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GAME: STARFLIGHT
PLATFORM: SEGA GENESIS
GENRE: ADVENTURE
TYPE FAQ: IN DEPTH/HEX DUMP
CREATOR: ELECTRONIC ARTS Copyright 1991
AUTHOR OF THIS FAQ: Kevin Butler AKA War Doc
E-MAIL: kevinb(at)technologist(dot)com
FAQ VERSION: 1.02
To find a particular chapter or subchapter do the following:
1. Highlight the chapter or subchapter name you wish to find.
2. Press CTRL-C
3. Press CTRL-F
4. Press CTRL-V
5. Press CTRL-F
5. You will arrive at the desired chapter or subchapter.
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| 1. LEGAL STUFF |============================================================
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This guide may not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal
private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed
publicly without advanced permission from the author. Use of this guide on
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a violation of copyright. All content in this guide is Copyright 2003 by
Kevin Butler. Only the sites listed below have permission to publish this
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If you wish to put this guide on your site, e-mail me and ask. Save yourself
the headache of putting up with lawsuits and whatnot because you failed to ask
a simple "Can I post your guide on <insert site>?". If you wish to use info
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If you see this guide on any other site then the one listed above, please
e-mail me. If you wish to ask questions or give input to this guide, please
e-mail me. Just have Liberty or Death as the subject so I know it isn't
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I have new friends.
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| 2. VERSION INFORMATION |====================================================
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Version 1.0 7/16/03: A guide is born.
Version 1.02 7/23/03: Added IGN to the allowed list.
The following are a list of people or organizations that have made this FAQ
possible:
My wonderful family (who has had to put up with the tapping on the keyboard)
Electronic Arts for making a great adventure game
GameFAQ's for putting up this FAQ
Welcome to my in-depth FAQ for Starflight. This is not, however, a FAQ
or strategy guide for the game. It is instead a data/hex dump of the program.
What this means is that the data or information that was on the cartridge was
dumped into a more useable form. There are several purposes or reasons for a
hex dump. The big reason is that if you are playing a game and you don't think
you have gotten everything, you can dump a programs contents to see all of the
different items or objects that exist. This is especially helpful with the
"rumored" objects or the very rare objects that may occur in a game. Another
reason for a dump is if you are writing a FAQ for a game. Granted you may have
played the game many times over, but you want to make sure the information is
correct; this is the way to confirm your information.
I will attempt to make this guide as user friendly as possible. I will explain
each section and chapter as they occur for what data you are looking at. I
will also explain some of the more interesting things that I found after I did
the dump. Again, this is not a strategy guide. It is instead to be used as a
resource to enhance your game playing experience. Since there are no spoilers
in the game, most things that appear in this guide should not be a surprise as
you go through the game.
If you wish to e-mail me your thoughts on this FAQ, better ways of doing
things, other strategies, etc., feel free. Make sure you put LOD FAQ in the
subject. If you don't, I'm liable to discard the e-mail as spam.
Starflight is a game that takes place in the future. You are the captain of a
space ship and a crew. You have several things you should and must accomplish
in this game. First, you are the explorer. You get to go to different star
systems and explore the planets. If you find one suitable for colonization,
then bring that data back to earth. Be warned, if you submit data on an un-
suitable planet, you will be fined heavily for wasting some bureaucrats time.
Second, you can land on the different planets. You then take out your little
ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) and explore the surface. In addition, you can
collect mineral resources and alien lifeforms to take back to earth with you.
Then you sell them to put some money in your pocket to put further improvements
on your space ship. Last, you will become an intergalactic investigator.
Seems that the suns in the universe are starting to flare. When they flare,
they wipe out all the planets (and life) within that solar system. Your
mission is to find out why these flares are occurring and how to stop them.
Be warned, however, you have a limited amount of time to accomplish this. Good
luck.
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| 6. SYSTEM OPERATIONS |======================================================
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These are the files that load up upon starting up your Sega Genesis. There
weren't a whole lot of files found that fall under this category.
SEGA GENESIS (C)T-50 1991.SEP STARFLIGHT STARFLIGHT GM T-50216 -004
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| 7. GAME DATA |==============================================================
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These are the various pieces of data that the game uses. A lot of the data is
used in more then one place. I have attempted to break it down according to
where you are most likely to see said data. If you see it in a lot of places,
then it is under the general sub-heading.
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/ 7.1 General /_______________________________________________________________
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LEAD
IRON
COBALT
NICKEL
COPPER
ZINC
MOLYBDENUM
TIN
MAGNESIUM
ALUMINUM
TITANIUM
CHROMIUM
ANTIMONY
PROMETHIUM
MERCURY
TUNGSTEN
SILVER
GOLD
PLATINUM
PLUTONIUM
RODNIUM
ENDURIUM
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/ 7.2 Space Station /_________________________________________________________
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PULSE CANNON MU
TRI-CANNON MU
BUZZ BOMBS MU
FUSION BLASTER MU
PHOTON TORPEDO MU
LANCE MU
TWIN-BEAM MU
PHASER MU
LANCE MU
TWIN-BEAM MU
PHASER MU
ICE RUNNERS
SNOW TREADS
PONTOONS
EXTRA CARGO
TURBO CHARGERS
HEAVY ARMOR
WIDE ANGLE STUNNER
RADAR
MINERAL SCANNER
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/ 7.3 Planet Data /___________________________________________________________
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| 8. GAME MESSAGES |==========================================================
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A big part of this game is the messages that you get. These messages can be
at the space station or when you are buzzing around in outer space. Since the
messages are in capital letters, I have double-spaced between messages for ease
of reading. As with the data, the messages are broken down by space station
and out in space. Also, where you see symbols such as "*" and "r", that means
that some variable will replace that symbol. That variable can either be data
or something you have already input.
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/ 8.1 Space Station /__________________________________________________________
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SUPPLEMENTAL EVALUATIONrSUBJECT: LOSS OF TERRAIN VEHICLErrDUE TO YOUR
NEGLIGENCE, YOUR SHIP IS NO LONGER EQUIPPED WITH A TERRAIN VEHICLE. A NEW ONE
IS CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED, FOR WHICH YOU ARE BEING FINED 10,000 MU.
SUPPLEMENTAL EVALUATIONrSUBJECT: TOWING CHARGESrrI.S. CORP. REG. 12A-7312
EMERGENCY DISTRESS CALLS: CAPTAIN AND CREW OF ANY VESSEL INVOKING EMERGENCY
DISTRESS CALL SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ALL COSTS INCURRED BY INTERSTEL CORP. AS A
RESULT OF RESCUE OPERATION INITIATED ON BEHALF OF SAID CREW.rYOU HAVE BEEN
FINED MU.r
RECOMMENDATION:rDATE:rSYSTEM: 000,000rORBIT:rEVALUATION:r
THIS PLANET PROVED UNSUITABLE FOR
COLONIZATION DUE TO
EXTREME HEAT
EXTREME COLD
CRUSHING GRAVITY
VIOLENT STORMS
LACK OF OXYGEN
LACK OF WATER
THIS PLANET PROVED TO BE SUITABLE FOR COLONIZATION.
