Blight of Elantria by Craig Dutton

Comment Lighnagain

Nevermind, I just started over and this time it worked. :)

Comment Lighnagain

I have tried pushing the statue according to the instructions, but it doesn't do anything at all. I've written it even as exactly as in the walkthrough posted in the forums, so I am stumped??

Comment derek hall

If I save the game on quest then try to restart it I get the error 'Error launching game. Object reference not set to an instance of an object.' So I tried playing on line and when I saved the game then returned most of the objects in my inventory had disappeared.

Review archerqueen08

I'm beginning to warm up to Craig Dutton's style, good and interesting puzzles.

Review Waerlinga

Ok, so the storyline is pretty nice, i like the setting and the map (although all the running around becomes a little annoying after a while)
Also I never would have thought of some of the actions since even now, knowing them from the walkthrough, they seem pretty random.
So yeah, all in all an interesting story, with a couple of very good but also a couple of very difficult and illogical riddles/solutions and lots of running around.

Sidenote: I don't know maybe its got something to with my computer or whatever but for me the game was buggy as hell. I had to do things over and over again, objects didn't show up in my inventory when i took them, and actions i'd already done became undone (like having to clear the rocks away each time i got there, getting a new (or rather the same bone) for the wolf each time i wanted to go to the palace and worst of all, even though I rang the bell and hadn't gotten my hearing back yet i still died in the echo chamber.)

Comment cempedak

-What happen here??.. Why?.. What should I do?... :(

Error loading game:
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.Restored saved game

You are in the throne room.
You can go south.
A large chamber with an ice crystal throne standing on a crystal dais. Large stained glass windows about twenty foot high trickle the multi-coloured rays of the sun above it.

> south
You are in the crystal chamber.
You can go north, east or west.
This open and round chamber houses a large crystal monolith in its centre. It glows with various colours and swirls from red to blue to green and back to red again.
The Ice Queen is outraged that a human has entered her palace and she kills you on the spot.
You have failed. Your adventure is over.

Review DaNiX88

A very in-depth game! I great adventure filled with many puzzles abound. It's quite challenging, but can possibly be done without a guide/hint if everything is tried. The only thing I would suggest that the game could be improved would be for more objects to have descriptions. However, because the discriptions were limited, the game was (inadvertently) made easier.

Great game, I recommend it to any text adventure game enthusiast!

Review danaburgerrr

Craig, without a doubt you are the best writer on this site. your games are so interesting and elaborate. I'm stuck on some of your others so I decided to play this one through and it's so good. wonderful world you've created here, although it borders on being a little too large for simple navigation. you're a bit evil on some of your puzzles but that makes it fun in the end, really. it really did take me forever to get the shield and bow and arrow and progress past the dragon but that's mostly because I'm an idiot. :) it's hard to have complaints when the games are this complex and intricate. I love the supernatural elements you seem to go for, too. also, Xanthos was a lot less threatening than the Ice Queen, lol. fantastic game!

Comment danaburgerrr

The Wizzard,

use the command "use oar on boat" and that should make it work for you.

Comment The Wizzard

What command do I use to use the boat? I've tried take, use, ride, mount, enter, but they didn't work

Review Ranique

It wasn't very exiting and I couln't do anything!

Review markydennis

brilliant, took quite some time to complete, but got there in the end!

Review leetherocker1

One of the best Fantasy games I've played in a while. Defiantly make a sequel.

Review talhanjami

This is one of the best games I've ever played. You should really get a Kickstarter project up and ready, because the world you've established is just waiting to be given a sequel.

Comment giantpiggy

great game

Review Thomas13

Great and challenging game.

Review john35

good game the walkthru helped

Comment michael14

thanks a lot, sorry i didnt specify more but i had everything i needed i was just to dumb to think of using the pandemonica (with scroll) on the the blue fire

Comment Craig Dutton

For the full walkthru go to:

Forum > Quest Games > Blight of Elantria.

