Future Tense - Solution 2004 Wilko Schröter COMMON RULES On the MSPV stations: if you don't see the message "You also observe an MSPV.", type several times I until „An MSPV arrives." SOLUTION, PART 1 1: SEARCH UNDER BED (=> carrot costume), SEARCH BED (=> discplayer), X TABLE (Engraved into the varnished wood is the message: "M.S. 1987"), SEARCH TABLE (=> phospholamp), TAKE ALL, D 2: X DISPENSER (A very old machine, long since outdated by the "etcetera" (energy transference capsule). It is operated by a button.), PUSH BUTTON (=> nutripill), X PILL (The small, rectangular nutripill is marked "BOEUF BOURGUIGNON"), X SOFA (For "antique", read "old". It is that annoying kind of sofa which is inexplicably attractive to anything the unfortunate sitter happens to possess.), SEARCH SOFA (=> pass), TAKE ALL, EAT PILL (Gulp! You've never tasted boeuf bourguignon before, and if this is anything to go by, you don't want to.), X PASS (It is an MSPV pass, marked with a complex and unique pattern of interwoven lines printed in magnetic ink.), X ENVELOPE (A plain brown envelope, stamped, and addressed to Zedaron 729.), REMOVE STAMP, X ENVELOPE (Where the stamp was, are the enigmatic words "CUCUMBER SANDWICH".), X STAMP (It bears the portrait of a ZX81 and is marked "1mM".), OPEN ENVELOPE (=> mycrodisc), X DISC (About the size of a 1 millimunit token, it is designed to fit neatly into a discplayer.), TAKE DISC, INSERT DISC As you insert the disc, a holographic image of the Chief of the SHP is projected from the discplayer. He begins to speak: Greetings, fellow agent! As you know, humankind's meddling with the balance of nature has resulted in the creation of a race of humanoid fruit and vegetables. They have multiplied at an alarming rate and now occupy a whole continent across Westsea. At the moment, our main cause for concern is Quentin Kumber, a long, green megalomaniac. He has already tried to take over the world several times (as megalomaniacs will), but has always been thwarted by the keen vigilance and swift action of our agents. But now he has come up with his most frightening plan yet... ...namely, to destroy the Earth completely and colonise the moon with an elite group of fruit and vegetables, he, of course, being their absolute ruler. Moonbase Kumber is nearing completion and nuclear warheads are already directed from there towards the Earth. Your mission, if you choose to accept it (and even if you don't), is to travel to the Vegetable Nation (which is, by the way, illegal), penetrate Kumber's defences, travel to the Moonbase, divert the nukes, and destroy the Moonbase. First, however, contact our computer expert in Arbora. This disc will self destruct... DROP DISCPLAYER, DROP ENVELOPE, DROP STAMP, X COAT (The standard "rugged look" trench coat for spies, private eyes and other off-beat types.), SEARCH COAT (=> magnoscope), TAKE MAGNOSCOPE, X MAGNOSCOPE (A simple arrangement of a convex lens in a polydamine case, used for magnification.), W 3: X CHUTE (A square-shaped opening in the wall leads to one of the 23rd century's most advanced pieces of technology: the Refuse Incinerator. Here, piles of rubbish are carbonized at regular intervals and the energy produced is used to power the Chief Computer's electric toothbrush.), SEARCH CHUTE (=> sheet of newspaper), X SHEET X BIN (How quaint.), ENTER BIN 6: X LEVER (It was once part of a joystick.), PULL LEVER, UP 7: X SKELETON (Aaggghh! It's a human skeleton!), SEARCH SKELETON (=> cloak), X CLOAK (It is extremely long and made of coarse cloth.), X DEBRIS (The splintered wood of the roof and walls and the shattered stone of what seems to have been an open fireplace.), SEARCH