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PART 1: GATEWAY PROSPECTOR
1. THE DEBIT CARD AND THE PV COMMSET.
1A. Where is the debit card?
ANS. You'll find the debit card on the desk in your quarters. TAKE DEBIT
CARD to add it to your inventory.
1B. How do I get my messages?
ANS. To use the PV commset, PUT DEBIT CARD IN PV COMMSET while you are in
your quarters. When PV commset comes up on the screen, select option
. Read through all your messages.
2. THE DATAMAN.
2A. HOW DO I GET THE DATAMAN?
ANS. While you are in your quaarters, OPEN DESK DRAWER and then TAKE
BOOK. If you then READ BOOK, you will see a note from your proctor
telling you to exchange this book for the dataman in the Corporation
offices. Go to the offices, and GIVE THE BOOK TO RECEPTIONIST. She will
take the hardcover book and give you the dataman. To use dataman, simply
TURN ON DATAMAN.
3. SHIP HANDLING CLASS.
3A. Where and when is the class held?
ANS. Ship handling class is held in room T20 at 15:00. Room T20 is on
level Tanya, just west of corridor T6. Take the dropshaft from level Dog
by going to corridor D4 and then DWON to level Tanya.
3B. Where do I get a blue badge?
ANS. You will be given a blue badge if you attend shipp handling class.
4. THOM SELDRIDGE.
4A. When and Where am I supposed to meet Thom Seldridge?
ANS. You should meet Thom at the Blue Hell bar at 20:00.
4B. What is Thom waiting for after he tells me about Gateway?
ANS. After Thom tells you about Gateway and begins to look at you
expectantly, BUY THOM A DRINK. He will then tell you about the Orion
Program, give you a corporation memo, and tell you where to meet Terri
Neilson ( in the Blue Hell Bar at 22:00 ). BUY THOM A DRINK again when
he finishes talking about the Orion Program and he will introduce you
to Nubar Kamalian.
5. NUBAR KAMALIAN, THE TRIVIA GAME, AND THE SILVER MEDALLION.
5A. Where do I find Nubar?
ANS. Thom will introduce you to Nubar if you have been friendly and
plied him with a couple of drinks.
5B. How do I get the silver medallion?
ANS. BUY NUBAR A DRINK after he sits down and asks you for one. Listen
to him talk. Eventually he will challenge you to a game. He will get a
score of 7 points. PLAY GAME when he is done. If you get a score higher
than 7, he will give you his medallion.
5C. What are the answers to the question in the Old Earth Trivia Game?
ANS. Answers to the game.
Question History & Art & Science & Games
Number Geography Ent. Nature .....
(1) 3 4 3 1
(2) 2 2 2 2
(3) 4 4 4 4
(4) 2 1 1 4
(5) 4 1 4 1
(6) 1 2 3 4
(7) 2 3 2 2
(8) 4 4 4 3
(9) 1 1 3 2
(10) 4 3 4 4
6. THE FIRST MEETING WITH TERRI NELSON.
6A. Where do I find Terri Nelson?
ANS. Per your talk with Thom you learned when Terri shows up at the bar.
Show up at the same time.
6B. How do I get Terri to sponsor me for the Orion program?
ANS. She will tell you if you ASK TERRI ABOUT ORION PROGRAM or GIVE
TERRI MEMO.
7. THE FIRST MISSIONS.
7A. How do I get on a mission?
ANS. You can go on a mission the day after you get your badge. The
procedure is simple. Go to the Hangar Entrance on level Tanya and GIVE
BADGE TO AGENT. If you have a valid badge, he will sign you up for a
mission, escort you to the dock, and program you set course. When he
leaves, go UP to enter the ship, CLOSE THE HATCH, and SIT to access the
control panel.
7B. What am I looking for the first time I go on a mission?
ANS. Use the course codes to explore the destinations available. When
you find yourself in orbit around a planet, you have found what you are
looking for.
7C. What is the significance of the Black Hole, Fragments, Red Giant,
Ardromeda, and Nebula missions?
