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Completed Let's play Archimedean Dynasty (Completed)

spekkio

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ghostdog said:
lightbane said:
I dunnot if it's just my case, but there is a little problem with the synchronization of the sound with these videos, the sound has like 3 seconds of delay or so. Still, keep the good work.
The sound is synchronized as far as I can tell. Maybe it's the media player you're using.
Yeah, there shouldn't be any delay... Try another media player.

lightbane said:
Is it possible to attempt to take over that base by yourself?
Not with our current shitty gun. I've tried this for the lulz on 1st attempt and got owned by the turrets.
And destroying such a huge bomber (4 turrets) with Vendetta I? No chance...
 

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I could swear there was a game like this for Amiga. Not as pretty of course but with quite the same premise. Though you had all sorts of minigames in it. Still, I love the PC-elitism in your first post already so :salute:
 

spekkio

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Mission 05 - Defend Vespucci (75 MB)

Teaser Images:

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El Topo contacts Flint via EnCom after the battle:

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Well done, FLINT! "Deadeye" may not need any glasses after all!
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Give me a decent boat and I can sink anything!
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You're in love with yourself, FLINT. Listen - in your mail printer you'll find a jump ship ticket to ATACAMA CITY.
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Straight into the heart of the Tornado Zone? What's the idea?
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Money. Times are bad and I don't have enough to buy you the combat boat you need.
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Fine, I'll scrape it together myself. But why the Tornado Zone?
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You will meet one of my informants there. His name is KARL FULLER. Has the ticket printed yet?
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Yeah. So FULLER knows something about the black box?
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If HE doesn't, no one does. Get yourself to the Traffic Center and take the next ship. Time's money and money's scarce!
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Aye, Sir. FLINT out.

Right. Repairs are more expensive this time:

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But thanks to all the money earned so far, we can upgrade our gun at last:

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There's some new guy in Vespucci:

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I'm WEEZLE, the Argentine Wizard! And just now I'm thinking about something very funny, so you better leave me alone, Killer.
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I like a good joke. What's on your mind?
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How the great "Deadeye" FLINT destroys that bad, bad garbage. Hahahahah!
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You should bottle that laugh and sell it. To women.
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Listen well: I just crushed some anarchos to dust. You could be the next.
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Listen to me, garbage terminator. I have the jobs, and don't forget it.
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Well, I'm listening.
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Go find DIDDI SPENGLER on MAGELLAN! He's not stingy! Get into his place!
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How do I pull that off?
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He'll ask you what you think of his ghastly wart. You say that simply looking at him could cause a guy to lose his kidney stones!
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Great. All Aqua's full of comedians.
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Hey! That's WEEZLE humor. I'm his best friend!
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You'd have to be.

Our Tasks are piling up:

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Diddi is on Magellan indeed:

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I am DIDDI SPENGLER. What's up with you, stranger?
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I'm looking for a job.
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Tell me - why are you staring at my wart? Don't you like it?
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Sure. Just looking at it might make me pass my kidney stone!
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Sorry. So, what about a job?
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I know a surgeon who could take that off between blinks!
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You know, I think you're all right, pal!
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Sure!
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Hahaha. You've been talking to WEEZLE, am I right?
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Yeah. What about the job?
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It's worth 2,000 credits. Take these secret documents to RITA KLAG. She's somewhere in VESPUCCI.
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O.K. It's as good as done.
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Sorry, I've got better things to do.
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And stay ready, mercenary. My enemies are very interested in seeing these documents.
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Tough luck for them.

On the way to Vespucci...

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Mission 06 - Ambush A (10 MB)

Teaser:

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Well, I wasn't even able to identify them... :(

We meet Rita in Vespucci:

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She pays us the money. Short and sweet.
Flint has enough money to buy a new Torpedo Magazine (6 torpedoes), but I've decided that we need better Gun first (plus he's too poor to buy 6 torpedoes anyway...)

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We go to the Entropoint 2:

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There's some guy in the Dock:

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Light.
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Light. My name's EMERALD FLINT.
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How do you do. I'm BOB KRAMER, Manager for the EnTrOx Corporation.
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You work for EnTrOx? You must be lonely!
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Interesting. So far I've only met the desk ladies in the jump stars.
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Well, I know EnTrOx doesn't have a particularly good reputation....
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Hey, I'm not saying that's YOUR fault.
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Particularly good? I'm told that there are two or three people in all Aqua that like the Company, and one of them is the boss.
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That's right. I'm just a local storemaster for Helium17.
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Helium17. Interesting. I understand EnTrOx has the production monopoly.
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Yes. The only formula for Helium17 is locked away in the EnTrOx safes in the Gulf of Florida!
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Not even the scientists from MACHINA ANTARCTICA have the formula for Helium17.
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No. They'd like to know it, but they'll never be told. Excuse me, please, I must tend to my duties.

The Arms Dealer here has some interesting (and expensive) stuff:

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One day, dear readers, all of this stuff will be ours! :P

Two more people in the Check In:

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Are you taking the ship to ATACAMA CITY, too?
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Yeah. The women on staff are pretty cute, don't you think?
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I wouldn't even think about it. They are tough cookies. EnTrOx can afford to treat its customers poorly because they have the monopoly.
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They should break EnTrOx up. A company in private hands shouldn't control all Aqua! Even the anarchic Tornado Zone can't shake them off.
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None of the government blocs have dethroning EnTrOx on their agenda. I don't believe the problem will be solved politically.
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What politician's going to turn down the money EnTrOx hands out? In my experience, politics doesn't usually change much anyway.
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And sometimes it's best that you don't.
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Agreed. Excuse me, I need to check in.

