Alien Logic Walkthrough by Scorpia

Tips & Hints

This one is going to take you awhile to finish, mainly because building up Isho abilities is aslow process. The kerning bay, while inexpensive, requires a lot of weave crystals for eachsession, and you'll be spending some time acquiring items to sell for gemlinks, digging upcrystals with your recos, and helping yourself to whatever you can find in the various ruins.

As you'll note from the ruins list at the end of this article, a number of them hold sarceen andcrundorra to give you new abilities or enhance the dysha you already know. That helps cutdown on the training sessions, but not all ruins have these items, and some ruins will not bereachable for some time. Also, many ruins have Evid guards, and even a Shantha runningaround in them. For those, you'll want to have some decent dysha, and for facing Shantha,you really want to have Reflection. So don't be in a hurry to reach the end game.

During my explorations of the ruins, I didn't find any special benefits from turning on all thepower sources. Generally, the only ones you need to activate are those that control elevatorsand Isho rides. Keep your other power crystals in reserve for when you've learned Ishoabilities (Lava Walk, Feather Fall, and Regenerate). They can only be turned on by going upto an active power source.

It's necessary to return to Salrough from time to time to pick up new information, and also totrigger special events in the game. It's easy to get caught up in explorations and forget abouthim. Then you wonder why nothing seems to be happening. So remember to pay him a visitnow and then.

IMPORTANT!!! Do not - repeat, DO NOT!! - visit the ruins at 214,187 (the Crossroads)until Salrough tells you about them. If you explore these ruins before he tells you aboutthem, the game will crash later on when you try talking to the Cleash general. This isfatal, as you must speak to him to set other events further in the game. So stay awayuntil you hear of them from Salrough.

Insofar as combat goes, you do need to have several strategies on tap for differentopponents. Against non-Isho bipeds, such as Cleash and Ramian, Power Hold, plus Lightningor Power Orb, with defensive shield, is a good combination. Watch out, though, as these guysthrow little bombs that can be nasty. Try to get them tied up as quickly as you can. Cleashalso have some kind of breath weapon, so don't let them get too close to you.

Evids aren't affected by Power Hold or Suspension Orb, so these are useless against them.Go with straight attack dysha and Reflection.

Shantha are naturally tough opponents. Power Hold, attack dysha, and Reflection are goodagainst them, also against Crugar, who have a little Isho of their own. All the Shantha in theruins, except for Sha-Shellen and the one in the Lost Temple, are rather hostile. Most tell youto get lost, but don't give you enough time to leave (especially if you're waiting for theelevator) before they attack. Therefore, if you come across Shantha in the ruins, stay awayfrom them and come back later when you have the means to take them on.

Of course, these are only suggestions; you may find that different combinations work betterfor you against various opponents. Once you've picked up some new dysha, feel free toexperiment (but save the game first! ;).

Speaking of saving, it's a good idea to do that before you enter a new ruin, as you never know

what may be waiting there, such as several Evid, or other nasty critters. Frequent saves asyou explore these areas is also recommended, particularly before jumping on any of thosemoving platforms, or down into pits.

Ardoth

After leaving the Thriddle, it's a good idea to become acquainted with Ardoth before runningoff to explore the great outdoors. The sergeant at the gate will tell you about Tabor, the Bronthhistorian, if you engage him in a chat about history. Tabor is important, but you don't have tosee him right away. You can easily wait until you've opened a warp to Dobre, thereby savingon the ferry ride.

Just south inside the city is a nasty Crugar. Simply avoid him; you don't need to go that way,he isn't guarding anything important, and you won't find anything of interest on his body.Similarly, the Thriddle to the north has nothing much of value to tell you, and can also beignored.

The kerning bay is to the NW. On your first visit there, the teacher will take you to WeavingWorld free, and allow you to use her weave crystals to increase or learn a new dysha.Therefore, it's a good idea to go for something that isn't too close to the center, since it costsyou nothing in crystals. It is also a good idea to save the game before you visit WeavingWorld, in case you want to experiment and see what you like best ;).

The tavern is the only place in town where you can save the game. This is to the north,slightly east of center. Each time you visit, you'll find a customer there. None of them is of anyimportance. However, if you want to make money selling shirm-eh (which is illegal in Ardoth),talk to the Ramian when he shows up. He'll direct you to a Woffen on the docks, who does theactual buying (at 18 gemlinks per shirm-eh). The Woffen only appears after you've made adeal with the Ramian. After that, he will always be around to buy however much shirm-eh youcare to sell.

