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The House of DaVinci 3 Written Walkthrough Guide – Simple Text Only

updat­ed 1/21/2023 -Com­plete

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Quick Jump

  1. Cat­a­combs (Sacra di San Michele 1508)
  2. Vil­la of Luca Paci­oli (North­ern Tus­cany 1508)
  3. The Bald Lady (Rome 1508)
  4. Pope’s Cham­bers (Vat­i­can 1508)
  5. Vil­la of Luca Paci­oli (North­ern Tus­cany 1508)
  6. Secret Pas­sage (Cen­tral Apu­lia 1508)
  7. Cas­tle del Monte (Cen­tral Apu­lia 1508)
  8. Ancient Tem­ple (Pales­tine? ~????)

Catacombs (Sacra di San Michele 1508)

  • Fol­low the tuto­r­i­al instruc­tions
  • Get Par­tial­ly Fold­ed Tool > Tool
  • Use Tool on lock, rotate
  • Pull lever on wall
  • Get Lever Sock­et
  • Get Met­al Shaft + Lever Sock­et = Lever
  • Use Lever, move down to III
  • Get Dam­aged Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Lift up on han­dle, attach hook, turn crank, lift up han­dle
  • Get Note­book
  • Get Screw­driv­er, read let­ter
  • Go to pas­sage­way winch near repaired lever
  • Use Screw­driv­er on screw
  • Get Bent Rail
  • Change work­shop flat­ten­er to square
  • Use Bent Rail, pull lever
  • Get Rail
  • Use repaired Rail, turn crank
  • Get Incom­plete Ocu­lus Cov­er and Bent Cog­wheel
  • Change work­shop flat­ten­er to cir­cle
  • Use Bent Cog­wheel
  • Get Cog­wheel + Incom­plete Ocu­lus Cov­er = Ocu­lus Cov­er
  • Get Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua Lens
  • Use Dam­aged Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua, Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua Lens, and Ocu­lus Cov­er on sphere vise
  • Get Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua, use it
  • Open col­umn door
  • Get Chron­i­cle of Ordo Iusti­tialis
  • Read let­ter
  • Move door latch
  • Solve puz­zle with Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Go to back of lectern
  • Read let­ter
  • Get Let­ter Open­er
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Use Let­ter Open­er

Villa of Luca Pacioli (Northern Tuscany 1508)

  • Open door
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Solve 3 puz­zles
  • Inter­act with drag­on
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Solve sim­ple puz­zle, pull han­dle
  • Turn crank
  • Open door
  • Use Chron­i­cle of Ordo Iusti­tialis
  • Read let­ter
  • Get Strange­ly Shaped Crank
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Leave, use Strange­ly Shaped Crank
  • Solve puz­zle
  • Get Iron­bound Disc
  • Solve sim­ple inkwell puz­zle
  • Get Cart Mod­el
  • Read let­ter
  • Read anoth­er let­ter
  • Use Cart Mod­el, spin
  • Get Orna­men­tal Lever Part + Iron­bound Disc = Orna­men­tal Lever
  • Use Orna­men­tal Lever on col­umn
  • Get Cross-Shaped Key, use on desk
  • Solve puz­zle using Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Get Bel­fry Mod­el, use on table
  • Get Wood­en Plate with Pro­tru­sions
  • Get Bell Mod­el > Small Key
  • Use Small Key on Cart Mod­el, spin, pull
  • Rotate cir­cle, spin gear
  • Get Wood­en Frame
  • Solve sim­ple puz­zle
  • Use Wood­en Frame
  • Get Full Mag­a­zine
  • Go into gar­den
  • Use Wood­en Plate with Pro­tru­sions
  • Get Lion Stat­ue, use on pil­lar near begin­ning
  • Go upstairs
  • Read let­ter
  • Get Mech­a­nism Part with Wood­en Han­dle
  • Go across and up, turn han­dle
  • Go down stairs, use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Use Full Mag­a­zine & Mech­a­nism Part with Wood­en Han­dle
  • Pull han­dle
  • Solve bal­lista puz­zle (Need all 9 shots, can reload in present time)
  • Get Ring with Orna­men­tal Han­dle > Tool with Orna­men­tal Han­dle
  • Use Tool with Orna­men­tal Han­dle on mill door
  • Read let­ter
  • Get Wood­en Fold­er > Sketch of Wind­mill
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Get Clap­per from gar­den, use on wood­en cart
  • Use Sketch of Wind­mill on writ­ing desk
  • Solve puz­zle with Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Get Archimedes Screw, use on Cart Mod­el
  • Get Part of Wind­mill Mod­el, use on wind­mill
  • Get Round Key, use up the stairs
  • Get Met­al Crank, use in gar­den above wood­en cart
  • Solve puz­zle
  • Go up stairs
  • Return to cart
  • Get Ringed Screw, use on pedestal on ground next to mill
  • Get Cog­wheel, use behind writ­ing desk
  • Get Hand Plane, Cut­ter, & Han­dle in Met­al Frame > Met­al Crank Part
  • Use Cut­ter on met­al door
  • Get Tool with Cross-Shaped Han­dle, use on wood­en cart
  • Solve puz­zle — (Cart > Tree > Flower > Wag­on Tracks)
  • Get Orna­ment + Hand Plane = Hand Plane Han­dle
  • Use Hand Plane Han­dle on lever on pil­lar next to writ­ing desk
  • Get Orna­men­tal Lever Part, use on pedestal near cart
  • Use Tool with Cross-Shaped Han­dle on wood­en cart
  • Use Met­al Crank Part
  • Get Mas­sive Weight
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Use Mas­sive Weight
  • Pull lever
  • Read let­ter
  • Get Part of Bronze Chal­ice, use in first room
  • Get Chron­i­cle of Ordo Iusti­tialis

