In this horror game, you play as Franz, a vampire hunter, hired by Romanian villagers who believe a recently deceased count is now a strigoi who has been killing their children. You begin outside the former Count's castle.
This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 1 of the game.
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> enter carriage.(Nothing found, so you leave it.)
> x loft. x ladder.(portable)
> u.
Hay Loft
Nothing up here, not even hay.
> d.
Stable
> take ladder. w.
Outside Castle
> drop ladder. u.(+10. You drop through the window to...)
Lobby
> x frame. n.
Passageway
> x portrait.(of lady in fur coat and hat)
> x nose. x hat. x coat. x collar. x eyes.
> w.
Kitchen
> x pots. x oven. open oven.
> x sink. x knife. take it.(+5)
> x cupboard. open it.(locked)
> e. e.
Dining Room
> x fireplace. x ashes. x wood. take it.(+5)
> x poker. take it.
> x table. x chairs.
> w. n.
Staircase
> x staircase. w.
Bedroom
> x wardrobe. open it.
> x crucifix. take it.(+5)
> wear it.(can't)
> x clothing. x bed. x sheets.(find a key)
> x key. take it.(+5)
> x sheets.
> e. s. w.
Kitchen
> unlock cupboard with key.(+5)
> drop key. open cupboard.
> x tin can. x garlic. x matchbox.
> take all from cupboard.(+5)
> wear garlic. open matchbox.(has 10 matches)
> e. n. e.
Library
> x books. x trophies.(some say 'Contesa Elga')
> x ornamenets. x table. x chair.
> x candle. take it.(+5)
> put candle in tin.
Light the match here, out of the wind. The tin can will protect the candle from being blown out.
> take match. light match.
> light candle with match.
> w. d.(+10)
Cellar
> x wheel. sharpen knife with wheel.(+5)
> x barrel. open barrel with poker.(+5)
> x hammer. take it.(+5)
> sharpen wood with knife.(+5)
> x stake.
> u. u.
Top Landing
> x opening. x mountains.
> x door. x gap.
> put knife in gap. lift board.(+5)
> take knife. open door. w.
Vampire's Room
> x coffin. x altar. x board.
You must have both crucifix and garlic when opening the coffin.
> open coffin.(You find a female vampire.)
> x vampire.(has large key and hook nose)
> kill vampire with stake.(+10, also using the hammer)
> take key. x it.
> x coffin. x soil.
> e. d. s. s.
Lobby
> unlock door with key.(+5)
> open door. s.(+5)
*** You have won ***
Extras
Characters
Countess Elga is the vampire threat in this game, not the Count. She has a hook nose and an evil expression, both when alive and undead.
Mentioned:
Villagers in a Romanian village hired you to kill the vampire. Several of their children died with puncture wounds in their necks.
The Count died shortly after the Countess died.
Hans Makart (1840-1884) was the Austrian painter who painted the portrait. This is mentioned in the epilogue.
Credits
The response to CREDITS is:
Original concept by Jaume Alcazo Castellarnau
Original story by Dr Franz Hartmann
Game design and coding by Garry Francis
Play testing by Amanda Walker, Christopher Merriner, Dee Cooke, Edo Rajh, Jade J Aincioa, Johan Berntsson, Lionel Ange, Ray Leandro and Shawn Sijnstra
Inventory
You have a carrying capacity limit of 8 items in this game, not counting worn items or items inside other things.
Items are listed in the order acquired in this walkthrough.
a cheap suit. You're wearing it.
Examine the suit to discover its pocket, then examine the pocket to discover the notebook inside.
a notebook. It's inside your suit's pocket.
Note: You can't read the notebook while it's inside your pocket.
Take it, examine it, then read it. You learn that vampires are repelled by garlic and religious artifacts, and they can be killed by driving a stake through its heart.
a ladder. It's in the stable.
Take it to outside the castle and drop it. Now you can reach the open window and enter the castle.
a knife. It's in the kitchen sink. You note that it's blunt.
In the cellar, sharpen the knife with the grinding wheel.
a silver crucifix. It's inside the wardrobe in the bedroom.
Carry it. You can't wear it because it's the type meant to be mounted on a wall.
You need both the crucifix and garlic before you dare open the coffin in the vampire's room.
a small key. Find it by examining the sheets in the bedroom.
The small key unlocks the kitchen cupboard.
a tin can. It's in the locked kitchen cupboard; unlock the cupboard with the small key.
Put the candle in the can to protect its flame from the wind.
a string of garlic. It's in the locked kitchen cupboard; unlock the cupboard with the small key.
Wear it. You need both the crucifix and garlic before you dare open the coffin in the vampire's room.
a matchbox. It's in the locked kitchen cupboard; unlock the cupboard with the small key.
Open it; it contains 10 matches.
In the bedroom or library, take a match and light it. The match will only be lit for two turns. Use the lit match to light the candle.
Don't attempt to light the match in any windy location, like the staircase. The match will be blown out immediately before you can use it.
a candle. It's on the reading table in the library.
Put the candle into the tin can to protect its flame from the wind.
In the bedroom or library, light the candle with a lit match.
The candle's light lets you see in the dark cellar.
a hammer. This small sledge hammer is in the barrel in the cellar. Pry open the barrel with the poker.
You'll use the hammer automatically when you kill the vampire with the stake.
a sharpened stake. Make it by sharpening the piece of wood with the sharpened knife.
In the vampire room, while carrying the stake and hammer, kill the vampire with the stake.
a large key. The vampire is holding it in her coffin in the vampire's room.
First, kill the vampire; see stake for details. After the vampire is gone, the large key is left in the coffin.
The large key unlocks the front door in the lobby.
a board. It's in the vampire's room.
You don't need the board. It's not large enough to cover the opening at the top landing.
Score
The response to SCORE is:
You have so far scored your-score out of a possible 100, in several turns.
Points are awarded as follows:
10 points for entering the castle.
5 points for acquiring the knife.
5 points for acquiring the piece of wood.
5 points for acquiring the crucifix.
5 points for acquiring the small key.
5 points for unlocking the kitchen cupboard.
5 points for acquiring the garlic.
5 points for acquiring the candle.
5 points for unbarring the door at the top landing.
10 points for entering the cellar for the first time with light.
5 points for sharpening the knife.
5 points for opening the barrel in the cellar.
5 points for acquiring the hammer.
5 points for making a stake.
10 points for killing the vampire.
5 points for unlocking the front door.
5 points for leaving the castle.
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