LOTR:FOTR Hints / Walk-thrus

[Algamesh]

WarRingers,

I'd like to create threads for each LOTR game that is produced solely for tips, hints, and walk-thrus. If we compile a great resource here, there will be no need to search for this information elsewhere.

So, if you come across any techniques, discover any secrets, or want to exhibit the way you mastered the LOTR:FOTR game ... here is the place to rant & rave about it! lol

[P.K. Brandybuck]

I have FOTR on Xbox and #1 my cheats don't work and
#2 my inventory screen looks screwy.. anyone know what is wrong??

to get unlimited Health : YAXBAY


HELP!!

[Nala Greenleaf]

i cant get passed the barrow wights/downs on my PC game coz when the spirits come out the ground i get stuck and dont know what to do or where to go!!!! and in my inventory i only have a walkin stick to protect me!!!! aaaarrgghh HELP!!!

[Lord Raistlin]

HELP! I am playing the LOTR: FOTR PC game and I am at the outside Ted Sandyman's mill gor 4 days and I can not go pass the Black Rider! HELP! I thown stones and that did not work. :(

[Eámanë Greenleaf]

Hey! I have a quick question. Does anyone know how to make the screen brighter? I've raised the one bar in the settings to the maximum but it's still to dark to see much. I was basically just wandering around in the dark and I got caught by the first stupid Ringwraith in the game. And, of course, I forgot to save the game, so I have to start at the beginning. Anyway, curse the stupid old monitor!! ::clears throat:: Can anyone help me? Please?

[Saruman]

I have the PS2 version, which I hear is similar to the PC version, so I may be able to help.

At the Barrow Downs, I simply tried to get to higher ground. Eventually, you should find a large mound with a small hole in it, which you should go through, where you will find the Hobbits and a very angry Barrow Wight.

I'm afraid I need to replay the game to remember the solution to that part in Hobbiton at night, which is quite hard since it is the first dangerous quest. All I can remember is that you have to spot the pattern in which they search the area, and thus anticipate when they move from certain areas. It helps to save the game frequently at this point, so that you don't have to start from Bag End again.

[Evenstar]

I've got the PC version of FOTR and my computer wont run it! I think i need a new video/3D effects card (something like that) but I have no idea what it is or how much it costs! does anyone know?

[Nala Greenleaf]

Evenstar some of the 3D effects stuff can be downloaded off the internet if i get time i will try to find that website if not just ask at a computor store or check out www.google.com it's an amazing serch engine on the net with BILLIONS of pages of info!

[Pil]

My brother and i are having trouble with the PS2 ttt game....we keep getting killed by the cave troll!!!! verymad lol

[Saruman]

Basically, the routine when defeating the cave troll at Balin's Tomb is to walk up to it, press triangle, walk away quickly as it brings the club down, walk up to it, triangle, walk away, walk up to it, triangle, walk away, and so on. For the part where you're behind the pillars, just shoot arrows or throw axes at it, and, if you get low on health, just go to the far right, and there may be one of those green things that replenishes your health.

[Feebeefi]

SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!mecry

I have fotr and tt for Gameboy Advance and compltely stuck on both!!

In fotr Merry and Pippin are stuck in the tree and so when i leave then try and go back all the trees keep moving and i have no idea which way to go! HELP!!!!!

In tt I am stuck in Moria. i keep getting lost when i am Aragorn and Frodo keeps dying when i run into a troll no matter what i do!

SOMEBODY MUST HAVE COPIES FOR THE GAMEBOY ADVANCE

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!!!!!!!!!mecry

[Rickster]

I NEED HELP! ok im stuck with GANDALF in the ?morris? castle thing where the dwarfs once used to be. The stepping stones part!!! ARGH so irritating. i Dunt know how to do tat. i press enter the stones dont get pushed. what must i do? And after that where to you find the object to open the door when u are frodo?

[Rickster]

Feebeefi you must run away from the trees and then comes back then the trees are gone. Run far away and when u comes back walah gone.

[Rickster]

For the black riders. Yes you see the pattern in which they move. once they completely move away meaning you cant see them make your move. For those riders that dont move at first you throw stones in their path and keep throwing stones away fro mthe direction you wana go. You are distracting them. Then you make your move

[Nala Greenleaf]

HEY!!!!! no need to worry my next few posts will be able to helpout a majority of your problems!!! just look for what you need in my posts!!! this walkthru will be able to help you finish the game almost effortlessly!! enjoy;) :thumbs:

---The Shire---
//Hobbiton\\
*Once you’ve found the deed to Bag End, go outside and talk to Sam,
then do some exploring. Talk to everyone; you’ll get some tasks to
complete along the way.

