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	Message: : This is it, folks. The last really difficult level in the scenario. If you : beat this, it's clear sailing to the end. But first, you have to beat it : :P : When you teleport in, some Organics are destroying the last of the Pfhor : resistance. Kill everyone, then charge up on the red panel and save on the : orange, then read the terminal. : This is another Organic-infected Pfhor ship, but it's even farther gone than : the previous one. Some parts of it look vaguely normal, some parts feel : like you're wandering around inside a huge animal. It's unnerving to see : giant eyes or random rows of teeth emerging from the gloom, while : something breathing (I'm still not sure if it's you or the environment) is : all that you hear. The war is over, and humanity has lost- the Metalloids : have developed nuclear weapons and are systematically sterilizing the : planet. A retreat in the remaining human ships is under way, but there : aren't many left. The only chance left is for you to explore this : corrupted ship and figure out how to destroy it. Ian promises you ammo and : items, but it will be a long time before they appear, and there are a lot : of monsters to go through. He also mentions that the ship seems to have : crashed on top of, or into, what appears to be a pyramid . Hmm... : When you leave the room, a swarm of Beetles attacks from a sort of hive : hanging over a teleporter. Step through, and you emerge onto a balcony : overlooking a dark chasm. There's a squad of Organics coming up from the : left, destroy them and run past to enter a small door in the wall. A swarm : of Beetles might follow you; kill them if they do. You might want to go : slightly past the door to set off an ambush, then run back to the door, so : there are more monsters running around in the level- see below for why : this is important. : This place is quite unnerving, but is essentially empty of monsters. At the : north end of the area, there's a single relatively untouched switch; hit : it. Then head for the southeast end of the red area and exit to the darker : section of the ship (watch out for the pool of blood in that room, which : has exactly the same texture as the floor- it appears purple on the map). : There's a turtle out here, kill him and go near the giant glob to trigger : some teleporting Beasts. Kill them and the Beetles inside the glob, and : head around the corner and up the stairs. Go up the stairs and turn right, : and an Omega Raptor teleports in right behind you. But wait... he's not : attacking?! Your bacon has just been saved by the Marathon engine's active : monster limit, which only allows about 30 monsters on the level to : "think" at a time. The infinitely regenerating Beetles and : clusters of monsters earlier in the level usually use up all the slots by : now, rendering the remaining monsters brain-dead. Obviously this wasn't : supposed to happen, but it really is the key to beating the level for me : :) : Keep going to the right- More monsters will teleport in and simply stare at : you. When you find the cluster of eggs and the teleporting Turtle, return : and go past the stairs to the dead end. In here is a 3x canister and a : vast number of Beasts, who also don't attack. You'll have to kill some of : them to get out of the cul-de-sac, so be aware that some of the ones : behind you may "come to life" as the active monster slots are : freed up. Now, it's vitally important that you keep the full 3x health for : the next part, so go back to the south branch and try to edge past the : monsters without waking them up. You may want to kill the Turtle because : he's so dangerous to get close to, but try to avoid shooting the eggs as : they also take up active monster slots. I'd give my right arm for a : pattern buffer here... : Now to take on the hardest puzzle in the game. In the next room is a pool of : blood. You have to jump into the blood, swim under the connecting wall, : turn left, hit the submerged switch, turn around, and swim onto the : platform with the giant eye. While you do this, try to keep your head : about water as it will reduce the health drain. This will move you to a : sealed chamber full of blood. You have to RUN across the room to a : descending shaft and float down it while pressing against the northwest : wall until you pop out into a clear room with a 3x canister and a Beetle : to save your life. Just like on G3 Sunbathing, there must be no mistakes : and no wasted moments; you'll finish with a small chunk of health and you : must grab the 3x canister as soon as possible without getting hit by the : Beetle. It's a good idea to practice this run in Forge so you don't have : to replay the level over and over again in the game; thanks to this I was : able to get it on my second try. It was also easier than before because : the engine can't change the screen colors under OS X, so there was no : distracting pulsing purple interfering with my vision. But don't relax : yet, it's still a long way to the pattern buffer... : Jump down to the glob area and go back through the ship's intestines to the : point where you teleported into the level. There's probably a huge pile of : monster there waiting for you to get back. Try to kill as few as possible, : since they're still consuming valuable activation slots. There's an : infinite supply of Beetles in this area; kill any golden ones and run past : the rest to cross a bridge that has raised across the chasm, leading to : the second half of the ship. : You'll be immediately attacked by 3 golden Raptors, but at least the Beetles : will leave you alone now. Monsters will continue to harass you as you go : along the passageway, along with a large Beast ambush that usually puts : all the other monsters back into brain-dead mode. When you reach a small : bridge across a blood pool, Ian finally starts sending you ammo and : health. Watch out for the Omega Raptor behind you as you grab the loot. : Eventually, you reach a room where a balcony full of Beasts watches a : large platform. Running around this room triggers more ammo and 2 1x : canisters, but you probably still have 3x from the bridge a moment ago. In : this room is a switch at the top of the rightmost pillar; I have no idea : what this switch does. Stepping on the platform causes it to slowly rise : to the ceiling; up there is a bleeding, barely operational teleporter. : Step into it, then turn around and finally save your game. : Head north from the pattern buffer to reach the next obstacle. In a large : room full of Beetles, there are 3 pillars emerging from a blood-filled : trench. Edge around to behind the north pillar (the ledges there are very : small, and you don't want to fall in the blood) and shoot the switch : there, which slowly opens a teleporter in the east column and starts : filling the entire room with blood. The teleport puts you outside the : room; save and head east. You're circling a giant glob of flesh hanging : from the ceiling over a pool of blood, and as you go around a huge eye : becomes visible, watching you. Shoot it out, fight off the Raptor ambush : if necessary, and find the door. There's a dormant Omega Raptor around : here, kill him just to be on the safe side. Then, take a closer look at : this door we've found. The red and spiky design seems to resemble : Michael's work, but I'm almost positive this area was meant to have been : built by Joshua. Open the door and you're in a corridor that looks almost : Egyptian, with a stone floor and walls covered with heiroglyphics. And : drawn on each of the pillars is a strange symbol- 3 circles arranged in a : triangle, with one filled in. The area almost, but not quite, looks like : something out of Pathways Into Darkness's deeper levels. The end door : opens automatically and closes behind you; there's no going back. : The last section of the ship is similar to the first, with the added problem : that it's slowly filling with blood. Run through as fast as you can, avoid : falling into the first blood pit, and find the final area with a pillar : emerging from another pool of blood. Jump into the blood and get close to : the pillar; a platform carries you to the top. Step into the teleporter. : Welcome to the Temple of Joshua. The lighting in here is very nicely done, : with the object in the center casting shadows on the walls behind the : pillars. I believe that this temple represents the seat of Joshua's power, : where he has control over physical form and reality; you've gotten very, : very close to his actual being. Ian sent you here in a desperate attempt : to kill or disrupt him, but Joshua has other plans, and you can't do a : thing to stop him. The object in the center of the temple is just a void, : a 5D portal into Joshua's personal space (perhaps some sort of pocket : universe? The brothers obviously don't obey the laws of physics as we know : them). And in the distance is a pulsing beacon- the symbol written on the : walls in the hallway. Jump into the void and approach it- the void behind : you closes up and you are entirely within Joshua's power. When you reach : the symbol, keep going and your new master appears out of the darkness to : claim you. Let's see what he plans to do with his pet...
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