LINE NOISE News from Chez Diesel 19 December, 1988 I'm serving a new range of food now. allows you to treat your friends to one of my choice delicacies, served by my very own personal waitdroid. I'm hoping to be able to provide a side order of garlic bread and chocolate fudge cake (with cream) for desert in the near future. For the time being, a take-out service is not being provided. There are 2 new objects and a new mobile in Fed, all situated in a new section. (Actually that's not really true - the mobile and one of the objects, and the area in question, have been in since the start of the game; they just weren't accessible.) The mobile is the Smuggler; the objects are the Drugs and a Smiley Badge (Aciiiiiieeeeeeed!!!). They are to be found in the west part of Nisrick Mines, behind the security door. All you have to do is figure out how to open the door! Players of any rank can solve this puzzle - and on the way it gives Poor People a chance to see how the other half lives. It is dangerous in there so make sure you are insured before you give it a go, but it is worth the risk because the drugs are worth 1500 groats on the black market. Not that I approve of taking drugs, of course, I mean it really screws you up... It is worth mentioning that the Opal is worth 1000 groats, so maybe more of you youngsters should figure out how to remove it from the Treasure Room. Finding objects and working out who to give them to makes a welcome change from constantly doing jobs. Those scumbag 'Journalists' at The Weekly Fedder now have their own offices on Mercury. It's quite easy to find - if you really want to! Their bumper Xmas issue has now been uploaded at WEEKLY - 30 frames of lies and filth. Among other things, it contains Gizmo's version of the Siko Saga. While this contains much that is supposition and guesswork, it is a mostly accurate account - although Siko himself hotly denies this. However, he refuses to provide his side of the story... Journeypersons have been getting to grips with offering jobs to Poor People, and finding that it is still far more profitable to truck the goods themselves. The only advantage is that it allows JPs to earn a little money while socialising in here; time that would otherwise go to waste. Although drinking time is never wasted! Well that seems to be all there is to report this week! The Alliance haven't done anything worth bitching about (boring lot) although I have high hopes of being able to give a full report of their much publicised meeting next Friday; there have been no fights worth mentioning; in fact Fed Data Space has been very quiet! Two things I should mention. The Idiot's Guide (laptop version) is now at the printers! Those who have sent money for it should be receiving their copies in the New Year; those who haven't - WHY NOT? It only costs a fiver which includes postage and packing and a year's free updates. Mbx me (DIESEL) for details. And a brief word on the subject of Fed Meets. From now on there will be only 2 official meets a year, one during the PCW Show in September, and one in February to celebrate Fed's birthday. Of course, there are bound to be unofficial get-togethers in between, but these two will be the only organised meets. Fed's first birthday meet will be in early February - watch this space for details. Oh - one final thing. Chez Diesel will be a strictly Xmas Free Zone - no tacky decorations, no crackers, no turkey, and ESPECIALLY no dressing up in silly hats. You have been warned!