October 27, 1888. The Wyoming Territories. You wake up fairly certain you've been stolen from while you were knocked out, and decide your best course of action is to go after the thief. Which is, of course, exactly what he wants you to do. And thus the Worldgate series continues with Worldgate 3: Exodus from developer William Buchanan. The third installment of this puzzle-oriented point-and-click adventure game picks up right were the last one left off. This time, instead of leisurely continuing with your scientific pursuits, you are forced to do the bidding of a man named Victor.
As before, you can personalize your navigation in the menu by choosing to use the [arrow] keys or the mouse to move, as well as toggle on or off navigational arrows. Interacting with the world is done with the mouse. Click on objects for a closer look, or to pick them up for your inventory. Further examine inventory items by hovering over their picture and clicking on the magnifying glass that appears in the bottom corner. You can combine objects by dragging them onto each other while in examination mode. There's also a save game feature, so you can come back to the game later when your brain stops hurting. Play with the sound on if you can, because there are sometimes audio cues to let you know when you've gotten something right.
Worldgate 3 lives up to the reputation of its predecessors. The art is as lovely and alien as before, and the worlds to explore ever mysterious. To make things even more exciting, some of your many questions will be answered as you delve into these new universes.The puzzles are quite challenging, as is to be expected from this series. There were one or two that seemed extra hard this time around, but nothing our crack team of walkthrough writers couldn't handle. The feeling of being trapped this time around gives this installment a new sense of urgency. If you don't find what Victor is looking for in the pocket universes, he will leave you to die. What a jerk! At the same time who wants to help a guy who is willing to lock you in a cell? Surely you'll find a way to escape instead, right? Pull out your thinking cap (you'll need it) and play the game, so you can hurry up and wait for part four.
Walkthrough Guide
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Worldgate 3 Walkthrough
Base Camp
Open the chest in your hut. Take the MASON JAR.
Proceed into the tunnel. Thoroughly explore it before entering the world gate to get some insightful journal entries.
Enter the world gate.
Cell
Turn to the right and pick up the SPRING off the floor.
Turn right again and take the WORLDGATE KEYWAND.
Examine the pile of keystones in front of you.
When Victor talks to you, exhaust all conversation lines.
He'll give you a RED KEYSTONE and a SIMPLE KEY.
Turn around, combine the RED KEYSTONE and the KEYWAND, place the keywand to dactivate the worldgate and head on through.
Red Pocket Universe
Worldgate Dome
Make sure to locate the IRON BLOCK in on the floor to the left of the exit.
Use the SIMPLE KEY on the hand panel to unlock it.
Push the hand panel and exit out the door.
Main Chamber
Once you step out, turn left, then go forward, then turn right. You should be looking at a gold colored access panel.
Open it and take the PULLEY. Note that a gear is missing.
Go back to the path and walk toward the wall. When you hit the wall turn right.
Go forward and take the LARGE GEAR out of the black rock formations.
Turn right and go forward, then turn right so you're looking at a white circle.
Take the block of BASALT and the STRANGE MAGNETIC GEODE.
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Turn back to the path and continue forward once.
Turn to the left. Use the MASON JAR to collect a sample of the strange liquid.
Turn right back to the path and continue toward the staircase. Turn right when you get to the staircase.
Go forward, turn left, forward until you hit the wall, then turn right.
Go forward, then turn until you see the white square with the ball in it.
Small Gravity Pad puzzles
Take the GRAVITY REVERSAL PAD from the top of the square. The ball will fall, and a panel will open.
Take the METAL SPHERE and the block of LODESTONE.
Go back until you are facing the back of the world gate room. Take a step forward, then turn to the left and take another step forward.
Turn until you are facing another white square similar to the one behind you.
Place the METAL SPHERE above the slot on the lower left.
Insert the GRAVITY REVERSAL PAD into the lower slot. The ball will float up.
Immediately remove the pad and place it into the other slot in the center of the square. You have to do this very quickly.
You'll know you did it right when the ball floats up and lands by the button.
Take back the GRAVITY REVERSAL PAD, push the button to send the ball back down, then take the METAL SPHERE.
Go clear back past where you picked up the gear and straight on until you are facing a rectangular block similar to the square ones you just used.
Place the METAL SPHERE above the slot then insert the GRAVITY REVERSAL PAD. It will start spinning.
Return to access panel where the gear is missing (which is the back of the rectangle). It should be rotating now. Insert the LARGE GEAR.
Cube Puzzles
Turn around until you see the large control panel and click for a close up.
Note all the different circle patterns. These represent the numbers you need to enter into the panel.
Go back past the staircase, but this time turn left. You'll find a tall box that is some sort of scale.
Put the pulley on the knob at the top of the box.
Combine the GEODE (you must choose the geode first) with the SPRING. Attach it to the pulley in the box.
You can now weigh your blocks by placing each in the indent. Your findings will be automatically written in your notebook.
Iron=White. Lodestone=Black. Basalt=Red
Return to the large control panel.
The code is
9.807
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Head upstairs to the end of the catwalk. Turn so you are facing the room. You've powered up the first three large gravity panels on the wall.
Walk forward three times. Turn to look at the floor and you will see a block of NICKEL.
Pick up the Nickel and take it to the scale to weigh it.
Nickel=Yellow
Next return to the configuration table (which is next to the control panel). The fractions are related to the code you punched in earlier.
Think about how decimals are written. you have the tenth spot, the hundreth spot, etc.
Determine which numbers are in which spot. From there convert them to their color, and from their color to block type.
From left to right it's
basalt, nickel, lodestone, iron.
This will power up the last large gravity pad.
Go back upstairs and across the gravity pads to arrive at the catwalk on the opposite side of the room.
Proceed down the catwalk until the end, then look right to see a panel with a strange lock.
Pick up the STAR SHAPED KEYSTONE and head back to the worldgate dome.
Pick up the WORLDGATE KEY and examine it. Remove the blue keystone and insert the STAR KEYSTONE.
Put the WORLDGATE KEY back in place and enter the portal.
Exodus Chamber.
Go down the stairs and turn right at the path.
Click on the crystal on the left of the screen to activate a hologram. Exhaust all conversation options.
You'll receive an UNKNOWN ALIEN DEVICE.
Turn around and walk all the way down the path.
Look at the strange compartment and insert the UNKNOWN ALIEN DEVICE.
It will open revealing a TRIANGULAR GREEN KEYSTONE. Take it.
Go back and turn toward the triangle. Approach as far as you can for a journal entry.
Head back up the stairs to the worldgate and take the key.
Combine the WAND with the BLUE SPHERICAL KEYSTONE.
Put the key in place and go through the portal.
You'll arrive in the cell. Turn around and go back to the Red pocket universe.
Red Pocket Universe
Head upstairs and across the gravity pads. Use the UNKNOWN ALIEN DEVICE in the strange lock at the end of the catwalk.
It opens to reveal a storage container. Click on it for a close up, then push the button on top.
It further opens to reveal 3 power cores. Take them.
Head back to the worldgate dome.
Take the key out. Examine it and remove the STAR KEYSTONE, and put in the green one.
Put the key back and enter the portal, then immediately turn around and go back through. You should be in the cell and have the star keystone in your posession.
Cell
Turn around and take the keywand. Remove the RED KEYSTONE.
Talk to Victor and give him the power cores and the RED KEYSTONE.
He'll give you a TEAL KEYSTONE in return.
Turn back toward the worldgate.
To be continued...
Walkthrough by Kimberly!
Thanks to Trinn...couldn't have finished the walkthrough without her!
Posted by: Dora Breckinridge | September 5, 2013 9:05 AM