Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter (1991)

This page contains notes for the game Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter (1991).

Items#

0 - Data cartridge
1 - Keycard
2 - Gadget
3 - Survival kit
4 - Xenon army knife
5 - Dehydrated water
6 - Broken glass
7 - Stalagmite tip
8 - Orat part
9 - Skimmer key
10 - Buckazoids
11 - Jetpack
12 - Pulseray laser pistol
13 - Grenade
14 - Force field remote
15 - Widget
16 - Gooey plant
17 - Bar coupon
18 - Droids-B-Us coupon
19 - Sarien ID card

Rooms#

1 - Intro
2 - Credits
Arcada
- 3 - Data Archive
- 4 - Hallway (utility closet)
- 5 - Hallway (keycard)
- 6 - Hallway (lab door)
- 7 - Star Generator lab
- 8 - Lower lab west
- 9 - Lower lab central
- 10 - Lower lab east (escape pod elevator)
- 11 - Airlock
- 12 - Escape pod bay
- 13 - Inside escape pod (Arcada)
- 103 - Data Archive computer
14 - Inside escape pod (Space / Kerona)
Kerona
- Desert
  - 18 - Skeleton in distance
  - 19 - Northwest skeleton
  - 20 - North skeleton
  - 21 - Northeast skeleton (cavern entrance)
  - 22 - Skeleton cavern exit (gooey plants)
  - 23 - Crumbling skeleton bridge
  - 24 - Northeast skeleton (skull cave)
  - 25 - Southwest skeleton (gooey plant)
  - 26 - South skeleton
  - 27 - Skeleton ramp up
  - 28 - Orat cave
  - 29 - Falling into cavern scene
  - 30 - Cavern elevator (east)
  - 31 - Cavern grate monster
  - 32 - Cavern acid pool
  - 33 - Cavern laser beams (west)
  - 34 - Alien hologram
  - 35 - Technology room
  - 36 - Skimmer minigame
  - 37 - Crashed escape pod
  - 38 - Desert (rmK1.sc)
  - 138 - Desert (rmK2.sc)
  - 238 - Desert (rmK3.sc)
  - 338 - Desert south of escape pod
- Ulence Flats
  - 40 - Tiny's Used Spaceships
  - 41 - Outside bar
  - 42 - Back of bar
  - 43 - Inside bar
  - 44 - Slot machine close-up
  - 45 - Tiny's Used Spaceships backlot
  - 46 - Droids-B-Us pickup area
  - 47 - Outside Droids-B-Us
  - 48 - Inside Droids-B-Us
  - 49 - Roger's ship
  - 50 - Outside Roger's ship
Deltaur
- 51 - Hull hatch
- 52 - Hull laser turret
- 53 - Airlock
- 54 - Storage
- 55 - Ventilation system
- 57 - Laundry
- 58 - Weapons dispensary
- 59 - Hallway A (west end)
- 60 - Hallway B (west of Star Generator)
- 61 - Hallway C (cartridge reader)
- 62 - Hallway D
- 63 - Hallway E
- 64 - Star Generator
- 65 - Generator control keypad close-up
- 66 - Hallway (pod bay elevator)
- 67 - Escape pod bay
68 - Ending scene
71 - Deltaur failure scenes

