Tex Murphy: Overseer – TEX MURPHY: OVERSEER The ultimate walkthrough by CRASH
LAW AND ORDER OFFICE
| AREA | EXACT LOCATION |
THINGS TO DO | PTS |
| Lobby | Coffee table | Put Mickey’s vial inside coffee maker | 1 |
| . | Door to the right of the counter | Enter the Mens room to hide | 22 |
| Mens room | Locker number 5 and 11 | Open the door, get brochures, and read them |
4 |
| . | . | Look coded message from the post office |
1 |
| . | . | Combine it with the credo | 1 |
| . | . | Solve credo puzzle on time | 133 |
| . | . | Read credo again | 1 |
| Lobby | Monitor | Look at it | 1 |
| . | Near the leg of the officer | Get key | 1 |
| . | Small table in front of Knott’s office | Get ID card | 1 |
| Robert Knott’s office | . | Enter | 2 |
| . | Alarm panel | Look at it | 1 |
| . | Alarm panel | Type PIRANHA | 3 |
| . | Middle book shelf | Get photo of Sylvia | 5 |
| . | Right chair from the desk | Move it and get the key under | 2 |
| . | The director chair | Get note and read it | 3 |
| . | Director desk, left drawer | Get book | 5 |
| . | Lizard picture | Move it | 1 |
| . | Safe | Look safe and try to crack it | 3 |
| Mens room | Locker number 17 | Unlock it with the key | 1 |
| . | . | Get indes card and read it | 2 |
| Robert Knott’s office | Vidphone on the desk | Use it | 1 |
| . | Safe | Enter the combination | 42 |
| . | . | Get CD and examine it | 2 |
| Lobby | Front door | Try to open it without ID | 1 |
| . | . | Unlock it with ID | 2 |
| Mysterious address | . | Visit it | 1 |
| C.A.P.R.I.C.O.R.N | . | Give CD to Wanda | 1 |
KNOTT’S CABIN
| AREA | EXACT LOCATION |
THINGS TO DO | PTS |
| Knott’s cabin | . | Visit | 1 |
| Living room | Fireplace | Get log | 1 |
| . | Beside the fireplace | Move horse painting | 1 |
| . | . | Get bent nail | 1 |
| . | Aquarium | Look at the small box | 1 |
| Kitchen | Cabinet under the sink | Open it and get the torch | 2 |
| . | Cabinet to the right of the first cabinet |
Open it and get the wrench | 2 |
| . | Sink | Examine the metal hose | 1 |
| . | . | Use wrench to release the hose | 1 |
| . | Big cabinet beside the door to bedroom | Open it and get the rope | 2 |
| Bedroom | Under the bed | Get doll and examine it | 2 |
| . | Inventory | Combine rope and log | 1 |
| . | . | Combine nail and hose | 1 |
| Living room | Aquarium | Use hose and nail to get the box | 22 |
| . | Inventory | Look at the box | 1 |
| . | Switch beside front door | Flip it to open the hatch on roof | 1 |
| . | Front door | Open it and get out | 4 |
| . | Floor beside Knott’s leg | Get key | 1 |
| Bed room | Locked cabinet | Use key to unlock it | 1 |
| . | . | Get coat and hat | 1 |
| . | Inventory | Combine them with doll | 1 |
| Living room | Window sill | Put doll there | 1 |
| . | Hatch on the roof | Throw log there | 2 |
| . | . | TOTAL | 2339 |
DAY FOUR
| AREA | EXACT LOCATION |
THINGS TO DO | PTS |
| Tex office | Vidphone | Use it to hear the recorder | 1 |
| Eve Clements | . | Ask about Greg Call | 2 |
| Fresno office | . | . | 1 |
| . | Floor near door | Get UPS package and examine it | 4 |
| . | Inventory | Look STG note | 2 |
| . | . | Look Braille | 1 |
| . | . | Combine braille and tag | 1 |
| . | . | Solve the Braille puzzle | 73 |
| J. Saint Gideon | . | Ask about NEXUS | 2 |
GREG CALL’S LAB
| AREA | EXACT LOCATION |
THINGS TO DO | PTS |
| Greg Call’s lab | . | . | 3 |
| . | Switch beside door | Flip it | 1 |
| . | Lamp beside the switch | Open and get the passcard D | 2 |
| . | Under computer’s keyboard | Get newspaper clip | 5 |
| . | Computer | Look at it | 1 |
| . | Chip maker machine | Get syringe | 1 |
