NAARJEK II (C)1990,91 Carl J Hafner ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Help Files ========== =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ ------------------------------DISTRIBUTION RULES--------------------------- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ You are free to copy and distribute this help file as long as it's contents remain unaltered and it is NOT merged with the main Naarjek program files into ANY type of Compression or ARChival storage medium. You must distribute the main Naarjek ARChive and this Help file as seperate entities. The conditions set forth in the main Naarjek documentation file apply equally to this help file. Although this file concerns Naarjek, it IS NOT part of the Naarjek II program. You are NOT free to charge ANY fee of ANY type for this information. This file is FREE to everyone. -=-=-=-=-=-= REGISTERED SHAREWARE & PUBLIC DOMAIN DISTRIBUTORS -=-=-=-=-=-= You are free to copy and distribute this program as long as all associated files are included, are NOT modified in ANY way, and NO FEE of ANY TYPE is incurred upon the recipient for the program (and it's associated files) _itself_ . You ARE free to include it on any disk for which a fee, designed to cover your own costs _ONLY_ (ie: materials,postage,cataloguing, copying fees) is incurred. You MAY NOT charge any fee for the program itself. ------------------------------------FORWARD-------------------------------- Well...the response to Naarjek II has been overwhelming, if a bit confusing (to me). As of this writing half of the people who have played it have breezed right through ( I guess I made it too easy for you ). The other half seem to be having a bit more difficulty in dealing with Naarjek ( I guess I made it too vague for you). The last half (yes, the third half for those of you who understand "New Math") we'll call the silent majority. We'll assume these are the people who tried it and said "This is a stupid program because I can't get ANYWHERE with it, so I'M NOT GOING TO WASTE MY TIME WITH THIS STUPID THING ANYMORE BECAUSE IT STINKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. So...for those of you who are losing sleep, kicking the dog (please don't), swinging the cat, pulling out your hair, alienating your family, contemplating sending me "hate-mail" and running around the house naked... =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= ALL LEVELS: =========== Each Level has a different number of passwords. It works sort of like a combination lock. You must first discover ALL of the passwords for a particular Level and then enter them in the correct order. I really shouldn't tell you this...but...if you are asked to CONFIRM a password then the chances are Very Good that you MAY have discovered one of the passwords for that level. You see, there IS a reason for EVERYTHING in Naarjek. It's a matter of discerning between useful and useless. If\when Naarjek assumes control (enter About for more info on this subject) he will start throwing Jokers into the deck. Be aware that he is trying to mislead you. Naarjek's credo is "Everything I tell you is a lie..." followed by..."I'm lying to you now". So if everything he says is a lie, than he is telling you the truth when he says he is lying to you, but how can he be telling you the truth when everything he says is a lie..? =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= -----------A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE WAY NAARJEK THINKS----------------- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= Outwitting Naarjek is the key. If you can figure out this puzzle than you will have a better understanding of the way Naarjek thinks... -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- You come to a fork in the road. There is a bearded man in glasses standing there. One of the roads leads to town and the other leads nowhere. The bearded man knows which road leads to town, but there is a problem...he lies every-other day. At this point you don't know whether he is lying or telling the truth. You want to know which road leads to town but you are only allowed to ask the man one question. What ONE question do you ask this man which tells you which road to take and also lets you know if he is lying today or not. Remember...one question. You can't ask "Which road do I take and are you lying" as that's two questions. You could ask "Are you lying today ?" but you wouldn't know whether the answer was a lie or the truth. =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= Anyway...that puzzle won't give you any direct answers to Naarjek, but figuring it out WILL help you understand the way Naarjek thinks. Something else for you to worry about...right..? Okay...I won't be mean. For those of you who give up (too easily ?) enter Clark Kent as the password when running the HELP ME program. =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= LEVEL 5 ======= CLUE #1: Pay CLOSE ATTENTION to EVERYTHING you see on the screen. I mean this QUITE LITERALLY. Look at the screen (not now of course, but in the game). The answers to this Level are ALL presented to you on your monitor. You ARE seeing the answers. Just think about what you are seeing and try entering it. If you were seeing words on the screen you might enter words or text . LEVEL 4 ======= CLUE #1: Hopefully you payed attention in English class (yea, right ?). These references contain a common thread...Real Genius, Conan, Jim Henson, Marines, Sean Connery, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Rainbow, Peter,Paul and Mary... What is the common thread ? LEVEL 3 ======= CLUE #1: More vague references...Steven Spielberg, Bees, Plumbing, Veterinarians, Hubble, Star Trek, Dr Who, Columbo...Again, what is the common thread..? CLUE #2: A mystery is only a mystery as long as it remains uninvestigated. =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= Now I don't want to give you the answers to EVERYTHING, so we'll stop with the clues at this Level. Okay...okay...one last hint... LAST CLUE: ---------- What would you do if you weren't getting ANY clues..? FREEBEE: -------- Enter Uncle Carl at Level 5. =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= CREDITS: -------- Naarjek Data Systems is (C)1990,91 Carl J Hafner - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Naarjek was written in GFA Basic (C)1988 GFA Systemtechnik Correspondence: --------------- Carl J Hafner GEnie: C.HAFNER RD 2, Box 184C CompuServe: 71510,431 Hawley, PA. 18428 U.S.A.