The merchants in town have variable stock and variable prices. You may need to visit themmore than once to buy what you want at a reasonable price. The same holds true for selling;they don't always offer the same payment for the same items at different times. Of course,they only buy the type of items they sell, so don't expect to sell recos to the crystalmerchant ;).

In the far NW is the home of Daclish. You must visit this once so the entry to the fancy palaceappears. Daclish is not a hospitable person, but after you've been back and forth a few times,you'll have yourself a laser scalpel kit. This is handy for growing your own recos, once youhave some corks and find some pods. You may want to buy some pre-grown recos, so youknow what they look like before attempting any genetic manipulations.

Naturally, you will also talk to Sha-Imsa, whose house is just on the left after you enter Ardoth.While he isn't exactly thrilled to see you, he will answer your questions if you ask him for help.Once you've gone through the list, you won't need to bother him again for some time, but hewill be important later on.

Main Line

These are the things you need to do to reach the Red Shantha. Remember it will take sometime for all of them to happen, and you should be exploring ruins, picking up those sarceenand crundorra, building dysha power, and opening plenty of warps in between.

Somewhere along the line, Salrough will tell you that Herrid and Nilder were dispatched to

bring back a sarceen of Morph Evid. A little later, you'll hear that Herrid was munched by aMangare. Herrid's no loss, but he was carrying the sarceen at the time. And when Salroughsays you'll have to start slaughtering all the Mangare in Thantier to find it, he isn't kidding. Youreally do have to go after them, since there's no way of telling which one has the item.

The sarceen isn't a vital object; you can finish the game without it. However, if you'd like tofool around now and then as an Evid, try the Mangare at location 173,182. This is where Ipicked up the sarceen from the tummy of a dead Mangare. There are several in this location,so you may not get lucky the first time, and I can't guarantee the sarceen will be in the sameplace for everyone, but at least you can start there and keep going if necessary.

1. Go to Ardoth, learn about Tabor, see Sha-Imsa, and get a scalpel kit.

2. Visit Salrough and find out about the Crossroads (among other places). Remember to stayaway from 214,187 until Salrough tells you about these ruins. The first time you pay Salrougha visit, Herrid will block your way and demand you show him a Gomo-Giddyne to get in. Whenthis happens, leave the screen, then re-enter Tan-Iricid. Notice the small group of stationaryThriddle to the NE. Talk to them, and they will provide you with the Gomo-Giddyne. That getsyou in to see Salrough, and you won't have any more trouble after that.

3. Explore the Crossroads and note the four empty Cle-Eshta. You must get close enough toat least one to bring up the crystal sub-menu of the inventory screen. This triggers the properconversation at Mountain Crown. Just walking around and seeing the empty cle-eshta isn'tenough.

4. Return to Salrough and tell him about that. He will speculate that the Cleash have themissing warp crystals and will use them to invade Mountain Crown. Salrough sends you toscout the Cleash army by asking the general how big it is. The Cleash army will not appearuntil this moment.

5. Go to the jungles. The army can't be missed; it's a circle of five with the general in themiddle. Enter the middle, avoid the marching Cleash, and talk to the general. Also talk toKlassy (you'll be seeing her again later).

6. Tell Salrough how big the army is, which is somewhat larger than he thought it was (heh).This time, he sends you back there to retrieve the eight warp crystals, which have nowappeared on the map. Each crystal is guarded by two Cleash. Kill them, jump onto the pod,and click on it to get the crystal. Additional Cleash will be marching around the crystal site;these are best avoided. Stick to the edges/corners of the screen and scan until you see thestationary spot; this is the location of the crystal.

7. Return to Mountain Crown to give Salrough the good news. Restore the four warp crystalsto the Cle-Eshta at the Crossroads and do some traveling.

8. Visit the Crugar village at 93,142. Talk to the chief (don't be shy; pour it on about yourself)and learn about the scrolls of Iscin. He will give you the key to the ruins in exchange for them,and only for them. There is no point in going down there without the key.

9. See Salrough again and mention the Scrolls of Iscin.

10. Open the warp to Doben-Al (from Shenas Abey, 158,116). Talk to the Shantha at the LostTemple to hear about the Savage Crystal.

