Completed Let's play Archimedean Dynasty (Completed)

[spekkio]

Santiago is in the first Bar:

As always, let's speak with other NPCs first. Starting with the Mercenary:

Hey, where are you fr...oh, my.... What's this beautiful glowing fish doing on board?

This is GLO ZEE, the most famous singer and dancer in the South Pacific. I'm her manager.

Good idea. We need some entertainment. Life is monotony!

BORIS SANTIAGO seems to take good care of you!

Really? Everyone seems so stressed around here.

Bullshit! SANTIAGO is a vampire. And if you disagree I'll break your face!

Hey, I think SANTIAGO's a barracuda! So why do you put up with him?

Wow, you're gonna make me pee in my pants! What would your boss say if he knew what you think about him?

He owns the manganese nodule quarrying monopoly! That makes him the most powerful warlord of the Pacific. But the number two, WILLY BOY STANTON, is already preparing for the kill!

Hmm...and you're on WILLY BOY'S side?

Yeah. We're a small but dangerous group. Want to work for us?

Sure, why not? It's always good to get to know BOTH sides of an issue. What needs to be done?

Are you kidding? I'm the manager of the great GLO ZEE! I don't work for a living.

Look for a chap called POULARSKIE in the "SLICKVILLE". He'll help you.

Thanks - I'll keep an eye out for him.

Poularskie is in the second Bar (a freighter with two bars - much better than Federation's battleship):

Let's speak with the other guy first:

Man! While those fatsos in NEOPOLIS are having a blast, we have to work ourselves to death!

I thought quarrying manganese nodules was good business.

What the hell are you whining about, man? You're really rolling in it!

Maybe for SANTIAGO and his inner circle, but we don't see it!

Well, that's the way things go. There are always the ones who get the cream, and the ones who have to collect it.

Why don't you take over? Even the most powerful warlord can be brought down.

Believe it or not, there is an underground organization. We're called DARK HEARTS. Want to join us?

Hmm...I'll need more information first. What's your objective?

Sorry. I didn't come here to wallow with you.

SANTIAGO must go! All the inhabitants of the Central Pacific deserve to benefit from quarrying manganese nodules. We want a democratic system with market principles!

Sounds reasonable, but SANTIAGO's pretty powerful, isn't he?

We only need a few good men to fight SANTIAGO. The only real problem is that IF SANTIAGO is brought down, that scavenger WILLY BOY will be the first one to turn up and try to take over.

Hmm...that is a problem. Maybe I can help, but you'll have to trust me.

Trust means death, but we're almost dead now so what the hell.... At DEEPDRIFT station you'll find JEROME CAIRO. He co-ordinates our actions. Tell him RATCLIFF sent you.

How can CAIRO help me?

He knows the BIG FAT MAMA like the back of his hand. He can give you the most useful information. Like how you can hit the BIG FAT MAMA to board it without destroying it.

Now Poularskie:

You are the stranger who brought GLO ZEE?

That's me. The shining, unique and beautiful GLO ZEE. The sun of the South Pacific.

Wonderful! Come into my arms, comrade!

Not for two credits, comrade. What's your name by the way?

I am POULARSKIE! THE POULARSKIE! You talked to my buddy...he tells me you're on OUR side and you're looking for work. Right?

If the credits are okay, and especially if it's AGAINST SANTIAGO!

WILLY BOY is having problems getting near the BIG FAT MAMA. There is a patrol and locating boat in front of the transporter. Do you think you could take it out?

Yeah, but that'll blow my cover with SANTIAGO. I don't know whether that's such a good idea.

Oh, come on. SANTIAGO won't even notice. He's swimming in jellyfish-schnapps and bathing in the sludge of his own self-esteem! Wouldn't you like to help put an end to that?

Yeah, you're right! Let's turn out his lights!

Sorry, I guess I'm not willing to take the chance.

For you it'll be 4,600 credits.

I'm on my way!

Let's speak with Santiago...

