.INTRO .CENTER ********************** .CENTER InvisiClues(tm) .CENTER The Hint Booklet for .CENTER The Lurking Horror .CENTER ********************** [Copyright by Infocom, Inc. Provided for non-commercial use only, with the sole intent of making information available that would otherwise be lost. To whoever presently holds the copyright to the information contained in this file: if you think the existence of this file violates your copyright, please complain and the file will be removed. Typed in from the original hintbook by Paul David Doherty.] Sample Question --------------- At home, Jim NEVER has more than one helping of my purple goo! But last night at the Johnsons' party, he had three helpings of theirs! What's wrong with my purple goo? A. Have you tried to TASTE MY PURPLE GOO and then to TASTE THE JOHNSONS' PURPLE GOO? B. Now that you've determined that your purple goo tastes like old sweat socks, maybe you should EXAMINE MY PURPLE GOO COOKER. C. If you remove the old sweat socks from your cooker, your purple goo will taste much better.^ .ENDINTRO .MENU The Lurking Horror Invisiclues .LINK Computer Center .LINK Temporary Building .LINK Aerospace .LINK Infinite Corridor and Great Dome .LINK Brown Building/Nutrition/Chemistry/Alchemy .LINK Beyond the Steam Tunnels .LINK General Questions .LINK Things You Can Ask .LINK How the Points Are Scored .LINK For Your Amusement .MENU Computer Center .LINK What am I supposed to do? .LINK How do I use the pc? .LINK I'm logged in, now what? .LINK That paper doesn't look familiar! .LINK Now where am I? It doesn't look like G.U.E. Tech to me! .LINK I can't seem to get away from this place. I want to go home! .LINK I'm home, but where's my paper? .LINK The hacker isn't very friendly, is he? .LINK What can the hacker help me with? .LINK I'm on the roof, but there's nothing of interest here, is there? .HINT What am I supposed to do? .CLUE You're supposed to complete your assignment. .CLUE This is a high-tech university! Your partially completed paper should be accessible from your local pc. .HINT How do I use the pc? .CLUE First, you need to turn it on. .CLUE Use the student ID number found in your game materials. .CLUE Use the password found in "Getting Around At G.U.E." .CLUE Use the HELP key on the pc if you're still stuck. .CLUE See page 4 of your instruction manual for an example of how to log in. .HINT I'm logged in, now what? .CLUE Use the mouse to select the appropriate options. .CLUE Try clicking the correct menu box for the editor and then for your paper. .HINT That paper doesn't look familiar! .CLUE Indeed, it isn't. You might wonder what happened to it. .CLUE It certainly seems ruined at the beginning. Maybe later pages are okay, though. .CLUE Keep reading more of the paper as it appears. .HINT Now where am I? It doesn't look like G.U.E. Tech to me! .CLUE Probably just a bad dream. Wait it out. .CLUE You can speed things up by going along with the crowd. .CLUE Go down. .HINT I can't seem to get away from this place. I want to go home! .CLUE There are many unusual things here. .CLUE Wouldn't you like a souvenir of this trip? .CLUE The stone is the only portable thing around. .CLUE GET THE STONE. .CLUE Now just be patient. .HINT I'm home, but where's my paper? .CLUE The hacker seems willing to check out your problem. .CLUE Wait for him to finish looking at the situation. .CLUE Perhaps the Alchemy Department can help you. .CLUE Maybe it's still in one of their computers. .CLUE Go find the Alchemy Department! .HINT The hacker isn't very friendly, is he? .CLUE Why should he be friendly? .CLUE All you've done so far is give him trouble. .CLUE Give him something other than trouble, for a change. .CLUE What does he seem interested in, other than hacking. .CLUE He's mentioned food occasionally, hasn't he? .CLUE Maybe he's hungry. .CLUE Give him some Chinese food. .CLUE He wasn't grateful? What state did you give it to him in? Think, now, it was in the fridge! .CLUE Think of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. How do you like YOUR food? .CLUE You can heat food in a microwave. .CLUE You can tell how hot food is by touching it. .CLUE To be careful, calibrate the microwave oven using the Funny Bones. .CLUE Three or four minutes on HI should cook the food just right. .CLUE ...but it will cool off after a while, so don't dawdle! .HINT What can the hacker help me with? .CLUE He's a proficient hacker. .CLUE He could probably write a program to write your term paper. .CLUE Hackers are often good at getting into things they aren't supposed to. .CLUE If you're going to be poking around, you might want