Perils of Man

Perils of Man

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Perils of Man 100% Achievement Guide and Full Video Walkthrough with time stamps.
By anrkyuk
Perils of Man 100% Achievement Guide and Full Video Walkthrough with time stamps.
   
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Notes.
Perils of Man has a total of 14 Steam achievements, of these 11 are story related and only 3 achievements are missable. As for completion time, this is in the region of 2 and a half hours.

Please be aware that the first 30 mins or so of the game takes place during a thunderstorm. As a result, there is quite a lot of intermittent flashing white light, I'm unsure if this kind of flashing light will have an effect on someone with epilepsy, but it is something to be aware of.

In my video walkthrough below I have added time stamps for all important events, such as item locations, combining items, using items, giving items to people and talking with people etc, etc..
Controls.
The Left Mouse Button (LMB) is used for everything.

To move to a location, click with the LMB and you will move to where you clicked, you do not need to hold the LMB down.

To interact with, speak with or pick and item up simply click on the object or person with the LMB.

To give an item to someone or use and item with something, click with the LMB on the inventory button, move the cursor over the item you want to use or give, click on it with the LMB and hold it down. Then move the item to the far left or right of the screen away from the inventory circle, and the circle will disappear. Then move the item over the object you wish to use it with or the person you want to give it to and release the LMB.



To combine two items together in your inventory, click with the LMB on the inventory button, move the cursor over the first item you want to combine, click on it with the LMB and hold it down. Move the first item to the dark grey circle in the middle of the inventory, labelled "1" and release the LMB. Then rinse and repeat with the second item, this time placing it in the dark grey circle labelled "2". Upon placing the second item to combine, assuming both items can be combined both items will disappear and a new item will appear in your inventory which was created by your combination.




To use the Risk Atlas simply click on the Risk Atlas button, located just above the inventory button. When the Risk atlas is activated, the view will change to first person and you can look around you 360 degrees by moving the mouse. When using the Risk Atlas the aim is to find potential risks, which will be highlighted in red. When you are finished using the Risk Atlas, press the Escape key on your keyboard to stop using it.

Bugs.
During my playthrough I did not encounter any bugs.

Reading through the discussion boards there seems to be a few people reporting achievements not unlocking, even as recently as last week... See here. It should be noted however that almost all of the people commenting simply didn't realise that the Gear Upgrade achievement was missable. What is concerning is the last comment on the thread at the time of wiring this guide, with someone claiming none of the achievements were unlocking, something to keep an eye on perhaps.
Achievement Guide.
The following achievements are story related and are earned as part of your natural progression...
Escape the House!, An Ancient Challenge, Fathers Gift, Extinguisher, At Sea!, Darwins Triumph, Animals Outsmarted, Research Complete, Thomas Eberling, saved!, Father? and The book is closed.

The following achievements are missable and are listed in the order in which they are obtained. Please be warned this section contains SPOILERS.

Ghost Investigator.
Just a parlor trick...right?
Talk to your Mother and exhaust all dialogue options and you will obtain the item "Pepper's Ghost?", then give her the warm boots (obtained from your bedroom) and while she is gone, examine her chair to obtain the item "Front door key".

Go back to the bottom of the stairs to the left and use the "Front door key" on the front door to get outside and the "Escape the House!" achievement will pop. Pick up the "Ladder" from the side of the house and examine the fountain to obtain the item "Gold coins". Examine the carved symbols on the fountain to zoom in on the fountain, then pick up the "Clock hands" and then head back inside the house.

Back inside, head right and go through the dining room and into the dark room beyond. Examine the Gallery table and you will obtain the items "Flashlight" and "Fuse". In your inventory, combine the "Batteries" (obtained from the clock in your bedroom) and "Flashlight". Working Flashlight in hand, continue all the way to the right and examine the Fuse box on the wall, located to the right, behind a chair. Use the "Fuse" on the Fuse box and the lights will come on.