Comment Craig Dutton

Michael

I've forgotten how convoluted my game was and asking for the location of the orb without knowing where you are up to means I'm going to give you a general guide to getting it.

The Pandemonica tome is where the orb comes from. The tome is in the Pandemonium chamber in the chest that requires two keys: the fire and ice key. The ice queen has the ice key and use the warhammer on her to get it. Give the goblin's hand, the mouse and the skull to the crones to get a potion, but use the gemstone (dragon has it) on them to get the fire key. Once you've open the chest and got the tome, go to the tower of light and turn the mirror and examine it to get a number. Go to the Tower of Knowledge and get the scroll (of translation) matching this number. Use the scroll on the tome to read it. Then go up stairs in the palace and use the tome on the fire to get the orb, phew!

If there's anything you haven't got or don't understand then I'll go into more detail for you.

Review michael14

how does one get the orb of blood? please help.

Comment sarah4

John, you need to type 'enter waterfall', that will do the trick!

Comment john23

I have done everything at the waterfall I can think of but cannot find the indent for the disc. Any clues?

Comment Nick The Human

What are the perks to downloading instead of playing online?

Comment sarah4

Jon, have you found the secret room in the castle yet? If not then you need to lift the tapestry in the dining room to find a wheel which you need to turn in order to access this room where you will find the object you need to use the emerald on.

Comment jon sandberg

I can't figure out where/how to use the emerald. Help! I'm totally stuck. I've literally gone to every room and said use emerald on every feature.

Review Nikola1

Only the best words for this one. I finished it a while ago, but forgot to rate :D

Comment CARL DUNNINGTON

THANKS Sarah, done :)

Comment sarah4

Carl, you're very close to the end of the game, you need to throw the orb with Xanthos in to get rid of him for good, then, you need to rub the magic lamp and you will escape, then you just need to speak to the wizard. Ignore the spider's lair, there's nothing you need there, it's just a trap.

Comment CARL DUNNINGTON

I've used the orb to trap Xanthos but them I'm traped as the bridge falls into the lava river! what to do next?

I haven't figured out what do about the spider webs and the spider yet either, is that important??

when do I know the game is complete??

Comment sarah4

Carl, have you already crossed the river? If not you need to wave the ice wand you got from the sprite. If you've already crossed the lava river you go straight into Xanthos' lair and use the orb of blood on him (as long as you have it of course!) If you don't have it you'll need to go and find it before tackling him.

Comment CARL DUNNINGTON

so Im literally stuck between the lava river and xathos' sanctum! what next?

if you nobody wants to spoil on this page please email me [email protected]

Comment CARL DUNNINGTON

ITS OK FOUND IT!!!

Comment CARL DUNNINGTON

sorry what do I use the emerald on in the castle??

Comment CARL DUNNINGTON

brilliant thanks Sarah, I'm on it now!

Comment sarah4

Carl, you already have what you need to kill the dragon, but first you need to have spoken to the trapper and he will come with you when you had back to the dragon's lair. Once there you need to give the trapper the shield then use the arrow on the dragon.

To find the correct scroll you need to turn the mirror then examine it and it will tell you which number scroll you need.

To solve some of your other problems you will need to cross the chasm, to do this you will need to rub the amulet while standing by the chasm. Crossing the chasm should help you solve some of your other problems, you won't find the green crystal but, if you solve the stone head puzzle, you will get an emerald which you can use on an object back in the castle (something that's missing a gem) to find your missing crystal. Once you've got this third crystal you can go back to the monolith in the ice palace and use all three crystals on it. This will result in an item appearing which you can use on the ice queen (don't bother trying to talk to her) and on the sphere in the cave (warning,before you use the item you found on the sphere, make sure you've gone to the church tower and rung the bell to deafen yourself temporarily otherwise you will die when you hit the sphere, remember that it's on a timer so you're only deafened temporarily and will need to go straight from the church to the caves)

Once you've dealt with the sphere you will find a third macabre item (i see you already have the other two in your inventory) so you'll need to cross the chasm again and give them to the crones, they'll give you something in return which you will eventually be able to use on the dead oak tree (though you will need to show it to the wizard first) Once you've got what you need from the crones try using the treasure you found after killing the dragon on them.

