# PiecesOfKate's journey in Italy **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [May 12, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667 "2018-05-12T15:58:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/324 "2018-05-18T11:01:54Z")
I know of people who said they couldn´t get it to work somehow without installing galaxy first for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/325 "2018-05-18T11:04:36Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > You don’t have to install a client program like on Steam. Just buy the game on the website, download and install it. 🙂 Cool, sounds easy. > [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > I know of people who said they couldn´t get it to work somehow without installing galaxy first for some reason. Hm, okay noted 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/326 "2018-05-18T11:05:16Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > > [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > > > I know of people who said they couldn´t get it to work somehow without installing galaxy first for some reason. > > Hm, okay noted 👍 If you encounter problems, drop me a note. I’ll check it. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/327 "2018-05-18T11:19:04Z")
Can’t remember if I asked this before, but are there dead ends in it? ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/328 "2018-05-18T11:21:30Z")
Mostly running out of money. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/329 "2018-05-18T11:22:22Z")
Bad ones. The kind that you find out about only much later. > [@Nor\_Treblig](#): > > Mostly running out of money. Well, there is flushing down the bread crumbs for one. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/330 "2018-05-18T11:22:52Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Can’t remember if I asked this before, but are there dead ends in it? Yes, but not as much as in Maniac Mansion. One tip is to write everything down what Zak tells you to remember. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/331 "2018-05-18T11:24:48Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Well, there is flushing down the bread crumbs for one. And another one? The only additional things I remember are to kill one or two characters at the wrong time and to use the “space van” on the mars at the wrong time. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/332 "2018-05-18T11:25:36Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Bad ones. The kind that you find out about only much later. Oh noooo 😱 I hate those! > [@Someone](#): > > Yes, but not as much as in Maniac Mansion. One tip is to write everything down what Zak tells you to remember. 🙂 Sigh, noted. ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/333 "2018-05-18T11:26:34Z")
Don’t forget to read the enclosed documents of the game, especially the newspaper. You can get a better version here: > [@Which version of Zak McKracken do you suggest I play?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/which-version-of-zak-mckracken-do-you-suggest-i-play/1644/39): > > I would link the scan from Tentakelvilla, but that´s in german. Oh wait it´s not. [Download a bigger PDF from here](http://www.tentakelvilla.de/download/national-inquisitor.pdf) You also have a choice of different versions with different graphics to play, take a look here: > [@Which version of Zak McKracken do you suggest I play?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/which-version-of-zak-mckracken-do-you-suggest-i-play/1644/26): > > A summary of versions: Number 1 Original version for C64 and DOS, resolution 160x200 (1988): [zak\_mckracken] Screenshot from the C64 version [zakoldreal1] Screenshot from the DOS version, note the different and worse color palette, the same color for skin and wall Number 2 Enhanced graphics (still EGA, 16 colors, resolution 320x200) for Amiga, Atari ST and DOS (1988): [zak\_mckracken\_usgold\_5] Screenshot from the Atari ST (same as Amiga 500) [8117-zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbende… I prefer the EGA version 🙂 (GOG includes EGA and FM-Towns) Also note there are spoilers later in this linked thread. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/334 "2018-05-18T11:26:49Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Oh noooo 😱 I hate those! But it was the last Luasfilm adventure game with those dead ends. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/335 "2018-05-18T11:27:21Z")
Also, do you want to write a flight plan of the plane connections and prices as you go or are you find just looking it up on the net? You should know those since that will help you save travel costs. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/336 "2018-05-18T11:27:31Z")
> [@Nor\_Treblig](#): > > Don’t forget to read the enclosed documents of the game, especially the newspaper. Yes, that’s a very good advise. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/337 "2018-05-18T11:31:59Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > But it was the last Luasfilm adventure game with those dead ends. 🙂 Oh great, I’ll remember that when I’m banging my head on the table! > [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Also, do you want to write a flight plan of the plane connections and prices as you go or are you find just looking it up on the net? You should know those since that will help you save travel costs. Is this an adventure game or a maths puzzle? 🤨 Never mind, I’m not going to let these things put me off! ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/338 "2018-05-18T11:32:48Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Never mind, I’m not going to let these things put me off! Don´t. We make it sound worse than it actually is. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/339 "2018-05-18T11:33:43Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > > [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > > > Never mind, I’m not going to let these things put me off! > > Don´t. We make it sound worse than it actually is. Yep. We are playing game already. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![yrface](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/yrface/32/11793_2.png) [@yrface](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/yrface)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/340 "2018-05-18T11:36:09Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > You should know those since that will help you save travel costs. Or you could just win the lotto… A-ding-dang-doo, I’ve said too much already. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/341 "2018-05-18T11:37:27Z")
To be fair, that part is real easy to miss out on. ---
**Author:** ![yrface](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/yrface/32/11793_2.png) [@yrface](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/yrface)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/342 "2018-05-18T11:41:50Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > that part is real easy to miss out on. That’s why I bring it up. I feel like the game is hard enough without having to do intricate math problems. If you take care of the money issue as soon as possible it makes the game much more enjoyable. Less banging your head on the desk. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667/343 "2018-05-18T11:46:44Z")
Exactly. So I would just advise to check out this. ![grafik](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/d/d1d1f4da799ab20c77bab7e9adcb997051bd670b.jpg) - Put Annie on a plane only if you really really need her help. She doesn´t have to fly much at all really in the game. Better yet, pay for her as Zak when ever you can. - Should you ever find yourself inside an UFO, walk to the right and don´t leave just yet. I also hope Labyrinths aren´t a problem. My dad always hated them. [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667.md?page=16) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/piecesofkates-journey-in-italy/2667.md?page=18)