OK, thanks for that info, I have got the 4 treasure maps in my inventory. Do the ropes come in the next section of caves, or have I missed some?
Drop any rope you have in your inventory. Once you get past the sacrifice bowl the 4 rope you need will be beside the teleporter pad.
I had that wall open once, but forgot to save immediately afterwards, with the result I was killed and of course am now trying to get that wall open again.
My save takes me to the first room (with all the spiders) - they're all dead now and I managed to get into the second room. So far that's as far as I've been able to get, though I did manage to open that wall once, I didn't take note of how I did it.
EDIT: I've found out how to open the wall - one of the treasure maps is marked as a scroll, if this is opened, and then shut with the X at the bottom, it triggers the wall. That pentagram and the 2 chains as well as the 2 mounds are just a smokescreen it seems. You'll see I've put part of your post back to me as a quote, that'll teach me to make sure what's said.
By the way, if you're wanting to make better maps, I've been using a technique that should suit you.
- Using a good graphics programme, create the map and save it to a folder of your choice a .jpg file.
- Insert it as a picture into Microsoft word or other word-processing programme. This will allow you to annotate (insert text where necessary); when you've done this use Prt Scr to copy it to clipboard and use the graphics programme again to select a decent sized area and save it to another folder also as a .jpg file.
- If you don't have it already get a programme called Irfanview - it's free. Find the last jpg, the one that is annotated, use the crop selection, then use image/resize-resample, and increase the resolution from the default of around 96dpi to upwards of 350 dpi, you may also want to sharpen the image as well.
- Save the result into a different folder again.
If you want to see what I mean, take a look at my game walkthroughs website - you'll find the address on my homepage in my profile.
