a LOT more points to add to Endurance. It's a cheat))) I suggest you let Master Samodelkin in Zlatograd train your repair skill before you raise it, but that's a bit later on.

4. Add to Endurance and raise your Heavy armor skill as much as you can.
5. Add to personality and train your Appraise/Mercantile skill at the inn on Muck Island. You won't need much gold in the beginning, so don't be frugal.
6. Buy many Full healing, Kvass and Strong resist magic potions in the potion shop on the island. It's a good idea to do it multiple times by sleeping three times at the inn each time.
7. When you find your way outside Zlatograd, you can go south where a Savir archer might drop a Defender bow unless you want to calm them
8. Go to Chudolesye forest where you can play cards at an inn and get 10k in gold each time. Ded Klyukva there sells better armor. The nearest weapon shop is in Muddy Bryn Forest.

That's it. Now you can man wolves and wrestle with moles and more