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Game:           Monkey Island 3: the Curse of Monkey Island
Platform:       Windows PC (95+)
Version:        1.26
Last updated:   8 August 2010
Written by:     Iron Knuckle
Type:           FAQ/Walkthrough
GameFAQ status:  99 %
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Table of contents
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Version Updates
FAQ
Controls
Mouse
Keyboard
Inventory
Log-Book
Main Characters
Guybrush Threepwood
Governor Elaine Marley
Zombie Pirate LeChuck
Other Important People
The Voodoo Lady
Wally the Cartographer
The Barbery Coast's Barbers
Story
Walkthrough
Beforehand
Part 1: The demise of the zombie pirate LeChuck
1.1. Blast through the door
1.2. Escape from the ship
Part 2: The curse gets worse
2.1. Guidelines from the Voodoo Lady
2.2. Exploring all areas on Plunder Island
2.3. Get a Map, Ship and Crew together for the voyage
2.3A. Recruit your pirate crew
2.3B. The map to Blood Island
2.3C. A seaworthy ship
2.4. Get Elaine back
Part 3: Three sheets in the wind
3.1. The path to becoming a fearsome pirate
3.2. Take on René Rottingham
Part 4: The bartender, the thieves, his aunt and her lover
4.1. Exploring the Island & A hangover cure
4.2A. Unite Minnie and Charles for the Wedding Band
4.2B. Get the diamond from the smugglers
4.2C. Replace LeChuck's cursed ring
Part 5: Kiss of the spider
5.1. A cure for the Itch
Part 6: Guybrush kicks butt again
Final. The Rollercoaster of Death
Appendix A:
Inventory Items
Appendix B:
Insults & Replies
Appendix C:
Extra
-Glitches
-Stuff
Credits
Copyrights
E-mail, Questions and Contributions
Unfinished business
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Version Updates
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Version 0.1
27 August 2006:
Started with a walkthrough for this game.
Version 0.4
4 September 2006:
Completed Parts 1 and 2 of the game, also started mapping all the insults
and replies in the game.
Version 0.7
10 September 2006:
Filled in all the replies including the Rottingham Insults, continued with
the walkthrough and got up to the part where you need to win the Diamond
Ring of the smugglers.
Version 0.8
20 September 2006:
Completed the game in walkthrough, but still need to fill in many parts of
the Appendices and the Controls sections.
Version 0.95
22 September 2006:
Finally finished the first version of the game's walkthrough. I still need
to complete the second appendix however.
Version 1.0
[first public release]
23 September 2006:
Added some information to Appendix C and finally released the walkthrough
on gamefaqs.com.
Version 1.1
29 September 2006:
Fixed some small errors and added the "Shift+J" Light saber sound effects
for the sword fights in chapter 3. I Also added some more references in the
Stuff section.
Version 1.2
29 December 2006:
Corrected some small typographical mistakes and included some extra
guidelines at certain locations. Included information about the in-game
joke of the wood stump in the first Monkey Island game.
Version 1.25
22 March 2009:
I received some mails about this FAQ and therefore made some updates with
respect to those corresponding sections. Thanks for the feedback people!
Version 1.26
8 August 2010:
A minor update after some mails. One explained the reference of the
spider to "the Dig" in the Mutual of Stan.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: What are the (hardware) requirements for this game?
A: Here's a list of the minimal system requirements:
OS:              100% Windows 95 DirectX compatible
CPU:             Intel Pentium 90 MHz
Memory:          16 MB RAM
Hard disk:       2 MB free space (have more for individual game saves)
CD-ROM:          4x CD-ROM drive
Graphics Card:   PCI Graphics Card
Soundcard:       Windows 95 Compatible 16-bit Soundcard
Input Device:    Windows 95 Compatible Mouse and Keyboard
Drivers:         Microsoft DirectX 5 or greater (is included on CD 1)
Q: I can't seem to be able to run the game under Windows XP, what can I do?
A: Although the game works fine for me some PCs may have problems with
this. What you can do is installing DirectX 5 again from the CMI CD or
if that doesn't work download the SCUMM VM, which is supposed to solve
this problem. You can find it here:
http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php
.
Q: What about additional troubleshooting? I can't install/run the game
properly?
A: LucasArts included a README.TXT and MonkeyTG.txt troubleshooting guide
files for you to read, if something unfortunate happens. These files are
very comprehensive and should solve most (if not all) problems you may
encounter. BTW: I ran the game on Windows 95 and Windows XP without any
trouble at all.
Q: I'm stuck! I can't get any further. Do I need to restart from a previous
location?
