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This page is a re-formatted transcript of the Oni game manual, which differs slightly from the the Flash version of the manual available on [http://www.rockstargames.com/oni/main.html Rockstar's site]. The | This page is a re-formatted transcript of the Oni game manual for Windows, which differs slightly from the the Flash version of the manual available on [http://www.rockstargames.com/oni/main.html Rockstar's site]. The differences between the web site and printed manual are noted in the transcript below, except for the continual omission of the word "the" in front of "World Coalition Government" on the web site copy. The profiles on Muro and Dr. Kerr are found only on the web site; many other sections of the printed manual which are instructional in nature (controls, etc.) are omitted from the web site. | ||
==PRE-MISSION BRIEFING== | ==PRE-MISSION BRIEFING== | ||
[On the web site, this section is called MANIFESTO, which actually makes more sense. It also begins with an important note, below in italics, which confirms that this is material written by a rebel group which is not shown in the game.] | |||
''(excerpted from propaganda recovered at rebellion HQ - TCTF Crime File 67098)'' | |||
It's 2032 and the world ain't what it used to be. | It's 2032 and the world ain't what it used to be. | ||
We have one government where there used to be hundreds.<br /> | We have one government where there used to be hundreds.<br /> | ||
Big | Big Brother <!--I capitalized "Brother" because that's how it's supposed to be written. Hopefully I'm not accidentally obscuring a clever reference to Muro. --Iritscen-->is alive and well. | ||
Things are pretty good in the big cities if you don't mind the fact that World Coalition Government tracks your every move. They claim they do it in the interest of the common good but it can make you feel insignificant and pretty damned helpless. No matter where you go "they" are watching you. | Things are pretty good in the big cities if you don't mind the fact that the World Coalition Government tracks your every move. They claim they do it in the interest of the common good but it can make you feel insignificant and pretty damned helpless. No matter where you go "they" are watching you. | ||
In the cities most people have enough money to live quite well by the standards of the old world. An average family can afford a nice place to live, timeshare on a vehicle and a terminal that links them to the WorldNet. For most it's an acceptable payoff for a near total loss of privacy and systematic violations of our personal freedoms. | In the cities most people have enough money to live quite well by the standards of the old world. An average family can afford a nice place to live, a timeshare on a vehicle and a terminal that links them to the WorldNet. For most it's an acceptable payoff for a near total loss of privacy and systematic violations of our personal freedoms. | ||
It's best not to think about life outside the cities. The powers that be would never admit it, but the air has gone bad. The forbidden zones they euphemistically call "Wilderness Preserves" are actually massive tracts of quarantined land. | It's best not to think about life outside the cities. The powers that be would never admit it, but the air has gone bad. The forbidden zones they euphemistically call "Wilderness Preserves" are actually massive tracts of quarantined land. | ||
The poor wretches who can't afford to live in the cities get as close to the atmosphere processors as they can and eke out a miserable (and dangerous) existence working on the reclamation teams who beat back the corrosive stain of the wilderness. | The poor bastards ["wretches", web site] who can't afford to live in the cities get as close to the atmosphere processors as they can and eke out a miserable (and dangerous) existence working on the reclamation teams who beat back the corrosive stain of the wilderness. | ||
From time to time someone tries to improve public awareness of the ecological nightmare but World Coalition Government controls the media and silences them before any outcry can gain momentum. Despite this repression, there is a growing awareness that something has gone horribly wrong and that something has to be done.<br /> | From time to time someone tries to improve public awareness of the ecological nightmare but the World Coalition Government controls the media and silences them before any outcry can gain momentum. Despite this repression, there is a growing awareness that something has gone horribly wrong and that something has to be done [the clause "Despite this repression" is omitted by web site].<br /> | ||
Something has to give. It's only a matter of time. | Something has to give. It's only a matter of time. | ||
[Links to the sections below are listed on the web site under the phrase "LINKS TO REBELLION PROPAGANDA"; the sections are, in order, "TCTF (Technology Crimes Task Force)", "WCG (World Coalition Government)", and "The Syndicate", but below we continue with our transcription of the printed manual.] | |||
===THE WORLD COALITION GOVERNMENT=== | |||
==THE WORLD COALITION GOVERNMENT== | |||
On January 12th, 2032 the newborn World Coalition Government annexed 80% of the countries of the world. The holdouts either reconsidered and signed treaties or were "dissolved" in a matter of months. | On January 12th, 2032 the newborn World Coalition Government annexed 80% of the countries of the world. The holdouts either reconsidered and signed treaties or were "dissolved" in a matter of months. | ||
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The World Coalition Government accomplished most of what they promised. They created "peacekeeping forces" capable of putting down any infighting and they turned around the economy. | The World Coalition Government accomplished most of what they promised. They created "peacekeeping forces" capable of putting down any infighting and they turned around the economy. | ||