some keys. .CLUE He'll only help you if you're nice to him. (He won't bite the hand that feeds him.) .CLUE Look carefully at the hacker's description. .CLUE Look at his keyring. .CLUE Ask him about his keyring; he seems awfully proud of it. .CLUE Ask him for the master key, it ought to do the trick! .HINT I'm on the roof, but there's nothing of interest here, is there? .CLUE That's right. It's just a boring place. .CLUE You can enjoy the weather, until you freeze to death. But that's all. .MENU Temporary Building .LINK I've never seen so much junk! .LINK Where did you see that forklift? .LINK How do I open the manhole cover? .LINK I can't open the trapdoor. .HINT I've never seen so much junk! .CLUE You could try moving it. .CLUE There sure is a lot of it, and it's heavy, too .CLUE Some kind of help would be nice. .HINT Where did you see that forklift? .CLUE Turn on the forklift, and drive it east to the storage room. .CLUE Use the forklift to move the junk. .CLUE There sure is a lot of it. Just keep shovelling. .HINT How do I open the manhole cover? .CLUE It sure is heavy. .CLUE Ever had a jar lid that wouldn't open? .CLUE There must be a tool that would help. .CLUE Maybe the forklift... .CLUE Nope. Not the forklift, .CLUE Something much more portable. .CLUE PRY THE MANHOLE COVER WITH THE CROWBAR. .HINT I can't open the trapdoor. .CLUE It's stuck on the other side. .CLUE So great, where's the other side? .CLUE Map carefully. .CLUE It's obviously higher and to the south of the tunnel. .MENU Aerospace .LINK How do I unlock the padlock? .LINK I don't like rats! They don't like me! .LINK The steam valve is rusty! .LINK Why won't the urchins let me by? .HINT How do I unlock the padlock? .CLUE You need a key. .CLUE Not just any key, a really good key. .CLUE The hacker might be able to help. .CLUE Get the appropriate key from the hacker. .HINT I don't like rats! They don't like me! .CLUE For temporary relief, leave by the way you came, then gather your wits. .CLUE For a permanent solution, kill or scare them off. .CLUE There are hundreds of rats, killing one at a time is certain death. .CLUE Explore the tunnel carefully, maybe there's something that can help. .CLUE There's a steam valve in one of the Steam Tunnel rooms. .CLUE Scalded rats would probably be either scared or dead. .CLUE Wait for the rats to come into the room with the steam valve, then open it and cook some rats. .HINT The steam valve is rusty! .CLUE You need more strength to open the rusty valve. .CLUE Leverage is an elementary principle of physics... .CLUE Loosen the valve by hitting it with something heavy. .CLUE Now that it's loose, you can open it. .HINT Why won't the urchins let me by? .CLUE It's as though they're controlled through the wires attached to them. .CLUE Maybe if they weren't attached, they'd be nicer to you. .CLUE There must be some way of cutting the wires. .CLUE Let's see, the axe and the knife have a cutting edge. .CLUE Too bad the ground is so goopy. Something that cuts like a scissors, or a wire cutter. .CLUE A wire cutter or a bolt cutter will work nicely if you can find one. .MENU Infinite Corridor and Great Dome .LINK How do I get to the east end of the Infinite Corridor? .LINK How do I get the axe? .LINK I've stopped the waxer. Now what? .LINK How do I climb the rope at the Great Dome? .LINK How can I get out of the dome? .LINK I'm on the Dome, but there's nothing of interest here, is there? .HINT How do I get to the east end of the Infinite Corridor? .CLUE Try waiting out the maintenance man. Eventually he'll move east. .CLUE Unfortunately, once he reaches the far end of the Infinite Corridor, he still won't let you past. .CLUE It's that waxing machine that's the problem, just shut it off somehow. .CLUE It seems to be electrical, trace the power cord. .CLUE No, you can't pull the power cord out... Maybe you can cut it! .CLUE How about a cutting tool? .CLUE There's an axe in the emergency cabinet. .CLUE CHOP THE CORD WITH THE AXE. .HINT How do I get the axe? .CLUE READ THE SIGN. .CLUE Break the glass. .CLUE But not with your bare hands. Wear gloves, or use the crowbar. .HINT I've stopped the waxer. Now what? .CLUE Just stop the maintenance man. .CLUE This is a slippery problem to solve. .CLUE If you run away, he'll kill you when you reenter the Infinite Corridor. .CLUE You need to confront him in the Infinite Corridor. .CLUE Notice the container of Frobozz Magic Floor Wax. Looks pretty slippery. .CLUE Drop the wax in the Infinite Corridor. The maintenance man will slip on it and you'll be able to get away. (You can also pour it down on him from the Great Dome