User:Ryon21/Sandbox7

Misc.

 * Ten of Swords - Before leaving the cafe, So Mi gave Reed a datashard to contact her if he needed anything. The second he slotted it in, the surveillance cameras in the parking lot, which had not acted on his presence before, all pointed to him. Moments later an Arasaka van appeared, and So Mi still didn't answer. Once Reed had escaped, she contacted back. Two Arasaka troopers were in the train as well.
 * Who is the traitor? Who hacked the SFO? Where did Hansen get this "netrunner" from and who are they? - Answer: her wings are clipped.
 * There are cats in Longshore Stacks!
 * Militech research team - Evan McRay (unknown), Caesar Mijares (deceased - NetWatch), Lisa Smith (dependent - NetWatch), Aurore & Aymeric Cassel (deceased - FIA)

Tarot Cards
Misty mentions the King of Swords is one of her favorites.
 * King of Cups - Represents So Mi; found right next to Dogtown's main gate where you first meet her.
 * King of Pentacles - Represents Myers; found in the hideout at Kress Street after exiting the underground metro where you bond with her.
 * King of Wands - Represents So Mi; found at the basketball court where you first meet Reed, who will help you rescue Songbird. Close to the Tranquil Terrace section where So Mi talks about her past.
 * King of Swords - Represents Reed; found in an alley right next to the lower level of the Moth bar. There you talk to Reed about his past, revealing how the FIA betrayed him and So Mi was the one that "pulled the trigger."


 * Endings
 * King of Wands, take Songbird to the stars. - Represents So Mi's last hope.
 * King of Swords, take Songbird home. - Represents Reed's conviction in bringing So Mi back home.
 * King of Cups, fulfill Songbird's request. - Represents So Mi's last wish.
 * King of Pentacles, refuse Songbird's request. - Represents Myers' conviction in life above anything else.

Story Notes

 * Part 1
 * Militech had secrets underneath Pacifica from the 2020s.
 * The NorCal Armed Forces fought in Night City against NUSA and Militech. Arasaka arrived in June 12.
 * The Dogtown wall was supposedly built before the war due to a "gas leak."
 * Barghest was founded in 2070 - NUSA operation in Pacifica called "Midnight Storm."
 * Midnight Storm's objective was to capture Serenisands and establish a NUSA staging ground in NC. Peace was signed soon after and Hansen was left to fend for himself. Everyone treated them as if they were never in NC. Hansen carved out Serenisands into a NUSA enclave, going on his own. No one expected him to last much, but he did. Dogtown is born.
 * Only 6 of the originals remain: Colonel Kurt Hansen, Lt. Colonel Albert Murphy, Lt. Colonel Chester Bennet (works with Mr. Hands), Lt. Yuri Bychkov, Leon Rinder, Farida Nazeri.
 * During Birds With Broken Wings there are 8 portraits of high-ranking Barghest: Kurt Hansen, Albert Murphy, Chester Bennet, Jago Szabó, Yuri Bychkov, Carl "Dodger" Robinson, one unknown (might be Ross Ulmer), and Leon Rinder.
 * High ranking: Carl "Dodger" Robinson (Coastview NCPD gig), Ross Ulmer (patrols on an exoskeleton around Golden Pacific), more.
 * 2071 marked the year that Dogtown was cemented under Hansen's control.
 * SF1 got hacked and changed curse to Dogtown before being taken down.
 * Expo Hall
 * Militech new never built HQ, from above looks like the M logo. Why this building (other than the underground secrets) when they already got the massive office in Corpo Plaza?
 * What part of NC does the hologram represent? Pacifica? Doesn't seem to be anywhere.
 * Is grabbing the Chimera core essential for the new Ending or something important? - So far it acts as a memorabilia, though there is the note of "Possible application; weapon modification" and it can be picked up after putting it on display.
 * Tunnels camera can capture V and Myers. The data can be deleted from the control room if they have caught you. If not deleted, what happens? Wouldn't know. - The Barghest attack when driving with Solomon to Kress Street. Then you also fight them at the hideout. Otherwise, it's a smooth ride.
 * Myers was already president by 2069. She has been for twelve years, starting in 2065.
 * How important is the oath? Let's find out. Johnny really likes not taking it while he hates if taken and mentions it from time to time. - Afaik it doesn't change anything other than some banter with Johnny. Which is good.
 * Reed. Paranoid 101. Why he alive and why he still working for the FIA?
 * Reed survived the Arasaka assault. Three shots. Was f for 6 months. Doesn't trust Myers. He is willing to rescue So Mi despite the "betrayal."
 * Everytime So Mi is mentioned, Reed has a sad face.
 * Treating Symptoms: Do not listen to Johnny.
 * Balls to the Wall: Always follow your instincts. Don't be like Paco.
 * There's a couple of high quality large photos compared to the rest on the tree at LS market. Likely a quest. - Not a quest, though they are the victims of the Scavs from the Los Osos Motel.
 * Hansen was already preparing before the SFO situation.
 * Alex stayed in Dogtown for seven years, thinking Reed had betrayed her. It was a cover up for Reed to act as a lone sleeper agent.
 * Leon Watson needs more morning coffee.
 * American Animal Defenders' Association (AADA): Short-hair Mittens is finally back in her Washington home. Time to continue the search for the elusive violet bird.


