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I think your name was Nicolas Mark Sherry. If so, your bounty was $21,900. I apologize for my wife, she's a b*tch.

I just recently got back into thinking about house designs for this game. I wanted to play around a bit with the good old wife trap. Didn't think it would kill this fast especially in this small neighborhood. I guess I still got it .

I built the house on the initial $2k and then burned the money on some more dogs and pointless windows, walls, and a cat to get my value down to $100 exactly.

I'm just running around in self test, playing with some designs (mostly safe). I'll let you steal your bounty back if you message me while i'm still on. Or it'll prolly be returned to the State with a suicide, or dumped into a bunch of putbulls.

Freelove,

I occasionally lurk by the forum and had to log in and thank you for such an awesome read. It makes me wish I spent more time doing a journal instead of just recording robbery notes.

I checked back through my old files to see if I still had something and found the last robbing phase. I wanted to contribute something to your post as you contributed a great portion to the robbing guide I wrote up

The structure of notes has the houses separated by name with top targets at the start and broken/disappeared/combo lock houses moved to the bottom. Combo lock houses I would revisit if I decided to chain. The map consists of what I explored that run. The notes are what I jotted down. And the plan is what I referred to right before the next visit. If you check out the dates, this file only had 2 robbery spans (beginning May 20 and again on June 2nd). There will be some mistakes in date and money because I copy and pasted and sometimes forgot to change it for the next visit. Anyway,

Hopefully you can enjoy my 2k robbing notes as much as I enjoyed your diary.

p.s. I didn't check if any of these were still up so I apologize if I reveal anything still active.

Clean Slate
    http://castledraft.com/editor/4ePVCB

Name: Marcus Justin Longoria
    Visit 1: 2014.06.02, $47, , Lots of paintings, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/xsQZ0X
    Notes: cat timing to get past entrance
    double trapdoor turns off at step 2 after seeing cats
    checked south and lower dog controls a button.
    3 saws can get me past the two trap doors.
    Plan: R,UD3,R,L2,R9,D3,U,D3,L,R,
    4 saws, 4 meats
   
    Visit 2: 2014.06.02, $47, , Lots of paintings, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/3T2aOY
    Notes: Need to power the doors to lock cats.
    Plan: Bring bricks to kill cats, and 2 doorstops maybe water.
    R,UD3,R,L2,R9 entrance
    D3,U3,R2,D
   
    Visit 3: 2014.06.02, $47, 180/51, Lots of paintings, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/Rxt8Lr
    Notes: South I think is for the family path.
    going down from north 1 step turns on grate.
    Plan:
    R,UD3,R,L2,R9 entrance
    D3,U3,R2,D
    R,D6, then go up and leave the buttons activated.
    Head all the way right, maybe brick the door

Name: Michael Julian Prendergast
    Visit 1: 2014.06.03, $47, , Lots of paintings, Wife $13855
    http://castledraft.com/editor/Iv3Xz4
    Notes: I can kill wife here for a good amount of cash
    Plan: 10 meat, 1 gun, 2 saw 800+1200+1000
    go down until you see dog, drug him lower in the map
   
   
Name: Christopher Neal Cantrell
    Visit 1: 2014.06.02, $22, 75/33, 2 Paintings, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/fmlOGx
    Notes: Figured out dances
    Plan:
    R3,L2,D2,U2,R5 - turn on trap then leap with dog.
    U3,D,U4,D,U4,D,U2 - go up leap twice using both dogs
    L3,R,L2,R,L2 - setup sandwich trapdoors
    U4,R,L,D2,U,D2,U,D2 - figure out how to kill dog
    U4,R2,D,R3,U
    R5,L,R3 - leap east gate

   
Name: Donald David Johnson
    Visit 1: 2014.05.20, $49, 3/0, Lots of paintings, Wife Dead
    Map: http://castledraft.com/editor/R1wL4C
    Notes: Try bricking the door? Why is the pit one off at the bottom?
    Plan: Want a ladder and a brick. figure out how to leap the north trapdoor.
    Ladder it up then try dancing. Brick past the door?
   
    Visit 2: 2014.05.21, $56, 8/3, Lots of paintings, Wife Dead
    Map: http://castledraft.com/editor/pWmt1V
    Notes: Will need to figure out dance. The 3 wired walls on the outside definitely hint something.
    Plan: Test out dance, should be 4 total combinations to get the first trapdoor to work.
    Bring Ladder, Doorstop?
   
    Visit 3: 2014.05.22, $59, 27/10, Lots of paintings, Wife Dead
    Map: http://castledraft.com/editor/pWmt1V
    Notes: Tried a back step at concrete after door but looked at trapdoor
    Plan: Next time do a backstep and just get the dog after, then head up. Maybe bring meat.
    Could also work the dance without the dog then do another dance to open doors?
    Bring Ladder, Doorstop?

