EVA Pod in SQ5

[tassieboy]

I'm playing through Space Quest 5 for the first time and the EVA pod is annoying the hell out of me.

I get the target in range. I extend the arm. Fine so far.

Getting the claw to open is a real challenge. As I move the mouse cursor around I occasionally get a cursor that says CLAW. IT seems pretty much random where this will appear and where it won't. When I click the CLAW cursor, it usually retracts the arm but very occasionally opens the claw.

Apparently (according to Universal Hint System) Once I have target in range, I'm supposed to open the claw and then just close it again. The one occasion I did manage to get the claw open, I clicked again, the claw closed, the arm retracted, but with no Cliffy.

What a frustrating control system!

I find myself continually clicking, yelling at the computer, until my oxygen runs out.

Is it meant to be this hard?

[Collector]

You did use the installer from here, didn't you? It includes the EVA pod fix.

[tassieboy]

I managed to get through it in the end. The walk through on this site made me realise that clicking on the thumb would work.

I didn't use the installer from here, I got the game from GOG. I've had a closer look at your installers page and have a better idea of what your installers do. I will have to download and make use of them.
thanks.