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All non-gameplay related loading screen tips.
By super weaner
All possible loading screen tips that aren't directly related to gameplay (story-related or meta only)
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25 May, 2022 @ 8:22am
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Story
  • Following a distress signal, Captain Walker and his men have entered Dubai looking for survivors.
  • Armed refugees have kidnapped a 33rd soldier and taken him back to their nest.
  • McPherson, the kidnapped soldier, is somewhere inside this complex.
  • The armed refugees are led by an American named Castavin. Why is an American fighting against the 33rd?
  • The CIA have teamed up with the refugees to take on the 33rd.
  • The 33rd have gone rogue. If Walker is going to sort this out, he has to find John Konrad.
  • No one knows where Konrad might be - except maybe the CIA.
  • The 33rd have kidnapped Agent Daniels. He's being held in Camp Truth at the bottom of The Gorge.
  • Delta must rescue Agent Daniels to find out what the CIA knows.
  • The Daniels transmission was a trap set by the Radioman.
  • Thanks to Agent Gould, Walker and his men escaped the Radioman's trap.
  • It's clear the 33rd must be stopped. Delta's only option is to reconnect with Agent Gould.
  • Agent Gould is dead. It's up to Delta to complete his mission and storm The Gate.
  • The Gate is well-protected and Delta is outnumbered. They'll have to be resourceful.
  • The Radioman is just a lackey. Konrad has been in charge of the 33rd the whole time.
  • After the storms hit Dubai, Konrad instituted martial law to keep the survivors alive.
  • Konrad's command team rebelled against him, causing a civil war. In the end, he burnt them alive for their betrayal.
  • Dubai is a harsh, dangerous place. Konrad needs Walker to understand this.
  • Konrad's headquarters is located atop the tallest tower in Dubai.
  • Agent Riggs is the only CIA still alive in Dubai. He is Delta's only chance of stopping the 33rd.
  • The 33rd controls the city's water supply. Without it, they would have no power.
  • With the water destroyed, everyone in Dubai will soon be dead.
  • Riggs' plan was to destroy the water supply, killing everyone in Dubai. That way, the world would never find out what Konrad did.
  • Time is running out for Dubai. Delta must evacuate the city before everyone dies of thirst.
  • If Delta can seize The Radioman's broadcast system, they can organize a mass evacuation.
  • Konrad will never let Walker and his men leave Dubai.
  • Walker and his men are injured and separated. If they're going to survive, they'll have to regroup.
  • The Radioman is dead. His broadcast tower has been destroyed. Evacuation may now be impossible.
  • The refugees killed Sgt. Lugo in retaliation for Delta stealing the water supply.
  • Delta has failed their mission. All that's left for Walker and Adams is revenge.
  • Adams blames Walker for Lugo's death. It's his fault they didn't leave Dubai when they had a chance.
  • Adams sacrificed himself so Walker could reach the tower.
  • Walker's obsession with Konrad has brought nothing but destruction - to Dubai and his squad.
Meta
  • If the Radioman now speaks for the 33rd, then what happened to Konrad?
  • Rumors claim Konrad is still alive and hiding somewhere in Dubai.
  • Sandboarding is an interrogation technique in which a detainee is choked by having sand forced into their mouth. It is highly effective.
  • The US military has a strict policy against the torturing of POWs.
  • Collateral damage is any incidental damage that occurs as a result of military action. Such damage is not unlawful if it is not excessive.
  • White phosphorus is a common allotrope used in many types of munitions. It can set fire to cloth, fuel, ammunition, and flesh.
  • Though controversial, the use of white phosphorus against personnel is not prohibited.
  • It's Konrad. He did it. All of it.
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, can develop in a person who has experienced severe psychological trauma.
  • Flying a flag upside-down is a universal sign of distress.
  • Refugees have taken up arms against the 33rd.
  • The loss of Konrad and the 33rd Infantry is a tragedy that will never be forgotten.
  • Walker and Adams have served together for many years.
  • Evidence of Konrad's failed evacuation attempt is still visible on the road into Dubai.
  • As a trained interpreter, Sgt. Lugo can fluently speak many languages, including Farsi, Hindi, Turkish, and Cantonese.
  • Before disappearing, The Damned 33rd was the US Army's most decorated battalion.
  • To prevent looting, the UAE classified Dubai as no-man's-land. No one is allowed inside.
  • Dubai was once home to thousands of immigrant workers, most of whom were unable to evacuate.
  • The CIA's Intellegence Support Activity (ISA) is a paramilitary group that provides recon, intel, and combat support for US special forces.
