"Delusions" step-by-step solution by pjg
Delusions was the third place finisher in the
1996 worldwide usenet interactive fiction contest.
Congratulations to C.E. Forman
This solution augments the game's
built in hint system.

For game release 2. Serial number 961021
Other game releases may be slightly different
Takes about 260 moves.

The saved game files are named according
to your score. If you are stuck then find the section of
the solution with a saved game file near your score for help.

Comments and earned/total points are in ()
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E, E, W
D, U, E (3/3)
(Justy will be ready for you
again at around Time: 3640)
save (s3)

NW
(Cynthia likes to play chess
against the computer)
z.z.z.z.z
(these moves don't appear
to make any sense)
SE. Open metal door. SE
Inject insulin. Drop needle
NW, NE
Open freezer then get light
Put light in oven (3/6)
Get light with tongs (1/7)
SW, E
Turn on switch
(make sure you turn on the switch
BEFORE you drop the light)
Drop tongs
Search curtain (1/8)
save (s8)

Search bins
(search again and again until
you find the electromagnet)
Get magnet
X magnet then open it
Get cracked then drop it
W, SE
Drop all
Get amp. NE
X shelf
Put amp on shelf
SW
Get pillow
Get magnet, violin
NE
Drop pillow. Get bow
X amp. Turn fader to 10
Plug violin in amp
Play violin (5/13)
Drop all but magnet
Look. Get new
SW
Put new in magnet
Close magnet
Turn on magnet
Get picture
Drop all
save (s13)

NW
(Justy will be ready for you now)
Enter sphere
E, E, W
D, U, W
W, W, E
Swallow gravel
E, E, D. Look
Drop gravel in right hole
(either hole will work)
Enter <hole without snake>

(notice the time)
Open metal door. SE
Inject insulin. Drop needle (1/14)
NW
save (s14)

Consult manual about index
(you have about 4 turns here
that you can use to look things
up in the project manual)
S
Lie on gurney
Wait
(wait again until you feel woozy)
Sleep

z.z.z.z
z.z.z.z
Get up
Again
N

Open report icon
Close message box
N. z.z
(wait until the printer
finishes printing the output)
Read output
(there are 2 major clues in the output)
S

Open configure icon
Click left button on hand checkbox (4/18)
Close window
(this is the best time to
look things up in the index)
S
Lie on gurney
I. X watch
Set watch
Wait
(wait again until you feel woozy)
Sleep (4/22)
save (s22)

(from now on, if you "can't get a grip"
then just try again)

Get up
Open cabinet
Eat caplet
Close cabinet
Lie on gurney
z.z.z.z (1/23)
z.z.z.z

Get up. Open cabinet
Get strip. Get knife
Open strip
I
Cut implant with knife (3/26)
Put strip on head (3/29)
save (s29)

(Morrodox suggested that
we "look closely")
N. X tank
NW. X picture
SE
Open metal door. SE
X violin
X Giger
X needle
NW, W
X doors
E, NE
Open freezer
Get light
Put light in oven
Get light
(notice how you don't need the tongs)
SW, E
Turn on switch. Drop light
Search curtain
X android. Again. Again
(your hands will soon
start to shake)
W. X metal door
W, S
X rectangle
(when your hands
start to shake then...)
X hands

(you will soon start to
feel desperate to escape)
N, E, NW
Look under desk
Cut box with knife
Get gun
SE
save (s30)

(Shoot me with gun)
Kill me
z.z.z
z.z.z (4/33)
save (s33)

W. Knock on door then open it
W. Open drawer then get blade
X mirror
z.z.z.z
N

Get magnet
Put magnet in niche (3/36)
Open door. NW, E
(you must go E to enter
factory storage, D won't work)
save (s36)

Wait. Again
(wait about 23 turns until the phone appears)
Get phone then x it
Push redial (2/38)
(you MUST be in factory storage
when you push redial)
z.z.z.z
z.z.z

Drop gun (1/39)
save (s39)

NW. Get pencil
Sharpen pencil with blade (2/41)
X pad. Rub pencil on pad (2/43)
SE
X screen
X message box then close it
Open system icon
Type XYZZY on keyboard
Type CHESS on keyboard (4/47)
save (s47)

Enter sphere
Rescue morrodox (2/49)

Full
(the 50th or "last lousy point" is earned
by NOT using the games's built in hint system)
Amusing
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For fun have you tried...
-- turning on Justy's TV set and watching the show?
-- examining the Bow and then waving it?

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