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Mission Critical Hints
How do I get inside the metal tower?
1 of 19: Your problem is that it's covered with ice.
2 of 19: Fortunately, ice melts.
3 of 19: All you need to do is heat up the ice.
4 of 19: Climb the tower as much as you can, and when you're on the tower, you'll be able to do something about the ice.
5 of 19: Look for something hot.
6 of 19: How about that cutting torch?
7 of 19: You should have the components you need to put it together (if you haven't already done so). The torch just needs oxygen and acetylene.
8 of 19: Any oxygen will do.
9 of 19: Take an oxygen tank out of the shuttle and hook it and the acetylene tank up to the torch. Ignite the torch and use it on the ice.
10 of 19: Well, that didn't quite melt all the ice away. But you still can do something about the ice.
11 of 19: Fire isn't powerful enough.
12 of 19: But an explosion would be.
13 of 19: The antimatter bomb from the Lexington should help you here.
14 of 19: And the hole that you cut in the ice is just the right size for the bomb.
15 of 19: Of course, the bomb isn't going to go off unless you tell it to.
16 of 19: Set the bomb to a reasonable time (15 minutes or so), arm it, and put it in the hole.
17 of 19: Now, get out of there as fast as you can.
18 of 19: I'd recommend going back to the shuttle and waiting (hit the Z key to wait).
19 of 19: Once the bomb has gone off, you can enter the tower.