Alright, let's talk to the hottie behind the desk!

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Light! What can I do for you?
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You can come with me to the Malayan Archipelago.
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Sorry. You'll have to contact our hostess service. That's desk fifteen.
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Brrr! I'll bet EnTrOx has to turn the heat up when you're on duty.
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Hit and sunk. Any hope of a meal?
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I'm sure you will find that any discomfort is compensated for by our prices.
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Right. Single to the Tornado Zone. No return.
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Let me guess - you had nails for breakfast.
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Thank you. You'll need to use your ticket within 48 hours after it's punched. Next passage is in 2 hours.
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That leaves us just enough time for a cup of coffee at the bar.
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I am sorry, Sir. I can't leave my desk. I see you're off to ATACAMA CITY?
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Yeah, I hear it's nice there. Do you know ATACAMA CITY?
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Yes. I have relatives there.
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Interesting. Where can a guy get a decent synthetic claret and snack on a few chemo mussels?
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Forget the bars in the city, they're worthless. The local gourmets meet out at "GARCIA'S LOUNGE" on SCAVENGER.
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Thanks for the tip. I'll keep it in mind.
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Please be careful when you dock, Sir. The EnTrOx Corporation wishes you a pleasant trip.

Video 03 - Jumpship Passage to Atacama City (22 MB) YouTube Mirror

We're at the Entropoint 6:

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Yeah, all stations look a little bit similar...
We can talk to one person only:

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I am CINGAN! Nobody speaks to CINGAN without permission!
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Great! I AM a nobody and I need money!
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I only give jobs to experienced people!
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Suits me fine! I'm a nobody who IS experienced.
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Oh yeah?
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How about letting me demonstrate it on you?
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Well, I don't usually trust strangers, but I have a problem. Have you ever heard the name IWAN KING?
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Yes. He's one of the warlords at GALAPAGOS.
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A despicable man. He has challenged me to a duel. He claims I embezzle from the income he makes with his chemical protein in ATACAMA CITY.
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So where do I fit in?
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I must go to ATACAMA CITY, but I fear for my life. KING has terrorist units hidden everywhere.
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So you want me to watch your back. What's the pay?
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I'll give you 2,000 credits for doing me a little favor!
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Right, then let's get going!
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This business sounds a little too personal for me CINGAN. I've got more important things to do.

Our current Tasks:

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And the SeaMap:

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More soon!
 

ghostdog

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Do you use a gamepad or a good old-fashioned joystick ? I tried to replay wing commander but both keyboard and gamepad controls sucked big time when it came to ship control.
 

spekkio

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Damn, somebody clearly failed a PER check...

spekkio said:
AD is a simulation game, supporting analogue joystick with 2 or 4 buttons. In DosBox it can be played using any joystick/gamepad supporting DirectInput.
There is a catch of course. You can only use up to 4 buttons, even if your joystick/gamepad supports more. And since the game utilizes almost entire keyboard, you will need more!

AD can be played using the keyboard, with directional arrows acting as digital buttons.
Since analogue movement control is for space-sims fans fags, all that's required to use a modern joystick/gamepad to play this damn game is a program that converts joystick/gamepad signals into keyboard input.
The best one currently available is called RB-Joy and was written by a nazi german author in 2006 (last version).

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As you can see, it's extremely user-friendly...

But when properly configured, it allows me to register 22 different keyboard commands to my Dual Shock gamepad, connected via USB adapter (14 buttons + 2 analogue sticks).
tl;dr

You can use analogue joystick/gamepad in DosBox (if 4 buttons are enough for you) or use digital input (keyboard or keyboard emulation).
 

ghostdog

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Oops yeah, I missed that. The thing is that most of these old games run at different speeds when you are in ship combat (at least that happened with WC). I never managed to get good controls with that game and I tried both dosbox and windows, with both keyboard and gamepad and I also tried digital controls by using joytokey which does a similar job as PB-joy.

Bah.
 

spekkio

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Hmm. Have you tried using different core options (simple/normal) or limited number of cycles instead of "max" in DosBox?
That fixed all speed-related problems in X-com for me...

*Edit: check out this page, you Popamoler, everything is explained there.
 

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Yeah, none of those ring a bell. I was quite small and I only watched as a friend played it. Subwar2050 would fit it otherwise but apparently it has no different minigames (one for avoiding mines, one for hunting other subs, one for infiltrating other subs, yet one more for capturing bases) and the release year is too late but oh well. Maybe my brain is fucking up with me.
 

spekkio

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We have only one destination point available:

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Of course getting there is not easy:

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Mission 07 - Attack C (41 MB)

Teaser:

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Video 04 - Atacama City (11 MB) YouTube Mirror

Atacama City at last!

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Cingan disappears right away, but not before paying up:

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We should visit the Arms Dealer to buy even better gun. Sadly, he doesn't have Vendettas III on stock!

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South America - still the third world, even after the nuclear holocaust...

