Rama (walkthrough)
RamaWalkthrough Abbreviations
F: Forward (Fn for n repetitions)
L: Left
R: Right
B: Back out
U: Up
D: Down
Most animations can be skipped by pressing EscWalkthrough Introduction
A significant characteristic of Rama is its randomization of play
components, affecting inventory item locations, the timing of
animation sequences, a few puzzles, and certain destination
locations in the central plains. For example, many inventory
items have no fixed location where they may be found - if you
need something you haven't found yet, you're just going to have
to search carefully for it (fortunately, items do not seem to
migrate within a particular game). As a result, it's not possible
to give an exact step-by-step procedure for progressing through
the game - your mileage may vary. If you can't find an item that
you need for a puzzle, continue on with the game and it may become
available later. The game designers' purpose in creating these
randomizations is not clear - they change only the details of the
game, not the basic concepts or gameplay strategy, and add little
to game replayability.
As a basic strategy, pay particular attention to the ground, as
artifacts may often be found there. A painstaking, but effective
approach to moving through the environment is to turn completely
around at each node position and check each view carefully.
Much of the inventory turns out to be "red herrings" - unneeded
in your actual gameplay sequence, but perhaps confusing your
choices
at various points and making gameplay a bit more complex.
To prepare for several tasks in Bangkok and other locations, brush
up on your base-8 and base-16 arithmetic skills.
Project Newton Crew:ID Character Game Role
002 Yourself Adventurer
004 Shigeru Takagishi Scientist
005 David Brown Mission Commander
006 Francesca Sabatini Video Journalist
007 Otto Heilmann Chief Security Officer
008 Michael O'Toole Codemaster
009 Richard Wakefield Chief Engineer
010 Reggie Wilson Print Journalist
011 Irina Turgenyev Career Cosmonaut
012 Nicole des Jardins Medical Officer
Hiro Yamanaka IBI Agent
Janos Tabori IBI Agent
Valeriy Borzov Your predecessor, now deceased
All characters are from the Clarke/Lee book Rama II.
After the game introduction and animation of Nicole, move F L F2
to the computer console. Click on it, then on the MAIL command to
bring up your vidmail. Each message adds a bit to the backstory of the
game and introduces you to the basic personalities of the other
astronauts.
In particular, note Wakefield's Falstaff creation (you'll see more
of it later) and O'Toole's favorite primes sequence
41,43,47,53,...,1601
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