Meteoid/Underground

Choice adventure number: 490

Within the underground you can explore a (randomized) 5x5 map. In each cell you can attempt to move in 4 directions, fire weapons, or perhaps activate an item.

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• The first 4 journeys:

I set the teleporter to a random set of coordinates, did a quick diagnostic check on my cybersuit's arm cannon, and smacked the button. Upon rematerialization, I found myself in a strange, cavelike room.

Energy: 100 Bombs: 1 Missiles: 1 Credcrystals: 0Map: *   Up   Activate Left Right Shoot Missile Down Bomb

• The 5th journey is to an area where you lose 5 energy points per move:

I was down to my last teleportation charge. I steeled my nerves, set the coordinates to the dead center of the underground complex, and took the plunge. The room I found myself in was different from the others -- lined completely in metal, and hot! So hot my cybersuit's life support subsystems could barely maintain a survivable temperature. I resolved to finish this, one way or another.

Energy: 100 Bombs: 1 Missiles: 1 Credcrystals: 0 Map: *

Map Features

• Doors:

Dark doors (as on the left) are open; empty doors (as on the right) are locked. Locked doors can be opened by firing missiles. Missile doors are shown by a smaller width solid line on the map.

• Rocketsnails:

Banging into rocketsnails costs you 5 energy. You must have the Ice Beam to move by them.

• The charging room:

In the charging room you can replenish you missiles and bombs (once). Charging rooms are marked on your map with a "C".

• The exit room:

From the exit room you can leave the underground and teleport back to your ship. Exit rooms are marked on your map with an "X"

• The treasure room:

In the treasure room you can receive a number of Credcrystals or an upgrade to your suit. They are marked on your map with a "T".

Monsters

• Snugglecrawler

Snugglecrawlers do 5 energy damage and have 15 energy.

• Shriekwing:

Shriekwings do 10 energy damage and have 25 energy.

• Eyeslug

Eyeslugs do 15 energy damage and have 35 energy.

• Grab-Bat

Grab-Bats do 25 energy damage and have 45 energy.

• Crabhopper

Crabhoppers do 35 energy damage and have 55 energy.

• Meteoid

Meteoids leach 35 energy from you.