11. Return to Salrough, who will say he has sent Nilder to retrieve the Scrolls of Iscin. TellSalrough about the Ca-Launtra in the desert, and he will direct you to a Bennid Go-Wogo in

Ardoth. He will also tell you to drop in on Sha-Imsa for more information about the SavageCrystal.

12. Go back to Ardoth and find the Thriddle in the tavern. Keep talking until he gives you thecoordinates of the cle-eshta to Drail. Note that this cle-eshta does NOT appear on the mapuntil you're told its location. Visit Sha-Imsa and ask about the Savage Crystal.

13. Open the warp to Drail. Drop in on the Trarch village (134,225). Avoid the bridge area, asthe guards are nasty and will trash you pretty quickly if you're caught. The king is in the smallhut near the waterfall. Tell him you prefer being roasted alive. Walk off the screen, then comeback for some conversation. During this chat, talk about all the subjects, especially theThriddle, to get mention of the "shiny rock". Ask the king about this once. Then move on to thesubject of Ramian, and finally come back to the shiny rock again. You MUST have the kingtalk about the Ramian (and show him some sympathy) so that the king will tell you the legendof the "shiny stick". This is VITAL! Until you hear about that, you won't get the key from Sha-Imsa.

14. Return to Ardoth and talk to Sha-Imsa. Mention what you found in Drail (oddly, the texttalks about a statue and floating crystal, which you haven't actually seen). Sha-Imsa will giveyou the key to the red door in Ma-Eshira. Go there and get the crundorra of inner peace.

15. Warp back to Drail and the Trarch village. If the king opened the cave for you before, gothere directly, otherwise talk to the king again and persuade him to let you in there.Unfortunately, the Trarch guard is not amenable, no matter what you tell him, and you can'tget anything more from the king. I found it impossible to defeat the Trarch in combat,regardless of dysha strategy; he's just much too fast. So I simply ran past him to the statue,where an Evid shows up to make things interesting ;). I didn't bother with the Evid, either. Thiswas definitely a run and grab and run mission.

16. Return to the Doben-Al temple and talk to the Shantha. Step on the circle to the right to gounderground. Put the crystal into the hole, which automatically warps you out again (there isnothing else down there that is important). Explore the nearby ruins that are open to you nowthat Isho has been restored.

17. Go see Salrough again. He'll tell you (again) that Nilder has been dispatched to obtain thescrolls of Iscin. However many times you see Salrough, he'll tell you the same thing. You'rejust gonna have to get those scrolls yourself.

18. Pop into Dobre and visit Tabor. Ah, there's Nilder running around outside. It seems Taborhas the scrolls but won't hand them over. See Tabor yourself and find out that the Thriddlehave many documents of his that they never returned. Offer to get the documents in return forthe scrolls.

19. Back to Mountain Crown. Relate what you learned from Tabor, and Salrough will give youthe documents. Bring these to Tabor who will "loan" you the scrolls of Iscin.

20. Take the scrolls to the Crugar chieftain. Delighted beyond words, he gives you the key tothe ruins. The Crugar marching around down there will let you by in peace, since you're now ahero to kitties everywhere ;).

21. Explore the Crugar ruins (a tough place, be prepared!), and be sure to free Sha-Shellenfrom his prison. He will tell you about the secret place in his home that has some items ofinterest.

22. Warp to 133,43. This appears spontaneously when you have opened 25 prior warps (ie,

become a WarpMaster). The door in the ruins is locked, but when you come out, you shouldnotice that something (or someone) has appeared in the meantime. Yes, it's your old "friend",Klassy the warp crystal thief. This time, however, you find out why she was helping theCleash. Agree to obtain the crystal transponder in return for the key to the ruins.

23. Head to Gilthaw and the Cleash general at 332,8. He's in the center of the diamond,which is a bunch of Cleash guards. You will have to fight past one section of them to get tothe general. Fake him out with the Gomo-Giddyne (hey, Herrid did you a favor there, after all!)and get the transponder.

24. While you're in the area, visit Sha-Shellen's home at 370,36 to pick up those goodies hetold you about.

25. Return to your lady friend and exchange the transponder for the key. Behind the door isthe warp to Delsha. This takes you to the island, where a nearby cle-eshta will send you up tothe Sky Realm where the Red Shantha dwells.

