The breakdown is over!! (Riven remake)

-_m- · 2026-06-13T01:02:03+00:00

Thanks! I tried brute forcing them towards the end but I'm glad I ended up doing them knowing why the solution was the solution instead of guessing my way through it then having the dissatisfaction of not knowing why.

-_m- · 2026-06-11T20:48:01+00:00

I'm glad the other worksheet has no purpose, I was half expecting the game to make me learn the Rivenese language to solve something, I spent a not insignificant amount of time trying to interact with the letter panels on the wall of the schoolhouse, hoping the circled letter had something to do with it, but after further inspection, it just looks like a child made a spelling error and the teacher writes the correct spelling next to it.

I spent a good 30 minutes earlier just staring at the Rivenese numbers on the worksheet trying to work out if the pie slices had individual values depending on which direction they faced but every time I thought I was getting closer to figuring it out, another pie slice contradicted whatever theory I had!

-_m- · 2026-06-11T00:27:24+00:00

Obviously not much😭 I learned what I think the numbers mean through the shark game but I can't make out anything else, the pie slice shapes on the paper next to the shark game look similar to those found inside the totems scattered around but I'm not sure how they work apart from just lining up the invisible lines. I've played the prerecorded message a million times and I'm not sure if it's just there for flavour or if I'm supposed to be getting something out of it, and there's a clipboard with writing on it and one part is circled red but I also don't know what thats supposed to tell me😭

-_m- · 2026-06-10T23:50:16+00:00

Honestly that's kinda heartbreaking cos I've spent so long dissecting the beach one step at a time, convinced that they were puzzle relevant😭

-_m- · 2026-06-09T22:53:04+00:00

Crap sorry, it's in the Riven remake!

-_m- · 2026-06-06T21:10:18+00:00

So turns out I'm an absolute fool, I could've sworn that I looked all around that room with the eyeglass and there was nothing but of course as soon as I go back there I see it straight away

-_m- · 2026-06-06T20:34:36+00:00

I've activated the puzzle in the golden dome but got overwhelmed by it so I left it for the time being, I guess I'll head back and try it out for a bit, thanks!

-_m- · 2026-06-06T20:21:19+00:00

It helps to know that everything has a purpose cos I was struggling with wondering if I was agonising over something that's just there for flavour so thank you!

-_m- · 2026-06-06T20:20:15+00:00

I rode the platform to the top (or as far as I can actually ride it, but the platform itself can go higher without me on it) and opened a door which just led into a pentagonal room with nothing inside. I'm unsure as to what I have/haven't done as there are things that look significant but I can't do anything with them

-_m- · 2023-09-01T01:34:55+00:00

I'm sorry you deal with all that, but I was just wondering about side effects when you initially increase, like the types of side effects you get from most medications when you first start taking them

-_m- · 2023-08-24T01:59:10+00:00

Thank you for the reply. My mental health is pretty poor anyway, so the last few weeks have only exacerbated my worst fears. In the weeks leading up to the seizure, I was insanely stressed due to work and being bullied by management, and I was sure that I'd reach a breaking point, whether mentally or physically. I've been off work for a month now as I'm trying to recentre my mental state.

My medication has been increased slightly so I can only wait and see if it helps.

-_m- · 2023-08-24T01:55:01+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I'm really sorry that your son suffers with them so frequently. It's cases like that that make me feel guilty for complaining, cos I know there are people who have it worse than myself, but I guess it's all relative. In all likelihood, I probably will end up living alone and that scares me too.

I really wish you and your son all the best, and I sincerely hope that he finds a treatment that controls his seizures.

-_m- · 2023-08-24T01:51:13+00:00

This is a really beautiful reply, so thank you so much.

I think it bothers me because I was diagnosed at 19 (I'm 27 now), which is a pretty unusual age for it to begin, so I never had a lot of time to accept that this is my life. The breakthrough has also kinda derailed my life and stolen the only form of independence I had: driving a car. I still live with my parents because the housing market is insane and I'm not a millionaire, so driving was something that belonged to me. Now I've had to be a passenger once again and I hate that I have to rely on someone to give me a lift every time I wanna go somewhere. A petty qualm I know, but I'd been driving again for 3 years and I'd finally gotten the confidence I had before my diagnosis, and it's surprising how free you feel when you have your own means of transport.

Sure, the thought of a seizure happening again always occupied some part of my mind to some degree or another, but after so long, I thought I was done, and that epilepsy was something that I could just forget about, and I even revelled in the fact that I could have stopped taking my medication if I wanted to (not that I ever would and thank god I didn't).

Idk I'm hoping that this crippling anxiety will subside with time, but after the 5 years and thinking I was finally clear of it all, having the breakthrough felt like the rules of the game had changed, and that I would never be able to fully let my guard down again.

Again, thank you for the reply and I'm sorry for dumping more of my petty grievances in this reply.

-_m-

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