 * Part 2
 * Slider is afraid of the Blackwall and Reed.
 * So Mi did not learn from history lessons.
 * Blackwall was the only way to reach V through the Relic after the SFO was hacked.
 * She had to escape beyond the Blackwall. Hansen's people eventually got her and is held in the Black Sapphire.
 * She is hell-bent on letting V know that she wants to uphold their deal.
 * Mr. Hands looks to rule Dogtown and beyond.
 * He is looking to overthrow Hansen.
 * Knows about the Cynosure project, whatever that is. Working with Bennet from the Barghest.
 * Plans to infiltrate the Black Sapphire.
 * Reed explains what happened during the assassination attempt. He was sold out as a peace offering. He knows it was So Mi who pulled the trigger, but considers her one of his people and will always care about them. Myers is the one Reed distrusts and hates.
 * Alex has a full armory underneath her bar.
 * Black Sapphire heist.
 * Hansen flooded the parking and tunnels since he didn't have enough soldiers.
 * Top floor inspired by ancient Greece.
 * Lots of characters: Gillean Jordan (N54), Arif Iqbal (WNS), Josh Kavorkin (Your Business program), Mr. Hands, Weldon Holt talking to Arasaka agents, Ziggy Q (TV program), Jerry Fawlter (NCPD commissioner) talking to a 6th Street Officer, Ruth Dzeng (TV program), Hideshi Hino (Takemura's double), high-ranking Tyger Claws talking with the Russian Mob (Maiko Maeda is with them), Reverand Clover (TV), Stanley (Radio host), Lizzy Wizzy.
 * Organizations present: Arasaka, Soviets, Russian Mob, 6th Street, Tyger Claws, Valentinos (with a cat).
 * So Mi is dying and she thinks she knows about a cure. That explains mostly everything.
 * Reed makes some accusations. Let's see how right he is.
 * The Cassel siblings are something else, but typical at the same time.
 * They are known as Skylight in the Net.
 * Both worked for Project Cynosure.
 * So Mi and the twins are the key to Cynosure.
 * Reed was caught, V later as well. Hansen doesn't want to spill blood unless completely necessary. The media has gotten to him.
 * Magnum Opus - Plan to steal from Hansen.
 * Lots of interesting background on the FIA group, So Mi, the Barghest and Hansen; plus some bits about the stadium and the Nighthawks.
 * So Mi contacts V and gave them more Relic power, plus she also wants to meet and talk.
 * Prepping the kidnaping.
 * Time with Songbird and Alex. A choice on the horizon.
 * Farida's clinic.
 * Reed wants to question So Mi. Coincidence that both Myers and Reed use the word "candor" if V is honest? - Seems not to be relevant.
 * Twins and the Stadium.


