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Restoring the Grandfather Clock
I Hate This Place

Restoring the Grandfather Clock

Follow this detailed walkthrough for I Hate This Place to restore the Grandfather Clock, including enemy strategies, item locations, and puzzle solutions.

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Restoring the Grandfather Clock

Follow this detailed walkthrough for I Hate This Place to restore the Grandfather Clock, including enemy strategies, item locations, and puzzle solutions.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After defeating the Broodmother and obtaining the achievement 'That’s a hell of a spider', head north from the battle arena to find a bunker entrance leading into a series of tunnels.
  2. 2
    Navigate through the tunnels, fighting spiders and tentacle men. Locate a map, a TV save point, a campfire, and a note.
  3. 3
    Follow the path, using explosives to clear obstacles. Collect items and manage enemies like hazmat and tentacle men.
  4. 4
    Find the 'Minecart Brake Lever' and a switch to disable an electrified zone.
  5. 5
    Continue through the tunnels, eventually reaching a broken minecart. Use the 'Minecart Brake Lever' and 'Fuel' to activate it.
  6. 6
    The activated minecart opens a path to a Workbench, a TV save point, and containers. Use the minecart to travel to a previously inaccessible area with a locked door.
  7. 7
    Proceed through the newly opened door, finding a first-aid kit and a TV save point. Navigate further, dealing with ambushing spiders and splitting paths.
  8. 8
    Explore both northwest (dead end with containers) and northeast paths. The northeast path leads to more enemies and a lootable box.
  9. 9
    Continue along the southern paths, which merge, leading to more spiders and a trapdoor. Loot a box north of the trapdoor and open a shortcut northwest.
  10. 10
    Descend through the trapdoor, follow the path southeast to find a large spider, a first-aid kit, a TV save point, a 'Crank', and a lootable box.
  11. 11
    Return to the path split, head west, crouch under supports, and find two boxes near a ladder.
  12. 12
    Go back up the ladder, head northeast, and climb another ladder.
  13. 13
    From the top of the second ladder, defeat a tentacle man. Look southwest of the trapdoor for a lootable box.
  14. 14
    Head south of the trapdoor, defeat a large spider, and find a box.
  15. 15
    Head east of the trapdoor, defeat a tentacle man, and follow the path. Take the north path, defeat enemies, and collect loot. Use the 'Crank' on the machine to open doors below.
  16. 16
    Return to the trapdoor, go down, and head northeast and northwest, then through the opened door. Climb the ladder at the end to exit the tunnels.
  17. 17
    Above ground, head northwest to the 'Druid’s Hut'. Loot a box to the left of the steps and use the Workbench.
  18. 18
    Inside the Hut, loot boxes and find a note. In the next room, find a TV save point and a bed. A trapdoor with a button is present but inaccessible for now.
Tips
  • Bring Fuel x2 and Electric Grenade x1 before entering the tunnels.
  • Weapons like the Submachine Gun and Riot Shotgun are effective against spiders.
  • Molotov Cocktails or Grenades are useful for clearing obstacles.
  • Keep distance from the Broodmother and focus fire on it if it grabs you.
  • The spider battlefield is one of the 41 locations needed for the 'Full picture' achievement.
  • Crafting every weapon at the Workbench unlocks the 'Arsenal' achievement.
  • Achievement: 'That’s a hell of a spider' (after defeating the Broodmother).
  • Item: 'Minecart Brake Lever'.
  • Access to Workbench and crafting opportunities.
  • Progression towards completing the game and other achievements.

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