OK, maybe we should try doing something else:

Mission 36 - Big Fat Mama's Locator Ship (107 MB)

Teaser:

Damn, trying to kill all possible enemies on the map can be an expensive hobby...

Well done, FLINT. You were worth your 4,600 credits!

My pleasure, POULARSKIE!

If there should be something else coming up...

...just let me know! Ciao!

We're at Cape Fury:

With over 40000$ in cash I've decided to sell Vendetta 3 and buy Max Impact 2 for the Turret 1:

There's only one NPC in this location:

Have you lost your way, stranger?

Looks like it. What do you do here?

I'm responsible for freight and container handling at CAPE FURY.

CAPE FURY...where did that name come from?

Sounds a bit boring to me.

Well, I don't know.... I guess CAPE FURY IS pretty boring, really. Though a while ago some drunken brutes from WILLY BOY STANTON'S mob took over the station. We had 17 dead.

WILLY BOY and SANTIAGO - fire and ice, huh?

Yeah. WILLY BOY monitors the station all the time. He tries to get at SANTIAGO any way he can. That's the warlords for you. Always toying with each other, no matter how many of their people get killed.

We move to Deepdrift.

We can speak to Cairo here:

What do you want from me, mercenary?

I'm FLINT. Your buddy RATCLIFF says you can give me advice on how to disable the BIG FAT MAMA enough to be able to board it.

Aye, that I can. You'll have to attack the BIG FAT MAMA from behind, or you'll have no chance, mate!

Thanks for the tip - I'll keep it in mind.

Man, that was certainly useful...
(It actually was )

It's time for Blue Hawaii.

Two persons in the Hall:

The guy is not very talkative:

So, what brought you to BLUE HAWAII?

Love. Especially of money.

Ah, you're looking for a job, are you? Sorry, but you'll have to come back another time. I have a MOGH problem right now, and the problem is there are too damn many of them!

The lady is another story:

Hey, FLINT! What the hell brings YOU to the center of the cyclone?

ROXY! I thought you were dead! Good old ROXY! So you DID survive the collision with the South African rebels!

You bet! After you made a sieve of the leader I hid in a crevice. Then I boarded a four-berth luxury yacht and sailed home to the Zone!

You're working for SANTIAGO now?

Bah! I belong to the Neutrals - to the DARK HEARTS! We're set on blowing up SANTIAGO and that slimy eel WILLY BOY!

I KNOW the DARK HEARTS. I've talked to RATCLIFF, and I'm on your side. Plus, SANTIAGO's got something that belongs to EL TOPO!

This have anything to do with that sulfur transporter you lost? I heard HONG LONG really showed you her shark teeth!!!

Geez - EVERYBODY knows about that by now! HONG LONG worked for SANTIAGO, but I'm not surprised. Give her enough money and she'll work for anybody. The woman has no morals!

What about us? We're bitches, too, FLINT! Our morality is measured with the same credits hers is. So SANTIAGO's the one who ended up with these EnTrOx papers I keep hearing rumors about?

Yeah...but I'll get them back, and I'll take his cold heart while I'm at it! That's an oath, and it's why I'm here.

Well, you can do something for the DARK HEARTS if you want. WILLY BOY STANTON has blockaded CAPE FURY. He doesn't let just anyone in, but I have to get in there!

What's your problem? ROXY, you're as dangerous as an erupting volcano. You don't need any protection from me.

I do! I can't just blast my way in. SANTIAGO thinks I'm one of his sluts, but I spy on him. But unfortunately I'm out of cash.

Okay. I'll take you to CAPE FURY. Won't WILLY BOY be surprised....

Sorry, ROXY, really...but I've got more important things to do!

That's what friends are for, right?

Mission 37 - Keep Cool (77 MB)

Teaser:

Well done! You're unbeatable FLINT, and I owe you one!

My pleasure, ROXY...and take care!

Entropoint 5 is empty. Let's go back to the Big Fat Mama. Santiago is back in the Bar:

You're the lousy mercenary with the cute broad?