Name: Herbert Scott Powell
    Visit 1: 2014.05.20, $44, 195/106, 5 paintings, Wife ?
    Map: http://castledraft.com/editor/3Lf8wb
    Notes: Dog at front is a commit trap. what's behind south door?
    Chihuhua switch unlocks commit door.
    Bottom dance is pretty long.
    Plan: Ladder, brick? Use it to pass the long dance and check the wooden doors.
   
    Visit 2: 2014.05.21, $44, 218/114, 5 paintings, Wife ?
    Map: http://castledraft.com/editor/RqVgtu
    Notes: Can't go north at all. Must go south and encounter dance
    4 button combo lock on the bottom may also be controlled by magic dance.
    1,2,3,4
    Plan: Ladder, meat, water. Explore southern door route, may die to dog
   
    Visit 3: 2014.05.22, $50, 231/119, 5 paintings, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/8R1Pan
    Notes: 4 button combo lock attempt 3,2,4,1
    Wired wall near doggs looks suspicious
    Plan: maybe bring 5 saws?
   
   
Name: Ronald John Smith
    Visit 1: 2014.05.20, $42, 70/31, 0 paintings, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/Hz6khP
    Notes: After going to 3rd door, opening and going back, the powered door opens.
    if dog doesn't control it, then cat does. moving back and forth opens and closes it.
    You can dance to open the door. Southern combo lock looks like a red herring.
    Plan: Go up two doors, then brick the last one.. drag dog to the left of the power source.
   
    Visit 2: 2014.05.21, $44, 100/37, 0 paintings, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/Ing6X7
    Notes: After going to 3rd door, opening and going back, the powered door opens.
   
    Visit 3:
    http://castledraft.com/editor/kkkDTC

   
Name: Floyd Gary Pinon
    Visit 1: 2014.05.20, $37, 112/54, 0 paintings, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/xl37Ya
    Notes: I can send the cat north or east.
    up, after cat is on electric grate, it takes 13 moves to turn on.
    I can try to kill cat in pit on the north then I can explore north
    I can also go south, by druggin dog around the bend. A door stop can check the room.
    Plan: R3,D,R2,D,R3, UD and then R to kill cat? Or I could just brick cat.
    Brick, Meat, Doorstop, Wirecutter, Waters
   
    Visit 2: 2014.05.21, $37, 138/61, 0 paintings, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/XR7iHv
    Notes: You can swing cat around so it gets stuck in the wall and preses button.
    Plan: Circle
    Brick, Meat, Doorstop, Wirecutter, Waters
   
    Visit 3: 2014.05.22, $45, 147/68, 0 paintings, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/N4T1Lb
    Notes: Swing cat around to push the button.
    Then sight shift by exploring south west. then go up and, dance
    Plan: Ladder, Meat, Water
    I could also lure dog out to see what cat is up to.
    2 water, 1 wirecutter, 1 meat, 2 saw, 2 brick, maybe 2 more water 1 meat.
    1 brick, 1 ladder - get cat to push button, go south to sight shift, brick glass dog, ladder
   
    Visit 4: 2014.06.02, $27, 46/28, 0 paintings, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/CVsAlL
    Notes: Need dog from the start. Make sure to view dog from next to steel pillar to get that extra movement. Will need to do a double backstep to get the right distance for leap
    Plan: Ladder, meat meat
    You can also try 4 saws 1 meat, two bricks to check where cat's lead to.
   
    Visit 5: 2014.06.03, $27, 67/39, 0 paintings, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/gbKk6f
    Notes: Grabbed dog, can make an up, then 2 backsteps.
    Tried a backstep after seeing dog, and then after pressing second button.
    Died on red spot. I can try going to right button first then taking 2 steps back.
    Plan:
    You can also try 4 saws 2 bricks 1 meat To try to figure out lower dog dance.
    Can also try bricking dog and just leaping north.
   

Name: Donald John Watson
    Visit 1: 2014.05.20, $36, 146/64, 3 paintings Redface, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/EWtBid
    Notes: There has to be a dance to open up the south pass, can test without tools
    grid turns on at middle of electric floor triplet,
    You can use the chihuhua to turn off the power
    Plan: I can try to figure out the dance, or just use water to get through, then wire cutters
    A saw is needed if i get stuck in the trap doors.
    3 water, 2 wire cutters, 1 saw, dog meat
   
    Visit 2: 2014.05.21, $38, 168/71, 3 paintings Redface, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/EWtBid
    Notes: You have to dance till the bottom turns off. or else going on trapdoor will kill you
    Plan: 3 water, 2 wire cutters, 1 saw, dog meat, Record that dance.
   
    Visit 3: 2014.05.22, $44, 186/79, 3 paintings Redface, Wife ?
    http://castledraft.com/editor/EWtBid
    Notes: You have to dance till the bottom turns off. or else going on trapdoor will kill you
    Plan: 3 water, 2 wire cutters, 1 saw, dog meat, Record that dance.