 * So Mi's Path
 * So Mi taps into the Blackwall to extract the Cynosure data, handle the stadium's security and talk to V. She is clearly affected by it.
 * Hansen is killed by Alex. She is angry at V and So Mi's betrayal.
 * V and So Mi escape through the stadium. Albery Murphy might be killed or not if sneaking out.
 * So Mi and V manage to escape from the FIA by using different vehicles once outside the stadium. V waits for her call on their next move.
 * So Mi is pretty messed up, and will need V's help to get her into NCX.
 * V helps Song go through the NUSA forces at the NCX in order to board a shuttle to Tycho on the Moon.
 * So Mi mentions a deal with a proxy with dark hari and blue eyes, aka Mr. Blue Eyes. She exchanged info about the NUSA, herself and the Blackwall.
 * V finds out So Mi also betrayed them. V has the option to call Reed or help So Mi out.
 * V is confronted by Reed. V can either follow through and help So Mi, or they can surrender her to him.


 * King of Wands
 * In order to help So Mi and send her to the Moon, V has to kill Reed.
 * V and Johnny know they have to find some other solution to their problem.
 * Alex wants to chat after helping So Mi escape and killing Reed.
 * She has orders to kill V, but she will wait for them to die due to the Relic.
 * So Mi sends a trinket from the Moon. A pin. Best gift ever.


 * King of Swords
 * V betrays So Mi and surrenders her to Reed in exchange for the promise of a cure.
 * Johnny says So Mi has had a lot of bad luck.
 * Reed meets V one last time. He still regrets how things turned out with So Mi.
 * So Mi is back in Washington. The doctors are taking care of her.
 * Reed will use the driving back home to think.
 * Tells V to expect a call about the doctors that will help them.
 * Johnny mentions Reed has lost everything he had left. Says it's a question of time before he takes his own life.
 * Calling Reed for the surgery.
 * Last goodbye between V and Johnny.
 * V spends 2 years in a coma. Although they will live, cyberware is a death sentence. Everyone has moved on with their lives, leaving V alone.
 * Reed has gained weight and works at Langley. He proposes for V to work there as well. So Mi is alive.
 * Potential 5th Corpo War between Orbital Air and Night Corp after the events at NCX Spaceport in 2077; plus a possible 2nd Unification War.
 * NC is changing its main players, with Arasaka leaving and Zetatech growing.
 * Padre lost Heywood some time ago.
 * Viktor has become a lackey for Zetatech.
 * Misty closed her shop and will leave NC for Poland.
 * V becomes no one.


 * Reed's Path
 * V betrays So Mi by using the ICEcracker.
 * So Mi goes cyberpsycho, and the Blackwall influence goes beyond her, killing anything in her way.
 * Alex is killed by Hansen.
 * Hansen is killed by V. (Only way to get his three exotics?)
 * Reed helps V escape from the stadium. He contacts Myers to tell her the situation.
 * V finds out Reed always intended to bring her to Washington.
 * So Mi is captured by MaxTac. V has to find a Netrunner to help Reed extract So Mi from the NCPD custody.
 * Reed and V, with the help of Gunner's 6th Street, assault the MaxTac convoy, but So Mi escapes.
 * So Mi goes into Pacifica subterranean tunnels, eventually reaching Cynosure.
 * The AIs beyond the Blackwall have taken hold of her, using her and the Cerberus machines to wander around the facility and kill V.
 * V has "visions" of So Mi's past, who she was, her close friends, her recruitment into the FIA, her oath to Myers, her body augmentation.
 * V eventually shuts down the Cynosure Core, having a last vision in Brooklyn.
 * V reaches So Mi, who asks them to kill her.

...
 * King of Cups
 * V honors So Mi's wish and kills her.
 * Reed is angry that he didn't get to her in time.
 * V and Reed take So Mi's body to the border with SoCal.
 * FIA medics confirm So Mi's death.
 * Myers appears, not pleased about the outcome.
 * V can ask for help or not. Either way Myers won't offer the cure.
 * Reed feels really guilty.
 * Johnny is affected by all, showing his growth as a person. He sides with V, but wonders if there really was no other way.


