LEVELTEXT: ; Start of level one: ; 01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"The base looms dead and silent in front of me, blotting out the sky. The main " dc.b 0,1,"entrance is out of the question; choked with rubble and bodies, not all of them " dc.b 0,1,"human. I didn't look too closely. Picking my way through the debris around the " dc.b 0,1,"perimeter, I find a way in: a service entrance located in a storage bay below " dc.b 0,1,"ground level. I grip my pulse rifle tightly and lower myself into the pit. " dc.b 0,1,"No turning back now. " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level two: ; 0123456789012345678901234567890123456789 dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"Taking my life in my hands, I jump into the teleporter, hoping it will take me " dc.b 0,1,"further into the complex, although I'm pretty hazy about what I'm going to do " dc.b 0,1,"when I get there. As I materialize, however, my hopes sink. The transporter was " dc.b 0,1,"intended for freight only, and I find myself in a huge empty storage room. " dc.b 0,1,"Looks like I'll have to find some other way in. The Breed howl their greetings " dc.b 0,1,"as I stride forward.... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level three: ; 0123456789012345678901234567890123456789 dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"In the computer room I try to call up a map, or blueprint, or anything to tell " dc.b 0,1,"me where I ought to be heading. The only plans I can access from this terminal, " dc.b 0,1,"however, are some schematics for the sewer system. Poring over them I find a " dc.b 0,1,"possible route: there's a waste outlet I can reach from my current location " dc.b 0,1,"which seems to lead further into the complex. Unfortunately, the sewers are " dc.b 0,1,"partially flooded most of he time, and sloshing through thigh-deep sewage is not" dc.b 0,1,"my idea of fun. It seems to be the only way forward, though, and retreat into " dc.b 0,1,"the infested passages behind me is an even less inviting prospect.... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level four ; 0123456789012345678901234567890123456789 dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"Shivering and sweating at the same time, I try to shake the icy water from my " dc.b 0,1,"clothes and take in my new surroundings. I think I must be somewhere in the " dc.b 0,1,"research department; the token military presence I commanded here was always " dc.b 0,1,"discouraged from poking their noses into matters that 'didn't concern them.' " dc.b 0,1,"Looking around I catch my breath: this place is enormous; even bigger than I had" dc.b 0,1,"thought. The purpose of this area eludes me; the cavernous rooms and winding " dc.b 0,1,"staircases serve no immediately visible function. Stepping over the huddled body" dc.b 0,1,"of another luckless soldier I back up against the cold stone wall and edge " dc.b 0,1,"towards the corner. The hate-filled cries of the Breed echo through the dim " dc.b 0,1,"vaulted chambers; this strange place is anything but deserted.... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level five ; 0123456789012345678901234567890123456789 dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"As I pause for breath I notice a sign on the wall nearby: " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"COMBAT TEST ARENA: ALPHA " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"pointing back the way I have just come. Now it makes more sense! All those rooms" dc.b 0,1,"and walkways were some sort of testing ground for - what? The grotesque " dc.b 0,1,"experiments now littering the halls with their bodies? Or something else - " dc.b 0,1,"something I haven't seen yet, perhaps? I glance around nervously as the thought " dc.b 0,1,"takes shape, but as my eyes adjust to the gloom I see nothing but bank upon bank" dc.b 0,1,"of computers stretching as far as the eye can see. Now this is more like it! If " dc.b 0,1,"I can gain access somehow, I might be able to find a way to escape! A databank " dc.b 0,1,"this size must hold all sorts of useful information. There are no terminals " dc.b 0,1,"though. Maybe if I find my way out I can hack in from somewhere nearby. " dc.b 0,1,"A gurgling, half-human grunt behind me makes me spin around, heart pounding.... " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level six: ; 0123456789012345678901234567890123456789 dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"As I had hoped, there is a room just outside the entrance to the computer store " dc.b 0,1,"with an operational terminal. After nearly two hours of desperate hacking, the " dc.b 0,1,"computers grudgingly furnish me with the information I need: a replay of the " dc.b 0,1,"message my second in command sent to our superiors off-planet when the outbreak " dc.b 0,1,"became unstoppable. He was planning to escape on our private shuttle, after " dc.b 0,1,"disabling the cooling system on the main reactor. I watch in dismay as his " dc.b 0,1,"message is cut short; the horde of slavering Breed which break down the door and" dc.b 0,1,"devour him alive pay no heed to the camera still recording his screams. A split " dc.b 0,1,"second later the net security catches up with my activities and the terminal " dc.b 0,1,"shuts down. I know what I must do. A reactor meltdown would blow this whole " dc.b 0,1,"wretched place into orbit and the Breed with it. And I might just live to see it" dc.b 0,1,"happen. But to go any further I need a high-clearance access card: the security " dc.b 0,1,"systems here are not responding to my palm print or retina scan. The