Indiana Jones Great Circle: How to light up dark locations and how to unlock the lighter

As a seasoned gamer with over a decade of experience under my belt, I can confidently say that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has taken me on an adventurous rollercoaster ride! The dimly lit locations have certainly added a layer of mystery and intrigue to the game, but at times, it feels like playing hide and seek with the secrets hidden within.

Navigating dark areas in Indiana Jones: The Great Circle could potentially lead to overlooking hidden treasures and encountering trouble with puzzle-solving. Here’s a guide that will teach you ways to manage light, secure lighter tools, ignite dynamite, adjust game brightness, and utilize fire for sabotage purposes:

Candlesticks and torches

Indiana Jones Great Circle: How to light up dark locations and how to unlock the lighter

  1. In selected locations in the game you’ll have the possibility to use candles, candlesticks and torches. You can receive these items from characters accompanying you or find them in the game world. Some of them are not one-off items and can be temporarily added to your inventory. This is especially important in basements, cellars, crypts and other dimly lit locations.
  2. Remember to hold down the aiming button: Indy will raise a given fire source a bit higher and the area will be lit up.

Indiana Jones Great Circle: How to light up dark locations and how to unlock the lighter

The braziers may be helpful too. You can:

  1. Light the braziers– thanks to this you will gain a permanent additional light source in a given location;
  2. Light candles and torches with braziers – first, find an extinguished candle or torch (e.g. on a hanger on a wall) and take it to the burning brazier.

How to get a lighter?

Indiana Jones Great Circle: How to light up dark locations and how to unlock the lighter

  1. Things will get easier once you reach the second region, Giza. Shortly after reaching this location you will receive the main quest The Idol of Ra. More about different locations you can find on our interactive map.
  2. Before you start finding quest items, visit the Giza Village in the eastern part of the map. Once there, find the stall where Asmaa sells (screenshot above).

Indiana Jones Great Circle: How to light up dark locations and how to unlock the lighter

  1. Asmaa won’t give you the lighter for free – it costs 75 lire. If necessary, visit any hostile location and look for locked chests. In each such chest you should find about 100 lire.
  2. You can now choose between a lighter and a camera; this can be done by pressing the “2” key on the keyboard or the up direction button on the controller’s D-pad.

Unique applications of fire

Indiana Jones Great Circle: How to light up dark locations and how to unlock the lighterIndiana Jones Great Circle: How to light up dark locations and how to unlock the lighter

  1. The sources of fire mentioned above can not only help you light up the rooms, but also make it easier to get through them.
  2. In the game world you can find wooden or straw barricades; examples of them are shown in the attached screenshots. Just get close to one with any source of fire and set it on fire to unlock a new passage. Pay special attention to the ones close to the ground as they are easier to miss.

Indiana Jones Great Circle: How to light up dark locations and how to unlock the lighter

Other interesting uses include:

  1. Lighting sticks of dynamite (example in the screenshot) – you can then throw them at nearby enemies; the explosion can either kill or seriously injure them.
  2. Scaring scorpions away – use a torch for this, because a lighter may not be enough.

How do I increase the brightness settings?

Indiana Jones Great Circle: How to light up dark locations and how to unlock the lighter

  1. A final workaround may be to increase the brightness settings.
  2. Go to the Video tab and find the Edit Brightness & HDR option (see the screenshot above). You can enable HDR (only if your computer supports this technology) and freely adjust the brightness. Unfortunately, the game does not allow you to modify gamma / contrast in a similar way.

In the adventure of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, some riddles can be quite tricky to solve. That’s why we suggest taking a look at our comprehensive guide, which offers solutions for every puzzle in the game.

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2024-12-12 13:31