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by **Musicker** » 22 Feb 2005, 22:47

I know this forum hasn't had any action for about 8 months.. but hoping someone still keeps tabs on it.

I am playing outcast yet again, (probably my 5th or 6th time since 1999) and I am once again stuck trying to get up to the boat light platform and cannot. I can't for the life of me remember how I did it the previous times, it's been about 3 years since the last time I played through this game.

I have jumped from every spot imaginable on the platform next to the boat light platform, and he just will not grab on and pull himself up. He just falls to the base and I have to either reload or start climbing again. I am very frustrated and really wish I could remember how I did this the previous times.

Any thoughts?

Musicker

by **zigue** » 23 Feb 2005, 0:10

Hi,

You mean you can't even go to the light itself ? (in Okasankaar)
Normally, you're warned that the light doesn't work anymore, and you want to take it and replace it with a new one from Motazaar ...
I don't remember such a problem (bug ?) ...
Maybe someone else could help you ...

by **Musicker** » 23 Feb 2005, 0:22

Yes, I can't get to the light itself. I have already acquired the large piece of Helidium, gotten it cut, and brought it back to Okansakaar, I just can't make Cutter jump to the last platform (where the burnt out light is).

Every time I jump from the next to last platform, he just falls straight down without making any attempt to grab the edge. He can't jump high enough to make it without grabbing the side, I've tried and tried and tried.

Thanks for the reply..

Musicker

by **j4v4x** » 24 Feb 2005, 5:39

Musicker: Yes, it's a difficult jump. You have to choose your starting spot carefully, and even then, I don't think I've ever done it on the first try.

It never works jumping from the close edge, you have to start walking/running at the far end and jump from the middle of the platform (if I remember correctly).

Good Luck, I hope this helps somewhat. :wink:

by **Musicker** » 25 Feb 2005, 15:37

Thanks, I'll try some more. I have tried several hundred times at the very least, from everywhere on the platform that I can possibly think of.. heh.

I'll focus on starting at the edge and jumping from near the center for a while, and see if I get lucky.

Musicker

by **Musicker** » 27 Feb 2005, 18:08

I am starting to think the speed of my computer has something to do with my problems getting up to the boat light.
I have been playing on a 2.53Ghz P4 machine, and things have been very smooth until this point.. but after many hundreds of attempts to jump from that last platform to the boat light platform using every imaginable angle and spot, Cutter just can't make it. He will not grab on and pull himself up no matter where I jump from or how many times I attempt it.

I'm so frustrated with it that I have given up for now. I'm thinking of hauling an old PIII 800Mhz machine out of a closet which has Win98SE on it and installing the game on there.
I could transfer my saved games over to that machine and give it another try, but we'll see.

Thanks for the suggestions, and if anyone else has any ideas please post them.. I'll be checking back to see if anyone else has had this same kind of problem.

Musicker

by **Musicker** » 1 Mar 2005, 0:30

Well, in closure:

The problem apparently was the speed of my computer. I set up a machine that was a PIII 800 running Win98SE, installed Outcast, brought over my save folder, and made the jump in about 3 tries.

Sheesh.

Well if anyone else has this problem in the future, hopefully this post/thread will help them. It is literally impossible to make that jump on a fast computer running WinXP. I probably tried 600 to 700 times total, and it just wouldn't do it.

Cheers..

Musicker

by **Jami** » 1 Mar 2005, 0:33

Damn, you were too fast for me. I was going to say that you can use the "cheats" console.
Type hokkuspokkus while you play. Then press F12 to access it. By typing fly you were inj the fly mode (well err self explanatory)

by **Musicker** » 3 Mar 2005, 0:01

Actually I tried that, I found that cheat when I was searching for info. Apparently the speed of your computer affects that cheat as well. The view would fly around, so you could look at stuff, but Cutter stayed put on that platform.. hehe. I didnt try that with an un-patched game though, so maybe they fixed/changed the fly cheat when they patched the game.. who knows.

Thanks though!

Musicker

by **slade_x** » 12 May 2006, 19:55

Jami wrote:Damn, you were too fast for me. I was going to say that you can use the "cheats" console.
Type hokkuspokkus while you play. Then press F12 to access it. By typing fly you were inj the fly mode (well err self explanatory)

The fly mode gives cutter an out of body experience, you cant actually go anywhere, just view.

The best way to get to the light is to stand on the pedestal before the one that the boat light is on, type "benny" for no clipping, then you can walk straight of the ledge, you land at the bottom, continue walking and you'll find yourself standing right beside the boatlight

by **Jami** » 13 May 2006, 20:08

Thanks for these precisions. [respect]

it's way too long I played Outcast . [lut2]

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