25. Make your way through the complex until you go down the Isho ride to a room with twoShantha. These were too much for me; regardless of strategy, they trashed me every time. Soonce again, I fell back on the last-ditch tactic of running like hell ;). Therefore, once you getdown there, start moving to the right as quickly as possible and don't stop. In the next room,about halfway along, use Tra-Sense on the wall to reveal two secret doors. Go through thefirst (near) door. Fortunately, the Shantha won't follow you in.

26. UNfortunately, several Evid are waiting for you. Three or four of them (I was really toobusy surviving to count ;). After dealing with them, heal up and go across to the green door.Big Red is beyond. Actually, after the two Shantha earlier, he was almost duck soup. One-on-one is a lot easier. He does take awhile to kill, and you have to be fast with your Reflectionspell, especially if you see a spiky ball coming your way. I don't know what sort of dysha thatis, except that it's Instant Death if it hits you, so don't let it hit you unless you're protected!

My own strategy was four Lightning dysha and Reflection. Red is pretty quick with his owndysha, and I was on the defensive a lot. However, from time to time he got caught in his ownPower Hold, which gave me time to get in a few free shots...but not too many at once, sinceyou have to have some Isho for Reflection when the hold wears off. Just take your time andwear him down.

Once he's dead, the game goes into automatic mode. You're back in Mountain Crown, andSalrough gives you an account of the results of all your actions in the game. Then the creditsroll, and the game is over.

Sub-Plots

Woffen vs. Cleash

Up in Lundere, the Woffen are fighting a losing battle against the Cleash and their slave-warriors, the Scarmi. Go to the Woffen at 281,130 and talk to the leader (in the circle'scenter). He'll tell you that things would go much better if they could get to the Cleash and killthem; then the Scarmis would return to being peaceful herbivores again.

North of there are segments of the Cleash army. Each of these is composed of one Cleashand lots of Scarmis. Fortunately, the Scarmis move in set patterns, so it's not hard to avoidthem (they are VERY tough in a fight, so try not to get into one with them). Wait around untilyou see the Cleash and go for him.

Kill these Cleash as quickly as you can. If you take too long, a Scarmi will come up, and thatcan easily be the end of you. Altogether, you have to off six Cleash to end the invasion. Thenyou can go back to the Woffen, and receive a reward of a bag of crystals.

Ramian

Ramian are always looking for shirm-eh, and since it doesn't grow in their homeland, theytend to raid southwards to find some. By giving them a reco of shirm-eh, you can put an endto the raids.

First, you have to talk to Tabor and get the location of the ruins of Iscin's lab. Be sure to gothrough all the history with him to obtain the coordinates. Then visit that spot with a diggerreco and have it bring up the cork.

Find a purple pod (only purple will do) and grow the reco. Head to Voligere and find someRamian, which oughtn't to be hard (heh). When you talk to one, offer him the reco, but NOTfor free! Demand something in return (I preferred free passage, myself). He will agree to it,and that takes care of Ramian raids for shirm-eh.

Trarch King

Some time after restoring the Savage Crystal, you'll hear from Salrough that some changeshave occurred in the Trarch village. If you go there, you'll find out that the king has decided togo traveling...and the Trarch have decided to make you the new king (not like you have anychoice about it ;).

Then you get to make some (pretty obvious) choices about various village problems. In themiddle of this, you hear about the arrival of Ramian slavers from Sillipus. I found that whetheryou say leave them alone or send Trarch after them, you can't find these creeps yourself, soit's up to you to decide which you want to do. Then the problem-solving continues until you'vedealt with all the troubles and get to choose your successor. Pick whomever you like; itdoesn't have any effect on the main line of the game, although it will have an effect on theTrarch.

Ardoth Problems

I don't know if any of the little events in and around Ardoth have any special meaning; mostlikely not. For instance, the Beagre explosion. I killed all the Beagre, but no one seemed tonotice this and I couldn't mention it to anyone. About all that came from this was having somebeagre to sell in town.

The gang war between the Woffen and the Crugar I simply avoided altogether. It was justannoying, as the Woffen park themselves right in front of the kerning bay, so getting inside issomething of a pain. Eventually, the problem seems to solve itself, and the gangs disappearfrom the streets. I did wipe the Crugar contingent once, but it had no effect at all on theWoffen, and even leaving the city and returning made no difference.

They get replaced by a Woffen protest group in the center of town, something I likewiseavoided. What, if anything, may come after that, I don't know. Maybe these incidents were justadded for a little local color, as nothing else of interest ever happens with them.