Continue right into the Study and use the "Ladder" from your inventory on the Ladder rails located on the right side of the room, then use the item "Pepper's Ghost?" on the Massive bookshelf to obtain the item "Pepper's ghost book" and earn the "Ghost Investigator" achievement.
An Experiment Gone Wrong.
I don't think he's a doctor.
When you arrive at the basement of the Aladon Theater in 1873 use the Risk Atlas to view the room in first-person and highlight potential risks, the Open barrel on the right is the item of concern. Pick up the "Prisebar", located underneath the Thunder machine on the left side of the room and the "Drum" from underneath the Grinding wheel on the right side of the room.

Then use the item "Prisebar" on the Closed barrel to obtain item "Barrel lid" and immediately use it on the Open barrel on the right (be aware that once you obtain the Barrel lid, both barrels are labelled Open barrel, at least until you place the lid on the barrel on the right). Then use the item "Drum" on the Open barrel to empty the water from within.

Next interact with the Open barrel and you will move the barrel to near the ladder and automatically climb up to the Backstage area. As soon as you regain control after the cutscene, interact with the Velvet curtain, located directly behind the balloon. A cutscene will play out and the "An Experiment Gone Wrong" achievement will pop.

Gear Upgrade!
A better Risk Atlas...but at what cost?
When you first enter the Azimuth Projection Room, talk with Thomas and exhaust all dialogue options, then speak with Darwin and again, exhaust all dialogue options. Conversations over, walk around to the far right of the room and pick up the Pile of slides (the blue box located on the shelf).

Next, examine the portrait of Thomas in your inventory to read out a description of the portrait and obtain the clues required for the next puzzle.

There are four projectors in this room, a Coat and Book projector on the right wall and a Bird and Flower projector on the left. The hints given by examining the portrait is as follows "Purple checked coat... Blue Striped bird... Green book with circles... Red rose".

So, use the "Purple checked slide" on Coat Projector, "Green circles slide" on Book Projector, "Blue stripey slide" on Bird Projector and the "Red slide" on Flower Projector.

The Projectors will then highlight four symbols on the ceiling, two on the left side and two on the right side...



Make note of the 4 coloured symbols on the ceiling (as shown above), then interact with the Strange control panel located on the left side of the room, next to the door, and turn the four dials so that they match the four symbols projected onto the ceiling.



The Globe in the middle of the room will now rise up. Walk over to it and interact with the Secret drawer, located on the right side and obtain a Risk Atlas upgrade and the "Gear Upgrade!" achievement.

Video Walkthrough Part 1.
WARNING VIDEO CONTAINS LIGHTNING FLASHES.

Video contains...
@ 5:14 = Obtain item "Warm boots".
@ 5:22 = Obtain item "Batteries".
@ 5:34 = Obtain item "Wire hanger".
@ 5:41 = Turn the thermostat to low.
@ 6:14 = Obtain item "Lightbulb".
@ 6:30 = Interact with Mysterious diorama.
@ 7:02 = Obtain item "Helium balloons".
@ 7:17 = Speak with your mother and exhaust all dialogue options and you should obtain the item "Pepper's Ghost?" in your inventory.
@ 12:28 = Give item "Warm boots" to Mum.
@ 12:42 = Obtain item "Front door key".
@ 12:52 = Use item "Front door key" on Front door.
@ 13:15 = Achievement "Escape the House!" pops.
@ 13:19 = Obtain item "Ladder".
@ 13:38 = Obtain item "Gold coins".
@ 13:59 = Interact with Carved symbols.
@ 14:08 = Obtain item "Clock hands".
Video Walkthrough Part 2.
WARNING VIDEO CONTAINS LIGHTNING FLASHES.