,YOU HAVE EARNED A BONUS OF .....MU\S FOR THIS RECOMMENDATION GOOD WORK.
YOU HAVE LOCATED AN OPTIMAL PLANET.
,YOU HAVE EARNED A BONUS OF .....MU\S FOR THIS RECOMMENDATION
YOU HAVE BEEN FINED ..... MU\S
YOU HAVE BEEN FINED 100 MU\S
THIS IS ONLY A WARNING. YOUR NEXT FINE WILL BE HEAVY.
01-01-4620 BON VOYAGEr YOU ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON YOUR FIRST MISSION. IN
OUR BANK ACCOUNT YOU WILL FIND THE AMOUNT OF 50,000 MONETARY UNITS (M.U.).
THIS MONEY IS TO BE SPENT TRAINING YOUR CREW, CONFIGURING YOUR SHIP, AND
PURCHASING ANY NECESSARY MATERIALS.r OF COURSE YOU MAY WISH TO LEAVE SOME
PORTION OF THIS IN THE BANK. AT THIS STAGE OF THE OPERATION OUR PRIMARY GOAL
IS TO GATHER INFORMATION. CONSEQUENTLY, YOUR OBJECTIVES ARE -r 1. SEEK OUT
AND EXPLORE STRANGEr NEW WORLDSr 2. BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HASr
GONE BEFOREr 3. ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH ANYr SENTIENTSr 4. CAPTURE AND
BRING BACKr NON-SENTIENT LIFEFORMSr 5. RECORD ALIEN LIFEFORM DATAr
6. BRING BACK ALIEN ARTIFACTSr 7. BRING BACK ANY VALUABLEr MINERALS
(INCLUDING ENDURIUM)r 8. KEEP FROM GETTING BRUTALLYr KILLEDr WE HAVE
LITTLE INFORMATION TO OFFER CONCERNING WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND. WE SUGGEST,
HOWEVER, THAT YOU AVOID THE AREA OF SPACE AROUND THE COORDINATES 135,84 SINCE
THAT IS WHERE WE LOST CONTACT WITH TWO OF OUR EARLIER SHIPS.r SCOUT REPORTS
INDICATE A HIGH DENSITY OF MINERALS IN THE MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF THE INNERMOST
PLANET OF OUR SYSTEM.r FURTHER, WE HAVE FOUND INFORMATION THAT LEADS US TO
BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE SOME RUINS OF THE OLD EMPIRE AT COORDINATES 17N X
162E ON THE SECOND PLANET OF THE NEIGHBORING K-CLASS SYSTEM.r WE HAVE ALSO
RECEIVED SOME INDICATION OF ALIEN ACTIVITY IN THE SYSTEM 175,94. GOOD LUCK,
AND A SAFE RETURN.r
02-01-4620 UNPLEASANT NEWSr IT IS NECESSARY TO GIVE YOU SOME UNPLEASANT
NEWS. YOU MAY HAVE BEEN AWARE THAT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS SCIENTISTS HAVE
BEEN OBSERVING ANOMALOUS FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RADIATION LEVELS OF OUR SUN.r
WHILE YOU HAVE BEEN AWAY IT HAS BEEN ASCERTAINED THAT THE STABILITY OF OUR SUN
IS DEFINITELY DETERIORATING. HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE UNTIL THERE IS A FATALLY
LARGE FLARE, WE ARE STILL NOT SURE, BUT THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT THIS WILL
EVENTUALLY OCCUR.r AS YET, WE HAVE NO CLUE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THIS IN-
STABILITY. THEREFORE, WE MUST ASSUME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO TO CHANGE
THE SITUATION. IN VIEW OF THIS THE ONLY OPTION AVAILABLE TO US IS TO GET AS
MANY COLONISTS OFF OF ARTH AS WE CAN.r YOU CAN BE INVALUABLE TO US IN THIS.
FIRST WE NEED ENDURIUM TO POWER THE SHIPS WE WILL BUILD. WE WILL PAY WELL FOR
ANY THAT YOU CAN BRING BACK. SECONDLY, WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO SEND THE
COLONISTS.r AS YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY DISCOVERED, YOUR SHIP IS EQUIPPED WITH
HOMING DRONES WHICH YOU MAY USE TO LOG YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS IS SO THAT
WE CAN MOVE THE COLONISTS OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.r IN ADDITION, A SENSOR
HAS BEEN INSTALLED WHICH WILL INFORM YOU OF THE STELLAR CONDITION UPON ENTERING
A SYSTEM. YOUR SHIP COMPUTER WILL INFORM YOU IN THE EVENT THAT A FLARE IS
IMMINENT.r WE ADVISE CAUTION WHILE IN SYSTEMS WHICH ARE MORE THAN SLIGHTLY
UNSTABLE. BEING CAUGHT IN A SOLAR FLARE WOULD CERTAINLY BE FATAL.r IN YOUR
MANUAL WE HAVE OUTLINED THE CRITERIA WHICH WILL BE IMPORTANT IN YOUR EVALUATION
OF VIABLE COLONY WORLDS. YOU WILL BE REWARDED FOR RECOMMENDATIONS OF VALUABLE
PLANETS AND PENALIZED FOR RECOMMENDATIONS OF PLANETS WHICH TURN OUT TO BE UN-
INHABITABLE.r CONSIDER CAREFULLY BEFORE LOGGING A PLANET.r
03-01-4620 CAUTIONr TO ALL CAPTAINS - ONE OF OUR SHIPS WAS JUST DESTROYED BY
WHAT REPORTS INDICATE TO BE ANDROIDS APPROXIMATELY 20 SECTORS DIRECTLY COREWARD
OF ARTH. WHEN PASSING THROUGH THIS AREA PROCEED WITH CAUTION.r
05-01-4620 FLUX LOCATIONSr WE HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS OF AN AREA OUTWARD AND
DOWNSPIN OF ARTH ABOUT 40 SECTORS DISTANT. THERE IS A CONSTELLATION HERE IN
THE SHAPE OF A CROSS WHICH SEEMS TO MARK A NEXUS OF CONTINUUM FLUXES.r WE
SUGGEST, HOWEVER, THAT UNLESS YOU ARE PROPERLY PREPARED YOU AVOID THIS AREA
SINCE WE HAVE ALREADY LOST SEVERAL SHIPS IN ITS VICINITY.r
08-01-4620 PERSONALr A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMANDER TOPIPHOPHEX AND HER
MATE. THEY JUST HATCHED 16 NEW LARVAE. WAY TO GO, TOPI!r
10-01-4620 RUINSr ONE OF OUR SHIPS HAS STUMBLED ACROSS SOME RUINS ON THE
THIRD PLANET OF OUR OWN SYSTEM. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THERE MAY BE MORE.
THIS MAY BE WORTH INVESTIGATING.r
12-01-4620 PERSONALr XENON, WHERE\S MY MONEY? --BORNO.r
14-01-4620 STELLAR INSTABILITYr SCIENTISTS HAVE THEORIZED THAT THE CAUSE OF
THE INSTABILITIES IN OUR SUN IS EXTERNAL TO THE STAR. THE RATE OF THE
DETERIORATION IS INCREASING. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OTHER RACE MAY
HAVE SOME CLUE AS TO THE CAUSE.r OUR SITUATION APPEARS INCREASINGLY DIRE.r
18-01-4620 FLUX LOCATIONSr WE HAVE COMPILED A LIST OF SOME OF THE NEARBY
FLUXES FROM DATA THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK BY THE EXPLORATION VESSELS. THIS
MAY BE OF USE TO YOU. HERE ARE SOME LINK PAIRS -r 128,105 - 146,112r
126, 87 - 173, 88r 148,166 - 170, 93r 99,82 - 118,107r
23-01-4620 EMPLOYMENTr HIGHLY QUALIFIED FEMALE THRYNN, IHSSS T\LARRA, SEEKS
EMPLOYMENT ON OUTGOING EXPLORATION VESSEL. EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AS
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ON BOARD THE ISS INTREPID AND HAS A CLASS 5 NAVIGATOR\S
RATING.r
01-02-4620 PERSONALr BORNO, MEET ME ON REGULON 7 ON THE 15TH. YOU KNOW
WHERE. YOU\LL GET YOUR MONEY. --XENON.r
10-02-4620 SELLING ARTIFACTSr ONE OF OUR SHIPS HAS REPORTED THAT THE THRYNN
HAVE OFFERED TO BUY ARTIFACTS FROM THEM AT INFLATED RATES. WE URGE YOU NOT TO
DO THIS.r INASMUCH AS IT MAY FURTHER RELATIONS WITH THEM THIS IS UNDER-
STANDABLE, BUT WE DO NOT WISH TO SACRIFICE WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEARN FROM
THESE ARTIFACTS.r
18-02-4620 WARNINGr WE HAVE JUST LOST ANOTHER OF OUR SHIPS. THIS TIME IT
WAS AT THE COORDINATES 192,152. ANY SHIPS IN THIS AREA MAY WISH TO
INVESTIGATE, BUT WE ADVISE EXTREME CAUTION.r
20-02-4620 ENDURIUM INCREASEr DUE TO AN INCREASED DEMAND RESULTING FROM
STEPPED UP COLONIZATION EFFORTS, THE PRICE OF ENDURIUM HAS BEEN RAISED TO 1500
M.U. PER CUBIC METER.r
06-03-4620 EXTINCTIONr WE HAVE RECEIVED TO DATE MANY REPORTS WHICH INDICATE
THAT MINIMAL OR NO LIFE EXISTS COREWARD OF HERE. ANY SHIPS ACQUIRING MORE IN-
FORMATION ARE INSTRUCTED TO REPORT ON THIS IMMEDIATELY.r
25-03-4620 FOR SALEr USED \TELEPORTAL\ MATTER-MITTER. ALMOST PERFECT
CONDITION. FINE FOR SHORT DISTANCE TELEPORTATION, AND RELATIVELY SAFE FOR
LONGER JUMPS. 13,000 OR BEST OFFER. WILL CONSIDER TRADE FOR FAMILY SIZED
NEUTRON SCOOTER. SEE GUIDO.r
15-04-4620 PERSONALr XENON, I WAS THERE; WHERE WERE YOU? --BORNO.r
18-04-4620 CRITICAL CONDITIONSr TO ALL CAPTAINS - TOP PRIORITYr THE
SITUATION ON ARTH HAS BECOME CRITICAL. OUR SCIENTISTS ARE NOW CERTAIN THAT THE
INSTABILITY IN OUR SUN IS BEING CAUSED BY FORCES EXTERNAL TO OUR SYSTEM.r WE
URGE YOU TO COMMIT YOUR EFFORTS TOWARD DISCOVERING A SOLUTION TO THIS CRISIS.
TIME IS RUNNING SHORT. OUR BEST ESTIMATES GIVE US UNTIL THE END OF THIS YEAR.
OUR HOPES GO WITH YOU.r
06-05-4620 PERSONALr ELOWAN HERMAPHRODITE SEEKS XB-STP W-VO FOR FUN AND
COMPANIONSHIP. MUST BE WELL-LEAVED AND ENJOY 4-D SENSO-RAMA AND MOON HOPPING.
SEND HOLOGRAM.r
15-05-4620 ENDURIUM INCREASEr THE PRICE OF ENDURIUM HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN
RAISED. IT IS NOW 2,000 M.U. PER CUBIC METER FOR EVERYONE BUT THE INTERSTEL
CORPORATE HEADS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR THEM THERE IS A SPECIAL REDUCED RATE
OF 50 M.U. PER CUBIC METER.r
13-06-4620 PERSONALr BORNO, GONE RELATIVISTIC. SEE YOU IN A HUNDRED YEARS.
--XENON.r
01-11-4661rTHE ENDr
INVOICE - ...SECOND SHIPMENT OF IRIDIUM TO ARRIVE AT 56N X 16W H.Q. ON
MARDAN 2 NO LATER THAN THE THIRD DAY OF... r LOG - ...PEOPLE ARE PANICKING.
THE SOLAR FLARES ARE INTENSIFYING. THE BEST ESTIMATES GIVE US 3 DAYS AT THE
OUTSIDE. LOG ENTRY 2-28-3480 SURFACE TEMP. IS AT 150 DEGREES C; ONLY BEING
THIS FAR UNDERGROUND HAS KEPT US ALIVE THIS LONG... r CORNERSTONE INSCRIPTION
- BEN AND ANNA\S ACADEMY OF INDEPENDENT THINKING
NEWSPAPER - JULY 1, 3476 - THE EMPEROR OF THE UNITED STATES ANNOUNCED THAT
THE ROYAL FAMILY WILL BE ON HAND AT THIS YEAR\S 17TH CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION TO
BE HELD IN THE CAPITOL AT DISNEYLAND.
NEWSPAPER - JAN 28, 3478 - SCIENTISTS EXPECT CANCER CURE BREAKTHROUGH ANY
DAY...
NEWSPAPER - MARCH 22, 3477 - NEW GOVERNMENT TAX HIKE TO GO INTO EFFECT.
EFFECTIVE THIS APRIL MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES CAN EXPECT TO PAY 260% OF THEIR
ANNUAL INCOME IN TAXES.
MAGAZINE - MAY 3, 3450 - IN AN INTERVIEW YESTERDAY GEORGE SCHMENGE, THE
DONOR FOR THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL BRAIN TRANSPLANT HAD LITTLE TO SAY.
