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dc.b 0,1,"The base looms dead and silent in front of me, blotting out the sky. The main "
dc.b 0,1,"entrance is out of the question; choked with rubble and bodies, not all of them "
dc.b 0,1,"human. I didn't look too closely. Picking my way through the debris around the "
dc.b 0,1,"perimeter, I find a way in: a service entrance located in a storage bay below "
dc.b 0,1,"ground level. I grip my pulse rifle tightly and lower myself into the pit. "
dc.b 0,1,"No turning back now. "
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dc.b 0,1,"Taking my life in my hands, I jump into the teleporter, hoping it will take me "
dc.b 0,1,"further into the complex, although I'm pretty hazy about what I'm going to do "
dc.b 0,1,"when I get there. As I materialize, however, my hopes sink. The transporter was "
dc.b 0,1,"intended for freight only, and I find myself in a huge empty storage room. "
dc.b 0,1,"Looks like I'll have to find some other way in. The Breed howl their greetings "
dc.b 0,1,"as I stride forward.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"In the computer room I try to call up a map, or blueprint, or anything to tell "
dc.b 0,1,"me where I ought to be heading. The only plans I can access from this terminal, "
dc.b 0,1,"however, are some schematics for the sewer system. Poring over them I find a "
dc.b 0,1,"possible route: there's a waste outlet I can reach from my current location "
dc.b 0,1,"which seems to lead further into the complex. Unfortunately, the sewers are "
dc.b 0,1,"partially flooded most of he time, and sloshing through thigh-deep sewage is not"
dc.b 0,1,"my idea of fun. It seems to be the only way forward, though, and retreat into "
dc.b 0,1,"the infested passages behind me is an even less inviting prospect.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"Shivering and sweating at the same time, I try to shake the icy water from my "
dc.b 0,1,"clothes and take in my new surroundings. I think I must be somewhere in the "
dc.b 0,1,"research department; the token military presence I commanded here was always "
dc.b 0,1,"discouraged from poking their noses into matters that 'didn't concern them.' "
dc.b 0,1,"Looking around I catch my breath: this place is enormous; even bigger than I had"
dc.b 0,1,"thought. The purpose of this area eludes me; the cavernous rooms and winding "
dc.b 0,1,"staircases serve no immediately visible function. Stepping over the huddled body"
dc.b 0,1,"of another luckless soldier I back up against the cold stone wall and edge "
dc.b 0,1,"towards the corner. The hate-filled cries of the Breed echo through the dim "
dc.b 0,1,"vaulted chambers; this strange place is anything but deserted.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"As I pause for breath I notice a sign on the wall nearby: "
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dc.b 0,1,"COMBAT TEST ARENA: ALPHA "
dc.b 0,0," "
dc.b 0,1,"pointing back the way I have just come. Now it makes more sense! All those rooms"
dc.b 0,1,"and walkways were some sort of testing ground for - what? The grotesque "
dc.b 0,1,"experiments now littering the halls with their bodies? Or something else - "
dc.b 0,1,"something I haven't seen yet, perhaps? I glance around nervously as the thought "
dc.b 0,1,"takes shape, but as my eyes adjust to the gloom I see nothing but bank upon bank"
dc.b 0,1,"of computers stretching as far as the eye can see. Now this is more like it! If "
dc.b 0,1,"I can gain access somehow, I might be able to find a way to escape! A databank "
dc.b 0,1,"this size must hold all sorts of useful information. There are no terminals "
dc.b 0,1,"though. Maybe if I find my way out I can hack in from somewhere nearby. "
dc.b 0,1,"A gurgling, half-human grunt behind me makes me spin around, heart pounding.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"As I had hoped, there is a room just outside the entrance to the computer store "
dc.b 0,1,"with an operational terminal. After nearly two hours of desperate hacking, the "
dc.b 0,1,"computers grudgingly furnish me with the information I need: a replay of the "
dc.b 0,1,"message my second in command sent to our superiors off-planet when the outbreak "
dc.b 0,1,"became unstoppable. He was planning to escape on our private shuttle, after "
dc.b 0,1,"disabling the cooling system on the main reactor. I watch in dismay as his "
dc.b 0,1,"message is cut short; the horde of slavering Breed which break down the door and"
dc.b 0,1,"devour him alive pay no heed to the camera still recording his screams. A split "
dc.b 0,1,"second later the net security catches up with my activities and the terminal "
dc.b 0,1,"shuts down. I know what I must do. A reactor meltdown would blow this whole "
dc.b 0,1,"wretched place into orbit and the Breed with it. And I might just live to see it"
dc.b 0,1,"happen. But to go any further I need a high-clearance access card: the security "
dc.b 0,1,"systems here are not responding to my palm print or retina scan. The Breed howl "
dc.b 0,1,"mockingly as I set out to find it.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"I found the access card, along with the remains of its owner. What posessed him "
