🧭 THE ARCHIVES

Quote of the day

As the door swings open you are blinded by intense light and incredible pain. Just before everything overloads and you fade from existence, you can make out a shape outside, holding onto the door of the cylinder, and then everything goes dark.

-- Suspended

Factoid of the day

For most Infocom games, the packaging and "feelies" were designed to complement the story. For Wishbringer, though, the packaging was conceptualized before the game. Brian Moriarty reasoned that a magic ring or a glowing stone would make a great "feelie" to include in a game box. His peers thought it was a great idea, too, so he began developing Wishbringer, a story about a glowing magical stone.

Link of the day

Zarf Updates

IF author Andrew Plotkin's blog about all things IF.

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Invisiclues

Hollywood Hijinx

The Beach and Beyond

(Click or tap on any clue to reveal the clue.)

Is there a way to climb back up the beach stairs?

What should I do with the small, smoldering fire?

Putting it out might upset Morgan Fairchild.
She probably wouldn't mind if you use it to light matches and candles, though.

I'm swimming in the ocean. I'd like to swim underwater, but the undertow here is too strong for me. What to do?

If you're not at the inlet, you're reading answers to the wrong question.
SWIM SOUTH into the cave. The undertow shouldn't be too bad there.

I keep running out of air when I'm swimming underwater. What should I do?

You should swim in the opposite direction of the current.
Enter the water at the Grotto and swim down, then down again. Next swim west, then up twice.

What do I do with the squid?

Fried Calamari is an excellent dish.
First kill the squid, then...
Wait a minute, there's no squid in Hollywood Hijinx.
And, hey! This question was in the Cutthroats Hintbooklet!
Sorry, due to a freak accident, this question escaped captivity and wriggled into this hintbooklet, puzzling all the experts, and throwing all sorts of schedules off by months.
You have our assurances, this won't happen again. And please, do try Fried Calamari the next time you eat out.

Gee, it's awfully dark in this cave. Is there any way to get some light in here?

Any Boy Scout could tell you how.
You'll need to use a match.
Figure out a way to waterproof it.
Try lighting one of the candles and read the description carefully.
You can put wax from any lit candle on the match to waterproof it.

How do I open the hatch in the bomb shelter?

PULL THE CHAIN.

How do I get out of the bomb shelter?

The safe has potential. Potential energy, that is.
If the safe were to drop on one end of the plank...
...and you were standing on other end, you would be catapulted upward.
Probably out of the bomb shelter if the hatch were open.
Open the hatch. PUSH THE RIGHT END OF THE PLANK DOWN. Light the rope on fire with any flame you've brought with you. Then get onto the right end of the plank and wait.

How do I open the safe?

If the safe is still suspended in the air, don't continue reading answers to this question. You'll have to figure out how to get the safe onto the ground first.
This is a combination safe, and the combination is right in front of you.
Read the plaque on the safe.
Hmmm. Levy, Regan, Lebling.
Left, Right, Left.
The name Levy has four letters in it.
The name Regan has five letters and Lebling has seven.
TURN THE DIAL LEFT TO 4. TURN IT RIGHT TO 5. TURN IT LEFT TO 7. OPEN THE SAFE.

Is there a way to return to the cliff from the bomb shelter?

If you haven't already escaped the bomb shelter once, you're reading answers to the wrong question. See the question, "How do I get out of the bomb shelter?"
Did you notice that ladder lying on the cliff?
Before you went back down into the bomb shelter did you drop the ladder in?
If so, then you can HANG THE LADDER ON THE HOOKS and CLIMB THE LADDER.