This cartridge is designed as a walking tour and is meant to
be done as such. Since this Wherigo is designed in a linear fashion
exiting a zone and then re-entering it will trigger the the
question to reappear.
Due to the sometimes unstable nature of the Wherigo format,
depending upon the equipment used, it is recommended that you save
your game periodically as you are progressing.
The necessary Wherigo cartridge will not come with a download of
this cache - you must visit
http://www.wherigo.com to download it.
The cartridge is designed such that you cannot complete the game
from emulator play. The game is designed where you must input info
into a text box or answer a multiple choice question in order to
see the next screen or "zone". If you aren't actually at that
place, you won't have that information. Good mapping and research
might allow you to discover the necessary information from
home.
If you don't have a device that will play a Wherigo
cartridge, here are a couple of options. 1) Play on the emulator as
far as you can - generate some coords for the spot (mapping is your
friend) go get the info (or perhaps research for it), then go home
and continue the game; or from the location, call a friend at a PC
with the emulator and cartridge with the info to continue the game
-you'll get the next screen.
Some notes on how this Wherigo Geocache cartridge works. The
cartridge has 6 zones (akin to 6 stages in a multi-cache). The
first zone, will be active and visible from anywhere. The next zone
will become visible and active when you're in the Maine
zone. "Active" means that your device is calculating a bearing
and
distance from your current location; "visible" means it shows on
your map screen. You'll see it on your locations screen when it is
active. If you select it, it will show like a waypoint "go to" -
with distance and direction arrow. Once you arrive in a zone, there
will be a question to answer before the next zone becomes active
and visible. Again, you have to select it from the locations screen
to become your next "go to". Zones become inactive as you exit
them, to save CPU power; too many "active" zones slows the Pocket
PC or Garmin as they calculate distances and bearings to each
active location. The geocache location becomes active and visible
only after you've correctly entered some data. Coordinates are
provided for the geocache. Zones are approx 100' by 100' in this
cartridge and are this large to allow for error. Specific
information is given for each zone to allow you to complete any
question. Once you've entered the cache zone (and completed the
Wherigo game) you might need to exit Wherigo and use your GPS,
having loaded it with the coordinates provided. The back button
will not scroll you back through screens! it takes you back to the
main screen, a listing of available locations, tasks etc. If you
want to retain data (coords, completion code) you should write it
down.
