Dark Side of the Moon - part 4
                       By George Ison

@~Concluded from last issue

Get the pair of Cold Boots and put them in inventory. They're good
for walking on hot surfaces. Turn right and go forward 3 times. A
Crystal Wolf should appear. Get out your Sonic Tuner (from the
casino bar - looks like a big green flashlight) and click it on
the creature. Now go forward into a small cavern. The young
Cepheid, Londie, appears. Talk to him about everything.  You'll
have to sabotage the oxygen generators and that requires a special
wrench. After talking to Londie, turn slightly left, go to the
broken generator and take the wrench.

There's 4 generators to sabotage and it has to be done in a
certain order: Level 2 Administration, Center Pit, Level D Mining
Claims, and finally the Test Tunnel. From the broken generator
turn around (avoid the River of Light) keep going forward, return
to the elevator and go up. Go through the dark tunnel then out to
the Center Pit.  Go straight across the area to the Mining Claims
door on the left.  Enter and go through the A corridor to the
elevator and turn right. If you don't see the River of Light, eat
more Itacha, then go through it. (DISC3) You're now on Level 2.
Turn slightly left and approach the blue vertical thing. Turn
right and click on the green control panel for a close-up.

Use your wrench on the release valve. An alarm will sound. Go back
through the River of Light you just came through. (DISC4) You're
back in Level A. Turn left and go back through corridor A and
through the door to the Pit area. Turn right, forward once, turn
left. The second generator. Use your wrench on the oxygen release
valve. Now for Level D.

Turn right, go to the green barrels, turn left and go to the River
of Light on the right. Go through. (DISC5) Turn around and pick up
the long white chunk of ore. The Rock Cop identifies it as
Monosoa, which has powerful focusing properties. Keep it! Turn
back and go to the generator. Use your wrench on the release
valve.

Turn around, go to the elevator and enter. Go up 3 times to Level
A. (DISC4) Go through the corridor and out to the Pit area. Turn
right, go to the green barrels and turn left. Go past the ore
phone and to the end. Turn right to the Test Tunnel entrance.
Enter and go to the gate which is welded shut. Use your smelter
gun on the gate and go through to the final generator.

Use your wrench on the release valve. Turn around and go back out
the tunnel, stopping briefly to look through a crack to see the
Cepheid workers start their revolt. Now for the Terrace Tunnel. Go
on out and turn left. The Terrace Tunnel elevator is just ahead
and on the right. Enter it and go down. Exit the elevator, turn
left and forward through the door.

Go through the gate to the area where the revolt just took place.
Turn left and pick up a pair of goggles and put them in inventory.
Move forward till O'Kale spots you. Turn around and exit this
tunnel to the outside. Turn left, go forward, turn right and enter
the Terrace Tunnel elevator. Enter and push the up button once.
Exit and turn right. Go forward to a dead end and turn right.
Go all the way across the Center Pit area and enter the Mining
Claims door on the left. Go through corridor A and enter the
elevator. Go down one level to B. (DISC5) After moving forward a
few steps, another Crystal Wolf appears. Use your Sonic Tuner on
it, then go forward to a lava pit. Put on your cold boots and go
on across. Continue forward to a cliff overlooking a long metal
building. Turn right to see a solid area on the edge of the cliff.
Use your ladder to climb down. Turn right and go forward.  On the
left, look through the crack in the building to see Kit tied up.
After viewing the sequence, turn right and go forward to the green
mineral deposit.

Turn around and pick up the can opener from the gate. You'll
rescue Kit later. Go up your ladder and return back across the
lava pit. You'll receive a page from Hunter on your VDA. It
instructs you to call him at 44. Go on through level B and up the
elevator to level A. Continue forward through the door to the
Center Pit and turn right.

Cross the area to the barrels and turn left. Go forward to the
phone on the right. Insert your ID and Bank card. Press 4-Brave
Hope Casino, then 4-Bar. Discuss everything with Hunter.
Afterwards, turn right, forward twice, right, forward 5 times,
left.  Go through door and corridor A. Down elevator once to level
B.  (DISC5)

Returning to the cliff over the building, you see O'Kale placing a
bomb on the door. After O'Kale leaves, turn right and SAVE GAME!
Use your ladder to climb down. Turn right, forward, turn left. Use
your can opener on the crack and step inside. Use your dissolve
key on Kit's bindings to free her. After she leaves, put the chair
in inventory and scroll if necessary to see it.

Exit through the crack and O'Kale attacks you. Hit him with the
chair. You automatically run up the ladder to safety and O'Kale is
thrown free but apparently killed by falling debris. Finally, go
back across the lava, up the elevator to level A and out to the
Center Pit. Turn right and go forward to the Access Prohibited
door behind the barrels.

Enter and go to the elevator you fixed earlier. Go down, then
forward about 6 times to the area where you spoke with Londie.
Turn around right and enter the River of Light. (DISC6) You arrive
in a huge underground area and the Itacha soon wears off. Turn
left and move forward down a long winding path to the bottom and a
large maze cavern.

Your first destination is an Itacha altar in the extreme north
west area. It's helpful to consult the map in your VDA. You will
appear as a tiny red arrow. From the bottom of the winding path,
go forward, turn left and go forward twice. Then go forward
through a 4 way intersection. Turn right and go forward.  You
should see some stairs. Turn left and go forward to the altar.

Get the Itacha and eat it. Turn around, go forward to exit this
area and turn right. Go SW down the long narrow area as shown on
the map. In the small chamber, turn right and enter the River of
Light. In the crystal chamber, turn right. Go forward and approach
a large door. Aurlaessa, Queen of the Cepheids, emerges.

Tell her "I know why Cepheids are working themselves to death."
Also tell her about the oxygen generators. You learn that you must
get the spike (tail) of a Scorpicine. Go back through the River of
Light to the cavern maze. After arriving, turn left and SAVE GAME!
Continue through the narrow area towards the steps and a
Scorpicine blocks your path. Turn left and hurry up the steps. You
have to find a leverage device and force a boulder over on the
Scorpicine below. From the top of stairs, turn right, forward,
turn left and forward.

Then turn left and forward twice. Pick up the long piece of rock
in front of you. Turn around and forward twice, turn left and
forward. Turn right and forward 3 times, turn left and forward
twice. Turn left and forward, turn right and forward. Look down
and to the left to see the Scorpicine and a boulder. Use your long
piece of rock to push the boulder onto the Scorpicine.

You miss and Londie appears to kill the beast and in turn is
injured. After Londie dies, take the tail spike. You are taken to
the Queen's chamber. After Londie's body is removed, pick up the
package from the platform. Open the package with your wire cutters
to find a note from Jacob and a barrier device. Turn around and
leave the chamber and back through the River of Light to the Plain
of Sand.

Make your way back through the cavern maze to the winding path at
the extreme SE area of the map. Go up the path and enter the River
of Light. (DISC4) Go through the abandoned tunnel and up the
elevator. Go through the dark area and exit the door to go to the
Center Pit. Go across the area to the Mining Claims door and go
through the level A hallway.

Enter the elevator and go down twice to level C. (DISC5) Go into
Jacob's claim and turn left. go forward to a dead end and use your
ladder on the rail to climb down. Turn around and go forward. Use
your Fusion Sprayer of Roar Two on the Rock Parasite. Now go
forward and approach the River of Light, but you can't seem to
reach it.

Turn completely around and look for a spot on the right wall.  Use
your Barrier Device on it. Get a close-up of the device and click
the button "Turn Barrier Off." Turn around and go through the
River of Light. (DISC6) You're in a Kiashae chamber. Move forward
to the purple crystal formation on your right. Use your can opener
to get some Kiashae. SAVE GAME!

You have to open the Kiashae to save Londie's life and you have to
use the laser saw in the terminal to open the mineral.  Go back
through the River of Light. Straight past the wall device, climb
the ladder and exit the mine to the elevator. Go up to A, exit the
elevator and turn left. Go through the River of Light and turn
left. Go forward, turn right and up the ladder.

Go across the cable with your Mag-belt. Turn left and step
forward. Go across another cable to the vent. Enter the vent and
the cover closes behind you. Go forward to descend. At the bottom,
go forward once to an intersection. Turn left, go forward and go
through the grate into Janous's office. Exit the office to the
outside. Go forward and turn right to the elevator.

Enter and go down to the Terminal. (DISC2) Click the goggles on
your figure at the lower left. Face the saw and place the Kiashae
on it. In a close-up, push the green button to cut open the
Kiashae. Place the opened pieces into inventory. Now for
Aurlaessa's chamber again. Exit the Terminal, up the elevator to
level 2. Go forward to the intersection, turn left and go to
Janous's outer door (code 1117.) Inside, enter the vent system.
Forward to stop, turn right, forward to stop. Turn around, look up
and go up. Exit the grate to the cable system.

Use your Mag-belt and air gun to get past the central power grid
and over to the other side. Climb down the ladder and to the
Oxygen Generator. Enter the River of Light to Mining Claims level
A. Go through the hallway and outside to the Center Pit.  Turn
right and go to the Access Prohibited door behind the green
barrels. Enter and go through the tunnel and down the elevator.

Go through the chamber and enter the River of Light. (DISC6)
You're now in the Plain of Sand area again. Turn left and go down
the winding path to the cavern maze. Consult your map and return
to the long narrow passage in the north west section.  Remember,
your position is shown as a tiny red arrow. At the end of that
long narrow passage, enter the River of Light.

In the crystal chamber, approach the door and turn left to see
Londie in a crystal coffin. Use your broken Kiashae on Londie to
heal him. He will hand you a bag of Itacha for the Cepheids.  Exit
the chamber and back through the River of Light to the cavern
maze. Return to the winding path in the extreme south east of the
map and go up. Go through the thin slanted River of Light. (DISC4)

Go through the long abandoned tunnel, to the elevator - through
the dark tunnel, and back into the Center Pit. Soon you hear an
announcement that the Test Tunnel has been repaired. Turn right
and go all the way forward to the green door "Personnel Only" and
enter. Soon, a mining drone fires a harmless laser that turns you
back to the door.  Quickly turn to the drone, get out the long
white sliver of crystal and click it on the drone to reflect the
deadly blast back at it. Go forward to the repaired Oxygen
Generator. Get a close-up and use your wire cutter on the exposed
Fail-Safe Sensor wire. Now use your wrench on the release valve.
Turn around and go back out to the Center Pit.

Turn left, go forward and give the bag of Itacha to the Cepheids.
Now for the Kiashae chamber one last time. Go forward once, turn
left and enter the River of Light. (DISC5) Enter the elevator and
go up once to level C. Go through Jacob's claim and down the
ladder to where the River of Light is that leads to the Kiashae
chamber. You're confronted by Gilly.

Talk to her about everything and she transforms into different
characters. You warn the alien that the River of Light will kill
him but he doesn't believe you. Turn around and enter the River of
Light. Turn right and go to the Kiashae chamber where a ceremony
is taking place. The Cepheids leave this moon but Londie stays
behind. He gives you a piece of Kiashae.

Turn to leave and Grice appears. Give him the Kiashae and he drops
it. Londie protects you from being shot and Grice transforms into
an alien. Pick up the Kiashae, from the rock to the left, and
click it on the alien's chest to destroy it. You can reclaim the
Kiashae if you want. Quickly move through the River of Light, go
up the elevator to level A and enter that River of Light after
exiting the elevator. You're back at level 2 Administration. Go
down the catwalk till you reach the Terminal elevator on your
left. Janous tells you to hold the Shuttle.

Turn left and enter the elevator. Press the button for Terminal.
On that level, Kit runs down the hall toward the Shuttle area.
Exit into the Terminal area and make your way to the big round
door and onto the Shuttle. Janous arrives at the Shuttle door.
Let him in (he needs to be prosecuted.) Watch the end sequence.
Click the magazine headlines from top to bottom.

The Credits have some great music!



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