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Author Name:Zch and Kallor
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Hold Name:Doctor E. Will's Mega Complex
Theme:different themes
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Number of Levels:8
Number of Rooms:227
Number of Monsters:3501
Version:DROD: Journey to Rooted Hold
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Zorglub
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I found all secrets in the hold but one in Voluntary Work.
I already found:
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Any hint?
05-26-2008 at 02:49 PM
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Zorglub wrote:
I found all secrets in the hold but one in Voluntary Work.
I already found:
Click here to view the secret text

Any hint?
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05-26-2008 at 04:09 PM
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Nosdrah Circtrebla
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I just completed this hold. Very tough, but it was alot of fun. Great art work and tricky puzzles. Got hung up a few times, but the fine folks on the forum help out and I continued my journey. Thanks again.

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06-09-2008 at 08:24 PM
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samhane
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this hold is extraordinary, i spent days on it, really loved it. thanks for giving us so much fun, looking forward for another one of your chef d'oeuvre... :) well done!!
06-29-2008 at 11:15 AM
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One would say from the layout of things there should be a way to HISM 4S2E, but where?

Otherwise it's a great hold, I only started playing it after Gigantic Jewel Lost. It's very nice to see lots of little things come back in the sequel.

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10-29-2009 at 02:48 PM
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christine83 wrote:
One would say from the layout of things there should be a way to HISM 4S2E, but where?

From what I remember, you can get there from HISM 4S1E.

[EDIT: Above statement is incorrect. The proper way to get to 4S2E is
Click here to view the secret text

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10-29-2009 at 03:49 PM
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I'm two secret rooms away from mastering the hold and I need a little bit of help. The rooms are somewhere in "Neigbours."

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I'm losing my mental balance here. Please help.
03-10-2010 at 10:01 PM
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03-11-2010 at 12:53 AM
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Rocketman
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Thank you. I Suspected they were there. But how on earth did I miss those stairs???
03-11-2010 at 12:00 PM
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Post-Mastered the hold. It's probably THE best hold I've played so far (GJL is too difficult for me at the moment). MetDROiD Echoes used to be my top 1, but this combines fun puzzles that make you think, puzzles that require good implementation (sewers and Misty Maze trapdoor rooms) and puzzles revolved around awesome artwork. The secrets were fun to find, like how some are blocked by serpents. The story, custom artwork and unnecessary, yet fun things (like the broken force arrow) made this hold even more awesome. Here are my comments on specific rooms:

The Ugly Beginning
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The Misty Maze of Mystery
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Happiness Is a State of Mind
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Voluntary Work
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Checkmate
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Three Times as Fun
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Neighbours
Click here to view the secret text

Sewers
Click here to view the secret text

The Hold art in this hold was great and the way secrets were concealed was also very innovative. It's a surprise how this hold isn't rated 9+. I would seriously replay this whole hold just because it is that good.
11-09-2010 at 05:44 AM
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Hi there,

I just played the sewers level and in the central room of the level
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Well, I had to kill two guards to cross the room
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01-20-2013 at 03:13 PM
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haaazmaju
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blorx1 wrote:
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I'm sorry, but I've been searching it everywhere and I can't find it. What or where is
Click here to view the secret text

Thanks
06-24-2013 at 07:15 PM
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haaazmaju wrote:
I'm sorry, but I've been searching it everywhere and I can't find it. What or where is
Click here to view the secret text

Thanks

haaazmaju I think you would be better asking that question in the Hints & Solutions board. You're much more likely to get a helpful answer there. In fact if you search for help with that room/level you may find that someone else has already asked the question and found the answer. :)

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06-24-2013 at 10:18 PM
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I can't see anything in H&S that's relevant, so I'll answer it here because it does stretch over a few.

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is another name for
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which in turn is accessible from
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07-01-2013 at 01:24 PM
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haaazmaju
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Yes! Hold mastered!
Thank you, Tuttle. That was the only thing I was missing. And to make things worse, I already visited the room, just overlooked the right stairs :throw

Ofcourse, first thing I did, was to check the HS board, but this was the only hint I could find.
07-26-2013 at 10:54 PM
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Elswyyr
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Where's the Master Wall in this hold? I managed to master it, but I don't recall seeing any master walls anywhere.
03-29-2014 at 09:31 PM
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Kallor
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A little late answer: there is master wall in the doctor's laboratory.

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04-12-2014 at 05:02 PM
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A really tremendous hold, which I had set aside for many years because of its hair-tearing first room (which reminded me of one of the worst puzzles in KDD). I tried it again this week, and thoroughly enjoyed my experience: gigantic levels, great art, clever and original puzzles... And mostly on par in terms of difficulty with my own skills.
On the downside, I feel there's a lack of checkpoints sometimes, and a bit too many lights out puzzles (but solutions are readily available on this forum and elsewhere). And the ending in itself was a bit of a letdown, but it gave me the impetus I needed to try my hands at Gigantic Jewel Lost again! (even if the latter is way too difficult for me, at least from the few puzzles I tried...)
05-01-2014 at 12:07 PM
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I'm so sorry but I'll have to ask once again the same question (that's been answered to but I can't figure out the answers that were given)…

I've mastered the hold (which is a wonderful piece of work btw. I can't stress enough my unlimited respect for the sewers and the three times the fun levels!) and I can't find the way to the center of Voluntary Work.

I've been to read the scroll in the laboratory but I seem to be missing an obvious clue somewhere and I can't find anything relevant in the "Hints and Solutions" section… :weep

Is there a second master wall somewhere?

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05-04-2014 at 10:27 AM
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There's only one master wall. But you really should clear all the tar behind it.
05-04-2014 at 01:38 PM
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Ok. Now I just want to hide somewhere in shame… :bangin

Next time I'll try to think before posting :blowup

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05-04-2014 at 03:01 PM
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And mastered!. Really an amazing, big and incredible hold. Comments in each level.

The Ugly Beggining Part 1
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The Misty Maze of Mistery
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Happiness is a state of mind
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Voluntary Work
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Checkmate
Click here to view the secret text

Three Times as Fun
Click here to view the secret text

Neighbours
Click here to view the secret text

Sewers
Click here to view the secret text

The Ugly Beggining Part 2
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Overall a great and epic hold, with amazing aesthetics, puzzles and very well hidden secrets, so make sure to play it:thumbsup. The only thing missing it's checkpoints, but the fault it's of the Doctor e. Will.
10 fun 6,5 brains.

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This hold was a ton of fun to play through. It isn't so difficult by modern standards, at least in terms of lynchpins, but there is a good variety of rooms here, some beautiful level art, and some really interesting level concepts.

Voluntary Work felt a bit tedious, but aside from that I don't really have any complaints with this hold. This hold also made me like lights out puzzles.

Difficulty:6
Fun:9

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04-24-2017 at 04:21 AM
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komachi
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I've replayed the hold just to see the scroll of The ugly beggining and definetively the scroll is not worth for it however I completed the hold (100% secrets) in less time that I expected
it's pretty fun and good hold anyway :). 6 brains and 10 fun.
12-01-2017 at 10:36 PM
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