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[pachoo]

Not to be nitpicky, but the review states that the game is based on the fictional town of Lytton. Actually this game is based on the city of Los Angeles with locations that exist in real life.

my introduction won't work, is that normal?

also, can I fix it?

It's been a while since I played this, did anyone manage to pick up on the killer's actual motive? Was there any reason to Hick's murder, or was he randomly pricking people in the movie theatre, then torturing and killing them because he was simply deranged?

I downloaded and unloaded the archive how do i install I clicked on the install file but it keeps asking for disk??????


please help!!!

I play the game in dos-box...and it is terribly slow...what might be the problem...changing the game speed in the game does not the trick:S?

The PQ4 talkie is much better. The only problem is that the video file is 400mbs

I mean audio

[Bernie_1977]

Does anyone know where to get the audio file? I have dsl so 400mb doesn't worry me. Gotta have the speech if ya can.

Originally posted by Dream@Jun 7 2004, 04:14 PM
Help!

I am stuck right from beginning, I can not leave, he tells me all the time I did not finished why I came in there.

I did: Examined both bodies, noted both bodies and graffiti, talked with all the policemen, and these two black guys watching the scene.

What more should I do?

Police Quest 4 Walkthrough

HINTS FOR POLICE QUEST 4



Police Quest 4: Open Season


1 ... The Murder Scene

Problem:
What do I do at the murder scene in the alley?


Hint:
Talk to everyone at the murder scene. Click the eye icon
on the slain police
officer's body. In the close-up view, click your notebook
on the body and the
cigarette lying on the ground. Exit the close-up view of
the body and click
your notebook on the graffiti on the wall of the
convenience store. Use your
car keys to unlock your car's trunk. Pick up the homicide
kit. Click the eye
icon on the body of Bob Hickman. Click the chalk from the
homicide kit on the
cigarette and the body. Exit the close-up view. Open the
dumpster and click
your notebook on the body inside. Talk to Nobles about the body.

Problem:
I've marked and notated all the evidence, why is everyone just standing around?


Hint:
In the close-up view of the slain officer, make sure
you have clicked the
notebook and the chalk on the body and the cigarette.
Also click the notebook
on the graffiti on the wall and the body in the dumpster.
After you have marked
and notated everything, talk to Julie Chester until
she photographs and
collects all the evidence.



2 ... Monday

Problem:
What should I do in the office in the morning?


Hint:
Talk to Hal Bottoms. Look at your desk. Click the hand icon
on the memo in your
in basket. Open the left hand drawer and remove the
photograph. Open the right
hand drawer and pick up a 3.14 Follow Up form. In your
inventory, click your
notebook on the 3.14 Form. Still in the inventory, click
the eye icon on the
photograph. Remember the password written on the
photograph. Give the 3.14 Form
and the crime scene report to Hal. Click the hand icon on
the computer in the
back of the office. The ID number is the same as your
badge number, 612. The
password is 'gunner'. Select 'Gang Information' and then
'Rude Boys Get Bail'
from the computer screen. When you are finished reading
about the gang, click
on CANCEL and then LOGOUT to exit the computer. Leave the
office and take the
elevator to the first floor.


Problem:
How do I get past the pushy reporter in front of Parker Center?


Hint:
There is no graceful way out of this situation. After you have heard enough,
click the hand icon on the reporter.


Problem:
What should I do at the L.A. County Morgue?


Hint:
Show Sherry your badge. Talk to Russ, the Coroner's
assistant. Talk to Sam
Nobles, the Coroner. Click your notebook on Bob
Hickman's body. Before you
leave, take the personal belongings of Bob Hickman and
Bobby Washington from
the counter in the room where you talked to Russ. Return
the personal items to
the grieving families.


Problem:
What should I do at Bob Hickman's house?


Hint:
Knock on the door. Talk to Valerie. Inside, give
Katherine Bob Hickman's
personal belongings. If you talk to Katherine about
Bob's drug and alcohol
problem, she will become upset. When she leaves the room,
talk to Valerie again
until she mentions the closet. Open the closet door and
take the bottle of
pills from the denim jacket.


Problem:
I need to brush up at the L.A. Police Academy target range.


Hint:
Take the buff colored 13.5.1 form from the counter at the L.A. Police Academy
Target Range. Give the form to Bert. Take the wallet from
inventory and click
it on Bert. Pick up the box of ammo that Bert places on
the counter. Pick up
the head gear. Exit this screen to the right. In the
firing range screen, walk
forward. Take the head gear from inventory and click it
on John Carey. When
your gun is set to low ready, wait for a target to appear,
then quickly aim and
fire. When it is time to reload, open your inventory and
click the ammo on your
gun. When you are finished, drop the head gear off at the front counter.

