Psychonauts 2: How to Get Past Lice in Ford's Follicles

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While making your way through Ford's Follicles in Psychonauts 2 you'll come across a group of lice that will cancel out your ability to jump. This will make getting to the next area impossible, so you'll need to clear them out before moving on. Here's how to get rid of the lice in this area, and in later segments in Ford's Follicles.

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Psychonauts 2: How to Get Past Lice in Ford's Follicles


On your way to Ford's head at the top of the Ford's Follicles area, you'll come to a group of swarming lice. These bugs will weigh you down, making jumping impossible. Because of this, the lice will need to be cleared before moving forwards. Take a look at the screenshot below, and the red target in the distance.

Shooting a far away target in the Ford's Follicles area of Psychonauts 2
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Equip your Psi-Blast and fire at this red target, it may take a couple of tries to get your aim right. This will start the fan nearby, and blow the lice away. You can now move forwards to the next area.

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Later on, you will come across another group of lice, but no fan in the area. There is a bottle of barbicide however, which you can knock over by using a melee attack on the pin holding it up. This will clear out the lice. There's a similar encounter further on, where you'll need to launch a pin into the jar of barbicide using Telekinesis.

That's all you need to know about getting rid of the lice bugs in Ford's Follicles. For more help with the game check out our guide on getting through Narrow Slots in locked doors. Elsewhere there's our look at replaying levels.

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