That's me. Light, SANTIAGO!

I don't give a damn about light. There's only darkness here. When the mud clouds are churned up it gets even darker.

I know. I come from the Tornado Zone. The storms churn up everything.

Yeah. And now this damn EL NINHO comes again! The breath of the devil!

That means a lot of damage to the exterior.

These depth storms rip your clothes - your damn skin - right off your body! But enough chatting. What do you want from me?

A job!

What are your qualifications?

I'm "Deadeye" FLINT. That should be enough.

I've heard of you. You're said to be one of General COX favorites!

I work for whoever pays, that's all.

Maybe. I'll give you a test anyway. We've got a little problem with competition down here.

I'm very competitive, except for my rates.

I don't need YOU, FLINT! Keep that in mind!

Fine. I've got some paperwork to catch up on.

Not so fast. There's a rotten moray named WILLY BOY. He wants to take over the manganese nodules monopoly.

Then why are we wasting time talking?

That's what I like! A few of his boats are on their way to BLUE HAWAII. Destroy them! However, you'll be paid on your next job only.

Done.

Damn. Second job in a row for free?

Mission 38 - Attack on Blue Hawaii (105 MB)

Teaser:

Flint is faster than mission's script once more, which leads to surprise-buttsex by a newly warped-in bomber.

As true mercenary, Flint has now worked for all three sides of the confilict: for Willy Boy supporters against Santiago, for Black Hearts against Santiago and for Santiago against Willy Boy.

Santiago calls shortly after the mission:

I think the bastards are out of action for the time being. Contact me immediately, I've got new tasks for you.

Aye, Sir!

The girl dancing in the Heartbreak Lounge turns out to be Glo Zee!

Let's speak to her.

FLINT! Hey, what's happening?

GLO ZEE! You look...radiant!

Wipe the spittle off your face, FLINT. I've got news.

You spied? But that's far too dangerous!

Forget about the news! I'm so hot for you I feel like a homing torpedo!

Really? I found it very easy to gain SANTIAGO'S confidence. In fact he has TWO problems! First, there are too many MOGHS who want to settle here, and second, WILLY BOY is preparing for war!

What about FRITZ RASMUSSEN?

He's in prison here! SANTIAGO wants his expertise so he can profit from the EnTrOx documents! He'd be stuck without RASMUSSEN.

He's stuck anyway. I'll get them all - RASMUSSEN, the EnTrOx papers, AND SANTIAGO. What about the MOGHS?

They want to hold a kind of religious ceremony. Something like MOGH-Christmas. Talk to LIONEL SINKER in BLUE HAWAII. He takes care of the MOGHS. Tell him I sent you. He'll do ANYTHING for me....

GLO ZEE needs to get the Flint treatment.

If you try hitting on her during dialogue, Glo Zee will show Flint his place:

Forget about the news! I'm so hot for you I feel like a homing torpedo!

FLINT, I have no interest in entrusting my life to someone who carries his brain in his groin. So kindly piss off!

Let's go to Blue Hawaii and try speaking with Sinker again:

So, what brought you to BLUE HAWAII?

GLO ZEE. Are you LIONEL SINKER - she said I'd find you here.

Alright! Did you bring GLO ZEE onto the BIG FAT MAMA? Well done.

Yeah. She said you were taking care of the MOGH problem over here. What do you have to offer?

The MOGHS are gathering to await some...er...miracle. I've also heard they may settle down here and build some kind of temple. Man, everyone here just hates the slime worshippers. What about you?

I hate whoever I get paid to hate. The more money I get, the more hatred I seem to have!

Well, that makes things clear enough! Just off BLUE HAWAII a MOGH boat, armed to the teeth, is patrolling the waters. It's a funny religion that uses torpedoes rather than holy books.

You want me to do something about the boat?

Chase it away. I heard they're planning to settle down here as well. I'll pay 4,000 credits for a shot across the bow that makes sure they don't feel too much at home.

