CP/M/CPM_CDROM.iso/mbug/mbug090.arc/STARCROS.HLP

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                     STARCROSS     Part One

Ah¼ oute≥ spaceí N∩ danδ anΣ dust∙ dungeon≤ here....bu⌠ yo⌡ caε bσ surσ tha⌠ ì
thσá puzzle≤á arσ n∩ easie≥ thaε the∙ werσ iε thσ Grea⌠ UndergrounΣá Empireí ì
So¼ settlσ iε anΣ ge⌠ read∙ fo≥ lift-off«

Therσ yo⌡ are¼á floatinτ arounΣ spacσ iε you≥ ship¼á alarφ bell≤ ringinτá iε ì
you≥á ears«á Obviously¼á something'≤ abou⌠ t∩ happen«á Ge⌠ thσ tapσ library¼ ì
theεá ge⌠ u≡ anΣ g∩ StarboarΣ int∩ thσ Bridge«á PusΦ thσ reΣá button¼á whicΦ ì
wil∞ shu⌠ ofµ thσ alarφ bell¼á anΣ reaΣ thσ screen« Thi≤ wil∞ tel∞ yo⌡ whicΦ ì
objec⌠ oε you≥ ma≡ i≤ thσ onσ t∩ heaΣ for«

Now¼ there'≤ n∩ wa∙ ╔ caε tel∞ yo⌡ thσ exac⌠ coordinates¼ a≤ thσ destinatioε ì
change≤ froφ gamσ t∩ game«á However¼á i⌠ isn'⌠ harΣ t∩ figurσ ou⌠ wha⌠á the∙ ì
are«á Oncσá you'vσ donσ that¼á si⌠ dowε iε thσ contro∞ coucΦ anΣ fasteεá thσ ì
belt«á No≈ yo⌡ havσ t∩ ente≥ thσ coursσ int∩ thσ computer¼á whicΦ i≤ donσ a≤ ì
follows║á Computer¼á rangσ i≤ x¼ thetß i≤ y¼ phΘ i≤ z« Thσ compute≥ wil∞ asδ ì
yo⌡ t∩ confirφ thσ ne≈ course¼ whicΦ yo⌡ d∩ b∙ saying║ Computer¼ confirφ ne≈ ì
program« Afte≥ that¼ you'rσ offí

AnΣ no≈ it'≤ timσ fo≥ thσ hallmarδ oµ al∞ Infocoφ games║ Waitingí You'l∞ si⌠ ì
iεá thσá couch¼á anΣá wai⌠ unti∞ yo⌡ arrivσ a⌠ thσ alieε shi≡á anΣá yo⌡á arσ ì
captureΣá b∙ i⌠ <however¼á yo⌡ caε enjo∙ thσ verbosσ description≤ whilσá yo⌡ ì
wait>« Oncσ you≥ shi≡ i≤ dowε oε thσ dock¼ unfasteε thσ belt¼ ge⌠ up¼ anΣ g∩ ì
StarboarΣ int∩ thσ storagσ room« Ge⌠ thσ suit¼ pu⌠ i⌠ on¼ theε ge⌠ thσ line« ì
HeaΣ Portward≤ bacδ t∩ thσ bridge«

Fuε time≤ witΦ airlock≤ begiε now«á Opeε thσ inne≥ door¼á g∩ out¼á closσ thσ ì
inne≥ door¼ opeε thσ oute≥ door¼ anΣ g∩ out« Ge⌠ useΣ t∩ doinτ that¼ becausσ ì
you'l∞ bσ doinτ i⌠ again¼á anΣ againíá So¼á no≈ you'rσ oε thσ ReΣ Dock¼á anΣ ì
there'≤ ß strange-lookinτ sculpturσ here«á Close≥ examination¼á anΣ ß littlσ ì
thought¼ show≤ tha⌠ it'≤ ß representatioε oµ thσ sola≥ system« Ahaí CoulΣ i⌠ ì
be...┐ Yo⌡ pres≤ thσ fourtΦ bump¼ anΣ strangσ thing≤ happen« Pres≤ thσ smal∞ ì
bump¼á anΣá ßá blacδ roΣ appears...ge⌠ thσ rod¼á anΣ thσ oute≥ airlocδá doo≥ ì
opensí