Well, lets speak with the local people. There's some Business Man in the Tavern:

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If you're not packing the latest edition of "Aquagirl" you can clear off right now!
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I'm just looking to find out what your situation is with war operations.
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Ha! You're just in time, mercenary. Everybody's got it in for somebody lately. But that's the Tornado Zone!
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Who've you got it in for? Maybe there's some work for me there.
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Aw, I love all mankind. But you know, I do have a load of smuggled schnapps that needs to find its way to SCAVENGER . Just can't seem to get away to do it myself - too much business! Do you want to earn 1,900 credits?
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What the hell.... If you're paying, I'm your man.
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Schnapps? Do I look like a schnapps smuggler? I'd rather go legal than stoop that low.
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Good! I'll make sure you get the cargo on board. Simply deliver it to SCAVENGER, to a MARY WOOL!

There's also some Engineer in the Residential Block:

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Hey, stranger, how do you like our breathing gas in ATACAMA CITY? I'm the engineer responsible for it.
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Let's say it's unusual! What's it made up of?
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Well, we use the helinox that EnTrOx sells to us, put it through a decontaminator and mix it with Surface-One.
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Okay, it's cleared largely of its radioactive components, but WHAT is Surface-One?
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We get it from the Clansunion, they say that it is EXACTLY HOW the earth's surface smells.
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How do they know that? Nobody has ever been up there!
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They say they've got the formula for the smell from old poetry books.
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Yeah, it smells a bit...hm...earthy here. I thought that came from the rock walls.
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In part. The walls of ATACAMA CITY are largely made up of solid natural rock. It's UNIQUE in Aqua.
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I've heard that many people come here just for that. A way of being directly in contact with earth. No layer of titanium in between.
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Exactly. People start to dream! They get a sort of...sense of being at home.
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Yeah...I remember from old fairy-tales that ATACAMA CITY was founded by rebellious Clansunion families. And that there are supposed to be huge, giant squid here who are able to survive because of the hot springs nearby.
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Hahaha...yes, I know these fairy-tales. There IS life near the springs, the "Hot Vents". Chemo-synthetic life. But no monsters!
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Yeah, and from this chemo-synthetic protein you now do a roaring export trade. Right now at the forthcoming anniversary in NEOPOLIS.
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You've got to be kidding! The Atlantans pay us hardly anything. They're exploiters! And warlords like SANTIAGO and WILLY BOY live a good life from the meager profits!
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Yeah, there's enough for THEM. And the man in the street is left out!
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That's right. Well, it's been nice talking to you. I must get on. Light, friend!

Two people in the Plaza:

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First one is a lady with a sexy voice:

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Can you help me?
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It depends, what's it about?
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Does "high pressure nerve syndrome" mean anything to you?
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No idea...never heard of it!
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Then I've no time for you. Find out for yourself first!

WTF? We can still talk to her after that, but her lines are the same. Oh, well.

Second person is some weird dude:

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Ooooooh...!
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What's the matter?
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No idea...I feel so dizzy...no feeling in my right leg.
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Go to the doctor!
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Rubbish, perhaps a drop in carbon dioxide.
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I am the doctor! I'm suffering from a lack of carbon dioxide.
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Then you'll know what to do.
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Yes...but I don't know why such a thing can happen! It's a serious matter.

Our next logical step should be Scavenger:

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But I've decided to visit both Lima stations before that (looking for a shop selling Vendetta III guns).

Lima 1 is empty:

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In Lima 2:

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There's some guy in one of the mining pipes:

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Are you one of those Benthos traitors?
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What are you talking about?
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The huge group Benthos Unlimited! They get everywhere here, like the water plague.
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Yeah, I know them. They've got a bad reputation.
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Exactly, they clean us out. When things are good in NEOPOLIS we have to tighten our belt here in the Pacific.
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It's exactly the same for me. I too am urgently in need of money to fit out my boat...
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If you need money you should talk to MARIA MORENO. She usually hangs around in ATACAMA CITY !
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Who is she?
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She is on the side of VELASQUEZ, the man who protects us as well as he can from warlords like SANTIAGO. And he is an enemy of Atlantic Imperialism!
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Good. I'll speak to her. What's your name?
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Do you think that matters?

Well, I don't think it does indeed...

Still, the dealers on both stations don't sell Vendetta III of course. We can buy it at the Entropoint, but it's fucking expensive there (as everything else):

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Fuck this shit. Let's go to Scavenger:

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Mission 08 - Ambush B (22 MB)

Teaser:

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Scavenger is a cool place indeed:

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There's our client in the Hall, plus some guy.

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She pays us for the firewater. Let's talk to the guy.

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I am TUBBY ESCOBAR, stranger. You are wearing Atlantic clothes...
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A man of the world dresses like this. Not everyone can go around the Tornado Zone in rags!
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There's no point in deriding an inhabitant of the zone. We know heaven and hell. We have been baptized by the devil.
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Don't be so full of yourself, ESCOBAR. I come from the Tornado Zone as well.
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You mean you are one of us?
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Yeah, I could be your brother. My father was very active here in ATACAMA CITY!
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What? I'm not an ailing freak! Watch what you're saying.
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Aha, may darkness be with you, brother. What are you doing here?
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I need a job!
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I'm looking for somebody by the name of FULLER.
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Job eh? Listen, you do me a favor and in return I'll find you a job!
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What kind of a favor?
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You are to bring a shipment of diamonds from the Red Sea to LISA X at ENTROPOINT VI.
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Is it a dangerous business?
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LISA is dangerous. The job is not.
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Hmm... what about payment?
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I'm not paying you anything. But LISA has got a real man's job for you. It'll be worth it.
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I'm in. Bring your shipment on board and I'll deliver it.
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Forget the job. I've got something better to do anyway.

