Dilandau3000 plays Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in the Sarien Encounter (VGA) - Part 7 of 17

In order to get off this dust rock, we're going to have to fight back.

Underground Complex

Map (by Will Mallia)

Manual

To get past the force field, use the very broken and very reflective piece of windshield from the escape pod to turn the beam on itself and fry the mechanisms. From here, you can continue on in the upper pathway.

You'll be above where the green pool is. There will be droplets of acid, and if any of them fall on you, you will die. Thankfully, as long as you're not standing directly where the black dots on the ground are - and there are safe spots - and don't walk right into acid droplets, you can get by pretty easily.

You'll be at the end of the cave. When you continue, you will be surrounded by darkness, and you will not be able to move or speak. A massive holographic image of a blue head with red eyes and fangs shows up and speaks a language you will not be able to understand. You'll then be sent back to the surface without a chance or a clue.

To prevent this from happening, switch the gadget on. When you do that and go forward, you will find out that the gadget is a translator. This time, you'll be able to understand the big blue head. It turns out that he has been watching you and that you are up the creek without a paddle and in need of transportation. He will test to see if you are worthy of assistance by asking you to dispose of a beast on the surface known as Orat. If you dispose of him and bring back evidence of that, he will help you. You'll then be sent back to the surface.

Kerona Desert

Map (by Will Mallia)

You'll be back on the surface of the planet, but that Sarien spider thing is still out there! From here, head to the east and enter the skull of the now-dead creature. You'll meet the Orat.

There are two ways of getting rid of Orat. The first one is by luring the Sarien spider droid into the cave and having it go after the Orat. All you have to do is go into the cave with the droid following you and hide behind the rock, and if you do that, it will explode and take the Orat with it.. The other is to throw the dehydrated water at the Orat, who will pick it up, eat it and explode. Regardless of what you do, don't walk towards the Orat, or he will roll you up into a basketball and kill you.

Regardless of how you kill Orat, a piece of the Orat will be left behind. Pick it up, then leave the cave. All you'll have to worry about now is dehydrated, and if the game tells you that you're getting thirsty, just use the dehydrated water.

From here, all you need to do is head back to where you met the big blue holographic head.