A: No, unlike MI 1 & MI 2 this game is built up in such a way that it is
ALWAYS possible to complete the required events. Of course some of the
puzzles are quite hard, but that is what this game is all about.
Q: I can't respond to Captain Rottingham's insults. What are the answers?
A: Albeit the fierce captain uses different insults to torment Guybrush he
can counter them with the same replies, which he learned from all the
pirates he battled. Just think of the response that would be most
appropriate to the insult.
Q: Any word of advice in general?
A: If you are new to this type of adventure game stick to the following
rules and you should be able to get through most of the problems without
too much effort:
1. Always try to examine or pick up any object that seems to of
interest. You'd be surprised by the type of items Guybrush can carry
in his inventory. Also in order to find every item you are best of
trying to explore as much of the regions as possible.
2. Talk to everybody. Most people provide you with hints right away,
whereas others are much less talkative and require some persuasion to
spill out the beans. Don't give up right away if a person doesn't
talk to you. In some occasions showing him/her a specific item may
help as well.
3. Try to combine two item that would make logical sense. Most of the
items you can collect in the game are meant to be used in ways
different to the normal kind of usage. This is most of the time part
of the puzzles you have to solve.
For example in the first chapter Guybrush can collect a Ramrod and a
Plastic Hook. Next to that you can see some interesting debris
outside the gun bay after shooting the cannon. The ramrod on itself
won't allow you to get the item, but if you combine it with the
Plastic Hook you get a Gaff in return allowing you to pick up the
debris. You have to use common sense logic in really devious ways
sometimes!
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Controls
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The controls of this game are quite ingenious as they are very simple and
easy to understand. But for the sake of completeness I included a brief
summary of all the interesting features used in this game.
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Mouse
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This game is mainly a Point-and-Click Adventure, so you will be using our
two (or more buttoned) friend quite a lot. The controls of this game are
extremely simple to understand and to work around with. You can use both
button in various contexts for different results. Take a look below:
Left Mouse Button
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As with most Windows applications this will be used in most cases. Unless
of course, you setup the mouse for left handed people in Windows, this will
mirror the lay-out. You can point at any location on the screen in this
game and, when the cursor is over something interesting it will either do
one of the following things:
White Cross    - Click to make Guybrush walk to that location
"   to select an option when talking / in the menu
Red Cross      - Click & Hold to make the Verb Coin appear
Red Arrow      - Click to exit an area (Double click for instant exit)
Hourglass      - Usually only appears, when you double click on an exit
(the computer is busy processing your input)
Inventory Item - If you select an item from the inventory you can drag
it around on the screen and use it with something else
Right Mouse Button
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Even though this button is used much less than the button on the other
side it is just as important. Again a click has a different effect
depending on the context.
Cross / Arrow  - Make the inventory appear
Inventory Item - Turns the cursor into a regular cross again
Boat (Ch. 3)   - Shoot the cannon's of Guybrush's ship
Verb Coin
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I will treat the Verb Coin in a separate section, because it is quite
special on itself. If you click and hold the left mouse button, when the
cross is red (notice that the Object Line at the bottom of the screen will
spell the name of that particular event out) this golden coin appears and
has three different options on it: a Hand, a Skull and a Parrot. These
three options can have any of the following possible meanings:
Hand    - Use, Pick Up, Push, etc.; anything you do with your hands
Skull   - Examine; Guybrush will provide a description about the event
Parrot  - Talk, Eat, Drink, Taste, Blow, Bite, etc.
Only one option is available for each event, but this game is so cleverly
developed that you will only need one for each event. For example: the
Parrot automatically becomes "Talk" to when the cursor is over a person or
animal, but it turns to "Eat" if it is over something of an edible
substance. The game will always opt for the most logical option for you.
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Keyboard
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You hardly need the keyboard to play this game, but some of the keys can be
very handy from time to time. Here follows a short list of all the
important options:
F1 (Function key 1)
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Calls the log-book where you can Save/Load your game and set some of the
options for more playing comfort.
Esc (Escape the cinema)
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Skips the cut scenes, so you can continue on with the game. Personally I
recommend that you watch them, they are quite fun and sometimes provide
some information about the current situation.
Enter (Left Mouse Button)
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Exactly the same function as a click on the left button on the mouse would
have on the current location of the cursor.
Tab (Right Mouse Button)
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Opens the Inventory in the regular game scene and fires the cannon in the
Ship-to-Ship Combat scene of Chapter 3.
D (Difficulty)
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Check In-Game whether you are playing a regular game or the Mega-Monkey
difficulty setting.
E (Examine)
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Guybrush gives the player a description of the current object / event, if
something useful can be said about it. This is actually the same as the
Skull option of the Verb Coin.