DEBRIS (=> wooden beam, sword), X BEAM (It once formed part of the roof of the farmhouse and is splintered at one end.), X SWORD (The blade is covered in dried mud.), TAKE ALL, RUB SWORD WITH CLOAK, X SWORD (The broad blade bears an intricate pattern of carved grooves.), S 8: X TROUGH (It is a long, open vessel from which farm animals once fed.), SEARCH TROUGH (=> straw), X STRAW (The light straw has been dried by long days in the hot sun.), X PAVE (It is cracked and uneven.), SEARCH PAVE (=> nail), X NAIL (It is a crooked, iron horse-shoe nail.), TAKE ALL, W, S 10: X SHELF (It seems to be made of wood.), SEARCH SHELF (=> pair of stilts), X STILTS (Made of wood, they should add considerably to your height.), DROP COAT, TAKE STILTS, N 9: X BRICK (A block of roughly-hewn stone.), DROP ALL, TAKE BRICK, E 8: DROP BRICK, W 9: TAKE ALL, E 8: RUB NAIL AGAINST BRICK (=> fire), BURN BEAM, X BEAM (It gives off powerful heat.), S 11: WEAR CLOAK, WEAR STILTS (The ogre, seeing how tall you are, runs off in terror.), E 12: X DOOR (The stone door is tall and broad and there is a narrow slot in the rock beside it.), INSERT SWORD, S 13: X DIAMOND (It is as big as your fist and obviously very valuable.), TAKE DIAMOND, N, W, N, N 7: REMOVE CLOAK, REMOVE STILTS, DROP CLOAK, DROP STILTS, DROP NAIL, DROP BEAM, ENTER BIN 6: PULL LEVER 3: W, N 5: GIVE DIAMOND (=> 100 munits), X 100 (It bears a flattering portrait of a ZX81 and is marked "100M".), S 4: If you don't see the message "You also observe an MSPV." => type several times I until "An MSPV arrives." X MSPV (An old model, it rattles and creaks under the strain of constant use. Beside the sliding door is a narrow slot.), X SLOT (Designed to allow the insertion of an MSPV pass.), INSERT PASS 14: SAY "ARBORA" 15: E 16: X INTERCOM (Beside a receiver is a button.), PUSH BUTTON (A voice says, "Yes?"), SAY "CUCUMBER SANDWICH" (=> cartridge), X CARTRIDGE (It is basically a small black plastic box with twiddly bits at one end...something to do with computers...I think.), TAKE CARTRIDGE, W 15: If you don't see the message "You also observe an MSPV." => type several times I until „An MSPV arrives." INSERT PASS 14: SAY "HABER" 17: E, D 19: X WHEEL (It is a wooden wheel with "spokes" radiating from the centre.), TURN WHEEL, W 20: X PLANT (Don't worry - it's plastic.), SEARCH PLANT (=> bug), X BUG (Though cleverly disguised as a Colorado beetle, a tiny receiver on its underside betrays its guilty secret - it's a LISTENING DEVICE!), TAKE BUG, E 19: DROP BUG, W 20: GIVE 100 (=> note), X NOTE, E, UP, W 17: If you don't see the message "You also observe an MSPV." => type several times I until „An MSPV arrives." . INSERT PASS 14: SAY "SEAPOINT" 21: S, D, W 24: X POOL (David Bellamy leaps out from behind a rock, enthusing about the assorted wildlife of the rockpool. Then he disappears.), SEARCH POOL (=> knife), X KNIFE (Sharpness Factor: 2.1), TAKE KNIFE, E 23: DIG (=> stone), X STONE (It is large and heavy, and has a rough surface.), RUB KNIFE AGAINST STONE, X KNIFE (Sharpness Factor: 39.7), GIVE NOTE 26: N 25: Type several times I until "A tentacle appears on the railing." X TENTACLE (It is long and purple, and glows with radiation.), CUT TENTACLE, S 26: Type several times I until "Ahar! We've arrived!" shouts the Pilot, cheerfully kicking you from the hovercraft. "Have a nice day!" he roars, hovering off into the sunrise." Save the game. SOLUTION, PART 2 1: X COSTUME (Left over from last week's party, it would be quite convincing if it wasn't for a conspicuous "100% Polyester" label.), CUT LABEL, DROP LABEL, WEAR COSTUME, S 2: X POTATO (The potato stands on the street corner, attempting