Shanthic Ruin Locations

Following is the list of the Shanthic ruins on Jorune. All ruins have something or other in them,usually crystals and artifacts. I have not put those on the list, only the important items such ascle-eshta, sarceen, crundorra, etc. Locations are mostly approximate, but once you're in the

general vicinity you shouldn't have any trouble finding the ruins.

90,96 - Eshanal. Cle-Eshta to 380,100.93,142 - Crugar Ruins. Sarceen: Lightning. Crundorra: Add Slot. Cle-Eshta to262,118 and 331,42. Scrolls of Iscin needed to enter. Sha-Shellen is a prisoner here andshould be released. 133,43 - Cle-Eshta to Delsha, 13,172. Key needed from Klassy to enter. Must open 25 warpsto reach this location, which opens spontaneously.158,116 - Shenas Abey. Cle-Eshta to 189,157 (Doben-Al). 165,115 - Ca-Shal. Cle-eshta to 168,67.171,238 - Sus-Cassen. Cle-eshta to 97,145. Crundorra: Warp out. Sarceen: Lightning. 178,67 - No name. 3 warp crystals needed. Cle-Eshta to 180,287 (bottom),158,147 (middle) and 262,132 (top). This last one does not appear as the usual "hole" for anew warp, and is easy to miss. It goes to a Sky Realm just north offshore of central Dobre (inthe large bay), with power crystals and Corondon. 182,161 - Lost temple. Savage crystal required to revive volcano.184,159 - No name. Sarceen: Regenerate. Cle-eshta to 208,156. Volcano must be active toenter these ruins. On the upper level is a crundorra of Add Slot; you'll need Morph Evid to flythrough the hole to get it.185,165 - No name. Sarceen: Vampire & Lava Walk. Cle-Eshta to 250,210; 163,60and 293,72. Volcano must be active to enter ruins.200,173 - Do-Enesha. Cle-Eshta to 205,197.202,188 - No name. Cle-Eshta to 269,20. 208,156 - Floating Sky Realm. Crundorra: Warp out. Sarceen: Suspension Orb and PowerHold. Cle-Eshta to 304,131 and 163,247 (warp crystal needed).210,200 - Sha-Yesh. Sarceen: Suspension Orb. Cle-Eshta to 145,146.211,165 - Gal-Imasti. Sarceen: Power Hold. Cle-Eshta to 157,119.212,179 - Ci-Eshta. Several books with information.214,187 - Crossroads. Cle-Eshta to 217,246 (upper right), 264,67 (upper left), 68,93 (lowerright) and 281,141 (lower left). Do NOT enter these ruins until you hear of them fromSalrough. See text for details.225,169 - Ma-Eshira. Sarceen: Suspension Orb. Crundorra: Inner Peace. Key obtained fromSha-Imsa. See text for details.291,114 - Ca-Tra Tellemes. Cle-Eshta to 174,63.312,121 - Gama-El. Sarceen: Reflection. Cle-Eshta to 359,46. Key for door in Elamas.329,250 - Sho-Thal.332,8 - Not entered. Get transponder from Cleash leader. See text for details.352,269 - Elamas. Crundorra: Add dysha slot and warp out. Need key from Gama-El to obtainthese items. 370,36 - Sha-Shellen ruins. Crundorra: Isho rate. Sarceen: Power Hold.Locurian Armor (whatever that is). Cle-Eshta to 181,207. Sha-Shellen must be freed fromCrugar Ruins (93,142) to learn location of items.

Outdoor Cle-Eshta

This is the list of the cle-eshta in the wilderness. I can't guarantee that these are all of them;Jorune is a big place, and it's entirely possible I missed one or two of them somewhere.However, the ones below are more than enough to get you almost anywhere on the planet'ssurface.

* - This warp seems misplaced. The hole opens over Temauntro, but actually takes you to theisland with Elamas.

Cross-Index of Items

Add Slot: 93,142; 184,159; 352,269Inner Peace: 225,169Isho Rate: 370,36Lava Walk: 185,165Lightning: 93,142 and 171,238 Power Hold: 208,156; 211,185; 370,36Reflection: 312,121Regenerate: 184,159Suspension Orb: 208,156; 210,200; 225,169 Vampire: 185,165

Alien Logic is copyrighted 1994 by SSI. This tips file is copyrighted 1995 by Scorpia, all rightsreserved.