Gateway 2 - The Homeworld

by Legend solution by Veikko Danilas Although Gateway 2 can't quite reach high standards as set by it's predecessor "Frederik Pohl's Gateway", it is still enjoyable experience. It's a shame that Legend won't develop text - reduced graphics adventures any more. Graphical adventures tend to lack depth and interface gives too many puzzles away. Anyway, here is my vision of the Gateway 2. I hope that somebody finds it useful. And don't just follow my directions, try to do all kinds of things. Sometimes game responses are very enjoyable.
Contents: PART I - Escape PART ][ - The Artifact PART ]I[ - Rescue PART IV - Homeworld
LOOK GET TRASH SW GET ALL READ FAX OUT WAIT WAIT

Part I - Escape

SE S OPEN DOOR N NW LIGHT MATCH BREAK UNIT (10) also possible: BURN TRASH, LIGHT FAX, BURN BED, LIGHT BOOKS SE S OPEN DOOR UP (10) GET ALL (20) EXAMINE RADIO note: you can overhear terrorists (turn dial to 1) or defenders (turn dial to 2) TURN DIAL TO 2 WEAR MASK OUT PULL CABLE (10) GET FORK (5) DOWN WAIT (until tram comes) IN WAIT (until tram stops) OUT UP SEARCH SPECIALIST GET BADGE EXAMINE BADGE (5) READ PAPER SIT LOOK AT CONSOLE A552 (code from badge) select MISSION X5/Aquila Execute Ship Systems Check Initiate Auto Launch Sequence AERIE (25) OUT TURN DIAL TO 1 WAIT (until tram arrives) IN WAIT (until tram begins decelerating) PULL PIN DROP GRENADE OUT S WAIT (15) READ CONSOLE Diagnostic Recommended Action Exit EXAMINE BLUE SENSOR GET BLUE SENSOR REMOVE RED SENSOR ATTACH RED SENSOR TO BLUE PIPE EXAMINE LEVER PULL LEVER (25) IN S CLOSE DOOR (optional) UP (optional) SIT (optional) WAIT (until liftoff)

Part II - The Artifact

PRESS BUTTON OPEN CABINET GET ALL OUT PRESS BLUE BUTTON N N UP EXAMINE WOMAN PUT AUTODOC ON WOMAN READ READOUT EXAMINE GREEN DIAL EXAMINE BLUE DIAL SET GREEN DIAL TO 3 SET BLUE DIAL TO 4 FLIP HYPO TOGGLE GIVE SHOT TO WOMAN INJECT DIANA GIVE SHOT TO HER SET BLUE DIAL TO 5 (15) INJECT DIANA READ AUTODOC SET BLUE DIAL TO 4 INJECT DIANA SET BLUE DIAL TO 3 GIVE INJECTION TO HER INJECT DIANA WAIT (15) (until Diana comes out of it) TALK TO DIANA (talk about everything, not really necessary) OPEN BOX (5) GRAB ROD (5) DOWN (5) E E OPEN PANEL (5) PUT CUBE IN MATRIX (15) LOOK AT SCREEN (15) talk with everybody but you are really after question: "How do I get through the bulkhead door to the northeast?" Micki can answer that. W W NE NE READ PAPER EXAMINE KEYPAD (20) type in code 31125 (combination from the paper) NE NE EXAMINE OBELISK PUT ROD IN SPHERE (15) IN FILL BOWL WITH OOZE (10) N EXAMINE PLANTS TAKE TWIG (10) S N (10) WAIT NE UP (10) GET FRUIT (5) KILL DINOSAUR WITH FRUIT (10) GRAB POD THROW FRUIT AT DINO (10) TAKE FRUIT HURL FRUIT AT CREATURE (10) WAIT EXAMINE LIZARD WAIT NW GET EGG POUR OOZE ON PLANT (20) GRAB EGG (5) W DROP EGG (15) TAKE ROD E PUT ROD IN SPHERE OUT N N EXAMINE OBELISK STICK ROD IN SPHERE IN UP JUMP IN MUD (10) GET SKIN (5) NW GET BRANCH (5) SE NE EXAMINE APE WEAR SKIN (5) N (10) NE GRAB THONG IN SHOW SPHERE TO MAN EXAMINE VIAL OPEN VIAL THROW VIAL IN FIRE (10) TURN BLUE DIAL TO 6 TURN GREEN DIAL TO 5 TIE HYPO TO SPEAR (10) STAB TIGER WITH SPEAR (20) OUT NE PUT BRANCH IN FIRE (10) IN NW NW SHOVE ROD IN PORTAL IN N N GET CONTAINER (5) OPEN BOX (5) N N EXAMINE OBELISK PUT ROD IN SPHERE IN N GET GOO (10) SHOW GOO IN BOX CLOSE CONTAINER (10) S TURN BLUE DIAL TO 4 INJECT ME STUFF ROD IN PORTAL S S S PUT BOX ON PLATFORM EXAMINE SCREEN try to modify those little buggers so that they would not be lethal any more (remove tail, change color, remove mandibles...) (SAVE game) EXAMINE BEASTIES GRAB BOX N N PUT ROD IN SPHERE N N OPEN CAGE WAIT S INJECT ME N (20) (if little buggers aren't harmless by now, RESTORE and try some more genetic modifications) N N SHOVE ROD IN PORTAL NW PRESS BUTTON W EXAMINE GUN LOOK AT CLAMP TURN KEY (10) GRAB GUN SHOOT EYE (20) SHOOT ROBOT (25) S S S S S E E LOOK AT SCREEN ask from Micki "Tell me how to get off this damn ship!" OUT W N N N N N N OPEN PANEL PULL AT GREEN CORE NW OPEN PANEL GET GREEN CORE NE REMOVE PANEL GRAB GREEN CORE SE OPEN PANEL BREAK GREEN CORE (15) GET BLUE CORE (if it does not work for you, try other cores) SW DESTROY BLUE CORE NW GET BLUE CORE (15) SE S S S S S S E E GET CUBE (25) OUT W N N N N N N NW NE N READ PAPER LOOK AT CONSOLE punch in codes from "Ape zoo" obelisk (as seen on paper)