Okay¼á g∩ insidσ <closσ outer¼ opeε inner¼ etc.>¼ anΣ yo⌡ arσ iε ß ReΣ Hall« ì
A⌠á thi≤ point¼á yo⌡ migh⌠ wan⌠ t∩ savσ thσ game¼á anΣ jus⌠á wande≥á around¼ ì
doinτ somσ mapping«á Actually¼á ╔ recommenΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ d∩ so¼ sincσ therσ wil∞ ì
bσá ßá poin⌠ iε thσ gamσ wherσ ╔ won'⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ givσ yo⌡ specifiπá directì
iona∞ instructions«

No≈á tha⌠ you'vσ checkeΣ ou⌠ thσ territor∙ ß bit¼á restorσ t∩ you≥á origina∞ ì
entr∙á point«á You'rσ read∙ fo≥ thσ grea⌠ roΣ hunt....becausσ thσ objec⌠á oµ ì
thσ gamσ i≤ t∩ activtatσ anΣ contro∞ thσ artifact¼á whicΦ i≤ donσ vißá diffì
eren⌠ coloreΣ rods« Righ⌠ now¼ yo⌡ wan⌠ thσ reΣ one¼ so¼ g∩ North¼ theε Wes⌠ ì
int∩ thσ Rooφ oε Rinτ Two« Froφ there¼ NortΦ int∩ thσ Zoo¼ anΣ Eas⌠ int∩ thσ ì
rat-an⌠ cage«

Thσá reΣ roΣ i≤ par⌠ oµ thσ nest¼á anΣ yo⌡ jus⌠ can'⌠ reacΦ ove≥ anΣ ge⌠ it« ì
Thi≤ i≤ onσ oµ thσ ver∙ fe≈ time≤ iε aε Infocoφ wherσ violencσ i≤ necessary║ ì
Thro≈ thσ tapσ librar∙ a⌠ thσ nest¼á whicΦ wil∞ bσ smashed«á Whilσ thσá rat- ì
ant≤ looδ a⌠ yo⌡ iε terror¼ graΓ thσ reΣ roΣ anΣ thσ tapσ library«

No≈ it'≤ timσ fo≥ thσ yello≈ rod¼á s∩ heaΣ alonτ West¼á South¼á West¼á whicΦ ì
wil∞á brinτá yo⌡á t∩ thσ Bluσ Hall«á G∩ SoutΦ oncσ anΣ you'rσá a⌠á thσá Bluσ ì
Airlock«á Opeε thσ door¼á g∩ down¼ closσ inne≥ door¼ etc« Wheε yo⌡ reacΦ thσ ì
Bluσá Dock¼á g∩á Af⌠á unti∞ yo⌡ comσ t∩ thσ Spider-likσá alien«á It'≤á quitσ ì
intelligen⌠ anΣ eveε friendly«á Givσ i⌠ thσ tapσ library¼á anΣ iε returε yo⌡ ì
wil∞ ge⌠ thσ yello≈ rod« Takσ that¼ anΣ makσ you≥ wa∙ bacδ t∩ thσ Bluσ Hall«


                         STARCROSS      Part Two
èYo⌡ havσ tw∩ rods¼á anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ usinτ theφ now«á Froφ thσ Bluσ Hall¼á g∩ ì
up¼á anΣá you'rσ iε thσ Grasslands«á G∩ SoutΦ t∩ thσ Thiε Forest¼á opeεá thσ ì
hatcΦá there¼á anΣ g∩ dowε int∩ thσ Repai≥ Room«á Pu⌠ thσ yello≈ roΣ iεá thσ ì
yello≈ slot« Tha⌠ turn≤ oε thσ light≤ iε thσ Yello≈ Hallway« Pu⌠ thσ reΣ roΣ ì
iεá thσá SECON─ reΣ slot«á Makσ surσ it'≤ thσ second╗á thi≤ wil∞á providσá ß ì
breathablσ atmospherσ fo≥ you«

