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A Guild Investigation

FAQ/Walkthrough
PC 1991

Version: 1.0 released on the 26th of August 2006
Author: odino http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/47976.html
This guide is EXCLUSIVELY available at GameFAQs.

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| | TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
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| 01.) Introduction | G0100 |
| 02.) Basics | G0200 |
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| 03.) Walkthrough | G0300 |
| 04.) Maps | G0400 |
| 05.) Point List | G0500 |
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| YY.) Version History | GYY00 |
| ZZ.) Credits & Thanks | GZZ00 |
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01.) INTRODUCTION G0100
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Welcome to Earthrise for the PC, an adventure game released by Interstel in
1991.

Suggestions, comments or errors - tell me about it. Enjoy!

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02.) BASICS G0200
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Display:
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The game plays and looks just like an old Sierra adventure game from the '80s.
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Part A of the screen includes the scenery and your guy. It does not always use
up the entire section but the rest would usually be blacked out in that case.
Section B is only a thin command line used for input.

Controls:
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Walk around with the direction button, as well as climbing ladders. Enter a
command with the keyboard and press ENTER to confirm. Home, End, Page Up and
Page Down are for diagonal walking.

Shortcuts and Commands:
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Input these commands during gameplay for the desired action.

F1: HELP - Help Screen.
F2: INV - Inventory.
F3: Repeat last typed command.
F4: PAUSE - Pause Game.
F5: SAVE GAME - Save Game.
F6: RESTORE GAME - Restore Game.
F7: DEFINE - Define user keys.
F8: LOOK WATCH - Look watch to check for ar tank and atmosphere.
F9: WEAR HELMET - Wear Helmet.
F10: REMOVE HELMET - Remove Helmet.
F11: RESTART GAME - Restart Game.
F12: QUIT - Quit Game.
SOUND ON - Sounds is on.
SOUND OFF - Sound is off.
CLEAR SAVES - Erase all saved games.
SCORE - Shows the current score.

You should try to define some commonly used input like PUSH BUTTON, or anything
that needs to be typed quickly for certain situation.

Get used to removing/wearing the helmet often. Keyboard shorts cuts help a lot
here.

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03.) WALKTHROUGH G0300
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Shuttle:
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After the introduction, go up the ladder and TAKE BOTTLE on the wall (15, 15).
Return down the ladder and go east two screens. At the faucet, FILL BOTTLE (8,
23). Go back to where you found the bottle and LIE DOWN on the control bench on
the left. Then PUSH BUTTON -> Open Bay Doors (10, 33) and STAND up again. Walk
east one screen and PUSH OPEN CABINET on the left, TAKE HELMET (15, 48) from
the cabinet and WEAR HELMET (F9). Walk east on more screen and enter the pod.
SIT down at the front. PUSH BUTTON -> Automated Flight to lift off (15, 63).

Solus:
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After arriving, STAND and leave the pod. Go west one screen and climb down the
ladder.

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* From now on, use the maps to navigate through the station and take care of *
* the vacuums. The light above the door is a good indicator as well. If you *
* run low on air, go to the O2 room near the cryochamber to refill the tank. *
******************************************************************************

At the reception desk, PUSH BLACK BUTTON (5, 68), one screen further south PUSH
BUTTON - PERSONNEL (6, 74). TAKE BADGE from the box on the right (15, 89).

At the observatory, TAKE GLASSES from the desk (15, 104). Go to the lower floor
via the elevator (PUSH BUTTON - LOWER).

TAKE MAGNET from the bench in the gymnasium (15, 119). Next visit the crew
quarters. PUSH BUTTON to open each room that is not locked. Room 1 has a comb
on the bed: TAKE COMB (15, 134). Room 3 bas a sock on the floor: TAKE SOCK (15,
149). Room 6 has a hacksaw on the dresser (15, 164). Room 7 has a hammer on the
dresser: TAKE HAMMER (15, 179). Lastly, room 8 has a case with a pistol inside:
OPEN CASE, TAKE GUN (15, 194). Move on to the mess hall, TAKE CAKE on the long
dining table (5, 199). EAT CAKE (5, 204) and take another piece of cake. Go
north into the kitchen and TAKE KNIFE from the table (15, 219). The pantry in
the back has a shelf, TAKE CYLINDER (15, 234) from it.

