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- ╬EUROMANCER ├ODE ╫HEEL
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- ╞IRST, A SHORT EXPLANATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF CODE WHEELS. ╘HE CODE
- WHEEL IS A FORM OF PROTECTION AGAINST PIRACY OF A PARTICULAR GAME. ╘HEY FIRST
- APPEARED (TO MY KNOWLEDGE) IN THE ┼LECTRONIC ┴RTS GAME ┴MNESIA IN THE FORM OF
- A "STREET INDEX". ╘HE NEXT APPEARANCE WAS MUCH LATER, IN ╠EGACY OF THE
- ┴NCIENTS, ALSO ┼┴. ╘HE THIRD (AND MOST COMPLICATED ONE) WAS INCLUDED IN ┬ARDS
- ╘ALE ╔╔╔. ┴ND, AS YOU MAY HAVE GUESSED, THE LATEST USE IS IN ╬EUROMANCER. ╘HE
- FIRST TWO ALSO INCLUDED DISK PROTECTION, BUT THE COMPANIES SEEM TO BE RELYING
- ON JUST THE CODE WHEEL FOR THEIR PROTECTION AGAINST PIRACY, AS THE LAST TWO
- HAVE HAD NO DISK PROTECTION WHATSOEVER. ╘HE PROTECTION COMES WHEN, AT CERTAIN
- POINTS IN THE GAME, YOU WILL BE GIVEN A SET OF TWO, THREE OR FOUR (DEPENDING
- ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE WHEEL) WORDS OR LOCATIONS OR WHATEVER, AND, USING THE
- CODE WHEEL, YOU MUST PROVIDE THE REQUIRED ANSWER, OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
- PROCEED WITH THAT FUNCTION. ╫ITHOUT THE WHEEL AND WITHOUT ALTERING THE
- PROGRAMMING OF THE DISK, YOU ARE STUCK.
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- ╫HAT IS A CODE WHEEL? ╔T IS TWO OR THREE CONCENTRIC PAPER CIRCLES,
- EACH ONE SMALLER THAN THE ONE BENEATH IT, SO THAT ONLY THE OUTER RING OF THE
- LARGER ONE(S) SHOWS. ╔T IS ON THE OUTER RING THAT ONE SET OF WORDS ARE
- PRINTED. ╧N THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE SMALLEST CIRCLE CAN BE FOUND THE SECOND
- SET OF WORDS. ╧NE OR SEVERAL SMALL WINDOWS ARE ALSO CUT OUT OF THE SMALLEST
- CIRCLE (AND IN THE CASE OF THREE WHEELS, WINDOWS MAY ALSO BE CUT OUT OF THE
- MIDDLE WHEEL AT RANDOM POINTS) SO THAT THE REQUESTED CODE NUMBERS OR WORDS MAY
- BE SEEN THROUGH THEM. ╔F THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WINDOW, EACH WINDOW WILL HAVE
- ITS OWN NAME PRINTED ABOVE OR BELOW IT. ╔N THE MOST SIMPLE APPLICATION, THE
- USE WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS: THE PLAYER IS GIVEN THE CONDITIONS OF ┴ AND
- ┬. ╚E WOULD ROTATE THE CODE WHEEL UNTIL ┴ ON THE OUTER CIRCLE LINES UP WITH ┬
- ON THE INNER CIRCLE AND OBSERVE THE CODE THROUGH THROUGH THE WINDOW. ╔N THE
- CASE OF MULTIPLE WINDOWS, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN ┴, ┬, AND ├, ROTATED AS
- BEFORE TO LINE UP ┴ AND ┬ AND LOOK THROUGH WINDOW ├ FOR THE ANSWER. ╙UCH IS
- THE CASE WITH ╬EUROMANCER.
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- ╘HE CODE WHEEL IN ╬EUROMANCER IS USED TO OPERATE THE ╨┴╪ MACHINE
- FOUND AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GAME. ┘OU WILL BE GIVEN THREE
- ACCESS CODES AND ASKED FOR A VERIFICATION CODE. ╘HERE ARE 16 POSSIBLE ┴'S,
- ┬'S AND ├'S. ╘HE CODES ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO TABLES. ╘HE FIRST TABLES
- GIVES ┴ (OUTER RING) AND ┬ (INNER RING), TO BE CROSS REFERENCED TO EACH OTHER
- TO GET A POSITION NUMBER. ╘HIS POSITION NUMBER WILL BE CROSS REFERENCED WITH ├
- (WINDOWS) TO GIVE THE 3 TO 6 DIGIT VERIFICATION CODE. ╘HE ACCESS CODES YOU
- WILL BE GIVEN ARE LISTED BELOW WITH ╘╚╥┼┼ ╠┼╘╘┼╥╙ ╔╬ ╒╨╨┼╥ ├┴╙┼ (USUALLY THE
- FIRST THREE, BUT NOT ALWAYS, SO ╔ HAVE TRIED TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE
- ONES THAT DO NOT HAVE THE FIRST THREE IN CAPS). ╘HESE WILL CORRESPOND TO THE
- ABBREVIATIONS IN THE TABLES. ╟OOD LUCK!
