New Home Plot (Page 3 of 3)

Written by Spike

Codebreaking

Yep. I mean that.

#efaa takes us back to Freedom's Reach, and tells us to fly up to #cafe. We have to break #cafe's firewall, and to do that requires codebreaking!

We also get an annonymous message from what appears to be a Malcolm Winters wannabe...

Get within comms range of #cafe, and come to a full stop. Make sure you're at a full stop too, as if you drift out of comms range you'll hate yourself.

First, you've got to break a 4-digit code. It isn't too hard, as it tells you how many of the 4 digits are right (green), wrong (red), and in the wrong place (yellow). Problem is, it changes if you take too many tries or abort the attempt. You've got quite a few though, I've taken 11 in one attempt without being booted out. Here (link) is Roger L.S. Griffiths' contribution to helping you solve this one.

Next there's a Sudoku puzzle to solve... or get a sudoku solver to do for you! Inputting the data takes bloody ages, take your time and make sure that you get it right! If you don't have a window, make sure that you're in comms range and then comm the #cafe. If that doesn't work, fly away from it and approach again.

Stage 3 involves putting a password into the mainframe. The password is #cafe's code then #efaa's code appended; USCWintersalpha_omegaUSCMarteen_earth_plus.omega #efaa gives you her code, you get #cafe's from the garbled messages that you'd recieved when she was malfunctioning on page 1.

With this, #cafe stops its murderous rampage and it's time for a new mission. Get ready...

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From Galactic Hero to Galactic Cabbie

#cafe drops an astronaut in space. Move in and pick him up; you will need a Cargo Lifesupport System. Apparently, he's the one responsible for this mess. You have to take him first to Danna's Chance, then to Elena's Fortune and dock at the Military Outpost.

There, you pick up the Teladi station owner and have to taxi him back to Freedom's Reach, where he discusses your payment... Don't read the next spoiler if you don't want to know what it is.

Your very own sector. All yours!... but you're going to pay through the nose for it. You first have to find a Paranid who will complete the paperwork for a modest fee of about 390 million Credits, paid in two parts (56M to the Teladi and 333M to the Paranid paper-pusher). You can leave this bit if you're low on cash, but I can't guarantee that the station that the paranid is on won't get blasted by a rampaging Pirate hoarde whilst you're waiting. Probably not as it's plot-critical and they're usually invulnerable, but I still can't guarantee it.

Once you've paid up, your sector is spawned; it's north of the Unknown Sector that is east of Zyarth's Dominion. You get to choose its name from a list, and that determines some of the sector aesthetics. It has 'roids and it's off the beaten path; good for building a factory complex.

And that's the plot complete!

Will continue to update with feedback soon after it comes. Thanks to everyone who has contributed.
- Spike

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