Some well-connected Arms Dealer at last:

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I've also decided to sell Flint's shitty torpedoes and buy him something good:

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Hammerheads have optical position-fixing system and cannot be distracted by any shit.

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They're also expensive as fuck.

:(

Look who's in the Garcia's Lounge:

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Let's start with the Worker:

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Oh man! Not another tourist!
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What are you talking about? I'm here on business.
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I don't give a damn. You guys from NEOPOLIS fall on us and suck our blood.
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Hey, Lady, not likely. What's up?
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You entice our best scientists with money. You really drain the zone dry. You profit from the low wages, but don't put anything in!
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I don't have much to do with politics. But THIS is the Tornado Zone, You would sell your families for money.
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Rubbish! We have to survive. Nearly everyday we struggle against the enormous vortices of the Tornado's surface, it causes contaminated water to come down here!
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So what? What do you care? You care as much about responsibility as the big shots in NEOPOLIS. The main thing is to do a quick deal, otherwise you moan.
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I'll tell you something, mercenary, I've got three children. It's dammed hard to build a future for them here.
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I know that most of the people who live in the zone spend their time providing their warlords with a good PRESENT TENSE.
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You are right, screwballs like that BORIS SANTIAGO really prevent any progress being made, so that their power remains stable.
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SANTIAGO is not thought very highly of, is he?
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He is the most powerful man in the Pacific. Many idolize him, others would like nothing better than to stick a knife in him.
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Yeah, we shall see. It seems to me that his downfall is nigh.

Do we have a case of EXTREME Flint here? Maybe this cute honey will chill Flint out:

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Go away, mercenary. I'm in a bad mood.
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But why? I'm here now, honeybunch!
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Oh God of the algae! Such mercilessly boring egomania again!
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Me, boring? The seabed is roused when I appear!
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Bah! Go and clean your torpedo barrel, screwball!

Bitch! We can talk to her again though...
Let's speak with the Barkeeper next:

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I bet you're looking for a wife, soldier! Am I right?
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Yeah, but she should be young, beautiful and intelligent!
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You've had one too many, that's all.
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Bah! We've got cute girls here! But they soon grow old. This is not living, it's waiting for death!
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I saw one over there, she is very pretty and bright...
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Women don't stay in SCAVENGER any longer than the hope of a win on the lottery.
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You need a reason to stay here. Make an effort!
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Well, if I had to do it with wimps like YOU I too would soon clear off!
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Be that as it may. The girl over there is called EVA! What a strange name. But she's nice! Try your luck.
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Good, I'll try my luck. It might help to fight my tiredness.

Alright, another try!

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Go away, mercenary. I'm in a bad mood.
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My friend over there said you were very nice...
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Yes, he's cute if a little pitiful.
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I can understand that, you don't have an easy life here on SCAVENGER.
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Tell those who are responsible. What's your name?
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FLINT. EMERALD "Deadeye" FLINT.
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You seem nice, what do you do "Deadeye"?
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I kill time. I do the same to bad guys!
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A mercenary, I don't have much time for killers. They are the reason why things are lousy here.
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What? Many protect you as well.
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Yeah? You mean they share the job, some want to kill us, others protect us? Bullshit. It's a man's game.
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Hmm...and what's the situation with you? Do YOU want to play with me?
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Sure. Why not. I don't often have the chance to...play...with the "men" on this station.
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Okay, where is the playing-field?
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It'd be best if you come to the residential quarters in four hours time. Apartment Delta-eight. I'll be waiting for you!
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Sorry, Eva, but I don't plan ahead that far.

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Oh well, it could be illegal or something anyway... Let's talk to Fuller:

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Damn! What do you want?
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Are you FULLER?
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I'm looking for a man who knows what's what!
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Stop bothering me, mercenary!
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One mercenary knows another. The old game.
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How do you know that I am a mercenary?
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Too late. Your peace and quiet came to an end the moment you first saw me.
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Yes...the never-ending game, my friend.
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What does friend mean here? What's your name?
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The game is FOR REAL now. Tell me your name!
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I lost my name in the Shogunate's prison camp, mercenary.
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Light, brother! I was also there. A year. My name is "Deadeye" FLINT. Greetings from EL TOPO.
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"Deadeye". The best fighter pilot of all the oceans! I will drink to that! How is the old dog EL TOPO?
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He's got a problem. A big problem.
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I've heard. You have lost one of his sulfur freighters.
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I'm not to blame. He took me for a ride!
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There was certainly no sulfur on board the boat!
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EL TOPO doesn't take anybody for a ride without reason, FLINT. You should know that.
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Yeah. Let's say that the fact that I only had a scrap boat at my disposal was part of his strategy. And there was certainly no sulfur on board the freighter. So what do you know, FULLER?
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The small black box. BORIS SANTIAGO has got it! On board the BIG FAT MAMA , his enormous freighter.
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SANTIAGO? That lousy toad from the mangan lumps mine area? What's he got to do with it?
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He has become rich in recent years. He wants the Tornado Zone to himself. Then he will have a monopoly on mangan lumps, chemo-synthetic protein and technology smuggling.
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And he wants to rob EnTrOx of it's power! Then he will be the only other person with knowledge of jump ships.
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I heard that he kidnapped one of the MACHINA ANTARCTICA scientists so that he would help him to copy the technology of the jump ships. He's becoming more powerful than is good for Aqua.
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Yeah! EL TOPO really does have a problem there.
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EL TOPO is almost at the end of his tether. He has hardly any money left. The federation isn't helping him although he strictly operates in accordance with their wishes. Now everything depends on you, FLINT!
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That's how I see it as well! I'm going to stop SANTIAGO!
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You will need a really good boat then. Excellent weapons. EL TOPO's people can't help you anymore. He doesn't like to admit it but he's up to his eyes in it!
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No worries. I'll get a boat. And I shall come back and blow SANTIAGO to pieces!
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Sounds good, FLINT!
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Do you know anybody who might have a job for me?
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There's a certain CHRIS KRUEGER around here. He's captain of the POSEIDON, a Benthos Unlimited freighter. Find him. He's looking for somebody like you. Try ATACAMA CITY.
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Thank you. It looks as though I'm in business again!