ANS. These missions are 'strike' missions. You don't even have the
opportunity to leave your ship. You need to ship out again once you
get back from one of these missions. There are no puzzles to solve on
these missions.
8. SIGMA DAYAN 7.
8A. How do I get into the cave opening on the cliff?
ANS. Go WEST from below the cave entrance to the base of the cliff, then
WEST again to the rockslide. CLIMB ROCKSLIDE to reach the top of the
butte.
8B. How do I solve the 'Moving Portal' puzzle in the entry chamber?
ANS. Once in the Entry Chamber, note where the portal appeared last:
IF THE PORTAL YOU NEED TO GO
APPEARED TO THE.... TO THE.....
Northeast EAST
East WEST
West NW
Northwest NORTH
North NE
You'll anticpate where the portal will appear and sail through just in
time. After a crawl through a passageway, you will be in the Ovoid
Room. TAKE THE BOX you see there. This box (and evidence of two trips
out) is what you need to qualify for the Orion Program.
9. GETTING THE GREEN BADGE.
9A. I've gone on 2 missions and brought back an artifact. How do I get
my green badge?
ANS. Once you have gone on two missions and brough back the artifact from
Sigma Dayan 7, you have fulfilled the requirements that Terri outlined
for the Orion Program (see 6A. and 6B.). You need to give Terri a
call on the PV commset using the phone number that is on the cocktail
napkin shegave you during the first meeting. Go to Your Quarters,
INSERT DEBIT CARD IN SLOT, and select meu option (6), Place Call.
Dial the number that you read off of the cocktail napkin, If Terri
isn't in, call back an hour or two later. If Terri is in and you
have met the requirements, then she will agree to meet you in the
Blue Hell and give you your green badge. Note: If you have met the
requirements for a green badge but you never talked to Terri before
you shipped out, then meet her in the bar at 22:00 and ask her about
the Orion Program.
10. THE MAINTENANCE KEY.
10A. What do I do with the machine in Central Park?
ANS. PULL THE RED LEVER on the machine in Central Park. A man will show
up a few turns later. He has a key that will allow you to open vents in
the armory, your quarters, and conference rooms on level Tanya.
10B. How do I get the maintenance key from the old man?
ANS. The man will hand you the key right after he shows up. DROP
MAINTENANCE KEY IN HYDROPONICS TRAY to hide it. You can pick it up after
he has left.
10C. What is important about the old man's speech?
ANS. The most important clue the man gives you is that Perry shows up on
level Babe every night at midnight and then disappears.
11. THE MAGAZINE.
11A. How do I get the magazine?
ANS. You can get the magazine from the receptionist in the Corporation
offices by giving her the rose tha you find in Central Park.
12. THE TUNING FORK.
12A. Where is the tuning fork?
ANS. The tuning fork is on display in the Gateway museum.
12B. How do I get the tuning fork out of the museum without being
arrested?
ANS. You need the medallion you git from Nubar. Go to the museum. If
you examine the device, you will see a circular depression on its
upper surface. PUT MEDALLION IN DEPRESSION and the device will hum.
TAKE TUNING FORK FROM PEDASTAL and PUT TUNING FORK INSIDE DEVICE. A
hologram of the tuning fork will appear above the medallion. TAKE
HOLOGRAM. PUT HOLOGRAM ON PEDASTAL. The hologram will spoof the alarm
system. You can now TAKE TUNING FORK FROM DEVICE and leave the museum
with the fork in hand.
13. THE GUN.
13A. Where is the gun?
ANS. The gun is sitting atop a storage cabinet in the Armory.
13B. How do I get the gun out of the armory?
ANS. You need the maintenance key. Go to the armory and TAKE THE GUN.
STAND ON CABINET. OPEN VENT WITH MAINTENANCE KEY. PRESS BUTTON. This
wil summon the robot. PUT GUM IN SPIDER ROBOT CONTAINER. Go to another
room with a vent. The robot will reappear with the gun. TAKE GUN.
14. PERRY AND THE SECRET ROOM.
14A. Where and when does Perry appear?
ANS. The maintenance man will tell you that Perry appears on level Babe
at midnight. He also tells you that he had a crate dragged into the
corridor that Perry uses so the old man can spy on Perry.
