"Delusions" step-by-step solution by pjg Delusions was the third place finisher in the 1996 worldwide usenet interactive fiction contest. Congratulations to C.E. Forman This solution augments the game's built in hint system. For game release 2. Serial number 961021 Other game releases may be slightly different Takes about 260 moves. The saved game files are named according to your score. If you are stuck then find the section of the solution with a saved game file near your score for help. Comments and earned/total points are in () ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E, E, W D, U, E (3/3) (Justy will be ready for you again at around Time: 3640) save (s3) NW (Cynthia likes to play chess against the computer) z.z.z.z.z (these moves don't appear to make any sense) SE. Open metal door. SE Inject insulin. Drop needle NW, NE Open freezer then get light Put light in oven (3/6) Get light with tongs (1/7) SW, E Turn on switch (make sure you turn on the switch BEFORE you drop the light) Drop tongs Search curtain (1/8) save (s8) Search bins (search again and again until you find the electromagnet) Get magnet X magnet then open it Get cracked then drop it W, SE Drop all Get amp. NE X shelf Put amp on shelf SW Get pillow Get magnet, violin NE Drop pillow. Get bow X amp. Turn fader to 10 Plug violin in amp Play violin (5/13) Drop all but magnet Look. Get new SW Put new in magnet Close magnet Turn on magnet Get picture Drop all save (s13) NW (Justy will be ready for you now) Enter sphere E, E, W D, U, W W, W, E Swallow gravel E, E, D. Look Drop gravel in right hole (either hole will work) Enter (notice the time) Open metal door. SE Inject insulin. Drop needle (1/14) NW save (s14) Consult manual about index (you have about 4 turns here that you can use to look things up in the project manual) S Lie on gurney Wait (wait again until you feel woozy) Sleep z.z.z.z z.z.z.z Get up Again N Open report icon Close message box N. z.z (wait until the printer finishes printing the output) Read output (there are 2 major clues in the output) S Open configure icon Click left button on hand checkbox (4/18) Close window (this is the best time to look things up in the index) S Lie on gurney I. X watch Set watch Wait (wait again until you feel woozy) Sleep (4/22) save (s22) (from now on, if you "can't get a grip" then just try again) Get up Open cabinet Eat caplet Close cabinet Lie on gurney z.z.z.z (1/23) z.z.z.z Get up. Open cabinet Get strip. Get knife Open strip I Cut implant with knife (3/26) Put strip on head (3/29) save (s29) (Morrodox suggested that we "look closely") N. X tank NW. X picture SE Open metal door. SE X violin X Giger X needle NW, W X doors E, NE Open freezer Get light Put light in oven Get light (notice how you don't need the tongs) SW, E Turn on switch. Drop light Search curtain X android. Again. Again (your hands will soon start to shake) W. X metal door W, S X rectangle (when your hands start to shake then...) X hands (you will soon start to feel desperate to escape) N, E, NW Look under desk Cut box with knife Get gun SE save (s30) (Shoot me with gun) Kill me z.z.z z.z.z (4/33) save (s33) W. Knock on door then open it W. Open drawer then get blade X mirror z.z.z.z N Get magnet Put magnet in niche (3/36) Open door. NW, E (you must go E to enter factory storage, D won't work) save (s36) Wait. Again (wait about 23 turns until the phone appears) Get phone then x it Push redial (2/38) (you MUST be in factory storage when you push redial) z.z.z.z z.z.z Drop gun (1/39) save (s39) NW. Get pencil Sharpen pencil with blade (2/41) X pad. Rub pencil on pad (2/43) SE X screen X message box then close it Open system icon Type XYZZY on keyboard Type CHESS on keyboard (4/47) save (s47) Enter sphere Rescue morrodox (2/49) Full (the 50th or "last lousy point" is earned by NOT using the games's built in hint system) Amusing ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- For fun have you tried... -- turning on Justy's TV set and watching the show? -- examining the Bow and then waving it?