The Best of Select: Games Special 4/THE BEST OF SELECT Games Special 4 (Select CD-ROM)(1996).iso/tips/cheetcht/3astelnd.txt

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~Wasteland

Solution, Written in ASCII format by Jc 2


Alright, kiddies, here's a modern solution file to that three
year-old adventure game called Wasteland.  This game is one of
the best games EVER created.  The great variety of skills you
can put into your characters, the smooth interface and the
rock-solid (well, almost) plot is reason enough to put this
among the classics.  And if you haven't bought the game, yet,
do.

This solve covers many of the main points to the Wasteland
scenario, but I hope I didn't miss too many nuances.  There are
many parts to this file:  the basic solution, an essay on
character creation and a list of all the armor, weapons and
equipment you'll find in the game.  There's also a section on
general hints and some unknowns.

Oh, by the way, if you really want to thank me, send me the
solution put out by Origin.  I never managed to get a copy of
that.

If you have any other problems or updates, you can reach me at
Caesar's Palace: [phone], node @4 for most WWIV nets.



~SOLUTION:

You start out at Ranger Center in the southern part of the
Wasteland.  Go west to the kids' camp of Highpool.  Try and
enter all the various buildings. Complete the dog quest.  (There
is no way to avoid killing Rex.) Rescue Jackie in the hidden
cave on the west side (by talking to the boy; use Perceptionto
find the cave).  Find the building with the bed and junk.
You'll find a secret cache under the bed.  Use perception on the
pump beside the bed. Your first quest will be to find an engine.

Go to Quartz, a four-square city to the northwest.  There is an
ammo shop at the southwestern end.  Pawn some items/sell excess
equipment until you have $500.  (Re-supply whenever needed.)
Travel to the Nomads' Camp, which is a square with tents to the
east, on the north side of the desert.  Buy an engine. See the
brakeman.

Return to Highpool.  Fix the pump by U)sing the Engine on the
pump.  Wow... dinero and some armor.

Travel to the Agriculture town to the west to earn some
easily-acquired experience.  The final quest will be to kill
Harry the Bunnymaster, who lies in the southern section of the
farm, in the northwestern fields.  You also might want to
venture into a cave in the southwest part of the fields.

Head on over to Quartz.  Take the back entrance to Scott's Bar
in the southeast section of town.  Enter the Men's Room around
the corner and question the boy. Hmm...another quest?  Find the
Head Crusher and give him the Visa card.  (You can go get the
stuff later on.)  You can also "CHAT" with him about the Muty
Cuties.  Go to the riddler in the northwestern section of the
bar.  The answers are "TOAST" and "R."  The last answer you can
find yourself.  Cute, huh?  Ellen can be reached on one of the
central bar seats on the west end of the bar.

The Stagecoach Inn is in the center of town.  Find Room #18 and
get what you need.  Explore if you want.  Enter the Courthouse
via the secret entrance on the northeastern end.  Climb the
vines up each level.  Blow up hard to open doors with TNT if you
can't pick them.  The rest is up to you...go in the front door
if you want.  Password is "MUERTE."

Little known fact #1:  Dan Citrin is the key to $1000.  He's on
the second floor.  Once you rescue him, he'll tell you about how
he and his father hid money right under Ugly's nose.  His father
is on the third floor, in the same cell block as the mayor.
Rescue him and you get the cash.

Once you have rescued Mayor Pedros (and Dan Citrin, if you did),
then you can hit the Hideout in the northeast part of town.  You
can enter by a secret entrance on the space directly to the
southwest of the Hideout.  Use rope to climb up the wall.  The
glass wall is a good place to raise Perception levels; just walk
along the wall.  Break the glass with a crowbar, get down and
party. There is a safe behind the map of Quartz in Ugly's
office.  Crack it, or use the combo:  27-11-16.  Ugly is to the
east.  Rescue Felicia.

You can drop Felicia, Mayor Pedros or Dan Citrin.  They are not
crucial to the game.  Find Ace via a secret passageway in the
officer's lounge. You need him for the game.

Go to the jeep north of Quartz.  Ace will fix it.  He's the only
useful character; he drives you around.  (Be like me:  use extra
characters as slave-burdens and decoys.)

Now you're in Needles.  It's on a real map, if you want to
check.  Explore the town, being careful of the radioactive dump
site on the northwest section of the town.  Look through
Downtown.  You'll find things ranging from yummy hobo dogs to
three-legged prostitutes.  Important places:  the gang meeting
behind some rubble, the bloodstaff tester, the ammo shop, the
howitzer. There is also a locked room for gambling; the password
in is "ACAPULCO."  Use the howitzer to load up shells (found
later in the game) to increase your Demolitions and AT Weapons
skill.  You can also find Christina, an Uzi-packing
soldier-ette.

Remember that you'll find lots of bloodstaffs, but there is only
one real one.

To the southwest of Downtown, you'll find a toxic waste dump
(actually a missile silo).  Bring plenty of TNT.

To the northeast of Downtown, you can find an ammo dump, a
police building and a library.  Go down the ammo dump to find a
ruby ring.  Get some equipment, too.  Enter the police building
and explore.  Get the ruby ring to the priest in southeastern
Needles.  Drop the ruby ring after he sees it.

There are a bunch of sand dunes on the southern end of Needles.
Use them to improve Climbing skill.  On top of one dune is a
note.

Now you should be ready for the Temple of Blood, which is in
northwest Needles. There is a radioactive field to the
southeast, so I suggest walking along the edges.  Once inside,
explore around until you find the chess game.  Here are the
keys:
U-L-L-L-L-U-U-R-R-R-R-R-D-R-R-U-U-U-U-L-L-D-L-L-L-L-U-U-R-R.
That's thirty steps.

Swim north across the moat and get the one, true bloodstaff.  Be
careful about the pressure pad.  Now, here is where you want to
get the power packs and the LAW rockets; you'll need them later
in the game.  Try and make sure you get two LAWs or five power
packs whenever you can.  If not, just restore and try again.
(Read the Miscellaneous section for more info.)

After you get the bloodstaff, head back south into the rocket.
The launch code is "MOTEKIM."  Return to the priest in
southeastern Needles and give him the real bloodstaff.  Use the
engine to fix the jeep.  You're off to Las Vegas!

There's no way to avoid losing the jeep.  You won't need it
anyway.  Important sites in Las Vegas:  the library in the
southeast corner, casinos on the west strip (Spade's Casino and
Fat Freddy's Place), a scorpitron (an almost invicible enemy) in
the center and a jail in the northeast.  Las Vegas is also a
hotbed of killer robots, so be careful.  You'll also find many
rockets from these robots.  Collect as many LAWs and RPG-7s as
you can; you're going to blow Guardian Citadel soon.  By the
way, there is a secret stash of equipment on the northern part
of the golf course.  It's between four flags.  Make sure you
pick up the sonic key with it. You can also find a sonic key
from 10 cyborg commandos in the northeast.

First off, step to the library and see if you can find any new
skills.  Second, find a building with a beggar in it.  It's just
west of the library.  You'll learn about Covenant, Max, Fat
Freddy and Faran Brygo.  Rescue Covenant at the Jail.

Third, you should see Fat Freddy.  The password is "BIRD."
He'll ask you to kill Faran Brygo and bring back his onyx ring.
However, there are TWO rings in the game.  One is held by Faran,
the other is in the Guardian Citadel.  In other words, you don't
have to kill Faran to get the $10K reward.

Fourth, you should go to Spade's Casino.  Explore, but make sure
you step up to the bar.  You'll also notice that there's a path