Aye! They'll steer clear of the place they met me!

Forget it. The MOGHS haven't attacked anyone here as far as I know. This job's just too dirty for me.

Chase away single religious fanatic? That should be piece of cake...

Mission 39 - A Mogh Ship Near Blue Hawaii (47 MB)

Teaser:

This is what you get when you try to do some retarded shit instead of killing everything marked hostile on sight.
Those guys can worship a goddamn algae god, but they surely know how to use torpedoes...

Well done, FLINT. You were worth your 4,000 credits!

My pleasure, SINKER!

Let's speak with Santiago on BFM:

Quick! For the time being WILLY BOY is out of action!

What's next?

Transport to the station DEEPDRIFT. There you pick up a chap called FRITZ RASMUSSEN. Got it?

Yeah, pick up RASMUSSEN. What then?

I'll wait for you here. You bring him here to the BIG FAT MAMA.

Aye!

RASMUSSEN is a tricky case - you'll need to keep a CLOSE eye on him! And FLINT, this is as important as it gets.... You'll get 6,000 credits.

I'll be leaving dock immediately!

Good. And I'll be waiting....

Once again, the bad guy makes life easier for Flint - what a coincidence...

Rasmussen hides in the Deepdrift's Hall:

Yes please?

You are FRITZ RASMUSSEN?

Yes - don't hurt me! I do my job, don't I?

Don't be afraid. VIKTOR BARNHELM and EL TOPO sent me. I'm here to set you free.

Oh my God! Thank you, thank you, thank you...I can't stand this existence any more!

Yeah, life's a bitch. Get on board.

And what then? SANTIAGO will...

Bullshit! I will send SANTIAGO and his stupid soldiers to hell!

But he's a very dangerous man!

My grandmother was more dangerous when she played bingo. Are you ready?

Yes, let's get out of here. Where is SANTIAGO?

He's expecting us - thinks I work for him. The dumb bastard doesn't have a clue that his hour has come.

Another coincidence - Flint gets a call from a new ally:

Light. I am WOTAN COLOSIMO, captain of the swimming MOLE.

I'm "Deadeye" FLINT. EL TOPO sent you?

Yes! SANTIAGO still doesn't know you're on OUR side.

Right. What now?

First, come to the MOLE!

Aye, Sir, but don't take long. I'm ready to destroy SANTIAGO!

Well, we surely tricked those stupid fuckers!

Mission 40 - Gotcha (36 MB)

Teaser:

Once again, Flint was faster than the scripting. It looks that he can handle everything (maybe except women).
There was also some EXTREME clipping present in this video. Thankfully current games don't have such stupid issues from early-3d era...

Colosimo is in the Crew Room:

Light, FLINT! Good thing you found RASMUSSEN! SANTIAGO is in for it now!

Yeah, let's turn him into silt!

First the surprise attack. He doesn't know yet that you're on OUR side.

Right - what do you want me to do?

Head out and attack the patrol boats.

Aye, Sir. I'll fix them good! But before I go ahead I must claim the 6,000 credits SANTIAGO promised me for taking care of the RASMUSSEN job. I can hardly do without...

There's a new boat waiting for you in the dock. It's a little more powerful than your old one. Will that be enough?

Ok, let's see. I'll take a look myself.

New boat?



It's called Zorn:

Flint's incline continues:

Of course the Arms Dealer on Mole has as shitty equipment as possible. Being unable to buy Fixer ASAP is a crime against humanity...



At least I've bough a Noise-Reducing Skin:

And a 3rd gun for our 2nd turret:

With three Max Impacts 2 our attack power increased to 2400 MJ.
We will need all this power, trust me:

Let's go!

 

[Azira]

 

[spekkio]

Thanks for all these beautiful emoticons, Azira-kun...



I'll try to kill Monkey in most entertaining way possible in BOS LP.

 

[Azira]

Heh, looking forward to that.

Just not really that talkative in this thread. Can't really see what I can contribute with, so the emoticons are my way of showing that I follow and like the thread.

