🧭 THE ARCHIVES

Quote of the day

As the door swings open you are blinded by intense light and incredible pain. Just before everything overloads and you fade from existence, you can make out a shape outside, holding onto the door of the cylinder, and then everything goes dark.

-- Suspended

Factoid of the day

For most Infocom games, the packaging and "feelies" were designed to complement the story. For Wishbringer, though, the packaging was conceptualized before the game. Brian Moriarty reasoned that a magic ring or a glowing stone would make a great "feelie" to include in a game box. His peers thought it was a great idea, too, so he began developing Wishbringer, a story about a glowing magical stone.

Link of the day

Zarf Updates

IF author Andrew Plotkin's blog about all things IF.

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Invisiclues

A Mind Forever Voyaging

Part I

(Click or tap on any clue to reveal the clue.)

What is my goal in Part I?

If you've read the documentation, it should be obvious.
Various library files should be helpful also.
If you still haven't figured it out, the message from Dr. Perelman about half an hour into the story should be a dead giveaway.
You must enter Simulation Mode and make the recordings that Dr. Perelman asks for, in order to test the validity of the Plan. This is why you were "awoken" ahead of schedule.

How do I find those things I'm supposed to record in the simulation of 2041?

You should thoroughly explore Rockvil, making a detailed map of the city. Remember that the map from your AMFV package is only a tourist map, not highly detailed. Furthermore, it was printed in 2030, and you're now in 2041.
The government official can be found in City Hall, off Rockvil Centre. The courthouse is at the corner of Elm and Park. The power station is near the river on River Street. You can get a newspaper from the dispenser at Bodanski Square. A church official can be found at either church. The Cinema is off Bodanski Boulevard near the Railroad Museum. There are four different restaurants where you can get a meal, and eight different locations from which to enter the subway system.

My record buffer is full, but I still have stuff to record. What can I do?

When Perelman views your recordings, he always empties the record buffer.
You can return to Simulation Mode over and over without penalty.

Where do I live and how do I find it?

Have you ever done an inventory to see what you're carrying in Simulation Mode?
Have you ever examined your wallet?
Opened it?
Read the cards in your wallet?
You live somewhere along Southway, obviously.
It's at the corner of Southway and Park.
Your key opens both the front door and the apartment door.

How can I get a newspaper out of the dispenser?

See the previous question.
Have you ever examined the dispenser?
You can buy a paper by typing PUT CREDIT CARD IN DISPENSER.
Or simply, BUY NEWSPAPER.

How can I get into the theatre of the Cinema?

At the Cinema lobby, just say IN...
...once you've bought a ticket...
...which you can do by typing BUY TICKET.