| . | Back computer | Get passcard reader | 1 |
| . | The experiment chair | Get chart and keycard, then read the chart |
3 |
| . | Panel on the left of the door | Look at it | 1 |
| . | Card reader beside the panel | Insert keycard | 1 |
| . | Panel N216 | Get it and use the syringe with it | 2 |
| . | . | Look the syringe | 1 |
| . | Machine at the corner | Turn it on and solve the brain puzzle | 128 |
| . | Inventory | Read note about chess move | 1 |
| . | Computer | Hook up the passcard reader | 1 |
| . | . | Insert passcard D and type : GAMBIT | 39 |
LAW AND ORDER OFFICE
| AREA | EXACT LOCATION |
THINGS TO DO | PTS |
| Reception Hall | . | . | 1 |
| . | Camera beside the door | Look at it | 1 |
| . | Behind the sofa | Get music stand | 1 |
| . | On the table to the right | Get chopstick | 1 |
| . | Inventory | Combine music stand and the phamplet | 2 |
| . | Camera | Close the camera with the music stand | 1 |
| . | Big wall flag | Move flag | 3 |
| . | Panel beside flag | Use chopstick to open the panel | 1 |
| . | . | Insert high level security card | 1 |
| John Klaus lab | . | Discover it | 3 |
| . | Floor near desk | Get note and read it | 2 |
| . | Desk | Get photo | 5 |
| . | Desk drawer | Get crusade memo | 5 |
| . | Desk near the computer | Hear the tape player | 5 |
| . | Equipment to the left of door, top of it |
Get referendum | 5 |
| . | Computer table | Open CD drawer and get the cat picture | 2 |
| . | Inventory | Solve the cat puzzle on time | 73 |
| Reception Hall | Vidphone | Use it and dial #107 | 2 |
| . | . | TOTAL | 2731 |
DAY 5 : POISON PAWN
| AREA | EXACT LOCATION |
THINGS TO DO | PTS |
| Cut scene | . | . | 4 |
| Tex office | Vidphone | Play message twice | 2 |
| Rank & File shop | . | Received an E-mail | 1 |
| San Thomas Mission | Inside red box under the shelf, in front of door |
Get pen knife | 1 |
| . | Corner just to the right of door | Get rock | 1 |
| . | Shelf in front of the door, middle rack |
Move small box | 2 |
| . | . | Open panel | 1 |
| . | . | Flip the switch on | 1 |
| . | Elevator switch | Flip it | 56 |
| . | Upstair | Choose the right option when talk | 121 |
GIDEON’S HOUSE
| AREA | EXACT LOCATION |
THINGS TO DO | PTS |
| Gideon’s Bedroom | On the floor | Get security schematic and read it | 2 |
| . | . | Get metal bar | 1 |
| . | Left nightstand | Open wooden box and get the chess pieces |
2 |
| . | Big chess board | Look at it | 2 |
| . | . | Put the chess piece on board and solve the chess puzzle |
33 |
| Bossworth Clark’s lab | Microscope | Examine all the passcard that left | 30 |
| Gideon’s Gallery | . | Enter through the secret door inside Gideon’s bedroom |
2 |
| . | The switch to your right | Flip it on to bring down the chandellier |
1 |
| . | Stair railings on the ramp | Get left and right top railings | 2 |
| . | . | Combine them with the metal bar | 1 |
| . | Balcony | Use the metal bar to grab the chandellier |
2 |
| . | Far right corner of the slope | Look and open the panel below you | 2 |
| . | Exhibition area | Manipulate your way to beat the alarm puzzle |
53 |
| Gideon’s hallway | On the bench to the right | Get disc#1 | 1 |
| Gideon’s Study | Dime-o-saur on the desk | Look at it | 1 |
| . | . | Insert coin | 1 |
| . | . | Get doorkey | 1 |
| . | Left bookshelf, third shelf | Push strange book and get the metal cross |
2 |
| . | Glass cabinet to the right | Look at the sword picture | 1 |
| . | . | Put metal cross on it and solve the puzzle |
127 |
| . | . | Get security card | 1 |
| Gideon’s Hallway | North locked door | Unlock it with the doorkey | 3 |