Problem:
What should I do in South Central L.A.?


Hint:
From the scene of the previous night's murder, exit the
screen to the left. Go
inside the store and take an apple from the counter and
some glue from the
display rack on the right. Click your wallet on the
proprietor to pay. Outside,
walk 2 screens to the left. There are two kids standing
in front of a burned
out building. Show your badge to the kid who is standing
up. Talk to him until
he repeats himself. Click the hand icon on the door of the
burned out building.
Inside, click the hand icon on the bullet holes in the
cinder block wall. Use
the putty knife from the homicide kit to loosen the
slugs in all 16 bullet
holes. Click the plastic bags from the homicide kit on
each bullet hole. Exit
the close-up view of the wall. Leave this screen by
exiting to the left. You
should now be back at the scene of the previous
night's murder. Exit this
screen to the right. Show your badge to the little girl.
Question her. Give her
the apple you bought at the convenience store. Leave this
screen to the right.
Show Mrs. Washington your badge. Give her Bobby's
personal possessions.
Question her.


Problem:
The guard won't let me back into Parker Center!


Hint:
Take the Parker Center ID from inventory and click it on John Carey.

Problem:
I'm back at Parker Center, now what?
Hint:
Take the elevator to the basement level by pressing the 'B'
button. Walk to the
end of the hall and give Julie Chester the glue from the
Lucky Mart store and
the pills from Bob Hickman's closet. Take the elevator
to the fourth floor.
Walk to the end of the hall and talk to Teddy. Give him
the bullets from the
burned out building. Tell him they are for 'Shelf
Storage'. Take the elevator
to the third floor. Return to your office. When the phone
rings, answer it by
clicking the hand icon first on your desk and then on
the phone. Exit your
office and go to the first floor. Save your game!


Problem:
I keep getting killed in South Central!


Hint:
When trouble starts, crouch down beside your car by
clicking the walk icon next
to the rear door. Click the Kevlar vest that Katherine
Hickman gave you on John
Carey. Click the walk icon near the trunk of the car
twice. Take the car keys
from inventory and click them on the trunk. When the trunk
is open, click the
keys on the shotgun. Click the hand icon on the shotgun to
pick it up. Exit the
view of the trunk.


Problem:
How do I shoot the bad guys?


Hint:
Once you have taken the shotgun from the car's trunk,
open your inventory and
select the shotgun. Click it on the burned out building.
Now you can aim the
shotgun and click to fire. If you use all the shells, you
have one chance to
reload. You can reload by opening your inventory and
clicking the shells on the
shotgun. If you run out of shells, you can still load and use your Baretta.


3 ... Tuesday

Problem:
What should I do at my office in Parker Center?


Hint:
After talking to Lieutenant Block, talk to Hal Bottoms. Go
to your desk, take a
3.14 form from the right-hand drawer and click your
notebook on it in
inventory. Take the elevator to the 'B' level and pick up
your gun from SIDS.
Question Julie Chester.


Problem:
I'm at Yo Money's house, what now?


Hint:
Click your notebook on the body outline on the lawn.
Walk towards the house.
Search the bushes in front Yo Money's front door. You
will find a red shoe.
Pick it up. Knock on the front door and show your badge to
the bodyguard. Talk
to him. Inside, show the shoe to his Yo Money's
girlfriend. Talk to Yo Money
about his enemies.


Problem:
What should I do at the L.A. County Morgue?


Hint:
Talk to Sam Nobles about the body of the slain officer, Rene Garcia.

Problem:
What should I do when I return to Parker Center?


Hint:
Wear your Parker Center ID. Give the completed 3.14 form to
Hal. Click the hand
icon on the computer in the rear of the office. Enter
serial number 612 and the
password GUNNER. Select HATE CRIMES from the main menu.
Type in the name that
Yo Money mentioned: Walker. Click on CANCEL. Click on LOGOUT.


Problem:
I'm in South Central, what do I need here?


Hint:
Go to Mrs. Washington's house and question LaSondra about the lady she saw.

Problem:
I'm at Dennis Walker's house, now what?


Hint:
Knock on the door and when Dennis Walker answers, show
him your badge. Click
the talk icon on him. Inside Dennis Walker's apartment,
talk to him again.
Before you touch his radio, be sure to save your game!


Problem:
Help! I keep getting stabbed by Dennis Walker's girlfriend!