But if you prefer, I can fill in more meaningless platitudes in written english next time.

 

[spekkio]

 

[ghostdog]

Forget about the news! I'm so hot for you I feel like a homing torpedo!

Flint sure knows how to hit on a lady...

-But he's a very dangerous man!
-My grandmother was more dangerous when she played bingo. Are you ready?

The dialogue is priceless. I'm eagerly awaiting for Santiago to be turned into fish food.

 

[Gondolin]

New boat is sign of incline. Give 'em hell, skipper!

 

[eklektyk]

quite fun little game/gem You have ther master of LPs

do continue

 

[Blind Eye]

Read all 4 pages in one go. Great LP Spekkio. Can't wait to see Santiago turned into fish food.

 

[spekkio]

Damn, I feel like a total

now.
Update will have to wait - I have to burry a lot of corpses finish a huge update in BOS LP first...

 

[spekkio]

Some missions in the past were long OR epic. But the two upcoming ones... Well, see for yourself.
And that's just the beginning...

Mission 41 - Attack on Big Fat Mama (160 MB)

Teaser:

(Due to SolVBE blocking F10 key, I will have to use Turret Menu instead of F10 hotkey to configure 2nd Turret. No biggie I hope.)

FLINT, please come to the crew's quarters immediately.

Aye, Sir!

Flint goes to Mole's Crew Room and speaks with Colosimo:

So far so good! Now let's face the BIG FAT MAMA!

Don't sink her!

Good point! EL TOPO can benefit from it as well. We'll need to take out the guntowers.

Destroy them and the ship is ours!

Full speed, FLINT! Here's 5,000 credits. Go and get your boat equipped.

Aye, Sir. On my way!

Our ship is already equipped, thank you very much. Let's hit them!

Mission 42 - The Capture of The Big Fat Mama (127 MB)

Teaser:

Victory at sea!

Good work, FLINT!

I'm coming back to the crew's quarters.

Is that the best you can do, you pansies?
Let's go to the Crew Room:

It worked. SANTIAGO is trying to break out. His lead guard is already coming.

Right. I'll get him.

Ok. I'll send a squadron to take care of the lead guard. You follow SANTIAGO and -

- and turn him into sediment, as promised! Aye!

Mission 43 - The End of Santiago (47 MB)

Teaser:

I had some serious technical problems with this mission - SolVBE kept crashing at the "Sonar ready" message (DosBox worked fine).
After many retries I was able to record this mission eventually, let's hope this shit won't repeat in the future...

Anyway, another warlord was permbanned:

I think you solved the SANTIAGO problem once and for all. Please come back to the crew's quarters and report to me at once.

Aye, Sir!

Light! Welcome back!

Light, Captain COLOSIMO!

Good show, FLINT! You were worth your 20,000 credits!

Thanks. SANTIAGO is turning to mud and the BIG FAT MAMA and the EnTrOx-plans are in the hands of EL TOPO.

EL TOPO will be glad to hear that. He's coming here.

What's up?

EL TOPO congratulated us on our victory. General COX is here to give the Atlantic Federation's blessing to the whole operation. He wants you to join the crew on the TRITON.

On the TRITON? Good. My job here is done. Time I put a few nautical miles between myself and the Tornado Zone.

Take care, FLINT! Better go over to the TRITON!

Aye, Sir!

Prepare for the incoming incline!

Flint visits the Arms Dealer and buys:

1) Carbon Armor

2) Fixer (easily the best part of equipment in the game)

3) Booster

4) New Sensor - Spy 4

New Torpedo Magazine is also available, but it's way too expensive (and not that useful ATM)

Cox is waiting in the Briefing Room:

Light, "Deadeye". Good to see you back. You did well in that business with SANTIAGO.

Aye. EL TOPO and an international group can now work on cracking the EnTrOx-monopoly.

Yes. And SANTIAGO can't go on playing Warlord and push up the price for manganese nodules.