dc.b 0,1,"to flee into the mines no-one will ever know. His mildly surprised face gazing "
dc.b 0,1,"up at me from its watery hiding place is an image I have difficulty banishing "
dc.b 0,1,"from my mind. Along with many others. The transporter takes me down and down, "
dc.b 0,1,"into the substructure of the base. According to my route plan, I should be able "
dc.b 0,1,"to get back into the main building further on, saving time and avoiding some "
dc.b 0,1,"dangerous areas. This way is far from safe though; a lot of fuel lines go "
dc.b 0,1,"through this area.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"As soon as I step onto the transporter I realise something is wrong. The "
dc.b 0,1,"instrument panel dangles from a jumble of wires; sparks and smoke issue from "
dc.b 0,1,"within. I curse loudly and lunge for the door; a faulty transporter can be "
dc.b 0,1,"lethal. But before I can get out, something within the scorched mess of "
dc.b 0,1,"electronics crackles and I am - somewhere else. "
dc.b 0,1,"After checking that I am, in fact, still whole, I look uneasily around myself. "
dc.b 0,1,"An icy chill settles over my heart as I see a sign - scored and dented by some "
dc.b 0,1,"massive impact - which reads: "
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dc.b 0,1,"COMBAT TEST ARENA: GAMMA "
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dc.b 0,1,"The huge exit door is locked. I'm going to have to find the key. Hopefully "
dc.b 0,1,"whatever they were testing isn't still here.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"Glad to be alive, I stumble out of the combat arena and collapse, the door "
dc.b 0,1,"slamming shut behind me. When I come to to my senses again, I find myself on "
dc.b 0,1,"some sort of lift. The only way seems to be upwards, but I have no idea where it"
dc.b 0,1,"will take me. My only hope is to find another terminal and get back on track. "
dc.b 0,1,"Exhausted, I bandage my wounds as best I can and stagger to my feet. I press a "
dc.b 0,1,"nearby button and the lift judders upwards in response. I wipe my sweaty palms "
dc.b 0,1,"on my jacket and grip my gun more tightly - things are too quiet up there.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"I am beginning to think that there is simply no end to this hellish place. "
dc.b 0,1,"My fevered imagination conjures up an entire planet riddled with these dark "
dc.b 0,1,"corridors and rooms, empty and deserted except for the screams of the Breed. "
dc.b 0,1,"With difficulty I get a grip on myself. A barely readable notice on the wall "
dc.b 0,1,"gives me hope: one of the facilities it mentions, the administration block, was "
dc.b 0,1,"right near the route the computer gave me. Straightening with new purpose, I set"
dc.b 0,1,"my jaw and continue. But in the shadows ahead, the breed reach out for me.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"I made it! The transporter dumps me in a brightly-lit room in the administration"
dc.b 0,1,"centre. Supplies are at hand, and I waste no time provisioning myself. All that "
dc.b 0,1,"remains is for me to find my way out of here and I'll be right on top of the "
dc.b 0,1,"reactor core! I press the panel which opens the door with renewed hope; I might "
dc.b 0,1,"just beat them yet.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"I slam the door of the admin block behind me, and stare about wildly. I hadn't "
dc.b 0,1,"expected so much resistance; what has happened here? I can only assume that I am"
dc.b 0,1,"approaching the centre of the infestation. But there! On the wall opposite: a "
dc.b 0,1,"sign pointing the way to the reactor control room! I lurch off in the direction "
dc.b 0,1,"it points, but am brought up short with a shout of despair. The whole corridor "
dc.b 0,1,"is blocked with rubble! I punch the wall in anger and frustration, but I will "
dc.b 0,1,"not - cannot - give up now. I look around desperately; a wall plan nearby shows "
dc.b 0,1,"no other connecting corridors, but there is an alternative route: a winding "
dc.b 0,1,"tunnel leading to a deep borehole. From there I can ride a lift back up to the "
dc.b 0,1,"surface and gain access to the reactor from the other side. I stare for a while "
dc.b 0,1,"at the mountain of debris, mere yards on the other side of which is my goal, "
dc.b 0,1,"then turn my back and walk away.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"The lift takes me up to ground level, but what had been marked as a passageway "
dc.b 0,1,"on the plans turns out to be still under construction. Wetting a finger and "
dc.b 0,1,"holding it aloft I find that there is indeed a sluggish current of air from the "
dc.b 0,1,"black passage ahead, but the labyrinth of caves also echoes with the cries of "
dc.b 0,1,"the enemy. I briefly consider returning to the pit and trying to find a "
dc.b 0,1,"different way, but shudder and dismiss the idea immediately. Gritting my teeth, "
dc.b 0,1,"I plunge into the darkness with guns ablaze.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"Getting to the reactor control centre proves to be only half the battle. The "
