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─ [6] "Internet" Games actons (2:463/22) ──────── COMP.SYS.IBM.PC.GAMES.ACTION ─ Msg : 62 of 400 From : jorgense@unm.edu 2:46/128 éc¬ 13 H«∩ 94 11:24 To : All Subj : (1/2) System Shock FAQ/Walk-Through/Cheat Sheet ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Real-Name: John R. Jorgensen Walkthrough for SYSTEM SHOCK ---------------------------- Ver 0.1 Mitch Aigner Updated without permission by John R. Jorgensen jorgense@triton.unm.edu This walkthrough is highly preliminary (note version number). All is disclaimed. I still have to go through the game again on difficulty settings 1 and 3. Warning: There may be errors! In order to double and triple check everything, I have to play the whole game through a few more times. Give me a couple of months and this document should be error-free (and much more detailed). [This is an excellent FAQ/walkthrough. Having not seen an update I took the liberty of updating it myself. Of course most of the credit goes to Mitch Aigner, I added some detail. My comments are enclosed in square brackets. JRJ] FAQ's: (designed not to give away too much) ───-------------------------------------------------------------- * Always destroy all Cameras and Computer Nodes that you find. This will lower level security. Doors/switches etc. that say "blocked by level security" will all work when level security = 0% [It is not always necessary to reach 0% Level Security before door will open. This is dependent on a few factors including difficulty. When the Level Security is below 15%, start trying doors that are "blocked by Shodan Level Security"] * Some lit panels flat on the floor are elevators. Step on it to activate. * Each Cyberspace Terminal leads to a different enclosed area. You will have to complete the area for each different Cyberspace Terminal that you find. * If a door is "broken beyond repair", you cannot ever get through. * Some elevators will not operate ("power diverted to ...") until certain tasks are complete. If you are stuck, it is because you have failed to: A) Explore all accessible areas of all levels that you can get to B) Read all of your E-mail and Logs for clues. C) Conquer all accessible areas of Cyberspace for codes and computer-locked door switches. * Many levels cannot be completed on your first pass. You will have to continue up to other levels and come back later. * No level is ever completely "clear" of enemies. They continue to reappear. Always be on your guard. ───------------------------------------------------------------------ MORE FAQ's (be warned that these give away some details): ───---------------------------------------------------------------- * You can't get to level 6 until the Laser has been destroyed. * You can't finish level 3 until after all 3 Grove Jettison switches have been flipped and the Master Jettison Control on level 6 has been tried. * You can't get to level 7 until Beta Grove is jettisoned. * You can't destroy the Reactor until you have destroyed the Antennae. * You can't get to level 8 until Reactor has been set to destruct. ───----------------------------------------------------------------- STANDARD DESCRIPTION FORMAT: (to describe puzzles and levels) ───---------------------------------------------------------- WIRE ACCESS PANELS: ───--------------- Contacts are numbered from top to bottom Example: 1 X----X 1 This would be: 2 X-\ X 2 3 X \-X 3 1-1, 2-3, 5-5 4 X X 4 5 X----X 5 GRID ACCESS PANELS: Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 ------------- A | + + X + + + | Flip the following co-ordinates: B | X + X X X X | C | + + | B1, D1, A3, E3, B6, D6 D | X + X X X X | E | + + X + + + | ------------- All GRID ACCESS PANELS and WIRE ACCESS PANELS will have different solutions depending on the difficulty level that you have chosen for these puzzles (0 - 3). Remember which difficulty level that you selected so that you can choose the correct solution listed below. Also note that each puzzle may have many possible solutions. The ones listed here will work, but you may find others that work also. LEVELS: (The following codes will be used throughout to designate levels) LR - Reactor level L1 - Hospital level (you start here) L2 - Research level L3 - Maintenance level L4 - Storage level L5 - Flight deck L6 - Crew Facilities / Executive level G1 - Alpha Grove G2 - Beta Grove G4 - Delta Grove L7 - Engineering level L8 - Security level L9 - Bridge [What would be G3 - Gamma Grove has already been jettisoned by TriOptimum Executives trying to escape... of course Shodan disabled the life support after the Grove was jettisoned.] Be warned that puzzles and other things are very differnt depending on which difficulty settings that you choose at the beginning of the game. Also note that there is a lot of variability in the items that you find when searching dead foes. If you save your game and then fight a battle, if you reload the saved game and re-fight the battle, you will find different items on the enemies. LEVEL 1 (Hospital Level): ───---------------------- HINT: Save your dart pistol until the very end (use the Pipe or Sparq). Use the darts only when confronted with multiple Cyborg assasins. HINT: The key to solving the level lies at its very center. HINT: There two ways to get past the locked Force Door. Keep exploring. 