Walkthrough (PC) by jimfish (5)

Complete TR-49 walkthrough by jimfish, detailing how to find all sources, unlock Endpeace, obtain Beatrice's password, and achieve all endings and achievements.

Walkthrough:

1. Initial Sources and Early Deductions: Start with ES92, which leads to CC49. CC49 mentions Quentin Lamarchant's 1918 publication, leading to QL18. QL18 indicates Lamarchant died six years later (QL24). AJ26 follows, referencing his work two years after his death. Focus on the Academicalist’s Journal due to its predictable publication pattern.
2. Academicalist’s Journal Timeline: QL18 states the first issue was in 1926. Use LI57 on AJ26 to find all known issue numbers. The journal publishes yearly until 1970. Calculate missing issues based on known gaps: AJ26 (issue 1), AJ27 (issue 2), AJ30 (issue 5), AJ32 (issue 7), AJ35 (issue 10), AJ41 (issue 16). AJ41 explains publication resumed after France's liberation, making AJ45 issue 17. Numbering returns to normal from here, leading to AJ68 (issue 36) and AJ70 (issue 37, the final entry).
3. Archivist Notes and Personal Codes: TR49 mentions CC11 needing HE19 from AL12. CC11 references QM55 and B347, indicating the computer was under development for six years, leading to TR43 as the original machine. B347 confirms Beatrice Dooler's last name. Since CC49 states she worked with Cecil in 49, find BD49. AL12 leads to messages ending with MAZE. Using ES92, calculate AC85, then AC81, leading into the maze MA23.
4. Solving the MA23 Maze: Navigate PA74, inspect NT41, collect AK37, retrieve TR19, take RO40, and use the key to reach EX17 and AC70. At AC70, enter PO01 to access LC65 and MA43. LC65 hints at AL12 again. AC70 provides a rule: each author has an index tied to their birth year.
5. Author Indices and Key Figures: With the Academicalist’s Journal mapped, identify authors. Pierre Letour: AJ70 states he died at 72 one year later, giving PL72 and a birth year of 1898 (PL98). His daughter Ursula is mentioned in AJ68 as being 26 in 1968, leading to UL73 and an index at UL42. Reverend Alfonso: AJ30 reviews a masterpiece from four years earlier, leading to RA26. He lived to 100 and died in 63, meaning he was born in 63 (RA63). RA26 links to GA00. Quentin Lamarchant: From earlier entries, QL18 and QL24 are known. QL24 states he died at 68, so his birth year is 1856 (QL56). DP08 influenced his 1911 work, leading to QL11.
6. The Literary Review: LR53 identifies as volume 44 and mentions volume 50. Assuming annual publication, find LR59. LR59 states the journal existed before 1900, leading to LR00. Using LI57, identify volumes 18, 44, 50, 56, 72, and 90. Cecil clarifies publication gaps during world wars, allowing correct identification of LR22, LR53, LR59, LR65, LR81, and LR99.
7. Hammerstone Press: AJ27 states Hammerstone Press started in 1906, shut down after 16 years, and returned ten years before 1966. This gives HP06, HP22, and HP56. HP06 mentions anonymous writers starting in 1908, leading to HP08 and HP09.
8. Dorothea Pemberton: Pemberton appears across journals and Cecil’s notes. DP96 is her first book. DP11 was written the year she died. DP00 is quoted in CC49. DP08 is mentioned by Hammerstone Press. AJ32 reveals she was born in 1881, giving DP81 as her index.
9. Joshua Silverton and Pinkin Kendrick: CC59 links IA33 and JS38, confirming Silverton wrote under an alias. JS38 is addressed to Emma under her maiden name; her reply is EM39. Silverton died five years later (JS43). EM39 mentions another letter the following year (JS40). JS40 states he died at 40, meaning his birth year was 1903 (JS03). JS85 is a disturbing letter written after his death and links to RC92. Pinkin Kendrick: PK36 states Kendrick was 47 that year, giving him a birth year of 1889 and index PK89. Find PK37, PK51, and PK74. PK37 references AT59 and AT35. Aliz also mentions WI11.
10. Emma Kendrick Silverton Meyfleur: Emma’s books use compound titles and change initials with her surname. LR81 indicates her birth year is 1909, leading to EM09. Her works are found across EM36, EK52, EK65, EK77, EM80, and ES92.
11. Naming Endpeace: Endpeace is found by exploring the archive. Clues suggest it's a compound word book capable of raising the dead, narrowed to later Emma books by Aliz’s notes. LR65 confirms Emma published that year. EK65 includes Cecil disputing Kendrick’s authorship and noting Emma's use of compound titles. EK77 is published the year Cecil died. LR81 contains Emma admitting publishing brought her love back from the dead. Endpeace is concluded to be EK77.
12. Beatrice’s Password: WI93 requires a password hinted as