From: David.White@launchpad.unc.edu (David White)
Subject: Yet ANOTHER person needing help w/Star Control II
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:07:28 GMT


Yes, I'm afraid that I need help too.  What follows may contain spoilers
for those of you who haven't thrown schoolwork to the wind and spent
practically every waking hour on this game, and hence haven't gotten as
far as I have.  If you are such a person, hit "n" (or spacebar or
whatever) now, or forever hold your peace!
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I'm fairly certain I'm getting near the end of the game, since I'm running
out of things to do.  Unfortunately, I'm also running out of leads to
follow.  Please read the note at the bottom of this message before you
reply, though!  

Here's what I can't figure out:



- I presume that the Chmmmr (sp?) are the race being created by the
Chenjesu and Mmmrhmmh (sp?), but how do I provide/create energy to speed
the process along?  I had the brilliant idea of exploding the bomb in
their sun to cause it go supernova (like the Shofixti did) to produce more
energy - I'll try that when I get home today.  If it's something else,
what is it?

- Is there any importance to the Mycon or the planet that they're guarding
(not their home planet)?  Can't talk to them, can't get past them - I only
know that the Syreen are mad at them and will do who-knows-what as soon as
I find their ships for them (I think I know where that is to.)  If this is
a sort of self-resolving puzzle, don't spoil it - but if I need more help,
then help!

- Should I have sold my crew to the Druuge?  Couldn't find another way of
getting the red thing.  And is there any way to ally with them?  They're
fun to kill when I go to get the bomb, but if I could ally with them in
another way, I would!

- Are the Pkunk doomed to die?  I've sent them back home twice and who
knows what'll happen if/when they go again - neither faction of the Yehat
are very fond of them.  Related to that, will the Yehat civil war ever
end?  Can I do anything to help?  Will the Yehat ally with me? (four ships
is nice, but an alliance would be nicer.)

- The Thraddash are mad at me for stealing the blue helix and I can't
think of anything I could have done differently.  I tried sending them to
the Urquan then stealing the device, AND killing enough of them to get
respect then stealing it, with the same results both time.  Do they ever
become permanent allies?  (I do have their blueprints though. :) ) 


**** NOTE ****

I'm really having fun with this game and I DON'T want full solutions,
PLEASE!  Just give me a gentle push in the direction I need to go - maybe
tell me who I need to talk to to learn more, or remind of something I
learned earlier in the game, or if I've described a puzzle whose solution
is obvious later on or resolves itself, don't answer!  Perhaps the things
I'll be trying today will answer all my questions - perhaps not.  If you'd
like to post several increasingly-complete-solution hints, go ahead - just
please include lots of blank lines between them.

Thanks, All!

=-=-= David =-=-=
David.White@bbs.oit.unc.edu
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