Damn, was Chris Avellone involved with this game? It's becoming a little bit too wordy as of late...

Alright, we should deliver the diamonds before going back to Atacama City:

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Mission 09 - Ambush C (42 MB)

Teaser:

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Those guys from EnTrOx Corporation turned out to be p. nice...
Let's speak with Lisa X:

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I hope you've got something there for me, mercenary!
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A shipment of diamonds, and greetings from TUBBY ESCOBAR.
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You managed to do the job? Stupid question. So that greedy CREOLE wasn't a problem - good.
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ESCOBAR thought you might be able to find me a good paying job in return.
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Aye, you can make 2,400 credits if you can take me to ATACAMA CITY. If we're attacked, I'll expect loyalty for my money!
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Who's gunning for you?
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Well, there's a certain FRENCHY - he's also in the diamond trade.
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Okay. If he attacks, I'll put him out of business.
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Sorry. I need to start paying attention to my own mission here instead of sorting out other people's business. So long, babe.

We have to go to Atacama City anyway, so what the hell...

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Moar to come!
 

ghostdog

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Hey, Annie got a role :D

Great job man. This game has some badass dialog.
 

spekkio

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Oh yeah, it's time for some stealth kills!

Mission 10 - Incident (42 MB)

Teaser:

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Let us bid farewell to Lisa:

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I must press on, but you made a good job of the business with FRENCHY! Worthy of a bonus! Here's 2,600 credits!
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Let's do it again some time.

Oh yeah! With almost 5000$ it's time to buy a new torpedo magazine:

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Two new people in the tavern:

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Let's start with Maria:

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Hi, I'm working on a difficult case at the moment.
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Really? What kind of a case?
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The computer is analyzing a study which shows that the high pressure nerve syndrome in ATACAMA CITY is increasing alarmingly!
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What's that? It sounds nasty!
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Believed to be one of the long forgotten side effects of an environment saturated in excess pressure.
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Has that got anything to do with excess pressure syndrome? Freaking out, depression, attacks of maniacal rage?
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No. Excess pressure syndrome is a psychological condition. High pressure nerve syndrome occurs when there isn't enough carbon dioxide in the breathing gas.
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Not enough CO2??? But that goes back to the Dark Ages. We've got computers that monitor the composition of the breathing gas.
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In NEOPOLIS perhaps. Down here we use ancient SPANG processors. The refresh rate of the breathing gas control is too low. A colleague of mine, JASNA OSTOVIC, can tell you more about that.
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Why don't you then at least distribute warning stickers to the population?
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Why do you think? YET more unhappiness, fear, panic? We would rather have a couple of cases of convulsions and paralysis than an incensed Mob.
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Nice attitude. What is the death rate?
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A total collapse of CO2 is very rare. Not many people die from it.
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That's a tremendous comfort to me. Well, goodbye and don't take such a deep breath!

Damn those scientists! Let's talk to Krueger:

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Light! Can I help you?
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My name's FLINT. Are you KRUEGER?
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Yes, CHRIS KRUEGER, captain of the POSEIDON. What's this about?
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I heard you can use some protection.
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Maybe. Would you know your way around the Tornado Zone?
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I'm your man, KRUEGER. I know my way around everywhere.
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I see. There are some pirates around here who have become unruly. I don't have time to see to them myself.
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Meet my price and I'll be glad to see to them for you. I'm FLINT.
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FLINT...I've heard of you. "Deadeye" FLINT?
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The one and only.
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Then welcome aboard, FLINT. We're travelling with B.U.L. to the East Pacific ridge. The POSEIDON is near GALAPAGOS.
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Understood. I'll take the bumps out of the road.
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There's something else. As soon as we arrive at GALAPAGOS I want YOU to undertake negotiations with IWAN KING!
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IWAN KING? He's a tough nut to crack. What's up?
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He's flipped. He's captured the POSEIDON and won't let her go. He's mad at the Atlantic Federation and he's taking it out on whomever is in front of him at the moment.
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Another warlord goes megalomaniac.
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Yes. Will you talk to him? He won't even look at ME. If I get my ship back, I'll give you 3,000 credits.
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I want half of the money in advance. I know him. It won't be easy, but I'll try. No guarantees, though.
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Excellent. I've got a lot to sort out. Have a look around, and I'll contact you via Intercom.