Video contains...
@ 0:01 = Obtain items "Flashlight" & "15A fuse".
@ 0:31 = Combine items "Flashlight" & "Batteries".
@ 0:50 = Examine "Fuse box".
@ 1:12 = Use item "Fuse" on Fuse box.
@ 1:23 = Use item "Ladder" on Ladder rails.
@ 1:52 = Use item "Pepper's Ghost?" on Massive bookshelf and obtain item "Pepper's ghost book".
@ 1:59 = Achievement "Ghost Investigator" pops.
@ 2:04 = Obtain item "Lampshade".
@ 2:19 = Examine "Last family photo".
@ 2:35 = Examine "Father" portrait. I examined the portrait twice, this step may not be required.
@ 3:15 = Examine "Victor Eberling's portrait". I examined the portrait twice, this step may not be required.
@ 4:11 = Examine "Konrad Eberling's portrait". I examined the portrait twice, this step may not be required.
@ 5:03 = Examine "Edgar Eberling's portrait". I examined the portrait twice, this step may not be required.
@ 5:55 = Examine "Thomas' portrait". Repeatedly examine this portrait until you read out a description of what Thomas is wearing and obtain item "Thomas' portrait".
@ 6:49 = Interact with "Dead bulb".
@ 7:18 = Use item "Lightbulb" on Dead bulb.
@ 7:24 = Interact with Mysterious diorama.
@ 7:35 = Use item "Batteries" on Electrical wires.
@ 8:06 = Use item "Lampshade" on Speaker.
@ 8:15 = Interact with On switch and obtain item "Liber Abaci?"
@ 8:19 = Achievement "An Ancient Challenge" pops.
@ 10:22 = Use item "Liber Abaci?" on Massive bookshelf and obtain item "Liber Abaci book".
@ 11:02 = Examine with "Liber Abaci book" in inventory.
@ 11:28 = Use item "Clock Hands" on Grandfather clock.
@ 11:45 = Grandfather Clock Puzzle.
@ 12:29 = Examine Generator.
@ 12:45 = Examine Boiler.
@ 12:58 = Examine Broken chain.
@ 13:09 = Examine Coal chute.
@ 13:19 = Combine items "Helium balloons" & "Wire hanger" and obtain item "Balloons and Hanger".
@ 13:31 = Use item "Balloons and Hanger" on Coal chute switch.
@ 13:47 = Interact with Escape Tunnel.
Video Walkthrough Part 3.
WARNING VIDEO CONTAINS LIGHTNING FLASHES.

Video contains...
@ 0:11 = Use item "Dark glass vial" on Thunder and Lightning and obtain item "Vial with key shape".
@ 1:17 = Interact with Thomas' 1863 note.
@ 2:02 = Interact with Beautiful old book. I interacted with the book twice, although I believe once is sufficient.
@ 2:46 = Interact with Lab table.
@ 2:55 = Obtain item "Mallet", "Crucible" & "Tongs".
@ 3:08 = Interact with item "Bunsen burner".
@ 3:13 = Combine items "Crucible" & "Gold coins" and obtain item "Crucible with gold coins".
@ 3:26 = Combine items "Crucible with gold coins" & "Tongs" and obtain item "Coins, crucible and tongs".
@ 3:37 = Use item "Coins, crucible and tongs" on Bunsen burner and obtain item "Crucible of molten gold"
@ 3:48 = Use item "Crucible of molten gold" with "Vial with key shape" and obtain item "Gold key in glass vial".
@ 4:06 = Use item "Gold key in glass vial" with "Mallet" and obtain item "Gold key".
@ 4:11 = Achievement "Fathers Gift" pops.
@ 4:34 = Interact with Edgar's 1874 note.
@ 5:18 = Interact with Workbench.
@ 5:23 = Obtain item "Ineffective spring", "Small maser", "Bird tail", "Right leg" & "Left leg".
@ 5:45 = Use item "Gold key" on Key hole.
@ 6:00 = Use item "Bird tail" on Tail.
@ 6:22 = Combine items "Ineffective spring" & "Small maser" and obtain item "Spring with maser".
@ 6:33 = Use item "Spring with maser" on Hatch.
@ 6:50 = Use item "Left leg" on Left leg hole.
@ 6:58 = Use item "Right leg" on Right leg hole.
@ 7:03 = Interact with Key and obtain item "Bird's opening?"
@ 8:12 = Use item "Bird's opening?" on Massive bookshelf and obtain item "Birds opening".
@ 9:06 = Use item "Birds opening" on Chessboard and obtain items "Risk atlas without maser" & "Maser".
@ 11:08 = Use item "Risk atlas without maser" with "Maser" and obtain item "Risk atlas".
@ 11:24 = Use item "Risk atlas" on Beautiful old book.
@ 13:42 = Use Risk atlas (Under theatre stage).
@ 14:05 = Obtain item "Prisebar".
@ 14:20 = Obtain item "Drum".
@ 14:28 = Use item "Prisebar" on Closed barrel and obtain item "Barrel lid".
Video Walkthrough Part 4.