The Bald Lady (Rome 1508)

  • Inter­act with door lock
  • Inter­act with door
  • Cutscene
  • Go into house
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Turn wheel
  • Get Han­dle with Two Pro­trustions
  • Turn wheel
  • Use Han­dle with Two Pro­trustions
  • Go up fire­place
  • Inter­act with paint­ing
  • Read let­ter
  • Get Coat of Arms, use above lad­der
  • Solve puz­zle with Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Get Lock Pick, use on floor
  • Get Oil Lamp, use near lad­der
  • Get Tool with Rotary Han­dle, use on machine gun’s side
  • Turn weapon
  • Push but­ton
  • Get Bead Screw, use on chest
  • Get Met­al Card, use on appa­ra­tus on table
  • Solve sim­ple puz­zle
  • Use Met­al Card on gun
  • Pull levers, pump bel­lows
  • Solve easy puz­zle on wall
  • Go upstairs, get Bent Wire
  • Read let­ter
  • Solve mem­o­ry puz­zle
  • Get Key in Resin, place in boil­er near stairs
  • Get Met­al Part, use on ket­tle under stairs
  • Get Met­al Lat­tice
  • Use Bent Wire on shelf
  • Get Impure Char­coal Pow­der & Switch
  • Use Switch on gun
  • Pump bel­lows
  • Get Fla­con of Gun­pow­der, use on shelf
  • Get Con­tain­er of Gun­pow­der, use on device on work­table
  • Get Incom­plete Fil­ter + Met­al Lat­tice = Fil­ter
  • Use Fil­ter on device
  • Note sep­a­rat­ed units of pow­der
  • Get Iron Weight
  • Use Impure Char­coal Pow­der
  • Get Char­coal Pow­der
  • Rotate left cylin­der on work­table to Roman numer­al I
  • Use Iron Weight
  • Get Rotary Switch
  • Note num­bers
  • Pick up Iron Weight
  • Use Rotary Switch on wall near boil­er
  • Solve sim­ple puz­zle — (5R, 3L, 4R)
  • Solve easy puz­zle
  • Get Winged Nut & Pow­der Flask
  • Use Winged Nut east of the right cylin­der on work­table
  • Rotate right cylin­der to III, use Iron Weight
  • Read crum­pled let­ter
  • Rotate cylin­ders to II and IV to get anoth­er let­ter, Sul­phur Crys­tal, and Small Hook
  • Take Iron Weight
  • Use Small Hook & Iron Weight on scale
  • Get Met­al Sym­bol, use on glass dome
  • Get Salt­peter Crys­tal and Strange Key
  • Use Salt­peter Crys­tal on mor­tar, get Salt­peter Pow­der
  • Use Sul­phur Crys­tal in mor­tar, get Sul­phur Pow­der
  • Use Strange Key on device behind mor­tar
  • Solve the math puz­zle — (Cor­rect ratio: 3:1:5 = Sul­phur: Char­coal [Car­bone]: Salt­peter [Nitre])
  • Place cor­rect unit mea­sures on shelf
  • Use Pow­der Flask
  • Get Full Pow­der Flask, use on boil­er
  • Get Orna­men­tal Key, use on glass chest
  • Solve puz­zle box — (alter­nate but­tons and dial, pur­ple, green, white, red)
  • Get Spe­cial Key, use