 * King of Pentacles
 * V doesn't honor So Mi's wish to die.
 * Reed is really conflicted about the outcome, but is also convinced saving So Mi is the right thing to do.
 * V and Reed take So Mi to the border with SoCal.
 * FIA medics confirm So Mi's status.
 * Myers is very pleased with V even if they are not very grateful.
 * V can ask for help or not. Either way Myers will offer the cure.
 * Reed feels really guilty.
 * Reed sends a message to V about Alex's niche in the columbarium.
 * Johnny is affected by all, showing his growth as a person. He doesn't side with V.
 * Reed meets with V at the basketball court.
 * He talks that So Mi is alive, though not in good condition. The neuralmatrix didn't work on her, so they'll give it to V.
 * Reed looks conflicted, yet very stubborn to follow the rules.
 * He will be sent back to Washington.
 * If V is direct with him, he'll mention he envies V's ease on things.
 * Broken man for the ages.

Character Notes

 * Myers
 * Myers is surprisingly more relatable than I thought she would be. Lies incoming.
 * She is not a fan of formalities and prefers the life of a soldier. Though she seems a little bumped out if not taking the oath.
 * Myers approved all of So Mi's interactions with the Blackwall. What is she hiding/looking for?
 * Myers broke international Net laws. She is very f up if the truth comes to light.
 * Reed describes her as a sore loser that will do anything to have the upper hand.
 * Myers wants So Mi back, alive or in a bag.
 * (insert worst words to ever exist to describe her)


 * Hansen
 * Hansen was seemingly convinced by So Mi. That's why he was prepared for the SFO's arrival. So Mi sold Myers in exchange for the tech. But did she?
 * She did, though Hansen preferred the "welcome" of the Valkeryes.
 * Hansen tried to get Myers but she escaped. It doesn't matter much to him as he has Songbird. He threatens to reveal the world what the NUSA president has been doing if he is not left alone. He doesn't plan to return Songbird and refers to her as his friend.
 * Trying to control so much without understanding it will be his undoing.
 * Hansen always intended to kill So Mi after extracting the Cyonsure AI.
 * He is either killed by Alex after V sides with So Mi, or Hansen kills Alex if V betrays So Mi, then he is killed by V.


