Anachronox/The Bricks (2)

Locating the Helmet
You may recall the information you pulled up on your scanner in Boots office. If that's not enough of a clue, talking to the guard in the back alley of the tenements about a helmet will point you in the right direction. Time to backtrack to the Platform Area. Following the signs all the way back through the Casinox Area. The blocked path with the burning man is accessible now, so head down that corridor. You'll run into some Alley Goons, and spot another bug mound, before you hit the next gravpath.

Platform Area
Either way, return to Grumpos once you've acquired the Nox Grumbleguard Helmet Size 5. After another cutscene, he'll join your party. He'll also give you a Cordicom Linguinator, which will auto-translate the speech of the few species you were previously unable to understand.

Sidequests & Lucko Coldwolf
Upon returning to K'Conrad, you'll be given the name of your next target - Lucko Coldwolf. There are a few errands you'll want to take care of before pursuing him, however.

While you're in the area, go back to Maria and tell her where Simon lives for $50. Now head for the Fountain Spiral. In the gravpath is a NoxGuard who wants photos of five Brebulans. If you've been following this guide so far, you should already have them all, so talk to him again and receive $500 (remember to delete the photos once you've gotten credit to make more space).

From the Spiral, head toward Rowdy's, but turn onto the previously blocked left path, and then turn right into the tunnel. Near the bottom, talk to Yerocan Worb, who gives you the Blueprints of Detta's Fortress to deliver to Marina.

Now head for the MysTech Museum and talk to the curator, who asks you to photograph the five Anachronox symbols. Again, you should already have them all (you'll need to leave and re-enter before you can tell him you have the photos). You'll be rewarded $200 and 3 HealGrease Plus. He'll also wants you to grab an extra symbol from the Anachronox Tours office.

Head to the museums upper level (the ramp is by the entrance). As enter the top, look down over the railing to your left. If the  Red Bipidri  isn't there now, it will show up soon. Take a picture.

On the path to Zordo's, you'll run into the guy asks for these Bipirdi photos (8 in total). Talk to him again to get credit for the two you already have.

Now head to Rowdy's and give the blueprints to Marina for $200. Mardoman then asks you to check up on Yerocan again. While you're here, talk to Valesta (you don't need to give her back the bracelet), who immediately leaves to find Deanamo after you break the news to her.

Head back to Yerocan, who asks you to photograph any suspicious characters in the Fountain Spiral. Go up to the top of the Spiral and take a photo of Fazz Burbleman wandering around. Report back to Yerocan, who gives you an Eluder Band. Visit Mardoman yet again, who asks you to hit up a drug courier in the Platform Area (we'll deal with him soon).

With all that out of the way, you can head to the Tenements Area to find Lucko Coldwolf. Upon arrival, head to the right and down the ramp until the cutscene starts. You'll need to tail Lucko all the way through the Junkyard, Casinox, Platform and Anachronox Tours areas without him noticing you (you'll be warned when you're too close or far away), and into a bar for another cutscene.

Anachronox Tours Area
Turn right and talk to the guy in black standing over the dead body. It's Detective Rukh, an old friend of Boots. He wants you to investigate the dead man's apartment back in Building 5.

Remember the inactive LifeCursor back in Level 2, Room 7? Head back there and investigate it.

Since you're in the area again, you can head to Frank's to visit Deanamo, now accompanied by Valesta. As Grumpos, you can either pay her $200 to get treatment, or mock her. If you pay her, she'll show up in Ghalla's, but if you go back to Frank's later in the game she's there again, like it never happened.

Anyway, head back to Rukh with the info. He gives you a PAX Flashpak, which teaches Boots' "FlashBlind" skill (stuns enemies). You may notice a guy nearby with a purple PAL-18 unit. You'll be dealing with him later. For now, head up the ramp and into Anachronox Tours.

Anachronox Tours
Go down the ramp and around back through the crate-filled maintenance section, up and out onto the balcony above the entrance. You'll find the Anachronox Logo here, which you can actually pick up this time.

Now go to the Platform Area, level 3, and talk to the drug runner. Anger him enough, and you'll be able to fight him. Afterwards, return all the way back to Mardoman, then the Museum for your rewards (a Pre-owned ShieldCell and $400, respectively).

The guy with the Stinky Sock (Balls Krueger) is wandering around the tunnel where Yerocan was standing. While you're close, you may want to visit Zordo's Gun Palace and buy some Wristbands of Whacking for $1200. They increase your damage output by about 5%.

Junkyard
When you come to the first fork in the path, turn left and grab a Pre-Owned Shieldcell further down off a crate. You'll notice a HealGrease Complete just out of reach along the way; nothing you can do about that for the time being. A few more fights later, you'll reach another fork. Go around to the right and grab a TACO before heading up the long ramp on the left, talk to the doorman at the top, and continue on. Past the TimeMinder, look behind a box on the left for a Vistin ThreeBeam for Boots. Head up to the door for a cutscene, where you finally meet Eddie.

Finally, head down to the lower Tenements Area, and around back to the DoorLord. Make sure you're prepared for some more fighting before talking to him and proceeding into the MysTech Tunnels.