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Apologies if this has already been answered; I tried searching the forums but I couldn't find any topics in the Geneforge 5 forum. Anyhow, what is stealth mode and how do you enter it? I was having trouble with an area and looked at Matt P's G5 walkthrough for guidance, and it recommends that you "go into stealth mode" and "boost up your stealth." Now, I can see no "stealth" skill anywhere in my character info, and there isn't any button I can click to go into stealth mode. So what am I missing? I did see one thread listing some items that added to your stealth, but I'm not sure how you would get infiltrator's items in the first few areas of the game... (?). Note: I've played Exile/Avernum but this is my first experience with Geneforge, hence my ignorance.

I don't seem to be able to collect any of the corrupted mushrooms. I have read all of the posts on this board on the topic and gone to all of the available locations where the mushrooms are supposed to be (Great Cave, Abyss, etc.). I see the tiles with the corrupted mushrooms on the ground (sort of moldy green looking, right?), but I don't get any special messages or special items when I walk on them, and when I use the get screen, there aren't any mushrooms or items around to pick up. What am I doing wrong? Is there a particular order in which you have to retrieve the mushrooms? Here is a screenshot, in case I'm somehow not finding the right tiles: http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6444/mushroomsq.png Thanks for any help..