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From: hugh@pyra.co.uk (Hugh Schoenemann)
Subject: THE COLONY - Help please !
Message-ID: <1993Aug25.085811.4187@pyra.co.uk>
Summary: Stuck ! Down right spoilers needed !
Keywords: Interactive Fiction, The Colony
Sender: news@pyra.co.uk
Organization: Pyramid Technology Ltd.
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1993 08:58:11 GMT
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Hello Folks,

I  have a game dating back to the late 80s.  Some of you may have heard  of
it:   it is called "THE COLONY", and whilst it may not be viewed by members
in  this  group as classic IF, it does demand a certain amount  of  lateral
thinking and puzzle-solving ability to progress.  Also, unlike the IF games
more  frequently  discussed  in  this  group, it  does  have  a  mouse-  or
joystick-driven interface which is easy to master.

I have a number of questions relating to the game which, when answered, may
point me in the right direction to completing it.  Here goes :-

1.  What is the significance of the Black Monolith Room (a la 2001) ?  Do I
    need this room to help me get about or out of the Colony ?

2.  I have collected the four "easy" Cryo-Chambers and placed them near the
    EXIT  on  Level  1.   How  do I go  about  getting  the  remaining  two
    Cryo-Chambers  ?  They are in the "Distorted Maze" parts of the  Colony
    and  I  can't  figure out how to get out.  Am I right in  thinking  the
    Experimental Transporters in the Tunnel Lab can help here ?

3.  If  I use the Fork Lift to remove the Core from the Reactor on the very
    lowest  level, the lights go out and I can't see where I'm going.   How
    do I get around this problem ?

4.  How  can I make the Fork Lift go up the stairs ?  If I can't, how do  I
    get the Core back to the Ship to replace its faulty Core ?

5.  How do I get the assembled Cryo-Chambers (see 2 above) onto the surface
    and  back  to  my Ship ?  Like I said, the Fork Lift won't  go  up  the
    stairs, so I can't move either a Chamber or an Experimental Transporter
    to the surface.  Have I missed a secret EXIT somewhere ?

All help gratefully acknowledged.  Please help a frustrated COLINIZER !

Kind regards everyone,


Hugh.
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