Microsoft KB Archive/229861

Pandora Directive: Step-by-Step Instructions to Complete Day 6

PSS ID Number: Q229861 Article last modified on 06-24-1999

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 == Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive == 

= SUMMARY =

This article contains step-by-step instructions to complete Day Six, “South by Southeast” in Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive.

NOTE: These instructions apply to the Game Players level of play.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To complete Day Six, “South by Southeast,” follow these steps in the order in which they are listed.

  Mission(1): Lombard(3): Before you do anything at Roswell, follow Tex?s hunch. TRAVEL back to the Cosmic Connection and save Archie’s hide. (Once you?re on the Boulevard path, this action has no effect.)   GET the hole-punched paper from the floor next to the wastebasket.   GET the paper punch scraps from inside the wastebasket.   In the Inventory, COMBINE the two to get your next puzzle. When you complete the puzzle, the number sequence 5142931 is revealed. For the solution to this puzzle, please see the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/support/games/links/pandora/faq/pzzlhnts.asp#HolePnch   GET the Roswell padlock key from the locker on the right.   GET the walkie-talkie from the drawer in the desk. </li>  EXAMINE the walkie-talkie to obtain the batteries. </li>  GET the laser field diagram from the bottom bunk bed. </li>  GET the matchbox from the table next to the beds. </li>  OPEN the drawer and GET the Roswell security card. </li>  GET the emergency procedures book from the chair. </li>  Go out the back door. </li>  GET the shovel that is leaning against the shed. </li>  GET the fuse from the top of the box next to the shed. </li>  USE the Roswell padlock key to open the other shed. </li>  GET the flashlight. </li>  In the Inventory, COMBINE the flashlight with the batteries. </li>  GET the toolbox. </li>  EXAMINE the toolbox to obtain the wire strippers. </li>  Enter 5142931 into the Military Security keypad, and then go through the door when it slides open. </li>  Go to the wall panel on the other side of the room. Make sure you stay clear of the laser field! </li>  Turn on the control system for the laser field. (Before you traverse the laser field, which you need to do several times, always save the game in case you make a mistake.) </li></ol>

For the solution to this puzzle, please see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/games/links/pandora/faq/pzzlhnts.asp#Laser

<ol start="23" style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <li> Make your way carefully along the path lit by blue beams. </li> <li> When you reach the other side, GET the power cable that is hanging to the left of the tunnel entrance. </li> <li> Enter the tunnel, and LOOK at the door. </li> <li> Make your way outside again. </li> <li> MOVE the box at the base of the tower, revealing the broken cable segment. </li> <li> In the Inventory, COMBINE the wire strippers with the power cable. </li> <li> USE the stripped power cable to repair the section of broken cable. </li> <li> Go to the porch, and MOVE the big switch to the ON position. A klaxon should sound. </li> <li> Go back inside, and OPEN the EMERGENCY BUNKER. </li> <li> Inside the bunker, there is a hiding place set into the floor on the right. OPEN the hiding place and GET the dynamite box. </li> <li> EXAMINE the dynamite box to obtain the dynamite. </li> <li> Go all the way back through the laser field again. </li> <li> In the Inventory, COMBINE the dynamite with the fuse. </li> <li> Save the game! In the Inventory, COMBINE the matchbox with the dynamite and fuse. </li> <li> Click RESUME, USE the lit dynamite on the door, turn around and then run quickly back through the laser field to the door. (Stand as far away from the tunnel as possible to give yourself a shorter run back. You need to be able to see the door at the far end of the tunnel, though.) </li> <li> Quickly open the door to the outside and go through it. If you make it this far in time, you survive the explosion. </li> <li> Go back through the laser field, enter the tunnel, and OPEN what’s left of the door. </li> <li> As you enter the main Roswell complex, a pocket of trapped gas knocks you out to end Day Six. </li></ol>

For additional information about how to complete the Pandora Directive, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q229849 Pandora Directive: Step-by-Step Instructions to Complete Day One

Q229853 Pandora Directive: Step-by-Step Instructions to Complete Day Two

Q229856 Pandora Directive: Step-by-Step Instructions to Complete Day Three

Q229858 Pandora Directive: Step-by-Step Instructions to Complete Day Four

Q229860 Pandora Directive: Step-by-Step Instructions to Complete Day Five

Q229863 Pandora Directive: Step-by-Step Instructions to Complete Day Seven

Q229864 Pandora Directive: Step-by-Step Instructions to Complete Day Eight

Q229865 Pandora Directive: Step-by-Step Instructions to Complete Day Nine

Q229866 Pandora Directive: Pandora Directive: Description of Available Endings on Day Ten

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