ARK OF EXODUS
Written by Grant Thomson
Walk Through by Dorothy Millard (C64 Version)
(You are awakened on board the Ark of Exodus 18 months early
because something is wrong), EXAMINE HATCH (to the side of the
hatch you notice a small slot), W (locker room-), OPEN LOCKER, GET
UNIFORM, WEAR UNIFORM (you hear a clinking sound), SEARCH POCKETS
(you find your dog tags), EXAMINE DOG (tags - H. Floyd, Historian,
Serial No. 1067 - note this number), SEARCH POCKETS (this time you
find a Infrascan), EXAMINE INFRASCAN (it\'s a headset), WEAR
INFRASCAN (everything seems to have a pinkish tinge and you will
now be able to see in the dark), W (shower room), GET BUCKET, E,
E, S, S (doctor\'s office - there is a laser here but leave it as
it\'s a red herring), N, E (operating theatre), GET SCALPEL, W, N,
N, W (alcove), EXAMINE SCREEN (it shows a damage report), READ
DAMAGE REPORT (“central reactor Shutdown, airlock 6 Damaged,
Lasers 4 and 8 Malfunctioning, Navigation computer Memory Erased
and present course unknown”... suddenly a fresh message appears
\"Red Alert... alien life form on board ship... Present location
unknown”).
E, E (bridge), U (observation dome), S (conference room), EXAMINE
CHAIRS (they look comfortable but don\'t be tempted to sit on them
as you will only fall asleep and be killed by the alien), EXAMINE
TABLE, LOOK UNDER TABLE, GET LIGHTER (cigarette), N, D, W (central
computer room), EXAMINE HATCH (it\'s locked), INSERT DOG (tag - you
hear bolts sliding back in the hatch and pull it open), D
(corridor - don\'t go south past the laser yet), N, N, D (fore
escape shuttle), EXAMINE CONSOLE (note the LAUNCH button for
later), U, S, E, N (bar), GET BOTTLE, EXAMINE BOTTLE (it\'s Vodka,
ideal for a popular Russian cocktail), S, E, E (galley), EXAMINE
LIGHTER (it\'s empty), FILL LIGHTER, N (store), GET SUGAR (cubes),
S, W, W, W, W (female sleeping quarters), GET SHEETS, EXAMINE
SHEETS, CUT SHEET (using the scalpel you cut a strip off one and
dispose of the rest), DROP SCALPEL, MAKE BOMB (using the bottle
and strip of cloth you quickly make a Molotov cocktail), N (wash
area), EXAMINE SINKS (one of the taps is dripping), FILL BUCKET
(it soon fills up), S, E, S, W, S (you are at a door marked P-
LOWER), TYPE 1067 (remember the dog tag... the door slides open).
S (port airlock), S, E (central storage area - the alien is here),
IGNITE BOMB (using the lighter... the creature advances), THROW
BOMB (when all settles down there is no sign of the alien dead or
alive - don\'t go east yet), S (long corridor where green gunge
covers the floor and walls), TASTE GUNGE (you remember you\'ve
tasted this before and that it can only be dissolved by a water
and sugar solution), MIX SUGAR (in the bucket of water), EXAMINE
BUCKET (it\'s full of syrup), EMPTY BUCKET (you pour it down the
corridor and it dissolves the gunge).
S, S, E (reactor control room (leave the switch alone for now),
GET KEY, EXAMINE KEY (you see \"1998\" inscribed on it\'s shiny
surface), W, S, W (port engine), GET TAPE (video), E, E (starboard
engine chamber), GET AMPLIFIER (energy amplifier), W, S, (small
storage area), U (rear observation dome), GET SPACESUIT, EXAMINE
SPACESUIT (it\'s your size and ready for use), D, N, N, N, N, N, W
(port storage area), N, N, N, E (junction), N, E (recreation
room), INSERT VIDEO (in the slot), W, S, U, N, N (door), OPEN DOOR
(it won\'t budge but the screen suddenly bursts into life \"Enter
security access code\"... remember the key), TYPE 1998 (the door
slides open), N (ship\'s internal defence control room), EXAMINE
CONSOLE, PULL LEVER (it\'s jammed), EXAMINE LEVER (built into it
you see a small keyhole), INSERT KEY, TURN KEY, PULL LEVER (this
turns off the laser in the corridor below), S, S, S, D (junction -
it\'s now safe to go south), S (weapons room), GET CANNON (portable
light cannon), N (don\'t go south again as the laser reactivates),
EXAMINE CANNON (set into the handle is a socket), INSERT ENERGY
(amplifier - the cannon is now operational).
W, S, S, S, E (central storage area, sight of your \"close
encounter\"), FIRE CANNON (you shoot the alien who was hiding in
the starboard area), E, GET SEALING (compound), W, W, N, N, N, E,
E, S (door marked S/B LOWER - note the red light is on indicating
a problem), WEAR SPACESUIT, OPEN DOOR (enter security access
code), TYPE 1998 (the door slides open), S (starboard airlock),
GET PAPER, READ PAPER, SEAL CRACK (you notice the star charts
lying beside you), GET STARCHARTS, N, N, W (junction), U, N, E, E
(navigation room), EXAMINE COMPUTER (it\'s memory banks have been
erased), ENTER STARCHARTS (the computer informs you that it is now
adequately programmed), DROP STARCHARTS.
W, W, S, D (junction), W, S, S, S, E, S, S, E (engineering
section), GET GLOVES (rubber), WEAR GLOVES, W, S, E (reactor
control room), PRESS SWITCH (must be wearing gloves... you are
informed that you have activated the central reactor which is
overloading... you have one minute to abandon ship), W, N, N, N,
W, N, N, N, E, N, N (shaft), D (fore escape shuttle), PRESS LAUNCH
BUTTON (your shuttle launches safely away as the Ark of Exodus
explodes behind you... later you enter your freezer unit content
in the knowledge that you will awake above new earth with the data
intact).
Your score is 100%