*Completing the task for Farmer Hal will earn you the missing Mill pin.

//Bywater\\
*Lobelia will ask you to ring the bell in the center of town. To do so,
target the bell and throw a rock. Then, return to Lobelia to give her
the deed to Bag End.

*If you keep going past the Green Dragon down the path a way, you’ll
find Old Noakes on a bench. Talk to him. Continue on down the path
into Green Hill Country to complete the task.

//Green Hill Country\\
*The first herb is to your left by the water. Continue on across the
bridge and over the path. The next herb is in the hollow log on the
right side of the path. Continue down the path from there and over the
bridge.

*You’ll find Farmer Maggot’s farm. There is an herb on either side
through the fences, both guarded by his dogs. If the dogs spot you, you
will not get hurt, you’ll simply get scolded by Maggot and return to the
far end of the farm to try your quest again.

*Go back and talk to Noakes again. He will reward you for completing
his task.

//The Riders\\
*After you complete the task for Old Noakes, return to Bag End to find
the key and the Ring. Go out and take the path to the right to find
Master Gamgee’s house. This would be a good Save point (F2 - default).

*Head toward Master Gamgee's house and hide in the crevice to your right
and face the road. Once the Dark Rider passes you in the direction of
your right, SNEAK (hold down Shift-default while you move) across the
road to the house across the street and hide in the crevice to the right.

*Once you're sure the Rider isn't going to spot you, SNEAK up the crevice
and to the left. You'll see a grassy hill. Stay on the side of the hill
you are on and go around it - DO NOT go to the top of the hill! There is
a Rider on the other side who will see you!

*You'll notice that you come to the roof of a house (if you turn 180
degrees, you'll see Bag End in the background). Get off the grass and
stand up against the front of the house. There are no Riders patrolling
this part of the path. SNEAK down the path to the Mill - BEWARE the Rider
patrolling the other path that meets the one you're on near the Mill.

*SNEAK up the ramp onto the deck that wraps around the side of the Mill and
get out of sight of the road. Throw a rock as far as you can up in the
opposite direction of the Mill. Once the Rider from the bridge rides away
to check the distraction, SNEAK across the bridge and into Bywater (it's
safe to run once you're across the bridge).

*Once you have reached Bywater (where you will have to kill a single wolf),
you are safe from the Dark Riders until Green Hill Country. On the path
between Bywater and Green Hill Country, you will encounter 4 more wolves.
DO NOT TRY TO FIGHT THEM! Just run away until you cross into Green Hill
Country.

*You will encounter one more Rider. Sneak into the hollow log (to the
right), throw a rock in the opposite direction (toward where you came from),
and then proceed (SNEAK) out of the other end of the log and to the bridge
(SNEAKing all the way).

[Nala Greenleaf]

ok heres the next bit!

---The Old Forest---
//Finding Sam, Merry, and Pippin\\
*This is fairly self-explanatory. There are lots of spiders, beware. And
it’s easy to end up going in circles, so pay attention to where you’ve been
and where you’re going.

//Old Man Willow\\
*Attack Old Man Willow’s fist with your walking stick (melee attack), but do
not attack his trunk. Beware not to try to leave the area because tree roots
will shoot up from the ground and rob you of a lot of health points.

*After several hits (probably upwards of about 10), Tom Bombadil will come
bail you out.

//Following Tom\\
*You’re on your own to find 12 Water Lilies, all of which are guarded by
spiders. Once you have 12, find Tom - he will be wandering somewhere around
the river where you have been searching for Lilies, just keep looking.
Press the action button to talk to him when you find him, and you’re done.

//The Barrow-Downs\\
*Tip: Remember where your campsite is! When you awaken ghosts, you can lure
them to your campsite from anywhere in the Barrows, just make sure they follow
you all the way to it. They will not be able to go onto the campsite, they
will stay between the rock walls where you can run up, hit them, and run back
to safety without them chasing after you.

*Each ghost will die after 4 of 5 hits

*The path through the Barrows is as follows: take the path from your campsite
between the rock walls to the water. Take the path right of the water and head
up the hill on your immediate left side. Go right (you'll see two mushrooms,
one in front of you and one on the edge of the ledge). Turn left from that last
mushroom and head down the ledge. When you get closer to the Barrow on your
right side (with the crow squawking on a rock up above), you'll notice a break in
the rock face on your left and a hill going up through it. Go all the way up that
hill to the top, and then go left. You'll reach another Barrow and be immediately
taken inside to fight the Barrow-Wight.

