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*CORRECTIONS BY: TAMERLANE OF THE RING*
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STARCROSS IS A RELATIVELY SIMPLE
ADVENTURE-- IT'S ALL SIMPLY A MATTER OF
SHOVING COLOR CODED RODS INTO THE
APPROPRIATELY COLORED SLOTS. (FREUD
WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD). THE ONLY
PROBLEM IS IN FINDING THE RODS AND
SLOTS. THIS COLUMN WILL TELL YOU
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW... (IN
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER!) SO BE SURE AND
HIT THE SPACEBAR IF I START TO TELL YOU
ANYTHING YOU *=> DON'T WANT TO KNOW
YET! <=* A WORD TO THE WISE: IF YOU PUT
A ROD INTO A SLOT OF A DIFFERENT COLOR,
IT WILL DISAPPEAR FOREVER.
THE LANDING
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GET UP. GET LIBRARY. E. PUSH RED
BUTTON. READ SCREEN. GET THE
COORDINATES FOR WHICHEVER UNIDENTIFIED
MASS (UM-??) HAS BEEN CHOSEN AT RANDOM
FROM THE CHART BELOW:
COORDINATES FOR MASS OBJECTS
OBJECT R THETA PHI TYPE
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UM91 050 015 121 UNCHARTED MASS
UM12 100 345 107 UNCHARTED MASS
UM24 100 285 087 UNCHARTED MASS
UM08 150 210 017 UNCHARTED MASS
UM52 175 165 035 UNCHARTED MASS
UM70 100 135 101 UNCHARTED MASS
UM31 150 105 067 UNCHARTED MASS
UM28 250 045 178 UNCHARTED MASS
AB40 250 300 022 ASTEROID (CERES)
MARS 250 120 012 PLANET
US75 175 135 034 SHIP
AX71 125 180 047 ASTEROID
AX32 125 240 105 ASTEROID
AX01 200 240 134 ASTEROID
AX87 125 075 102 ASTEROID
ENTER COUCH. SAY TO COMPUTER "R IS (R),
PHI IS (PHI), THETA IS (THETA)". WAIT
FOR COMPUTER TO REPLY THAT THERE IS
INDEED A MASS THERE. IF IT DOESN'T THEN
YOU GOT THE COORDINATES WRONG! TRY
AGAIN. THEN TYPE: SAY TO COMPUTER
"CONFIRMED." FASTEN BELT. WAIT. (THE
ROCKETS WILL FIRE.) UNFASTEN BELT. GET
UP.EAST.DON SUIT.GET LINE. W.SIT.FASTEN
BELT. WAIT. WAIT OR LOOK UNTIL THE
TENTACLES GRAB YOU AND YOU ARE SAFELY
DOCKED. (A TOTAL OF 7 WAITS).
GETTING IN
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UNFASTEN BELT. GET UP. OPEN INNER. OUT.
CLOSE INNER. OPEN OUTER. OUT. PRESS
FOURTH BUMP. (THE SCULPTURE IS SUPPOSED
TO BE THE SOLAR SYSTEM. YOU PRESS THE
FOURTH BUMP BECAUSE IT CORRESPONDS TO
YOUR HOME PLANET (EARTH). WHY IS EARTH
THE FOURTH BUMP AND NOT THE THIRD ?
BECAUSE THE SUN COUNTS AS THE FIRST
BUMP!). AT THIS POINT YOU SHOULD SEE A
'TINY BUMP'). PRESS TINY. NOW YOU
WILL SEE A BLACK ROD RISE UP. THIS ROD
IS A 'SELF-DESTRUCT' DEVICE! DO NOT
PUT IT IN ANY BLACK SLOT, EVER!. TAKE
BLACK ROD. THE AIRLOCK DOOR WILL OPEN
WHEN YOU TAKE THE ROD. IN. CLOSE
OUTER. OPEN INNER. IN. TA-DA! YOU ARE
NOW IN THE 'ARTIFACT'!!!!
THE ARTIFACT
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THINK OF IT AS AN INTERGALACTIC
INTELLIGENCE TEST. PUT THE RIGHT
BLOCKS IN THE RIGHT HOLES AND WIN THE
PRIZE. THE ARTIFACT IS CYLINDRICAL IN
SHAPE, AND DIVIDED (LIKE A PIE) INTO
FOUR WEDGES, WHICH (LIKE THE SLOTS) ARE
COLOR CODED. THESE COLORS ARE: RED,
BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW. THESE WEDGES ARE
TRANSECTED BY 5 CONCENTRIC RINGS: IN
SHORT, THE CYLINDER IS DIVIDED INTO A
SORT OF CIRCULAR GRID SYSTEM OF RINGS
AND COLORS. (THIS WILL BE MORE OBVIOUS
TO YOU AS YOU MOVE ABOUT IN THE
ARTIFACT.) DIRECTIONS ARE: N,S,E,W,U,
AND D. UP AND DOWN CORRESPOND TO IN
AND OUT. EAST AND WEST CORRESPOND TO
LEFT AND RIGHT, AND ALSO TO PORT AND
STARBOARD. WHEN YOU ENTER THE
ARTIFACT, YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO ENTER
THE YELLOW SECTION WITHOUT BEING EATEN
BY THE GRUES (WHICH WERE APPARENTLY
CAPTURED ON THE PLANET ZORK, BUT WHO
ESCAPED FROM THE ALIEN ZOO FOR THE
EXPRESS PURPOSE OF MENACING ADVENTURERS
FOOLHARDY ENOUGH TO TRAVEL WITHOUT
LIGHT. )
COLLECT THOSE RODS!