Now¼á ge⌠ thσ meta∞ square¼á anΣ g∩ up¼á theε North¼á theε dowε agaiε t∩ thσ ì
Bluσ Hall«á Froφ there¼ Wes⌠ t∩ thσ Yello≈ Hal∞ anΣ Yello≈ Airlock« Yo⌡ kno≈ ì
thσ dril∞ b∙ now¼á bu⌠ there'≤ aε extrß featurσ thi≤ time║á Yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ ì
tr∙á t∩ opeε thσ oute≥ doo≥ twicσ <it'≤ balky>«á Also¼á whilσ you'rσ iεá thσ ì
Yello≈ Airlock¼ picδ u≡ thσ basket╗ i⌠ wil∞ comσ iε ver∙ handyí

Oncσ oε thσ Yello≈ Dock¼ tiσ thσ linσ t∩ thσ sui⌠ anΣ theε t∩ thσ hook« HeaΣ ì
Portwards¼ ge⌠ thσ pinδ rod¼ pu⌠ i⌠ iε thσ basket¼ theε g∩ bacδ StarboarΣ t∩ ì
thσ dock¼ untiσ yourself¼ anΣ returε t∩ thσ Yello≈ Hall«

Now¼á it'≤ timσ fo≥ thσ bluσ rod« G∩ SoutΦ twice¼ theε Eas⌠ once« Yo⌡ arσ iε ì
ß laborator∙ witΦ ß mysteriou≤ silve≥ globσ floatinτ iε mid-air«á Insidσ thσ ì
globe¼á althougΦá yo⌡ can'⌠ seσ i⌠ now¼á i≤ ß bluσ rod«á It'≤ eas∙á t∩á get¼ ì
however«á Takσá thσ tw∩ disk≤ ofµ thσ wall«á Pu⌠ onσ oε thσ floor¼á anΣá onσ ì
unde≥ thσ globe«á I⌠ doesn'⌠ matte≥ whicΦ wa∙ yo⌡ d∩ it¼á thσ resul⌠ wil∞ bσ ì
thσ same«á Pu⌠ thσ baske⌠ oε thσ globe¼á theε turε thσ dia∞ t∩ 4« Ta-daí Thσ ì
baske⌠á suddenl∙ appear≤ oε thσ disδ oε thσ floor¼á witΦ thσ bluσ rodíá Turε ì
thσ dia∞ t∩ 1¼á theε ge⌠ botΦ disks¼á thσ basket¼á anΣ thσ bluσ rod« Pu⌠ thσ ì
roΣ iε thσ basket« Iε fact¼ pu⌠ al∞ rod≤ iε thσ baske⌠ wheε yo⌡ ge⌠ them«

Okay¼á there'≤ stil∞ plent∙ oµ rod≤ t∩ collect¼á s∩ let'≤ kee≡ movingíá HeaΣ ì
West¼ theε NortΦ fou≥ time≤ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ thσ hallway¼ theε Wes⌠ t∩ thσ Rooφ ì
oε Rinτ One¼á anΣ SoutΦ froφ therσ int∩ thσ Compute≥ Room« Opeε thσ pane∞ oε ì
thσá computer¼á theεá inser⌠ thσ meta∞ squarσ int∩ thσá slot«á Turεá oεá thσ ì
computer¼á anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ ge⌠ ß golΣ rod«á Don'⌠ worr∙ abou⌠ al∞ thσ displays╗ ì
the∙ aren'⌠ importan⌠ t∩ you«

No≈ come≤ morσ waiting«á Wha⌠ you'rσ waitinτ fo≥ thi≤ timσ i≤ thσ mechanica∞ ì
"mouseó tha⌠ collect≤ trash«á So¼á movσ arounΣ unti∞ i⌠ make≤ aε appearance« ì
A≤ sooε a≤ i⌠ does¼á dro≡ onσ oµ thσ disk≤ <eithe≥ one>« Thσ mousσ wil∞ picδ ì
i⌠ up« Afte≥ that¼ yo⌡ mus⌠ follo≈ thσ mousσ arounΣ unti∞ i⌠ disappear≤ int∩ ì
ßá secre⌠ doo≥ iε onσ oµ thσ rooms«á Therσ arσ severa∞ differen⌠ room≤ wherσ ì
thσ mousσ caε d∩ this¼ s∩ yo⌡ *must¬ follo≈ it«

Wai⌠ therσ unti∞ i⌠ reappear≤ anΣ leaves¼á wai⌠ ß littlσ longe≥ t∩ makσ surσ ì
i⌠á won'⌠ comσ back¼á theε dro≡ thσ othe≥ disδ oε thσ floo≥ anΣ ste≡ oεá it« ì
Zap!íá You'rσ iε thσ Garageíá <Hurra∙ fo≥ transporte≥ disks!>«á Picδ u≡á thσ ì
disk¼á theεá empt∙á thσ trasΦ biε <yuck!╛ unti∞ yo⌡ finΣ thσ greeεá rod«á G∩ ì
NortΦ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ iε thσ Rooφ oε Rinτ Four«


STARCROS╙ Par⌠ Threσ

Yo⌡ arσ no≈ iε thσ Rooφ oε Rinτ Four«á Now¼á thi≤ i≤ wh∙ yo⌡ haΣ t∩ d∩á somσ ì
mappinτ oε you≥ own║ Yo⌡ mus⌠ ge⌠ thσ othe≥ disδ yo⌡ dropped¼ anΣ there'≤ n∩ ì
tellinτá exactl∙ iε whicΦ rooφ tha⌠ was«á So¼á yo⌡ mus⌠ explorσ oε you≥á owε ì
unti∞á yo⌡ finΣ thσ disk«á Oncσ you'vσ donσ that¼á makσ you≥ wa∙ t∩ thσ Bluσ ì
Hal∞ wherσ thσ airlocδ is«á Froφ there¼á g∩ NortΦ twice¼á theε Wes⌠ int∩ thσ ì
Observatory«á Dro≡ ofµ onσ oµ thσ disks¼á theε hikσ alonτ East¼ South¼ East¼ ì
East¼á South¼á Eas⌠ int∩ thσ Wease∞ Village¼á anΣ theε Eas⌠ oncσ morσ t∩ thσ ì
Villagσ Center« Wai⌠ arounΣ ß shor⌠ while¼ anΣ thσ Wease∞ chieµ wil∞ appear«

Hσ wil∞ indicatσ tha⌠ hσ want≤ you≥ spacσ suit« That'≤ n∩ problem¼ sincσ thσ ì
ai≥ wil∞ remaiε breathable¼ anΣ yo⌡ don'⌠ neeΣ thσ sui⌠ anymore« So¼ givσ i⌠ ì
t∩ him«á Then¼á wheε hσ want≤ t∩ givσ yo⌡ somethinτ iε return¼á poin⌠ t∩ thσ ì
browεá roΣ hσ wear≤ arounΣ hi≤ neck«á Hσ wil∞ givσ i⌠ t∩ you¼á anΣ star⌠á t∩ ì
leave«á Follo≈ himí <Thinδ oµ al∞ thi≤ followinτ arounΣ a≤ gooΣ practicσ fo≥ ìè"Deadline."╛

Continuσ t∩ follo≈ him¼á unti∞ yo⌡ arrivσ a⌠ thσ Cente≥ oµ thσ Warren«á Theε ì
climΓ dowε thσ ladde≥ t∩ thσ Greeε Airlocδ <yep¼á anothe≥ one!>¼á anΣ d∩ thσ ì
usua∞ joΓ witΦ thσ doors« Froφ thσ dock¼ g∩ Wes⌠ t∩ thσ Umbilical¼ theε Wes⌠ ì
agaiε t∩ thσ Carg∩ Hold«á Picδ u≡ thσ viso≥ fragment¼á theε g∩ ForwarΣá int∩ ì
thσ Contro∞ Rooφ oµ thσ wreckeΣ ship« Movσ thσ skeleton¼ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ ß ì
viole⌠ rod«á Now¼ dro≡ thσ disδ oε thσ floor¼ anΣ ste≡ oε it« Iµ yo⌡ attemp⌠ ì
t∩á leavσ thσ wa∙ yo⌡ came¼á thσ Weasel≤ wil∞ kil∞ yo⌡ fo≥ disturbinτá thei≥ ì
shrine«

So¼á no≈á you'vσ materializeΣ iε thσ Observatory¼á anΣ it'≤ timσ t∩ picδá u≡ ì
anothe≥ rod║ Looδ a⌠ projecto≥ througΦ visor« Ahaí ┴ clea≥ rod« Sneaky¼ huh┐ ì
Ge⌠ thσ rod¼ dro≡ thσ visor¼ theε movσ alonτ East¼ theε SoutΦ threσ time≤ t∩ ì
thσ MelteΣ Spot¼á theε Wes⌠ int∩ thσ Weapon≤ Deck«á Ge⌠ thσ genuinσ Ray-gun¼ ì
anΣ looδ insidσ it«

Sonuvaguníá ┴á silve≥á rodíá Ge⌠ that¼á theε Eas⌠ anΣ North¼á anΣ u≡ t∩á thσ ì
Grasslands¼á 'causσá it'≤ timσ t∩ ge⌠ thi≤ sho≈ oε thσ road«á Now¼á treδá oε ì
SoutΦ twicσ t∩ thσ Densσ Forest¼á theε Eas⌠ t∩ thσ basσ oµ thσá tree«á ClimΓ ì
thσ tree¼ al∞ thσ wa∙ u≡ t∩ thσ top¼ theε jum≡ t∩ thσ Drivσ Bubble«

Inser⌠ thσ silve≥ roΣ int∩ thσ slot¼á theε ente≥ thσ bubble« There'≤ ß whitσ ì
roΣá here╗á ge⌠ tha⌠ anΣ pu⌠ i⌠ int∩ thσ whitσ slot«á Unde≥ n∩ circumstance≤ ì
shoulΣ yo⌡ inser⌠ thσ blacδ roΣ int∩ thσ blacδ slot!í Tha⌠ wil∞ shu⌠ everytì
hinτ downíá Okay¼á thσ drivσ mechanisφ ha≤ beeε activated╗á no≈ yo⌡ havσá t∩ ì
makσ thσ thinτ move«á So¼ out¼ anΣ u≡ t∩ thσ to≡ oµ thσ Bubble¼ and....jumpí ì
Isn'⌠ floatinτ iε ai≥ fun┐ However¼ yo⌡ stil∞ havσ somσ thing≤ t∩ d∩ yet¼ s∩ ì
shoo⌠á thσ guε a⌠ thσ Drivσ Bubblσ threσ times¼á whicΦ wil∞ brinτ yo⌡ t∩ thσ ì
Contro∞ Bubble«á G∩ Down¼á theε pu⌠ thσ golΣ roΣ iε thσ slot¼á anΣ ente≥ thσ ì
Bubble« Inside¼ yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ thσ slot≤ fo≥ thσ remaininτ rods« Pu⌠ eacΦ roΣ ì
iε thσ slo⌠ oµ it≤ owε color«

Now¼á a⌠ last¼á you'rσ read∙ t∩ brinτ thσ artifac⌠ t∩ lifeíá ToucΦ thσ largσ ì
pinδá square¼á anΣ thσ scenσ iε thσ smal∞ onσ wil∞ changσ t∩ sho≈ thσá inne≥ ì
sola≥á system«á No≈ toucΦ thσ browε spo⌠ unti∞ ß picturσ oµá EartΦá appears« ì
Pres≤ thσ viole⌠ onσ unti∞ ß ellipsσ show≤ <i⌠ *must¬ bσ aε ellipse!>¼á theε ì
pres≤ thσ greeε spot¼á anΣ flashinτ light≤ appear«á AnΣ last¼á bu⌠ certainl∙ ì
no⌠ least¼á thσ fina∞ move║ ToucΦ thσ bluσ spot¼ whicΦ activate≤ everything¼ ì
anΣ bring≤ thσ alieε shi≡ safel∙ t∩ Earthí

Oµá course¼á i⌠á isn'⌠ ove≥ yetíá Tha⌠ fina∞ remarδ b∙ thσ alieεá soundeΣá ß ì
littlσá ominous....╔á havσ ß feelinτ you'l∞ bσ headinτ ou⌠ agaiε int∩á spacσ ì
soone≥ thaε yo⌡ migh⌠ thinkí