1 Surgery Machine 2 Energy Charge Station 1 Cyberspace Deck 6 Hidden Doors (one is actually more of a hidden floor) Codes: 451 - Surgery door (opens automatically if using difficulty 1) 705 - armory door (opens automatically if using difficulty 1) Wire access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 Grid Access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- West A1,A2,D5,D7 A1,A2,D5,D7 Center A7 or C7 ?? Goals: * reprogram cyborg generation station back to be a healing station (after this, when you die you are teleported there and healed). * Destroy computer nodes (4) Stuff: System Analyzer v1 (your closet) Navigation & Mapping v1 (your closet) Multimedia Data Reader v1 (your closet) Biological Systems Monitor v1 (north edge) Turbo Motion Booster v1 (north edge, hazard storage room) Pipe (your closet) SV-23 Dart Pistol (below elevator panel outside hospital) Magnum 2100 (southeast edge, behind hidden door blocked by security) SB-20 Magpulse (west, behind cyberspace lock doors) ML-41 Minipistol (northeast edge, in Computer Nodes room) Sparqbeam (several scattered about) DH-07 Stungun (southeast edge) Cyborg Conversion Station (northwest) Computer Nodes (northeast edge) Cyberspace: 2 Recall Escape v1 Decoy v1 Pulser v1 Pulser v2 C-shield v1 Games [Pong] Switch to open hospital level security doors (where you find a Magpulse gun) Hint: In the large hub area in the center, an elevator takes you down to a control room. Hit the switch there to activate repulsor pad to rise to the roof. Solve Grid Access Panel puzzle to open force field door. LEVEL 2 (Research level): ───---------------------- 0 Surgery Machines (sorry, but the one you find is broken beyond repair) 3 Energy Charge Stations 2 Cyberspace decks 5 Hidden Doors Grid Access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- West B1, B2 B1, B2 South C1,C5,A5,E5 C1,C5,A5,E5 Wire access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- Library Red 1-2 Red 1-2 Blue 2-4 Blue 2-4 Violet 3-1 Violet 3-1 South Red 1-3 Red 1-3 Violet 2-2 Violet 2-2 Cyberspace 1: (Library - in Beta Quadrant southeast) Drill v1 Shield v2 Shield v3 Pulser v3 Pulser v4 (ICE) (need Drill first) 2 Recall Decoy Group-4 access Cyberspace 2: (East) SCI-access Laser Safety Override code (199) STUFF: Multimedia Data Reader v1 (Library) Target Identifier v1 (Library) Navigation & Mapping Unit v1 (Library) Shield v1 (Delta Quadrant, southwest in radioactive storage room) Note: In Alpha Quadrant (northeast) by Energy Recharge Station is a circuit breaker panel. Flip the last one up to restore lights in Beta Quadrant. Door code: (found in Papers on floor) 6-2-3 X-22 Isotope found in Gamma Quadrant (switch on wall next to it) Laser Beam Control in center of level LEVEL R (Reactor level): ───--------------------- Notes: You can't complete level R until you have a good Enviro-Suit. Many areas are simply too 'hot'. 1 Surgery machine 1 Energy Charge Station 1 Cyberspace Terminal 1 Radiation Treatment Station 4 Hidden doors Grid Access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- Surgery machine A5, C5, E5, C1 A5, C5, E5, C1 Wire access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- Southwest 2-2, 3-1, 4-4 2-2, 3-1, 4-4 Northeast Violet 1-1 Violet 1-1 Red 3-3 Red 3-3 Cyberspace: C-Shield v4 Drill v2 Pulser v5 Armory access override Blast door switch Notes: Need radiation suit to get into reactor Laser Safety Override (West) Shield Generator (Southwest) (Need X-22 Isotope to activate) Reactor (Center) [You don't need a Radiation suit to activate the shields. When you get off the elevator, head to the left. At the end of this large hallway are two doors, one on the left and one on the right. If you open the one on the left DO NOT ENTER WITHOUT A RADIATION SUIT. There is a magazine of Splinter ammo for your Flechette. You can "get" the ammo from the doorway without having to enter the room. Now, go through the other door (there is a circuit access panel that will open it). When you pass through the