Hello there from Russia The mentioned bug really bothered me to the point that I couldn't finish the game for the first time (about 2 years ago). Now I had played the game for the second time foolishly hoping that the glitch will somehow disappear... Of course, I found myself stuck in the same place again. As I saw on the forums, this bug is quite "popular", and even plain http://callofcthulhu.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2889 (and some variations that were mentioned in the related threads) does not work for people like me.Anyway, here's what I've done:1. Killed all opposition2. Switched the 1st lever, killed mobs3. Even without hitting the gong the Deep One CAN (at least in my PC version) be controlled (from the 2nd or 3rd attempt of meditationg in the water pool), but the bug appears here.Here's how I could switch back to Jack Walters (worked every time for me if the bug appeared):A. I brought the Deep One to the place where Jack meditated and stood right next to himB. Waited for a new "posession" as if I was controlling Walters (the Deep One you controlled just disappears after that)C. New Deep One spawned and I gain control over himD. If after some time I was still controlling the fish instead of Jack, I repeated the "sequence" from A to D.E. After 3rd attempt I usually manage to return to Walter's body.So, after I got back into Jack's body, the Hydra puzzle solved exactly as told in the sticky thread mentioned above.I hope that'll help poor folks like me who stuck near the very end... Although I was happy that after that Jack didn't die due to some other bug in the following escape to the portal after killing Hydra )P.S.: I hope that my English skills were enough to correctly describe the solution... If not, I am sorry :rolleyes:

damn right dude, good work! i made it through. The book of dagon was the thing i was missing. there was no bug afterall. Everything worked - sweet and yeah, i did misunderstand what you wrote. and that was because i did not read carefully. and you english is great. If you are not studying english in university - maybe you should. cause your really good at it. that is what i do :rolleyes: so yeah, thanks for your help. take care of yourself!

I'm glad I was able help you Actually, in this game it's useful to press ACTION button when standing against almost any noticeable object... Jack's hints are useful to the player regarding what to do next %) The brooch puzzle is an example of it...So, I guess you should update the thread you created with the proper solution