SIGN - FIRST CHURCH OF THE LAST LAUGH. TODAY\S SERMON - SO FAR, SO WHAT?
ANCIENT HISTORY TEXTBOOK - ...IN PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES IT BECAME POPULAR FOR A
SHORT TIME TO SIT COUNTLESS HOURS IN FRONT OF 2-DIMENSIONAL PHOSPHOR SCREENS
AND LIVE OUT FANTASIES. MANY HISTORIANS BELIEVE THIS ACTIVITY MARKED THE DOWN-
FALL OF CIVILIZATION.
NEWSPAPER - 3404 - LOVELY LUNAR LANSCAPES. OWN YOUR OWN HOME IN THOSE FINAL
YEARS AFTER RETIREMENT. LIVE IN QUIET SERENITY BY THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY.
CRATERSIDE HOMES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AND START AT ONLY 699,000,000 MU. SENIOR
CITIZENS 200 YRS AND UP ONLY.
NEWSPAPER - NOVEMBER 20, 3450 - ...THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT FOR ANDROIDS
WAS FINALLY RATIFIED LAST FRIDAY. THERE IS STILL SUBSTANTIAL CONTROVERSY,
HOWEVER, OVER THE PROPOSED EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT FOR WOMEN.
NEWSPAPER - FEB. 8, 3465 - ...THE DEATH OF JOHNNY BEAVER MARKED THE
EXTINCTION OF THE LAST ANIMAL SPECIES OTHER THAN MAN ON EARTH. THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WAS FORCED TO CLOSE DOWN DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY
ENVIRONMENT TO PROTECT.
NEWSPAPER APRIL 1, 3465 - A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CMIS, CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES
IN SPACE, REPORTS THE SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION OF AN ENTIRE PLANET OF QUASI-
HUMANOIDS IN THE OMEGA SECTOR. `ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE SAVED A RACE FROM THEIR
NATIVE CULTURAL DEPRAVITY.\
SIGN - STARFLIGHT NAVIGATIONAL RESEARCH STATION
LETTER - ...HEREBY REQUEST THAT THE RESEARCHERS AT THE MARS POLAR STATION BE
DIRECTED TO LOOK INTO THIS AND ... r NOTICE - TO ALL PERSONNEL - EARTH BASE
ONE, AT 12N X 104W IS TEMPORARILY QUARANTINED DUE TO... r REQUEST - ...MINING
STATIONS 25 THROUGH 158 ON PLANET 4 REQUEST IMMEDIATE SUPPLIES. WE ARE...
SIGN - MARDAN 4 MINING STATION NO. 82
SIGN - MARDAN 4 MINING STATION NO. 17
SIGN - MARDAN 4 MINING STATION NO. 244
SOME ARCANE AND INDECIPHERABLE PHLEGMAK WRITING.
COORDINATE LISTING - ... AT 59N X 22E, BASE 2 AT 54N X 13E, DOMICILE AT...
REPORT - ... HAVE FINALLY LOCATED HARRISON\S BASE OF OPERATIONS ON NEW
SCOTLAND, BUT ONCE AGAIN HE\S A STEP AHEAD OF US. WE BELIEVE HE MAY HAVE RE-
LOCATED AT 44S X 137W ON THE FIRST PLANET OF SYSTEM 81,98. WE WILL PROCEED
TO...
ORDERS - ...REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO BASE 59N X 22E FOR NEW ORDERS FROM
HARRISON. THE NEXT...
PAPERS - HARRISON HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN HIS LATEST RAID. THIS
TIME THE ATTACK WAS ON SIX EMPIRE CARGO SHIPS BOUND FOR...
NEWSPAPER - ... OF THE EMPIRE NOW SUSPECT THAT HARRISON\S BASE IS HERE ON
NEW SCOTLAND AND THAT HIS TROOPS ARE SECRETED HERE AMONGST OUR POPULATION...
INSTITUTE RESEARCH REPORT TO ELOWAN HOMEWORLD BASE 60S X 45E - WE HAVE
ASCERTAINED THAT THE DEAD ZONE IS COREWARD OF THE X-COORDINATE 200. WE HAVE
ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FLARES IS SOMEWHERE COREWARD AND UPSPIN
OF OUR PRESENT LOCATION...
NOTES - ...INFORMATION HAS SUCCESSFULLY PINPOINTED THE TESSERACT ENERGY
ENHANCER AND THE RED CYLINDER ANCIENT-RUIN LOCATER DEVICE AT 15N X 44W ON
PLANET 5 OF SYSTEM 18,50, AND AT 59N X 64W ON PLANET 3 OF SYSTEM 112,200,
RESPECTIVELY...
WRITING IN A VARIANT OF OLD EMPIRE ENGLISH - ...HARRISON HAS LANDED AND
BUILT STRUCTURES AT 44S X 137W. TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY WE MUST REPORT HIM TO
THE EMPIRE.
THE ONLY THING DECIPHERABLE IN SOME ALIEN WRITINGS ARE PLANETARY COORDINATES
12N X 32E.
AMIDST PILES OF ALIEN BOOKS SOME WRITING FROM THE OLD EMPIRE - ...THE
PYTHAGORAS CONSTELLATION AT 216,87...
MICROFILM - ...REASON TO BELIEVE THERE IS A BLACK EGG DEVICE IN SOME
PHLEGMAK RUINS AT 52N X 16E ON THE THIRD PLANET OF SYSTEM 238,189...
REPORT - TO COLONY CONTROL AT 16S X 20W , PLANET 4, SYSTEM 118,146 - DUE TO
THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR HYPER-TRITICALE AND A RECENT INFESTATION OF SMALL
FURRY CREATURES WHICH HAVE DEPLETED OUR STOCK WE...
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNICATION - ...SHIP WAS ATTACKED BY THE GAZURTOID. ALL
CREW WERE KILLED AND THE NEW AUTOSCAN DEVICE WAS STOLEN. A PROBE WAS ABLE TO
TRACK THEIR SHIP\S TACHYON TRAIL TO THE SYSTEM 68,66. OTHER THAN THAT WE
DON\T...
RECONNAISSANCE REPORT - TO OFFENSIVE HEADQUARTERS AT 56N X 16W ON MARDAN 2
- FIGHTING BETWEEN THE VELOX AND GAZURTOID IS STILL HEATED. WE HAVE BEEN
KEEPING A LOW PROFILE AND...
CAPTAIN\S LOG ENTRY - OCTOBER 31, 3480 - WE HAVE MANAGED TO SET UP A CAMP OF
SORTS HERE, AND HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLIES TO KEEP US ALIVE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WE
WERE ON OUR WAY TO ESTABLISH THE NOAH 9 COLONY WORLD OF \HEAVEN\ WHEN THE SHIP
BLEW. THE MECHANS ARE CURRENTLY IN PREPARATION PHASE CODE BLUE. OUR ARRIVAL
WOULD HAVE INITIATED CODE RED, AND WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF THE MECHANS.
I BELIEVE OUR SHIP WAS SABOTAGED BY THE LAYTONITES, DAMN THEM. HALF OF MY CREW
IS DEAD. THEIR BOMB BLEW OUT THE ENTIRE AFT QUARTER SECTION OF THE SHIP. I
DON\T KNOW HOW WE MADE IT DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN THAT DEFECTIVE POD. I JUST
HOPE OUR LUCK HOLDS OUT. CAPTAIN OUT.
SIGN - RONALD PETER GAAL MEMORIAL RESEARCH STATION.
REPORT - PROJECT TELEPORT, 1-2-3380 - ...IN SHORT WE HAVE DEVISED A SCHEME
TO TELEPORT AN OPERATIVE FROM A SPECIALLY BUILT STARBASE (WHICH WILL BE KNOWN
AS CRYSTAL BASE 1) TO THE SURFACE OF THE CRYSTAL PLANET. BECAUSE OF THE
PROBLEMS INVOLVED WITH A TELEPORTATION OF THIS DISTANCE WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
RETRIEVE THE OPERATIVE. THE VOLUNTEER WILL BE SENT IN WITH A NUCLEAR
EXPLOSIVE. IF POSSIBLE HE WILL STAY IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE STARBASE. HE
WILL LOCATE AND DESTROY THE CONTROL CENTER OF THE CRYSTAL PLANET. POTENTIAL
PROBLEMS INCLUDE - TELEPORTATION RELIABILITY, INSUFFICIENT EXPLOSIVE POWER,
COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATED BY THE PLANET, LOCATION
OF... COMMUNICATION TRANSCRIPT - CRYSTAL BASE 1 TO AKTERON INSTITUTE,
8-8-3382 - ...BEEN 14 HOURS SINCE COMMANDER MCCONNELL WAS SENT DOWN. AT NO
POINT HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION FROM HIM. AT EXACTLY 12 HRS AND 11
MINUTES AFTER HIS DEPARTURE WE WITNESSED AN EXPLOSION ON THE PLANET\S SURFACE.
WE ARE NOW SENDING OUT DRONES TO TEST THE DEFENSES OF THE CRYSTAL PLANET IN AN
ATTEMPT TO ASCERTAIN THE EFFECT OF THE EXPLOSION... RESEARCH COUNCIL
RECOMMENDATION 5-5-3386 - ...THEREFORE IT IS OUR FINDING THAT THE ONLY
EFFECTIVE MEANS OF DESTROYING THE CRYSTAL PLANET IS WITH THE USE OF THREE
DEVICES. THE FIRST OF THESE, THE CRYSTAL ORB, IS NEEDED TO NULLIFY THE
DEFENSES OF THE PLANET. THIS IS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE VELOX AND IS KNOWN
TO THEM AS THE SMALL EGG. THE SECOND DEVICE IS THE CRYSTAL CONE. THIS IS
NEEDED TO IDENTIFY FROM ORBIT THE LOCATION OF THE CONTROL NEXUS, AND IS KNOWN
TO BE AT COORDINATES 29S X 55W ON THE FIRST PLANET IN SYSTEM 20,198. UN-
FORTUNATELY THIS IS DEEP IN UHLEK SPACE. THE CRYSTAL PLANET IS ONLY VULNERABLE
AT THE CONTROL NEXUS. LASTLY, A BOMB OF SUFFICIENT EXPLOSIVE POWER IS
REQUIRED. THE ACTUAL FORCE NECESSARY IS UNKNOWN BUT OUR BEST ESTIMATES
INDICATE SOMETHING ON THE ORDER OF A GIGATON.
LOG ENTRY, 8-8-3382, COMMANDER MCCONNELL, ENTRY 1 - I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
TELEPORTED TO THE CRYSTAL PLANET! I AM DIZZY AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROFOUND
SENSE OF DISORIENTAION BUT OTHER THAN THAT I SEEM TO BE FINE. THE CONTROL
NEXUS IS VISIBLE FROM HERE. ENTRY 2 - IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE ELECTROMAGNETIC
FIELD AROUND THE CRYSTAL PLANET IS, IN FACT, BLOCKING COMMUNICATIONS SINCE IT
HAS BEEN AN HOUR AND I HAVE STILL RECEIVED NO TRANSMISSION FROM CRYSTAL BASE 1.
ENTRY 2 CONT. - I AM THEREFORE WRITING IN THIS LOG AS PLANNED, AND WILL
ATTEMPT TO FIND A SAFE PLACE FOR IT BEFORE THE EXPLOSION. ENTRY 3 - I HAVE
REACHED THE CONTROL CENTER AND HAVE SET THE CHARGES. IT APPEARS TO BE A
MASSIVE RUIN OF THE ANCIENTS. THE QUEER CRYSTALLINE LUMPS OF ENDURIUM ARE
EVERYWHERE HERE. ENTRY 4 - I HAVE JUST HAD AN ASTOUNDING EXPERIENCE! I CAN
HARDLY BELIEVE IT BUT I SEEM TO HAVE MADE TELEPATHIC CONTACT WITH THE ANCIENTS.
THEY ARE HERE! ON THE CRYSTAL PLANET, CONTROLLING IT! ENTRY 4 CONT. - I
WISH THERE WAS SOME WAY FOR ME TO COMMUNICATE WHAT I HAVE FOUND. THE
EXPLOSION IS SET FOR T-MINUS 40 MINUTES. IN THE EVENT THAT THE CRYSTAL
PLANET IS NOT DESTROYED, I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THIS LOG IS FOUND BY SOMEONE.
ENTRY 4 CONT.- I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT! THOSE WEIRD LUMPS ARE ACTUALLY
INTELLIGENT LIFE. THE ANCIENTS ARE ENDURIUM! AND WE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS O
YEARS HUNTING THEM TO BURN FOR FUEL IN OUR SHIPS. ENTRY 4 CONT.- THEIR
METABOLISM IS SO MUCH SLOWER THAN OURS THEY LIVE IN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT TIME
FRAMEWORK. I DON\T THINK THEY EVEN KNOW WE ARE SENTIENT. I BELIEVE IT WAS
ONLY BECAUSE OF A LINK THROUGH THE CRYSTAL PLANET THAT CONTACT WAS MADE AT ALL.
ENTRY 4 CONT.- THIS CRYSTAL PLANET WAS THEIR LAST DEFENSE. I CAN HARDLY BLAME
THEM. CARBON-BASED LIFE MUST HAVE SEEMED SOMETHING LIKE A VIRUS TO THEM. JUST
THE SAME, I HOPE THE EXPLOSION WORKS. IT LOOKS LIKE AT THIS POINT LIKE IT\S US
OR THEM. MCCONNELL OUT.