dc.b 0,1,"place is a maze of corridors and rooms centred around the - maddeningly close "
dc.b 0,1,"but still unreachable - reactor core itself. Somehow I must raise the walk-ways "
dc.b 0,1,"leading to the cooling system and extract it from the core. Then I'll have about"
dc.b 0,1,"two hours to get into orbit before meltdown occurs. If the shuttle is flight- "
dc.b 0,1,"ready, that's no problem. If not... "
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dc.b 0,1,"Mission accomplished, I pelt out of the reactor core towards the command centre,"
dc.b 0,1,"which lies some distance from the main base. First though I have to get out of "
dc.b 0,1,"the power plant, and with fuel coming to the boil in the groaning pipes all "
dc.b 0,1,"around me, that's easier said than done. The corridors here are thick with the "
dc.b 0,1,"Breed too, and I'm going to have to wade right through them. My own scream of "
dc.b 0,1,"rage and hate rising to challenge the horde, I charge the lot of them.... "
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dc.b 0,1,"Slamming the door shut on the grasping claws and rending teeth, silence engulfs "
dc.b 0,1,"me. I turn and lean on the wall, heaving a sigh of relief. The reactor is behind"
dc.b 0,1,"me now, and all that remains is for me to find the shuttle and get out of here. "
dc.b 0,1,"Grabbing as much equipment as I can carry, I set off, the nearness of my goal "
dc.b 0,1,"spurring me on. I pass a sign: "
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dc.b 0,1,"COMMAND CENTRE: AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY. CLEARANCE "
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dc.b 0,1,"the rest of it is unreadable; a charred mess. I resolve to be on the look out "
dc.b 0,1,"for anyone who looks likely to hold a passkey. As I step outside I can see the "
dc.b 0,1,"command centre, the only access from this side seemingly via a gantry high "
dc.b 0,1,"overhead. Somewhere there must be a way up to that gantry. And somewhere there's"
dc.b 0,1,"a passkey to get me inside.... "
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ENDGAMETEXT:
; Alien design, Alien graphics, Weapon graphics and
; Title screen:
; Michael Green
; Other graphics:
; Andrew Clitheroe
; Serial link code, 3d object editor and 3d
; object design:
; Charles Blessing
; All music and sound effects:
; Bjorn Lyndstrom(?)
; Level design:
; The Gate Andrew Clitheroe
; Storage Bay 2 Ben Chanter
; Floodwater Ben Chanter
; The Courtyard Andrew Clitheroe
; System Purge Andrew Clitheroe
; The Mines Andrew Clitheroe
; Maintenance Level Michael Green
; Test Arena Gamma Jackie Lang
; The Pit Andrew Clitheroe
; Jackie's level Jackie Lang
; Admin Block Andrew Clitheroe
; The Gauntlet Kai Barrett
; Minos Ben Chanter
; Reactor Core Charles Blessing
; Meltdown Andrew Clitheroe
; Command Centre Andrew Clitheroe
; Project supervisors:
; Martin Brown
; Martin O'Donnell(?)
; Team 17 1995
; An SBP production
; Starring:
; (In order of appearance)
; Arnold the Alien
; Initially enthusiastic about his role, Arnold was
; mildly put out at being the only unarmed combatant
; and hence his vain attempts to sidle out of the
; line of fire. Arnold was also somewhat dismayed by
;the stylish and fashion-conscious, but otherwise
;unfortunately visible shade of bright red his
; contract demanded he wear.
; Melvin the Mutant
; Melvin showed off his acting ability to the full in
;this, his latest appearance, in which he played no
;fewer than three roles simultaneously: a pistol-
;wielding psychotic soldier, a plasma-gun wielding
;psychotic soldier, and a shotgun wielding psychotic
;soldier. He brushes aside claims that the difference
;between the roles was purely cosmetic, saying that
;each required a totally different mind-set, and that
;he regarded it as his most challenging role to date.
; Frank the Floating Thing
; Another versatile actor, Frank spent a lot of
; time getting into his role, force-feeding himself
; tons of weight gain pills and full-fat milkshakes
; so as to gain an insight into the lifestyle of the
; huge blubbery floating mound he plays. Now that's
; commitment for you!
; Worm Dude
; Teased at a tender age for his delicate pastel
; colouring, Worm grew up into the bad boy of the
; Hollywood jetset. It is rumoured that he sawed off
; both his arms and replaced them with large energy
; weapons in an attempt to upstage the other members
; of the cast.
; Terrence the Tentacle
; Terrence has the honour of wearing the most make-up
; of any cast member in this production, or any other
; production for that matter. Terrence was fitted with
; a complete alien suit which moved around in response
; to his wrigglings. He remarks that the hours spent
; getting in and out of the suit were 'worth it'.
; Eric the Eyeball
; Eric was thrilled to discover he would be actually
; flying in his new role. He says it is something he
; has always wanted to try, particularly if he could
; spit fire at the same time. When the offer came up,
; he rolled at it straight away.
; Robbie the Robot
; Big, ugly, aggressive and none too bright, that's
; Robbie all over.
;
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