No dialogue choices? WTF?
With all the knowledge about the High Pressure Nerve Syndrome Flint can talk to Jasna again:

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Can you help me?
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It depends, what's it about?
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Does "high pressure nerve syndrome" mean anything to you?
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Yeah, I have talked to a scientist about it.
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That was MARIA. She's evaluating the most recent analyses. But we can't cope with the problem on our own.
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What can I do? I'm a mercenary, not a scientist...
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Does the name BORIS SANTIAGO mean anything to you?
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Hm...Yeah, he is one of the warlords in the Tornado Zone. He is supposed to be a rotten guy.
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That's right, our leader, VELASQUEZ is at war with him. SANTIAGO has apparently sent a sabotage team here to ATACAMA, to fiddle about with our environmental control systems.
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Have they sabotaged the control elements for monitoring the carbon dioxide?
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Yes, I presume so. At first glance it looks as though its an error on the part of our ancient computer. Because of it SANTIAGO has power over all the people in ATACAMA CITY.
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What can I do?
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VELASQUEZ suspects that the saboteurs have several ships near LIMA 1, from where they are carrying out the manipulations.
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And I'm to...chase away these ships?
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They are killers. Chase away, or better still destroy them. VELASQUEZ will pay you well. He will call on you on LIMA 1 once the job's done.
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Okay, I'm your man. I'll send them to hell. They want to kill innocent people!

Biowarian choice again? WTF is this shit...? :(

Main Quest, lol.

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Oh well, let's kill some bad guys:

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Mission 11 - Stop the Sabotage Attempt at Lima 1 (64 MB)

Teaser:

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It's one of the toughest missions in the entire game... if you follow HQs directions...
Some triggers are clearly broken in this mission, so it's much easier to win if you ignore your orders this time, as I did in the video.

Still, you have to be REALLY fast!
  • An infiltrator not destroyed before he infiltrates the Control Unit - Fail!
  • Both saboteurs not destroyed before they blow up all three Air Tubes - Fail! (and the tubes have like 0,1 HP, that's why I wasted a torpedo on the scout)
  • Other two saboteurs (the ones that spawned out of the thin water) not destroyed before they go back to the Control Unit and blow it to pieces - Fail!
:rage:

Sorry for the clip's length (I had to go back to the starting point again) and a little fuckup at the end of the video (pressed SolVBE's Menu Button by accident).
Oh well, shitty mission is shitty.

Some guy shows up in Lima 1:

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If you fear death, you've lost life!
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Excuse me?
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Sure, you've earned your 3,400 credits! Fight on the side of the tormented, friend, and help us to breath again.
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What I LOVE is to be on the side of the well-paid, VELASQUEZ.
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Breathing is the humblest joy in all Aqua!
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So, you're ready to take on another job?
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If the price is acceptable. What's it to be this time?
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You must find a man called ZORN in the stations of the East Pacific Ridge.
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East Pacific Ridge? The only trouble I'll have with that job is getting there. And what am I supposed to do once I found him?
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Believe me, you WILL get there. Talk to ZORN! He knows the names of those who seek to make us ill. If you'll succeed that's another 2,000 credits.
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Yeah, I'll find him. And I'll find your enemies.
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Thanks, FLINT. It looks as though you have gained life!

Damn, he looked more like some musician than the leader of the resistance movement...
Kruger contacts Flint via EnCom right after that:

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Light, FLINT. We'll meet in the "Salpetre Tavern" in ATACAMA CITY, please go there!
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OK, am on my way. FLINT out.

Let's go to the Atacama City. Since I've completed all possible sidequests, it's time to continue with the main quest.
Krueger is waiting in the Salpetre Tavern as always:

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Light, FLINT. I'm ready to go. We have to go to the East Pacific Ridge now. Are you ready or have you still got something to do?
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No, we can set off straightaway. I'm already looking forward to seeing IWAN KING, but he never gives in!
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Hmm, I still need some time, I'll be back, wait for me here!
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Nevertheless we must try, let's go to B.U.L. now...

Video 05 - To the Hot Vents (19 MB) YouTube Mirror

We're at the Galapagos:

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I'm going on to STYX - find IWAN KING and negotiate with him!
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Where should we meet?
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On STYX. Go there when you've finished with KING.
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Aye, sir!

Current Tasks:

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And SeaMap:

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Let's buy some more torpedoes, we will need them soon, trust me...

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See you again, sailors!
 

spekkio

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Messages
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Let's check out Galapagos station. King's Hall is empty. There are two people in the bar:

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And one guy in the Residential Block:

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Let's start with Stefano:

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Light. Are you looking for a diversion? Schnapps? Women?
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Wrong order, friend.
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No, but I'm looking for a man named ZORN.
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Alright. Women first, of course! We get them very young from the Clansunion border aquatoria.
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Great. I could do with some human warmth.
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You mean mutants from the irradiated waters of the Mediterranean!?
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Good! Go to the "Galvano" in MOCKTURTLE 1 and find SUSAN KWAI. She looks after customers for me.
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And what's your name?
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I'm STEFANO. You just say STEFANO sent you!

Now Madeleine:

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Hi, mercenary. I'm MADELEINE TAPI, pilot of the STING.
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I'm "Deadeye" FLINT and I love fighter pilots.
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VELASQUEZ warned me.... He says you're looking for a guy named ZORN.
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You know where he is?
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No, but you should talk to ATAHUALPA JONES. He hangs out in the "GALVANO" in MOCKTURTLE 2. And if you're lucky, you'll meet TINA PAO there, too. She knows a lot about KING.
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Thanks for the clue. I think I'll get back to you some time.

