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[Malstygian]

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I have 5 health units and 2 health pieces.

 

When I go through the invisible wall of the Know it all birds' hut, the old man taunts me. Seems like all I can do is shoot him with an arrow and he bleeds to death. How do I get the chest?

 

Where do I get a light source to explore the dark caves?

 

Do I need Pegasus boots to make it past the whirlwind shooters in the room with a chest in the Hurricane Passage?

[Useless Old Man Wisdom]

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I have 5 health units and 2 health pieces.

 

When I go through the invisible wall of the Know it all birds' hut, the old man taunts me. Seems like all I can do is shoot him with an arrow and he bleeds to death. How do I get the chest?

 

Where do I get a light source to explore the dark caves?

 

Do I need Pegasus boots to make it past the whirlwind shooters in the room with a chest in the Hurricane Passage?

 

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1. You can get even more health soon.

2. You can get to the chest, in the room with the taunting old man, later, with a special item.

3. You can find more than one light source later as well. They are necessary to complete the main post-game dungeon and let me tell you, it's a doozy.

4. You can make it past the whirldwind shooters to the end of the Hurricane passage with the same item that allows you to reach the chest in the taunting-old-man's room. Note: it's not worth it to go all the way through the Hurricane Passage unless you want to see an easter egg and say "yep, I did that." The quest maker has been, well, less than truthful in several replies in this thread so far; but I get why: people seem to be thinking too much and wasting time on things they can't do at the moment instead of focusing on beating Drake Tower.

 

In order to make headway into these things and the post game, you need to find an important item. Could all of those log books you've been reading be relevant after all? As you might guess, the item you need is in the last place you would probably think to look.

Edited by Useless Old Man Wisdom, 29 September 2020 - 07:18 PM.

[Mani Kanina]

I haven't found any items yet, only the check point. I have gone to 42 screens. I don't need to kill the enemies on a specific screen right? I'm leaving one enemy on each screen so they don't respawn. I'll take another shot at it tonight.

So, these will be from the entrance screen of the area if not mentioned otherwise:
(I still recommend against following direct guidance, but here is some)

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This one is optional, but useful:
Up, 4x Right, 2x Down, (Kill all enemies and solve the screen puzzle) Left.

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2x Up, Left, Up, Right, Down.

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Up, 4x Right, 2x Down, Down.

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Next locate the screen with now lowered keyblocks, after which:
2x Left, Up

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Up, 2x Right, Down.

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Up, Right, Up.

After which, you should be able to resolve the rest yourself.

[Mani Kanina]

@Useless Old Man Wisdom: One of the items you have I plan on buffing if I ever finish all few misc bits of extra content that does not exist. Mostly in relation to making stamina management less of a pain.

Edited by Mani Kanina, 29 September 2020 - 07:31 PM.

[Useless Old Man Wisdom]

@Useless Old Man Wisdom: One of the items you have I plan on buffing if I ever finish all few misc bits of extra content that does not exist. Mostly in relation to making stamina management less of a pain.

 

Personally, I've found stamina management to be easy and of little concern so far, the stamina regenerates quicker than I can practically use it with all the PSS tabs. I'm not much of a finesse player who loves projectiles though.

 

This isn't a cryptic reply to one of my questions from earlier today, is it?

[Mani Kanina]

No, it's just something I wanted to point out, because I think it would make some of the struggles in the section you are at in the game a bit easier.

[Useless Old Man Wisdom]

No, it's just something I wanted to point out, because I think it would make some of the struggles in the section you are at in the game a bit easier.

 

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Yeah, a secret hidden buffed candle - like maybe a recreation of the red candle from Tribute to Yeto's quest - would be fitting and make things easier. The flame from the lightbringer's candle does burn a lot of stamina.

Edited by Useless Old Man Wisdom, 30 September 2020 - 10:10 AM.

[Malstygian]

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1. You can get even more health soon.

2. You can get to the chest, in the room with the taunting old man, later, with a special item.

3. You can find more than one light source later as well. They are necessary to complete the main post-game dungeon and let me tell you, it's a doozy.

4. You can make it past the whirldwind shooters to the end of the Hurricane passage with the same item that allows you to reach the chest in the taunting-old-man's room. Note: it's not worth it to go all the way through the Hurricane Passage unless you want to see an easter egg and say "yep, I did that." The quest maker has been, well, less than truthful in several replies in this thread so far; but I get why: people seem to be thinking too much and wasting time on things they can't do at the moment instead of focusing on beating Drake Tower.

 

In order to make headway into these things and the post game, you need to find an important item. Could all of those log books you've been reading be relevant after all? As you might guess, the item you need is in the last place you would probably think to look.

 

 

Which log book are you specifically referring to?

 

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The one in the Catfish cave?

 

I blew the horn in the desert and found the Explorer's Club, but couldn't find anything to do in there except blow up a wall to the right.

[Useless Old Man Wisdom]

Which log book are you specifically referring to?

 

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The one in the Catfish cave?

 

I blew the horn in the desert and found the Explorer's Club, but couldn't find anything to do in there except blow up a wall to the right.

 

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Who might have written all of those log book entries? How was he able to travel all around the overworld? He had to keep all of that adventure gear somewhere when not using it, right?

 

That hint is pretty good without giving the answer away, IMO, but is pretty major by it's very nature.

Edited by Useless Old Man Wisdom, 30 September 2020 - 07:57 PM.

[Mani Kanina]

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Yeah, a secret hidden buffed candle - like maybe a recreation of the red candle from Tribute to Yeto's quest - would be fitting and make things easier. The flame from the lightbringer's candle does burn a lot of stamina.

That's not a bad idea, I might look into doing that.

[Malstygian]

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Who might have written all of those log book entries? How was he able to travel all around the overworld? He had to keep all of that adventure gear somewhere when not using it, right?

 

That hint is pretty good without giving the answer away, IMO, but is pretty major by it's very nature.

 

I finally found it, thanks.

 

Suggestion - I would add in-game descriptions to important items:

 

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I found the fan-looking item in "Castle of the Fallen," which I now think is some sort of substitute for the spinner, but at the time, I had no idea how it was used. It was only by fortuitous accident that I discovered that it allowed you to traverse the ropes that reached the ground in Gale Fields.

 

Questions I have:

 

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What is the "last" dungeon? Is it "Castle of the Fallen", "Dark Cavern," or "Hurricane Tower"?

 

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On the dark floor of "Castle of the Fallen," I have gotten into every room except for 2. If you consider the bottom left corner as (1,1), I can't get to either (1,7) or (4,1).

 

Going left on (2, 7) does not take me to (1, 7); I tried everything I can think of on (1,6) - I found no bombable or passable spots in the northern wall although the statue can be pushed in all directions.

 

I see a chest in the lower right of (3, 2) surrounded by pitfalls so I'm assuming the feather is around somewhere; I also assume that's how you cross the gap in (5, 1).

 

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Is the item to activate the blue crystals somewhere in "Hurricane Tower"?

 

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I was able to break the Ganon-rock with the hammer in the beginning cave, but was unable to find the slingshot. Is there an item that I can find to trigger the brown crystals?

 

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Do I need the feather to get the stronger power glove in the Found Woods, which was strongly hinted at in the telepathic messages via the communication stone? 

[Useless Old Man Wisdom]

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I found the fan-looking item in "Castle of the Fallen," which I now think is some sort of substitute for the spinner, but at the time, I had no idea how it was used. It was only by fortuitous accident that I discovered that it allowed you to traverse the ropes that reached the ground in Gale Fields.

Same, on both points.  This quest sure doesn't hold the player's hand, even in certain rare instances where maybe it should.
 

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What is the "last" dungeon? Is it "Castle of the Fallen", "Dark Cavern," or "Hurricane Tower"?

In general, you'll find that the post-game keeps going on longer than you ever thought it would.

 

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But the whirlwind tower is the last true "dungeon." By that I mean, the last dungeon that has treasures, a boss, etc.

 

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On the dark floor of "Castle of the Fallen," I have gotten into every room except for 2. If you consider the bottom left corner as (1,1), I can't get to either (1,7) or (4,1).

Going left on (2, 7) does not take me to (1, 7); I tried everything I can think of on (1,6) - I found no bombable or passable spots in the northern wall although the statue can be pushed in all directions.

I see a chest in the lower right of (3, 2) surrounded by pitfalls so I'm assuming the feather is around somewhere; I also assume that's how you cross the gap in (5, 1).

 

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Have you figured out the subtle gimmick in the NW (top left) area of B1? Doing so allows you to both collect the key in (3,6) and to reach (1,7).

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In order to reach the chest in (3,2), you don't need to jump across the pitfalls. If you were able to find the whirlwind tower, you can also gross the big gap in (5,1).

 

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Is the item to activate the blue crystals somewhere in "Hurricane Tower"?

No, but the item in question is obtainable somewhere else.
 

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I was able to break the Ganon-rock with the hammer in the beginning cave, but was unable to find the slingshot. Is there an item that I can find to trigger the brown crystals?

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Do I need the feather to get the stronger power glove in the Found Woods, which was strongly hinted at in the telepathic messages via the communication stone?

No, for both questions.


 

Edited by Useless Old Man Wisdom, 05 March 2021 - 12:23 AM.

[Mani Kanina]

Generally speaking, there is no set order to tackle post game stuff outside of progression requirements. As such, which dungeon/location is the "last" generally has no proper answer.

 

So while I could answer that question with either a pragmatic answer, or a joke answer that is none-the-less true, I will instead provide the realistic answer:

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The last area is the last area you been to when you don't feel like playing the quest any longer.

And yes, I do realize this is not in the slightest helpful, have fun!

[Useless Old Man Wisdom]

[Malstygian]

Congrats, you may be the only one to beat it. I might be done for a while.