14B. How do I spy on him?
ANS. Go up to corridor B4 before midnight. HIDE IN CRATE. WAIT while
Perry shows up and then dissapears into wall.
14C. How do I get into the sceret room?
ANS. Perry will drop a slit of paper when he is fumbling around. EXIT
CRATE and TAKE SLIP OF PAPER. READ SLIP OF PAPER. You will see a 5 digit
code. HIT TUNING FORK. Enter code. A portal will appear.
14D. What do I do in the secret room?
ANS. You don't need to come back to the secret room until much later in
the game.
15. THE GRREN BADGE BRIEFING.
15A. Where and when are the special Orion Program debriefings?
ANS. The Orion Program briefings are held everyday at 09:00.
15B. How do I get into the briefing?
ANS. You need to have a green badge to participate in briefing.
16. THE METAL CYLINDER ON ALEPH 4.
16A. How do I stop the Mutzer creatures from kicking me out of the
clearing ( So I can spy on them )?
ANS. HIDE BEHIND BOULDER or go WEST from clearing. WAIT while Mutzers
file into the clearing and perform their ritual.
16B. How do I get the metal cylinder from Chief Mutzer?
ANS. TAKE THE SALAMANDER from the lake shore. WAIT until you here the
2nd wailing sound. Then go to Mutzer village. ENTER BIG HUT and then
go DOWN ti hide under the hut. WAIT until the Mutzer chief returns to
the hut, and climbs into the tank. Then: UP. DROP SALAMANDER IN TANK.
WAIT. Go back DOWN to hide and WAIT until Mutzer wakes up. and runs off.
Once they have left, return to the lake shore. You will see the metal
cylinder next to the pile of rocks. TAKE CYLINDER.
17. GETTING INTO THE DOME ON ALEPH 4.
17A. How do I get into the dome?
ANS. Go to the base of the dome. PUT METAL CYLINDER IN DOME SLOT. Then
take the test.
QUESTION DESCRIPTION ANSWER
(1) Triangles & circles 4
PART 1: GATEWAY PROSPECTOR
1. THE DEBIT CARD AND THE PV COMMSET.
1A. Where is the debit card?
ANS. You'll find the debit card on the desk in your quarters. TAKE DEBIT
CARD to add it to your inventory.
1B. How do I get my messages?
ANS. To use the PV commset, PUT DEBIT CARD IN PV COMMSET while you are in
your quarters. When PV commset comes up on the screen, select option
. Read through all your messages.
2. THE DATAMAN.
2A. HOW DO I GET THE DATAMAN?
ANS. While you are in your quaarters, OPEN DESK DRAWER and then TAKE
BOOK. If you then READ BOOK, you will see a note from your proctor
telling you to exchange this book for the dataman in the Corporation
offices. Go to the offices, and GIVE THE BOOK TO RECEPTIONIST. She will
take the hardcover book and give you the dataman. To use dataman, simply
TURN ON DATAMAN.
3. SHIP HANDLING CLASS.
3A. Where and when is the class held?
ANS. Ship handling class is held in room T20 at 15:00. Room T20 is on
level Tanya, just west of corridor T6. Take the dropshaft from level Dog
by going to corridor D4 and then DWON to level Tanya.
3B. Where do I get a blue badge?
ANS. You will be given a blue badge if you attend shipp handling class.
4. THOM SELDRIDGE.
4A. When and Where am I supposed to meet Thom Seldridge?
ANS. You should meet Thom at the Blue Hell bar at 20:00.
4B. What is Thom waiting for after he tells me about Gateway?
ANS. After Thom tells you about Gateway and begins to look at you
expectantly, BUY THOM A DRINK. He will then tell you about the Orion
Program, give you a corporation memo, and tell you where to meet Terri
Neilson ( in the Blue Hell Bar at 22:00 ). BUY THOM A DRINK again when
he finishes talking about the Orion Program and he will introduce you
to Nubar Kamalian.
5. NUBAR KAMALIAN, THE TRIVIA GAME, AND THE SILVER MEDALLION.
5A. Where do I find Nubar?
