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Disco Elysium

Thursday - Detective Cuno

Follow this Disco Elysium walkthrough to complete the 'Turn Back the Wheels of Time' quest, solve the Egg Head puzzle, and help the ravers start a nightclub.

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Follow this Disco Elysium walkthrough to complete the 'Turn Back the Wheels of Time' quest, solve the Egg Head puzzle, and help the ravers start a nightclub.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Click on the thought orb and agree with your Endurance to initiate Turn back the wheels of time.
  2. 2
    Dress to increase your Pain Threshold skill (FALN windbreaker, T-500 cuirass).
  3. 3
    Speak to René and say you need to go back in time, for Revachol, and that men have lost their way. Attempt a Pain Threshold (17) check for +5 XP.
  4. 4
    If you haven't already, speak to Racist Lorry Driver about racism. Tell him you are trying to turn back time and ask what you're supposed to do. Make a Logic (13) check to discover his real problem is lack of success with women.
  5. 5
    Tell him he might be more successful if he weren't so bitter. Ask if he can help you turn back time.
  6. 6
    Quick save. Put on your Signal-Blue Naval Coat and speak to Measurehead. Tell him you need to find a way to turn back time. Make a Suggestion (18) check to get him to talk to you in private.
  7. 7
    Tell him there's something personal you'd like to discuss. When ready, tell him you must return to the past. He tells you to talk to Paledriver.
  8. 8
    Back outside, join Kim. Heal Endurance damage and put on your raincoat. Fast travel to Fishermen Shacks, go inside your shack, and quick save.
  9. 9
    Make the Endurance (18) check to face yourself in the mirror. You gain a new avatar. Promise never to forsake your vows for +35 XP and the Icebreaker trophy.
  10. 10
    Fast travel to the church. Examine the padlock on the door and make an Interfacing (10) check to peel off the sticker. Place the sticker on your ledger for +15 XP.
  11. 11
    Go to the right of the church, up, then right to an expanse of ice. Speak to Acele. Ask about her device, what she's doing, and what she's recording. Ask about the music place she and her friends are planning in the church. Ask about anodic dance music for +15 XP to complete a secret task.
  12. 12
    Go to the tent and speak to Egg Head. Choose "Say nothing" five times, then "No, but seriously...". Speak to Egghead again, choose "Say nothing" five times, then "SO HARD CORE", "IT IS!", and "THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE QUESTION?!" for +15 XP.
  13. 13
    Ask Egghead what is wrong with the music and suggest it is proto. Make a Physical Instrument (13) check to conclude the music needs more bass and melody. Agree to take on the task to initiate Make van Eyck's jam harder core.
  14. 14
    Speak to Noid to initiate Sync the sines with Noid. Speak to Andre and exhaust his conversation options to initiate Help ravers start a nightclub.
  15. 15
    Ask about the stuff in the tent and attempt a Logic (17) check to conclude they're planning on setting up a speed lab. Deal with the situation as you please (don't arrest or evict them).
  16. 16
    Ask Noid about the padlock, and he'll toss you the key. Attempt a Hand / Eye Coordination (10) check to catch it or pick it up off the ground.
  17. 17
    Back outside, speak to Acele again to initiate Get Acele to talk about her associates.
  18. 18
    Interact with a pile of eternite to the right of the tent to create a shortcut to the church.
  19. 19
    Return to the church and go inside. Inspect the mainframe computer, look behind it, and press PLAY.
  20. 20
    Examine the broken stained glass window. Make an Encyclopedia check for information on Dolores Dei and a Visual Calculus (13) check to reconstruct the window.
  21. 21
    Go to the end of the nave and click on the thought orb. Look up into the bell tower and make a Perception (12) check to spot Tiago.
  22. 22
    Speak to Tiago. Ask about the "other spooker" and if he's heard her say the password to her radiocomputer. He gives it to you.
  23. 23
    Head to the end of the nave and grab the Mesque Banger's Silk Scarf.
  24. 24
    Grab the Mesque Banger's Red Brogues from the rafters.
Tips
  • If you're doing a second playthrough for trophies, you can skip ahead to the endgame after obtaining the Icebreaker trophy.
  • Dress to increase your Pain Threshold skill (FALN windbreaker, T-500 cuirass) before speaking to René.
  • Quick save before the tough Suggestion check with Measurehead and the Endurance check in your shack.
  • The sticker from the church door can be placed on your ledger for XP.
  • You can unlock the Litany of Contact Mike thought by riffing on the similarity between "contact mic" and "Contact Mike" when speaking to Acele.
  • Don't arrest or evict the ravers; deal with the situation as you please.
  • New avatar
  • Icebreaker trophy
  • +5 XP (René's regret)
  • +15 XP (Sticker on ledger)
  • +15 XP (Anodic dance music)
  • +15 XP (Egg Head puzzle)
  • +35 XP (Promise never to forsake your vows)
  • Mesque Banger's Silk Scarf
  • Mesque Banger's Red Brogues

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