from: the Asimov collection NOTE: 39 COLUMN/LOWERCASE FORMAT *************************************** * * * * * How to solve "The Institute" * * * * Solved by * * Ctrl-Reset & The Intern * * * * Written and compiled by * * Ctrl-Reset * * * *Done exclusively for: * * * *The Outpost -10meg- 312/\441-6957 * *The South Pole -16meg- 312/\677-7140 * * * *************************************** OK, to start off with, 'The Insti- tute' is the type of adventure where you do a lot of dashing from point 'A', to point 'C', maybe a quick stop-off at point 'B', then back again. This means, that there are a lot of moves required to solve this adventure (around 325). So since you can only save one game per disk, I suggest that you take the files "VENSAV" and "VENLOD", and place them on a few other disks so that you will be able to save more then one game. Next, I'd like to point out that there are also a lot of moves that you would not need to do if you wanted to go a bit more faster through the solve. So, I have included an asterisk (one of these "*") in front of these moves. When you see one of these, you can either ignore it, or follow, but, if there are more then one them in a row, don't start in the middle or you'll find something won't work. You should follow everything in brackets, and in parenthesis are comments or extra directions I might make. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: [Look](5 times), [Talk](4 times), [Look under bed], [Get mug], [E], [Break mirr or], [Get mirror], [S], [S], *[W], *[Lo ok wall], *[Listen], *[E], [Open], *[Ta lk], *[Fine], [Attack], [Listen], [Drop mug], [Look](6 times), [E], [S], [Open] [Look shelve](twice), [Get scalpel], [O pen], [S], [Open], [Attack], [Cut pads] [Get rope], [Get water], [Look](6 times ), [E], [S], [Open], [Get bottle], [S], [Eat powder]....OK, done with first part...might want to save... Now you should be in a dream...there are 4 seperate dreams you have to go throgh. This is dream #1. From here on, never drop either the bottle, or the water, until I tell you to at the end. Onwards:::> [E], [Throw rope], [Climb], *[Look tele scope], *[Focus telescope], *[Look tele scope], *[Look Earth], *[Look continent ], *[Look metropolis], *[Look building] *[Look billboard](finally!), [Climb], [W](dear-old Dad is dead), [Talk], [The Institute], [Climb], *[Talk](3 times), [Pull trigger](made my day), [Open], [S ], [Look base], [Get glue], [E], *[Talk ], [Peace], [Attack], [Climb], [Put glu e on shoe], [Drop glue], [Climb], *[Loo k log], [Go hole], [Look], [Get shovel] [Get bronze key], [Climb], [W], [W], [W ](at statue door), [Shafla], [Unlock do or], [Drop bronze key], [N], [N]. Ok, now you must continue to [Drink stream] until you turn >Bright green<, not just green...this could take about 10 times. After turning bright green, [S], [E], [Climb], [Climb], [N], *[Talk], [Open] (flip disk), [Look natives], [Get umbre lla], [N], [Cut strips], [N], [Talk], [Show mirror], [Go crack], [Look](does- n't that always happen to you when you wake up from a dream, I mean the sounds and all???), [Eat powder]. [Open umbrella], [Look](5 times), [Look deck](Gulp!), [Get peserver], [Drop scalpel], [Drop mirror], [S], [Look](3 times), [Jump], [Jump], [Dive], [Get crowbar], [Dive], [Eat powder]. [Water plant], [Climb] [Eat powder](obviously addicted by now), [S], [Look stream], [Move rock], [Get lizard], [Wake up], [Eat powder](flip disk). [Climb], [Open], [S], [W], [Drop crowba r], [N], [E], [Climb], [Climb], [N], [N], [Open](flip disk), [N], [N], [Go crack], [Look], [Eat powder]. [Open umbrella], [Look](5 times], [Drop preserver], [Get scalpel], [Get mirror] [S](before you go on, make sure you have the mirror, the lizard, and the scalpel!),[Look](7 times), [Eat powder] [Open], [Sacrifice lizard](someone call the SPCA!), [Drop scalpel], [Climb], [H old breath], [Climb], [W],[Show mirror] [Listen], [Listen], [Get steak] (for a, hah, laugh, [Look throne], [Pul l handle]...I told you it was a scream) [E], [Climb], [Eat powder]. [Throw steak], [E], [Open chest], [Get screwdriver], [Wake up], [Eat powder] (flip disk). [Climb], [Open], [S], [E], [Climb], [Cl imb], [N], [Open](flip disk), [N], [N], [Go crack], [Look], [Eat powder]. [Open umbrella], [Look](5times), [Open] *[Look painting], [Unscrew painting], [Get small key], [Wake up],[Eat Powder] (flip disk) [Climb], [Open], [Drop mirror], [Get sh ovel], [Dig shrub], [Drop shovel], [Get shrub], [S], [E], [Climb], [Climb], [N] [Open](flip disk), [N], [Open], [Unlock box], [Open box], [Drop screwdriver], [Get wrench], [W], [S], [Open](flip disk), [S], [Climb], [W], [W], [W], [Dr op umbrella], [Get crowbar], [Open], [L ook up], [Climb], [Push 56621](# on billboard...remember?), [Open], [Pry cover], [Turn bolt](yeah...sure...),[Dr op bottle], [Get gold key], [Wake up] (what a trip!) [N], [Open], [S], [Open],[Unlock door] [Open](hmm...), [Talk!!!!!!!!] Well, that's it (big deal, huh?)... If you find any spelling errors or inconsistoncies(?), just ignore them and go on... Happy whatevering, Ctrl-Reset