Altador Plot: Split #21

iconoplast · **Posted:** Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:51 pm

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Remember: This is a MINI plot and with NO WAR portion.
Let's repeat. MINI PLOT and NO WAR.
One more time. MINI PLOT and NO WAR.
======== Links of interest =========
Last Thread: http://www.pinkpt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25328
Altador: http://www.neopets.com/altador/index.phtml?
Star Mapper (thanks DarkFire): http://www.boomspeed.com/zaniam/theSky.html & instructions.

(Note: Make sure you click CONTINUE (if applicable) when you have completed each part!)

(New Note: The "Add Star" button in the telescope does NOT add a new star to the sky. Instead, it lets you add a star to the constellation you're currently building without drawing a line. This is important to know.)

========= The Beginning ============
1. Click the big castle in the center of the map, The Hall of Heroes
2. In the very back-right corner, you'll see a familiar character. Click him!
3. Hey! It's our old friend again. Looks like he has a new job-- Janitor. Click that button that's next to him.
---> Hm, nothing happened.
4. Oh well, Now click the Altadorian Archives, then go into the doorway on the right.
5. Click the book that is under one of the table legs and balancing it.
---> Hm, we're going to have to replace it...
6. Now go to the QUARRY. And find a rock that'll be suitable. Stumped? Here.
---> Aha! A good replacement for that book...
7. Go back to the Altadorian Archives and click that same book again.
---> We can access the book now! (Located near the top-right part of the scene)
8. You can read the prologue from that book now.
---> Advance a page by clicking the top-right of the book, go back by clicking the top-left.
*** Page 1~3 Acquired! *** (out of 53 pages)
9. Go back to the Janitor in The Hall of Heroes and talk to him.
---> Hmm. We're going to need something to help oil some gears...
10. Click each statue until you find a bottle of oil & a rag.
---> Note: Location is different for each person. Perhaps you should write where you found it, just in case. (Although evidence indicates that it is NOT relevant)
11. Once you've found it, go back to the Janitor and click the button again.
---> The ceiling opens up! Let there be LIGHT!
* On the left side of The Hall of Heroes, there is now a staircase leading up to a dome-shaped room. Looks like a telescope is missing.
* If you click each statue in The Hall of Heroes, on the very top pixels /section of the picture of the statue, you can click and look up, and get some arrangement of gems. There is a helpful compilation of the pictures by soymimi here

======= We see the light =======
1. So it looks like the Astronomy club is finally advertising. Go to the Altador Archives and click the pamphlet that shows a telescope. Or click here!
---> You've recieved a telescope!
2. Go back to the Hall of Heroes and go up the staircase on the left side. Click the telescope holder.
---> It fits! You've found the cinderella! ... Actually I guess you found the slipper... oh whatever.
3. Now for the work. Get to it! Start mapping. By the way, Everyone's star formation is different from another. We can help with details, but you're going to have to interpret on your own from now on!
---> Excellent star mapper courtesy of DarkFire here. Follow the instructions on her post.
---> If you want to map your coordinates yourself in Excel, AngelFoxBlue wrote some pretty clear instructions on doing that here.

===== Constellations: Found! ======
1. THE SLEEPER
--> a. Go to The TOMB (bottom-left corner of the main Altador Map)
On the door of the tomb, the black dots are clickable. Try clicking it.
It lights up
--> b. Go to the Wise Lenny in The Altadorian Archives.
--> c. Go to the observatory and look in your telescope. (At this time use Darkfire's mapper. Any time before this you'll get a different set of stars!)
--> d. Find the exact formation found in part a (the orientation is as seen on the tomb doors-- it is NOT rotated in any way) and you will have found your first constellation! (Important note: You MUST connect the lines rather than just using "Add Star". If you don't, the correct stars can be rejected!)
--> e. After you have found it, go back to the Lenny at the Altadorian Archives.
*** Page 4~7 Acquired! ***
--> f. Go to the Hall of Heroes and click on the DARK FAERIE (the one towards the bottom) and look up. The jewels are illuminated! (And the janitor complains of the light)
--> g. Check in with the Astronomy Club and see what they have to say about your discovery.