Video contains...
@ 0:01 = Use item "Barrel lid" on Open barrel (on the right).
@ 0:12 = Use item "Drum" on Open Barrel (on the left).
@ 0:36 = Interact with Open barrel (on left).
@ 0:50 = Interact with Velvet curtain.
@ 1:06 = Achievement "An Experiment Gone Wrong" pops.
@ 1:24 = Use item "Prisebar on Door and obtain item "Door".
@ 1:55 = Examine Monkey machine.
@ 2:52 = Use Risk atlas (Theatre furnace room).
@ 3:11 = Interact with Coal bin handle.
@ 3:21 = Interact with Coal wagon.
@ 3:33 = Use Risk atlas (Cistern room).
@ 4:11 = Examine Middle reservoir gate (Wheel).
@ 4:31 = Use item "Prisebar" on Middle reservoir gate (Wheel).
@ 4:53 = Use item "Door" on Broken brick wall.
@ 5:36 = Interact with Coal wagon.
@ 6:05 = Use Risk atlas (Lobby).
@ 6:48 = Speak with the Bobby (Police Officer) and exhaust all dialogue options.
@ 9:53 = Speak with the Charwoman (Cleaner) and exhaust all dialogue options.
@ 12:01 = Obtain item "Umbrella".
@ 12:36 = Speak with the Manager and exhaust all dialogue options and obtain item "Banana"
Video Walkthrough Part 5.

Video contains...
@ 0:01 = Use Risk atlas (Manager's office).
@ 0:14 = Use item "Umbrella" on Mug of beer.
@ 0:29 = Obtain item "Fancy coat", "Signature stamp" & "Theatre stationary".
@ 0:53 = Give item "Fancy coat" to Bobby.
@ 1:29 = Combine items "Theatre stationary" & "Signature stamp" to obtain item "Signed order".
@ 2:01 = Give item "Signed order" to Charwoman and obtain item "Keyring".
@ 2:36 = Use item "Keyring" on Skylight controls.
@ 3:14 = Speak with the Scientist and exhaust all dialogue options.
@ 5:26 = Use item "Banana with Monkey machine and obtain item "Useful pipes".
@ 5:40 = Use item "Useful pipes" on Siphon pump.
@ 6:20 = Achievement "Extinguisher" pops.
@ 10:12 = Exhaust all dialogue options when speaking to Thomas.
@ 12:01 = Exhaust all dialogue options when speaking to Darwin.
@ 13:55 = Obtain item "Pile of slides".
@ 14:30 = Examine item "Thomas' portrait" in inventory.
Video Walkthrough Part 6.