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YOU CAN GET THESE IN DIFFERENT ORDERS,
BUT THE FOLLOWING ONE WILL DEFINITELY
WORK: BLACK, RED, SILVER, YELLOW,
PINK, BLUE, GOLD, BROWN, VIOLET, GREEN,
CLEAR (CRYSTAL), WHITE.
GETTING THE RED ROD: IT'S BEING HELD
CAPTIVE BY 'ANT-MEN'! TO GET THERE:
N. W. FORWARD. E. NOW, THE ANT-MEN
WILL BE VERY NASTY IF YOU TRY TO TAKE
THEIR ROD AWAY. SO LET'S KEEP THEM
BUSY DOING SOMETHING ELSE--LIKE
REBUILDING THEIR NEST.... THROW
SOMETHING AT THE NEST--THE TAPE PLAYER
WILL DO NICELY, AND YOUR SPACE SUIT
WILL ALSO WORK IF YOU WANT TO BOTHER
TAKING IT OFF. THEN GET RED ROD.
DON'T FORGET TO RECLAIM WHATEVER IT WAS
YOU THREW!! (GET LIBRARY)
GETTING THE SILVER ROD: (IT'S ON THE
WAY TO THE YELLOW ONE, WHICH WE REALLY
>NEEDSECOND< RED SLOT (THIS WILL TURN ON
THE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND GET THAT
TELL-TALE WINDEX AROMA OUT OF THE AIR
IN A FEW TURNS. LATER ON THIS WILL
ENABLE YOU TO TRADE YOUR OLD SPACESUIT
FOR SOMETHING TRULY USEFUL (LIKE A
BROWN ROD)). GET CARD. YOU'LL NEED TO
PUT THIS INTO THE COMPUTER-- I SUSPECT
IT'S A DISK II CONTROLLER CARD-- CAN'T
BOOT UP WITHOUT ONE!
GETTING THE PINK ROD: IT'S IN THE
SPACESHIP DOCKED OUTSIDE THE YELLOW
AIRLOCK. BE CAREFUL, ONE FALSE MOVE
AND IT'S DEEP SPACE FOR YOU. TO GET
THERE : U. N. D. W. OPEN INNER. OUT.
CLOSE INNER. OPEN OUTER. GET BASKET.
(THIS BASKET CAN BE USED TO HOLD THE
RODS TILL YOU NEED THEM--THAT WAY THEY
WON'T TAKE UP VALUABLE INVENTORY
SPACE.) OPEN OUTER (YES, AGAIN: IT
STUCK THE FIRST TIME!). OUT. ATTACH
LINE TO SPACESUIT. ATTACH LINE TO
HOOK. PORT. GET PINK ROD.
GETTING THE BLUE ROD: IT'S IN THE
LABORATORY, WITH OTHER USEFUL
IMPLEMENTS. TO GET THERE: E. DETACH
LINE FROM HOOK. IN. CLOSE OUTER. OPEN
INNER. IN. S. S. PUT ALL RODS IN
BASKET. E. GET ALL DISKS. NOW COMES THE
TRICKY PART: THE ROD IS IMBEDDED IN THE
SILVER SPHERE. ALL WE HAFE AT OUR
DISPOSAL TO OBTAIN IT IS THE 4-POSITION
DIAL AND THE TWO DISKS.... FORTUNATELY,
THESE ARE 'TRANSPORTER DISKS'.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY EXPLODE INTO
NOTHINGNESS IF YOU ALLOW THEM TO
TOUCH..... ANYWAY, HERE'S THE
PROCEDURE: PUT RED DISK UNDER GLOBE.
PUT BLUE DISK ON FLOOR. PUT CARD ON
GLOBE. TURN DIAL TO 4. TURN DIAL TO 2.
GET CARD. GET BLUE ROD. GET ALL DISKS.