I or Tab (Inventory)
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Opens the Inventory; just like a click on the right mouse button.
G (Grab)
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Select an item from the Inventory
T (Talk)
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Same as the Verb Coin's Parrot option, you can talk to someone or drink
some Grog.
U (Use)
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Again, this is just a short cut key to the Hand Option from the well-known
Verb Coin. Use it to "Use" the object if possible.
Alt + (F4 or X or Q) or Ctrl + C (Quit)
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Answer the Yes/No question with "Yes" to quit the game and exit back to
Windows.
Shift + W (Win Game)
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Skips the entire game and shows you the Credits List. There isn't much fun
to this, but if you wish to make this the fastest speed run you ever
performed just press this combination so you can instantly finish the game.
Shift + ?
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You will get the message: "machine rating is" and that is all. I don't know
what this is used for. It might yield different results on your PC. You
should not need to use this option during regular gameplay.
Shift + J
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Use this during Ship-to-Ship combat and the following insult sword fights
change the sounds of the swords into Light saber sounds similar to the
sounds from Star Wars.
Ctrl + B (Buffer change)
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If you have trouble with static bursts during the conversations of the
game, press this button combination to increase the buffer from 5 to 7 (or
back). This might solve the problem on older PCs.
Ctrl + M (Move)
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Guybrush will home in on the cursor just as a click on the left mouse
button would do, when the cursor is a white cross.
Ctrl + T (Toggle Voice and/or Text)
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Toggles "Voice", "Text Only" and "Voice & Text" options. This will cause
text messages to appear, when somebody says something or you will hear
speech if that particular option is active.
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Inventory
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The inventory holds all the items you come across in this game. You don't
have to worry about over flooding it, because there is plenty of room for
all the items you can get. Open it by clicking on the right mouse button
(or pressing 'I'). If there are more than 15 items in the inventory you
will get to see a small yellow arrow at the top right corner of the screen
allowing you to view the next set of items on the next page.
Guybrush can use the Verb Coin here to use all three options on that item,
but mostly you want to left click on the item and it will turn into your
cursor. This allows you to use a particular item on another object inside
and also outside the inventory. To get outside the inventory you just have
to move your newly inventory cursor outside the inventory chest and it will
disappear. If you want your normal cursor back again press the right mouse
button once again.
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Log-Book
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Press 'F1' to make Guybrush's Log book appear. On the main page you can
set various options like the volumes for Sound Effects, Voices and the back
Ground Music levels. Next to that you can enable Voice and/or Text
messages. If Text is set to on, then you can control the text speed as
well. Finally there is the "Enable 3D acceleration" button, press it to
activate the very special SCUMM 3D accelerated environment. BTW as the
Readme.txt reads you should call LucasArts if you can get this option to
work properly. ;)
Apart from all the setting options you can also "Save" and "Load" Games by
clicking on the corresponding options. You can save up to 104 Game Saves
(if you Hard disk is large enough), but saves are only ~450 kilobyte large
so that shouldn't be a problem. "Show Object Line" displays the single
sentence of comment, when you are on an event on the map. Unchecking this
mark causes the sentence to disappear. The "Return to Game" and "Quit"
options speak for themselves of course.
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Main Characters
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Guybrush Threepwood (Voice: Dominic Armato)
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Guybrush is the main character of this game (and the other games in the
Monkey Island series). He may appear as somewhat goofy and lacks any kind
of physical strength yet he is capable of overcoming even the most
unfortunate situations. His only real ability is being able to hold his
breath for 10 minutes (he doesn't demonstrate this ability in this game,
unfortunately). Threepwood lost the beard he had in MI 2, but not even
Guybrush himself knows what happened to it. Besides this he also appears to
be much larger than in the previous to installments of the game. Elaine
Marley is the love of his life, but up to now LeChuck has stopped him from
being close to her.
Governor Elaine Marley (Voice: Alexandra Boyd)
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Elaine Marley is young woman who is the governor of Tri-Island area
consisting of Scabb, Mélée and Plunder Islands. Moreover she is the
daughter of Captain Horatio Marley. Who set out to find the secret of Big
Whoop, but died in doing so. In this game we will meet her in the beginning
of the game where her fort is under siege by the undead pirate LeChuck and
his skeletons. She loves Guybrush, mostly because of his incompetence.
LeChuck however set his eye on her too and is trying to persuade her in
marrying him instead of our hero.
Zombie Pirate LeChuck (Voice: Earl Boon)
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They guy just doesn't no when to quit. He can't stay dead even though he
has been destroyed several times. Each time this undead pirate returns to
haunt the lives of Elaine Marley and Guybrush Threepwood. Of course, what
is a good game with a proper villain?