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- ╘ABLE 1
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- ▌ ╬ ▌ ├ ▌ ├ ▌ ╟ ▌ ├ ▌ ═ ▌ ├ ▌ ╩ ▌ ─ ▌ ╠ ▌ ─ ▌ ╙ ▌ ╞ ▌ ╙ ▌ ═ ▌ ═ ▌
- ▌ ╔ ▌ ╚ ▌ ┘ ▌ ┼ ▌ ╥ ▌ ╔ ▌ ╚ ▌ ╒ ▌ ╧ ▌ ┴ ▌ ┴ ▌ ╚ ▌ ╥ ▌ ╧ ▌ ┴ ▌ ┴ ▌
- ▌ ╟ ▌ ┴ ▌ ┬ ▌ ═ ▌ ┴ ▌ ├ ▌ ┼ ▌ ╠ ▌ ╬ ▌ ╫ ▌ ╘ ▌ ╔ ▌ ┼ ▌ ╞ ▌ ╘ ▌ ╙ ▌
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- ▌ ┼═╨ ▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌
- ▌ ├┘┬ ▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌
- ▌ ╥┴╘ ▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌
- ▌ ╚╧╠ ▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌
- ▌ ╠┴╥ ▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌
- ▌ ╨┴╪ ▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌
- ▌ ╙╦╔ ▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌
- ┬▌ ╙╚╔ ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌
- ▌ ╟┼╬ ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌
- ▌ ═┴┴ ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌
- ▌ ╩╒╙ ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌
- ▌ ├┘─ ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌
- ▌ ├╧═ ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌
- ▌ ╔├┼ ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌
- ▌ ╥╧═ ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌ 2 ▌
- ▌ ├╧╫ ▌ 2 ▌ 3 ▌ 4 ▌ 5 ▌ 6 ▌ 7 ▌ 8 ▌ 9 ▌ 10▌ 11▌ 12▌ 13▌ 14▌ 15▌ 16▌ 1 ▌
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- ╘ABLE 2
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- ▌ ┴╙┴ ▌ ╙╨┴ ▌ ╙╨├ ▌ ╞╠┴ ▌ ┌╔╧ ▌ ═┴╥ ▌ ├╥┘ ▌ ┴╔ ▌ ┬┴╬▌ ┬┴┌▌ ├╚╔▌ ╞╒╩▌
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- ▌ 1 ▌113667▌162324▌152777▌056201▌71312▌43267▌61255▌34755▌5517▌4102▌1337▌4327▌
- ▌ 2 ▌060734▌073611▌040327▌054127▌44321▌21400▌07362▌23671▌7107▌0170▌4300▌0703▌
- ▌ 3 ▌131265▌061254▌004713▌114352▌76631▌65110▌61645▌71724▌4102▌5116▌0072▌6040▌
- ▌ 4 ▌063124▌127170▌051435▌126443▌61543▌61723▌36112▌00206▌0170▌6160▌4120▌5150▌
- ▌ 5 ▌162324▌067144▌157223▌030654▌70012▌51666▌50127▌22372▌5116▌5165▌1316▌6162▌
- ▌ 6 ▌073611▌031776▌056201▌014527▌34770▌31270▌74655▌42074▌6160▌0017▌3601▌2174▌
- ╨▌ 7 ▌061254▌031770▌054127▌132077▌43267▌45771▌67237▌71226▌5165▌1053▌3347▌6124▌
- ╧▌ 8 ▌127170▌121777▌114352▌067123▌21400▌41317▌34755▌61627▌0017▌5423▌1777▌1337▌
- ╙▌ 9 ▌067144▌117372▌126443▌036160▌65110▌61456▌23671▌01326▌1053▌3173▌2730▌4300▌
- ▌ 10▌031776▌011772▌030654▌013026▌61723▌44312▌71724▌61255▌5423▌0423▌4327▌0072▌
- ▌ 11▌031770▌115721▌014527▌152336▌51666▌71312▌00206▌07362▌3173▌5120▌0703▌4120▌
- ▌ 12▌121777▌021655▌132077▌152777▌31270▌44321▌22372▌61645▌0423▌6116▌6040▌1316▌
- ▌ 13▌117372▌113667▌067123▌040327▌45771▌76631▌42074▌36112▌5120▌3121▌5150▌3601▌
- ▌ 14▌011772▌060734▌036160▌004713▌41317▌61543▌71226▌50127▌6116▌0177▌6162▌3347▌
- ▌ 15▌115721▌131265▌013026▌051435▌61456▌70012▌61627▌74655▌3121▌5517▌2174▌1777▌
- ▌ 16▌021655▌063124▌152336▌157223▌44312▌34770▌01326▌67237▌0177▌7107▌6124▌2730▌
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- ╘ABLE 2 (CONT'D)
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- ▌╚╧╠▌├╧═▌╚╔╘▌╧╬╧▌
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- ▌ 1 ▌512▌533▌236▌473▌
- ▌ 2 ▌700▌673▌714▌614▌
- ▌ 3 ▌254▌333▌024▌672▌
- ▌ 4 ▌017▌434▌424▌321▌
- ▌ 5 ▌533▌300▌473▌072▌
- ▌ 6 ▌673▌410▌614▌507▌
- ╨▌ 7 ▌333▌054▌672▌725▌
- ╧▌ 8 ▌434▌313▌321▌571▌
- ╙▌ 9 ▌300▌733▌072▌430▌
- ▌ 10▌410▌616▌507▌775▌
- ▌ 11▌054▌167▌725▌103▌
- ▌ 12▌313▌213▌571▌045▌
- ▌ 13▌733▌512▌430▌236▌
- ▌ 14▌616▌700▌775▌714▌
- ▌ 15▌167▌254▌103▌024▌
- ▌ 16▌213▌017▌045▌424▌
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