This is a walkthrough for "The Plant." This file is in TADS command-file
format, so you can use this file directly as input to the game by typing
an at sign ("@") followed by the name of this file ("@walkthru.txt") at
the game command prompt.
Each line starting with a ">" is a command. Everything else is a comment.
This probably isn't the most direct route through the game, but it's
reasonably efficient, and there are no time limits within the game
anyway.
At the beginning, we're in the car. The only really important thing here
is the garage door opener in the glove box, but you may want to look at
the stuff in the back seat and ask Mr. Teeterwaller about it.
>open box
>get opener
>out
Next we need to go get the language instruction book. While we're there,
get the air pump as well.
>e. e. e. e. e. e
>n
>open desk
>get textbook
>n
>get pump
>s. s
You'll probably want to read through the book at this point. Pay
particular attention to the part on the dog, the verb list, the
verb conjugation table (particularly for commands - second-person
singular), and also the bit on reverse psychology. Go pacify the
dog.
>w. w. w. w. w
>n
>wurtru
>unfasten harness from chain. get harness
Now we can open the garage and go inside.
>push button
>n
Get everything here. The things we particularly want are the stack
of cards and the scanner. The cards aren't useful until we sort them
by price, which is the second column (0 = first column, 1 = second
column, etc).
>get all
>put cards in depression
>turn dial to 1
>push pushbutton
>get cards
Okay, we're done here. Go watch the introductory movie.
>s
>e
>s
>e
>e
>s
>s
>s
>e
>e
>z
>z
>z
>z
>z
>z
>z
>z
>z
Now we know a little about the plant. Let's go get inside. First,
we'll need a flashlight.
>w
>w
>n
>n
>n
>e
>x tracks
>get flashlight
Okay, let's go open up the ditch. To do this, we need to read the
bar code on the gate, then figure out what bar code it corresponds
to. Fortunately, we have the handy deck, sorted by price, to consult.
>w
>s
>s
>s
>w
>x box
>turn on flashlight
>x box
>x black box bar code
>scan black box bar code
>look up 4.71 in deck
Now we can just set the garage door opener to transmit the appropriate
code.
>x opener
>open it
>get battery
>set switches to 42325515
>put battery in opener
>push button
The ditch is open, so we can enter the plant now. We need to find
the path into the ditch first, of course.
>e
>n
>n
>n
>w
>x guard rail
>ne
>n
>n
>sw
>s
>s
>s
Okay, we're in. Let's watch the initial movie inside the plant.
>u
>se. look through opening.
>nw.
Go find the gas mask and enter the gassy tower building.
>sw
>get older mask
>ne
>u
>u
>wear older mask
>turn wheel
>open door
>w
>w
We need to open the door on the west side. To do this, we need to access
it from outside, which we can do from the roof.
>climb cable
>wear harness
>attach harness to hook
>turn wheel
>open door
>unhook harness
>u
>w
Let's explore the other side as long as we're here
>d. get yellow hard-hat
>d. d. w. w.
>open vent cover
>look in vent
>z. z. z. z.
Done here; let's go back to the other side.
>e. e. u. u. u.
>turn wheel
>open door
>e
>e
>e
>open door
>e
>d
>d
Go get the balloon.
>sw
>get hose
>turn wheel
>ne
>e
>look in pipes
>look in rusty pipe
>put hose in rusty pipe
>pull lever
>get balloon
Now that we have the balloon, inflate it with toxic gas.
>u. drop hose.
>u. u. open door. w.
>inflate balloon with pump
>e. d. d.
Get into the underground section.
>sw
>get hose
>se
>put hose in gap
>nw
>s
>get in cage
>push left lever
>g
>get hose
>push right lever
>g
>x glass
>open glass
>put hose in glass
>climb down hose
Scare everyone out of the records room.
>se
>s
>pull lever
>deflate balloon
>n
Enter the records room. What we really need here is the ID card,
but you should open the drawer a bunch of times to get some more
of the story.
>e. get red id card. w.
>nw
Let's go see the lab. We'll need to be wearing the hard-hat to
get past the construction crew.
>n. put on hard-hat. n. w.
Observe the movie.
>z. z. z. z. z. z.
Enter the lab.
>e. put red id card in slot.
>n.
Let's get out of here.
>turn dial to 100
>push red button
>get black disk
>e. e. u. u. u.
The only place left to go is the roof.
>u.
Let the gray-haired man tell us what's going on.
>z. z. z. z. z. z. z. z. z. z. z. z. z. z. z.
At this point, we can reach one of the possible endings.
The best is to electrify the disk with the lightning, but
we can also throw the disk off the roof, or take the man up
on his offer and just give him the disk.
>put black disk in lightning