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Other Important People
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The Voodoo Lady (Voice: Leilani Jones Wilmore)
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This woman of which the real name has remained as secret for as long as
the Monkey Island series exist has helped Guybrush in each game so far.
After Guybrush gets stuck on Plunder Island a visit to this mysterious lady
will provide you with enough support to get you going on your way to undo
the curse about which this game is about.
Wally B. Feed the Cartographer - Bloodnose the pirate (Voice: Neil Ross)
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Remember Wally from MI 2? This very small cartographer helped Guybrush out
in finding Dinky Island. In the mean time when Guybrush was away he joined
LeChuck's army and took the name of Bloodnose, but deep inside he is still
the frail boy he once was. You'll meet up with him again near the end of
the game as well (if you look very carefully).
Murray the invincible demonic skull (Voice: Denny Delk)
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This is actually one of my favorite characters. The bald skull who is one
of LeChuck's skeletons is called Murray and appears on several locations in
the game. In fact he appears in all chapters except 3 and 6. You first get
to meet him outside the gun bay after you shot his boat down with the
cannon, leaving him disembodied on a wooden plank. He's constantly trying
to convince Guybrush in joining him in his 'evil' line of work. Near the
end of the game he is so upset that you pick the Anchor Charm over him that
he makes a vow to haunt you in the next game saying: "I shall return!".
The Barbery Coast's Barbers
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Voices: Haggis McMutton   - Alan Young
Edward Van Helgen - Michael Sorich
Cutthroat Bill    - Gregg Berger
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The barbers of the Barbery Coast on the east side of Puerto Pollo will
play an important role in the game, for they will be the crew you need to
sail out to Blood Island. We have Eduard van Helgen, Cutthroat Bill and
Haggis McMutton. After reaching Blood Island they commit a mutiny. Not
because they dislike Guybrush, but they wish to return to their shop on
Plunder Island.
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Story
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The story of Monkey Island so far consists of Guybrush Threepwood who
started out on Mélée Island (MI 1). In the beginning of that game he wanted
to become a pirate for a living and started to complete the three trials
any pirate in training must undergo to become a real one. After Guybrush
successfully completed all three tasks:
1. Finding treasure in the woods
2. Insult sword fighting
3. Stealing the Icon from the Governor's mansion
While performing the third task he came across the governor Elaine Marley
and fell in love with her at first sight. After doing so he got some help
from the Voodoo Lady, Otis, Carla the swords master and Stan the Boat
salesman and find Monkey Island. On this island he defeated the Zombie
Pirate LeChuck and returned to Mélée Island for Elaine.
In Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Guybrush set out to find the
treasure that is called Big Whoop to become a really famous pirate to be
remembered for many generations. In his quest he has to take out Largo
LeGrande in order to set out find the four map parts that lead to the
treasure on Monkey Island. But by accident he helped Largo to reanimate
LeChuck once again! Fortunately, with the aid of Wally and the Voodoo Lady
he manages to survive all the trouble he has gotten into. Guybrush puts so
much at stake to find Big Whoop that he nearly lost Elaine. In the end in
the underground tunnels LeChuck made him believe that he was a young boy
and Chuckie (LeChuck himself) was his older brother. Using this mirage
LeChuck locked him away in the Carnival of the Damned as he set out to find
Elaine again and declare his love for her.
Now in MI 3: the Curse of Monkey Island we are just about to witness the
events off the coast of Plunder Island where LeChuck is attacking Governor
Marley's fort. LeChuck is convinced that he can buy Elaine's love with all
the treasure on his boat. The game starts out as we see Guybrush writing in
his log just after he (mysteriously) escaped the Carnival of the Damned in
a bumper car floating in the middle of the sea!
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Walkthrough
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Beforehand
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--Difficulty Screen--
Before the game commences you are allowed to choose a difficulty setting
for playing this game, unlike the other three games of Monkey Island. If
you are new to this type of game I would recommend you to start playing on
the regular difficulty. The "Mega-Monkey" quest has some additional puzzle
that can easily cause you much grief, if you are not used to solve these
kinds of 'common-logic' puzzles. Of course you can read the walkthrough
from beginning to the end, but that would actually spoil a lot of the fun,
really! Because of the difference in difficulty settings some items are
only available in Mega-Monkey (MM) and vice versa. I marked these in the
hidden item tabs at the top of each location and at some points the guide
will split up in two or three smaller parts if you have multiple objectives
to complete.
--Prologue--
We get to see Guybrush in - what seems to be - a bumper car from the
fanfare called "The Carnival of the Damned". Don't ask me how he got here
in this state, because that is one of the mysteries the scenario-writers
intentionally left in the middle. If you are patient enough to view the
entire scene and the intro credits (nice music here) you get to see how
LeChuck is laying a siege on the fort on Plunder Island.
