Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 02:29:26 EDT Nick's Aquanaut's Holiday FAQ By Psgod62526@aol.com Hello All, this here is my FAQ for Aquanaut's Holiday. The game is a basic one, where you search the ocean floor for ancient artifacts of the past (and in a few cases future) Along the way there is a Mini game which involves you building a reef for fish to thrive in, which Ironically turns out to be the main par of the game because through building your reef is the only true way to beat the game!! (yes it has an ending) Basic Exploration First off there are a few things you should know before you start exploring. The navigational system is not very good, so most of the time you are just relying on your own instincts once you get started. There are many things in the sea to explore so just take your time and enjoy the game, if you are searching for something in the ocean you will NEVER find it. However if you are just enjoying yourself and taking in the seanary, odds are sooner or later you will come across something highly irregular and interesting!! Reef Building This is a very tricky process in which it will take you a while to get it down(or at least it did for me). OK I have discovered three different styles of building in which will be effective, the first one I call BASIC STRUCTURING: What this is, is a simple lay out of you reef blocks in which none of your blocks reach higher than the ground level, all blocks follow the same general direction making a long continuos circle. The next type of building I call, 2 STEP STRUCTURING: This is where you build a little more elaborate structures such as stories of blocks reaching up to 3 stories high off the ground, and your ground pattern will change to zigzagging around one main high structure, sort of like a center of town. And the Final type I call TUNEL STRUCTURING: In witch you will build a series of large tunnels for a large number of fish to live in, lets say you have 4 main tunnels, you would then connect them all with a small line of blocks that will surround and inclose the main tunnels. All of these types of building that I have mentioned will work if you wish to get a maximum number of fish living with in your reef, but be patent, it will take time. IT took me almost 15 hours the first time to get my reef filled up all the way!!. Now comes the most important part, COLOR CODEING!!!!!!! IF you wish for fish to come you MUST have different patterns of colors that will catch there little fish eyes. Try a large variety like Red, Red, blue, yellow, blue, red, yellow. Just be creative, and the fish will come. Personal Findings Some of my personal findings are: Ancient Head: It is a large statue of a head from some Indian tribe. Pyramids: It is a set of pyramids on the ocean floor. Large Rock inside pocket of Air: I have no idea what this thing is, but is interesting all the same. Giant Rock Table suspended by Diamond: Just what it sounds like, groups of different kinds of whales are often around it. Sunken treasure ship: This is an old ship that has a large hole on its side with treasure falling out of it. Plants Inside Pink Pots: This is an interesting find because all of the plants in this area are inside pink pots. Ancient Bridge: This is an old Greek style bridge that is on the ocean floor. Series of Lava Rocks: The reason this is so neat is, it is a pure marble floor that a series of 4 or 5 lava rocks are sitting on. ZERO Trench: This is a very long trench between 2 mountains that stretches along way, inside it are many kings of animals I have never seen anywhere else in the game. You will know when you find it!! Foot Prints in the Sand: In a sandy area there are some strange foot prints that start up out of nowhere and then vanish again without a trace Thats all I can think of at the moment, I am sure that I haven't even found half of the things that are down there, so I will keep updating as I find more! Communicating with sea Life While you are on your many adventures, you will encounter many different types of sea life that you will be able to interact with. The best advisee that I can give to you is to just use different patterns with different animals. Such as the whale, if you approach it quickly, it will turn and flee because you have frightened it! But if you move in slow and cautious like, making soft sounds it will soon approach you. THE END When you finally do get to the end of the game (by filling up your max. fish meter) you will be rewarded with the ending of the game!!!! A series of screens will pop up congratulating you on finishing the game, and then talking about how much the fish like you. Then it will reward you will a special new "Present" they call it. This present lets you control and use all the different fish in the game! It is very fun worth getting. Well I think that about does it. Legal Issues This FAQ is under copyright from ME Psgod62526. SO please, if you want to use thins material, mention me and my email address somewhere on that same page, that is all. If you have any questions or comments about ANYTHING AT ALL don't hesitate to email me at: Psgod62526@aol.com