The Rise Of The Golden Idol: All Chapter 3: The Machine Story Solutions

Upon completing the three cases within the third chapter of The Rise of the Golden Idol, you'll start to see more clearly how the plot of this game is falling into place. While we're dealing with the same mysterious mechanisms as the first game, they take a different form, a more scientific one.

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This represents a 'past the halfway point' hurdle, and you'll need to fill in some story panels to make sure you've been paying attention. These can be quite complex, so we're on hand to provide plenty of hints and clues so you don't hit a roadblock.

All Hierarchy Solutions

The first step to completing this chapter is to take a closer look at the OPIG organisation. You have a chart to fill out and plenty of characters to slot into place.

• Chronologically, this chart was created after all of the cases you've solved.
• Most of the people you'll need to place are in the same place they were when you met them, but that is not true for all of them.
• You have a 'project terminated' badge for a reason.
• There are clues as to some people's positions on the scenario selection screen itself. Read them carefully.

Solution

The positions and the people who fill them are as follows:

Position

Character

Board President

Nathan Hoyle

Head of Speculative Investment

Tim Spender

Contractor: Emotion Studies

Project Terminated

Extraphysical Laboratory Lead

Eugene Marmot

Independent Consultant

Tesa Nevari

Research Engineer

Jack Nowak

Research Assistant

Marie Westlake

History Consultant

Oriel Toussaint

Don't hesitate to head back into the scenarios to put names to faces if you've forgotten any!

All Story I Solutions

The first story panel you'll need to fill in deals with a quick recap of Chapter 2 and the narrative pivot you witnessed in this chapter.

• This is where you'll need to deduce Neva's motivations and her understanding of the mechanism she constructed. You may need to dive back into Chapter 2 to unravel some loose threads.
• Be very careful with the verbs and nouns you use when referring to the mechanism. Think about what people think it does versus what it actually does. This is where the 'translation error' comes into play.
• Also think about order.
• Tesa was called a quack. Is that a fair assessment? Did the procedure work?
• How does Eugene fit into the story here?

Solution

With funding from the OPIG Corporation, Tesa Nevari ran the Harmony Foundation. They used stolen parts to build an artifact, believing it could take hatred and then give empathy, and, in doing do, would help people reach enlightenment. However, it actually did nothing.

Due to Tesa Nevari's overspending, the Harmony Foundation building was repossessed.

Oriel Toussaint realizes the artifact might work if it were rebuilt. Marie Westlake was in charge of its reconstruction, but delayed testing. Despite this, Eugene Marmot activated the new device, so was denied lab access.

All Story II Solutions

As you might expect, the second story panel follows directly from the previous one.

• There's a rather surprising revelation surrounding one person that comes about after completing the scenarios in this chapter. This panel deals with this person's actions.
• This person is the very definition of 'failing upwards'.
• Once you know the important person here, it's a good idea to examine their actions and situations more closely.
• Once more, it's important to think about specific action orders and the functions of the device. The 'translation error' that Tesa made is also very relevant here.
• How could this person's accidents be misconstrued by someone important?
• This person is in all three scenarios but is quite discreet in one of them. Despite this, their presence has important implications for their actions and beliefs.

Solution

After learning about the Harmony Foundation, Eugene Marmot believed he had been punished because the rebuilt artifact had been set to give hatred. However, it was actually set to take heat, which froze a bird bath.

During a board inspection, Eugene Marmot tried to set it to take hatred, but actually set it to give heat, which started a fire.

Nathan Hoyle was impressed by Eugene Marmot's discovery, and rewarded him with a promotion.

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