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@ the ShadowVale CSR
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Walkthrough
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Hints and walkthrough by Game pu
Hints:
You are much less likely to run out of time on the floors of the tower if you stay in combat mode.
You will need to go out of combat mode to talk to others and look inside things, however.
Also, don't go near the stairs in combat mode as that can mess up the node that takes you to the next floor.
To finish you just need to get to the top of the tower alive.
To win the scenario you have to reach the top of the tower and cure Zankozzie using some items you can find on the lower levels of the tower.
(Craig's House)
After getting your orders from Craig just wait awhile and you will be transported to a new area.
(Zank Tower L1)
Step in the southwest corner of your cell a few times to escape.
(Underneath Tower)
Move south of your starting position to find a hole back to level 1.
(Zank Tower L1)
The maze you start out in is pretty small you should be able to get out pretty quick if you stay in combat mode. You can get a chair by breaking into the southeast room. Use the chair to get up the stairs.
(Zank Tower L2)
A servant in one of the northwest rooms will help you get up the stairs but first you must get him some food. The food, mushrooms, can be found inside the barrels in the storage room but the servants in there want some gems first. You can cheat here and drop the mushrooms near the door and then pick them up while standing in the doorway. I unfortunately don't know how you solve this puzzle legitimately if it is possible to do so.
(Zank Tower L3)
A secret passage will get you in to Zankozzie's bedroom in the north. Search the bedroom to find numbers. A secret passage hidden in south wall of the bedroom leads to some puzzle rooms. For the portcullis puzzle just run back and forth between the gates and room entrance until you get through them. Walk through the statues to get through the golem chamber. The numbers to input in to the pedestals are: 3 1 7
After inputting the numbers look for a secret passage in the nook inside Zankozzie's throne room. The crystal and the wand are the only items you can get from the treasure room be sure to grab the wand. A secret passage in the treasure room leads to the escape hatch. Answer no, no and yes to get to the next floor.
(Zank Tower L4)
First check out the stairway south of your starting position to find out you need a big book.
Search the room in the northwest corner to find three important books:
Instructions for a gravel machine
A recipe for stability serum
And the big book you need to get up the stairs.
(Zank Tower L5)
Only the rooms on the west side have anything in them. First go in to the alchemy room and grab graymold, ember flowers and mandrake root. Also pick up an empty bottle from one of the potion racks. Drop one of the ingredients on top of the brazier and wait a few turns until it is burned up. Do the same with the other two ingredients, burning them one at a time, and then pick up the ash. Drop the ash in to the cauldron that is near the brazier. Go to the pedestal near the cauldron and push the button to boil the ash. After it is done boiling walk up to the cauldron to put the serum in your bottle. To get to the top floor you have to use the gravel maker to destroy the hatch.
This puzzle can be made semi-impossible to finish due to a bug in the BoE engine. If you use the crane to put the gravel maker on the conveyer belt and the gravel maker does not move then you have to cheat. Use the character editor to give your character 20 strength and then go pick up the gravel maker. Go in to the machine room and get a wrench and some rocks as well. Go step on the conveyer belt near the west door and your wrench will be used to destroy a spot. Drop the gravel maker on the broken spot. Assuming you have the instructions from level 4 you will be able to activate the gravel maker. Choose no, no and then yes to use the rock in emergency mode.
(Zank Tower L6)
Leave though the east gates to get the bad ending. Use the wand of truth and stability serum to save Zankozzie and get the good ending.