area.) .HINT How do I climb the rope at the Great Dome? .CLUE You need something to protect your hands when you climb the rope. .CLUE WEAR THE GLOVES THEN CLIMB THE ROPE. .HINT How can I get out of the dome? .CLUE Still at the top rung? .CLUE Try lowering the ladder. .HINT I'm on the Dome, but there's nothing of interest here, is there? .CLUE Did you notice the plug? .CLUE Lift the plug then take the note. .MENU Brown Building/Nutrition/Chemistry/Alchemy .LINK How do I unlock the door on top of the Brown Building? .LINK I can't get out of the weather station! .LINK How do I get into the Dept. of Alchemy? .LINK I've gotten to the Alchemy Department. Now what? .LINK How do I get into the laboratory? .LINK Where can I find a note? .LINK How do I get out of the laboratory? .LINK What use is the vat? .LINK How do I get the computer in the lab to boot up? .LINK How can I decode the professor's diary file? .HINT How do I unlock the door on top of the Brown Building? .CLUE There sure are a lot of locked doors around here. .CLUE Sure would be nice if there was a key that opened them all. .CLUE Who would have a key like that? .CLUE Obviously someone who liked getting into everything. .CLUE Ask the hacker about keys. .HINT I can't get out of the weather station! .CLUE Just get rid of the flying creature. .CLUE Why does it seem to have come after you? Can't just be a coincidence, can it? .CLUE It must be after something you have. .CLUE Giving the hand to the creature will get rid of it, but you'll lose the hand. Not so good, after being so clever as to find it. .CLUE Got anything else associated with monsters? .CLUE Where did you get the stone? .CLUE THROW THE STONE AT THE CREATURE to drive it away. (You may have to do this once Inside Dome and once on the Skyscraper Roof). .HINT How do I get into the Dept. of Alchemy? .CLUE The light is on inside, maybe someone's in there. .CLUE KNOCK ON THE DOOR. .HINT I've gotten to the Alchemy Department. Now what? .CLUE Maybe the professor can help you. .CLUE Maybe he doesn't want to help you. .CLUE Maybe he has something to hide. .HINT How do I get into the laboratory? .CLUE The professor doesn't find you very interesting, does he? .CLUE Have you got anything that might pique his interest? .CLUE Failing that, how about exciting his hatred? .CLUE Have you anything that threatens him? .CLUE No, not physically! What's he been doing, you wonder? .CLUE Look at the lab signup sheet. .CLUE If you haven't seen anything else that is related to the sheet, don't go on. .CLUE Show the professor the suicide note. .CLUE Then try to enter the lab. .HINT Where can I find a note? .CLUE Where you might once have seen a cow. .CLUE ...or a Volkswagen Beetle. .CLUE It's up high. .CLUE But not the highest. .CLUE Outside, on the Great Dome. .CLUE ...and under the bronze plug. .HINT How do I get out of the laboratory? .CLUE Consider carefully how the professor put you into the pentagram. .CLUE Did he use any equipment? .CLUE Have you anything similar? .CLUE If not, you are doomed. Enjoy your last few minutes of life. .CLUE If so, try cutting the pentagram the way he cut it to put you inside. .CLUE ...but wait until he's in his pentagram. .CLUE Then leave the pentagram. .CLUE Still stuck in the lab? When you found the knife, did you explore the tunnels nearby carefully? .CLUE Ever wonder where that trapdoor in the Cinderblock Tunnel went? .CLUE Could it possibly have gone in here somewhere? .CLUE No, you can't see it. Maybe it's hidden. .CLUE Maybe it's under something. .CLUE Look at the lab bench. Notice anything interesting about it? .CLUE It has wheels. MOVE THE BENCH. .CLUE OPEN THE TRAPDOOR. Now go down into the cinderblock tunnel to avoid what the professor has summoned. Hurry, the timing is critical! .CLUE Don't forget your flashlight. .HINT What use is the vat? .CLUE READ THE LABEL. .CLUE Great joke. What does it really do? .CLUE Got anything dead? .CLUE Try putting it in the vat and see what happens. .HINT How do I get the computer in the lab to boot up? .CLUE Just put the disk in. .CLUE Find the disk first, of course. .CLUE There is no disk, at least not where it can be found. .HINT How can I decode the professor's diary file? .CLUE Use the cryptography program. .CLUE It's accessible from the file server. .CLUE The file server is in the computer room. .CLUE Dreaming again, I see. There is no diary file. .MENU Beyond the Steam Tunnels .LINK Not a maze! All these Wet Tunnels! .LINK What's behind the curtain? .LINK I can't get anything large into the Tomb. .LINK How do I remove a brick wall? .LINK How can I save the hacker? .LINK How