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This page is a wiki-formatted transcript of the Oni game manual for Windows. Sideboxes and footnotes have been added to notate the differences from the Flash version of the manual available on Rockstar's [http://www.rockstargames.com/oni/main.html Oni mini-site], as well as to provide various commentary, updates and corrections. The section names are taken from the manual, but are rendered in [[wikt:title_case|title case]] rather than the all-caps found in the manual. | This page is a wiki-formatted transcript of the Oni game manual for Windows (scans [[:Category:Manual|HERE]]). Sideboxes and footnotes have been added to notate the differences from the Flash version of the manual available on Rockstar's [http://www.rockstargames.com/oni/main.html Oni mini-site], as well as to provide various commentary, updates and corrections. The section names are taken from the manual, but are rendered in [[wikt:title_case|title case]] rather than the all-caps found in the manual. | ||
The most intriguing differences in the web site's text are a couple references to a "rebellion" never shown or even mentioned in the game. Also, the profiles on Muro and Dr. Kerr are found only on the web site. A minor difference not marked below is that the web site omits the word "the" in front of "World Coalition Government". Also, since the web site served as promotional material more than a manual, sections of the printed manual which were instructional in nature (controls, etc.) were omitted from the web site. | The most intriguing differences in the web site's text are a couple references to a "rebellion" never shown or even mentioned in the game. Also, the profiles on Muro and Dr. Kerr are found only on the web site. A minor difference not marked below is that the web site omits the word "the" in front of "World Coalition Government". Also, since the web site served as promotional material more than a manual, sections of the printed manual which were instructional in nature (controls, etc.) were omitted from the web site. | ||
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==Installation== | ==Installation== | ||
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|'''There are much better, up-to-date instructions on our [[Installation]] page.''' | |'''There are much better, up-to-date instructions on our [[Installation]] page.''' | ||
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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 bastards<ref>"wretches", web site</ref> 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<ref>"wretches", web site.</ref> 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 the World Coalition Government controls the media and silences them before any outcry can gain momentum. Despite this repression<ref> | 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<ref>This clause is omitted by the web site.</ref>, there is a growing awareness that something has gone horribly wrong and that something has to be done.<br /> | ||
Something has to give. It's only a matter of time. | Something has to give. It's only a matter of time. | ||
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|'''Links to the sections below are listed on the web site under the phrase " | |'''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.''' | ||
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=== | ===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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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)=== | ||
One of the excuses the World Coalition Government used to grab the | One of the excuses the World Coalition Government used to grab the reins was the use of biological weapons by a few of the countries involved in border skirmishes at the time. | ||
Biotech is to us what nukes were to our great grandparents - an emerging technology that scares the hell out of the ignorant. Everyone was terrified that some genetically engineered super virus would spread farther than its creators intended. Horror stories of weapons that made your bones melt and your eyes explode blinded the public to the less tangible threat of a totalitarian government. | Biotech is to us what nukes were to our great grandparents - an emerging technology that scares the hell out of the ignorant. Everyone was terrified that some genetically engineered super virus would spread farther than its creators intended. Horror stories of weapons that made your bones melt and your eyes explode blinded the public to the less tangible threat of a totalitarian government. | ||
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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=== | ||
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 existence | No matter what the truth is behind the Syndicate's existence<ref>"power", web site.</ref> one thing is for sure – the growing power of the Syndicate is due to one man, Boss Muro<ref>"one thing is for sure - you have to steer clear of Boss Muro", web site.</ref>. 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=== | ||
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. | 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=== | ||
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=== | ||
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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==Options== | ==Options== | ||
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In the Options Menu you will be able to change a multitude of gameplay variables: Difficulty, Sound, Screen Brightness, Vibration, Subtitles, and Control Configuration can be tailored to suit your preferences. | In the Options Menu you will be able to change a multitude of gameplay variables: Difficulty, Sound, Screen Brightness, Vibration, Subtitles, and Control Configuration can be tailored to suit your preferences. | ||
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==How to Play Oni== | ==How to Play Oni== | ||
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|'''See our [[Customizing]] page to learn how to change the controls in Windows and macOS.''' | |||
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Default Controls:<br /> | Default Controls:<br /> | ||
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==Saving and Loading Your Game== | ==Saving and Loading Your Game== | ||
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|'''This section is called "Saving, Loading and Overwriting" in the manual's table of contents.''' | |||
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Throughout Oni the game will automatically save at predesigned points. To load a game, click 'Load Game' and choose a save point you wish to play. If you are killed, just click the mouse or press any key, and it will automatically load the last save point you reached. If you wish to load a different save point, hit Escape, click 'Load Game' and just double-click the one you want. That's all there is to it! | Throughout Oni the game will automatically save at predesigned points. To load a game, click 'Load Game' and choose a save point you wish to play. If you are killed, just click the mouse or press any key, and it will automatically load the last save point you reached. If you wish to load a different save point, hit Escape, click 'Load Game' and just double-click the one you want. That's all there is to it! | ||
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'''[This section has not been transcribed because the nearly-identical text from the in-game Pause Screen's Weapons tab has been placed on the [[Quotes/Weapons]] page.]''' | '''[This section has not been transcribed because the nearly-identical text from the in-game Pause Screen's Weapons tab has been placed on the [[Quotes/Weapons]] page.]''' | ||
==Characters Bios - Friends and Foes== | ==Characters Bios - Friends and Foes== | ||
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===Striker - Hoplite Class (Blue) === | ===Striker - Hoplite Class (Blue)=== | ||
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===Ninja - Infiltrator Class (Green) === | ===Ninja - Infiltrator Class (Green)=== | ||
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===Ninja - Eliminator Class (Blue) === | ===Ninja - Eliminator Class (Blue)=== | ||
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===Ninja - Avenger Class (Red) === | ===Ninja - Avenger Class (Red)=== | ||
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===Elite Striker - Giant Class (Blue) === | ===Elite Striker - Giant Class (Blue)=== | ||
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===Elite Striker - Titan Class (Red) === | ===Elite Striker - Titan Class (Red)=== | ||
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Troubleshooting | Troubleshooting | ||
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|'''TalonSoft closed in 2002.''' | |||
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In the unlikely event that Oni refuses to work, contact our Customer Services Department at:<br /> | In the unlikely event that Oni refuses to work, contact our Customer Services Department at:<br /> | ||
9900 Franklin Square Drive Suite A<br /> | 9900 Franklin Square Drive Suite A<br /> | ||
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ATTN: Tech Support, or call 410-933-9191 Monday – Friday between 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST excluding major holidays. Fax: 410-933-1740.<br /> | ATTN: Tech Support, or call 410-933-9191 Monday – Friday between 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST excluding major holidays. Fax: 410-933-1740.<br /> | ||
E-mail: support@talonsoft.com. And if you write, don't forget to include your name, address and telephone number. | E-mail: support@talonsoft.com. And if you write, don't forget to include your name, address and telephone number. | ||
==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
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[[Category:Quotes]] | [[Category:Quotes]] | ||