The Fantasy Faire 2014 hunt is on, after the hunt was bailed from jail at the weekend and then released. That was a very busy boat I can tell you. The hunt is split in two parts, the first being Fimbleby’s wager in which :
a loud-mouthed drunk bets that he’s smarter than you. Head for Wiggenstead Mooring and find Fimbleby in the Jolly Crocodile to match your wits against his, prove him wrong and win what others have lost before you – and an extra something that might just come in handy later…
The second part of the hunt will take place in the Palace Of Tears, which is quite an eye catching location. Here are the details and costs :
Fimbleby’s Wager lasts until the Fairelands fade away after May 11th. The Palace of Tears will be available for hunters longer, since it is on a separate sim that will stay on the grid until May 18th.
The hunt HUD costs 250 lindens, which covers both Fimbleby’s Wager and The Palace of Tears. If you begin hunting only after Fimbleby’s Wager is gone, the HUD will be 150 lindens and cover only The Palace of Tears part of it.
The hunt HUDs are available for purchase at all the landing points of the Fairelands, all the HUD money goes to RFL.
Now, first things first, pay attention to the text, because someone not a million miles from here spent a long time looking for a jolly crocodile called Fimbleby, look it’s Fantasy Faire, talking crocodiles are perfectly feasible! However I was supposed to be looking for a place called the Jolly crocodile!
The Hud has some simple controls on it to aid you through the hunt.
- PUZZLE – Throughout the hunt, you’ll be presented with certain challenges in order to proceed your adventure. Each of these challenges will show it’s individual screen with its own set of options. In case you crash, re-log, or simply want to reveal/hide those screens, you can use this button. Note: This button will not be always available.
- INVENTORY – Throughout the hunt, you’ll be given or asked to collect certain items. You can see them on your inventory menu. Just click the button to hide/reveal the menu.
- HISTORICAL – Your adventure will lead you to cross paths with certain characters, which in turn will lead to some cutscenes. Some of which will surely provide useful clues. Clicking this button will allow you to access those cutscenes at any time as well as their transcripts (in notecard form).
- CHANGE NAME – When you attach your Hunt HUD for the 1st time, you’ll be asked to register your adventurer name. Whether it is your own name, or your character’s, you decide… In case you want to change your adventurer’s name, you may use this option.
- CAMERA OFF/ON – When interacting with certain objects in-world you’ll be given a …”cinematic view”. You can use this button to activate or deactivate this feature. ( In any case, we suggest you to keep this feature activated ).
Now those cutscenes, you’ll be introduced to an early one which will be viewable either inworld or if you have certain media settings you may decide to go to youTube and watch it there.
This makes for an interesting use of media formats. I’m not sure who does the voice of Fimbleby. Remember that the first part of the hunt runs until May 11th, but even if you miss that part, you can still engage with the second part of the hunt. Happy hunting.