Hint:
Save your game. You must act quickly. Take the gun from your inventory and
click it on Dennis Walker's girlfriend. Select the talk
icon and click it on
her twice, once to make her freeze, and once to drop the
weapon. Once she is
kneeling with her hands on her head, immediately take
the handcuffs from
inventory and click them on her.


Problem:
I arrested Walker's girlfriend, now what?


Hint:
Return to Parker Center. Talk to Mrs. Garcia. Click the
hand icon on your desk.
Take the memo from your in-box. Inside your inventory,
click the eye icon on
the memo to read it. Go to the Hickman's house and talk to
Katherine. When you
leave the Hickman's house you will automatically go to the Short Stop bar.

Problem:
Do I need anything at the Short Stop bar?


Hint:
Take some pretzels from the bowl on the table. Talk to Sam and Julie.


4 ... Wednesday

Problem:
How do I avoid getting killed at City Hall?


Hint:
Save your game. Walk to the front. Respond to the
questions. When Dennis Walker
starts to attack you, quickly take the gun from your
inventory and click it on
him. Click the talk icon on Dennis Walker first to make
him freeze and second
to make him drop his weapon. When Dennis Walker is
kneeling with his hands on
his head, immediately take the handcuffs from your
inventory and click them on
him.


Problem:
What should I do at Parker Center?


Hint:
Talk to Hal Bottoms. Take a 3.14 form from your desk and
click the notebook on
it. Give the 3.14 form to Hal.


Problem:
How do I qualify at the L.A. Police Academy?


Hint:
Take a green form from the counter at the target range.
Give it to the officer
who works there. Pick up the box of ammo and the head
gear. Exit the screen to
the right. In the firing range screen, walk forward. Take
the head gear from
inventory and click it on John Carey. When you are ready
to qualify, take the
gun from inventory and click it on the view of the firing
range. When your gun
is set to low ready, wait for a target to appear. Quickly
aim and fire at the
targets. When it's time to reload, open your inventory
and click the ammo on
your gun. When you are finished give the head gear to Bert on the way out.

Problem:
What should I do at the L.A. County Morgue?


Hint:
Visit Sam and question him.
Hint:
Show your badge at the window to get the code for the day.
Talk to the yardman
to give him the code and question him about the patrol car.
Click the hand icon
on the patrol car. Take the newspaper clipping from the car
seat. Click the eye
icon on the newspaper clipping to read it.


Problem:
I'm at Griffith Park, what should I do?


Hint:
Give the dog the pretzels you picked up at the Short
Stop bar. If you don't
have the pretzels, you can go back to the bar and get them
by clicking the hand
icon on one of the bowls on the tables. After the dog
leaves Griffith Park,
walk to the tree with the yellow police banner around it.
In the close-up view,
click the hand icon on the disturbed dirt. Take the
plastic bags from the
homicide kit in inventory and click them on the bone that is revealed.

Problem:
What do I do with this bone?


Hint:
Question Sam about the bodies in the car. Give him the
bone you unearthed at
Griffith Park.


Problem:
What do I do at Hollywood and Vine?


Hint:
Question the man in front of Ragin' Records and the Bitty
Kitty Club. Enter the
Bitty Kitty Club. If the club is not open yet, you
need to look at the
newspaper clipping from the patrol car at the impound
lot. Inside the Bitty
Kitty, show your badge to Electra and question her. Show
her the shoe you found
at Yo Money's house. Question her about Barbie. Light her
cigarette with the
lighter that is on the bar. Leave the Bitty Kitty, and
pick up the mirror that
is laying on the street next to your car. Enter Ragin'
Records and question the
proprietor. Return to the Bitty Kitty, show your badge to
Barbie and question
her. Show her the shoe.


Problem:
Wednesday never ends. What did I miss?


Hint:
Go to the L.A. County Morgue. You should see a news team
questioning Sherry and
the day will end. If this doesn't happen, you have
missed something. Did you
get the newspaper clipping from the patrol car at the
Impound Lot? Did you look
at the clipping in your inventory? Did you go to the
Bitty Kitty and question
Electra and Barbie after showing them your badge? Did you
show them both the
shoe from Yo Money's house? Did you question the
proprietor of Ragin' Records
about the patrol car and the abandoned car? Did you give
the bone from Griffith
Park to the coroner?



5 ... Thursday

Problem:
What do I need to do at the L.A. County Morgue?


Hint:
Question Sam about the Skeletal Remains and John and Jane Doe.


Problem:
What should I do at Parker Center?


Hint:
Go to SIDS and question Julie Chester. In your office, fill
out a 3.14 form and
give it to Hal. Click on the door in the back of the
office to talk to
Lieutenant Block.