Flags#

6 - Met giant alien head hologram
7 - Exited escape pod on Kerona
8 - Talked to dying Arcada scientist, or saw him enter then left room
9 - Sitting at Arcada computer. Never set
10 - Arcada bay doors open
11 - Saw dude get zapped by bar slot machine
12 - Put widget on slot machine
13 - Put widget on slot machine (sets ???)
14 - Arrived at Ulence Flats, Roger still owns skimmer
15 - Got or sold skimmer key
16 - Wearing space suit on Arcada
17 - Entered Arcada Star Generator lab
18 - Boarded ship that drilled into ground
19 - Bought ship that drilled into ground
20 - Went north from Tiny's Used Spaceships and Tiny told Rog about backlot ships
21 - Used sticky plant on tentacle creature
22 - Got stalagmite tip
23 - Used stalagmite to plug geyser
24 - Got 70 buckazoid credit on your next spaceship
25 - Bought correct droid
26 - Bought backlot saucer spaceship
27 - Bought correct spaceship
28 - Exited Tiny's Used Spaceships main lot
29 - Entered Deltaur laundry from storage room, hiding in trunk
31 - Tentacle monster emerged from grate
32 - Bought overly-complex droid
33 - Picked up correct navigation droid
34 - Opened trunk
35 - Moved trunk
36 - Opened storage room vent
37 - Opened laundry room vent
38 - Walked into Ulence Flats barrier
39 - Lost at slot machine
40 - Getting mugged outside bar
41 - Gave buckazoids to mugger
44 - Bought murderous droid
45 - Entered Droids-B-Us. Never set
46 - Used broken glass on lasers
47 - Dropped grenade on Star Generator guard
48 - Translation gadget is on
49 - Giant alien head hologram asked Rog to kill orat
50 - Used remote to turn off Star Generator forcefield
51 - Left Deltaur escape pod bay during self-destruct countdown, pod will leave next time in bay
52 - Saw escape pod leave, Roger screwed
53 - Set Star Generator self-destruct
54 - Self-destruct countdown timer elapsed
55 - Spider droid active on Kerona
56 - Pushed bone off skeleton
57 - Pushed bone on to spider droid
58 - Murdered Sarien guarding pod bay elevator
59 - Murdered orat
60 - Got orat part
61 - Opened survival kit
62 - Entered Sarien laundry room from vent?
63 - Overheated and broke slot machine
65 - Put on Sarien uniform. Used for initial survival message when you enter main ship
66 - Told that Roger's droid will wait outside bar
67 - Related to getting mugged outside bar, but never set
68 - Saw desert worm monster appear after leaving escape pod room
69 - Opened washing machine door
70 - Stalagmite tip has goo on it. Never sets, but clears when using Hand on stalagmite in inventory
71 - Got stalagmite tip. Sticky plant available next to elevator
72 - Related to sticky plant and tentacle monster, but never set
73 - Missed chance to exit airlock when cleaning droid left. Not used
74 - Spacesuit closet door open (EGA only)

Points#

201 total:

Close Arcada bay door (-2)
130 - Get data cartridge (5)
131 - Hear Arcada scientist's last words (2)
132 - Get keycard from body (1)
133 - Get widget (1)
134 - Open Arcada bay door (2)
135 - Use keycard to open elevator (2)
136 - Put on spacesuit (2)
137 - Get gadget (2)
138 - Escape Arcada (15)
139 - Set AutoNav to Kerona (2)
140 - Get survival kit (2)
141 - Get broken glass (3)
142 - Get gooey plant (2)
143 - Enter Kerona cavern (2)
144 - Use gooey plant on grate monster (5)
145 - Use stalagmite tip on geyser (4)
146 - Use glass on laser beams (5)
147 - Get past acid drips (3)
148 - Drop bone on spider droid or lure it to Orat (5)
149 - Use dehydrated water on Orat or lure spider to it (5)
150 - Get Orat part (2)
151 - Board skimmer (10)
152 - Learn Star Generator self-destruct code (5)
153 - Finish skimmer minigame to reach Ulence Flats (25)
154 - Sell skimmer for jetpack, coupons, and 30 buckazoids (5)
155 - Overhear Deltaur location at bar (5)
156 - Use widget to win slots (5)
157 - Buy navigation droid (4)
158 - Buy spaceship (4)
159 - Load droid into ship (25)
160 - Enter Deltaur storage room (1)
163 - Hide in trunk or exit grate (3)
164 - Put on Sarien uniform (5)
165 - Get grenade (1)
166 - Get pulseray pistol (1)
168 - Drop grenade on generator guard (5)
169 - Shoot Sarien with pulseray (3)
170 - Get generator force field remote (3)
171 - Turn off force field (3)
172 - Engage Star Generator self-destruct (10)
173 - Enter escape pod bay (1)
174 - Escape Deltaur (3)
175 - Get Sarien ID card (2)

Regional#

rFlag1 #0001
rFlag1 $0002 - Arcada
rFlag1 $0004 - Arcada
rFlag1 $0008 - Arcada
rFlag1 $0040 - Arcada
rFlag1 $0080 - Arcada

Global#

165 - Buckazoid count. Starts at 3
166 - 1: on upper level, 2: on lower level
169 - Number of beers drunk at bar. 3 = hear Deltaur sector. 6+ = drunk death
175 - Slot machine current bet
176 - Buckazoids left to be found in dust pile. Starts at 12
181 - Spider droid on your screen (1: yes, 2: no)
184 - Star Generator self-destruct code. Random 4-digit number generated when new game begins
186 - Deltaur sector. Randomly sets 1 of 20 when game starts
188 - 1: Asked for drink at bar, sets back to 0 after Rog drinks and returns mug