Video contains...
@ 0:01 = Use item "Purple checked slide" on Coat Projector.
@ 0:20 = Use item "Green circles slide" on Book Projector.
@ 0:34 = Use item "Blue stripey slide" on Bird Projector.
@ 0:58 = Use item "Red slide" on Flower Projector.
@ 1:43 = Interact with Strange control panel.
@ 2:51 = Interact with Secret drawer and Risk Atlas will be upgraded.
@ 3:11 = Achievement "Gear Upgrade!" pops.
@ 3:27 = Interact with lead box and obtain item "Amethyst maser".
@ 3:43 = Use item "Amethyst maser" on Cylindrical slot.
@ 5:26 = Interact with Beautiful old book.
@ 7:28 = Interact with Ship's wheel.
@ 8:00 = Achievement "At Sea!" pops.
@ 8:11 = Use Risk atlas (Brig).
@ 8:28 = Obtain item "Broken pipe".
@ 8:39 = Use item "Broken pipe" on Porthole.
@ 9:12 = Speak with Donkey guard.
@ 10:20 = Use Risk atlas (Brig).
@ 10:34 = Obtain item "Chemical bottle".
@ 10:45 = Use item "Chemical bottle" on Welded porthole.
@ 11:06 = Speak with the Donkey guard and exhaust all dialogue options.
Video Walkthrough Part 7.

Video contains...
@ 0:01 = Speak with Ship's doctor.
@ 1:27 = Speak with the Ship's doctor and exhaust all dialogue options.
@ 4:51 = Obtain item "Gauze mask".
@ 5:00 = Speak with The Captain.
@ 6:01 = Obtain item "Medicines".
@ 6:07 = Interact with Open porthole.
@ 6:15 = Speak with First Mate Unger and exhaust all dialogue options.
@ 7:27 = Speak with Donkey guard.
@ 8:35 = Interact with Checkerboard.
@ 8:45 = Interact with Porthole.
@ 8:56 = Speak with Ship's doctor.
@ 9:59 = Achievement "Darwins Triumph" pops.
@ 10:04 = Give item "Medicines" to Ship's doctor and obtain item "Placebo pills".
@ 10:29 = Give item "Placebo pills" to Donkey guard.
@ 11:05 = Achievement "Animals Outsmarted" pops.
@ 11:13 = Interact with Something buried and obtain item "Logbook".
@ 11:46 = Examine item "Logbook" in inventory.
@ 12:10 = Give item "Gauze mask" to Donkey guard.
@ 12:34 = Use Risk atlas (Bridge).
@ 13:27 = Interact with Binnacle and obtain item "Captain's glove".
@ 14:35 = Achievement "Research Complete" pops.
Video Walkthrough Part 8.

Video contains...
@ 0:01 = Give item "Logbook" to Ship's doctor.
@ 0:15 = Give item "Captain's glove" to Ship's doctor.
@ 1:12 = Speak with Max and exhaust all dialogue options.
@ 4:53 = Obtain item "Flares".
@ 4:56 = Use item "Flares" on Window and obtain item "New chess move".
@ 6:23 = Exhaust all dialogue options when speaking to Thomas.
@ 7:42 = Use item "New chess move" on chessboard and obtain items "Empty maser" & "Tantalite crystal".
@ 8:13 = Interact with Workbench.
@ 8:16 = Interact with Right leg hole and Left leg hole.
@ 8:30 = Interact with Hatch and obtain item "Darwin crystal".
@ 8:44 = Combine items in inventory "Empty maser" & "Tantalite crystal" and obtain item "Maser half-full of tantalite".
@ 9:01 = Combine items in inventory "Maser half-full of tantalite" & "Darwin crystal" and obtain item "New super maser".
@ 9:14 = Use item "New super maser" on Poor Darwin and obtain item "Darwin".
@ 9:22 = Speak with Thomas and exhaust all dialogue options.
@ 10:19 = Achievement "Thomas Eberling, saved!" pops.
Video Walkthrough Part 9.

Video contains...
@ 0:01 = Interact with Perils.
@ 1:12 = Achievement "Father?" pops.
@ 1:20 = Speak with Father and exhaust all dialogue options.
@ 10:35 = Achievement "The book is closed" pops.
Complete Video Walkthrough Playlist Link.
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