door, the large passage way will lead right and left. Head to the left (go around the bend). On the left wall there is a door. This is the shield generator room. Go inside. Use the X-22 Isotope to charge the generator, then throw the switch. You will get a V-Mail message from the Station showing the shields activated. Return to Level 2 to fire the laser.] LEVEL 3 (Maintenance level): ───---- 2 Energy Charge Stations (one has dangling cables that will hurt you) HINT: The Laser Rapier found on this level is the most effective weapon on those irritating Invisible Mutants. [The Magnum 2100 with Heavy Slug rounds is also very effective against the Invisible Mutants at a distance (average 3 shots to kill).] The Lantern v1 found on this level will help you to see them. Wire access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- Central 1-5 Red 1-5 3-2 Blue 3-2 5-3 Green 5-3 2-1 Violet 2-1 4-4 Yellow 4-4 Stuff: Lantern v1 (west) Sensaround v2 (northeast) Navigation & mapping unit v2 (east) Environment Suit v2 (southeast) Laser Rapier (south) Interface Demodulators (east) Cyborg Conversion (southwest) Notes: Relay Analyzer (central area) is used to locate the faulty relay. As you explore, you will find some relay panels. Remember the number and then go back and punch it in to the Relay Analyzer to determine if it needs repair, and to find out what to do if it does. [The damaged relay is number 428. In the area where the computer node is located, there is a log file that reveals the damaged relay. Go to the Relay Analyzer and punch in the relay number, it will tell you what is wrong and how to repair it (the interface demodulator is damaged and must be replaced). Once you get close to finishing this level, the place will be crawling with Security 1 Robots. The Magpulse is the MOST effective weapon against them (1 shot/1 kill).] LEVEL 4 (Storage level): ───--------------------- 2 Energy Charge Stations 2 Hidden Doors Codes: Southeast 838 Grid Access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- B1,B2,B6,E4,C7 B1,B2,B6,E4,C7 Stuff: Target Identifier v2 (north edge & west, there are two of them) Turbo Booster v2 (central) Jump Boots v1 (southwest) Flechette (southwest) Riot gun (central) (worthless) Cyborg conversion (southeast) Plastique (northwest, through force bridges area) Hint: In the large storage room with suspended walkways, there is a ─ [6] "Internet" Games actons (2:463/22) ──────── COMP.SYS.IBM.PC.GAMES.ACTION ─ Msg : 63 of 400 From : jorgense@unm.edu 2:46/128 éc¬ 13 H«∩ 94 11:24 To : All Subj : (2/2) System Shock FAQ/Walk-Through/Cheat Sheet ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Real-Name: John R. Jorgensen button hidden under a crate that will enable force bridges. You will still have to do some fancy jumping here. Hint: In the storage room with the locked force door and repulsors there are two switches high up on the wall that need to be flipped. Flip the first switch to enable the repulsor in the other corner. From the second repulsor, you can jump to the next corner (booster skates help). The repulsor pads on the wall with the force door are only operational near the ceiling (as indicated by the symbols on the walls). Jump Boots are very handy here, but not necessary. LEVEL 5: (Flight Deck) ───---- 3 Energy Charge Stations 1 Cyberspace Terminal 2 Hidden Doors Codes: Escape pods - 001 Wire access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- Freight Elevator 1-3 Red 1-3 4-1 Blue 4-1 2-5 Violet 2-5 6-6 Yellow 6-6 Grid Access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- Flight Deck 2 3 A5, C5 A5, C5 Flight Deck door A5, C5 A5, C5 Force bridge puzzle in Flight Bay 4: Hit the buttons from left to right: ON ON OFF ON ON OFF There is no way to get all of the bridge segments on, you will still have to jump at least one gap. Hint: In Flight Bay 4, there is an opening up on the wall that you will have to use your Jump Boots to get to. I found it easier to get there by climbing across from the raised ledge nearby than from trying to climb straight up from the floor. Stuff: Shield v2 (west - through crawlway and past repulsor lifts) Blaster (west - through crawlway and past repulsor lifts) Jump Boots v1 (across force bridge in flight bay 4) Lantern v2 (across force bridge in flight bay 4) Target Identifier v2 (south by computer noder & south by Cortex Reaver) 2 Assault Rifle (NW by ECS behind hidden door & south by Cortex Reaver) 2 Cyborg Conversion (southeast edge) Cyberspace (northeast edge) Cyberspace: Drill v4 C-shield v5 Pulser v7 (ICE) C-shield v6 (ICE) Bay door 3 lock Flightbay armory Botbounce game Hint: In Flight Bay 4 are two force bridges. One is