*When you get to the final battle, you’ll notice a mushroom and a chest up on
a ledge. Get those first! The chest contains a Westernese dagger, which you
will need to kill the Barrow-Wight.

*After 5 hits with the dagger, Tom shows up and banishes the Wight, and all 4
Hobbits are freed and given daggers.

---Bree---
*Visit the room where everyone is sitting and talk to some people. You will
be told to go check in. Go back to the room you started in and the innkeeper
will be there.

*Bree is very self-explanatory, just keep in mind that Aragorn’s range weapon
is a bow and arrows and he kicks instead of jumps (spacebar). Also, once an
enemy is knocked to the ground, stand over him and press the spacebar or the
attack key (particularly important to beat the foes at the stable) and Aragorn
will finish him off. Block is an important feature here as well (hold down CTRL)

---Weathertop---
//The Orcs and the Troll\\
*Dead Orcs drop Cram. Be sure to pick it all up, you’ll need it later on.

*To bring down the Troll, try to attack its backside to avoid its mashing
blows, and keep moving! If you head straight at it it will block your
strikes and attack you. If you keep moving, it will be less likely to hit
you because it swings its hammer while standing still. Arrows are very
effective for killing Trolls.

//The Ring Wraiths\\
*DO NOT ATTEMPT TO KILL THEM! These Wraiths are nasty and will not die.
What you need to do is stand over Frodo and smack the Wraiths around so they
don’t get to him. Don’t move away from Frodo! Eventually the Wraiths will
run away and you’ll be safe.

*The Wraiths take away a lot of health points from Aragorn, so make sure you
pick up the Lemba by the fire, you’ll need it!

//Scouting Ahead\\
*You will encounter Wolves, Trolls, and Orcs on this path. It is a good
time to use all of your skills - range attack (bow and arrows), finishing
blow, block, etc. Don’t bite off more than you can chew - it’s all right
to run away and fight the beasts one at a time and let your little hobbit
friends help. Nothing will happen to Frodo along the way.

[Nala Greenleaf]

heres some more!!!
---Rivendell---
*There is no quest here. Talk to Gandalf, and then watch the Council of
Elrond take place. Afterwards, you can talk to the members of the council
if you choose. Go through the door to the left of Elrond and talk to Bilbo;
he will give you the mithril shirt and the Sting sword (the one that glows
blue when Orcs are near)...and you're done!

---Moria---
//Hollin Gate\\
*Gandalf is overwhelmed by large groups of enemies and he’s on his own,
so make sure you know how to use his spells, and do take full advantage
of them along the way. You will meet Wolves and Orcs galore. The gate
is on the lake.

*To defeat the Lake Monster, back up as far as you can, and shoot arrows
(range attack) at each of the 4 tentacles of the monster until they
submerge (about 4 shots each). Gandalf will speak each time you (Aragorn)
successfully kill one of the tentacles. Once all 4 have been submerged,
your battle with the monster is over.

//The Labyrinth\\
*Everything is self-explanatory until you come to the first round room
with multiple doors. Take the door straight across the room. Get onto
the lift. Once you get to the bottom, go out the door and up the stairs
to the right.

*You'll come to another round room. Take the 1st door on your right.
There will be a break when your party suggests you rest. You'll then be
in a room with 3 doors. Go through the one straight ahead and flip the
switch (get in front of the switch and hit the action key). Go back to
the room and take the door that is now on your left.

*You'll come to another room with doors. Take the door to the left and
cross the bridge. You will have to fight a Cave Troll. You'll reach a
room with more doors. Take the one to the left and flip the switch. If
you go through the other door, you will pick up 2 bottles of Miruvor
and some Cram.

*Go back across the bridge to the room you came from. Take the door
that is now to your left. Go straight across this room to the door
with the switch and go through it.

*In this next room, if you take the door straight ahead, you can pick
up Miruvor. Then, take the door that is now to your right and cross
the bridge.

//The 3 Passages\\
*The door straight-ahead leads to Lemba, the door to the left leads to
Miruvor (but you'll have to kill a couple of Orcs to get to it). The
door to the right is the one that you need to go through.

*Now you have to find a way to exit the 21st hall. Go to the statue at
the center of the room. 4 stone blocks surround it. Push these blocks
onto the buttons on the floor directly behind them. To do so, get in
front of the block and hold down the action key (Enter-default) while
you press the forward directional key. Make sure each block is placed
squarely on each button.

