Invisiclues Index

The Lurking Horror Invisiclues

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?

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Table of Contents

Computer Center

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How do I use the pc?

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I'm logged in, now what?

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That paper doesn't look familiar!

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Now where am I? It doesn't look like G.U.E. Tech to me!

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I can't seem to get away from this place. I want to go home!

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I'm home, but where's my paper?

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The hacker isn't very friendly, is he?

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What can the hacker help me with?

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I'm on the roof of the Computer Center, but there's nothing of interest here, is there?

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Temporary Building

I've never seen so much junk!

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Where did you see that forklift?

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How do I open the manhole cover?

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I can't open the trapdoor.

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Aerospace

How do I unlock the padlock?

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I don't like rats! They don't like me!

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The steam valve is rusty!

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Why won't the urchins let me by?

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Infinite Corridor and Great Dome

How do I get to the east end of the Infinite Corridor?

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How do I get the axe?

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I've stopped the waxer. Now what?

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How do I climb the rope at the Great Dome?

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How can I get out of the dome?

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I'm on the Great Dome, but there's nothing of interest here, is there?

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Brown Building / Nutrition / Chemistry / Alchemy

How do I unlock the door on top of the Brown Building?

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I can't get out of the weather station!

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How do I get into the Dept. of Alchemy?

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I've gotten to the Alchemy Department. Now what?

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Where can I find a note?

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How do I get out of the laboratory?

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What use is the vat?

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How do I get the computer in the lab to boot up?

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How can I decode the professor's diary file?

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Beyond the Steam Tunnels

Not a maze! All these Wet Tunnels!

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What's behind the curtain?

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I can't get anything large into the Tomb.

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How do I remove a brick wall?

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How can I save the hacker?

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How can I restore the integrity of G.U.E. Tech's computer system?

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How do I keep from being engulfed?

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How do I get rid of the mass?

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How do I keep from being fried?

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How do I get rid of the dark being?

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How do I get out of the lair?

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What happened to my term paper?

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General Questions

How can I survive outside?

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Where do I find a light source?

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How do I get into my dorm room?

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How do I prevent myself from falling asleep?

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What's the urchin stolen and how do I get it?

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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

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.

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?

Indicia

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Typed in from the original hintbook by Paul David Doherty.