DEEP PROBE
by Jon R. Lemmon
© 1992 Compass Software
SOLUTION
X WINDOW, X PANEL, PRESS 1, PRESS 2 [Captain Henson, programed course engaged. Heading for target
area, I will keep you advised], X KEYPAD [Helicopter has just vanished from radar! Strange ionised
cloud drifting down into the sea from helicopters last position], W, W, X CIRCUITRY, X CUPBOARD,
OPEN CUPBOARD, GET ALL, X TORCH, X SUIT, X HELMET, INFO, O, X NOZZLE [Deep sonar reports large
object approaching from below, raising external electrostatic shield], PUSH HELMET NOZZLE, O
[Unknown force surrounding hull. Switching emergency power to the shields], SWITCH ON TORCH, X
CIRCUITRY, PUSH CIRCUIT BREAKER [Captain Henson, programed course engaged. Heading for target area,
I will keep you advised] [Dive stopped due to blocked engine vents. Priority, engine vents must be
unblocked], SWITCH OFF TORCH, E, D, X HATCH, OPEN HATCH, D, X BUTTONS, X SCREEN, CLOSE HATCH, WEAR
SUIT, WEAR HELMET, PRESS RED, D, SWITCH ON TORCH, U, W, X VENTS, PULL SEAWEED, E, D.
GO, PRESS GREEN, SWITCH OFF TORCH, OPEN HATCH, U [Captain Henson, programed course engaged. Heading
for target area, I will keep you advised], U, W, REMOVE HELMET, PUSH HELMET NOZZLE, WEAR HELMET
[Sonar reports strange echo patterns directly below. Have stopped all engines], E, D, D, CLOSE
HATCH, PRESS RED, D, SWITCH ON TORCH, D, D, D, D, E (leave the bone, it will be of no use to you), X
FISH, SEARCH MAN (you find a black rock), GET ROCK, E, S, S, D, W [Captain Henson, there is
something closing in on your position. Advise you return to the Anttilis immediately], E (a strange
seaweed moves towards you), U, N, N, W, U, U, U, U, GO, PRESS GREEN, OPEN HATCH, U, W, PRESS BUTTON
(the seaweed disintegrates), SWITCH OFF TORCH, E, U, E [Captain, I am receiving a strange signal
from sector 379. Please advise], INPUT 379 [Captain Henson, programed course engaged. Heading for
target area, I will keep you advised], W, D [Warning: Now entering fissure... Sonar echoes
increasing], D, CLOSE HATCH [Sonar reports strange echo patterns directly below. Have stopped all
engines], PRESS RED, D.
SWITCH ON TORCH, D, D, D, D, E, S, E, E, D, SE, U, E, X GAS (the cloud moves and the wall
dissolves), X GROUND, USE CROWBAR GROUND (a pool of water is revealed), GO, E, U, E, X CYLINDER, X
MAN, W, D, W (you see a metal box), GET BOX, X BOX (made of strange orange metal), U, W, D, NW, U, W
[Alert! Anttilis under attack! Advise you take immediate action], W, N, W, U, U, U, U, GO (the hatch
door is closed), U, E, X WINDOW (you can see an Aquaman tampering with the keypad on the control
panel), W, D, L, L, L (The hatch door is open; the Aquaman swims into the Anttilis).