I wanted to talk to Nephros after that, but he disappeared. C&C, bitches. :(

Oh well, let's go to Riftia:

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There's only one man there:

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You're working for Benthos, aren't you?
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No. I'm a freelance mercenary.
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Yeah. We're here to get the freighter POSEIDON.
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What's it to you? And wipe that oil off your face!
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I see.... You would take on a job then?
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I don't work for just anyone - but I will work for ZORN.
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If you can meet my price.
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Shhh...do not speak this name aloud. How do you know ZORN?
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From a man, name of VELASQUEZ. Met him in LIMA 1!
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Hmm...VELASQUEZ.... Take care, mercenary, and try in MOCKTURTLE 1.
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Fine. Thanks.
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Hey, are you looking for work?
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Depends on what the job is.
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Transport. Take this software to MOCKTURTLE 2 and give it to PETRO ALVAREZ. You'll need to watch out for IWAN KING's private police. It's worth 2,400 credits.
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Sounds easy enough. I'll take it.
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Sorry, I've got better things to do than play messenger.

It's time to visit Styx:

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As in Riftia, there's only one person there:

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I've seen you...with the people from Benthos.
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I work for KRUEGER. What's your game?
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I'm KEVIN GOULD. I supervise protein production. Good, natural protein from RIFTIA worms. Very, very rare in Aqua.
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And I'll bet you take a pretty penny for it what with NEOPOLIS needing the protein for Settlement Day.
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You know, lately it seems like everyone I meet in the Tornado Zone is a snob.
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I hear mushroom protein from the Clansunion is more valuable.
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The Atlantans pay us almost nothing! That's why KING's detaining your protein freighter.
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That's not quite right, even if NEOPOLIS would pay more only your warlords would become rich. And the federation won't dare to fatten the likes of KING and SANTIAGO.
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So what? All you need to do is harvest more of your RIFTIA plantations and you'll be rich! No need to complain!
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I'm afraid you're right there!
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You'd do better with a working government, friend! In fact, I have no idea how you do govern yourselves.
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If you're interested you'd best ask LEONA RABINA - she knows all about it. You can probably find her in MOCKTURTLE 2.

Current Tasks:

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:roll:

I feel like I'm playing one of these arpeegees right now...
It's time to deliver the software...

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Mission 12 - Attack D (32 MB)

Teaser:

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Mockturtle 1 is a small station:

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The hall is empty. We meet our client in the bar:

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There's also this girl Susan that Stefano was talking about:

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Yes???
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You're SUSAN KWAI, aren't you? STEFANO sent me.
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I'm "Deadeye" FLINT. What's your name?
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We've known each other two seconds and already we're wasting time.
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The old slave trafficer. Did you pay him?
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No. He tells me you come fresh from the Clansunion.
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My great-grandmother came here with her family from the "Bay of Bengal"! That's all. Now disappear!

Damn! This game is like anti-Rance or something... :(

Well, two locations left. Let's go to Mockturtle 2:

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Leona is in the Hall:

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Jones and Tina Pao in the bar:

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Let's start with the chat about politics (or post-apocalyptic sex life, if you choose so):

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I'm LEONA RABINA. What can I do for you, mercenary?
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KEVIN GOULD says you can tell me about the Tornado Zone.
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I'm "Deadeye" FLINT, and I feel like committing a sin or two....
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Nothing, thanks.
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He just called me. You want to know something about the warlords?
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Yeah. As I hear it, IWAN KING is the boss. He rules GALAPAGOS.
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Actually, I'm interested in the local mating rituals.
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Yes. His rival is ZORN. They loathe and detest each other. And KING's allied to SANTIAGO.
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I've heard of SANTIAGO. He has a monopoly in the mining of manganese lumps.
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Correct. ZORN is crushed between the two of them. If ZORN is done in, the final will be KING versus SANTIAGO. Here the warlords struggle for power consumes all, and the people perish in the process.
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Damn. It looks as though there's nothing to be done then.
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Yes, there is. SANTIAGO's too weak to move against NEOPOLIS all by himself. He still needs the support of a strong KING.
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So... what do you think I should do?
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Get a hold of the Benthos freighter. KING will be finished then.

Now the guy that Madeleine Tapi mentioned - Jones:

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Light mercenary. What brings you to the "GALVANO"?
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Two old friends. Thirst and chance.
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From the shade of that lipstick on your face, I reckon you already had a chance with MADELEINE TAPI!
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Oops... Well, MADELEINE thought you might be able to help me. VELASQUEZ said I was to talk to a man named ZORN.
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Shhh... Well, if you're a friend of VELASQUEZ's, I'll tell you. KING's people moved ZORN out of the way.
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Out of the way.... Alright, where will I find KING?
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Ask TINA PAO but don't mention my name! By the way, I think I have a job for a mercenary like you.
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What do you want?
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It's nothing, really. Go to RIFTIA and take some psylos to VANESSA BARON! It's worth 2,500 credits.
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Consider it done!
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Forget it. I don't want anything to do with drugs.