Pope’s Chambers (Vatican 1508)

  • Cutscene
  • Get Book­mark, use on door
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua, use Book­mark
  • Get Stone Rosette > Stone Rosette with Pro­tru­sion, use on Roman bust
  • Read let­ter
  • Get Part of Rid­er Fig­urine, use on horse
  • Go upstairs
  • Get Mod­el of Tow­er, use on basil­i­ca mod­el
  • Solve 3 puz­zles (Hint: move pieces onto dif­fer­ent col­ored por­tion)
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua, solve sim­ple puz­zle
  • Get Chess Piece
  • Note floor from bal­cony
  • Go down, use Chess Piece
  • Solve chess puz­zle (Hint: Uti­lize 2 odd­ly col­ored squares)
  • Inter­act with SPQR ban­ner
  • Solve wall puz­zle
  • Read let­ter
  • Get Met­al Key
  • Solve sim­ple puz­zle
  • Use Met­al Key
  • Get Met­al Cylin­der with Arms > Censer Base
  • Inspect north­west por­tion of bureau
  • Get Met­al Shrine Mod­el + Censer Base = Censer
  • Use Censer on stat­ue
  • Solve puz­zle on gold cylin­der
  • Get Sprin­kler Part, use on top of gold tow­er
  • Get Rel­ic of St. John
  • Open font pan­el, use Rel­ic of St. John
  • Get Shiny Shell, use on pic­ture
  • Get Medal­lion of Dawn, use on wall under win­dows
  • Cutscene
  • Solve pil­lar puz­zle
  • Get Cer­e­mo­ni­al Plate
  • Inter­act with wood­en box
  • Use Cer­e­mo­ni­al Plate
  • Solve sim­ple puz­zle
  • Get Disc with Red Stone, use on side of clock
  • Rotate clock hand
  • Get Medal­lion of Noon, use under win­dows
  • Cutscene
  • Solve pil­lar puz­zle (use either hints or see detailed walk­through for solu­tion)
  • Inter­act with bot­tom of bust
  • Get Stone Bowl
  • Read let­ter
  • Get illus­tra­tion
  • Solve puz­zle on right­most table object
  • Get Red Stone Bust, use on red stone box
  • Use Stone Bowl
  • Get Medal­lion of Dusk, use on wall under win­dows
  • Cutscene
  • Low­er han­dle
  • Solve easy puz­zle — (eye, peo­ple, sword, arch, heart, pope)
  • Pull lever
  • Get Grand­mas­ter’s Amulet

Villa of Luca Pacioli (Northern Tuscany 1508)

  • Watch cutscene
  • Go upstairs and out into gar­den
  • Option­al: approach Bor­gia and Mar­co for a small cutscene
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Rotate top part of pil­lar to loosen ropes
  • Push wood­en cart back­wards
  • Pull lever on pil­lar
  • Open lid on wood­en cart
  • Turn han­dle
  • Watch cutscene

Secret Passage (Central Apulia 1508)