To deal with the ice sprite you need to rub the lamp while in the same room as her (you need to steal it from the wizard's cottage rather than take it).

Hope this helps!

Comment CARL DUNNINGTON

need some help, have posted on forums but nobody seems to be playing this game at the moment or reading the forums, Craig Dutton if your out there please help me sir!

don't know how to kill the ice dragon.
Need to find the right number scroll
don't know what to do with ice sprite
don't know what to do with black sphere in xathos cave
don't know how to speak to ice queen
don't know what to do with mirror of enlightenment
I don't know what to do with amulet of air
what to do with bow and golden arrow
what to do with oak tree
need a green crystal

i have the following items which i haven't used at all: dead mouse, lamp, golden arrow, bow, shield, severed hand of goblin plus lots of other items I have used already.

any help from people would be great

Carl

Comment Nikola1

Wow, thanks so much! I'm gonna go play right away :D

Comment sarah4

Nikola, you will indeed need the trapper's help later in hunting something much bigger than the wolf! You can find something to distract the wolf with by digging in the graveyard (if you haven't found the shovel then look around outside the wizard's house). If you go into the temple you will find a bowl you can use the salt on. Give the egg to the wizard (the wizard will be helpful with other items later in the game too). If you go into the caves you'll find someone to give the apple to. The knife can be used on a few occasions, in the windmill, by the avalanche and on a certain magic tree in the wood ( I won't tell exactly what you need to use it on in the mill or by the avalanche but it should become clear). Keep hold of the mouse and shield, you'll need them later. I notice you're missing something quite important from your inventory which you should have picked up in the castle art gallery (to the north of the room with the telescope in), examine the painting and lift it to find a disc, the picture itself should give you a clue as to where you need to go to use the disc. Hope this helps a bit, it's a great game and more than worth persevering with!

Comment Nikola Olarić

I am stumped by this game. I'm really new at this kind of games, but Wizard didn't pose a problem. However, this one...
All I found is the Egg, Shield, Bag of Salt, Apple, Dead mouse and Knife. I hope someone can give me some hints?
Also, I'm thinking that trapper man is supposed to get rid of that wolf? But I don't know how to make him.

Review sarah4

Thanks so much for the hints Craig! Have finished the game now and it was brilliant, lots of fiendish puzzles to keep you thinking, some great descriptions and even a bit of humour, a really great game that definitely deserves more attention!

Comment Craig Dutton

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Comment sarah4

I'm still making no progress on the problems I mentioned in the previous posts and am totally stuck, any help you could give would be greatly appreciated thanks, can't help but think I'm missing something terribly obvious!

Comment sarah4

Also, sorry for the double post, but is the magic lamp in the wizard's hut of any use or is it a red herring?

Comment sarah4

I love this game, but am really struggling on a few things. I have been to every available room and examined everything I can find but I can't figure out what to do with the dead mouse and what to do once I've summoned the ice sprite by playing the organ, I speak to her but get no response. I also can't seem to do anything with the jewelled clock, the magic mirror, the ice fire, the chasm or the chamber of echoes and have yet to find a use for the gem of light or amulet of air or the goblin's hand. I also can't find the green crystal to place in the monolith and can't go into the ice queen's chamber without being killed. Also, are the scrolls a red herring or is there one I'm supposed to be looking for? The rest of the game was very challenging but I have managed to figure most of it out through trial and error but I just can't seem to figure these puzzles out so would be very grateful if you could help me please so I can finally finish this brilliant game!

Review Gary Binns

Great game!