Walk through the cryochambers and to the ladder that goes up. CUT CHAINS (7,
241) and TAKE LADDER (15, 256).

Leave the station and go to the skylight above. SMASH SKYLIGHT WITH HAMMER (20,
276). Return inside and go to the gardens, oh what a mess. The right screen
has a vine, CUT VINE WITH KNIFE (8, 284). PUSH BUTTON to get into the shed.
Inside, TAKE LAMP (15, 299) from the shelf.

Get over to the bottom of the mine shaft, but before you go any further, SWITCH
ON LIGHT and prepare to SHINE LIGHTS ON TYMAK (20, 319). When it is killed,
PUSH DOOR at the storage room and TAKE DRILL (15, 334) and TAKE CUTTERS (15,
349) from inside.

From the lower floor hub, go south and SHOOT KARIK WITH LASER (20, 369). Return
north and take a right into the lab. In the right part, READ NOTEPAD (10, 379).
OPEN FILING CABINET with the green light (10, 389) and OPEN STORAGE CABINET on
the right. TAKE JAR (15, 404). Return to the hub. Before entering the vacuum-
filled corridor, PUT BEE INTO CYLINDER. Quickly go through it and PUT BEE INTO
JAR when there is air again. Continue onwards until you see the Zeld. OPEN JAR
(20, 424) to kill it. The door on the left can be opened. Inside, OPEN CABINET
and TAKE TORCH (15, 439). On the way back, PUT BEE INTO CYLINDER before the
vacuum, and PUT BEE INTO JAR when you reach the hub. Back in the lab, PUT JAR
INTO STORAGE CABINET (10, 449).

At the crack in the floor, PLACE LADDER ON CRACK (10, 459). Carefully walk over
it and to the power plant. TAKE WRENCH (15, 474) on the top floor, then PUSH
BUTTON to the cable tunnel. FIX CABLE WITH TORCH when you get to it (30, 504).

Return upstairs and go to the comms room. SIT at the black chair and USE
TERMINAL. Input BIOMED, then BRELT, GLITTEN, KARIK, TYMAK and ZELD (15, 519).
EXIT, EXIT, STAND and go to the top facing right. USE GLASSES ON BOARD to read
the notice (5, 524). SHOOT DOOR WITH LASER to make a hole (3, 527). SHOOT PANEL
WITH LASER THROUGH DOOR (12, 539). This will shut down the force field on the
surface.

Make your way out to where the force field was, TAKE SCREWDRIVER (15, 554) from
the dead astronaut and TAKE NUGGET (10, 564) from the pile, too. Go to the
tower and all the way up. REMOVE SCREW from the cover on the left (10, 574) and
PUSH OPEN BUTTON (5, 579) on the control panel. Climb down to the surface and
stand at the electric box at the tower's base. TURN DIAL RIGHT 3, TURN DIAL
LEFT 1, TURN DIAL RIGHT 6, TURN DIAL LEFT 4 to open the lock (7, 586). OPEN BOX
(7, 593) and CUT WIRES (5, 598). Climb back up and TAKE SCREWDRIVER -> PHILLIPS
(15, 613).

Climb all the way down and enter the security office. At the central station,
USE TRANSMITTER (5, 618). Go to the hub and through the northwestern door. TURN
ON MAGNET and continue left. The Brelt will not be pleased (20, 638). On the
next screen, west, south, south across the river and then east into a door
below the trees. OPEN PANEL at the bottom (10, 648) and CUT WIRE (15, 663). To
get back through the recreation holodeck, leave the room, go north twice and
all the way east. A hidden door will open in the center of the east wall.

