infocom/hints/solutions/starcross.step1

                              STARCROSS
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                Another fine Infocom game walkthrough!
                  Be sure you're ready to give up...

                            Paul D. Smith
                         (paul_smith@dg.com)


Version 1.0
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  * It is probably a good idea to save every now and then, just in case :-)

    You should save before beginning the sequence with the silver sphere,
    because the maintenance mouse sometimes wanders in and picks things up
    in the middle, which can be a pain. Also, save just after you put the
    red disk on the mouse since sometimes the mouse doesn't take the red
    disk to the garage in time.

  * Once the mouse has an item he can enter the garage from *any* location.
    Note that following the mouse around *lessens* the chance he'll enter
    the garage: if you're in the same room with him there's a 30% chance he
    won't even try to enter; if he tries there's a 16% chance he will.

  * If you have cut-and-paste capability you can just cut and paste each
    line below; the periods seperate the commands and the game will
    understand that.

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    get up. take library. e. press red button. read screen.

<< Look up the UM in the table in your manual, and enter the values >>

    computer, range is [RANGE]. theta is [THETA]. phi is [PHI]. confirm.
    lie down. fasten belt. wait. wait. wait. wait. wait. wait. wait. wait.
    wait. unfasten belt. get up. e. take all. w. open door. s.
    close inner door. wear suit. open outer door. u. press fourth column.
    press tiny column. take black rod. u. close outer door. remove suit.
    open inner door. u. n. w. n. e. throw suit at nest. take suit and rod.
    w. s. w. s. open door. d. close inner door. open outer door. d. s. s.
    give library to spider. take yellow rod. n. n. u. close outer door.
    open inner door. u. u. s. open hatch. d.
    put yellow rod into yellow slot. put red rod into second red slot.
    take square. u. n. d. w. open door. d. take basket.
    put black rod into basket. close inner door. wear suit. open outer door.
    again. d. tie line to suit. tie line to hook. w.
    put pink rod into basket. e. untie line from hook. u. close outer door.
    remove suit. open inner door. u. s. s. e. take red disk and blue disk.
    put suit on globe. put red disk under globe. drop blue disk.
    turn dial to 4. turn dial to 2. take all. put blue rod into basket.

<< At this point you want to keep an eye out for the mechanical mouse   >>
<< cleaner that wanders around.  If you see it, do this:                >>
<<  put red disk on mouse.                                              >>

    w. n. e. n. w. take gun. e. n. n. w. n. w. s. open panel.
    put square into slot. close panel. turn on computer.
    put gold rod into basket. n. w. w. s. s. e. e.

<< If you haven't seen the mechanical mouse by now, you must go looking >>
<< for it and "put red disk on mouse", as above.  Then continue.        >>

    wait. give suit to chief. point at brown rod. follow chief.

<< Continue to follow chief until he leads you to "Center of Warren"    >>

    d. close inner door. open outer door. d. w. w. take visor. n.
    move skeleton. put brown rod and violet rod into basket. drop blue disk.
    stand on blue disk. dig in bin.

<< Keep digging in the bin until the green rod appears (2-4 times)      >>

    put green rod into basket. n. w. n. n. n. n. w.
    look in projector through visor. take clear rod. e. s. s. u. s. s. w. u.
    u. jump. look into barrel. put silver rod into slot. enter.
    put white rod into white slot. leave. u. jump. fire gun at drive. again.
    again. d. put gold rod into slot. enter. put clear rod into slot.
    put brown rod into brown slot. put green rod into green slot.
    put blue rod into blue slot. put violet rod into violet slot.
    put pink rod into pink slot. touch large square. touch brown spot.
    again. again. again. touch violet spot. again. again. touch green spot.
    touch blue spot.

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