ANS. Thom will introduce you to Nubar if you have been friendly and
plied him with a couple of drinks.
5B. How do I get the silver medallion?
ANS. BUY NUBAR A DRINK after he sits down and asks you for one. Listen
to him talk. Eventually he will challenge you to a game. He will get a
score of 7 points. PLAY GAME when he is done. If you get a score higher
than 7, he will give you his medallion.
5C. What are the answers to the question in the Old Earth Trivia Game?
ANS. Answers to the game.
Question History & Art & Science & Games
Number Geography Ent. Nature .....
(1) 3 4 3 1
(2) 2 2 2 2
(3) 4 4 4 4
(4) 2 1 1 4
(5) 4 1 4 1
(6) 1 2 3 4
(7) 2 3 2 2
(8) 4 4 4 3
(9) 1 1 3 2
(10) 4 3 4 4
6. THE FIRST MEETING WITH TERRI NELSON.
6A. Where do I find Terri Nelson?
ANS. Per your talk with Thom you learned when Terri shows up at the bar.
Show up at the same time.
6B. How do I get Terri to sponsor me for the Orion program?
ANS. She will tell you if you ASK TERRI ABOUT ORION PROGRAM or GIVE
TERRI MEMO.
7. THE FIRST MISSIONS.
7A. How do I get on a mission?
ANS. You can go on a mission the day after you get your badge. The
procedure is simple. Go to the Hangar Entrance on level Tanya and GIVE
BADGE TO AGENT. If you have a valid badge, he will sign you up for a
mission, escort you to the dock, and program you set course. When he
leaves, go UP to enter the ship, CLOSE THE HATCH, and SIT to access the
control panel.
7B. What am I looking for the first time I go on a mission?
ANS. Use the course codes to explore the destinations available. When
you find yourself in orbit around a planet, you have found what you are
looking for.
7C. What is the significance of the Black Hole, Fragments, Red Giant,
Ardromeda, and Nebula missions?
ANS. These missions are 'strike' missions. You don't even have the
opportunity to leave your ship. You need to ship out again once you
get back from one of these missions. There are no puzzles to solve on
these missions.
8. SIGMA DAYAN 7.
8A. How do I get into the cave opening on the cliff?
ANS. Go WEST from below the cave entrance to the base of the cliff, then
WEST again to the rockslide. CLIMB ROCKSLIDE to reach the top of the
butte.
8B. How do I solve the 'Moving Portal' puzzle in the entry chamber?
ANS. Once in the Entry Chamber, note where the portal appeared last:
IF THE PORTAL YOU NEED TO GO
APPEARED TO THE.... TO THE.....
Northeast EAST
East WEST
West NW
Northwest NORTH
North NE
You'll anticpate where the portal will appear and sail through just in
time. After a crawl through a passageway, you will be in the Ovoid
Room. TAKE THE BOX you see there. This box (and evidence of two trips
out) is what you need to qualify for the Orion Program.
9. GETTING THE GREEN BADGE.
9A. I've gone on 2 missions and brought back an artifact. How do I get
my green badge?
ANS. Once you have gone on two missions and brough back the artifact from
Sigma Dayan 7, you have fulfilled the requirements that Terri outlined
for the Orion Program (see 6A. and 6B.). You need to give Terri a
call on the PV commset using the phone number that is on the cocktail
napkin shegave you during the first meeting. Go to Your Quarters,
INSERT DEBIT CARD IN SLOT, and select meu option (6), Place Call.
Dial the number that you read off of the cocktail napkin, If Terri
isn't in, call back an hour or two later. If Terri is in and you
have met the requirements, then she will agree to meet you in the
Blue Hell and give you your green badge. Note: If you have met the
requirements for a green badge but you never talked to Terri before
you shipped out, then meet her in the bar at 22:00 and ask her about
the Orion Program.
10. THE MAINTENANCE KEY.
10A. What do I do with the machine in Central Park?
ANS. PULL THE RED LEVER on the machine in Central Park. A man will show
up a few turns later. He has a key that will allow you to open vents in
the armory, your quarters, and conference rooms on level Tanya.
