Can't enter secret passage

Sevenman · Post by **Sevenman** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:47 pm

Temple level 3, on the west side is a circular room with a sliding piece of floor. I believe this is the secret passage that takes me through to another part of the map.

I can slide the bit of floor back and forth but can't find any way to make my party enter!

Any help appreciated

Lord Plothos · Post by **Lord Plothos** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:14 pm

With the floor open, perform a search. There's a "secret" door there that your PCs have to detect.

Sevenman · Post by **Sevenman** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:30 am

I gave that a go - despite my Rogue having a +15 search modifier nothing comes up

I came back after levelling (now 10), tried with a +16 modifier, and still no way to get in...

Lord Plothos · Post by **Lord Plothos** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:27 am

That's ... odd. Come to think of it, I seem to recall something about the floor there having to be either open or closed. If you've only tried with it one way, try the other.

If you still can't get in there, do this: when you first go to the temple, go off to the right and find a guard on duty. Kill and/or sweet talk him to get inside. Deal with the horde of enemies in there and go down the stairs in the back. That will take you to a tunnel on the other side of the secret entrance you're having trouble with. Again, go to the right (the right of your screen, that is) and there will be a hallway with two rooms. I won't spoil the surprises there, but if you pass them, and go to the end of the hall way all the way to your right. Try searching for secret doors there. That's where the one you're not able to find comes out. I think if you go through it, that'll open it up on the far side as well.

Lord Plothos · Post by **Lord Plothos** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:30 am

That is, go here:

http://www.gamebanshee.com/templeofelem ... tunnel.php

You should enter at 1. Go to the tunnel at 3 and continue until the hallway stops at a dead end. Search.

Sevenman · Post by **Sevenman** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:21 am

contains potential spoilers

Thanks for the info - having read the FAQ for TOEE I realised that secret passage would be an alternative entrance, and that I had, in the distant past (I restarted playing this game after 12 months off) already been there and could get in via the burnt farmhouse or tower.

I hadn't killed the wizard, so killed him and started looking for secret doors.

Level 10 rogue, maxed out spot and search - nothing.
Sorcerer with "detect secret doors" cast - nothing.

I found the sliding door to get to the chest with the Orb of Golden death - no door symbol appeared but you can just click on the wall.

I looked thoroughly for the door that would reconnect me with the rest of Dungeon level 3 - nothing, not even with magic.

I wonder if my game is bugged in some way?

I installed patches 1, 2, 3 and the first Co8 patch.

Doesn't look like it will get in the way of me finishing the game, but does mean I have to take the long way down to get to the bottom of the temple.

Lord Plothos · Post by **Lord Plothos** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:06 am

That is really strange. I believe when you search it lets you take twenty, so it can't be just that you're getting highly unlikely. Although, if you have the latest co8 patch, they might have done something with the save DCs of the various secret stuff. I know if you're using Liv's mod, she made traps and the like very difficult. She may have made finding that door hard too. I just can't say, as I haven't really messed with her mod at all.

If that's not it, yeah, it sounds like somehow your game got messed.

BTW, the mods like co8's are all coded for patch 2, and you occasionally find problems if you've installed patch 3. They recommend only patch 2, then using the fix in the co8 mod to do everything patch 3 does (i.e., fix the directx 9.0c looting bug).