~Suspended

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~  S U S P E N D E D (Infocom)
~  Full document and solution
~      by Delporte E
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"Suspended"  is  an  excellent  game and possibly the most
advanced game to date  for  the  adventurer. The story is quite
simple: You are the fail-safe device  to protect the surface world
of Contra should any emergency develop that  would cause the
planet control devices to fail (these are underground in  a
complex  where  you  live  suspended in a cryogenic tube, awaiting
a disaster). Of course, a disaster develops as soon as you boot up
the disk!

You are awakened to find that there has been an earthquake that
has damaged the cables in the Primary and Secondary Channels. You
have  six  different  robots  at  your command. These robots all
enjoy different skills and abilities. Each one represents a
different sense.

Iris: The  sense  of  sight,
Waldo:  The  sense  of  touch and dexterity,
Sensa: Perceives things magnetic and electronic,
Poet: Perceives things electronic and  can  diagnose electrical
flows,
Whiz: Commands the computer and can do errands,
Auda: The sense of hearing.

The  trick  to winning "Suspended" is assigning the right task to
the right robot.  Also,  the  right  robot  has to be at the right
place at the right time.  This  is  called  critical  path
planning,  and  is  the  secret of "Suspended."
In  the  standard  game,  there are a few real-time events to be
aware of:

1)At the 15th cycle, there is another earthquake which causes an
acid spill that  kills,  in  short order, any robot that
thereafter passes through the Cavernous Room (until the acid is
shut off);

2) At the 75th cycle, there is another  quake  which  wrecks  the
hydroponics and transit equipment on the surface  above. These
have to be fixed quickly or the game ends swiftly due to  the
starving  populous  above;

3) At the 100th cycle, humans enter the complex  with  the intent
of turning you off because, by this time, you are clearly screwing
up the assignment. These humans can be the death of you or they
can help you by...well, I won't tell you yet! The following
commands get you through the game in less than 70 moves. As a
result,  they give little aid in the event that you finish the
game in more than  that  time.  The game changes considerably
after the 75th move. There are  many problems that surface after
that time, and these clues do nothing to help you. Let's get
started!

NUMBER  1 POET,GO TO WEATHER CONTROL,
NUMBER 2 SENSA,GO TO SUB SUPPLY ROOM,
NUMBER  3 WHIZ,GO TO SECONDARY CHANNEL,
NUMBER 4 SENSA, TAKE RAMP,
NUMBER 5 SENSA, GO WEST,
NUMBER 6 SENSA, TAKE CONTAINER AND GRASPER,
NUMBER 7 SENSA, GO  TO  HALLWAY  JUNCTION,
NUMBER 8 WALDO, GO TO HALLWAY JUNCTION,
NUMBER 9 AUDA, GO TO GAMMA REPAIR.

The above moves set the game up. Poet is needed to turn the
weather control off;  this  minimizes deaths at the surface (your
primary goal). Sensa gets the  ramp  that  is  needed  to  allow
the  robots to go from one level to another.Auda  is  sent  to the
Gamma Repair area because she will be needed later and, without
the humans coming for a while, there is nothing that can be  done
with  her  anyway.  Waldo is sent to the Hallway Junction to meet
Sensa  and  take the container and grasper on his way to fixing
Iris who is reported to be out of order.

Now, enter your second set of commands:
NUMBER 10 POET, TURN SECOND DIAL TO 100,
NUMBER 11 POET, GO TO HALLWAY END,
NUMBER  12  IRIS,  GO  TO  MAIN  SUPPLY  ROOM,
NUMBER 13 SENSA, PUT RAMP AT DROPOFF,
NUMBER  14  AUDA,  LISTEN,
NUMBER  15  WALDO, TAKE CONTAINER AND GRASPER,
NUMBER  16  WALDO,  GO  TO  MAIN SUPPLY,
NUMBER 17 WALDO, INSTALL GRASPER,
NUMBER  18  WALDO, TAKE RED IC AND YELLOW IC,
NUMBER 19 SENSA, GO NORTH, NUMBER 20 SENSA, TAKE RAMP.

Once Poet got to the Weather Control, he had to reset the faulty
control to 100.  This  is  only  a temporary fix because if you
let the game go on too long,  all  hell  will  break  loose  with
various disasters and accidents occurring  which  you  will not be
able to control. Poet is then sent to the Hallway  End  where he
will be used to get the TV camera needed later. Iris is  sent to
the Main Supply Room where she can be fixed when Waldo arrives.
She  will  also  help Waldo repair the machine there. Sensa, upon
arriving, puts the ramp in place so that Auda can get to Gamma
Repair and so that she and  Poet  can  get  to  the  other  level.
Waldo is handed the grasper and container which he installs. This
is done now to save moves later.