Breed howl " dc.b 0,1,"mockingly as I set out to find it.... " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level seven: ; 0123456789012345678901234567890123456789 dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"I found the access card, along with the remains of its owner. What posessed him " dc.b 0,1,"to flee into the mines no-one will ever know. His mildly surprised face gazing " dc.b 0,1,"up at me from its watery hiding place is an image I have difficulty banishing " dc.b 0,1,"from my mind. Along with many others. The transporter takes me down and down, " dc.b 0,1,"into the substructure of the base. According to my route plan, I should be able " dc.b 0,1,"to get back into the main building further on, saving time and avoiding some " dc.b 0,1,"dangerous areas. This way is far from safe though; a lot of fuel lines go " dc.b 0,1,"through this area.... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ; Start of level eight: ; 0123456789012345678901234567890123456789 dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"As soon as I step onto the transporter I realise something is wrong. The " dc.b 0,1,"instrument panel dangles from a jumble of wires; sparks and smoke issue from " dc.b 0,1,"within. I curse loudly and lunge for the door; a faulty transporter can be " dc.b 0,1,"lethal. But before I can get out, something within the scorched mess of " dc.b 0,1,"electronics crackles and I am - somewhere else. " dc.b 0,1,"After checking that I am, in fact, still whole, I look uneasily around myself. " dc.b 0,1,"An icy chill settles over my heart as I see a sign - scored and dented by some " dc.b 0,1,"massive impact - which reads: " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"COMBAT TEST ARENA: GAMMA " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"The huge exit door is locked. I'm going to have to find the key. Hopefully " dc.b 0,1,"whatever they were testing isn't still here.... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level nine: dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"Glad to be alive, I stumble out of the combat arena and collapse, the door " dc.b 0,1,"slamming shut behind me. When I come to to my senses again, I find myself on " dc.b 0,1,"some sort of lift. The only way seems to be upwards, but I have no idea where it" dc.b 0,1,"will take me. My only hope is to find another terminal and get back on track. " dc.b 0,1,"Exhausted, I bandage my wounds as best I can and stagger to my feet. I press a " dc.b 0,1,"nearby button and the lift judders upwards in response. I wipe my sweaty palms " dc.b 0,1,"on my jacket and grip my gun more tightly - things are too quiet up there.... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level ten: dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"I am beginning to think that there is simply no end to this hellish place. " dc.b 0,1,"My fevered imagination conjures up an entire planet riddled with these dark " dc.b 0,1,"corridors and rooms, empty and deserted except for the screams of the Breed. " dc.b 0,1,"With difficulty I get a grip on myself. A barely readable notice on the wall " dc.b 0,1,"gives me hope: one of the facilities it mentions, the administration block, was " dc.b 0,1,"right near the route the computer gave me. Straightening with new purpose, I set" dc.b 0,1,"my jaw and continue. But in the shadows ahead, the breed reach out for me.... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level eleven: dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"I made it! The transporter dumps me in a brightly-lit room in the administration" dc.b 0,1,"centre. Supplies are at hand, and I waste no time provisioning myself. All that " dc.b 0,1,"remains is for me to find my way out of here and I'll be right on top of the " dc.b 0,1,"reactor core! I press the panel which opens the door with renewed hope; I might " dc.b 0,1,"just beat them yet.... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ; Start of level twelve: dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"I slam the door of the admin block behind me, and stare about wildly. I hadn't " dc.b 0,1,"expected so much resistance; what has happened here? I can only assume that I am" dc.b 0,1,"approaching the centre of the infestation. But there! On the wall opposite: a " dc.b 0,1,"sign pointing the way to the reactor control room! I lurch off in the direction " dc.b 0,1,"it points, but am brought up short with a shout of despair. The whole corridor " dc.b 0,1,"is blocked with rubble! I punch the wall in anger and frustration, but I will " dc.b 0,1,"not - cannot - give up now. I look around desperately; a wall plan nearby shows " dc.b 0,1,"no other connecting corridors, but there is an alternative route: a winding " dc.b 0,1,"tunnel leading to a deep borehole. From there I can ride a lift back up to the " dc.b 0,1,"surface and gain access to the reactor from the other side. I stare for a while " dc.b 0,1,"at the mountain of debris, mere yards on the other side of which is my goal, " dc.b 0,1,"then turn my back and walk away.... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level thirteen: dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"The lift takes me up to ground level, but what had been marked as a passageway " dc.b 0,1,"on the plans turns out to be still under construction. Wetting a finger and " dc.b 0,1,"holding it aloft I find that there is indeed a sluggish current of air from the " dc.b 0,1,"black passage ahead, but the labyrinth of caves also echoes with the cries of " dc.b 0,1,"the enemy. I briefly consider returning to the pit and trying to find a " dc.b 0,1,"different way, but shudder and dismiss the idea immediately. Gritting my teeth, " dc.b 0,1,"I plunge into the darkness with guns ablaze.... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level fourteen: dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"Getting to the reactor control centre proves to be only half the battle. The " dc.b 0,1,"place is a maze of corridors and rooms centred around the - maddeningly close " dc.b 0,1,"but still unreachable - reactor core itself. Somehow I must raise the walk-ways " dc.b 0,1,"leading to the cooling system and extract it from the core. Then I'll have about" dc.b 0,1,"two hours to get into orbit before meltdown occurs. If the shuttle is flight- " dc.b 0,1,"ready, that's no problem. If not... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level fifteen: dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"Mission accomplished, I pelt out of the reactor core towards the command centre," dc.b 0,1,"which lies some distance from the main base. First though I have to get out of " dc.b 0,1,"the power plant, and with fuel coming to the boil in the groaning pipes all " dc.b 0,1,"around me, that's easier said than done. The corridors here are thick with the " dc.b 0,1,"Breed too, and I'm going to have to wade right through them. My own scream of " dc.b 0,1,"rage and hate rising to challenge the horde, I charge the lot of them.... " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,0," " ;Start of level sixteen: dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"Slamming the door shut on the grasping claws and rending teeth, silence engulfs " dc.b 0,1,"me. I turn and lean on the wall, heaving a sigh of relief. The reactor is behind" dc.b 0,1,"me now, and all that remains is for me to find the shuttle and get out of here. " dc.b 0,1,"Grabbing as much equipment as I can carry, I set off, the nearness of my goal " dc.b 0,1,"spurring me on. I pass a sign: " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"COMMAND CENTRE: AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY. CLEARANCE " dc.b 0,1,"MU T BE OB AINED FRO " dc.b 0,0," " dc.b 0,1,"the rest of it is unreadable; a charred mess. I resolve to be on the look out " dc.b 0,1,"for anyone who looks likely to hold a passkey. As I step outside I can see the " dc.b 0,1,"command centre, the only access from this side seemingly via a gantry high " dc.b 0,1,"overhead. Somewhere there must be a way up to that gantry. And somewhere there's" dc.b 0,1,"a passkey to get me inside.... " dc.b 0,0," " ; End of game text: ; 0123456789012345678901234567890123456789 ENDGAMETEXT: ; Alien design, Alien graphics, Weapon graphics and ; Title screen: ; Michael Green ; Other graphics: ; Andrew Clitheroe ; Serial link code, 3d object editor and 3d ; object design: ; Charles Blessing ; All music and sound effects: ; Bjorn Lyndstrom(?) ; Level design: ; The Gate Andrew Clitheroe ; Storage Bay 2 Ben Chanter ; Floodwater Ben Chanter ; The Courtyard Andrew Clitheroe ; System Purge Andrew Clitheroe ; The Mines Andrew Clitheroe ; Maintenance Level Michael Green ; Test Arena Gamma Jackie Lang ; The Pit Andrew Clitheroe ; Jackie's level Jackie Lang ; Admin Block Andrew Clitheroe ; The Gauntlet Kai Barrett ; Minos Ben Chanter ; Reactor Core Charles Blessing ; Meltdown Andrew Clitheroe ; Command Centre Andrew Clitheroe ; Project supervisors: ; Martin Brown ; Martin O'Donnell(?) ; Team 17 1995 ; An SBP production ; Starring: ; (In order of appearance) ; Arnold the Alien ; Initially enthusiastic about his role, Arnold was ; mildly put out at being the only unarmed combatant ; and hence his vain attempts to sidle out of the ; line of fire. Arnold was also somewhat dismayed by ;the stylish and fashion-conscious, but otherwise ;unfortunately visible shade of bright red his ; contract demanded he wear. ; Melvin the Mutant ; Melvin showed off his acting ability to the full in ;this, his latest appearance, in which he played no ;fewer than three roles simultaneously: a pistol- ;wielding psychotic soldier, a plasma-gun wielding ;psychotic soldier, and a shotgun wielding psychotic ;soldier. He brushes aside claims that the difference ;between the roles was purely cosmetic, saying that ;each required a totally different mind-set, and that ;he regarded it as his most challenging role to date. ; Frank the Floating Thing ; Another versatile actor, Frank spent a lot of ; time getting into his role, force-feeding himself ; tons of weight gain pills and full-fat milkshakes ; so as to gain an insight into the lifestyle of the ; huge blubbery floating mound he plays. Now that's ; commitment for you! ; Worm Dude ; Teased at a tender age for his delicate pastel ; colouring, Worm grew up into the bad boy of the ; Hollywood jetset. It is rumoured that he sawed off ; both his arms and replaced them with large energy ; weapons in an attempt to upstage the other members ; of the cast. ; Terrence the Tentacle ; Terrence has the honour of wearing the most make-up ; of any cast member in this production, or any other ; production for that matter. Terrence was fitted with ; a complete alien suit which moved around in response ; to his wrigglings. He remarks that the hours spent ; getting in and out of the suit were 'worth it'. ; Eric the Eyeball ; Eric was thrilled to discover he would be actually ; flying in his new role. He says it is something he ; has always wanted to try, particularly if he could ; spit fire at the same time. When the offer came up, ; he rolled at it straight away. ; Robbie the Robot ; Big, ugly, aggressive and none too bright, that's ; Robbie all over. ; ENDOFEND: