Orion Prime Hints
Welcome to Orion Prime, a vast planet covered with oceans of molten lava.
The human colony on the planet developed a way to convert lava into spaceship fuel. They were brutally
massacred by alien invaders who then stole their technology. A fuel transport ship will soon
arrive to take the fuel to the alien fleet, making them unstoppable. It could mean the extermination
of humanity.
Before you can get to the fuel ship, you'll have to complete the
first level mission: Infiltrate High Command and wipe out the aliens who attacked
our base. Then terminate the Lava Boss himself.
The second level mission is to stop the fuel from reaching the enemy fleet.
We're doomed if the alien fuel ship uploads the fuel from the
magma conversion center, unless you can destroy the ship.
To help you space marines accomplish your mission objectives, this secret dossier
lists some of the most difficult areas. Hints and answers are given
if specifically requested.
No experienced Duker should need these hints. However, some of you
recruits fresh out of boot camp might.
Topics covered:
- Help for surviving onslaughts
- Hints for puzzles and problems
- Location of secret areas
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Level 1
Level 2
These levels were created by Bob Masters
Orion Prime
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Locations of secret areas in Level 1:
Hints
Answers
Help is also available for these areas:
How do I get in?
Hint
Answer
Dead end?
Hint
Answer
How can I get all of them with just a pistol?
Hint
Answer
I keep getting blown up.
Hint
Answer
I can't see down there. What am I missing?
Hint
Answer
What do you mean, out of order?
No hint needed. Keep exploring, you'll get in. You just might not get out...
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Hints and Answers below
Secret areas in Level 1
There are three secret areas, near these rooms:
Lava Cauldron room in first building
Kitchen Wine Cellar
Men's Restroom
Secret Room Answers
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Loading Dock Hint
You'll have to use an explosive to get in.
Choose the right target that you want to blow up.
Answer
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Water Vent Hint
There's an extra tunnel inside the vent. Take a good look around.
Answer
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Pig Hints
There is a good supply of medkits around. But as soon as possible, find a weapon
better than your pistol, hidden nearby.
Answer
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Natural Gas Hints
You need the explosion, to break through the wall.
You just want to be as far away as possible at the time.
Find the right place far away and push the button from there.
Answer
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Wine Cellar Hints
There is a light switch in the dark cellar. It's not too hard to find if
you stay alive long enough.
Answer
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Secret Area Answers
Lava Cauldron Room:
You can walk through the fake wall, under the sign.
Wine Cellar:
Press the space bar on one of the wine casket walls.
Men's Restroom:
There is no mirror. You can jump through it to the women's restroom
(which the military didn't have time to finish building)
on the other side.
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Loading Dock Answer
There's a water grate behind one of the boxes.
Climb on the box and toss the pipe bomb onto the grate and blow it up.
Then you can go through the hole.
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Vent Answer
Look up and find another vent tunnel near the far end of the water stream.
Go to the far end where the vent reaches a dead end. Move all the way to the end, then
back up a few feet until you get to the corner.
Turn around and look up, and you'll see the tunnel.
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Pig Answer
There's a rifle inside the garbage can behind one of the crates. Shoot the can and the rifle
will fall out. There's also an extra bottle of health hiding on top of one of the crates.
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Natural Gas Answer
There are two alien troopers nearby. Shoot them and you'll see a vertical hole in the cave.
The explosion button can be seen through the hole. Stand back and fire at the button.
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Wine Cellar Answer
In the chapel, there are goggles that will let you see in the dark. In the wine cellar, type
N to turn them on. They will help you find the light switch: at the bottom of the stairs,
turn right and go about 2 feet. Then turn to the right until you see the dim switch.
Move around very slowly or you'll walk under the wine press!
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Orion Prime
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Locations of secret areas in Level 2:
Hints
Answers
Help is also available for these areas:
Hint
Answer
Shouldn't be tough to find the key, but just in case...
Hint
Answer
Do you expect me to guess this combination, or what?
Hint
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Getting past them is easy. Surviving is not.
Hint
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Where's that card?
Hint
Answer
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Hints and Answers below
Secret area Hints
There are three secret areas, near these rooms:
Back Room of Commissary
One of the security camera rooms
Alien ship rotating gear
Secret Area Answers
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Riddle Hint
Riddles often speak symbolically. For example, the object isn't literally a firefly.
However in some real sense it is like a firefly or a ball (depending on where it is,
and how far away).
Answer
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Firing Range Hint
You'll find the card near the lava caverns. If you haven't been to the commissary yet,
that's the direction to go. Look for a vent.
Answer
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Combination Hints
Don't bother guessing. Look for the security codes hidden in the ship.
Answer
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Assault Commander Hints
If you stand in front of the commanders, their fire will blow up a couple of themselves.
Then you can turn off the force field long enough to hide in the storage room. But there
isn't anything you can do in that room. Or is there?
Answer
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Yellow Card Hints
The card is in the front of the ship. You'll need to deal with the 12-button switches first.
If you're stuck, there's a escape tube indicated by an arrow, somewhere in the
computer room.
Answer
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Secret Area Answers
Back Room of Commissary:
Try to open one of the lockers, and a secret room opens behind you.
Security Camera room:
There's a room displaying "Welcome to the Orion Prime Magma Energy Plant". Open this panel.
Alien ship gear room:
There's a rotating gear in the alien ship. Go through a door into the room with several
computer consoles. One of these is lit up. Open the panel.
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Riddle Answer
The answer is sun, which keeps a steady schedule, and whose light breaks through your window.
From a distance, it flickers like a firefly. Up close, it's a powerful ball of energy.
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Firing Range Answer
The card is near the lava caverns. You need to go to the back room of the commissary and go
through the meat cutter. Then climb onto the ledge and follow it to the end. Go through the
vent to the caverns.
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Combination Answer
The combinations are on display screens. Go to the computer room near the yellow card reader.
Jump on top of the computers until you see the UP arrow. Jump over the arrow, through
the fake wall. It leads to a blue tube, then a red tube, then the room where the security
code combinations are written.
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Assault Commander Answer
Turn off the force field and run into the junk-filled storage room. One of the C-9's will blow
a hole through the wall. It leads back to the force field switch. Turn the force field back on.
Go back to the hole and into the storage room. Now that the force field is on, you can now go
past the assault commanders which are behind the force field. Keep moving, to avoid the missiles
that explode nearby. They have a hard time hitting a moving target.
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Yellow Card Answer
The yellow card is in a wall that's blown up when you push the combination buttons.
The combination answers are on display screens. Go to the computer room near the yellow card reader.
Jump on top of the computers until you see the UP arrow. Jump over the arrow, through
the fake wall. It leads to a blue tube, then a red tube, then the room where the security
code combinations are written.
Then go to the bridge command center at the front of the ship. Punch the combination buttons.
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