  • Solve sim­ple puz­zle on rock with cross on it
  • Get Lever with Fold­ed Han­dles > Rotary Lever
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Use Rotary Lever
  • Solve puz­zle — (uncov­er the side­ways square)
  • Cutscenes
  • Get Dag­ger
  • Read scroll
  • Push crane, low­er sack onto bridge
  • Go down stairs
  • Solve puz­zle with Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua — (Do 1 & 2 sep­a­rate­ly, and 3 & 4 togeth­er)
  • Get Met­al Shaft with Han­dles
  • Spin wood­en wheel
  • Go upstairs
  • Get Wood­en Plank near iron door
  • Use crane on trap­door
  • Use Wood­en Plank
  • Use Met­al Shaft with Han­dles
  • Unlock iron gate door
  • Get Arque­bus Sup­port near skele­ton
  • Use on bro­ken chute down­stairs
  • Push crane towards bridge but not over it
  • Move hook to the far right and low­er it
  • Go down­stairs
  • Use Met­al Shaft with Han­dles on sluice gate I
  • Use Dag­ger on sluice gate II
  • Turn wood­en wheel
  • Change chute fun­nel to the oth­er num­ber
  • Turn wood­en wheel
  • Attach crane hook to now-uncov­ered sack
  • Raise hook, move to mid­dle posi­tion
  • Push crane across bridge
  • Low­er sack
  • Cutscene
  • Get Bent Rail east of entrance
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Get Mace from midair, use on track con­trols
  • Turn to far left posi­tion
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Get Key
  • Use Bent Rail
  • Get Rail
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Move lever to mid­dle
  • Use Rail
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Get Steplad­der, give to Leonar­do
  • Get Bent Met­al Shaft, use on machine
  • Get Met­al Shaft, give to Leonar­do
  • Get Tongs
  • Use Key
  • Use Tongs
  • Get Oil Lamp, give to Leonar­do
  • Cutscene

Castle del Monte (Central Apulia 1508)

  • Watch cutscene
  • Pull brick
  • Open door
  • Cutscene
  • Cutscene
  • Cutscene
  • Pull lever
  • Open bot­tom of cage
  • Get Hexag­o­nal Prism, use on top por­tion
  • Solve puz­zle
  • Pull top, open door
  • Get Met­al Key, give to Leonar­do
  • Cutscene
  • Get Faceted Ruby, use on paint­ing
  • Read note
  • Solve date puz­zle, use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua for hint — (1194)
  • Turn wheel
  • Solve puz­zle (Hint: Place far end pieces first, then focus on one col­or)
  • Pull lever
  • Get Wood­en Han­dle, use on paint­ing
  • Move steplad­der
  • Get De Sole et Luna, use on hid­den room
  • Get Fal­con Medal­lion, use on wood­en struc­ture near win­dow
  • Get Fal­con­ry Bell, use on fal­con
  • Press but­ton
  • Get Fal­con­ry Hood, use on fal­con
  • Press but­ton
  • Get Venan­di cum Avibus, place in hid­den room
  • Open dome on table
  • Solve puz­zle, use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua on mod­el for hint
  • Solve puz­zle, use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua on mod­el for hint (Sudoku-type)
  • Get Liber Augustal­is, use in hid­den room
  • Get Lad­der
  • Move steplad­der
  • Use Lad­der
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Get Plain Met­al Key
  • Use Ocu­lus Per­pet­ua
  • Use Plain Met­al Key
  • Get Part of a Wheel
  • Get Bro­ken Wheel + Part of a Wheel = Rein­forced Wheel
  • Use in machine
  • Spin wheel to posi­tion cart
  • Go down, pull lever
  • Pull gold han­dle
  • Get Han­dle, use
  • Push but­ton (x2)
  • Solve col­or puz­zle (3 rounds)
  • Get Small Gold­en Key, use
  • Get Eagle Relief
  • Push but­ton (x2)
  • Solve col­ored light puz­zle (3 rounds)
  • Get Capri­corn Relief
  • Push but­ton (x2)
  • Solve rope cut­ting puz­zle (Hint: match char­ac­ters from the car­di­nal direc­tion points across the ordi­nal direc­tion points — Lute Play­er, Man in Orange Shirt, Red Queen Lady [both N & E], Exe­cu­tion­er)
  • Get Lion Relief
  • Push but­ton (x2)
  • Solve nav­i­ga­tion puz­zle (3 rounds — [N, W, N, W, NE]; [N, NE, NW/NE, N]; [NN, N, W, NE, W])
  • Get Bull Relief
  • Place all 4 Reliefs in dou­ble door
  • Cutscene
  • Read let­ter
  • Turn han­dle
  • Push stone
  • Get Met­al Rail, use on track
  • Push stone
  • Pull lever
  • Cutscene
  • Solve throw­back boil­er puz­zle — (4, 5, 2, 3, 1, 6)
  • Cutscene

Ancient Temple (Palestine? ~????)

  • Move for­ward
  • Use Grand­mas­ter’s Amulet
  • Solve puz­zle (Hint: use jour­nal for help)
  • Cutscene
  • Push han­dle
  • Press but­ton
  • Cutscene

END