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* SOLVING STAR * CROSS *
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* BY <D> <J> <C> *
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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 >NEED<!) FROM THE NEST: W. AFT. W. S. S. PORT. GET
GUN. LOOK INTO GUN. GET SILVER ROD. (TOO EASY, NO?)
GETTING THE YELLOW ROD: IT'S IN THE SPACESHIP DOCKED OUTSIDE THE
BLUE AIRLOCK. FROM THE WEAPONS DECK: E. N. OPEN INNER. OUT.
CLOSE INNER. OPEN OUTER. OUT. S. S. GIVE THE TAPE LIBRARY TO THE
SPIDER (THE CLUE HERE WAS THAT HE IS INTENSELY INTERESTED IN
NEWS). HE'LL GIVE YOU THE YELLOW ROD, BUT THAT'S ALL HE'S GOOD
FOR. (GIVE TAPE. GET YELLOW ROD.) THE YELLOW ROD IS ONE OF THE
'USEFUL' RODS: YOU'LL NEED TO STICK IT IN THE YELLOW SLOT TO GET
SOME OF THE OTHERS. TO GET TO THE YELLOW SLOT: N. N. IN. CLOSE
OUTER. OPEN INNER. IN. UP. (YOU ARE NOW IN THE GRASSLANDS. THE
WEASELS AND UNICORNS HERE ARE STRICTLY LOCAL COLOR, NOT USEFUL.)
S. OPEN HATCH. D. PUT YELLOW ROD IN YELLOW SLOT. (PUTTING THE
YELLOW ROD IN THE YELLOW SLOT WILL TURN ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING
IN THE YELLOW SECTION OF THE 'ARTIFACT'.) WHILE YOU'RE HERE, PUT
THE RED ROD IN THE >SECOND< 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.
<D><J><C>