Problem:
What do I do at the Impound Lot?


Hint:
Click your badge on the Impound Lot window. Enter the lot
through the gate on
the right. Talk to the yardman to give him the code
word and then again to
question him about the car. Look at the car license plate
and write down the
number: E2BSY669.


Problem:
What do I do with the license plate number?


Hint:
Back in your office at Parker Center log in to the
computer. Select DMV. Enter
the license plate number E2BSY669. Select CANCEL and then
LOGOUT to exit the
computer.


Problem:
What should I do at the Social Services office?


Hint:
Show your badge to Nora. Question her. In Luella Parker's
office, click the eye
icon on the desk. Pick up the case files and the audio
tape. Leave Luella's
office and question Nora again. In inventory, click the
eye icon on the case
files and note the names.


Problem:
What do I do at Hollywood and Vine?


Hint:
Enter Ragin' Records and give the audio tape to the
proprietor. Click the eye
icon on the counter. Click the hand icon on a drumstick.
Take the drumstick
from the counter. Leave the record store and go next door
to the Bitty Kitty
Club. Question Barbie Cann about Luella Parker.


Problem:
What should I do at the 3rd Eye Theater?


Hint:
Click the hand icon on the ticket booth. Show your badge
to the man in the
booth. Talk to him. Click the hand icon on the theater
doors on the left to
enter the theater lobby. Question Mitchell Thurman about
Luella Parker. Drink
the tea he offers you. Enter the movie theater by clicking
the hand icon on the
doors to the right of the concession stand. After the dream
sequence, leave the
theater and go to South Central.


Problem:
What should I do I in South Central?


Hint:
Enter the burned out building and take the piece of rope from the boxes.

Problem:
How do I deal with this dog at Griffith Park?


Hint:
Click the rope you got from the burned out building on the dog.



6 ... The Alley and End Game

Problem:
I'm stuck in an alley.


Hint:
Click the hand icon on the homicide kit. Take the pry bar
and click it on the
double doors to the left.


Problem:
Help, I'm stuck in a really, really dark room!
Hint:
Take the flashlight from the homicide kit and click it on
the screen. Move the
flashlight beam around until you find a wooden door. Moving
the flashlight beam
near the edge of the screen will allow you to examine a
different wall. Take
the putty knife from the homicide kit and click it on the
wooden door. Click
the hand icon on the door to open it.


Problem:
How do I keep the dog from attacking me?


Hint:
Click the glue on the drumstick. Click the mirror
from your car on the
drumstick. You now have a makeshift periscope! Click this
device on the crack
in the door at the top of the stairs. When you see a
'coast is clear' message,
click the hand icon on the door to enter the kitchen. Open
the refrigerator to
make a shocking discovery.


Problem:
How do I get by the dog blocking the hallway?


Hint:
Give the dog the bottle of sedatives you got from Bob Hickman's closet.

Problem:
I'm in the room at the end of the hall. Where do I go from here?

Hint:
Open the closet. Click the hand icon on the rug in the closet. Click the hand
icon on the secret trap door. At the bottom of the
ladder, exit towards the
rear of the storage room. Note the woman in the theater
seats. Exit to the
theater lobby at the top of the screen. In the theater
lobby, there are three
soft drink cans on the display case. Take the one on the
right. In inventory,
click the hand icon on the can to reveal a skeleton key.
Return to the movie
theater and click the skeleton key on the door to the
right of the movie
screen. Use the flashlight from the homicide kit.


Problem:
How do I avoid being attacked by the psycho when I open the door?

Hint:
There is no way to avoid being attacked by the psycho.

Problem:
The dog won't let me get up from the living room floor!

Hint:
Pick up the ball and throw it out the window.


Problem:
How do I defeat the psycho?


Hint:
Take the can of hair spray from the medicine cabinet in the
bathroom. Return to
the refrigerator and take the cigarette lighter from the
corpse's mouth. Save
your game. Before you enter the room at the end of the
hall, click the lighter
on the hair spray to make a torch. Enter the room at the
end of the hall and
click the torch on the murderer.


*****THE END*****

[Playbahnosh]

I have some serious technical issues in PQ4. I can't get music nor sounds.
If I select any sound device in "install", when launch the game I get an error of audio.cpp:xxxx:xxx or something like that :blink:
I can only play with no sound at all.
The musics are defective too. The game simply crashes after a while, when music is enabled. DosBOX says something about fatal error in da driver screen(not the playing screen, the other).

HEEEEEEEELP! :help: :help: