Microsoft KB Archive/229959

Overseer: List of Opportunities to Increase Score for Day One

PSS ID Number: Q229959 Article last modified on 06-18-1999

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 == Tex Murphy: Overseer == 

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This article provides a list of the available scoring opportunities and their corresponding point values for Day One “The Introduction” in Tex Murphy: Overseer.

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Tex’s Office
Scoring Opportunity Points Total ———————————————————————–

LOOK at the vidphone on the desk 1 1

Turn the vidphone ON, DIAL American Information 3 4 Database (AID), ASK ABOUT Tex Murphy, and then END CONVERSATION.

GET the incoming fax from the fax machine on the file 3 7 cabinet.

MOVE the perpetual motion device on the small table 5 12 beside the file cabinets.

OPEN the bottom drawer of the left file cabinet, and 1 13 then GET the mouse toy.

On the floor in front of the door, GET the Boyd’s Life 1 14 magazine.

OPEN the bottom drawer of the single file cabinet. 1 15

GET the letter from the colonel from the drawer. 1 16

In your Inventory, EXAMINE the note from the colonel. 1 17

On the left bookshelf, GET the tape measure. 2 19

OPEN the door to Tex’s bedroom. 1 20

In the bedroom, OPEN the bottom drawer in the 5 25 wardrobe, and then LOOK at the underwear.

On the cot in the bedroom, GET the Parcheesi game. 2 27 Sylvia shows up to hire you.

TRAVEL to Eve Clements. 0 27

Eve Clements’ Office
Scoring Opportunity Points Total ———————————————————————–

TALK to Eve: Take any conversation path, and then ASK 6 33 ABOUT everything on your notepad.

TRAVEL to Carl Linsky’s House. 0 33

Carl Linsky’s House
Scoring Opportunity Points Total ———————————————————————–

Talk to Sylvia: ASK ABOUT everything on your notepad. 4 37

On the table in front of the fireplace, GET the 2 39 blackjack note, and then EXAMINE it in your Inventory.

On the table in front of the fireplace, GET the 1 40 dominos.

In your Inventory, EXAMINE the dominos to start the 3 43 dominos puzzle.

Solve the dominos puzzle. 30 73

To earn the maximum bonus points, solve the puzzle in 200 273 less than three minutes. After three minutes, you start losing bonus points.

Walk to the kitchen, OPEN the refrigerator, and then 1 274 GET the bananas.

On the counter beside the refrigerator, GET the case. 5 279

Walk to the bedroom and OPEN the door. 4 283

On the desk, GET the “Dear Jane” letter. 2 285

In your Inventory, EXAMINE the “Dear Jane” letter. 1 286

OPEN the middle drawer in the desk, and then GET the 5 291 letter.

OPEN the drawer in the nightstand on the left. 1 292

In the drawer, GET the green address book. 1 293

In your Inventory, EXAMINE the address book. 1 294

On the nightstand on the right, LOOK at the chess set. 5 299

OPEN the top drawer in the chest, and the LOOK at the 5 304 unopened package of underwear.

TRAVEL to Dolores’s House. 0 304

Dolores’s House
Scoring Opportunity Points Total ———————————————————————–

Talk to Dolores: Flatter and humor her to get her to 8 312 answer your questions. ASK ABOUT everything on your notepad.

TRAVEL to Carl Linsky’s House. 2 314

Carl Linsky’s House
Scoring Opportunity Points Total ———————————————————————–

After the conversation with Sylvia, EXAMINE the 1 315 envelope and its contents in your Inventory.

Walk to the closet door, OPEN it, walk to the ladder, 1 316 and then click Yes when you are prompted to climb the ladder.

In the attic, walk to the right, OPEN the door the the 5 321 small room, and then turn ON the recorder on the small table by the door.

In the titanium cabinet, OPEN the third drawer on the 5 326 right, and then GET Blaire’s note.

OPEN the roll top on the desk, and then GET the credit 5 331 report on the desktop.

USE the small key in your Inventory to unlock and OPEN 2 333 the top left drawer in the locked credenza.

GET the lease in the drawer. 1 334

In your Inventory, EXAMINE the lease. 1 335

TRAVEL to Carl Linsky’s Warehouse. 1 336

Carl Linsky’s Warehouse
Scoring Opportunity Points Total ———————————————————————–

OPEN the box on the floor in front of you, and then 1 337 GET the circuit kit.

MOVE the pillow on the cot, and then GET the bottle of 1 338 pills.

In your Inventory, EXAMINE the bottle of pills. 1 339

On the back wall by the ladder, OPEN the first aid 2 341 kit.

In the first aid kit, GET the Heal-Aid can. 2 343

In your Inventory, EXAMINE the Heal-Aid can. 1 344

In the file cabinet, OPEN the middle drawer. 1 345

In the middle drawer, GET the fax. 1 346

In your Inventory, EXAMINE the fax. 1 347

In the file cabinet, OPEN the bottom drawer. 1 348

In the bottom drawer, GET the note. 1 349

In your Inventory, EXAMINE the note. 3 352

On the wall beside the computer, MOVE the corkboard. 1 353

Behind the corkboard, GET the note. 1 354

In your Inventory, EXAMINE the note. 1 355

In the inbox on the desk, GET Wanda Peck’s letter. 1 356

In your Inventory, EXAMINE Wanda Peck’s letter. 1 357

On the right side of the drafting table, OPEN the top 5 362 drawer, and then GET the news article.

On the right side of the drafting table, OPEN the 5 367 middle drawer, and then GET the deposit slips.

Walk to the stepladder, move up and look up at the top 1 368 shelf, and then MOVE the boxes.

Behind the boxes, MOVE the old calendar. 1 369

Behind the calendar, LOOK at the safe. 1 370

Use the code from the dominos puzzle to OPEN the safe. 24 394

GET the items in the safe. 2 396

In your Inventory, EXAMINE the insurance policy. 1 397

TRAVEL to Dolores’s House. 0 397

Dolores’s House
Scoring Opportunity Points Total ———————————————————————–

TALK to Dolores: ASK ABOUT S.F., Sam Fletcher, and 4 401 Arnold Sternwood.

TRAVEL to Tex’s Office. 1 402

Tex’s Office
Scoring Opportunity Points Total ———————————————————————–

Turn the vidphone ON, and then click MESSAGE. 0 402

End of Day One. Total Points: 402

For additional information about Overseer puzzle hints and solutions, please see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/games/links/overseer/faq/pzzlhnts.asp

For additional information about hints, step-by-step instructions, and scoring opportunities in Overseer, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q229952 Overseer: Hints and Step-by-Step Instructions for Day One

Q229953 Overseer: Hints and Step-by-Step Instructions for Day Two

Q229954 Overseer: Hints and Step-by-Step Instructions for Day Three

Q229955 Overseer: Hints and Step-by-Step Instructions for Day Four

Q229956 Overseer: Hints and Step-by-Step Instructions for Day Five

Q230407 Overseer: List of Opportunities to Increase Your Score for Day Two

Q232155 Overseer: List of Opportunities to Increase Your Score for Day Three

Q232156 Overseer: List of Opportunities to Increase Your Score for Day Four

Q232157 Overseer: List of Opportunities to Increase Your Score for Day Five

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