History Fridge / AnalogueAHateStory

* Given the existence of perfect cryonics...why does the Earth governments chose to build GenerationShips instead of SleeperStarship? Especially since the game pretty much proves why it's bad idea with the rebellion that ends up destroying the navigation AI? Not to mention the 2nd one that results in the regression of knowledge and culture?

*** [[spoiler:[[NightmareFuel Oh my god... Oh, no.]]

*** [[spoiler:Now this next part requires a couple assumptions on my part[[note]]like when the filing system jumps from EUX to EUY, if the system runs up into [=EUX10000=] or something obscenely huge this will be a needle in a haystack...but I'll be optimistic and hope there are only a small number of EUX files[[/note]], and a little patience and diligence. But I can at least be reasonably sure of finding some new useful entries simply by plugging in potential codes, starting from [=EUX13=]. Even diary entries that aren't a smoking gun will be of interest to my employer, so it isn't a wasted effort no matter what. And sure enough, I wouldn't be at it for too long at all before I hit [=EUX24=]: "My last stand"...and [=EUX25=]: "Silenced forever". ]]

* The game takes great pains to justify the relatively limited nature of the communications interface with you. This would seem to be just an attempt at GameplayAndStoryIntegration. But allow me to describe that interface. [[spoiler: Imagine you're mute. The only means of communication you have is nodding yes/shaking your head no, and showing people papers lying around. The game developers put you in Hyun-ae's place.]] - [[{{Tropers/Korval}} Korval]]

** [[spoiler:Indulge me a moment as I try to think like a space detective. The reactor core just went down, and *Mute is the only accessible AI. She just gave me Hyun-ae's last diary entry in which she states her intent to kill everyone, and the log entries to prove the Pale Bride followed through. Still, something doesn't sit well. Could Hyun-ae have just gone insane like *Mute claims she did? It ''is'' possible. [[CultureShock Future shock]] combined with knowledge of her impending death and possible mental deterioration along with her physical frailties could be the cause here. But the *Hyun-ae I've talked to doesn't fit that profile. Sure, that might be my bias talking, I want to believe in both these [=AIs=]. But it isn't just sentiment alone. *Hyun-ae COULD just be a very good actor, but the other data doesn't add up either. The Kim files already hinted at some cryptic action on their part to "shut up" the Pale Bride, and [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness the change from the stubborn and vocal adopted daughter of the Kim family to the deferential and too-perfect wife of the Emperor makes no sense without something dramatic happening]]. So there's still a mystery to solve here. And the most obvious place to find the answer is the Pale Bride's diary. Now, the filing system on the ship is almost incomprehensible to understand if taken as a whole. But observation can tell me some things. It divides the files into what data block they go into, with each file assigned a unique alphanumeric string. Determining the data block is fairly straightforward. If *Mute ''doesn't'' have an explanation for why the Bride went crazy, it means the diary entry that describes the event must be encrypted. If we assume it isn't hidden within the sordid love affair of the Smiths in Block 3, then we can use the decrypt command on the other blocks and...eureka, Block 7 was also encrypted! Now, while the number string is mostly random, all files of the Pale Bride's diary begin with an EU. The latest entries assigned an additional letter followed by a number. Gleaning info from the available diary entries we can assume the incident we need to know about occurred sometime after file [=EUX12=], since Hyun-ae was acting like her willful self in that entry. Likewise, we know entry [=EUY22=] (the "I'll kill them all!" file) definitely takes place AFTER this presumed incident. Now this next part requires a couple assumptions on my part (like when the filing system jumps from EUX to EUY, if the system runs up into [=EUX10000=] or something obscenely huge this will be a needle in a haystack...but I'll be optimistic and hope there are only a small number of EUX files) and a little patience and diligence. But I can at least be reasonably sure of finding some new useful entries simply by plugging in potential codes, starting from [=EUX13=]. Even diary entries that aren't a smoking gun will be of interest to my employer, so it isn't a wasted effort no matter what. And sure enough, I wouldn't be at it for too long at all before I hit [=EUX24=] "My last stand"...and [=EUX25=] "Silenced forever". ]]