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The Pandora Directive Hints

The Generator Room

  • 1 of 20: Make sure you have the following items with you: diesel fuel, a spark plug, and an open containment unit.
  • 2 of 20: If you don't have the items, the fuel was in storage room #104, the spark plug in room #102, and the containment unit in the dorms.
  • 3 of 20: Remember the Video-CD you saw?   The alien is attracted by heat.
  • 4 of 20: So create some other heat than your body temperature.
  • 5 of 20: You should start up the generator.
  • 6 of 20: Have a close look at it.
  • 7 of 20: Open the fuel tank spout on the far left.
  • 8 of 20: Put your fuel in it.
  • 9 of 20: Open the left access door of the generator.
  • 10 of 20: Put your spark plug in the empty chamber.
  • 11 of 20: Now move over to the right.
  • 12 of 20: Grab the primer handle and pump it up and down twice.
  • 13 of 20: Now open the control panel door at the left and push the dark green power switch.
  • 14 of 20: Get as far away from the generator as possible.
  • 15 of 20: Even better, wait outside.
  • 16 of 20: Make sure to keep your OPEN containment unit handy.
  • 17 of 20: When Tex remarks that the generator seems to have shut off, enter the generator room again.
  • 18 of 20: It seems that your trick worked.  The alien is closely attached to the generator.
  • 19 of 20: You'll have to be quick now.
  • 20 of 20: Use the opened containment unit on the greenish thing.  That's it!