Ian & Stuart's Australian Mac 1993 September/September 93.iso/Archives/Games/Cheats⁄hacks⁄hints/Sierra Game Notes/Kings Quest IV

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A FULL solution to Kings Quest IV
The manual is not required for solution.

Walk 4 screens East and "take worm" (2 points).  Walk 2 more screens
East and allow yourself to be carried to the castle.  Do nothing
until you are returned to the forest.

Go N, W, W.  Enter cottage and "clean house" (5).  The dwarfs will
return and invite you to supper.  When they leave, "clean house"
again and then "look at table".  "Take pouch" of diamonds (2) from
the table.  Travel S, S and enter the mine.  Go East and "give pouch
to dwarf".  He will refuse it and give you a lamp (3).

Leave the mine and travel N, W.  Cross the river and "look under
bridge" (2).  You will find a gold ball.  Go one screen North to
right side of pond.  "Drop ball in pond" and the frog will retrieve
and return it.  "Take frog" and "kiss frog" (5).  He will give you
his crown.  "Take ball".

Travel E, E and enter spooky house.  Go one screen West and "look at
books".  "Take Shakespeare book" (2).  "Look at picture" then "look
at wall".  "Flip latch" (4).  Go West through door and "take shovel"
(2).  Leave house and travel W, W, N, N.  Wait for Cupid, then "take
bow and arrow" (2).

Go North.  You will find the Unicorn here or immediately to the West
or North-West.  "Shoot unicorn with arrow" (4).  Find the Minstrel
who will be either N, N or N, N, W from the beach where you started.
"Give book to minstrel" who will give you the lute (3) in return.

Find Pan who will be at the back of the fisherman's house or in one
of the screens immediately North or East.  "Play lute" then "give
lute to Pan" who will give you his flute (3).

Walk West along the pier at the front of the fisherman's house.  The
fisherman will go back to his cottage. Go inside and "give diamonds
to fisherman" (3) who will give you the fishing pole. Go to the end
of the pier and "bait hook" (1) then "catch fish" (3).  The last
command may have to be repeated a number of times until you catch a
fish.

Walk off the end of the pier and swim 2 screens West to Genesta's
island being careful to avoid the shark.  Walk around the island
until you see a peacock feather.  "Take feather" (2) and then leave
the island from the point where you arrived.  Swim east.  Repeat if
necessary until swallowed by a whale.

Move diagonally (up & right) from the bottom left of the tongue
until you stop moving and stand up.  Continue movement until you are
near the uvula.  "Tickle whale" (5) and you will be coughed out into
the ocean.  Swim North.

"Give fish to pelican" (4), "look on ground" and "take whistle" (2).
Go inside the prow of the wreck and "look at ground" (3) where you
will find a golden bridle.  "Blow whistle" (2) and swim to dolphin.
"Ride dolphin" (2) and you will be returned to the mainland.
[DON'T "talk to dolphin" or you will discover a fault in the game
which will then terminate.]

Go to the waterfall (one screen North of the entry to Lolotte's
castle) and "wear crown" (5).  You will turn into a frog and swim
through the waterfall to a hidden cave.  "Take board" (2), "light
lamp" and move East into the cave.

You will probably have to leave twice (ie. enter three times) before
you are safe from attack by the troll.  "Look around" and "take
bone" (2).  Be warned that you will have to save your game
frequently during your passage through the cave because of the troll
and the crevice.  There are five dark screens in the cave with two
possible paths that I managed to find.  One of these is roughly as
follows :

      Screen 1                                        Screen 5
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      Screen 2                Screen 3                Screen 4

The "X" is roughly where you will find or fall into the crevice.  As
you approach this point, you should use the command "put board over
crevice" (2).  This will be successful when you are close enough.

On leaving the cave, you must stand directly in front of the first
tuft of grass in the swamp.  "Hop onto tuft" and then repeat the
command "hop" until you are standing on the last tuft before the
island.  "Put board on tuft" (2) and walk across to island.  "Play
flute" (4) to mesmerize snake and quickly move to tree and "take
fruit" (10).  Walk back across board and "take board".  "Hop" back
to cave entrance.  Trace your path back through the cave saving your
game regularly.  You will receive two (2) points for putting the
board over the crevice again on the way back.

Go to the unicorn and "put bridle on unicorn" (3).  "Ride unicorn"
and you will automatically go to Lolotte's castle to receive your
next task (7).

Go to the Ogre's cottage where you will find the door unlocked.
Enter the cottage and "give bone to dog" (2).  Go to the closet door
and  "open door" (2), then "look through keyhole".  When Ogre is
asleep, "open door" and go upstairs.  "Take axe" (2) and go
downstairs.  Leave the cottage (walk through the closed door) and go
East to the scary trees.  "Chop trees" (4) which will not attack you
thereafter, and then go back to the Ogre's house.  He will be gone
so "take hen" (4).  Deliver the hen to Lolotte (7) who will give you
your next task.

Travel 4 screens North to the Skull Cave and enter.  Avoid the witch
on the left who will follow and try to catch you.  Approach the two
stationary witches at a point directly between them and "take eye"
(3).  Leave the cave and then re-enter it.

"Take scarab" (2) which the witches will throw to you, and then
"give eye to witches" (3).  Leave cave and go to the spooky house.
You will find, on leaving the Skull Cave scene, that night will fall
(if it hasn't already) ie. it is now 9:00 PM.

Go upstairs to the nursery where the ghost baby is crying.  Go to
the cemetery on the left side of the house and "read epitaph" on
each grave stone until you find the baby's grave (back left).
Please note that I haven't spelled EPITATH incorrectly in this text;
it's a mistake in the game!  "Dig" (3) and you will find a silver
rattle.  Go back to the nursery and "give rattle to baby" (2).

The miser's ghost will then appear downstairs and you must repeat
the grave searching process to find gold coins (3) - front left of
cemetery on left side of house.  [If you dig in any wrong place
during the grave searches, your shovel will break,after digging five
times, leaving you unable to reach the end of the game.]  "Give
coins to miser" (2) and go upstairs to right side bedroom where you
will see the sad lady's ghost.

Repeat the process at front left of cemetery on right side of house
to find locket (3).  Return and "give locket to lady" (2).  Go
downstairs to discover the lord's ghost.  Repeat process at front
right of left cemetery to find medal (3).  Return and "give medal to
lord" (2).

Follow boy ghost upstairs and "climb ladder".  "Look at ghost" and
then repeat process at back left of right cemetery to find toy horse
(3).  Return and "give toy horse to boy" (2) who will vanish.  "Open
chest" and then "look in chest" (2).  Go through secret door in
library and up winding stairs to organ.  Approach organ between
organ and seat.  "Sit" and "play sheet music" (4).  "Look in drawer"
and then "take key" (2).

Go to crypt in right side cemetery and "unlock door" (3) then "open
door".  Move to rope and "take rope" (2).  "Climb down" and "take
box" (4).  "Climb up" and return to Lollote (7).

Wait in the bedroom until the rose is slipped under the door. "Look
at rose" and "take key" (2).  "Unlock door" (2), leave room and go
down the stairs.  Move through the door in the right wall near the
back.  "Open cupboard" on right hand side and "take all" (4).  Leave
the kitchen and exit the dining room through the near door in the
right wall.

Go through the eastern door and climb to the top of the stairs.
"Unlock door" (2) and enter Lolotte's room.  "Shoot Lollote with
arrow" (8), then "take talisman" (5).  Go half way down the stairs
and through the door to the west.  Open the first door you come to
and "look around".  "Take hen" (2) and "take Pandora's box" (2).
Leave the store room and exit East.  Go down the stairs and through
the door.  Exit the castle to the South.

Enter the stable and "open gate" (4).  Go back to the crypt and
enter.  "Climb down" and "drop box" (2).  "Climb up" and exit the
crypt.  "Lock door" (2) and go to the pier.  Swim to Genesta's
island and enter the castle.  Go upstairs and "give talisman to
Genesta" (10).

Genesta will magically transport you to the beach where she will
retrieve her magic hen (2).  You will then be sent back to your
father where his life is saved by the magic fruit.  Your score
should be 230 of a possible 230 points.

At the very end of the game, I was given the code J=:5LCOSWY.  I
believe the purpose of the code was so that proof could be given to
Sierra of successful completion.  Others who have achieved the
maximum score report an entirely different code.