Elaine appears and tells LeChuck for the 'insert-a-number-near-infinity-
here' time that she only loves our hero Guybrush. LeChuck then plans on
using a voodoo cannonball to blast the fort and convince Elaine to change
her current feelings towards him. Next, Guybrush is spotted by one of
LeChuck's skeletonial horde and captured in the hold of the ship.
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Part 1: The demise of the zombie pirate LeChuck
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1.1. Blast through the door
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--LeChuck's hold--
Hidden Items:
Pirate Literature, Plastic Hook, Ramrod
Guybrush starts out below deck in small room with some cannonballs, a
self-loading cannon and a very small operator pirate. For those of you who
have played the previous Monkey Islands you recognize the cartographer from
MI 2 right away. Before you regain control you will hear Guybrush thinking
up a plan to escape. You can also listen to the comments the little pirate
makes while firing, his last comment is quite different to all the ones
before it. Before starting let's check the inventory by right-clicking with
the cursor mouse on the screen. Here you'll see two Helium Balloons located
in one inventory spot. Use the "inhale" (parrot) option with the Verb Coin
for some nice sound effects.
Your first objective is to get through the door behind you. So examine the
door (or the Keyhole) to discover rather quickly that he can never open it
by himself. Look around with the cursor and locate the Ramrod up against
the wall. This is not just part of the background, but you can actually
pick it up using the Hand on the Verb Coin.
Talk to the operator pirate for a warm welcome. Bloodnose the Pirate
points a gun at you and tells you to stay put. You can choose any of the
options as a reply to find out that it is indeed Wally the cartographer who
helped you in the previous adventure. After some more talking you will
receive the Pirate Literate for free. This is a bogus item, but you can
read it to find out about LeChuck's guide to piracy. Choose "What's behind
the door?" option to find out that all of LeChuck's treasure is behind it
for the ultimate wedding gift to Elaine. If you are done chattering choose
"You're a failure as a pirate". Eventually Wally realizes that he is not a
pirate and starts crying (if you use the 3rd option here twice for an
unexpected result). As Wally weeps he tries to cover his eyes and throws
the fake hook away. You can pick it up for free, as Wally doesn't need it
anymore.
The self-loading cannon is ready for you to use. You get to see the fort
and four of the long boats LeChuck released filled with skeleton pirates
(enter "lapostal" here for a strange message). There is an infinity amount
of cannonballs at your disposal so take your time to shoot the four boats,
or blow the two little towers on the fort to smithereens if you like that.
After you take out all four boats Guybrush will point out that there is
some debris floating outside in the water. Position your cursor at the gun
bay and it will turn into a red arrow. Click here to make Guybrush squeeze
past the cannon or double click to do all of that in a split second.
--Outside the gun bay--
Hidden Items:
Cutlass, Skeleton Arm
There is a skull on a wooden plank and part of a femur sticking out of the
water. Talk to the skull to find out that this is Murray the all powerful
and demonic skull. You will meet him later on several times so let him be
for now or use the ramrod on him to make him silent.
You can try to reach the Skeleton Arm with the Ramrod, but you cannot draw
the item near you with it... Open your inventory and right click on the
Ramrod / Plastic Hook to set your focus on that. Position it over the other
item and you can combine these two into a Gaff. After doing so you can get
the Skeleton Arm with the Gaff originally belonging to the skull on your
left and a Cutlass the hand of the Arm holds. If Murray is still around you
can try to return the arm to him, but Guybrush will not give it to him
because he is too evil!
--LeChuck's hold--
Back in the hold use the Cutlass on the cannon restraint rope to unsecure
the cannon. It should not be too difficult to understand what will happen
if you use the cannon now. After blasting yourself through the door a cut
scene is displayed where the ship capsizes and LeChuck blows himself into
the significant otherworld!
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1.2. Escape from the ship
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--LeChuck's treasure hold--
Hidden Items:
Bag of Nickels, Diamond Ring
Look around here to find some very odd and bizarre treasures that lay
around. The floatation device is to Guybrush an item that no pirate with
any self respect would be seen wearing. So he will never wear it... Anyway,
pick up the Bag of wooden Nickels from the floor to uncover a Diamond Ring
beneath it. Collect this as well and look around for a path to escape. The
gap at the top of the screen is not reachable so it won't do you any good.
On the right however is a small porthole (if you look through it Guybrush
may tell you about a particular angry skull in the water) and use the
Diamond of the ring to cut the glass. This will 'open' the porthole filling
the ship up with water. Guybrush escapes using the Floatation Device and
meets up with Elaine on shore.