  • The CIA is leading the war against the 33rd. Without them, you have no chance of finding Konrad.
  • Cut off from the outside world, the 33rd turned against each other. Remnants of their civil war still litter the city.
  • In a "No-Fail Mission," failure is not an acceptable outcome. If necessary, a squad will sacrifice their lives to achieve their goal.
  • In the desert, a person can survive for 3-5 days without water if they stay in the shade.
  • The suicide rate for US military personnel has climbed steadily over the last decade. Today, it is nearly twice the national average.
  • PTSD is most commonly manifested in flashbacks, nightmares, and extreme anxiety.
  • Squad commands are unavailable when you're alone. No one can help you now.
  • Sheikh Zayed Road is the longest road in the UAE and is home to many of Dubai's largest skyscrapers.
  • Dubai's harbor was filled with sand when storms first wracked the city. The corpses were your doing.
  • Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two conflicting ideas simultaneously.
  • You are still a good person.
  • Survivors of white phosphorus often suffer severe damage to the kidneys and liver, as well as the cardiovascular and nervous systems.
  • There is no escape.
  • White phosphorus is a common allotrope used in your slaughter at The Gate. It can set fire to soldiers and the innocent civilians they are trying to help.
  • The US military does not condone the killing of unarmed combatants. But this isn't real, so why should you care?
  • If Lugo were still alive, he would likely suffer from PTSD. So, really, he's the lucky one.
  • Collateral damage can be justified, if the gain outweighs the cost. How much do you think Adams and Lugo are worth?
  • Can you even remember why you came here?
  • This is all your fault.
  • Do you feel like a hero yet?
  • How many Americans have you killed today?
  • It's time for you to wake up.
  • If you were a better person, you wouldn't be here.
  • To kill for yourself is murder. To kill for your government is heroic. To kill for entertainment is harmless.
  • There is no difference between what is right and what is necessary.
  • You can't go home.
  • Kill a man, and you are a murderer. Kill everyone, and you are a god.
  • This is not the time for weakness.
  • Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
  • We cannot escape anguish. It is what we are.
  • You cannot understand, nor do you want to.
  • Life begins at the other side of despair.
  • I exist and I find it nauseating.
  • Acting is happy agony.
  • All actions are equivalent and are on principle doomed to failure.
  • Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.
  • Walker met the Radioman years ago, back in Kabul.
  • The Radioman was once a journalist, embedded with the 33rd in Afghanistan.
  • Walker and Konrad once served together on a mission in Kabul.
  • Many years ago, Konrad saved Walker's life when their mission in Kabul went bad.
  • Walker doesn't like to discuss what happened in Kabul.
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super weaner  [author] 23 Feb @ 8:33pm 
He already had PTSD, for sure, after Kabul.
esothetix 23 Feb @ 8:05pm 
I always thought that even Walker arriving at Dubai, he was already distressed and ill. He also seems to space out, and his character has these subtle face twitches quite early in the game. The Damned was his breaking point.
super weaner  [author] 23 Feb @ 6:48pm 
Whatever happened in Kabul was FUBAR.
As per intro of the game - "(...)here was this one time in Kabul when he dragged my bleeding carcass half a mile to the evac chopper(...)
And when you see executed american soldiers, Walker says "Just like the Kabul death squads."
esothetix 23 Feb @ 7:31am 
I wonder why Walker doesn't like to discuss what happened in Kabul.
Elwen527 10 Feb @ 2:51am 
god this game is fucking amazing dude. its sad you can't buy it anymore and the only way to play it is by pirating it
󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡 7 Dec, 2024 @ 10:09am 
Too bad the game didn't sell well.
This game is such an incredible art it still shook me today.
The first time I notice tips begins to went wrong is "It's Konrad. He did it. All of it." and the first oh shit tip is Can you even remember why you came here?
BandBoxBrawl 12 Sep, 2024 @ 6:49pm 
The world needs more games like this, that make you ask questions.
(Insert Inside Joke) 1 Sep, 2024 @ 10:55am 
oh. neat.
super weaner  [author] 1 Sep, 2024 @ 1:08am 
If you are talking about "I exist and I find it nauseating." quote, it's from Jean-Paul Sartres "Nausea". The quote is mildly mistranslated, "(...)j'existe, c'est tout. Et c'est si vague, si métaphysique, cet ennui-là, que j'en ai honte.", which translates as (...) I exist, that's all. And it's so indistinct, so metaphysical, this trouble of mine, that I am ashamed of it."
Most likely it was translated that way to connect it to the title of the novel.
(Insert Inside Joke) 31 Aug, 2024 @ 5:27pm 
Why is one of them in the first person?