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README FIRST!
  • I wrote these hints while playing the Normal game. If you play the Easy game, some of the hints may apply to puzzles that do not appear in your game at all. The in-game hints are really very good and may help you solve the puzzles on your own. Press F1 while working a puzzle to read them one at a time.

    Sometimes the inventory screen will block something important. I found it best not to freeze that screen most of the time.

    Don't worry if you cannot read the language at first. You will later.

    Study each control panel, screen, and piece of equipment carefully. Even if you can't figure it out now, you might find a use for it later. Some buttons are grayed-out, but try pushing them anyway.

    Some locked doors have security panel with a card slot in it. Some have sensor panels near them. Find access cards or other items to open those doors.