After Save Point 1 - Getting that darn purple key

[Lara]

Hi,

I finally got to save point one in this mansion. YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! IT TOOK AAAAAGES. .

Anyhow, I got my yellow key and went upstairs towards the grey room start point (16499). But in the room to the left of that is the room with the lever, three grey doors and the purple key. How do I get the purple key? I can't see anything hidden that would enable me to get open the grey door at the top of the ladder wihtout 'actioning' the lever below. Then I can't get back!

Help?

Thanks!

P.S. LOVE this mansion.

[Jackie]

Lara,

There may be a better way to do it, but if you commit suicide after you pull the lever, then you'd be on the left side of the grey door and could collect the purple key.

[Lara]

Jackie wrote: Lara,

There may be a better way to do it, but if you commit suicide after you pull the lever, then you'd be on the left side of the grey door and could collect the purple key.  

Ah-ha, committing suicide! Excellent plan!

[aquaMat]

Doldrum Dungeon:
This is for me, together with M M & M, the only CM I have never managed to finish !!

Even though I really like it....!

I have the feeling that there's something wrong with the balancing of money / lives versus Save Pedestals....especially in the first part.
I always run out of lives before I can really reach a save pedestal....by now I have played the beginning so often that it bores me.....but it's still frustratingly hard in places....and I still can't get much further. :'(

[brell]

It is a shame, aquaMat, bcause then you are missing the IMO best gold/silver block puzzle in any mansion made so far.

[Lara]

16503 - This room and the room to the right suck donkey balls. *cries* NO FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lara]

Can we cheat? :'(

[otg]

Lara wrote:
Anyhow, I got my yellow key and went upstairs towards the grey room start point (16499). But in the room to the left of that is the room with the lever, three grey doors and the purple key. How do I get the purple key? I can't see anything hidden that would enable me to get open the grey door at the top of the ladder wihtout 'actioning' the lever below. Then I can't get back!

Help?
.

I just played it to the first saving point [which has two pedestals... probably for a good reason?] and went up for the purple key. I get a feeling that the idea is to go not back, but forth, the same way, do a second save [so you don't have to do it again] and enter the room with the purple key again, this time with the grey door open! tadaa [haven't got the purple yet, just the second save... but now: off to the dungeon!]

[Lara]

otg wrote: I just played it to the first saving point [which has two pedestals... probably for a good reason?] and went up for the purple key. I get a feeling that the idea is to go not back, but forth, the same way, do a second save [so you don't have to do it again] and enter the room with the purple key again, this time with the grey door open! tadaa [haven't got the purple yet, just the second save... but now: off to the dungeon!]

Jackie's solution is much easier, but thanks!

[Lara]

boo-yak-a-shaaaaaa!