activated by a switch, the other activated by pressing the right buttons on the large angled panel on the floor of the bay. LEVEL 6 (Executive level): ───---------------------- 1 Energy Recharge Station 1 Cyberspace terminal Codes: Executive Maintenance crawlway - 711 Cyberspace: Decoy (ICE) Recall Turbo Navigation Booster software (ICE) Games v2 (ICE) Storage closet lock (by elevator to L7) Beta Grove elevator NOTE: All of the important stuff is in the southwest. Head southeast to get there. LEVEL 7 (Engineering level): ───------------------------- 3 Energy Recharge Stations 1 Surgery Machine (Mined! - be careful not to touch them and it's OK) Wire access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- Central hub (Alpha) Red 2-1 Violet 3-3 Central hub (Beta) 2-2 3-4 6-5 Central hub (Gamma) Red 6-2 Blue 1-1 Violet 4-5 Yellow 3-4 Northwest (auto-close) 1-3 2-2 5-5 6-6 Southeast Red 1-3 Blue 3-2 Violet 2-1 LEVEL 8: (Security level) ───---- 3 Energy Recharge Stations 1 Cyberspace Terminal NOTE: Solve puzzles in 3 different areas to access the force bridges. Cyberspace: Note from Rebecca (yes, that's all that's here) LEVEL 9: (Bridge) ───---- 3 Energy Recharge Stations 1 Cyberspace Terminal 1 Hidden door Wire access Panels: 1 2 3 ------------- ------------- ------------- All 1-4 2-3 3-2 4-1 Isolinear Chipset - east area, in cage Chip Slot - west area TASKS: 1) Disable Laser * Get X-22 Isotope from L2 (southwest). There is a button on the wall next to it to lower the force field. * 'Use' Isotope on panel at Shield Generator on Level R (southwest) * Enter Laser Override Code (199) on Level R (west) * Fire Laser on level 2 (central area) - this action will enable the elevators to level 6 2) Jettison Beta Grove on level 6 * Activate jettison enable buttons in each of the three remaining groves (G1, G2 , G4 ). In Beta Grove (G2) keep to the right. (have to flip Master Jettison Switch to open L3 doors ???????) * Return to level 3 and finish (maintenance doors will now open). Find Relay 428 and repair with an Interface Demodulator. * Flip Master Jettison switch on level 6 (loc. ??) [the Master Jettison Enable is accessed via the Executive service crawlway. In the middle of this crawlway is the access area for the computer node. At the end is an area filled with Exec. Bots and a couple of Sec. 1 Bots. Destroy them, then enter the lower area. When you open the door that is down there, you will face the Cyborg Diego. He is quite formidable. I began my assault by laying mines in front of the door. Open the door from a distance, and then begin attacking. When he is damaged significantly, he disappears. Go through the door, the Master Jettison Enable is in there.] * Push Jettison button in lobby of Beta Grove 3) Destroy antennae * "Use" Plastique (4 units) that you found on level 4 on the antenna panels. Make sure that you are far away when they go off. One of antenna traps you with a force door, and you die (so make sure that the Cyborg Conversion chamber for this level has been found and fixed before you try this). [There is a circuit panel that you can rewire to escape. You won't have enough time, so apply a Reflex patch BEFORE setting the last charge. This will allow you enough time to solve the puzzle (or use a logic probe) and escape. Another option, which not many people know about, is to go to the back side of the antenna pylon and lay down. The blast from the plastique charge is directional, and will not harm you if you are laying down on the opposite side.] 4) Destroy the reactor (and entire station) * Reactor codes from computer core screens on each level. Enter these numbers in order from L1 to L6 (two sets of three numbers each). * Zip up to level 5 and hop into an escape pod (code 001). Be warned that there will be nasties all along the way to stop you. 5) Destroy Shodan * Find Isolinear Chipset and "use" it on the panel to gain access to the central area. * Battle Shodan in Cyberspace. If the battle ends and you just get a still shot of Shodan's face - you lost (try again). NOTES: * Retina Scan - on level 3 there is a door that requires a retina scan. Find a human head with both eyes intact (by putting them in your inventory and examining them. Abe Giyashi. [This is the head in the room where you find the Lantern.] * Virus Mutants on level 2. These mutants are behind a force field, and will be released automatically when you reach the correct time in the game. Nothing you can do until then. (Trigger is jettison of Beta Grove on L6). * Elevators don't work - you will get a message that elevator power is being diverted somewhere. After completeing the appropriate task (usually resulting in the destruction