| Gideon’s Gameroom | Pool table | Get balls (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) and examine them |
2 |
| . | Videogame | Play the game | 10 |
| . | On the table | Solve the jigsaw puzzle on time | 227 |
| Gideon’s Hallway | South locked door | Look alarm and try to solve it | 1 |
| . | . | Solve the alarm puzzle | 2 |
| Gideon’s Control Room | . | Enter | 1 |
| . | Override panel | Look at it, then insert the security card |
3 |
| . | On the top of monitor | Get CD#2 | 1 |
| . | Below the monitor | Open CD player | 1 |
| . | CD player | Play both CD’s | 6 |
| Gallery | . | Get out through front door | 1 |
ALCATRAZ
| AREA | EXACT LOCATION |
THINGS TO DO | PTS |
| Cells | Bed | Move bed and examine the bricks behind it |
3 |
| . | Bricks on the wall | Solve the brick puzzle on time | 127 |
| . | Floor near the hole | Get brick | 1 |
| . | Shelf outside the cell | Look at it carefully and throw brick at it |
2 |
| . | Bed’s foot | Get chain and examine it | 1 |
| . | Tarp outside the cell, on the floor | Use chain to get it | 1 |
| . | . | Get laser torch and tape | 1 |
| . | Cell’s bar | Use laser torch to cut it | 2 |
| Cells block A | Empty cell near the door to block B | Get barbwire and look at it | 2 |
| . | Door to block B | Look at it | 2 |
| . | . | Use barbwire to get the cell’s key | 1 |
| . | . | Unlock the door with the key | 2 |
| Cells block B | Broken stall at the lower left corner | Move it and get the gas mask | 2 |
| . | Visiting window (stall) | Examine it and the sign | 2 |
| . | Locked door to the left of entrance | Unlock it with the cell’s key and get passcard |
2 |
| Cells block C | The second left empty cell from the end |
Get the key on the back wall | 1 |
| . | Door to Cells block D | Unlock it with the key | 3 |
| Cells block D | Door control panel on the left | Open it and operate the lever | 24 |
| . | Opened old cell | Look at the cell’s bar | 1 |
| . | . | Open small box and get the explosive | 2 |
| Alcatraz Dungeon | . | Enter it | 1 |
| . | Room to the right of the entrance | Open door, get the green bag, and examine it |
2 |
| . | Room at the end of the small right path |
Open door and get the tool on the floor |
2 |
| . | Fan panel | Look at it | 1 |
| . | Crates at the end of the dungeon | Push crates then duck and walk behind them |
3 |
| . | On the top of the back crate | Get screwdriver | 1 |
| Cells block C | At the end of the cells, above the wall |
Use scredriver to release the gas canister |
1 |
| Alcatraz Dungeon | Fan panel | Use tool to open the panel | 1 |
| . | . | Combine tape, explosive, gas canister and dirty filter |
3 |
| . | . | Put hand-made time bomb on the panel | 3 |
| Office | Behind the counter | Get hairbrush and examine it | 2 |
| . | Key slot on the left wall | Insert security pass to open the door | 1 |
| . | DNA scanner | Look at the platform and scanner | 1 |
| . | . | Put the hair on the platform and solve all puzzles |
218 |
| . | . | TOTAL | 3931 |
Total score is 3931 out of
4000.
There are few things to do to complete the score. Please
notice me if someone knows the additional score. This is a great
game, in spite of several bugs at the ending puzzle. The mouse
will freeze for some machine and video card.
Ver 1.04 @ August 1998
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after 1.5 year of this released hint.
If someone know about some scores that I missed, could you tell
me about it. So I could update this walkthrough. And I’ll put
your name on it. Happy Gaming !!!!
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