GO, PRESS GREEN, FIGHT AQUAMAN, SWITCH OFF TORCH, GET AQUAMAN, OPEN HATCH, U, W, PRESS BUTTON (the
Aquaman transforms back into a human), X MAN (the man speaks: "The keypad, clock face, clock
wise. Numbers give the sector to Aquabase"), E, U, W, REMOVE HELMET, PUSH HELMET NOZZLE, WEAR
HELMET, E, E, X KEYPAD (you see three wires that weren't there before), X RED WIRE (it has 6
identations), X GREEN WIRE (it has 9 identations), X BLUE WIRE (it has 3 identations), PULL BLUE
WIRE, PULL RED WIRE, PULL GREEN WIRE (You have successfully disconnected all the wires! The keypad
is operational again.), INPUT 369 [Captain Henson, programed course engaged. Heading for target
area, I will keep you advised] [Deep sonar reports large object approaching from below, raising
external electrostatic shield], X WINDOW [Unknown force surrounding hull. Switching emergency power
to the shields], X WINDOW (you see a huge gas cloud with a shining object in its heart), PRESS 4
[Alert! Anttilis under attack! Advise you take immediate action], PRESS 5 (the cloud has dispersed
and the object has been destroyed), W, D, D [Anttilis surfacing. Warning malfunction detected],
CLOSE HATCH, PRESS RED, D.
SWITCH ON TORCH, U, U, U, SWITCH OFF TORCH, U, NE, X DRUM (empty nuclear waste drums), X SHAFT, X
PLATE, PUSH PLATE (you hear a clunking sound from the shaft), SW, N, X DOOR, X SOCKET (made of
strange orange metal), INSERT BOX SOCKET (the door makes a clunking sound), PUSH DOOR, X DOOR, X
HOLES, X IRON, USE CROWBAR IRON, TURN IRON, U, E, E, X SHAFT (covered by a hatch), E, E, X DOOR, USE
CROWBAR DOOR, WEDGE DOOR ROCK, E, X DOOR, X CYLINDERS (filled with Aquamen), X POOL, D, X TANK, U (a
huge Aquaman stands in the doorway ... the Aquaman closes the hatch. "I have rigged the
cylinder to let you out shortly. You must get back to your sub, Aquacity lies at sector 666 and you
must destroy it."), L, L, L, L, L (the front of the cylinder explodes), W, W, W, W, W, D, TURN
IRON, PUSH DOOR (you hear a scream followed by a thud), PUSH DOOR (you see an Aquaman), X AQUAMAN,
SEARCH AQUAMAN (you find a flare), GET FLARE, X FLARE, PUSH DOOR, S, D, D, SWITCH ON TORCH, D, D.
GO, PRESS GREEN, OPEN HATCH, U, W, PRESS BUTTON, E, U, E, INPUT 666 [Captain Henson, programed
course engaged. Heading for target area, I will keep you advised] [Alert! Anttilis under attack!
Advise you take immediate action], X WINDOW (you see several Aquamen trying to smash the watertight
seals), W, D, PULL LEVER, PULL LEVER (you hear a scream followed by a thud), [Sonar reports strange
echo patterns directly below. Have stopped all engines], U, E, X WINDOW (you can see the lights of
Aquacity), PRESS 5 (Torpedo has struck Aquacity), [Deep sonar reports large object approaching from
below, raising external electrostatic shield], PRESS 5 [Aquacity destroyed. Mission accomplished,
return to surface], X WINDOW (you can see Aquacity in a mass of flames), [Alert! Anttilis under
attack! Advise you take immediate action] [Unknown force surrounding hull. Switching emergency power
to the shields], X WINDOW (you see a man of war surrounding the hull), PRESS 4, PRESS 5, PRESS 4,
PRESS 4, PRESS 5, PRESS 4, PRESS 4, PRESS 5 (the man of war explodes), W, W, REMOVE HELMET, PUSH
HELMET NOZZLE, WEAR HELMET, E, E, PRESS 3 [Emergency beacon activated], W (the rescue helicopter
acknowledges the beacon signal, but can't see you), PRESS BUTTON [Anttilis surfacing. Warning
malfunction detected], D (the force of an explosion throws you to the floor), D, CLOSE HATCH, PRESS
RED, D.
U, U, U, U, U, D, D, D, U, U, U, 14 x L (you can hear the sound of a helicopter), PUSH TOP (the
flare ignites and red smoke pours out), L, L, L, L (the helicopter has seen your flare and winches
you on board; you have accomplished your mission and scored 100%)
Solution by boldir, January 2022