2. THE DREAMER
--> a. The top right cloud in Altador is clickable. Do it.
--> b. Near the top part of picture, click on the gaps inbetween the clouds. THis will reveal your new constellation to find.
--> c. Talk to the Lenny again to see what he has to say now
--> d. Go back to the Observatory and look through your telescope.
===> NOTE: Your star map is the SAME as before.
===> NOTE: You must connect the "top part" using the *connect stars* option, but to get the lone star you MUST use the *add star* option.
--> e. Once you have obtained your constellation and submitted, the jewels above The Dreamer (left side) will be illuminated.
--> f. Go back to the Lenny, Astronomy Club, and Janitor to get new messages.
*** Page 8~11 Acquired! ***

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Any additions/corrections should be posted here.

danelkayam · **Posts:** 80 **Joined:** Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:47 am

My pic is rigged or I just suck at finding constellations... Help plox :cry:

http://i2.tinypic.com/smavpf.png

MindyEdit: Please don't post screenies more than 500px in width as they stretch the boards for people on smaller resolutions. I changed this one to a link for you.

Kasia · **Posted:** Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:56 pm

If anyone needs help, just pm me your star data. I'm not the fastest, but I'm willing to help anyone.

clovrchild · **Posts:** 74 **Joined:** Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:56 pm

danelkayam:

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i134/ ... lkayam.jpg

...and with that, I call it a night. Or a morning. Or uhm. Uhm.
Okay, I'm done.
I hope I've been a help to some of you.

Nightynight!

the_queen · **Posts:** 15 **Joined:** Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:37 am

Is there a template for the dreamer? post it please, it would really help me envision the thing

Edit:

that was fast... nvm then XD

vampitch · **Posted:** Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:06 pm

hey how do you guys get the template to be transparent?

danelkayam · **Posts:** 80 **Joined:** Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:47 am

Thanks! I can't believe it was so close to the sleeper

! Oh and I've figured out that if your arrow thing is red during the data check it's wrong and if it's white it's correct.

Kasia · **Posted:** Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:07 pm

Grrrr, my computers too slow. I'm still trying to load the map!

danelkayam · **Posts:** 80 **Joined:** Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:47 am

Has anyone noticed how the constellations are going in a clockwise pattern skipping two heroes each time? The hunter is next and then the thief.

lunarmonger · **Posted:** Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:12 pm

clovrchild wrote:

Kellenna451 wrote:

I have been away and am trying to get started with the plot. Nothing seems to be working for me. I click and click and nothing happens.....I did the first few steps (up to the rock quarry and back) but nothing happens when I click on the book, the stone, etc.

My questions are these:

1. Am I too late to get started with this?
2. Is there a particular time of day where I am supposed to start these first steps?

There were some other people having trouble starting the plot over the night. We're unsure if it's a glitch or if it's too late to start the plot.

The link is still in the page for the button but does not seem to work. Forcing the link by cut and pasting it gives you the correct page but the continue button for that page does not do what it is supposed to do. So anyone that did not start yet may be stuck. Considering how early it is in the plot, I would bet on a glitch. It is possible that forcing which of neopets servers you use will give you a working page. There were several posts about servers much earlier in these splits.

EDIT:I think it was in split 13 http://www.pinkpt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25266

crystalnox · **Posts:** 97 **Joined:** Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:08 am

Hi, new here

Can anyone help me out? Been looking at it for an hour already :cry:

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/5746/untitled1gs.jpg

Kasia · **Posted:** Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:33 pm

Found it. If you look right above the sleeper, there are two stars, then two more. Next is a bunch of stars in a line. Try the bottom five, adding the star to the right in the second set of two stars.