Solution to STARSHIP COLUMBUS ============================= Drs Alvarez & Wendell room look under desk > gun objects lying around - knife, pipe, meter, ragged note, book, printout Maniac room 1.show maniac ragged note > maniac becomes less hostile throw can at maniac > maniac opens can "maniac, hi" > maniac drops food (for this method, u don't need the gun at all - leave it) OR 2.throw can at maniac shoot maniac eat food Vent room move grill with knife s, s, wait (for eyes to adjust to darkness), push button, s, s Broken air lock door get rope. rush to x-ray room & push button. Squash courts (drop gun) move around until u meet someone "man, hi" > card Odd door insert card in slot > w (drop gun) w Game room examine machine murray - n, nw, n, ne, s, s, ne, s, s, ne, n, nw, open door > w read yellow note > swan raven jay swan canary (white black blue white yellow) Room behind lab move plate with pipe tie rope to table d, (drop gun, keep pipe) n show guard card > n push buttons (in the order stated in yellow note) > guard comes in throw pipe at guard rush to Maniac room, w, w ************************* Solved by Ambat Sasi Nair *************************