Yea. Do you have anything to do for me?

Quite a bit. Something tells me that a guy called WILLY BOY, SANTIAGO'S ex-competitor, will turn up sometime to try and take SANTIAGO'S place.

WILLY BOY! Ha! Don't worry too much about him. We've already taken care of most of his fighting power. Let that idiot come, he won't have a chance.

He's on his way already. Go out on patrol, and when you see him, teach him a lesson! You'll get 3,200 credits.

Hmm, let's test our new equipment. In the past, new equipment always meant an increase in difficulty...

Mission 44 - Patrol Big Fat Mama (116 MB)

Teaser:

Here you can witness the greatness of the fixer for the first time.
There's no way to survive upcoming missions without this little piece of hardware.

Oh, and reaching crawlers in time without using booster is almost impossible...
You should also keep close to the BFM - if you move away trying to intercept upcoming waves of bombers, some other enemy units will try to take BFM from behind...

FLINT, please come to the briefing room. We have news for you.

Aye, Sir!

Buying the Fixer reduces our repair costs too - great investment overall:

Cox has another job for Flint:

Damned MOGHS! They are besieging a Diggerplatform!

No surprise, MOGHS worship the POM-algea as an incarnation of their god. The diggers mine the POM-layer to get nitrogen.

And now WE sail over there to take that MOGH-mob apart!

Aye Sir! I am ready!

It's time to go back to the Federation to liberate some niggers diggers!

 

[Gondolin]

Your ship will soon incline so much it will overturn.

 

[Azira]

Ooo! New tub coming up? Niice!

 

[ghostdog]

Now that you have the fixer, you can't be a bitcher.

 

[spekkio]

Video 14 - The Moghs and the Diggers (38 MB)

Skipper MERLIN THEODORE BROWN here! It's good you're here!

Light, BROWN. What's the situation with you? We can make out a MOGH encampment.

Call me "MERLIN", laddie!

Why?

Because I can conjure up EVERYTHING for my people!

Then conjure the MOGHS away! What do they want anyway?

Think about it, laddie! We're breaking down the POM layer! And according to the stupid MOGH religion this algae layer is their stupid god!

Yeah. They're on the war-path with their Ekkaia!

What the hell does Ekkaia mean?

They're the MOGHS' combat troops. We'll take care of them! I'll break through the encampment and undock immediately!

Do that, laddie. We can't hold our platform any longer! MERLIN out!

Our current location:

There's a new toy waiting for Flint in the Armory:

Fuck yeah! First useful plasma weapon!
Be warned that these babies are not "ultimate weapons" or something. They have pros and cons.

Pros:

• they have unlimited ammo (and upcoming missions will be so long, that running out of ammo for classic weapons is inevitable)
• they do huge kinetic damage (at least at full power - see below)
• they do some EMP damage

Cons:

• they consume energy, so having powerful engine becomes important
• they cannot shoot at full power all the time - using them depletes energy sooner or later, no matter how powerful your engine is

It's time to test our new toy on live targets. Religious fanatics will be perfect I think. Cox thinks the same:

FLINT, get over to the digger platform immediately! Break through the MOGHS' encampment so the TRITON can get through, then dock and report to Skipper MERLIN BROWN!

Aye, Sir!

Mission 45 - Avalon's Under Siege (106 MB)

Teaser:

I've turned autopilot movies on for this one, since I've forgotten to do this in the previous update.

Skipper MERLIN THEODORE BROWN here! Good work FLINT. I'll give you new instructions in my office. Hurry up, laddie!

I'm on my way, MERLIN.

426 Meters BMSL? Isn't that a little bit too close to the surface?

We can speak to three persons in the Crew Room - two diggers and some guy named Sebastian:

Now they come back to destroy us. Is there really NOWHERE in Aqua where we are tolerated?

Don't worry - I'm here. I'll make sure these crazy algae worshipers meet their god, and sooner than they think!

To you we're the lepers of Aqua - animals, mutants...disgusting, contaminated creatures...