IT IS WITH THE SINCEREST GRATITUDE FROM THE PEOPLE OF ARTH AND THE STOCK-
HOLDERS OF INTERSTEL THAT I PRESENT TO YOU AND YOUR HEROIC CREW THE INTERSTEL
MEDAL OF SUBLIME ACHIEVEMENT, THE HIGHEST HONOR ACCORDED TO INTERSTEL
CONTRACTORS. THIS AWARD INCLUDES A SPECIAL BONUS OF 500,000 MU WHEN YOU
RETURN TO STARPORT. THANK YOU FOR SAVING EVERYTHING THAT WE HOLD DEAR. --
LEIGH V. MALONE, CHAIRMAN OF INTERSTEL.
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/ 8.2 Out in Space /__________________________________________________________
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As you and your crew are cruising the starfields, you will undoubtedly
encounter alien beings. Depending on how the situation is handled can be the
difference between flying away or becoming spacedust. I have listed the
different hails and responses you can give, then I have listed the responses of
the different aliens.
CAPTAIN, THEY HAVE RAISED THEIR SHIELDS.
CAPTAIN, THEY HAVE LOWERED THEIR SHIELDS.
CAPTAIN, THEY HAVE ARMED THEIR WEAPONS.
CAPTAIN, THEY HAVE DISARMED THEIR WEAPONS.
CAPTAIN, I AM PICKING UP A DISTRESS CALL.
CAPTAIN, MORE ALIEN SHIPS HAVE WARPED IN.
CAPTAIN, WE ARE BEING SCANNED.
HAILING
HAILING RESPONSE
I DONT KNOW
WHATS YOUR ANSWER
THEMSELVES
OTHER RACES
OLD EMPIRE
THE ANCIENTS
GENERAL INFO
ALIEN STATEMENT
ALIEN QUESTION
ENOUGH TALKING
ERROR
THE DODECAHEDRON IS GLOWING.
WEAPONS AREN\T RESPONDING, SIR.
WE HAVE NO SHIELDS, SIR.
WE HAVE NO WEAPONS, SIR.
STARSHIP ^. WE ARE HEAVILY ARMED. WE REQUIRE INFORMATION. COMPLY OR BE
DESTROYED.
WE ARE A PEACEFUL EXPLORATION VESSEL FROM ARTH. PLEASE DO NOT HARM US, OH MOST
HIGH AND MIGHTY.
I AM CAPTAIN * OF THE VESSEL ^. GREETINGS AND SALUTAIONS, OH KIND AND MERCIFUL
ALIENS.
THIS IS CAPTAIN * OF THE STARSHIP ^. WE ARE ON A PEACEFUL EXPLORATION MISSION.
HELLO. WE COME IN PEACE FROM THE PLANET ARTH.
THIS IS CAPTAIN * OF THE WARSHIP ^. WE ARE PREPARED TO SPARE YOU IF YOU COMPLY
WITH OUR DEMANDS.
WE HAVE NO PATIENCE FOR YOUR FOOLISHNESS. YOU WILL COOPERATE WITH US OR YOU
WILL BE DESTROYED.
PLEASE DO NOT BLAST US INTO ATOMIC PARTICLES. TAKE PITY ON US WHO ARE NOT FIT
TO GROVEL IN YOUR WASTE PRODUCTS.
WE CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE INDEED THE TRUE RACE. PRAY ENLIGHTEN US WITH YOUR GEMS
OF INFINITE WISDOM.
WE ARE TRULY NOT WORTH YOUR TROUBLE TO DESTROY. WE WANT ONLY TO BATHE IN YOUR
EVER-SPEWING FOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE
WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU COULD DESTROY US IF YOU CHOSE. I, CAPTAIN *, BEG YOU IN
THE NAME OF PEACE AND MERCY AND ALL THAT IS GOOD AND NICE AND TRUE NOT TO DO THIS.
AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF ARTH WE EXTEND OUR BEST WISHES AND OUR HOPE
FOR EQUITABLE RELATIONS IN THE FUTURE.
IT IS OUR HOPE THAT OUR RESPECTIVE PEOPLES WILL ENJOY A LONG AND MUTUALLY
BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP.
THERE IS A LOT THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. PLEASE CONVEY TO YOUR
LEADERS OUR SINCERE WISHES FOR PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP.
PERHAPS SOME DAY OUR YOUNG SHALL PLAY AND ROMP TOGETHER IN THE BLISSFUL LIGHT
OF HARMONY AND FRIENDSHIP.
DO NOT BE AFRAID OF US, WE ARE ON A PEACEFUL MISSION. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT
BOTH OUR RACES CAN GAIN FROM MUTUAL EXCHANGE.
LET US EMBRACE ONE ANOTHER AND SING THE SONGS OF FRIENDSHIP AND SOME DAY
PERHAPS WE SHALL LOOK UPON ONE ANOTHER AND SAY ... BROTHER.
YOU FOOLS! YOU RISK THE WRATH OF THE PEOPLE OF ARTH.
PREPARE TO DIE, ALIEN SCUM!
OUR PATIENCE WEARS THIN. WE SHALL GIVE YOU 3 MINUTES IN WHICH TO COOPERATE.
IF YOU DO NOT ... HA HA HA!
WE HAVE HEARD ENOUGH OF YOUR INANE RANTING. YOU WILL TELL US WHAT WE WISH TO
KNOW OR WE WILL DESTROY YOU. YOU HAVE LITTLE TIME LEFT.
WE BEG YOU TO HONOR OUR POOR SELVES AND BESTOW UPON US A PEARL OF WISDOM.
WE HUMBLY SUGGEST THAT WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ANY LITTLE THING YOU MIGHT
WISH TO TELL US.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN SHARE WITH US?
WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE SOME INFORMATION. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN TELL US?
WE ARE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION. CAN YOU HELP US?
WE REQUIRE INFORMATION.
WE BEG YOU TO HONOR OUR POOR SELVES AND BESTOW UPON US A PEARL OF WISDOM
CONCERNING /.
WE HUMBLY SUGGEST THAT WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ANY LITTLE THING YOU MIGHT
WISH TO TELL US ABOUT /.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN SHARE WITH US ABOUT /?
WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE SOME INFORMATION. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN TELL
US ABOUT /?
WE ARE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION CONCERNING /. CAN YOU HELP US?
WE REQUIRE INFORMATION. YOU WILL TELL US ABOUT /.
YEA! AND THOU HAST COME UNTO THE HOLY LAND, THE PLANET OF THE GAZURTOID. NOW
SHALL WE CLEANSE THEE IN A RIGHTEOUS BATH OF HOLY FIRE!
REPENT, AIR BREATHERS! REPENT! THE HOUR OF JUDGEMENT IS AT HAND!
I AM GAZURTOID AND I HAVE COME TO SAVE THEE, THOU WHO BREATHEST NOT GLORIOUS
LIQUID. DROP THY DEFENSES AND BE SAVED!
YEA! AND UNTO THE HEAVENLY REALM I SEND THEE. FOR I AM THE TENTACLE OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS AND I SHALL SMITE THEE WITH LOVE!
FIGHT US NOT, INFIDEL AIR-BREATHERS. WE ARE GAZURTOID, YOUR LAST HOPE OF
REDEMPTION.
AND LO, UNTO THEM IT WAS SAID YE SHALL GO FORTH AND CLEANSETH THE GALAXY OF THE
ACCURSED BREATHERS OF AIR.
REFLECT UPON THYSELF AND BE APPALLED! FOR ART THOU NOT THE ACCURSED
ABOMINATION? AND SO SHALL I RAISETH MY TENTACLE AND SMITE THEE!
FEAR NOT, VILE AIR-BREATHERS, FOR IN DEATH SHALT THOU FINDETH REDEMPTION, AND I
AM THY REDEEMER!
IT IS WRITTEN THOU WHO BREATHEST NOT LIQUID BUT RATHER AIR SHALL PERISH IN THE
FLAMES OF HOLY RIGHTEOUSNESS. LOOK UNTO ME AND REPENT FOR I AM THE CARRIER OF
THE FLAME AND THY TIME IS AT HAND.
IT IS ALSO WRITTEN ONLY TO THE UHLEK, THY HOLY VANGUARD, SHALT THOU SHOW
SUFFERENCE. YEA! SUFFER NOT OTHER AIR-BREATHERS AND IDOLATERS IN THY RIGHTEOUS
PATH, FOR THOU ART THE GAZURTIOD, THE HOLY CRUSADERS.
AND BLURBGRB BEGAT URGGLBB WHO BEGAT GLBRRGB WHO BEGAT LUBRBGLB WHO BEGAT
BULGRB. THEREBY WAS THE BEGATING BEGUN.
INTO THE FIREY REACHES WENT THE CHOSEN ONE OF THE GAZURTOID AND THERE DID HE
SEE THAT NO LIQUID BUT ONLY AIR WAS BREATHED. AND UPON RETURNING TO THE LIQUID
REALM DID HE THEN PROCLAIM THAT AIR-BREATHERS WERE TRULY THE MOST VILE AND
HEINOUS CREATURES.
AND OUT OF THE DARK NOTHINGNESS WAS CREATED THE WATER-BREATHER, AND LO, HE WAS
BORED. THEN NEXT WAS THE AIR-BREATHER CREATED AND UNTO THE WATER-BREATHER WAS
COMMANDED THOU SHALT PERSECUTE HIM AND THEREBY SHALT THY BOREDOM BE VANQUISHED.
AND UNTO HIM CAME THE DIVINE REVELATION. THOU SHALT BUILDETH A VESSEL AND IT
SHALL BE 8 MILLION TENTACLE LENGHTS ROUND, AND THOU SHALT GO FORTH INTO THE
VASTNESS OF SPACE AND SO SHALL YE SPREAD MY WORD, AND WITH LOVE COMMITEST MASS
GENOCIDE IN MY NAME.
CAPTAIN, WE ARE PICKING UP A DISTRESS BEACON SIGNAL.
SOS...SOS
THIS IS A RECORDED MESSAGE. I AM CAPTAIN SMELENUF OF THE EMPIRE COLONY SHIP
LASTHOPE. THE DATE IS 3-10-3480. MY SHIP HAS BEEN CRITICALLY DAMAGED. TWO
THIRDS OF THE CREW AND COLONISTS ARE DEAD. WE HAVE PUT DOWN ON THE FIRST
PLANET IN THIS SYSTEM ...
I REPEAT ... WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PUT DOWN. WE WILL BE AT COORDINATES 22N X
97W. WE WILL SURVIVE AS LONG AS WE CAN. I JUST HOPE YOU ARE NOT TOO LATE.
SMELENUF OUT.
PULL OVER! THIS IS THE INTERSTEL CORPORATE POLICE. YOU ARE UNDER ARREST.
DROP ALL SHIELDS AND DISARM ALL WEAPONS. YOU ARE IN VIOLATION OF INTERGALACTIC
SOFTWARE THEFT LAW. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RESIST.
TO DEMONSSTRATTE OUR GOOD WILLL WE WILLL SSSELL YOU A DEVICCE THAT WILLL MAKE
YOUR SSSHIP INVULLLNERRABLE. THE COSST ISS ONLY 30 OF YOUR ENERGY CRYSTALSSS.
DO YOU WISH TO PURRCHASSE THISS?
OUR SCANNER IS SHOW YOU ARE HAVE MOST PRECIOUS SMALL EGG OF VELOXI GRAND
LOVELY. YOU ARE RETURN IMMEDIATELY, OR VELOXI IS DECLARING WAR. AGREEING?
OUR SCANNER ARE SHOW YOU IS HAVE FOCUSING STONE OF VELOXI. YOU IS IMMEDIATELY
GIVING TO VELOXI. AGREEING?
THE YOU ALIENS TRESPASSING IN OURS THE SPACE. MOST GRACIOUS GROSSNESS OF AUGUST
QUEEN PERHAPS FORGIVING IF YOU ARE PAY TRIBUTE OF 9 ARTH ENERGY CRYSTALS RIGHT
AWAY, BY JOVE. AGREEING?
THE YOU ALIENS TRESPASSING IN OURS THE SPACE. MOST GRACIOUS GROSSNESS OF AUGUST
QUEEN PERHAPS FORGIVING IF YOU ARE PAY TRIBUTE OF 3 ARTH ENERGY CRYSTALS RIGHT
AWAY, BY JOVE. AGREEING?
CAPTAIN, SOMETHING VERY STRANGE IS HAPPENING. I AM RECEIVING A MESSAGE BUT
THERE DOESN\T SEEM TO BE ANY TRANSMISSION.
CAPTAIN *, SOMETHING VERY PECULIAR IS HAPPENING. I AM RECEIVING A MESSAGE BUT
THERE DOESN\T SEEM TO BE ANY TRANSMISSION.
..THROUGH THE WINDLESS NIGHT WE SAIL, TO WATCH THE TIMELESS DANCE UNFOLD. OUT
OF JOY WE SHARE THE TALE, TO ANY WHO WOULD HAVE IT TOLD...
..TIME, IT SEEMS, DOESN\T FLOW. FOR SOME IT\S FAST, FOR OTHERS SLOW. IN WHAT
TO ONE RACE IS NO TIME AT ALL, ANOTHER RACE CAN RISE AND FALL...
..THE VIRUS SPREAD LIKE BURNING FIRE, THE SEA OF DREAD ROSE HIGHER AND HIGHER.
THE CRYSTAL ONES HAD TO FIGHT BY CAUSING SUNS TO IGNITE. SELF-DEFENSE, IT IS
THEIR RIGHT...
..BACK WHEN ALL THE STARS WERE YOUNG, BEFORE THE MINSTREL SONGS WERE SUNG,
WHEN THIS GALAXY WAS NEW, THERE CAME FROM FAR THE CRYSTAL FEW. GRADUALLY THEY
SPREAD THROUGH SPACE. THEY WERE THE FIRST, THE ONLY RACE...
..AND HARDER STILL TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHICH LIES BEFORE ONE\S EYES. SO MANY
RACES HAVE BELIEVED IN ONLY WHAT WAS PRECONCEIVED. THAT WHICH IS ANCIENT MAY BE
NEW, IT ALL DEPENDS ON POINT OF VIEW...
..FROM INWARD OUT THE RACES FLEE, SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO HIDE. EVER IN A
WAVE OF WAR, AND ON THE CREST THE STRONGEST RIDE.
..WE ARE THE WATCHERS OF THE DANCE...MANY WONDER AT US. BUT HOW COULD THERE
NOT BE AN AUDIENCE....FOR THE GREATEST OF ALL COMEDIES...
YOU DARE TO APPROACH THE HOMEWORLD OF THE MIGHTY SPEMIN? SUCH AUDACITY! SUCH
PRESUMPTION! SUCH GALL! PREPARE TO RECEIVE YOUR FINAL LESSON IN MANNERS.
ONCE AGAIN YOU SURPRISE US WITH YOUR UNSURPASSED IDIOCY. PERHAPS YOU THINK WE
WOULD NOT MIND YOU APPROACHING OUR HOMEWORLD. PREPARE YOURSELF FOR OUR WARM WELCOME.
WE ARE THE FRIGHTENINGLY AWESOME SPEMIN, MASTERS OF THE GALAXY, LORDS OF THE
UNIVERSE, ALL-POWERFUL BEINGS FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION. TREMBLE BEFORE US.
IDENTIFY YOURSELVES, SUBCREATURES.
YOU HAVE COME TO PAY YOUR RESPECTS AND GROVEL BEFORE YOUR SPEMIN MASTERS. YOU
ARE AFRAID NOW, AND RIGHTLY SO. YOU WILL IDENTIFY YOURSELVES AT ONCE.
HALT, ALIENS. DEACTIVATE ALL SHIELDS AND WEAPONS IMMEDIATELY LEST WE UNLEASH
THE AWESOME DESTRUCTIVE FORCE OF OUR MIGHTY VESSELS. RESPOND AT ONCE TO SHOW
YOUR SUBMISSION.
WE ARE THE LANCING, KILLING PSEUDOPOD OF DOOM. WE OFFER YOU THIS CHOICE - YOU
WILL OBEY US OR YOU WILL CEASE TO EXIST.
SO, WE MEET ONCE AGAIN, HEINOUS SKELETOIDS. THIS TIME YOU WILL PAY FOR YOUR
FOOLISHNESS. PRAY TO YOUR FALSE GODS, NOT EVEN THE GREAT BLOB GODDESS CAN SAVE
YOU NOW.
DO NOT TRY TO RUN AWAY, INFERIOR CREATURES. SURRENDER TO US AND WE SHALL KILL
YOU SWIFTLY AND PAINLESSLY.
OH, MOST FORTUNATE OF OCCURENCES! THE RETURN OF THE SUPREME BEINGS. WE LAY
DOWN OUR POWERFUL DEFENSIVE SCREENS TO SHOW YOU OUR GOOD INTENTIONS.
GREETINGS, MIGHTY AND POWERFUL ALLIES OF THE ALSO MIGHTY AND POWERFUL SPEMIN.
WE ARE BOTH MIGHTY AND POWERFUL. IS IT NOT A GOOD THING THAT WE ARE THE BEST
OF BUDDIES WHO WOULD NEVER HARM EACH OTHER?
WE SURRENDER! WE SURRENDER! PLEASE DO NOT HURT US. WE WILL DO ANYTHING.
ANYTHING! DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE SECRET LOCATION OF OUR HOME PLANET? IT IS
AT 82,148. DESTROY THE OTHER SPEMIN SHIPS BUT SPARE US, PLEASE!
I AM HIGH GRAND MASTER SUPREME CAPTAIN %, COMMANDER EXTRAORDINAIRE OF THE
DELUXE INTERSTELLAR HYPERDRIVE SPEMIN CRUISE-SHIP +. WE ARE PREPARED TO
DISCUSS THE TERMS OF YOUR SURRENDER.
IT IS USELESS TO PRETEND THAT YOU ARE NOT AFRAID OF US. WE ARE THE DEATH-
DEALING SPEMIN, AND I AM THE FAMOUS FORMIDABLE CAPTAIN %. DOUBTLESS YOU HAVE
HEARD OF ME. YOU MASK YOUR FEAR WELL, BUT NOT WELL ENOUGH.
NOTICE HOW WE TOY MERCILESSLY WITH YOU. THIS IS THE FATE OF ALL WHO OPPOSE
THE SPEMIN. PREPARE FOR OUR UNSTOPPABLE ATTACK.
IT IS TOO LATE FOR YOU TO BEG FOR MERCY. I, HIGH COMMANDER % OF THE SECRET
SPEMIN DEATH FLEET SHALL OOZE DOWN AND ABSORB YOU LIKE SO MUCH FOOD SUBSTANCE.
SO, YOU WISH US TO IDENTIFY OURSELVES. DO YOU THINK US FOOLS? IT IS TO OUR
ADVANTAGE TO KEEP YOU GUESSING. PERHAPS WE ARE UHLEK, PERHAPS WE ARE
GAZURTOID. WE ARE SIMPLY TOO CLEVER FOR YOU.
SO, THE SKELETOIDS BEG US FOR MERCY. NOW WE SEE WHO IS VASTLY SUPERIOR AND WHO
IS WRETCHED SCUM. OF COURSE YOUR RACE HAS NO PRIDE.
THIS IS CAPTAIN % OF THE SPEMIN SHIP +. WE ARE ON A PEACEFUL MISSION. WE ARE
BRINGING FOOD TO HOMELESS, STARVING YOUNG SKELETOIDS OF YOUR KIND. FOR THEIR
SAKE, PLEASE DO NOT HARM US.
WE SURRENDER! YOUR RACE IS WISE AND KIND AND GOOD AND NICE. WE SPEMIN ARE
SORRY FOR ALL THE BAD THINGS WE HAVE DONE. WE PROMISE NEVER TO BE BAD AGAIN.
WE SURRENDER! DO NOT DESTROY US AND WE WILL GIVE YOU A WONDERFUL GIFT.
YOU INSIST ON TESTING THE DEFENSES OF THE SPEMIN HOMEWORLD? YOU WASTE OUR
VALUABLE TIME, BUT SINCE YOU TRAVELLED ALL THIS WAY, WE SHALL OBLIGE YOU WITH
OUR SWIFT AND SUDDEN ATTACK!
