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Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure Hints
How do I stop the meltdown?
1 of 6: Tex says you have to reinsert the rods, and you have to do it pretty fast; you have about two minutes real time, so I'd hustle if I were you.
2 of 6: You're on the first level, and you have to be on the third level; take the elevator to level 2, then run to the other elevator and go up to level 3. (Again, watch where you run so you don't hit the broken catwalk.)
3 of 6: Once on level 3, run to the walkway that goes to the column in the center of the room. Those four cylinders sticking out of the center column are the rods you have to reinsert.
4 of 6: Push the button to the right of a rod, and you'll discover that you have to insert them in a specific order -- and it's not 1, 2, 3, 4.
5 of 6: You can do this by trial and error, as Tex says, or you can read on to find that the order you need is --
