Treasure Hunt (Page 3 of 3)

Written by Spike

Clue 5

Picking it up gives clue number 5:


"Arv Pegasus" is an anagram of Savage Spur. There are three 'roids in the north of the Sector which the crate is located near.

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Clue 6

Clue number 6 is:


Where it all began is Seizewell, the jump-in point for one Kyle Brennan many years previously. Following the trail from there leads you to President's End. Head for the co-ordinates and you find your box of magic; in this case, black magic, as clue number 7 is the most difficult one to solve;

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Clue 7

The numbers lead you through the text, telling you which word to pick out next. The seventh word is "sector", another seven along is "two", forming;

"sector - two - jumps - north - of - home - of - light".

In other words, Herron's Nebula. Move to the marked co-ordinates and you'll find your prize:

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Clue 8

Yes! The final clue is nigh!

Since the ruling Split family is the Rhonkar family, you are heading for Rhonkar's Clouds. The container will be buried in a random asteroid; a Mineral Scanner and Navigation Command software are both must-haves. When you arrive, order your autopilot to run a scan of all asteroids in the sector. When you find the right one, let loose with another one of those Hornet missiles.

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The quarry

When you pick up the container, you get the following information;

Now that you have all pieces of the puzzle you should know where to find the treasure. You will need to look for it in the far southern part of the sector, almost the size of the sector away from the centre.
Hanes Kellar

You may be stumped for a moment, but you'll then realise that one of the Sectors in the backing image is highlighted green. Oh yes. THAT Sector.

How the heck your Yaki friend managed to hide anything at the back end of Xenon Sector 101 is beyond me, but he has. You must fly in and make your way south to the shipwreck of a Colossus carrier. Have your weapons ready when you arrive. And try not to have too many Xenon in tow.

You need to get within 500m of the wreck to start a scan. When the scan completes, the logs are downloaded into your ship computer. But there's a more pressing concern; your prize is trying to get away. It's none other than the original X-perimental Shuttle, and you have to capture it.

To do this, just fire away to your heart's content. It's invincible. You must make the pilot bail, and then pick him up. It's your old friend the treasure hunter.

Once you've got him, get out of that Sector. Forget about the Shuttle, you can't claim it yet.

You must take your Teladi hostage to Argon Prime shipyard for interrogation. When you arrive, you are told to prepare to rescue the Colossus crew from wherever they are being held.

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The rescue

After a few minutes in SETA, you will be ordered to rescue the crew being held on a TL in Savage Spur. You can take your time getting there. The TL will have escorts, depending on your ship (when you enter the sector) and fight rank. When you arrive, you must haul down the TL's shields. You need to get in close whilst the crew members are transported aboard. Cover yourself from the escorts.

When the crew are all aboard, get out. Then jump back to Argon Prime's Shipyard. When you arrive, you pick up your prize;

The X-Shuttle is a fast M3 with good shields. However, it cannot be reproduced; RE'ing it is not possible. You have one and precisely one. Make good use of it.

That concludes the Treasure Hunt.
- Spike

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