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Star Control II Hints

Where are the Rainbow Worlds?

  • 1 of 15: A Shofixti can tell you where one is.
  • 2 of 15: The inhabitants of the Slylandro homeworld know where two more are.
  • 3 of 15: These three form a triangle.
  • 4 of 15: The other 7 rainbow worlds lie on the lines that form two sides of that triangle.
  • 5 of 15: The first three rainbow worlds are the first planets of the following stars. SPECIFIC ANSWERS FOLLOW!
  • 6 of 15: 1) Zeta Sextantis (468.1 : 091.6)
  • 7 of 15: 2) Beta Pegasi (039.5 : 745.8)
  • 8 of 15: 3) Groombridge (996.0 : 904.2)
  • 9 of 15: 4) Gamma Kepler (602.0 : 297.9)
  • 10 of 15: 5) Gamma Reticuli (741.6 : 508.3)
  • 11 of 15: 6) Alpha Andromedae (862.5 : 700.0)
  • 12 of 15: 7) Gamma Aquarii (853.4 : 879.7)
  • 13 of 15: 8) Beta Leporis (766.6 : 866.6)
  • 14 of 15: 9) Epsilon Lipi (543.7 : 827.0)
  • 15 of 15: 10) Epsilon Draconis (283.6 : 785.7)