From the lower floor hub go directly east. At the pipes, OPEN VALVE (20, 683).
Continue onwards to the navigation control room. STRIP WIRE and PUT WIRE IN BOX
(30, 713). In the previous room, PUSH the red BUTTON at the central panels (40,
753).

Return to the surface and your pod. THROW CAKE AT SLIME that has set on the
ceiling (20, 773). Inside, SIT and PUSH BUTTON - AUTOMATED RETURN.

Shuttle:
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Back on the shuttle, STAND and go into the left room. RETURN HELMET (5, 778).
Go west and RETURN BOTTLE from where you got it (5, 783). LIE DOWN on the couch
and PUSH BUTTON - CLOSE POD BAY DOORS. Then PUSH RETURN (7, 790). STAND and
climb down the ladder. LIE DOWN on the cryo unit (10, 800).

Enjoy the ending!

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04.) MAPS G0400
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Note:
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".." represents a vacuum where you need to wear the helmet to pass through.

Shuttle:
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___________ ___________ ___________
| |_| |_| |
| Bridge _ Airlock _ Pod Bay |
|______ ___| |___________| |___________|
||
|| ___________
|| | |
|| | TopEngine |
|| |_____ ____ \___________
|| || \ |
______||___ ___________ _____||____ | LowEngine |
| |_| |_| ||___________|
|Cryochamber _ Computers _ Fuel/O2 |
|___________| |___________| |___________|

Solus Surface:
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___________ ___________ ___________
| | | | | |
| |-| |-| Lake |
|___________| |___________| |___________|
| | |
___________ _____|_____ _____|_____ _____|_____
| | | | | | | |
| |-| Landing |-| LadderA |-| Lake |
|___________| |___________| |___________| |___________|
| | | |
_____|_____ _____|_____ _____|_____ _____|_____
| Tower | | | | | | |
| LadderD |-| |-| Telescope |-| Lake |
|___________| |___________| |___________| |___________|
| | | |
_____|_____ _____|_____ _____|_____ _____|_____
| | | | | | | |
| Force Fld |-| |-| Skylight |-| Lake |
|___________| |___________| |___________| |___________|
| | | |
_____|_____ _____|_____ _____|_____ _____|_____
| | | | | | | |
| |-| LadderB |-| |-| Lake |
|___________| |___________| |___________| |___________|
| | |
_____|_____ _____|_____ _____|_____
| | | | | |
| LadderC | | |-| |
|___________| |___________| |___________|
|
_____|_____
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| Barrels |
|___________|

Solus Upper Floor:
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____________ _________
| | |.........|
-| Recreation | |.LadderA.|
||____________| |_________|
| .|. .|.
_|_____ .|.____ ____.|.____
| ||. ....| | |
| Ctrls ||.BRELT.| | Reception |
|_______||_______| |___________|
.\. |
___.\._____ ________|________ _________________
|..... .....| | | | |
|.Astronaut.| | Decontamination | | Security Office |
|___________| |_________________| |_________________|
.\. | /
.\. __|__ /
.\. / \ /
_________ _______ / \ _____________
| | | | | | | |
| LadderD |-| Comms | - - | | - - - | Observatory |
|_________| |_______| | | \ |_____________|
\ / \ ___________ ______
/ \ _____ / \ |...........|.|......|
__________ / .|. \ |. Garden .|-|.Shed.|
| | .|. \ |___________|.|______|
| Elevator | ______.|._______ \ _______________
|__________| |....... ........| | |
|. KARIK .| | Research Labs |
|________________| |_______________|
.|.
______________ .|.
| | |
| ZELD |--
|______________|
|
___|____
| |
| Office |
|________|