can I restore the integrity of G.U.E. Tech's computer system? .LINK How do I keep from being engulfed? .LINK How do I get rid of the mass? .LINK How do I keep from being fried? .LINK How do I get rid of the dark being? .LINK How do I get out of the lair? .LINK What happened to my term paper? .HINT Not a maze! All these Wet Tunnels! .CLUE You can use standard maze mapping techniques here, if you're patient. .CLUE Isn't there a better way? .CLUE Maybe you need a guide! .CLUE Let your fingers do the walking through the muddy mazes. .CLUE Well, actually not your fingers, but the hand's fingers. .CLUE The ring from the professor might look good on your hand, but it looks even better elsewhere. .CLUE PUT THE BRASS HYRAX ON THE HAND. Now the hand will point the way through the maze. .HINT What's behind the curtain? .CLUE Can you think of anything that might make slime less slimy? .CLUE Ever remove bubble gum from something it was stuck all over? .CLUE Freezing it will make it brittle enough to break. .CLUE Snow isn't cold enough. Besides, you can't take any snow. .CLUE There's a very cold liquid (liquid nitrogen) in the metal flask. .CLUE What good is the flask if I can't get it here? (If this question comes to mind, see the following question.) .CLUE POUR THE COLD LIQUID ON THE SLIME. Problem solved. .HINT I can't get anything large into the Tomb. .CLUE There's more than one way to skin a cat. .CLUE Hmm, maybe there's another entrance to the steam tunnels. .CLUE Carefully look at all the steam tunnel rooms. Anything they have in common with any other rooms? .CLUE This might be above your head. .CLUE Notice any non-steam tunnel rooms that have pipes or cables in them? .CLUE The Comp Center Basement is one. .CLUE The east end of the steam tunnels is right below the Basement. .CLUE So what? There's no way down from here... or is there? .CLUE Something nearby must be able to get below floor level. .CLUE The elevator shaft must extend further down! .CLUE When the elevator isn't in the basement, try opening the doors. .CLUE Compare the elevator pit and the steam tunnel's eastern end. .CLUE Get through that brick wall and your problems are over. .HINT How do I remove a brick wall? .CLUE Try destroying it with something heavy. .CLUE Well at least you can pry some bricks out to expose a reinforcing rod. .CLUE Destroying this wall is going to take more than your mere human strength. .CLUE No, not demonic strength. Machine strength .CLUE Examine the underside of the elevator. There's a hook on it. .CLUE Use the chain to connect the rod to the elevator to pull out the rod and destroy the wall. .CLUE Of course you'll have to secure the chain so it doesn't slip off the rod. .CLUE Use the padlock to lock the chain onto the rod. Then connect the other end of the chain to the hook on the elevator. Finally, move the elevator using the buttons to destroy the wall. (Make sure all the doors are closed or the elevator won't move.) .HINT How can I save the hacker? .CLUE You can't. He's too stubborn to listen. .CLUE At least, he's going to attack that mass no matter what. .CLUE Maybe you can do something about the mass, though. .CLUE Too bad the hacker won't live to see it ... or will he? .HINT How can I restore the integrity of G.U.E. Tech's computer system? .CLUE Get rid of the mass. .CLUE How's it connected to the system? .CLUE OPEN THE BOX and then take a look at what you find. .CLUE Maybe you should cut the tentacle to disconnect it from the network. .CLUE On the other hand, you'll still be destroyed, and then it can just reconnect itself. .CLUE Get rid of the mass. .HINT How do I keep from being engulfed? .CLUE You'll have to destroy the mass before the hacker gets you. .CLUE Hurry. .CLUE Time is of the essence. .CLUE Get rid of the mass. .HINT How do I get rid of the mass? .CLUE You should have brought the reanimated hand along with you into the lair. .CLUE Well, it's not bobbing for apples. .CLUE REACH INTO THE POOL. .CLUE There's a power line there. Maybe you can electrocute the mass. .CLUE Chop the power line with the axe to expose the live wires. .CLUE You can't approach the mass close enough to electrocute it without it snatching you, so you'll have to electrocute it indirectly. .CLUE Notice the cables and tentacles entering the box. .CLUE OPEN THE BOX. .CLUE You can disconnect the coaxial cable from the socket. .CLUE PUT THE POWER LINE INTO THE SOCKET. This will fry the mass (assuming you haven't saved it by cutting its cablelike appendage). .HINT How do I keep from being fried? .CLUE The water is electrified, so you will be too. .CLUE Insulation might be useful. .CLUE