And finally, the girl that should know something about King. Too bad she's completely drunk:

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Hey, pilgrim? Don't disturb me when I'm boozing!
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Are you TINA PAO?
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Pilgrim? What sort of language is that supposed to be?
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Yeah, and you better not waste my time, pilgrim!
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I've been told you know something about IWAN KING.
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KING? Yeah, yeah, the old killer wants to pick a fight with you jellyfish eaters from NEOPOLIS !
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Interesting. You know anything else?
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KING's detaining this freighter. Fully-laden with...what's it called?...protein! You'll NEVER get it back!
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Really. Any ideas how to get it away from him?
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Yep! You go in the front door and you'll pay, but give him some fireworks display below, behind - he can't take that! He'd have to call some men off the Benthos ship as he already has only a few people left now.
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Thanks for the tip, TINA. I'll buy you one on the way out.

:smug:

Damn, it looks like Flint invested heavily in the Speech skill during character creation...

Only one location left - the Jump Star. Flint can speak to one person there:

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I've not much time man, what do you want?
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I'm here on business for Benthos Unlimited.
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Ah, the leaders in exploitation! So, are you looking for another couple of slaves to sign on to your death trap?
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Sorry, we only hire RELIABLE workers. I know I won't find any here.
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Don't sneer at us, stranger! You live in luxury in NEOPOLIS ! You celebrate the anniversary and down here we are cleaned out by the warlords!

I've decided to go to Riftia to deliver the shrooms.

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Mission 13 - Attack E (26 MB)

Teaser:

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Let's end this filthy job:

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Oh yeah. Over 10000$ in cash:

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Now the only thing Flint needs is a new boat. And Iwan King:

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Too bad he's nowhere to be found. Flint speaks to Madeleine again:

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You really like to beat around the bush, don't you? Come to the point!
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Sure. How about coming to my boat for a bottle of algae wine tonight, sweetheart?
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Hey, who doesn't, MADELEINE? Unfortunately I'm in a rush - maybe another time.
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I'll be there. Prepare yourself for a trip to the earth's surface!!!

Hell yeah! An EPIC sex-scene at last!
Well, not in this game... :(

We can talk to Nephros too, but he tells Flint to GTFO. Good relations with Madeleine mean that he won't talk to us.

Still, where is this goddamn warlord? I've started checking out one location after another, and finally:

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Light!
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Light KING!
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FLINT! We haven't seen each other for a long time, and now you come to me with a request?
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I'm in position to shoot anything I want, but I'd rather negotiate.
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You're working for Benthos Unlimited - what a laugh! FLINT, you're a loser!
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Why are you detaining the POSEIDON?
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You come from your splendid palaces in NEOPOLIS to buy our chemo-synthetic protein at rock-bottom prices, yet you treat us like dirt. Those days are gone!
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You don't mean us, you mean you! You couldn't give a damn about your people!
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Have it your own way. The POSEIDON's staying here! If you want it, it'll cost you!
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Big words from the puppet of BORIS SANTIAGO.
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I'm nobody's puppet. SANTIAGO and I share the Tornado Zone!
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For the last time - are you going to release the POSEIDON?
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For ten times the price...perhaps!
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I'll pass that along to KRUEGER. But I can tell you now, you haven't heard the last from me.

Fatherfucker! By pure coincidence, Velasquez calls shortly after that:

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Hello, FLINT. This is VELASQUEZ. Did you get anything out of ZORN?
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Hardly. ZORN is dead.
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Dammit. Well, thanks for the information.
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Hey! What about my money?
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You would have gotten it for any news FROM ZORN himself, not ABOUT HIM. Go, earn your bucks somewhere else.

:rage:

It's time to contact Krueger:

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Did you have any success with KING?
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A stubborn guy. He wants ten times the price, but even if you pay he won't hand over the POSEIDON, I'm sure about that.
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Damn! I've GOT to take the cargo to NEOPOLIS ! It's a special shipment for Settlement Day!
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Don't worry. I've asked around. KING doesn't have that many men. If I carry out a fake attack on STYX, he'll have to redeploy men from the POSEIDON.
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Giving my men an opportunity to storm the POSEIDON!
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I'll get back here as soon as I can.
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... and we'll clear off quickly. Right, this could work, FLINT!
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It WILL work. I'll undock immediately and we'll meet back here! But there's one problem.
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What is it?
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3,000 credits is just not enough for all the trouble. Even the ammo will cost me more. I'll do it for double the price.
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Okay, you'll get 2,000 more but only if you succeed. If you insist on 3,000 I'll forget about the POSEIDON.
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I knew I could negotiate with you, KRUEGER.

Next mission shows up as a separate location:

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Usually it means that it's gonna be something big. And that's true this time:

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Mission 14 - Fake Attack on Styx (64 MB)

Teaser:

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This mission shows how the future battles will look like. With a small difference - there will be much more boats participating...

:smug:

Unfortunately, I had some problems with guns in this mission - they did not fire as they should a couple of times - you can see some interrupted salves in the video.
I hope it was simply a keyboard buffer overload or something and not SolVBE's problem, because in future missions there will be more ships on the map than in this one...

Krueger calls right after the mission:

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We've done it, the POSEIDON is free! Now we've got to get to NEOPOLIS quickly!
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Aye, sir, but we'll need to keep an eye out for anarchists.
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I pity them if they stand in our way! Steer a course to the POSEIDON, we're waiting for you.
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Aye, aye, sir!

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Poseidon is quite big:

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Let's talk to Krueger:

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FLINT, we're being attacked! It's IWAN KING's mercenaries!
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Great! I can use the exercise!
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When you're finished, dock on the POSEIDON again!
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Aye, sir!

Alright! How many of them this time? :?
 

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