of the 'somewhere' that the power was diverted to) will enable the elevator. * Dermal patches have side effects - example: using a Sight patch will work for a while, but afterwards your sight will be poorer than originally, and application of further Sight patches will not work. Use a 'Detox' patch to remove side effects from other patches. [Medi patches can heal a decent amount of damages, but they take about 60 seconds of real time to run their course. Don't apply another Medi patch until the current one is finished (use the Bio Monitor v1 and watch the Health Percentage-- if you have a Bio Monitor v2, it will show what patches are currently working.] Hidden floor panels ?? * Broken doors - some doors are 'broken beyond repair'. There is nothing that you can do. * Maintenance doors - some doors are locked and give you the message that 'no maintenance required'. They will open later in the game. The ones on L3 open after jettison of Beta Grove on L6. [It would be more correct to say that the Maintenance doors on Level 3 will open after you attempt to jettison Beta Grove on Level 6 (you will get a message about a circuit failure or something to that effect).] * Reactor destruct code is different for each game that you play. * Each Cyberspace terminal leads to a seperate area. Practice each area until you can do it in one run. In some heavily defended areas, you may wish to simply race through to get the goodies rather than attempt to destroy all of the enemies (I.E. get all of the stuff before they finally get you). You have only a fixed amount of time in Cyberspace. Each time that you enter, your total remaining is decreased (which is why you should Save before entering, and practice each run until you can complete it in only one pass). [Using a joystick is probably the best way to navigate Cyberspace, the keyboard is the worst.] * Edward Diego (the Cyborg version) will teleport away when you have injured him sufficiently during your first two encounters. The third time is a charm. ELEVATOR DIAGRAM: 9 8---8 7---7 6---6---6 5---5 | 4 | 3---3-------3 2---2 1 | R COOL STUFF: Lantern v1 (L3 by ) Enviro-suit v1 (L4 by) Assault Rifle (L5 by Energy Charge Station) Blaster (L5 by ) Shield v2 (G4 - north) Environmental suit v2 (L3 by ?) [In the area behind the door opened by retina scan. There is a secret door in this room.] Ion beam gun (G1 - north) Environmental suit v3 (L7 east - hidden under debris) Plasma Rifle (L8 in storage room - west, impressive but really burns energy) Shield v4 (L9 north area) Sensaround v3 (L9 northwest area) Railgun (L6 west) CHEATS: ───--- * Use 'Alt-H' to turn on the on-line help. This will automatically point out hidden doors for you, as well as some other things that you may have overlooked. * Free energy: Turn on your shield and lantern. Now click to activate your Turbo Motion Booster System ("Booster") and click it off. You should get a message indicating a very low, or zero, energy drain. If you get a low reading (not zero), click Booster on and off one more time. You should now have full shield and lantern with no energy drain at all. [I, personally, have not been able to get this to work.] * Access panels: All you need is 1 (one) Logic Probe. Go up to the panel and Save your game. Now use Logic Probe to solve the puzzle. Write down the solution. Restore game and you know the solution. All you ever need to carry around is just the one Logic Probe. BUGS: ───- * Sound cards: Edit the 'CYB.CFG'. The most common problem is an incorrect sound card base address. The file expects the address to be entered in decimal (not hex). Thus address 220H is really 544. * "Don't Salt The Fries" - this error message indicates that you do not have enough buffers and/or files available to be opened at one time in your 'autoexec.bat' file. Change to 'Buffers = 30' and 'Files = 40'. * If using SMARTDRV, use the "C" option to disable the write-back cache (may prevent frequent lock-ups). UNANSWERED QUESTIONS: ───----------------- * Is there any way to avoid getting blown up by the 4th Antenna (where you are trapped by a Force Door) ?? [The answer is yes. Use a Reflex patch to give you time to rewire the door and escape. Or lay down on the opposite side of the antenna panel.] * Is there any way to open those 3 doors on level 8 blocked by a "military cyberspace lock" ???? * What's the deal with the "Robot Production Cancelled" switch that you flip on level 2 ? * Who is that guy who's face is on all of the screens ???? -- .......... costing the net hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars .......... Yes, I speak for Tektronix. 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