NUMBER 21 SENSA, GO TO SMALL SUPPLY,
NUMBER 22 WALDO, OPEN PANEL,
NUMBER 23 WALDO,  REPLACE  ROUGH  DEVICE  WITH  ROUGH  OBJECT,
NUMBER 24 WALDO, CLOSE PANEL,
NUMBER  25 POET, GET IN CAR,
NUMBER 26 POET, GET OUT OF CAR,
NUMBER 27  POET,  GO  TO BIOLOGY LAB,
NUMBER 28 WALDO, TAKE BURNED AND FRIED CHIP,
NUMBER 29 POET, TAKE CAMERA,
NUMBER 30 SENSA, PUT RAMP AT HOLDER.

This  stage sets the robots to their major gathering tasks. Waldo
has fixed Iris,  and  is  now set on fixing the machine and
salvaging its parts. Poet has  arrived  at the Hallway End, gotten
in the car, exited the car, and is now  getting the camera. Sensa
has arrived at the Small Supply Room to take the cable cutter.

NUMBER  31  SENSA,  GET  ON  RAMP,
NUMBER 32 SENSA, TAKE CUTTER,
NUMBER 33 SENSA,  GET  OFF  RAMP,
NUMBER 34 SENSA, TAKE RAMP,
NUMBER 35 SENSA, GO TO SLOPING  CORRIDOR,
NUMBER  36  POET,  GO TO VEHICLE DEBARKATION,
NUMBER 37 WALDO,  PUT  RED IC IN RED SOCKET,
NUMBER 38 WALDO, PUT YELLOW IC IN YELLOW SOCKET,
NUMBER 39 POET, GET IN CAR,
NUMBER 40 POET, GET OUT OF CAR.

Sensa  has  completed her task of getting the metal tool that she
will need shortly. Poet has gotten the camera and is now coming
back, and Waldo is in the  midst of fixing and salvaging the
machine with Iris in the Main Supply Room. You're more than
halfway to your goal!

NUMBER  41  POET,  GO  TO  PRIMARY  CHANNEL,
NUMBER  42 SENSA, PUT RAMP AT DROPOFF,
NUMBER 43 GO TO GAMMA REPAIR,
NUMBER 44 WALDO, PUSH BUTTON,
NUMBER 45 IRIS, TAKE FUSE,
NUMBER 46 WALDO, TAKE CABLE,
NUMBER 47 WALDO, GO TO THE SECONDARY  CHANNEL,
NUMBER  48  IRIS, GO TO MIDDLE SUPPLY,
NUMBER 49 IRIS, TAKE CABLE,
NUMBER 50 IRIS, GO TO MAIN SUPPLY.

Poet  has  been  sent  to  use the camera in the Primary Channel
(this is a Kamikaze  mission  because he has to pass through the
Cavernous Room to get there).  Sensa  has gotten to the Sloping
Corridor and reinstalled the ramp so that she and Poet can get to
the lower level. Waldo and Iris have gotten the  machine fixed and
salvaged one of the two needed cables to set the FCS in  balance.
Waldo is now set on his mission where Whiz will be waiting to
install the cable needed in the Secondary Channel.

NUMBER  51  SENSA, EXAMINE OBJECT,
NUMBER 52 SENSA, TURN FLOWSWITCH,
NUMBER 53  BOTH SENSA AND AUDA, MOVE FRED,
NUMBER 54 SENSA, CUT CABLE WITH CUTTER,
NUMBER 55 POET, PLUG TV1 IN,
NUMBER 56 POET, AIM TV1 AT SIGN.
(This  is  the  important  "Reset Code."  Write it down! It's
different for every game.)
NUMBER 57 SENSA, TAKE CABLE,
NUMBER 58 SENSA, GO TO PRIMARY CHANNEL,
NUMBER 59 IRIS, PUT CABLE IN MACHINE,
NUMBER 60 IRIS, PUT FUSE IN MACHINE.

Sensa  and Auda salvaged the remaining needed cable to fix the
cable in the Primary  Channel.  Sensa  is  now on her way. Poet
valiantly died trying to work  the  camera  in  the  Primary
Channel after having had corrosive acid spilled on him. Iris has
fixed the reset machine which is now only awaiting the
installation  of the cables in the FCS to reset the systems to set
the surface world above right.

NUMBER  61  WHIZ,  GO  TO  WALDO,
NUMBER 62 WHIZ, TAKE FOURTEEN-INCH CABLE,
NUMBER  63  WHIZ, REPLACE THE NINE-INCH CABLE WITH THE FOURTEEN-
INCH CABLE,
NUMBER  64  WHIZ,  DRAG  WALDO TO THE EAST END,
NUMBER 65 AUDA, GO TO SLEEP CHAMBER,
NUMBER  66 SENSA, REPLACE FOUR-INCH CABLE WITH TWELVE-INCH CABLE,
NUMBER 67 IRIS, PRESS __ CIRCLE,
NUMBER 68 IRIS, PRESS __ CIRCLE.

At this point, the game is over. Only 8,000 are dead and you have
succeeded in  your  mission.  It  should  be  noted that this does
not answer all the questions and puzzles that are presented in the
game, it just tells you how to win the game in the shortest order.
Enjoy!!!!!!!

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