Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-50.4.124.222-20170605030406/@comment-31495881-20170605185123

Bluebird84 wrote: Eyeris1:  I want to reply separately since you've raised a couple questions for me. You gave me some great suggestions...some I was aware of, some I wasn't.

Using the Eyeglass in HL:  A tutorial probably showed me its use early on but I forgot about it by the time I needed help. When you activate it, do you get to control what spots the glass clears?

If the item is giftable:  If a friend gifts me one of my quest items...is there a special way I have to accept it in order to get the quest to 'read' the gift? I kind of remember reading something to that effect somewhere here on the Forum... The spyglass is random BUT it will clear a spot that needs clearing or unlocking. So it's best to use at the end of your game say if you're just 1 or 2 spaces from a win and are running out of time. This can help you win without using Flying Time. You should have stats while you're playing showing how many more spots need clearing to win so you can make an informed decision on whether to use tools or scrap the attempt and try again.

If your quest item is giftable there is absolutely no special way that you need to accept it. Once in a while you will already have the item and you can send it to a friend and have them send it back and as soon as you collect it and close your giftbox you will see the same thing you see when you complete a quest in regular play. What you can not unfortunately is combine a collection that contains a quest item and then have the quest done. You will get credit for the combining only when that comes along but it will not help you progress in the indidividual quest items.

Also I want to point out that there is a talisman called the Candle of Eternity that you can earn during the Mirror Hall event (banish 100 event monsters) and it extends time allowed  to complete locations or puzzles by 20 seconds and lasts for 50 minutes. I believe the few people that reported using it, used it during a mini challenge requiring a lot of TB and or HL play and they said it made a huge difference. Obviously it is up to you to decide if you want to save it for such a mini challenge or to clear a some quests or a combination of both.

The spyglass in AC will briefly reveal all remaining pairs.

I hope that all makes sense and helps a bit. Best of luck!!