Solus Lower Floor:
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________
| |
| Pantry |
|________|
|
_____|_____ ____________________
| | ..| 1 4 6 7 9 11/
| Kitchen | .-| Crew Quarters \
|___________| .||___2__3_5____8__10_/
| | .|.
__|_____|__ .|. ___________
| | .|. | |
_________ | Mess Hall | - - - - |. | Gymnasium |
|.........| |___________| .|. |___________|
|.Storage.| \ .|. /
|_________| \ _.|._ /
.|. \ / \ /
___.|.____ _________ / \ _______ _________
|.... .....|.| | | |...|.......|.|.........|
|.Ladder C.|-| Lockers | - | | - |.Pipes.|-|.GLITTEN.|
|. Mine .|.|_________| | |...|_______|.|_________|
|__________| \ /. ___.|.___ _________
/ \ _____ / .\. | | | |
__________ / __ | .\. | Ctrl Rm |-| NavCtrl |
| | |O2| | .\. |_________| |_________|
| Elevator | _| |__|_______ .\._______ |
|__________| | | |.......| |
| Cryochamber | |.Crack.| x
|_______________| |_______| x
.|. .|. |
___.|.___ __.|.________ _|______
|.... ....| | | | |
|.LadderB.| | Power Plant |-| Tunnel |
|_________| |_____________| |________|

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05.) POINT LIST G0500
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| Points: Total: |
| Shuttle: ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ |
| ```````` |
| Take Oxygen Bottle 15 15 |
| Fill Bottle with Oxygen 8 23 |
| Use transmitter 3 26 |
| Open Pod Bay Doors 7 33 |
| Take helmet from cabinet 15 48 |
| Fly to planet 15 63 |
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| Solus: |
| `````` |
| Push the black button at the reception 5 68 |
| Decontaminate 6 74 |
| Take the badge 15 89 |
| Take the glasses 15 104 |
| Take the electro-magnet 15 119 |
| Take the comb 15 134 |
| Tack the sock 15 149 |
| Take the hacksaw 15 164 |
| Take the hammer 15 179 |
| Take the gun 15 194 |
| Take the cake 5 199 |
| Eat the cake 5 204 |
| Take the knife 15 219 |
| Take the food cylinder 15 234 |
| Cut the chains of the ladder 7 241 |
| Take the ladder 15 256 |
| Smash the skylight with the hammer 20 276 |
| Cut vines with the knife 8 284 |
| Take the UV lamp 15 299 |
| Shine the UV lamp on the Tymak 20 319 |
| Take the drill 15 334 |
| Take the wire cutters 15 349 |
| Shoot the Karik with the laser 20 369 |
| Read the notepad in the lab 10 379 |
| Open the filing cabinet in the lab 10 389 |
| Take the bee in a jar 15 404 |
| Open jar with bee to kill the Zeld 20 424 |
| Take the welding torch 15 439 |
| Place the bee in a jar back in the cabinet 10 449 |
| Place the ladder on the crack 10 459 |
| Take the wrench 15 474 |
| Fix the cable with the welding torch 30 504 |
| Research terminal for all five creatures 15 519 |
| Use glasses to read notice board 5 524 |
| Shoot the door with the laser 3 527 |
| Shoot the control panel through the hole in the door 12 539 |
| Take the normal screwdriver 15 554 |
| Take a nugget 10 564 |
| Remove screw from the tower box 10 574 |
| Open box from control panel on the tower 5 579 |
| Unlock the tower electricity box 7 586 |
| Open the tower electricity box 7 593 |
| Cut the wires on the tower electricity box 5 598 |
| Take the Phillips screwdriver 15 613 |
| Use the transmitter in communications office 5 618 |
| Displease the Brelt 20 638 |
| Open panel in the recreations control room 10 648 |
| Cut wire in the recreations control room 15 663 |
| Open valve in corridor to kill the Glitten 20 683 |
| Place the wire in the box at the navigation control room 30 713 |
| Push the red button in the engine room 40 753 |
| Throw the cake at the slime 20 773 |
| |
| Shuttle: |
| ```````` |
| Return the helmet 5 778 |
| Return the oxygen bottle 5 783 |
| Set return flight 7 790 |
| Lie down in the cryo unit 10 800 |
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YY.) VERSION HISTORY GYY00
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v1.0 First release (26th of August 2006)

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ZZ.) CREDITS & THANKS GZZ00
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