Since when have you cared about what the caviar eaters in NEOPOLIS say? You diggers are important! There'd be no breeding farms, no fertilizer, no nitrogen without you!

Laddie, you're right, but you're in the minority. I'm afraid we're only thought of when the richest go hungry. And you can't change that.

It's the curse! Our children shall grow up crippled in the lonely darkness.

But WE are here to save you. General COX and me, and others are coming!

There's going to be a war. The whole of Aqua will be plunged into darkness... just as it happened 35 years ago.

Come on. Sure, these MOGHS are rotten, greedy liars looking to make a buck, and they're as welcome as a hole in the head. But there certainly won't be a war because of them!

I'm not talking about the MOGHS. I'm talking about the armies from the East....

God-damned mutants! Let's speak with Sebastian:

You're one of General COX's soldiers, aren't you?

Yeah, and who're you?

I'm SEBASTIAN. MERLIN BROWN'S right-hand man and the good spirit of AVALON.

We've driven the MOGHS a long way back!

I have...premonitions! For generations our brains have been eaten away, mutated, contaminated...developed. We see things that are going to happen in the future.

And what do you see, SEBASTIAN?

Oh hey! Spare me this hocus-pocus twaddle.

I'm NOT a good seer. You'll have to speak to WANJA about that. He always sits around in the dock alone. But...even I have a foreboding that something dreadful is going to happen.

What then?? Don't keep me on tenterhooks.

War! I see the colors of the great nations clashing! I see destruction and fiery magnesium! Casualties, seaquakes, terrible avalanches of black rock burying everything!

Where do you see that, SEBASTIAN??? And WHEN will it happen?

Soon, mercenary. Even before you leave AVALON victorious, the aquatoria of the Clansunion will lapse into bloody war.

Clansunion? What is he babbling about? Let's find this Wanja guy...

You're FLINT. The man whose guns hit EVERYTHING!

How do you know that?

SEBASTIAN...you talked to SEBASTIAN. I know that. My father's brain was mutated. He had no feelings. No limbic system.

Uh, good...I guess. What can you see? SEBASTIAN spoke about war and powerful seaquakes.

Fear. Darkness. Something comes from the depths of the earth to destroy all gas breathers. It's powerful, with many arms...yet only ONE brain.

What is it? Has it got anything to do with the black boats?

Yes. It has power over the depths of the earth. It wants to be alone in Aqua. It needs the raw materials of the extravagant gas breathers.

Damn...that sounds nasty. Isn't there anything pleasant about it, WANJA?

Yes, there is good news for you! There will be another WAR!

Now that's what I call good news!

There would be nothing for you without war, FLINT. You're a mercenary, right? Think about it, and leave me alone.

"Many arms, yet only ONE brain"? "It wants to be alone in Aqua"? What the hell...?

It's time to meet Merlin:

Are you FLINT?

Yeah.

Good work, laddie!

Thanks, MERLIN! Now quit calling me "laddie" or I'll pick out a new name for you.

We diggers are the FIRST link in this godless food chain!

What are you talking about?

Without us there'd be no plantations, no farms, no food! We supply the nitrogen fertilizer, laddie!

Everyone's got a job to do, mutant!

We ARE mutants because we work on the surface. Our children have genetic defects. Look around you, human garbage!

You're right. You live like the garbage symbionts - on refuse tips!

Exactly! We NEVER share in your expensive little parties! Nobody's invited US to NEOPOLIS for Settlement Day!

I know...you're right, it's unfair!

UNFAIR? It's a lousy CRIME, laddie! I'll tell you something, a tornado's going to break out here soon, compared with which the MOGHS out there are an OAP's club!

And what is that supposed to be?

The Shogunate! The monarchists' spies don't miss an opportunity to make our lives worse if they can profit from it!

You mean the SHOGUNATE will attack?

I'll bet my third leg on it, laddie. I only wanted to warn you and COX!

But why?

