Starlab Arcada ("original version")
The Arcada Research Lab[1] (aka Starlab Arcada) was version of the Arcada in the Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter (original version) time sector. The interior of the ship is either a dark blue or a turquoise (depending on IBM or Apple II versions).
Background
Arcada Upper Level
Corridor 1
A corridor on the upper deck of the Arcada. The janitor's closet is found here on the upper deck.
Exits to the right lead to Corridor 3. The exits to the left lead to Corridor 2 from the lower deck, and the Data Archive Room from the upper deck. The elevator leads to the Mid Level.
The corridor also has warning lights to alert to threats or attacks. Along with the warning lights may be alarm sounds or call to 'battle stations' in an attempt to defend against an incoming attack or threat.
Corridor 2
A corridor on the upper deck of the Arcada.
Exits to the left lead to Corridor 3. The exits to the right lead to Corridor 1 from the lower deck, and the Data Archive Room from the upper deck. The door on the lower deck leads to the Star Generator Development Lab.
Corridor 3
A corridor on the upper deck of the Arcada.
Roger Wilco found a keycard on a body found in the upper-right of this area.
Exits to the right lead to Corridor 2. The exits to the left lead to Corridor 1.
Data Archive room
This is the Data Archive room, holding the Arcada's library.
It is fully equipped with a Model DX Cartridge Retrieval Unit. It holds many files (although access to the catalog requires security clearance) including one filed under Astral Body.
The exit to the left leads to Corridor 2. The exit to the right leads to Corridor 1.
Star Generator development laboratory
This is the laboratory used to develop and test the Star Generator.
The Star Generator was stolen during the invasion by the Sariens. This room normally requires a high security clearance to enter, which Roger Wilco did not possess. Roger entered this room after the invasion, and there he discovered that the auto-destruct sequence had been activated. According to some theories, he also retrieved a magnet from this room.
The door leads back out to the corridor.
Mid Level
Control Center
Left Area
An area of the Mid Level on the Arcada.
This are is mainly used to access the Upper Levels.
The exit to the right leads to the Central Control Area. The elevator leads to the Upper Level.
Central Control Area
This is the Central Control Area
This area is where the entire Arcada is controlled from. The area is normally lit by the glow of the pulsating Reactor Domes which power the ship. The Vehicle Bay control console is here, which is used to open and close the bay doors.
The exit to the right leads to the right area. The exit to the left leads to the left area.
Right Area
An area of the Mid Level on the Arcada.
This area is mainly used to access the security-restricted Lower Levels.
The exit to the left leads to the Central Control Area. The elevator leads to the Lower Level, however it requires the use of a keycard in order to use it.
Lower Level
Flight Preparation Room (Flight Prep)
This room is used to prepare personnel for flight.
The room has two closets, one containing a Dialect Translator, and the other containing a Flight Suit. A warning is displayed above the closets if the bay doors are open, and the airlock can then be opened via the control panel at the back of the room.
The elevator leads back to the Mid Level. The airlock leads to the Vehicle Bay.
Vehicle Bay (Pod Bay)
This room is used for launching vehicles.
Its bay door is controlled via the control panel in the Central Control Area on Mid Deck, however the platform to raise vehicles from the pit is controlled via the control panel in this room. Roger Wilco raised an Escape Pod from the pits to escape the Arcada after its invasion by the Sariens.
The airlock leads back to the Flight Prep Room. Light-years from Earth's solar system the people of the galaxy Earnon have been struggling to maintain the precious balance of life. The Sun of Earnon is slowly dying. The planets grow cold. Food is no longer plentiful. Life will soon become impossible to sustain. The scientific community of Xenon devised a plan to convert one of Earnon's lifeless planets into a new Sun.
The effort was centered around the development of a device called the Star Generator. The Star Generator would be capable of igniting an otherwise useless planet into a raging ball of flame. An expedition set out aboard the starship Arcada to successfully complete development and testing of the Star Generator.
Crew
- ↑ Back of 2nd and 3rd releases of Space Quest: Chapter I ("Captain's Log")