7: With a little help

This is the master control level for the resort - I can teleport you out to the patrol outpost from the external teleporter nearby. I've also transported some additional ammunition into this room. It's only a short distance to the teleporter and I don't anticipate heavy resistance, but it would be wise to stock up now.

This is where you are now. Take the elevator behind you to the lower section of this level.

This is the external teleporter room. Go straight to this room - I'll teleport you out as quickly as possible. Time is of the essence - the Diablo has already left orbit.

It looks like you'll have to find a different route to the teleporter. The pirates have damaged the elevator system on this side, and (as you may have noticed), there are many of them guarding the area. You may be able to get help from some security personnel that are being held captive nearby. They have been badly traumatized by their experiences, but they do have access to a number of doors that I cannot open for you. Try not to harm too many of them.

The security personnel are being detained near here.

Their ID badges will open the door leading to the main thermal storage area here. Be careful - the lava level is much higher than normal, even though I've begun to drain the excess.

This is the last elevator that the security personnel can help you with. Good Luck!

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Hi there Congratulations on finding your way in here - I hope you managed it on your own without the help of those spoiler guides. A bit about this level I started the M1 version of this level in mid August 95, but only managed to create 20 or so poly's before finding something more interesting to do. The rest of the level (basically all of it) was created over the weekend of 9-10 September, with a few changes here and there during beta testing. The initial M2 port was done back in January '96 with Pfhorte 2a9 (ah, those were the days). All the extra rooms/medias/sounds etc. were added with a13/a14. During final beta testing everything was converted over to Forge, and hopefully we've managed to iron out all the nasty bugs. If you find any here, or anywhere else in the scenario, please let us know. OK, here come's the thankyou's: Thankyou. You know who you are. Simon.Brownlee@pobox.com Squeaky on #marathon <Terminal disconnecting>

Congratulations on staying alive. And the remaining humans thank you for saving their lives, and for aiding me in my efforts to bring the long-range communications system back up. I'm going to send you to Rock Island Station now, and send a message to Starbase Midway to request military backup for you. Good luck! ***END OF MESSAGE***