After reading the recent posts, I couldn't help myself but respond...

Firstly, Reup is right about getting the key from the "Lava Pit" or as the game calls it, "A subterranean, volcanic river".

However, you do not (sorry Reup) need to use to the Purple Gem on you Amulet to get there. Why? Well there actually ARE enough Fireberry bushes to get there.

I created a map of the cave aswell as many others for the forests, dungeon etc. and SLOWLY went through every screen to make sure they were correct. While doing this I found that there were "4" missing Fireberry Bushes missing from the online map of the cave, so um... there you go.

Mmm. I had a problem finding the cave myself after going over the map methodically and found I did need to 'float' into the cave... because there were no berries... anyway... how about sharing your map with abandonia then? It would make a nice addition and help out a lot of frustrated individuals :P

I shall post an updated version of the map once I have finished drawing it on my computer. It's very basic and done in Microsoft Paint. So, until then.

Or you can use these directions to find your way through the labyrinth and to finish anything in there:

Go right.
Go right. (Gate will close behind you)
Go right. Pick up three fireberries here from the bush.
Go up. Drop a fireberry here.
Go right. Drop a fireberry here.
Go down. Drop a fireberry here.
Go down. Pick up three fireberries here.
Go right. Drop a fireberry here.
Go up. Pick up the rock. Drop a fireberry here.
Go up. Drop a fireberry here.
Go right. Pick up two fireberries.
Go up. Drop a fireberry here.
Go right. Drop a fireberry Go right. Pick up three fireberries.
Go down. Pick up the rock. Drop a fireberry here.
Go down. Drop a fireberry here.
Go left. Drop a fireberry here.
Go down. Pick up two fireberries.
Go down. Drop a fireberry here.
Go down. Drop a fireberry here.
Go right. You have now reached the Cavern of Twilight.
Pick up the gold coin and the rock at the right of the screen.

Go right. Pick up three fireberries.
Go right. Drop a fireberry here.
Go up. Drop a fireberry here.
Go left. Drop a fireberry here.
Go up. Pick up one fireberry.
Go up. Pick up the rock. Drop the fireberry here.
Go down. Pick up three fireberries.
Go right. Drop a fireberry here.
Go up. Drop a fireberry here.
Go right. Drop a fireberry here.
Go down. Pick up two fireberries.
Go right. Drop a fireberry here.
Go up. You have now reached an Emerald Cavern. Pick up the two emeralds.
Go up. Drop a fireberry here.
Go right. Pick up two fireberries.
Go right. Drop a fireberry here.
Go up. Pick up the rock. Drop a fireberry here.

You should now have five rocks, two emeralds, a gold coin and a scroll.
Now return to the gate.

To make your life easier, go:
down, left, left, down, down, left, up, left, down, left, down, right,
down, left, left, left, up, up, up, right, up, up, left, left, left,
down, left, down, down, down, left, up, up, left, down, left.

Okay. Put all the rocks on the counterweight thingio. The gate opens.
Let's get out of here.
Go to the (wishing) well.
Drop in the golden coin. Et voila, you have a moonstone.
Let's go back into the cave, and into the Pantheon of Moonlight.

To make your life easier again, start at the gate and go:
right, up, right, down, down, right, up, up, right, up, right, right.

Here we are at the Pantheon of Moonlight again.
Use the moonstone in the altar. It should fit nicely.
Now the two purple wisps will combine into one and combine with you.
You now have a purple stone in your amulet.
Eager to find out what the purple stone does? Save it and see.
Click on the purple stone. Your are now a ball of (purple) moonlight.

Travel:
right, right, right, right, down, down, left, down, left, down, right,
right, right, right, down, right.

Here we are. You're at a river of fire. ;)

That's right. I found the lava bridge finally. I also drew the map and it turns out the lava bridge is at a point where you cannot go without turning into the purple moonlight or whatever. But I didn't know it back then and as soon as I turned into the purple moonlight thing I exited the cave. But you gotto go get the key first. So Reup is right. And thank you all..Great site!

Hmm... perhaps since I have the enhanced CD-ROM version, Westwood decided to put an extra Fireberry Bush in the game, close enough to the Lava Pit so you don't need to use the Purple Gem to get there.

All I can say is that in my version, there is a Fireberry Bush close enough to get there. Sorry for the confusion everyone.

- Long live the Royal Mystics!

I got to the lava bridge ok but after i got the rocks, went to the well with
the coin and after reparing the moon altar and getting the purple gem,
it seemed safer also to cross the lava bridge as a purple sprite, rather than
risking falling into the lava. It did take some time to navigate the
labiriynth twice, but it was fun with the purple gem to do the floating.
the music in the caves is great.

Glad to see people enjoying Kyrandia, I am in awe of how beautiful the
screens and scenes are, the painting in them is really quite inspired
and artful. I wonder who did the actual art work?

:ok: :bye:

Hello, Christian IV.

Here's some info...

The new enhanced CD-ROM version came out the year after the game did in 1992, so the CD-ROM version would be 1993.

I'm not sure what the size of the game is though sorry.

Oh noo! There really is a CD-ROM version of that game! DOH. This remembers me when I was told that there are many of old adventure-games which were brought out in better versions, like LOOM in VGA and also speech ...

Is it possible to find that version somewhere on the internet?

Edit: Guess I answered my question by myself - I'm actually on ebay, found a complete pack of the Kyrandia-games 1, 2 and 3 - all CD-versions. 2 euros by now :Brain:

:D :bye: :ok:
Thanks very much for the info, and it is good to hear it is available
on E Bay, much appreciated. Knowing the date of release helps
a lot to be sure to on getting the right thing. :ok: