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SUSPENDED
            Part One
The following is a list of commands that will allow you to
finish "Suspended" by Infocom. This walkthru was written by John
L.  Moss.
"Suspended" is an excellent game and possibly the most advanced
game to date for the adventurer. The story is quite simple:  You
are the failsafe device to protect the surface world of Contra
should any emergency develop that would cause the planet control
devices to fail (these are underground in a complex where you
live suspended in a cryogenic tube, awaiting a disaster).  Of
course, a disaster develops as soon as you boot up the disk.
You are awakened to find that there has been an earthquake that
has damaged the cables in the Primary and Secondary Channels.
You have six different robots at your command.  These robots all
enjoy different skills and abilities.  Each one represents a
different sense.
Iris:  The sense of sight Waldo: The snse of touch and
dexterity Sensa: Perceives things magnetic and electronic Poet:
Perceives things electronic and can diagnose electrical flows
Whiz:  Commands the computer and can do errands Auda:  The sense
of hearing
The trick to winning "Suspended" is assigning the right task to
the right robot.  Also, the right robot has to be at the right
place at the right time. This is called critical path planning,
and is the secret of "Suspended."
In the standard game, there are a few real-time events to be
aware of:  1) At the 15th cycle, there is another earthquake
which causes an acid spill that kills, in short order, any robot
that thereafter passes through the Cavernous Room (until the
acid is shut off); 2) At the 75th cycle, there is another quake
which wrecks the hydroponics and transit equipment on the
surface above. These have to be fixed quickly or the game ends
swiftly due to the starving populous above; 3) At the 100th
cycle, humans enter the complex with the intent of turning you
off because, by this time, you are clearly screwing up the
assignment.  These humans can be the death of you or they can
help you by...well, I won't tell you yet6
The following commands get you through the game in less than 70
moves.  As a result, they give little aid in the event that you
finish the game in more than that time.  The game changes
considerably after the 75th move.  There are many problems that
surface after that time, and these clues do nothing to help you.

Let's get started!
#1 POET,GO TO WEATHER CONTROL #2 SENS,GO TO SUB SUPPLY ROOM #3
WHIZ,GO TO SECONDARY CHANNEL #4 SENSA,TAKE RAMP #5 SENSA,GO WEST
#6 SENSA,TAKE CONTAINER AND GRASPER #7 SENSA,GO TO HALLWAY
JUNCTION #8 WALDO,GO TO HALLWAY JUNCTION #9 AUDA,GO TO GAMMA
REPAIR
The above moves set the game up. Poet is needed to turn the
weather control off; this minimizes deaths at the surface (your
primary goal).  Sensa gets the ramp that is needed to allow the
robots to go from one level to another.  Auda is sent to the
Gamma Repair area because she will be needed later and, without
the humans coming for a while, there is nothing that can be done
with her anyway.  Waldo is sent to the Hallway Junction to meet
Sensa and take the container and grasper on his way to fixing
Iris who is reported to be out of order.
            Part Two
Now, enter your second set of commands:
#10 POET,TURN SECOND DIAL TO 100 #11 POET,GO TO HALLWAY END #12
IRIS,GO TO MAIN SUPPLY ROOM #13 SENSA,PUT RAMP AT DROPOFF #14
AUDA, LISTEN #15 WALDO,TAKE CONTAINER AND GRASPER  #16 WALDO,GO
TO MAIN SUPPLY #17 WALDO,INSTALL GRASPER #18 WALDO,TAKE RED IC
AND YELLOW IC #19 SENSA,GO NORTH #20 SENSA,TAKE RAMP
Once Poet got to the Weather Control, he had to reset the faulty
control to 100.  This is only a temporary fix because if you let
the game go on too long, all hell will break loose with various
disasters and accidents occuring which you will not be able to
control.  Poet is then sent to the Hallway End where he will be
used to get the TV camera needed later.  Iris is sent to the
Main Supply Room where se can be fixed when Waldo arrives.  She
will also help Waldo repair the machine there.  Sensa, upon
arriving, puts the ramp in place so that Auda can get to Gamma
Repair and so that she and Poet can get to the other level.
Waldo is handed the grasper and container which he installs.
This is done now to save moves later.
#21 SENSA,GO TO SMALL SUPPLY #22 WALDO,OPEN PANEL #23
WALDO,REPLACE ROUGH DEVICE WITH ROUGH OBJECT #24 WALDO,CLOSE
PANEL #25 POET,GET IN CAR #26 POET,GET OUT OF CAR #27 POET,GO TO
BIOLOGY LAB #28 WALDO,TAKE BURNED AND FRIED CHIP #29 POET,TAKE
CAMERA #30 SENSA,PUT RAMP AT HOLDER
This stage sets the robots to their major gathering tasks. Waldo
has fixed Iris, and is now set on fixing the machine and
salvaging its parts.  Poet has arrived at the Hallway End,
gotten in the car, exited the car, and is now getting the
camera.  Sensa has arrived at the Small Supply Room to take the
cable cutter.
#31 SENSA,GET ON RAMP #32 SENSA,TAKE CUTTER #33 SENSA,GET OFF
RAMP #34 SENSA,TAKE RAMP #35 SENSA,GO TO SLOPING CORRIDOR #36
POET,GO TO VEHICLE DEBARKATION #37 WALDO,PUT RED IC IN RED
SOCKET #38 WALDO,PUT YELLOW IC IN YELLOW SOCKET #39 POET,GET IN
CAR #40 POET,GET OUT OF CAR
Sensa has completed her task of getting the metal tool that she
will need shortly.  Poet has gotten the camera and is now coming
back, and Waldo is in the midst of fixing and salvaging the
machine with Iris in the Main Supply Room.
           Part Three
You're more than half-way to your goal!  Now, enter:
#41 POET,GO TO PRIMARY CHANNEL #42 SNSA,PUT RAMP AT DROPOFF #43
GO TO GAMMA REPAIR #44 WALDO,PUSH BUTTON #45 IRIS,TAKE FUSE #46
WALDO,TAKE CABLE #47 WALDO,GO TO THE SECONDARY CHANNEL #48
IRIS,GO TO MIDDLE SUPPLY #49 IRIS,TAKE CABLE #50 IRIS,GO TO MAIN
SUPPLY
Poet has been sent to use the camera in the Primary Channel
(this is a Kamikaze mission because he has to pass through the
Cavernous Room to get there).  Sensa has gotten to the Sloping
Corridor and reinstalled the ramp so that she and Poet can get
to the lower level. Waldo and Iris have gotten the machine fixed
and salvaged one of the two needed cables to set the FCS in
balance.  Waldo is now set on his mission where Whiz will be
waiting to install the cable needed in the Secondary Channel.
#51 SENSA,EXAMINE OBJECT #52 SENSA,TURN FLOWSWITCH #53 BOTH
SENSA AND AUDA,MOVE FRED #54 SENSA,CUT CABLE WITH CUTTER #55
POET,PLUG TV1 IN #56 POET,AIM TV1 AT SIGN
(This is the important "Reset Code."  Write it down!  It's
different for every game.)
#57 SENSA,TAKE CABLE #58 SENSA,GO TO PRIMARY CHANNEL #59
IRIS,PUT CABLE IN MACHINE #60 IRIS,PUT FUSE IN MACHINE
Sensa and Auda salvaged the remaining needed cable to fix the
cable in the Primary Channel.  Sensa is now on her way.  Poet
valiantly died trying to work the camera in the Primary Channel
after having had corrosive acid spilled on him. Iris has fixed
the reset machine which is now only awaiting the installation of
the cables in the FCS to reset the systems to set the surface
world above right.
#61 WHIZ,GO TO WALDO #62 WHIZ,TAKE FOURTEEN-INCH CABLE #63WHIZ,REPLACE THE NINE-INCH CABLE WITH THE FOURTEEN-INCH CABLE
#64 WHIZ,DRAG WALDO TO THE EAST END #65 AUDA,GO TO SLEEP CHAMBER
#66 SENSA,REPLACE FOUR-INCH CABLE WITH TWELVE-INCH CABLE #67
IRIS,PRESS ----- CIRCLE #68 IRIS,PRESS ----- CIRCLE
At this point, the game is over. Only 8,000 are dead and you
have succeeded in your mission.  It should be noted that this
does not answer all the questions and puzzles that are presented
in the game, it just tells you how to win the game in the
shortest order.  Enjoy!
    The game "Suspended" is
 copyrighted by Infocom, 1983.
  This walkthru is copyrighted
  by The Mines of Moria, 1983.