PUT BLUE ROD IN BASKET. W. PUT BLUE
DISK ON FLOOR. (YOU *>HAVE<* TO PUT IT
ON THE FLOOR HERE SO THE 'MAINTENANCE
MOUSE' CAN COLLECT IT AND PUT IT IN THE
GARAGE SO YOU CAN TRANSPORT THERE (AND
OUT OF TROUBLE) LATER!!!)
GETTING THE GOLD ROD: N. N. N. N. W.
AFT. NOW YOU'RE IN THE COMPUTER ROOM.
OPEN PANEL. PUT CARD IN SLOT. CLOSE
PANEL. TURN COMPUTER ON. (IT WILL SPEW
OUT A GOLD BAR FOR YOU). PUT GOLD ROD
IN BASKET. LOOK AROUND IF YOU LIKE, BUT
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO DO HERE. THE
ENUNCIATOR PANEL TELLS YOU WHAT YOU
HAVE TO FIX TO PUT THE ARTIFACT IN
ORDER, BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT
ANYWAY......
GETTING THE BROWN ROD: N. W. W. S. S.
E. E. REMOVE SUIT. LOOK AROUND OR
'WAIT' OR SOMETHING UNTIL THE CHIEFTAIN
COMES. OFFER SUIT TO CHIEF. POINT AT
BROWN ROD.
GETTING THE VIOLET ROD: YOU HAVE NO
TIME TO PUT THE BROWN ROD IN YOUR
BASKET! FOLLOW THE CHIEF WHEN HE
LEAVES. IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE
THE VIOLET ROD!!! JUST KEEP SAYING
'FOLLOW CHIEF' UNTIL YOU GET TO THE
'CENTER OF THE WARREN'. THEN: D. CLOSE
INNER. OPEN OUTER. OUT. P. P. GET
VISOR. N. MOVE SKELETON. GET VIOLET ROD
(MOVE THE SKELETON ONLY ONCE!!). S. S.
PUT RED DISK ON FLOOR. STAND ON RED
DISK. SURPRISE==> TRANSPORTER CITY.
WITH ANY LUCK YOU'LL NOW BE IN THE
GARAGE. IF THE MOUSE HASN'T COLLECTED
THE BLUE DISK YET, YOU'LL BE BACK
OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. YOU'LL JUST
HAVE TO WAIT TILL HE COMES AND GETS IT,
THEN TRANSPORT TO THE GARAGE......
GETTING THE GREEN ROD: ENTER BIN.
(KEEP TYPING 'ENTER BIN' OR 'AGAIN'
UNTIL YOU FIND THE GREEN ROD. IT MAY
TAKE UP TO 10 TRIES!). GET GREEN ROD.
PUT GREEN ROD IN BASKET.
GETTING THE CLEAR ROD: F. P. N. N. N.
N. W. LOOK AT LASER THROUGH VISOR. GET
CLEAR ROD.
GETTING THE WHITE ROD: E. S. S. U. S.
S. P. U. U. JUMP. PUT SILVER ROD IN
SILVER SLOT. IN. GET WHITE ROD.
YOU'VE GOT ALL THE RODS NOW. ALL YOU
HAVE TO DO IS FIGURE OUT WHY YOU'VE
COLLECTED THEM.
FINISHING UP
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PUT THE WHITE ROD IN THE WHITE SLOT. (A
BLACK SLOT WILL APPEAR. DO =>NOT<= PUT
THE BLACK ROD IN THE BLACK SLOT!).
GETTING TO THE CONTROL BUBBLE: OUT. U.
JUMP. FIRE GUN AT DRIVE BUBBLE. AGAIN.
AGAIN. (YOU SHOULD NOW BE 'ON CONTROL
BUBBLE'.) D. PUT GOLD ROD IN GOLD SLOT.
IN. PUT CLEAR ROD IN CLEAR SLOT. FIVE
COLORED SLOTS WILL APPEAR. PUT THE
APPROPRIATE ROD IN EACH SLOT--> THE
ORDER YOU DO IT IN DOESN'T MATTER.
THE FINAL SEQUENCE: YOU NOW USE THE
VARIOUS COLORED SPOTS TO SET THE COURSE
OF THE ARTIFACT TOWARD EARTH. TOUCH
LARGE SQUARE. (THE VIEW NOW COVERS THE
AREA FROM THE SUN TO JUPITER). TOUCH
BROWN SPOT. (YOU WILL HAVE TO TOUCH IT
4 TIMES, UNTIL THE EARTH IS
HIGHLIGHTED). TOUCH VIOLET SPOT (THREE
TIMES, UNTIL THE PATH FORMS A CIRCLE
AROUND THE EARTH. (DON'T STOP AT THE
ELLIPSE!)). TOUCH GREEN SPOT. (THE
PATH WILL FLASH.) TOUCH BLUE SPOT.
BLAST-OFF!!!!! YOU WIN!!
SIT BACK AND BASK IN THE GLORY OF A
PERFECT SCORE.
