When you first see San Angelo, the sun is a quarter hidden below the skyline, its soft red glow reflecting upon a cluster of tall buildings that stand at the citys centre. They are the ravaged shells of banks and state offices that were the pride of this once-prosperous city before The Day
. Surrounding them, for many miles, is a sea of dust and rubble. Your skin prickles when you realize that this is all that remains of the citys suburbs, an area that was once home to more than a million Texans.
- You are about to drive towards the centre when you notice that a fortified wall has been erected around the tall buildings of the downtown area, and that the northern freeway approaches are controlled by roadblocks. It would be near-suicidal to approach any closer, so you decide to make a wide detour around the city limits and try to approach from the south.
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+ You are about to drive towards the centre when you notice that a fortified wall has been erected around the tall buildings of the downtown area, and that the northern highway approaches are controlled by roadblocks. It would be near-suicidal to approach any closer, so you decide to make a wide detour around the city limits and try to approach from the south.
It takes you nearly two hours to reach the south side of San Angelo, by which time night has fallen. Fortunately, your decision to go south pays off; this section of the city is virtually uninhabited by the Angelinos and your approach goes undetected. Hidden by the darkness, you are able to get within a mile of the downtown area before you encounter any sign of clan activity. You know that if your rescue of Kate is to be successful you must not allow your roadster to fall into enemy hands, and with this in mind, you search for somewhere safe to leave it while you venture into the downtown area on foot.
An underground parking lot situated below the looted ruins of a Sears megamarket provides just such a safe haven, and it is here that you hide your car. You are tired after the rigours of your journey, so you decide to get a few hours sleep and attempt your rescue at first light.
You have indeed earned the right to celebrate, for you have freed Kate from her abductors and reached El Paso, thereby achieving everything you set out to do when you left Big Spring one week ago.
The celebrations continue in El Paso for several days until the victorious mood is soured by the arrival of Mad Dog Michigan and an army of clansmen over a thousand strong. He has persuaded the Mexicans to join his cause and now they surround El Paso with a ring of steel.
Mad Dog has promised to avenge the death of his brother. Now he reaffirms that vow and delivers the additional threat that neither you, nor any of your colony, will ever get out of El Paso alive.
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(49) Replaced blood-stained
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(281) Replaced sixth day of your mission
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. The convoy breaks out of Big Spring prior to daybreak and that morning Cal drives south to San Angelo, arriving at dusk. He spends the night in the basement of the Sears Megamarket. On day two, Cal rescues Kate and escapes from San Angelo. They spend that night in Eldorado (or fall asleep while driving through the night and crash). The next day (day three), Cal and Kate drive to Bakersfield. They spend that night in the library there. On day four, they reach Fort Stockton and meet the WDL soldiers. At the beginning of Section 281, it mentions that the weather deteriorates at dawn the following morning which would be day five. So, two days and two nights of bad weather would mean that the heroes cannot leave until the morning of day seven. Therefore, amending the description of the timeline in this way seems to be the best fix.
(282) Replaced If you do not possess a missile weapon, or lack sufficient ammunition to use it
with If you do not possess a missile weapon, lack sufficient ammunition to use it, or do not wish to use it
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(346) Replaced H.E. Grenade, and
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with Signal Flare and
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with Siren and a missile weapon and wish to use them
because the subsequent section assumes you are carrying a missile weapon.
(347) Replaced blood-stained
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(348) Replaced sulphonamides
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with Bread Knife (2)
. Added (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)
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- (350) Replaced THE OMEGA ZONE
with The Omega Zone
. Replaced Mad Dog Michigan, and an
with Mad Dog Michigan and an
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+ (350) Replaced THE OMEGA ZONE
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with Freeway Warrior
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with zero ENDURANCE points or below; this
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