Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew Trophy Guide

Game: Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew
Peripherals: –
Time to platinum: 25 minutes
Difficulty: 1/10
Missable trophies: None.
Trophies: 1 , 11 , 1 , 0
Author: The Trophy Platypus, edited by BloodDragooner

Welcome to the trophy guide for Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew. This can also be considered a walkthrough and may be used for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam. Achievements for Steam and Xbox are in almost all cases the same as the PlayStation 4 Trophies. A roadmap is provided in the stages below.

Follow us on twitter for the latest news and giveaways.

Stage 1 – Platinum Walkthrough.


Platinum Walkthrough
All trophies are story related and will be earned in a single playthrough. To Interact and look at items hold down X. Inventory is accessed by pressing Circle.

Interact with the cardboard box to receive a small key
Open your inventory, select the small key and use it on the red Locker on the wall
Pick up the crowbar
Open the steel drawers on right of the room to receive cloth
Use cloth on oily crowbar in your inventory
Use crowbar on the door
Trophy – UNPAID DETECTIVE WORK

After a phone call you will meet Will Clements who is reporting his son missing and will take you to Wayan’s apartment.
Trophy – NEW CASE
In Wayan’s apartment
Pick up hook
Pick up the wallet
In your inventory open wallet for a new location
Use Computer
Select – Select “Password Reminder”
Leave computer
Talk to Will Clements
Select – Would you happen to know who Wayan’s favourate band is (This is a typo in game)
I’ll continue my investigation
View the clippings behind Will Clements
Use Computer
Select – Super Bang Seven
Exit Apartment

Head right along the street
Go down Back Alley
Enter Trend
Pick up bag of popcorn from the floor
Talk to Bartender
Select – Do you know a man called Wayan Clements?
Select – Thanks for your help
Talk to Drunk
Exit To City
Exit to Main Street

Head left
Enter Shop
After some dialogue
Select pop corn from your inventory and use it on microwave
Operate microwave
Open pet carrier door
Trophy – HOLLY!
Talk to Staff Member
Select – Do you have something strong that could waken the senses?
Receive smelling salts
Exit Shop

Go down Back Alley
Enter Trend
Use smelling salts on Drunk
Talk to Drunk
Select – I’m informed you know Wayan Clements?
Select – His last dig was in..
Select – Madagascar
Select – The engraving on his shovel’s handle is…
Select – W
Exit to city
Exit to Main Street

Enter Shop
Talk to Staff Member
Select – Does a guy called Wayan Clements buy drinks from here?
Exit Shop
Go down Back Alley

Enter Trend
Talk to Drunk
Select – His favourate fizzy drink is.. (typo in game)
Select – Pexi Min Cherry
Select – Can you tell me about Wayan’s friend yet?
Select – Gotta go
Exit to city
Exit to Main Street

Head left to the Record Store
Shout at Window
Head left a little
Enter Art Gallery
Look at megaphone
Talk to Gallery Owner
Select – Can I borrow your megaphone?
Select – Nevermind
In Inventory, select Hook
Use hook on Gallery Owner to receive Crabb’s Megaphone
Exit Gallery

Select Crabb’s Megaphone in inventory and use it on the window of the record store
Trophy – STORE OPEN
Enter Record Store
Talk to Record Store Owner
Select – I’m informed you know Wayan
During a cutscene you will enter the Art Gallery and then find yourself back on the Main Street
Enter the Record Store
Use the Jukebox
Press the play button on the song Police – Sirens
Another cutscene. You meet Wayan
Trophy – CASE CLOSED?
More cutscenes

You will be outside a Mansion
Use Front Door
Interact with the statue on the left
Push the arm up
Interact with the statue on the right
Push the arm up
We have to match the ship on the table in the middle of the room to the one in the book in our inventory.
Interact with the top ring three times
Interact with the middle ring once
Interact with the bottom ring twice
Exit

Enter Fountain
Interact with Chain which is connecting the pirate to the pipe
Use Stairs
Interact with toolbox to receive saw
Enter Fountain again
Use Saw on Chain
Interact with Pirate Statue
Interact with Chest
Trophy – Tew’s Key

After some cut scenes you will find yourself outside a pirate museum
Interact with the backpack next to the boy to receive Lavender
Look at stockade
Use Lavender on stockade
Enter the museum
Talk to Pirate
Select – What sort of attractions do you have here?
Select – About the stocks…
Select – Could you pose in them so I can take a photo?
You leave the museum
Lock the Stockade
Trophy – SLEEPING ON THE JOB
Pick up pirate museum Keys
Enter the museum
Interact with the rope in front of the door
Open the door
Pick up the screwdriver on the grass to the left of the cannon
Head back outside the museum
Use pirate museum keys on the white panel
Use screwdriver on panel
Trophy – A SHORT FUSE
Interact with RC pirate ship to receive fuse
Enter the museum
Pick up the cannonball to the left of the counter
Pick up the rammer under the parrot
Enter through the door
Pick up torch to the right of the door
Pick up cloth from the pirate statue
Use pirate museum keys on the cabinet
Pick up gunpowder from cabinet
Use gunpowder on cannon
Use rammer on cannon
Use cloth on cannon
Use rammer on cannon
Use cannonball on cannon
Use screwdriver on cannon
Use fuse on cannon
Use torch on cannon
Trophy GETTING AWAY WITH IT

During a cut scene
Trophy – SAFE TRAVELS

After a few cut scenes
Select Tew’s book in your inventory and use it on Thomas Tew
Trophy – A GOOD REMINDER
During a cut scene back on Main Street
Trophy – TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF
Trophy – TRACED THE TRAILS



TRACED THE TRAILS
Get all other trophies.