   
Name: James Paul Rubio
    Visit 1: 2014.05.20, $32, 90/58, 0 paintings, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/oiDXBn
    Notes: Checked for clock, none. Cat north turns on grid.
    Plan: I can try using a wire cutter and a bunch of water. to explore, should i check for paradox?
    2 wirecutter rest water.
   
    Visit 2: 2014.05.21, $36, 106/67, 0 paintings, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/9kqWAK
    Notes: Dog may be key to vault
    Plan: 1 wirecutter, 2 saw, 1 blowtorch (to see around door, try back setep first then walk up.
   
    Visit 3: 2014.05.22, $41, 115/74, 0 paintings, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/9kqWAK
    Notes: Died because no sight change. do a sight change first.
    Plan: 1 wirecutter, 2 saw, 1 blowtorch (to see around door, try back setep first then walk up.
   
   
Name: Elmer Vincent Turner
    Visit 1: 2014.05.20, $32, 11/2, 20 paintings scribbles, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/qqbzb2
    Notes: bottom trapdoor turns on at 16, doesn't turn off. Might need to trap dog below, then go back up to somehow redirect cat. then time the bottom jump.
    Plan: Bring a ladder, 2 water to check north after locking chihuhua.
   
    Visit 1: 2014.05.20, $32, 11/2, 20 paintings scribbles, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/zOBpE0
    Notes: bottom trapdoor turns on at 16, doesn't turn off. Might need to trap dog below, then go back up to somehow redirect cat. then time the bottom jump.
    Plan: Bring a ladder, 2 water to check north after locking chihuhua.

   
Name: Earl Michael Case
    Visit 1: 2014.05.21, $, , 0 paintings, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/nzwsU5
    Notes: (old) check third door before continuing.
    5th grate up activates floor.
    Plan: Bring wirecutters, and water
   
    Visit 2:
    http://castledraft.com/editor/bhud6P
    Take 2 blowtorches, 1 saw and explore 3rd door
    manipulate cat by backing up when you see him.

   
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John Darrel Kane
    http://castledraft.com/editor/wjSrkz
    Doggy dance for trap doors. need the power to be on.
    Not worth scouting unless you can get a ladder and a bunch of saws.
    line dog up, die on step 8, try backing off one step, then two.
    did not work. try three backsteps.
    Maybe bring one ladder and a brick to see behind the door?
   
Michael Lance Gillard BROKE
    http://castledraft.com/editor/VP1x0g
    top dog activates power to grate to allow me to see other dog dance.
    need door stopper and water to go back and forth between bottom and top.
    2 bricks 2 torches will allow me to see second dog dance.
   
Ronald John Smith. Alive but new house... cut to combo
    http://castledraft.com/editor/JPEYOw
    chihuahua behind wooden door.
    need ladder and a bunch of clubs, maybe able to kill wife.
    limited to upper left corner.

Rodney Thomas Wallace BROKE
    http://castledraft.com/editor/KDnuEe
    might be a path on the  grates near the window dog
    meats, waters, bricks since the cats aren't spaced right.
    5 meat, 4 brick, 9 water?

Alton James Malone* Obama
    http://castledraft.com/editor/gaFzmi
    Keep cat in corner by going in second door.
    then north door, then east door, through to the trapdoor area.
    Check the top to trigger a switch for the upcoming trapfloor.

   
BROKEN

Name: Glenn Christopher Grant $4800
    Map: http://castledraft.com/editor/m4ZK2j
    Notes: bottom trapdoor turns on at 16, doesn't turn off. Might need to trap dog below, then go back up to somehow redirect cat. then time the bottom jump.
    Plan: Bring a ladder, 2 water to check north after locking chihuhua.

Name: Kenneth Ralph Wooster DECEASED
    Visit 1: 2014.05.20, $32, 11/2, 20 paintings scribbles, Wife Dead
    Map: http://castledraft.com/editor/qqbzb2
    Notes: bottom trapdoor turns on at 16, doesn't turn off. Might need to trap dog below, then go back up to somehow redirect cat. then time the bottom jump.
    Plan: Bring a ladder, 2 water to check north after locking chihuhua.
       
    Visit 2: 2014.05.20, $56, 26/10, 20 paintings scribbles, Wife Dead
    Map: http://castledraft.com/editor/qqbzb2
    Notes: bottom trap door will turn on at 8, 10, but not 6. Not sure how to control the rest.
    Plan: Bring a ladder, 2 water then go on 8 with ladder, and water then walk. to see if it turns off

Name: William David Pruitt DECEASED
    Visit 1: 2014.05.20, $41, 102/58, 20 paintings Geovisiage, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/j7bVnm
    Notes: Second step trapdoor off, turns on at 4th step, 5th step first floor turns off along with everything else. 3 step clock that starts
    Plan: R,L,R5 check out timing of when 3rd floor turns on.
   