to earn a living by asking passers-by for money.), X LAMP (It is a thinnly- disguised version of the traditional hand-held "ADVENTURE LAMP" complete with an ON/OFF switch.), BURN LAMP, SHINE LAMP AT POTATO (=> pair of dark glasses), X GLASSES (The potato spoke the truth: they are indeed very trendy.), S, E 4: HELP (Make like a detective!), X KEYBOARD WITH MAGNOSCOPE (You notice that, while the other keys remain almost untouched, keys 3, 7 and 9 are covered in leafy markings.), TYPE 739, S, E 6: X TAP (It's old and rusty.), TURN TAP (OK. You hear a loud whooshing noise.), W, W, W 9: X DESK (It is made of a sturdy, durable plastic.), SEARCH DESK (=> photograph, boarding permit), X PHOTOGRAPH (It is a photograph of Quentin Kumber signed:- To all my millions of adoring fans (i.e. my slaves). Quentin.), X PERMIT, TAKE ALL, E, S 8: SAY TO KUMBER "AUTOGRAPH" (With a flourish, Kumber signs his favourite name on your boarding permit.) 7: X PERMIT, E, ENTER POOL 10: X PLATFORM (It is made of a shiny black metal.), STEP PLATFORM 11: W 12: X DETONATOR (The ACME THOUGHT-ACTIVATED DETONATOR.), X TANK (It is marked "O2".), TAKE ALL, E, S 13: WEAR GLASSES, W 14: ("Hurry up. You've almost missed the rocket." You pass through a long walkway to a rocket where you are shown to your seat by an attractive rubber plant in a tartan skirt.) 15: S 16: X LUMP (It is a heavy, jagged piece of volcanic rock.), X RUBBLE (The rubble consists of huge, jagged boulders which seem to have been smashed out of the surface of the satellite.), SEARCH RUBBLE (=> stick of plastic explosive), X STICK (Connected to a detonator, this could be dangerous.), DROP LAMP, DROP PASS, DROP PHOTOGRAPH, DROP PERMIT, REMOVE GLASSES, DROP GLASSES, TAKE LUMP, TAKE STICK, CONNECT DETONATOR TO STICK (OK. You've made a Bio-Organic Matter Blaster.), N, E 17: X SCREEN (It is showing Quentin Kumber's holiday slides. How interesting.), PUT LUMP AT SCREEN (=> securitron), E, S, E 20: X GUARD (It is a leafy plant which you do not recognise.), CUT LEAF OUT GUARD (=> leaf), X LEAF (You notice that's its size, its shape and the arrangement of its veins are distinctive.), W 19: X TILE (It glows with strange, fluctuating colours.), STEP TILE 21: E 22: X BED (A simple layer of loose earth.), SEARCH BED (=> ID papers), X PAPERS TAKE PAPERS, W, W 26: X BOX (It is marked: ACME SMOKE ALARM.), BURN PAPERS USING MAGNOSCOPE (The lens directs the light towards one point on the ID papers. A thin column of smoke appears, then the papers burst into flame.), X MACHINE (The machine is a foliage identifier console. It is fitted with a touch sensitive pad beside which is the instruction, "PRESS LEAF AGAINST PAD".), PRESS LEAF AGAINST PAD 27: X KEYCARD (On one end is a pattern of raised bumps.), TAKE KEYCARD, N, W 28: X SUIT (The spacesuit is connected so that its wearer can breathe carbon dioxide.), TAKE SUIT, DISCONNECT CARBON FROM SUIT, CONNECT OXYGEN TO SUIT, X SUIT (The spacesuit is connected so that its wearer can breathe oxygen.), N 29: REMOVE COSTUME, WEAR SUIT, N 30: X GROUND (Scrawled on the floor is an apparently meaningless message: "72KB4".), S, S, E, E 21: REMOVE SUIT, WEAR COSTUME, X DOOR (Their is a narrow slot beside the perfectly smooth door.), INSERT KEYCARD 23: X LAVATORY (It is of the chain-pull variety.), PULL CHAIN, N, W 25: DROP BOMB, X COMPUTER (It is an 8000000K ZX Spectrum.), X VDU (TYPE CODE), TYPE 72KB4. TYPE 2 (The cartridge slot is open.), INSERT CARTRIDGE (MISSILES DIVERTED), E, S, S 21: STEP TILE 19: N, W, W, S 16: THINK STICK ***************************************************** Displayed on the Classic Adventures Solution Archive: http://solutionarchive.com