10B. How do I get the maintenance key from the old man?
ANS. The man will hand you the key right after he shows up. DROP
MAINTENANCE KEY IN HYDROPONICS TRAY to hide it. You can pick it up after
he has left.
10C. What is important about the old man's speech?
ANS. The most important clue the man gives you is that Perry shows up on
level Babe every night at midnight and then disappears.
11. THE MAGAZINE.
11A. How do I get the magazine?
ANS. You can get the magazine from the receptionist in the Corporation
offices by giving her the rose tha you find in Central Park.
12. THE TUNING FORK.
12A. Where is the tuning fork?
ANS. The tuning fork is on display in the Gateway museum.
12B. How do I get the tuning fork out of the museum without being
arrested?
ANS. You need the medallion you git from Nubar. Go to the museum. If
you examine the device, you will see a circular depression on its
upper surface. PUT MEDALLION IN DEPRESSION and the device will hum.
TAKE TUNING FORK FROM PEDASTAL and PUT TUNING FORK INSIDE DEVICE. A
hologram of the tuning fork will appear above the medallion. TAKE
HOLOGRAM. PUT HOLOGRAM ON PEDASTAL. The hologram will spoof the alarm
system. You can now TAKE TUNING FORK FROM DEVICE and leave the museum
with the fork in hand.
13. THE GUN.
13A. Where is the gun?
ANS. The gun is sitting atop a storage cabinet in the Armory.
13B. How do I get the gun out of the armory?
ANS. You need the maintenance key. Go to the armory and TAKE THE GUN.
STAND ON CABINET. OPEN VENT WITH MAINTENANCE KEY. PRESS BUTTON. This
wil summon the robot. PUT GUM IN SPIDER ROBOT CONTAINER. Go to another
room with a vent. The robot will reappear with the gun. TAKE GUN.
14. PERRY AND THE SECRET ROOM.
14A. Where and when does Perry appear?
ANS. The maintenance man will tell you that Perry appears on level Babe
at midnight. He also tells you that he had a crate dragged into the
corridor that Perry uses so the old man can spy on Perry.
14B. How do I spy on him?
ANS. Go up to corridor B4 before midnight. HIDE IN CRATE. WAIT while
Perry shows up and then dissapears into wall.
14C. How do I get into the sceret room?
ANS. Perry will drop a slit of paper when he is fumbling around. EXIT
CRATE and TAKE SLIP OF PAPER. READ SLIP OF PAPER. You will see a 5 digit
code. HIT TUNING FORK. Enter code. A portal will appear.
14D. What do I do in the secret room?
ANS. You don't need to come back to the secret room until much later in
the game.
15. THE GRREN BADGE BRIEFING.
15A. Where and when are the special Orion Program debriefings?
ANS. The Orion Program briefings are held everyday at 09:00.
15B. How do I get into the briefing?
ANS. You need to have a green badge to participate in briefing.
16. THE METAL CYLINDER ON ALEPH 4.
16A. How do I stop the Mutzer creatures from kicking me out of the
clearing ( So I can spy on them )?
ANS. HIDE BEHIND BOULDER or go WEST from clearing. WAIT while Mutzers
file into the clearing and perform their ritual.
16B. How do I get the metal cylinder from Chief Mutzer?
ANS. TAKE THE SALAMANDER from the lake shore. WAIT until you here the
2nd wailing sound. Then go to Mutzer village. ENTER BIG HUT and then
go DOWN ti hide under the hut. WAIT until the Mutzer chief returns to
the hut, and climbs into the tank. Then: UP. DROP SALAMANDER IN TANK.
WAIT. Go back DOWN to hide and WAIT until Mutzer wakes up. and runs off.
Once they have left, return to the lake shore. You will see the metal
cylinder next to the pile of rocks. TAKE CYLINDER.
17. GETTING INTO THE DOME ON ALEPH 4.
17A. How do I get into the dome?
ANS. Go to the base of the dome. PUT METAL CYLINDER IN DOME SLOT. Then
take the test.
QUESTION DESCRIPTION ANSWER
(1) Triangles & circles 4
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