    Visit 2: 2014.05.21, $44, 126/67, 20 paintings Geovisiage, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/4AEUmJ
    Notes: 3 step clock. second trap door on north controlled by clock.
    Both magic dances reachable by brick, the other by ladder.
    Plan: R,L,R4,L,R then 3 step your way to chihuhua.
    Use brick/ladder to figure out dances.
    May have to bring chihuhua around the bend by back tracking so that he turns it on.
   
    Visit 3: 2014.05.22, $49, 144/74, 20 paintings Geovisiage, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/4AEUmJ
    Notes: Bring a door stop if you want to grab first chihuhua.
    Plan: R,L,R4,L,R then 3 step your way to chihuhua.
    Use brick/ladder to figure out dances.
    May have to bring chihuhua around the bend by back tracking so that he turns it on.

    Visit 4: 2014.05.24, $61, 172/89, 20 paintings Geovisiage, Wife Dead
    http://castledraft.com/editor/YFh47d
    Notes: stop before the 3 grates and step back till it turns on. then turn it off
    could the corner chihuahua power the two trap doors, or should I just ladder it up.
    Plan: 3 bricks, 2 doorstop, 2 ladders

Thank Prendergast's wife. She had about $14k on her and only required $3k to get to.

iceman, I'm sure you recognize the vault area.

Good luck with the reboot. I look forward to seeing where it goes.

I think you would have got the remake faster if ya left the wife
I started contemplating it when Blip popped back up since he knew the last location. I'd remodel the place before he was gonna be active. Was planning to run the change this weekend if no one broke it.

If someone did, I was gonna use the wifey money to remodel.

Yeah, next time leave the family alone. I usually make it really expensive to kill them. $45k should have been enough. I was gonna use the money to completely change the house, but I'll have to get it the old fashioned way now. Not sure how I'm gonna do that since I already have one account robbing. It's hard to forget what I already know, and I'm planning on leading the single account life for now. I probably wont be using him to rob until I get a house set up for my original account.

Yeah, two buttons is pretty simple. I do like certain things from this design, however, I feel like the Jensen house was leagues above this one. Please check that out and let me know what you think over on that thread. The bottom left location was added after I already implemented hidden dances in the Jensen/Ponder house.

The cat pit lock was an older idea that I liked but had in houses I kept self test dying in because I setup too many dogs to kill. I also disguised it so well that no one would question that it was only family defense. When I designed this one, I wanted to hint that it was possible to go through and was the gate to the centerpiece 7 way cat path. That centerpiece was way too huge and not really efficient. I've improved since then and sized down my traps.

That powered door can actually be locked. There's a way to cross the entrance without timing the trapdoor on with the cat. It involves sending the cat over then dancing just south to get the cat to power the trapdoor. This allows you to cross and go north (using the untouched dog). However since the power is set on by the cat, this would lock that door when trying to return south. My friend loved the fact that the center powered doors makes a nice "S" shape (and his char's name started with an S). I'm glad you found that tunnel so interesting. And yes, it was purposely hidden within the rest of the powered door wall .

p.s. If you want the map to put this up on fortress theory and play with it, I can send you the code again.

I was here a couple times, trying to figure out the cat timing. Usually came with a ladder to test out when things would turn on. Was about to give it a go on step 8, it worked on 8 and 10, died on 6, so I figure the proper time to cross was step 8, and then on step 16 there would probably be another trapdoor to cross. I'm only scouting on one account, but that's what I found out after 2 days.

Here's the full map. Vault locations in yellow.

This is a much older design than Jensen's and I feel there's plenty of weaknesses. It's basically divided into 3 large sections. The last part was the centerpiece: a multiple choice cat fest with really only 2 places that you can actually reach. The lower left vault location was added much later to make it easier to self test (friend's request), and is a very elusive and non obvious location.

Active.

Within the past few days, I've seen two people with $200 bounties.

There must be some old players coming back with really old chars to die at my place.
John Terrance Marshall $200
Richard Max Kirkpatrick $200
Any of you guys on the forum?

Tigerbalm let me know your name, so I was able to visit. During my one life, I stopped by multiple times, first with a couple doorstops and meat to check out the path to the door.

Then I came back with some bricks and clubs to venture south to see if there was a path to family down there.

Then after I solved it, I just committed suicide right before the vault.

Enjoy the tapes

Couldn't stop by because I couldn't find your house.

Just opened up my email option in case you did want to send it.

I stopped by just now on one life. Didn't map anything. You are around 6k, so I might start. Just wanted to check out the place. Awesome post by the way, I like the intro, font and all the graphics .

Used a ladder to check right and take a look at the chihuahuas. Then went north to say hello to the dogs who close doors.