Tutorial Walkthrough

Arriving in Hoover Dam

Arriving in a LifeNet pod

I'm Dorotea. I've just appeared in a LifeNet pod in Hoover Dam - just like you - and I'll be your guide through this experience.

First of all, notice the interesting things on your screen - especially the ones I've marked in red. On the right, someone's helpfully given us our goals. Apparently, we want to escape from the Dam.

On the left, we have instructions on how to do this. Right now, the instructions teach us how to move.

So let's read those instructions, then try moving.

The Clone Dissector

Clone Dissector

Who's this?

Our goals and instructions have changed - best to read them. Uh-oh, it looks like this guy might want to try to kill us.

Guess we should do what the instructions say, and press TAB or the middle mouse button. Let's get ready for a fight!

And once he's dead, hold the mouse pointer over him and loot him for our ill-gotten gains. Muahaha!

Elena Winters

The computer terminal

"Can you hear me? Come to the computer terminal."

Who is that? Well, one way to find out - let's go see what she wants.

This terminal is on the left side of the room - see the biohazard symbol twisting around on the top of it? That symbol means there's something significant about the object or person. Usually it's a mission giver.

Clicking on (activating) the terminal lets us talk with this woman.

Read the mission dialogue carefully: some of the information in it is important to the plot, other elements of it explain what to do and where.

She wants us to activate the other terminal in the room, the one near where the Clone Dissector was working. So cross the room and click on that terminal.

Radar and Waypoints

On the top right of the screen is the radar. The red x symbol in the radar is the waypoint - where we need to go next.

The radar also shows a small map of the area. The + and - can be used to enlarge or reduce the map. The world symbol provides a full size map. The $ shows how much money we have - currently, none. The curled up arrow determines whether or not the radar spins to follow our facing.