The boots are rubber. .CLUE So are the gloves. .CLUE Wear them both when handling the power line. .HINT How do I get rid of the dark being? .CLUE The stone was useful before, and it would be useful now. .CLUE Wait until the stone is hot. Then throw the stone at the being. .HINT How do I get out of the lair? .CLUE You can't get out until after you've defeated the monsters. .CLUE After you've won, it's time to pick up your stone and go home. .HINT What happened to my term paper? .CLUE The mass that was hooked into the network had it. .CLUE You destroyed your paper when you destroyed the mass. .CLUE It's only a term paper. What's more important, life or passing a course? .CLUE On second thought, don't answer that last question. .MENU General Questions .LINK How can I survive outside? .LINK Where do I find a light source? .LINK How do I get into my dorm room? .LINK How do I prevent myself from falling asleep? .LINK What's the urchin stolen and how do I get it? .HINT How can I survive outside? .CLUE Wear your parka. .CLUE What parka? .CLUE You might get one from the urchin. .CLUE No luck, huh? .CLUE You can't survive outside. It's just too cold. .CLUE Really. All you can do is come back in before you freeze. .HINT Where do I find a light source? .CLUE Search the elevator. .CLUE There's a flashlight in the access panel. .HINT How do I get into my dorm room? .CLUE Go west. .CLUE Keep warm (stay bundled up). .CLUE Go even further west. .CLUE The dorms are inaccessible. .CLUE There are no dorms! .HINT How do I prevent myself from falling asleep? .CLUE What do people usually drink to stay awake? .CLUE No, there's no coffee. .CLUE Check out the Kitchen. .CLUE What else has caffeine? .CLUE DRINK THE COKE whenever you start feeling tired. .HINT What's the urchin stolen and how do I get it? .CLUE He's light-fingered and will rip off anything small that you leave lying around. .CLUE You need to induce the urchin to drop what he has. .CLUE The urchin isn't really very afraid of YOU. .CLUE He's obviously afraid of something, though. .CLUE Don't go any further until you explore all the aboveground locations. .CLUE Got anything portable that's scary? (Other than your last grade report.) .CLUE If you've got a dead rat, that might do the trick. .CLUE No, huh? That mummified hand is pretty yucky, then. .CLUE A severed hand would be even yuckier if it was alive. .TEXT Things You Can Ask... ... the hacker about. Himself^ Keyring^ Chinese food^ Master key^ Missing students^ PC^ Lovecraft^ Stone^ Urchins ... the urchin about. Himself^ Missing students^ Missing urchins ... the professor about. Term paper^ Sign-up sheet^ Missing students^ Paper^ Vat^ Lovecraft^ Brass hyrax^ .ENDTEXT .TEXT How the Points Are Scored 5 points are scored for each of the following 20 actions, resulting in a total of 100. Getting the stone.^ Getting the master key from the hacker.^ Entering Ancient Storage.^ Entering the brick tunnel.^ Entering the steam tunnels.^ Killing the rats.^ Climbing the rope.^ Getting the note.^ Defeating the maintenance man.^ Defeating the Professor.^ Finding the hand.^ Defeating the flier.^ Reanimating the hand.^ Getting the boltcutter.^ Defeating the missing urchins.^ Entering the concrete box.^ Destroying the brick wall.^ Destroying the slime curtain.^ Destroying the mass.^ Destroying the dark creature at the end.^ .ENDTEXT .TEXT For Your Amusement Expose this section only after you have completed the game. If you look at this section before finishing the game, you may learn the answers to puzzles you have not yet solved. Have you tried... ...taking the pc out of the terminal room?^ ...pushing the help key or asking the hacker for help at various times?^ ...turning off the pc while the hacker is fixing the bug?^ ...showing the hacker Chinese food? the stone? the hand? the rat?^ ...giving the hacker the bottle of Coke?^ ...reading the graffiti in the elevator? several times?^ ...putting things in the metal flask and then getting them?^ ...trying to escape the rats by climbing on the coaxial cables?^ ...eating the dead rat?^ ...attacking the urchin?^ ...reading the inscription over the west entrance to G.U.E. Tech?^ ...throwing the axe or the stone at the maintenance man?^ ...waiting around while the maintenance man slips on the wax?^ ...examining, smelling, and listening to the various creatures?^ ...opening and looking in at the iron plate near the altar?^ ...pouring Coke on the pentagram?^ ...putting the dead rat in the vat?^ ...pouring the tarry liquid?^ ...microwaving the reanimated hand?^ ...watching the elevator open the wall from the Concrete Box?^ .ENDTEXT