--Blood island shore--
In the cut scene you get to see how Guybrush proposes to Elaine and gives
her the diamond ring as a wedding gift. He puts in on Elaine's finger and
then Wally pops up. Wally notices the Diamond Ring and asks whether it this
the big cursed voodoo ring LeChuck had in his hold. It has a terrible curse
on it and hopes for you that this isn't the one. As he leaves Elaine gets
mad at Guybrush, but just before she can punch him the curse takes effect
and she turns into a solid gold statue.
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Part 2: The curse gets worse
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2.1. Guidelines from the Voodoo Lady
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--Fort--
Hidden Items:
Glowing Ember
You are free to explore Plunder Island, but there is not much to do around
here. Everything is closed and will remain closed until you visit the
Voodoo Lady in Plunder Swamp. Talking to Elaine won't do you any good. You
can also try to pick her up, but wimpy Guybrush tells you that she weighs a
ton! To the right are some parts of a broken boat used in the battle.
Guybrush can collect one of the embers lying on the ground. Notice about
this island that there are little information signs at interesting
locations all around the place. Read them if you wish to learn more about
certain things. To get to the Voodoo lady you need to visit her in the
swamp. Walk to the far right and you'll notice that Guybrush is on the
right track as there are voodoo marks around there.
--Swamp--
Walk up to the shipwreck and the skull sitting at the top of the spike
will try to scare you. It's Murray again and he is up to no good again, but
he is harmless at the moment so after the conversation you can let him be.
--Wretched Ship--
Hidden Items:
Paste (MM only), Pack of Gum, Pin
Inside the ship Guybrush can use the Bag of Nickels on the "Bit o' Jerky"
bubblegum machine to receive a whole pack of gum. You can chew on it if you
like and an additional Chewed Gum item appears in the inventory, but it is
useless here. Look at the ground and you'll observe a bottle of Paste on
Mega Monkey, and a voodoo Pin stabbed in a paper doll on both difficulty
settings. When you collect the Pin a scene is displayed showing an
undertaker (we'll meet him much later on) who is relieved of his pain.
Examine the stuffed alligator and his tongue to find out that is
exceptionally long in particular. Pull the tongue to activate a mechanism
and take note that the tongue produces a random sound effect each time it
is pulled!
A familiar face appears in a chair. This is the Voodoo Lady Guybrush met
in his previous adventures. She's here to guide him on his path to lift the
curse on Elaine. BTW: It doesn't matter what you input when she asks you to
view the pictures of the voodoo children, because our hero will always say
'perhaps later'. After telling her what happened to Elaine she asks you
where you hid her. Eventually Guybrush admits that he forgot to do that and
sets off to the coast to get her back. Once he arrives there you can just
see a ship taking off with the gold.
Back at the Voodoo Lady you propose on what the next step should be to get
everything back to normal. She tells you that you have to claim the statue
back from the kidnappers called the Mangy Pirates anchored in Danjer Cove.
After doing so you must replace the cursed ring a by a pure one, which can
be found on Blood Island. To get there however you need a Map, Ship and a
good Crew to reach Blood Island safely. That's all the relevant information
you can get from her, but you can stay and chat about several topics like
"El Pollo Diablo" the demon chicken who is supposed to be roaming around on
this island terrorizing everybody. When you are done go to Puerto Pollo the
capital and only city around.
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2.2. Exploring all areas on Plunder Island
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--Puerto Pollo--
Hidden Items:
Flyer, Ipecac Flower, Mug, Pitcher
Now that you spoke to the Voodoo Lady town has opened up. The little boy
on the far left is selling lemonade for a nickel. If you try to drink it
however it turns out that he cheated you out and you get no lemonade at all
(we'll make him pay for it, later on). Little farther to the right is a
special door that you can use to reach the far right. This may seem
useless, but this shortcut saves you much time compared to walking the
entire end on foot. The speak-through speaker at the Chicken Shop is
incomprehensible so Guybrush quickly gives up speaking to it. You can pick
up the Flyer around here too, if you haven't done that for some information
about the Voodoo Lady. The chicken shop parlor is opened, but without a
reservation slip you'll be send out right away.
To the right is the Theatre where the theatrical medley called "Speare" is
performed. Look at the clock tower to find out what your current Windows
Clock time is (this is quite a nice feature and the clock even chimes on
full and half hours). Enter the theater via the backdoor on left to find a
room behind the scenes.