 * So Mi


 * So Mi is the wild card. Unknown true motivations, but very capable means. She betrayed Reed due to reasons yet to be explained. She had more than one chance but instead saved V and Myers's life more than once. Although Johnny doesn't initially trust her, after the Chimera, he knows what she felt. Myers mentions she's had "off moments lately. Temporary slumps."
 * Space Force One was built by Songbird's specifications.
 * She ejected from the plane in a lifepod. It landed in the hills of eastern Dogtown. The crash might have caused her internal organ injuries. She killed a bystander at close range using her Smart weapon.
 * Blackwall confirmed to have messed things up, though for no apparent reason other than killing for now. So Mi doesn't have any secret plans for the time being.
 * So Mi is hell-bent on helping V. Does she have regrets for doing the bad things she has done and now wants to do a good one? Very likely she went far as a netrunner thanks to the Blackwall. Does her "cure" involve using the AIs beyond the wall? Will V have to choose between themselves or ending the world, aka destroying the Blackwall?
 * All her interactions with the Blackwall were approved by Myers. She has been using Songbird for her benefit to go beyond the Blackwall.
 * In her first op in Colombia, she f up and almost got Alex killed.
 * So Mi is the traitor. He knew Hansen had uncovered some secret tech that could help her. So Mi is dying in a similar fashion as V, but in her case it's due to the Blackwall. So Mi seemingly convinced Hansen to help her in exchange for Myers. It was her who hacked the plane. But So Mi did also everything she could to help Myers and thanks to V and Reed, she escaped. So Mi's wish to help V is genuine? Does she see V as a kindred spirit or a simple tool? She was bumped out by Slider's death.
 * So Mi keeps insisting on letting V know she wants to help them, and is very glad V is helping her. If someone insists way too much, they are either lying, insecure, desperate, or all of them. - All of them.
 * So Mi wants to talk to V in person to prove she fully trusts V. Something important that no one has to know. She is definitely playing some game.
 * Trust, trust, trust. Brooklyn; admitting the fault about the SFO crash; desperate to disappear; bitter about Reed's recruitment (though how much is hate and how much is regret?); phantoms from beyond the Blackawall. Do you trust her or do you not?
 * So Mi contacted V before reaching Dogtown, thus her plans were always for V to rescue Myers from Hansen or before he caught her. Hansen decided to improvise using missiles though.
 * Awakened old memory. Honesty, hope, freedom.
 * She is willing to kill innocent and not so innocent people in order to escape and save herself and V.
 * She taps into the Blackwall in order to escape, leaving her very hurt.
 * She and V separate in order to escape from the FIA.
 * V helps Song go through the NUSA forces at the NCX.
 * The clinic is on the Moon.
 * She doesn't have much time left.
 * So Mi reveals she has also betrayed V. There is only a one-time-use cure.
 * If V betrays her at NCX, she will be back in Washington.
 * If betrayed by V, So Mi goes cyberpsycho and kills lots of people.
 * Lot is revealed about So Mi's past in Cynosure.
 * For one, she is a fan of Silverhand, or at least was.
 * Had a boyfriend, though the relationship doesn't seem very healthy for neither side.
 * Photos of her mother, travels around the world (or NUSA) with her friends.
 * Revelations about what truly happen to her while being part of the FIA. Reed cared about her yet he still let them do their experiments. One time she didn't even recognize him. When she talks to V about not remembering her mother's voice, it was genuine.
 * So Mi cares about Reed but hates him for forcefully bringing her into the FIA and allowing them to treat her as a lab experiment. She hates Myers the most, though she also looks up to her for her resolve.
 * Afraid, desperate and with many regrets. She preferred to die than return "home."


 * Reed
 * Reed has very strong motivations, though his means are unclear. The way he interacts, it seems he doesn't have the full picture. Although strange, he doesn't hesitate to rescue So Mi after the betrayal.
 * Not that good of a guy. But who is after so much?
 * He doesn't want revenge against Songbird; it is Myers who he has a problem with.
 * Reed still doesn't know how things will end and which side he will choose, but he wants to help So Mi.
 * Reed is another wild card with unclear motivations yet going forward.
 * Reed has not shared his deductions to Myers, instead saying it was all Hansen's plan. Protecting So Mi or something else?
 * Old dog.
 * Reed wants to question So Mi about her betrayal to the NUSA. He says he is willing to let her go afterwards. Does he?
 * How much loyal is Reed to his country and laws?
 * Cold-blooded killer.
 * Reed makes no comment when escaping with So Mi from the stadium.
 * Reed helps V escape the stadium if V betrays So Mi. He contacts Myers to inform her of the situation.
 * Reed is a Tekumura 2.0. A leashed hound.
 * V might kill Reed or give So Mi to him.
 * If V takes Reed's deal at NCX, he may promise V a solution for their problems.
 * Cynosure and afterwards shows who Reed truly is.
 * Reed is the best and the worst someone could become. So much belief and so much regret.
 * He allowed the FIA to experiment with Songbird knowing how painful it was for her.
 * Despite being nearly assassinated, he still decides to work for them.
 * He blames V and himself if "someone" dies.
 * He blames himself either way.
 * He has been following orders all his life, he doesn't know another way of life. He'll live, bleed and die for his country until the bitter end.