Part 3 - Rescue

GET ALL (10) WAIT E (or wherever direction alien leads) N E S (10) OUT EXAMINE CHILD DOWN GRAB DUST (10) OUT SE GET ALL S SHOW GEM TO ARTIST (10) GIVE CUTTER CARVING TO KORD (10) SHOW BOWL TO ARTIST (10) N NW S SHOW LAMPREY CARVING TO ANCIENT GIVE GEM CARVING TO KORD N W N N E E N N N N N N N N (10) CUT KORD WITH CRYSTAL CUTTER (10) GET KORD (5) OUT W W W HURL KORD AT CRYSTAL MONSTER (20) WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT GET WATER WITH BOWL W S W S IN SPILL WATER (20) NW (or where the water is flowing) POUR WATER S DROP WATER SE THROW WATER N (10) EXAMINE LADDER CLIMB LADDER (5) EXAMINE SHIP CARVING (5) LOOK AT KEYPAD 13135 (code from the ship carving) (10) OPEN HATCH TAKE POD (10) OPEN PANEL EXAMINE DRIVE LOOK AT CORRODED CLAMP PRESS BLUE BUTTON GET CLAMP (5) PUT CORRODED CLAMP DOWN (it should begin to hum, if it doesn't, TAKE CORRODED CLAMP and put it down again) PUT CLEAN CLAMP ON CORRODED CLAMP SIT ON CLEAN CLAMP PRESS RED BUTTON (20) OUT N N E E N N N CUT ICE WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT N N PRESS POD IN IMPRESSION (10) E GRAB REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (5) LOOK AT REMOTE (you can guide droid with arrows and open doors with correct button) open door e e e open door log out E TOUCH HANDPRINT (10) LOOK AT REMOTE w n n n use hand button (10) OUT EXAMINE MACHINE WAIT here you can wait and examine screen, until you learn all color codes W N HIT TUNING FORK (25) IN SIT (optional) LOOK AT CONTROL MODULE s s s e now look at screen and count glowing notches below screen. Press correspondending button, in my case there are 2 lights so i'll press yellow. colors are as follows: 1 red 2 yellow 3 blue 4 orange 5 green 6 purple PRESS YELLOW BUTTON (replace yellow with appropriate color) (50)

Part 4 - Homeworld

OPEN CABINET GET ALL (5) LOOK AT SCREEN S W S WAIT WAIT WAIT OPEN POUCH PUT POWDER IN THERMOS (10) WAIT WAIT (until the light turns green) OUT E N LOOK AT SCREEN S E E S S SEARCH DIRT (5) GRAB SEEDS (5) N N W W W WAIT (until just before 3.00pm) NE WAIT (until someone speaks to you) (10) OUT E SE WAIT (until prophet speaks about second verse) NE N IN (10) SIT IN CHAIR fly to destination without label OUT DOWN N EXAMINE ALTARS TURN STONE DISKS (15) remember second verse ? align icons as follows: hammer to W bird to N dagger to E plant to S talk to heechee as you please but be sure to ask "Where do you think I might get a Field Generator" OUT S IN (10) SIT fly to unnamed destination OUT N PLANT SEEDS (15) PRESS BUTTON GET ALL (10) S IN SIT DOWN memorize (write down) coordinates associated with Temple Site, you'll need them soon. fly your ship to Administration Planet OUT WEAR BADGE N (10) LOOK AT CONSOLE (10) type in Temple Site destination code OUT IN SIT DOWN fly to the city OUT S WAIT E WAIT WAIT WAIT notice talk about gravity lens WAIT WAIT WAIT LOOK IN TELESCOPE note layout of Aesthemis constellation WAIT WAIT W S E N DROP GENERATOR IN SLUDGE PRESS BUTTON (15) N N DROP POUCH WEAR HARNESS JUMP DOWN (20) GRAB LENS (10) OPEN POD PUT LENS IN POD UP UP UP UP OUT OUT PRESS BUTTON TAKE GENERATOR OUT W N N IN SIT pay a visit to your friends from "white hand" OUT N DOWN ask about the probe and "What's TransWarp Drive?" ask everything about Fogram, Astatine and Raphide UP S IN SIT fly to the city hangar OUT S W W W S WAIT (until light turns green) (15) N E N LOOK AT SCREEN ask about everything. say that you'll kill Astatine if he gives TransWarp Drive THEORIES OUT W W (15) remember Aesthemis constellation, no? ok, just light buttons marked with X X0000 000X0 0X000 X0X00 0000X WEAR VISOR GET DEVICE "Are you Astatine?" "What's all this stuff in here?" "What's all this other junk?" "Sure. Fire the baby up" (he tells a code, memorize it - 22512 for me) "Thanks for the tip. I'll run it right away" LOOK AT KEYPAD type in code WAIT (until light becomes visible) GET DEVICE (15) TOUCH SCREEN "Secret police?" "I'm just someone who wants to help you" "Believe me" "Tell me what to do" "Thank you" GET DATASTORE (10) TAKE VISOR OUT E N LOOK AT SCREEN (10) talk to him about everything and notice name "Traitor" S E E N IN SIT IN CHAIR fly to the temple OUT N DOWN talk about stilling and stuff, ask all about DataVaults UP S UP SIT fly to Administration Planet DOWN E SE WEAR VISOR WEAR PROTOTYPE PRESS STUD E (15) REMOVE VISOR WAIT WAIT WAIT GET COIL (10) ATTACK CASE WITH COIL (10) WAIT (until workthing removes scorched case) LOOK AT INDEX (25) TRAITOR remember code - 32343 for me LOOK AT KEYPAD type code (32343) WAIT (10) OUT OUT CONNECT DATAFAN TO PORT FLIP DOWNLOAD (15) E PUT DATAFAN IN CHUTE W PRESS STUD W NW W IN SIT return to the temple site OUT N DOWN (50) OUT PRESS BLUE BUTTON NE (15) PRESS STUD WEAR PROTOTYPE W W (20) LIE DOWN (20) order leader to the bridge. Note "Close: Safe" E E E E EXAMINE LOCK W W S S S GRAB RADIO (10) O N N E E PUT DOWN RADIO (30) W W WAIT PRESS STUD W W GET ON THE DREAM COUCH (40) "Secure the ship and make it safe. Open ..." E E E E GET CRYSTAL CUBE (20) ATTACH CUBE TO MATRIX (100) and that's it. Sit back and enjoy the ending. I got The Perfect Score (1600) out of this and so should You. Copyright (C) 1995 by Veikko Danilas I hereby grant permission to copy this file for non-commercial usage only e-mail: [email protected] This walkthru is dedicated to all my friends over The Internet
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08.24.1995
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