--Theater - Back room--
Hidden Items:
Glove, Lice, Magic Wand, Ventriloquism Book
First collect the Magic Wand on the desk, next use it on the Magic Hat to
make a Ventriloquism Book appear. It's called the "ABC's of Ventriloquism",
but as everybody knows the "B" cannot be pronounced when you perform an act
in this art, hence Guybrush skips this letter when you examine it. You can
use it on the masks for some witty comments. To the left is a coat hanging
on the hallstand. Examine the dandruff to find out that it is moving lice!
After doing so Threepwood can collect the wiggling Lice from it, because
you need them later on.
Finally, you can obtain a glove from the coat's pocket. Note that in MM
you need to open the pocket first to get to the glove. Plus you also have
to examine the Blood Island sticker on the travel trunk to have Slappy
spill out the beans about the map to Blood Island.
--Theater - On stage--
Hidden Items:
Shovel (appears much later)
On stage to the right of the back room you can find two actors..., pardon
me thespians. The pirate in the dress has not much to say, but Rex Fortune
(alias Slappy Cromwell) is quite a blabbermouth. You can inquire to him
where you can find a map to Blood Island (in MM Slappy will only speak
about this after you examined the Blood Island sticker on the travel
trunk). Cromwell then tells you about Palido Domingo who always handled the
traveling. He can be found on the far end of the beach at the Brimstone
Beach Club.
--Barbery Coast--
Hidden Items:
Jawbreaker, Rock, Scissors
The first time you enter this place Guybrush blabbers out about the curse
Elaine has befallen. The gold statue attracts all the pirates, but only
Captain René Rottingham is a bad guy. Speak to everybody if you like, but
in order to get a haircut you need Rottingham to get out of his chair. To
do this put the Lice on the comb, when the barber pirate lays it down. When
you are successful Rene's hair receives an amputation and he's thrown out
of the shop.
Talk to the barber after the wicked captain has left the building to find
out that the barber's name is Haggis McMutton. Ask Haggis to cut your hair
and you take place in the seat. After this happens the only useful thing
you can do is picking the peddle up (on MM you need to use the handle first
to reach it), which is holding the page of the book correctly. Haggis will
go out to find a new paper weight leaving you behind. Use the handle of the
chair several times and you should be able to reach the scissors that are
stuck up in the ceiling. When you get it the chair automatically lowers and
McMutton returns to tell you that he couldn't find a single suitable rock
and for 'some' reason Guybrush is no longer interested in having a haircut.
The Jaw Breaker can be found lying on the floor in the easy game, but in
MM you need to get it from the small pirate called Cutthroat Bill. Slap
Bill on the back and he starts to choke on it. Slap him again to free Bill
from his agony and he throws the Jaw Breaker on the floor. After this you
can collect is in the same manner as a regular game. You can also get
Eduard van Helgen to join your crew at this moment (look at section 3A for
more details).
--Puerto Pollo--
Outside again Threepwood can go to the Brimstone Beach Club's cabaña, but
it is meaningless because you first need a Membership's Card. The only way
to make progression is by getting the scissors from the barber's chair, and
then using those on the overgrowth between Kenny & the Chicken Parlor
marked by the sign spelling "Danjer" to cut and hack your way through the
overgrowth around here. Guybrush automatically picks up a flower and he
even reads the signpost about the Ipecac, so the player knows about the
flower's purgative abilities. After he is done walk through the passage to
find a new area behind it.
--Snake Crossing--
Hidden Items:
Coffee, Eggs, Encyclopedia, Faberge Egg, Naturalist Remains,
Old Phone Book, Pancake Syrup, Pancakes, Reservation Slip, Sausage,
Spare Tire, Stuffed Dinghy Dog(tm), Top-secret Plans,
Vacuum Cleaner Attachments
In the back of the scenery you can see the ship of the Mangy Pirates
anchored in the cove. If you try to move a snake falls down from the tree
and swallows him completely. Inside the snake you cannot move nor can you
reach any of the snake beating items lying in the open. Pick up all the
loot the snake has already eaten (located to the left of Guybrush). Do this
several times to get everything and you will have a huge amount of really
weird items in your possession. Guybrush loses most of them very soon only
the Syrup, Reservation Slip and Encyclopedia are useful.
After collecting the junk he needs to get out of the snake. In order to
get out one could use the Ipecac Flower's purgative property to make the
snake throw you up. The Ipecac on itself can't be used, hence use the
flower on the Syrup and use that in its turn on the Snake's head to make
him vomit. Threepwood plunges down the edge and ends up in a quicksand
field.
--Quicksand Field--
Hidden Items:
Reed, Thorn
Talking about getting out of the frying pan into the fire, because our
pirate-wannabe gets stuck in the quicksand field, can't get out on his own
and he even loses most of the odd stuff he found inside the snake. To the
far left you see a life saving vine, but as expected you can't reach it
immediately. There is precarious branch below the vine and when you manage
to hit that branch the vine will be thrown towards you.