Lousy, radioactive, contaminated scorpion fish! The Shogunate wants a monopoly on nitrogen! Damn them!

But that was sorted out at the war conference in FLOATING-BOMBAY?!?!?

I wouldn't know, we weren't invited. Do you really expect reality and the Shogunate to stick to some conference agreement anyway?

Ok, you've made your point! When they come I'll give them a proper welcome!

Alright, laddie. Just go on calling me mutant. Here's 5,500 credits. Go shopping and then clear off! The MOGHS are attacking again!

Aye, mutant MERLIN!

Damn! It looks that Flint somehow got mixed up with some serious political business. Again...
Well, for now, let's kill some fanatics!

Mission 46 - The Mogh Battle (126 MB)

Teaser:

Once again, I had some technical problems during this mission, with controls this time - boat was really hard to steer (too many objects for SolVBE to handle?). Sorry for the less-than-stellar performance.

Still, Cox is pleased:

COX here! Good job, FLINT. But we've got a problem here: the SHOGUNATE. Please return to the TRITON immediately!

I'll be right there, COX.

Cox is waiting in Triton's Briefing Room:

You fought well, FLINT!

Thanks...it was rough. What's up?

Just guess!

The Shogunate?

Right! Man! What fierce action! What the devil does the SHOGUNATE want here?

I have no idea. They don't miss an opportunity to hurt the diggers.

You must go and fight the Shogunate's advancing guard! I'll give you 8,000 credits, if you support us driving them away.

Just let them come, the monarchist idiots!

Damn it...the Shogunate has clearly violated the FLOATING-BOMBAY agreement. Our government WILL NOT accept that!

Oh, this means trouble!

You can be sure of that!

If you thought that missions against Santiago or Moghs were EPIC... Well, check out how regular army can fight...

Mission 47 - The Shogunate is Attacking! (104 MB)

Teaser:

Holy Fuck!
Is there anybody who doesn't love escort missions?

Well, general Cox surely loves them...

Wow, what an operation! Please come to the briefing room.

Yes, Sir.

Could be worse...

Damn it! It's getting close!

What's going on?

You were good, my lad! First class operation!

What do we do now?

We wait for assistance from Major LOPEZ. He's the captain of the battleship POLAR.

In the meantime?

You must protect the TRITON against the Shogunate's attack! Then go onto the POLAR and speak to LOPEZ about the next operation!

Aye, Sir!

Is there anybody who doesn't love escort missions?

Mission 48 - Attack on the Triton (115 MB)

Teaser:

Flint gets a call from another happy officer of the Federation:

Wow! Great operation. The POLAR has arrived! Come to the POLAR's briefing room!

Yes, Sir.

Lopez is the only speakable NPC at Polar:

Light, FLINT. I'm Major MARIO LOPEZ. You did a great job, FLINT! Welcome on board the POLAR!

Thank you, Major. What are you doing here?

I was sent to help, but it looks to me as if you've got things under control.

Yeah, we've chased away those small-time Samurai! It's well-known that the Shogunate was in competition with the diggers, but that was 30 years ago! Those days are gone!!!

I thought so as well. Be that as it may, the situation is getting worse. As soon as I arrived I received the order to head for the Red Sea! Obviously an attack by TSUI AKIRA'S troops is imminent over there!

TSUI AKIRA? I know him. He was chief of the punishment camp where I escaped from. Hm...sounds like a SERIOUS crisis!

Indeed. I can offer you 6,000 for every mission at the Red Sea. Are you in, ready to meet AKIRA again?

Without a metal chain being tied around my legs? Sure. It's my job to make capital out of crises!

A disarray at the Red Sea? It's like this thing Sebastian was talking about...

 

[Gondolin]

Flint is a god of war, riding in... uh, floating into battle wherever battle is to be had.

 

[spekkio]

It cannot be avoided if you're on Flint's level of awesomeness...

 

[Blind Eye]

Nice update. Thanks. Sounds like things are ramping up a bit. I see much fish food in your future.

 

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