Shiny.


NEW CASE
Start a new case.

Story Related. After opening the door for the homeless man you will receive a phone call from Will Clements hiring you to find his son. The trophy will pop once Will Clements takes you to his son’s apartment.


HOLLY!
Liberation!

Story related. Pick up the popcorn from the floor of Trend Bar.

Head to the shop on Main Street.

Put the popcorn in the microwave and turn the microwave on.

While the man is distracted open the door on the pet carrier.

The cat will run away and the trophy will pop.


STORE OPEN
Ready for business.

Story related. After answering the drunk person’s questions in the bar he will tell you abut the Record Store.


Head to the Record Store on the Main Street.

Shout at the window.

Make sure you have Hook in your inventory which is found in Wayan’s apartment.

Head to the Art Gallery look at the Megaphone.

Talk to the Gallery Owner

Select – Can I borrow your megaphone?

Select – Nevermind

In Inventory select Hook

Use hook on Gallery Owner to receive Crabb’s Megaphone

Exit Gallery

Select Crabb’s Megaphone in inventory and use it on the window of the record store


CASE CLOSED?
Found the missing man.

Story Related. After waking up the Record Store Owner.

Talk to the Record Store Owner

Select – I’m informed you know Wayan

After some dialogue you will enter the Art Gallery and then find yourself back on the Main Street.

Enter the Record Store

Use the Jukebox

Press Play on the song Police – Sirens

Another cutscene and you will meet Wayan in the art gallery and the trophy will unlock


TEW’S KEY
All this trouble for a key.

Story related. After arriving at the mansion.

Use Front Door

Interact with the Statue on the left

Push the arm up

Interact with the statue on the right

Push the arm up

We have to match the ship on the table in the middle of the room to the one in the book in our inventory.

Interact with the top ring three times

Interact with the middle ring once

Interact with the bottom ring twice

Exit

Enter Fountain

Interact with Chain which is connecting the pirate to the pipe

Use Stairs

Interact with Toolbox to receive saw

Enter Fountain

Use Saw on Chain

Interact with Pirate Statue

Interact with Chest


SLEEPING ON THE JOB
He wasn’t busy anyway.

Story Related. Once you reach the Pirate Museum.

Interact with the backpack next to the boy to receive lavender

Look at stockade

Use Lavender on Stockade

Enter the museum

Talk to Pirate

Select – What sort of attractions do you have here?

Select – About the stocks..

Select – Could you pose in them so I can take a photo?

Back outside, lock the Stockade and the trophy will unlock


A SHORT FUSE
Ruin the boy’s fun.

Story related. After unlocking SLEEPING ON THE JOB.

Pick up pirate museum Keys

Enter the museum

Interact with the Rope in front of the door

Open the door

Pick up the Screwdriver on the grass tot he left on the cannon

Head back to outside the museum

Use pirate museum Keys on the white panel

Use Screwdriver on the Panel


GETTING AWAY WITH IT
Cause destruction in the pursuit of your adventure.

Story related. After unlocking A SHORT FUSE.

Interact with RC Pirate Ship to receive Fuse

Enter the Museum

Pick up the Cannonball to the left of the counter

Pick up the Rammer under the parrot

Enter through the door

Pick up Torch to the right of the door

Pick up Cloth from the pirate statue

Use pirate museum Keys on the Cabinet

Pick up Gunpowder from Cabinet

Use Gunpowder on Cannon

Use Rammer on Cannon

Use Cloth on Cannon

Use Rammer on Cannon

Use Cannonball on Cannon

Use Screwdriver on Cannon

Use Fuse on Cannon

Use Torch on Cannon


SAFE TRAVELS
What could possibly go wrong?

Story Related. Will unlock during a cutscene after completing the Pirate Museum chapter.


A GOOD REMINDER
Jog someone’s memory.

Story related. Once you meet the spirit of Thomas Tew.

Open your inventory and select Tew’s book

Use Tew’s book on Thomas Tew


TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF
Finish the game.

Story related. After A GOOD REMINDER and a few cutscenes later when you are back on Main Street.


UNPAID DETECTIVE WORK
Help the homeless man.

Interact with the cardboard box to receive a Small Key

Open your inventory, select the Small Key and use it on the red Locker on the wall

Pick up the Crowbar

Open the Steel Drawers on right of the room to receive cloth

Use Cloth on oily Crowbar in your inventory

Use Crowbar on the door


Scroll to Top