What they don't tell you is that the poor stayed poor and there are more of them than ever before. Sure, we have bright and beautiful cities but we pay for them by sacrificing our freedom and the well being of most of our population to the so-called "greater good". | What they don't tell you is that the poor stayed poor and there are more of them than ever before. Sure, we have bright and beautiful cities, but we pay for them by sacrificing our freedom and the well being of most of our population to the so-called "greater good". | ||
It is a golden age for the privileged. Their ivory towers are everything we hoped the future would be. | It is a golden age for the privileged. Their ivory towers are everything we hoped the future would be. | ||
===THE TECHNOLOGY CRIMES TASK FORCE (TCTF)=== | |||
==THE TECHNOLOGY CRIMES TASK FORCE (TCTF)== | |||
One of the excuses the World Coalition Government used to grab the reins <!--Manual misspells this "reigns"--> was the use of biological weapons by a few of the countries involved in border skirmishes at the time. | One of the excuses the World Coalition Government used to grab the reins <!--Manual misspells this "reigns"--> was the use of biological weapons by a few of the countries involved in border skirmishes at the time. | ||
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The real abuse of technology begins and ends with the government and its TCTF enforcers. | The real abuse of technology begins and ends with the government and its TCTF enforcers. | ||
===THE SYNDICATE=== | |||
==THE SYNDICATE== | |||
In the shadows of the cities the Syndicate thrives by providing the desperate and the downtrodden with the opiates they need to distract themselves and the weapons they need to kill each other. | In the shadows of the cities the Syndicate thrives by providing the desperate and the downtrodden with the opiates they need to distract themselves and the weapons they need to kill each other. | ||
When you really think about the power the TCTF wields it makes you wonder how the Syndicate has survived. There are a lot of theories: some say the World Coalition Government lets the Syndicate slide because they keep the underclass down. Others claim a connection between the Syndicate and the remnants of the countries erased by the World Coalition Government's land grab. | When you really think about the power the TCTF wields it makes you wonder how the Syndicate has survived. There are a lot of theories: some say the World Coalition Government lets the Syndicate slide because they keep the underclass down. Others claim a connection between the Syndicate and the remnants of the countries erased by the World Coalition Government's land grab. | ||
No matter what the truth is behind the Syndicate's power one thing is for sure | No matter what the truth is behind the Syndicate's existence [or "power", web site] one thing is for sure – the growing power of the Syndicate is due to one man, Boss Muro ["one thing is for sure - you have to steer clear of Boss Muro", web site]. Muro came out of nowhere less than ten years ago and took out all of the old Bosses. He runs the whole show now. Since he became Boss things have gone from bad to worse. The TCTF doesn't like him. They have been at war with him for years but so far he has stayed one step ahead of the game. | ||
===YOU AND YOUR JOB=== | |||
[Starting with this sub-section, the rest of the manual's BRIEFING section is omitted on the web site.] | |||
You are Konoko, a specially trained agent of the Technology Crimes Task Force, charged with your first mission. Your instincts tell you that something insidious is afoot as you infiltrate the cold underworld of the Syndicate. Commander Griffin, Regional Commander of the TCTF, is your mentor, boss, and even father figure. Shinatama is your SLD assistant, confidante, companion, and friend, and the two of you share a special bond, one that is both neural and emotional. | |||
==TECH NOTE 1== | ===TECH NOTE 1=== | ||
The World Coalition Government realizes the extent of the ecological damage and has the ability to reverse a lot of it but has decided not to. It is in their best interest to maintain the centralization of wealth so the large population centers are preserved while "third world" regions are not. As a bonus the mounting death toll solves some of their overpopulation problems. | The World Coalition Government realizes the extent of the ecological damage and has the ability to reverse a lot of it but has decided not to. It is in their best interest to maintain the centralization of wealth so the large population centers are preserved while "third world" regions are not. As a bonus the mounting death toll solves some of their overpopulation problems. | ||
===TECH NOTE 2=== | |||
==TECH NOTE 2== | |||
Shinatama is an SLD, or Simulated Life Doll. The SLDs were the first attempt to create an android - a manufactured organism whose systems and structures imitate human biology. An SLD breathes, eats, sweats and can feel pain. They aren't actually human so are more durable than their flesh and blood counterparts. The brain of an SLD is created from the patterns and engrams of a human brain, often forming a close bond or link between the SLD and its human "pattern." | Shinatama is an SLD, or Simulated Life Doll. The SLDs were the first attempt to create an android - a manufactured organism whose systems and structures imitate human biology. An SLD breathes, eats, sweats and can feel pain. They aren't actually human so are more durable than their flesh and blood counterparts. The brain of an SLD is created from the patterns and engrams of a human brain, often forming a close bond or link between the SLD and its human "pattern." | ||
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The Syndicate have also been experimenting with SLD technology, but their efforts have been progressing much more quickly without all the rigorous safeguards used by more respectable scientists. The Tankers are the result of this experimentation: super tough, super strong SLD warriors with a seriously bad attitude. | The Syndicate have also been experimenting with SLD technology, but their efforts have been progressing much more quickly without all the rigorous safeguards used by more respectable scientists. The Tankers are the result of this experimentation: super tough, super strong SLD warriors with a seriously bad attitude. | ||
==CHARACTER BIOS - FRIENDS AND FOES== | ==CHARACTER BIOS - FRIENDS AND FOES== | ||