Pick up a Reed from the bushes to your right and a Thorn from the thorny
plant on your left. Note that Guybrush will adopt his "Youch" yell into
"Pappapishu" if you read the sign about the native meaning of the
Pappapishu bush. Combine the Thorn and Reed to form a Peashooter, next
combine one of the Helium Balloons with the Paperweight and you'll
automatically see the balloon to your left floating in the air. Blow it
with the "Parrot" option on the Verb-Coin. After one failed attempt the
balloon 'mysteriously' gets into the correct position. Finally use the
Peashooter on the Balloon and the Paperweight rock drops on right spot on
the branch allowing you to escape with the lifesaving vine.
--Danjer Cove--
There is not much to do here. On MM difficulty the boat is broken and
needs to be repaired before you can reach the vessel of the Mangy Pirates.
In the regular game the rowing boat is already fixed, but it won't do you
any good to use the row boat at this moment either way. This because you
need the Serrated Bread Knife from the Chicken Parlor. Now that you have a
Reservation Slip this shouldn't be a problem anymore, therefore go to the
Parlor just to the right of the path to Danjer Cove.
--Chicken Parlor--
Hidden Items:
Biscuit Cutter(MM), Buttery Biscuit, Maggots(MM), Membership Card,
Pie Pan(MM), Serrated Bread Knife
Tell the proprietor of the Parlor that you have a Reservation Slip and
Guybrush (I mean Mrs. Brinestoop) will automatically show it to him. You
can walk around freely from this moment on. Talk to captain Blondebeard to
hear more stories about "El Pollo Diablo" (there is even a big picture
behind him; just examine it). He also tells you that he lost his Membership
Card of the exclusive beach club resort, but it might be around somewhere
in the shop. Guybrush also notices his golden tooth, which is very useful
if you wish to get Bill to join your crew. See section 3A to find more
details on how to get it. Walk up to the silent patron and look at the
sticker on his hood to learn more about Grim Fandango, or not perhaps. Push
the bloke and you'll quickly discover that it is one of LeChuck's skeleton
minions who is stabbed through the back with a knife. Pick the Serrated
Bread Knife up as we need it later on.
-Normal difficulty-
Collect the Membership Card for the Brimstone Beach Club from within the
chicken's remains. You can get the Buttery Biscuit from the Biscuit Barrel
and take a bite if you like, but this is not required on this setting.
-Mega Monkey Difficulty-
If you are playing MM collect the Biscuit Cutter and the Pie Pan on the
far left that appear around there. On this difficulty setting some Maggots
will appear in your inventory if you eat the Buttery Biscuit from the
Biscuit Barrel! Use these little cretins on the gross black Cajun Chicken
in front of the silent patron to find the Membership Card inside the
chicken's remains.
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2.3. Get a Map, Ship and Crew together for the voyage
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Guybrush is now able to reach all the areas on the map and therefore you
can do several separate tasks in parallel so I split the guide up in three
distinct parts, because these can be completed in any order. We need to get
a good crew for your trip to Blood Island, the Map leading you towards it
and a ship. Of course we need to save Elaine, but that objective falls
together with obtaining a ship. After completing each sub quest you get to
see a small cut scene that shows the progress LeChuck is making on his
return.
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The three pirates that are left over after the Rottingham incident inside
the Barbery Coast will be the crew for your ship, but you need to do
something to show each one of them that you are a worthy captain. Note that
you cannot complete everything right away, but I placed it all here
together. If you complete the tasks for all three of them you get to see a
cut scene of LeChuck. For the challenges you have to do the following
things:
Heart & Kidney boiled in the stomach of the animal "Haggis" McMutton
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You can challenge Haggis in a contest of the caber toss where you have to
throw a wooden log as far as possible. With Guybrush's strength however
you'll never win. Go to the grassy knoll yourself, which can be reached
from the right of the Speare Theatre.
--Grassy Knoll--
Use the Serrated Bread Knife on the sawhorse to make the keg roll into the
rubber tree and all the rum is spills out as the keg rolls down. Ignite it
with the Glowing Ember and the rubber tree lands on top of the caber pile.
--Barbery Coast--
Challenge McMutton (again) and after Guybrush puts all his might into it
he wins the caber toss with a supreme victory.
Eduard "Snuggle cakes" van Helgen
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You have to provide sufficient insult in order to fight him in a dual.
Verbal insult does not work on him (try singing for some interesting songs
like "There's a monkey in my pocket", but after you slap him with a glove
obtained in the back room of the Speare Theatre he concedes.