Invisiclues Index

Starcross Invisiclues

Sample Question

Are my Rat-ants losing their flavor?

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Table of Contents

On the Starcross

How do I turn off the alarm bell?

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How do I read the output of the mass detector?

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What is the significance of the ship's registration?

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How do I reply to the message from Ceres?

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How do I use the ship's controls?

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How do I know which unidentified mass I should go to?

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How do I set a course for a particular object (for instance, UM08)?

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Is there a way to get the computer to shut up?

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What do I do with the tape library?

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How can I leave the ship?

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How do I get back to the Starcross?

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What is the safety line for?

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How do I land the Starcross on the unidentified mass?

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How fast is the Artifact spinning?

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How do I maneuver the Starcross to the fore end of the unidentified mass?

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The Red Airlock

What do I do with all the strange protrusions around the airlock?

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How do I get into the Artifact?

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Is the sculpture significant?

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What is the significance of the tiny column made up of only one hexagon?

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Once inside the Artifact, can I take off the space suit?

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The Weasel Ship

What do I do with the visor fragment?

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How do I open the engine room door?

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How are the controls operated?

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What is the significance of the skeleton?

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How do I hide the violet rod?

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The Computer Room

How do I fix the computer?

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How can the computer be repaired after the electrical fire?

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Where is the missing card?

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What does the enunciator panel signify?

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All the Aliens

How do I kill all the Weasels?

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How can I get past the palisades?

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How do I pass the hostile Weasels?

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How do I get the brown crystal rod from the Alien Chief?

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What does the Alien Chief's gesturing mean?

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What can the Weasel slave do for me?

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What is the significance of the unicorn meat?

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How do I find my way through the Warren?

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What should I do with the ladder?

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What is a grue?

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Can I reach the body in the debris?

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How do I get the grues' rod?

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What do I do about the Spider?

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How do I escape the web?

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Where do I find the lubricant?

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How do I answer Gurthark's questions?

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How do I get Gurthark to follow me?

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How do I get the red rod from the Rat-ants?

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How did the Rat-ants get to the Artifact?

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The Laboratory

What is the silvery globe in the Laboratory?

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What do I do with the silvery globe?

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Can I take the blue rod?

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How do I turn off the projector?

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What causes the loud clicking sound?

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What is done with the red and blue disks?

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How can the lights be dimmed?

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The Inner Region

Is there any significance to the bands of metal, grass, and forest?

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How do I catch a unicorn?

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What is the significance of the unicorn hunt?

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What is the machine to the left in the Repair Room for?

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What is the purpose of the machine on the right in the Repair Room?

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What do the groups of dots mean?

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How do I get up to the Drive Bubble?

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How is the Drive Bubble hatch opened?

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How do I get back down from the Drive Bubble hatch?

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Why do things fall in curves?

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How can I get up to the bubble at the fore end?

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The Bubbles

How can I activate the Drive Bubble controls, and what can I do with them?

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Is there any reason to use the black rod?

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How do I open the Control Bubble hatch?

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Why is the clear crystal slot rejecting my clear crystal rod?

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What is done with the five slots?

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What is going on with the spots, squares, and screen?

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Why do the spots flash?

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How do I get back down from the Control Bubble?

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General Questions

Why is the Artifact suddenly shutting down?

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What does a flashing light in the airlock mean?

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How in the world do I revive the plants to replenish the air?

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What is the significance of the maintenance mouse?

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Where are the mouse holes?

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How can I get through the mouse hole?

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How do I recharge the ray gun?

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How do I read the charge indicator on the ray gun?

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How are the settings on the ray gun changed?

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Can I fix the gun so it won't misfire?

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What is the significance of the "glass cleaner"?

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How do I leave through the Yellow Airlock?

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Once I am drifting in space, how do I get back to the Artifact?

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What is the metal basket for?

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How do I stop the air from becoming unbreathable?

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How do I get to the Green Dock?

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Where is the charcoal?

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Can I do anything with the damaged mice?

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Is there any significance to the trash bin?

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What is the hole in the garage?

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How do I turn on the lights in the darkened area?

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Is there anything special about the projector in the Observatory?

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Where do I find the orange crystal rod?

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How All Points Are Earned

(Use only as a last resort!)

item of value value where it is found

black crystal rod 25 reward for solving the Red Dock puzzle
red crystal rod 25 in the Rat-ant nest
brown crystal rod 25 hanging from the Alien Chief's neck
yellow crystal rod 25 the Spider has it
blue crystal rod 25 in the silvery sphere
green crystal rod 25 in the trash bin
violet crystal rod 25 in the space suit of the dead Weasel Alien
pink crystal rod 25 in the scorched Alien reptile's hand
gold crystal rod 25 computer output upon successful start-up
white crystal rod 25 floating in the Drive Bubble
clear crystal rod 25 in the projector in the Observatory
silver crystal rod 25 in the ray gun barrel


Other Points

You receive 25 points for:

…successfully reaching the Red Dock.
…entering the Drive Bubble.
…changing the ship's course.
…initiating the proper course to Earth.

For Your Amusement

(after you have finished the game)

Have you ever…

…touched the Starcross controls after the course was set?
…taken the space suit off in space?
…untied your safety line while floating in space?
…set R, theta, or phi once you arrived at the Artifact (or while on the
way)?
…said HELLO to the Starcross computer, or asked it to kill you, or given
something to it?
…watched the docking of the Starcross with the Artifact while floating
in space?
…tried dropping anything or jumping while on the outer surface of the
Artifact?
…shot the mechanical mouse, or watched it try to enter the Warren or
climb the tree?
…tried climbing down the hole in the Garage?
…stepped on a disk while carrying the other, or put one disk on top of
the other?
…looked out the view port of the Weasel's ship (at the Green Dock)?
…tried wearing the Alien space suit?
…tried talking to the Weasels or their Chief?
…tried pointing at or shooting the Alien Chief's wife or child?
…tried giving the tattered space suit to the Chief's wife?
…dropped anything in the Warren?
…given anything to the Rat-ants?
…tried shooting yourself, something you were carrying, or the ray gun
itself with the ray gun?
…put other rods into the ray gun before firing?
…tried flying from the tree?
…tried jumping while in one of the bubbles?
…been in the inner cylinder when the lights brightened for "day" or
dimmed for "night"?

Indicia

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