//The 2nd Hall\\
*To get the door open, there will be a button on the floor straight
out from where Gimli and Frodo enter the hall. Go toward the button,
then continue left. You’ll see a long stone ramp (at the top is an
Orc shooting flaming arrows). Go up that ramp (getting to the ramp
will involve jumping over some cracks in the ground), kill the Orc at
the top, then get between the large hunk of stone and the wall and
face the stone. Hold down the action key (Enter-default) and press
the forward key to push the stone off the edge. Go back down to
where the switch is and use the same method to push the stone onto it.
The door will then stay open.

*Frodo can’t stand up to the Orcs very well. A good plan is to let
Gimli do all of the fighting. When Frodo climbs the ladder toward
the end, it would be wise to try to outrun the Orcs there rather
than fight them because he’s only running to the ladder on the other
side to climb down and the Orcs will kill him if he stops to fight
them (it’s like running a gauntlet).

*When you get to the door, just run past the group of Orcs and get
out of there. This would be a good Save point (F2 - default).

[YayBoromir!]

Thank you Nala Greenleaf. :) I'm sure this will come in useful to lots of players!

[Nala Greenleaf]

No Problem if anyone wants any for RotK when it comes out i'm sure i will be able to get my hands on it!! ;)

[Nala Greenleaf]

When you come to fighting the Balrog heal yourself immediately!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do not stall!!! then set a Lightning spell! dogde the balrogs flames and hit him with the lightning spell when he is forming another fireball!! when he is Paralyzed for a few seconds run up to him and hit him up to twice with you sword and then hit him with the spell again! DO NOT GIVE HIM THE CHANCE TO GET UP!!!!! when you have hit him with the spell hit him twice again with your sword and then use the spell again! continue till the beast is dead!

[Evenstar]

for the people who are stuck with the black rider on the bridge in hobbiton - like nala said, throw stones till it moves back. then once you have crossed the bridge there is a rock on the far right. you need to hide behind this and throw rocks back over the water. The rider should go back onto the bridge. once he has, you can sneak your way out of hobbiton.:grin:

I haven't done the bywater bit yet so I am looking out for those wolves! :)

[Dunbar]

//Amon-Hen\\

Pretty straight-forward, kill a couple orcs. There is a cave with some orcs and wargs and a peice of cram (not sure if its worth the trouble). When you get to the two archers, kill them then drop down on the ledge and wait a second. You will see a bunch of wargs and two huge trolls fighting. Let the trolls kill the wargs first. Then it is possible to shoot down the trolls from where you are behind the rocks with 'f'. (Frodo has stopped following you at this point). Continue down the path and kill two more trolls, (one at a time) and Legolas will help you on the second one. When you reach the narrow bridge you will become frodo and need to sneak to the top of the hill. DONT stop to kill orcs on the way up. When you get close to then use the Ring briefly to confuse them and just keep running. When you become Aragorn do the same except kill the orcs.


//Nazgul\\

The Nazgul starts off on the ground and breathes poison at you. Don't let this hit you because it does a lo of damage. Try to stay to the back side and just hack away. Eventually he will fly up into the air. You have to go up to the seeing seat to shoot it. It will circle around you for awhile then come straight toward you shooting poison at you. Note that you cant hit him while he is circling. When he comes toward you go into first person view (F) and shoot at him as he flies overhead. You need to hit him about 3(4) times ti'll he flies away and you beat the game.

[Evenstar]

Has anyone else been getting lost in the Old Forest? I've found Merry and Pippin and killed quite a few spiders, but I am very confused and keep going in circles! :( :elfeek:

[Dunbar]

Yes...I have, and I think almost everyone has. Especially when trees actually move to block your path then you go back and they are gone again. All I can say is try to remember landmarks like stumps, rock, tree etc...

[Nala Greenleaf]

if anything look out for mushrooms they'll guide you in the right direction

[Olyanë]

Hey folks, thanks for the FOTR walkthrough--I recently beat it and was greatly disappointed at the end scenario--I was happy throughout the entire game that unlike the TTT and ROTK games this was incredibly close to the book, but the ending just blew, really bad IMO--anyone else beat it yet? I don't want to say to much in case no one has yet

Anthony

[BelovedCaptain]

Oh, I LOVE this game!!! :grin: I was the first in my family to beat it, go me! :yahoo: Ne ways, I agree with the ending. It was... erm, weird! the one part I hate to do is Aragorn fighting the Black Riders. That was sooo crappy! Anyways, if anyone needs help with it, just ask me! I'm at your services! :)

Sorry to double post, but I just wanted to say that I have written my own walkthrough for this game. Just to let you all know. Thanks! :grin: