Star Control 2 Submitted by: Dj Simo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// =========================================================================== = Walk-Thru for Star Control II = = = = by Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III = = = = Walk-thru written by Scott Reisig and Mark Allen = = Copyright 1993 by Scott Reisig and Mark Allen = = = = Date: 6/04/93 = = = =========================================================================== \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ============================================================================ = = INTRODUCTION = = = ============================================================================= ================ A LITTLE FORWARD ================ Scott and I would like to congratulate the game designers/programmers, Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III, on a game that is completely fascinating and totally engrossing. We spent nearly 70-80 hours on the game; some in 12 hour marathon sessions that we called off due to sleepiness. While this walk-thru will allow you to solve the game and find most of the artifacts in the game, it does not have all of them in it. Apparently a cloaking device does exist (its listed in a picture on page 37) in the game somewhere, but it is well concealed. We have not found this device, but we hear it is located somewhere in Ur-Quan space and is shielded against Energy scans. So if you do ever find this item, please email Scott or myself and tell us where the heck it is. We'd like to know! :) We would like to thank everyone who has sent us tips, comments and pleas for more help. ============ OTHER NOTES: ============ By using a little DOS magic, you can convert the Earthling ships into Kzer-Za or Kohr-Ah ships. Copy the Ur-Quan ships and simply rename them. Make sure you make a copy of them all first though, because you might want things restored for the Melee. Also, there is a problem with having RAM disk cache programs in memory. They will corrupt your save files!! Therefore, it is extremely prudent to disable or remove them before you start playing. Accolade is looking into the problem, but in the meantime... A bug in the game will allow you to sell back more landers than you possess. This of course is a cheater way to play and extremely unethical. But, we'd just thought you'd like to know about it. ======================== HOW TO REACH THE AUTHORS ======================== Mark can be reached through any of these methods: Internet: mallen@nwu.edu GEnie: M.ALLEN15 Scott can be reached through: Internet: northwst@casbah.acns.nwu.edu If you don't have email, you can snail mail us at: 726 University Place #21 Evanston, IL 60201 Please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply. We guarantee a faster response time with email than with anything else. By the way, I only check my GEnie account about twice a month. However, both of us check our internet accounts daily. ============================================================================= = ALIEN HOME WORLDS: = ============================================================================= Perhaps the most useful item in the walkthru is below. This is a list of each alien homeworld, minus the Kzer-Za or the Kohr-Ah. Arilou QuasiSpace (see map) Chenjesu & Mmrnmhrm Procyon II Druuge Trading World Zeta Persei I Ilwrath Alpha Tauri I Mycon Epsilon Scorpii I Orz Vulpeculae system Pkunk Gamma Kreugar I Shofixti Delta Gorno system Slylandro Beta Corvi IV Spathi Epsilon Gruis Ia Supox Beta Librae I Syreen Betelgeuse I Thraddash Delta Draconis I Umgah Beta Orionis I Utwig Beta Aquarii I VUX Beta Luyten I Yehat Gamma Serpantis I Zot-Fot-Pik Alpha Tucanae I A note about the Melnorme: They are located where ever there is a supergiant star. So somewhere in that system they will be around. Of course if you have either caster, then you can call them. We liked to use the Melnorme as "in-flight" refueling. A note about the Ur-Quan: This is the collective title for both the Kohr-Ah and the Kzer-Za. The Kohr-Ah are the black ships that want to kill everyone in this part of the galaxy. The Kzer-Za just want to enslave everyone. They are the green ships. ================ QUASI-SPACE MAP: ================ There should be a Quasi-Space Map (in GIF format) included with this document. We advise you to print it out and keep it handy. You will be refering to it alot. We apologize for the first GIF enclosed with this document. It was somehow corrupting during the upload. We have fixed this problem are including a full sized map. ============================================================================= = TASKS TO COMPLETE: = ============================================================================= (Tasks in UPPER CASE are essential to complete. The ones in lower case will add more enjoyment to your game.) ===================== REPAIRING THE ULTRON: ===================== Crystal Spindle --------------- The Pkunk have this item and will give it to you willingly if you visit their homeworld. Aqua Helix ---------- The Thraddash have this item. You need to gain the trust of the Thraddash before you go to get the item which is on Zeta Draconis I. You gain the respect of the Thraddash by killing several of them (try about 20) and then visiting the homeworld. Don't go to the Homeworld first, as the kills you make there will not count for anything. After you steal the Aqua-Helix, the Thraddash will be mad about this. BUG OUT OF THE SYSTEM...It saves a lot of time and trouble. Rosy Sphere ----------- The Druuge have this item on their trade planet. Unfortunately, the Druuge only trade in slaves. The price for the Rosy Sphere is 100 crew members, so be sure to have more than that on hand in the other ships you carry. Hans Lie (g9hansl@cdf.toronto.edu) told us that you can also trade a Mycon Egg Case to the Druuge for the Rosy Sphere. (There is an extra one on Gamma Brahe I). Ultron ------ The Supox have the Ultron on Beta Librae. Put all of the other parts into the Ultron by 'use'ing them from the Device Manifest. Take the Ultron to the Utwig on their homeworld. They will provide you with the bomb to destroy the Sa-Matra. The bomb is on Zeta Hyades VI (2nd moon). When you arrive there will be 5 Druuge ships. They should be relatively easily to kill if you have the Hellbore cannons and the ATS systems. (A tactical tip from dmerrill@cdc.hp.com: The best way to kill Druuge ships is with the Earthling Cruiser. As long as you are able to keep your distance (not too difficult, since the Druuge Mauler also has pretty poor acceleration), you should be able to take it out with a few nukes.) If you do this in a timely manner, the Utwig and the Supox will attack the Kohr-Ah, providing you with additional time to defeat the Ur-Quan. (Between 9-12 months.) ============= SYREEN TASKS: ============= Prove that the Mycons destroyed Syra by going to the former Syreen homeworld at Beta Copernicus I and getting an "egg husk" of the Mycon Deep Child. Get the Syreen ships out of the vault at Epsilon Camelopardalis Ia. Travel to the Mycon homeworld and tell them of the new planet to take the Deep Child. Travel to Beta Brahe I when the bulk of the Mycon fleet is gone. You will still have to fight 5 Mycon ships though. Obtain the Sun Device from the planet surface. To tell the Syreen about Syra you must do one of two things: a) buy the information from the Melnorme, or b) (from Hans Lie again (thanks Hans! (g9hansl@cdf.toronto.edu)) you can visit a shattered world and ask the Mycon why shattered worlds are only in their system. (Gamma Brahe has a shattered world -- for example) ============= Spathi Tasks: ============= Clear the Spathi homeworld of the biological life forms that feed on the Spathi. Tell them about your deed by traveling to the moon of the homeworld. Force them to send their ships to Earth. Eventually they will construct thier own slave shield, but on the moon they leave behind the Umgah Mind Caster. Be sure to pick that up. Use the Caster for three things. 1) You can call the Melnorme in HyperSpace to come to your ship. 2) You can comminicate with the Chenjesu and the Mmmmhrmmr. 3) You can fool the Ilwrath into thinking that Dogar and Kazon are speaking directly to them. If you don't want to wait for the Umgah Caster, you can get the Burvixese Caster which is located at Arcturus Ia. We only recommend this if you have the Portal Spawner though, because of the time involved getting it otherwise. ============= Arilou Tasks: ============= In Alpha Pavonis on a blue planet there is a wreck of an Ur-Quan Dreadnought. Salvage the wreck and pick up the Ur-Quan warp pod. Later, in Columbae a portal to QuasiSpace opens every month on the 17th and stays open for a few days. Visit the Arilou homeworld in the far upper right hand corner of QuasiSpace. Provided that you have the Ur-Quan warp pod, they will fit your ship with a Quasi-Space Portal Spawner, which will save you much time and fuel. Since there are 15 "holes" back to HyperSpace, it is a little daunting to find which hole leads where. This is an important device to have because of the time you will save. (Be sure to see the map included in this archive.) =============== SHOFIXTI TASKS: =============== The important thing to remember here is: DON'T KILL HIM!! Go to Delta Gorno. Converse with him -- actually -- insult him. It's the fastest way. He thinks that you are Ur-Quan and will attack. Continue to converse with him by using your emergency warp. After he realizes who you are, he will become quite happy to help you in anyway possible. In order to bring the Yehat back from the Queens clutches, you need to repopulate the Shofixti race. Of course, you need to have females to do this. A VUX admiral named ZEX (ha ha) on Alpha Cerekov I has several Shofixti women. But in order to get them, you need to find this creature he wants. It is located on Delta Lyncis I. It is easily found by the fact that it's huge and is very aggressive. Return the creature to Admiral ZEX. He will want to capture you, but the creature will escape, killing him and allowing you to go to the planet surface and get the Shofixti women. Travel back to Delta Gorno and give them to Tanaka. Two months later, you can get a Shofixti ship. Another benefit is that crew cost is lowered to 3 instead of 5 due to the Shofixti volunteers. Buy one and carry it with you to Yehat space. Show the Shofixti to the Yehat. Unfortunately, you will start a civil war, but it can't be avoided. Later the Yehat can give you some ships if you need them. ================== Zot-Fot-Pik Tasks: ================== Visit thier homeworld. They will eagerly join up with you and provide you with the designs for their ships. These guys will also provide you with some important reconaissence information, such as the location of the Sa-Matra, and also information about who is winning the Ur-Quan and Kohr-Ah war. We liked these guys the best (except for the Umgah -- har har har). Both of us want to know about Frungy... ================ Slylandro Tasks: ================ Have you noticed how annoying those Slylandro probes are? If you visit thier homeworld, they will provide you with a self-destruct sequence code for the exploration probes. Later, the Slylandro reprogram a probe which has returned to their world to broadcast the destruct sequence; this will dramatically lower the population of probes. The Slylandro give you information about the Precursors. Apparently the Rainbow Worlds have some great role in relating the fate of that ancient race. The rainbow world align into an arrow formation pointing toward the galatic core. (Hmmm, setting up for a sequel maybe??!) :) (This complete list brought to you by Eric Yung (eric@ship.net) and Hans Lie (g9hansl@cdf.toronto.edu)) Beta Pegasi I Epsilon Draconis I Epsilon Lipi I Beta Leporis I Gamma Aquarii I Groombridge I Alpha Andromedae I Gamma Reticuli I Gamma Kepler I Zeta Sextantis I But other than the fact they're worth 500 credits from the Melnorme, there is nothing else to them. ============ UMGAH TASKS: ============ The Umgah have an Ur-Quan "talking pet" which is actually a Dryanni. You need to get the Taalo Pyshic Shield device on Delta Vulpeculae IIc. (Be nice to the Orz!) If you travel to the homeworld and ask about secrets, the Umgah will tell you that it is undergoing surgery. If you leave and come back, the creature has taken over the minds of the Umgah. The creature will try to send you to your death by making you attack an Ur-Quan armada; if you have the Taalo physic shield device, it will protect you from the tricks of the Dryanni. After you are attacked by 10 Umgah commanders, the Dryanni will surrender. Return to the planet. The Umgah will give you some important information about the Mycon; and also 500 units of biological data that you can sell to the Melnorme; as well as four ships. Being great joke lovers they will proceed to attack you...just warp out and leave the system. (PS: For a good laugh sometime, come back...maybe you can be Honorary King!) ============= Ilwrath Tasks ============= When you enter the Ilwrath home system, use the Caster to trick the Ilwrath into choosing a new target. It will be the Thraddash, so be sure that you have the Aqua Helix before you send them off on their rampage. They will pack up and leave Pkunk space. ============ CHMMR TASKS: ============ After the war was over, the Chenjesu and the Mmrnmhrm decided to be enclosed on one planet. Use the Sun Device from to accellerate the "process" of the combination. The Chmmr will do three important things for you. You will recieve unlimited RUs; they supply the designs for the Chmmr Avatar -- easily the best overall alien ship (other than your own.); and finally, they enhance the bomb with their crystal technology. ======================== ASSAULT ON THE SA-MATRA: ======================== The Chmmr transport you back to Earth, two weeks later...the bomb has been loaded into your flagship. We recommend the following configuration (since you only have six open slots due to the bomb mechanism): Hi-Effiecency Fuel System 5 Crew Pods. We also recommend that you buy 10 Chmmr Avatars and save two of your Pkunk ships. (Another tactical tip from dmerrill@cdc.hp.com: The Avatar is definitely NOT the best ship to fight the Ur-Quan and Kohr-Ah. The Utwig Jugger is far better at this -- an Ur-Quan ship has absolutely no chance against a Jugger, and a Kohr-Ah ship is only a small challenge. An Chmmr Avatar has only a slight advantage over either of these baddies. An Avatar can take out one, maybe two Ur-Quan/Kohr-Ah ships before biting it, but a decent Utwig pilot can hold out almost indefinitely.) Use your portal spawner to put you near the Crateris constellation, and proceed to Delta Crateris V. Around the planet is the biggest group of nasties we've ever seen. Use your Dryanni to distract the orbiting fleet. Once you're able to enter the "planet" screen (the blowup of just the planet and the Sa-Matra), save your game!! Proceed to the Sa-Matra, where you will be attacked by 3 Kzer-Za and 3 Kohr-Ah ships. Take them out with the Chmmr Avatars (or don't). But don't worry, the ships you lose here will be replaced with Yehat Terminators and Pkunk Furies. After the Ur-Quan toadies are destroyed, the Dryanni will tell you about the configuration of the Sa-Matra. It has been our experience that Pkunk ships -- surprisingly -- do rather well against the shield generators. This is due to thier speed and broadside capabilities. Once the shield is down, concentrate your attacks on the green blotches and the fireballs. Once you kill them, then fly your flagship into the opening, and win. Congratulations on solving the game. ============================================================================ = = END OF DOCUMENT = = = ===========================================================================
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