 * Alex
 * Motivations, yes. Means, not many.
 * Wants to retire and live in Monaco.
 * Better person than Reed.
 * Smart, but a little naive at the same time. Distrustful, yet she can trust to some extent.
 * Despite saying not to get close to them, Alex is very open to V and talks a lot about her past.
 * Alex is happy V is one of the team.
 * Worried, dreamer, flirtatious, tired, lost, hopeful, scared. A second chance in life.
 * Cold-blooded killer.
 * She is killed by Hansen if betraying So Mi. Otherwise, Alex kills Hansen.
 * Willing to let V die due to the engram. Sends them a postcard from Monaco.


 * Unknown Party?
 * The Relic seems to be involved somehow. Who or what can connect to it other than V, Johnny or So Mi?
 * So Mi had to use the Blackwall to connect to V via the Relic. Blackwall AIs can influence through So Mi.
 * AI casualties so far: Chimera, Slider, many more in the Stadium. A few more if she ends in MaxTac's custody. Uncountable if V crafts certain things.

Theories

 * First part of the expansion will be about teaming up with Reed, Alex and Songbird to rescue Myers. Second part will be to end Kurt's empire. Last part will be about an internal conflict between the FIA and NUSA. V will side with either Reed or Songbird. Reed is the one betraying the NUSA (maybe because Kurt has convinced him somehow). Reed is not as good as he seems, but he fights for what is right, and Songbird is not as bad as she seems, but fights for the current status quo. Myers is definitely bad.
 * So far Myers rescued, though no teaming up yet.
 * Other way around. Teaming up to rescue Songbird instead.
 * Reed trust his agents, but completely distrusts Myers.
 * Change of plans. Time to steal from Hansen.
 * Done and done. No conflict between FIA and NUSA, but indeed between Reed and So Mi. The one betraying the NUSA is So Mi. Hansen was targeted during So Mi's rescue just for having had tried to kill Myers.


 * The ending will be unlocked by keeping Songbird alive. Many variants to be this simple. - Or maybe not.
 * Joke and call back to Ten of Swords: she will give you a datashard during the epilogue of PL, and tell you if you need anything to call her back. She will proceed to betray you in the new ending. - Not in the same way, but she did indeed betray you.

So Mi

 * V betrays Reed and helps So Mi.
 * Alex kills Hansen.
 * So Mi activates the defenses at the stadium, killing Barghest and innocent bystanders.
 * V decides to help So Mi reach the space shuttle at NCX. She has contacts at Tycho who will help both of them.
 * The NUSA invades the airport, prompting a big battle with Orbital Air in which many employees and innocent people are killed. It is labelled as a terrorist attack.
 * So Mi has betrayed V since there is only one cure.


 * King of Wands
 * V kills Reed in order to send So Mi to the Moon, forfeiting V's chance of a cure.
 * Alex has orders to kill V, but she knows that they will soon die so leaves them be.
 * So Mi survives and sends a souvenir to V.


 * King of Swords
 * V betrays So Mi and gives her back to the NUSA. Reed makes a deal with V so they can use the cure.
 * V spends two years in a coma. The cure saved their life, but rendered any cyberware potentially mortal for V.
 * Reed works at FIA administration at Langley. So Mi is alive.
 * A potential 5th Corpo War is looming on the horizon.
 * Everyone in V's life has moved on, abandoning their old friend.
 * Arasaka is leaving NC. Zetatech has gained lots of power in the city.
 * Viktor has become a lackey of Zetatech.
 * Misty decides to leave NC and go live in Poland, she is very glad V is alive.
 * V's life as a merc is over. They have the option to find their place in NC, leave the city, or maybe accept an FIA administration job in Langley.

Reed

 * V betrays So Mi and helps Reed.
 * Alex is killed by Hansen.
 * So Mi goes cyberpsycho, unleashing the powers beyond the Blackwall wherever she goes, killing Barghest and innocent bystanders.
 * V fights and kills Hansen.
 * Reed rescues V from the stadium.
 * So Mi is captured by MaxTac and taken into NCPD custody.
 * V finds out that Reed never intended to let So Mi escape.
 * Reed and V plan to rescue So Mi.
 * V gets help from a netrunner of their choice.
 * Reed and V, with the help of Gunner's 6th Street, assault the MaxTac convoy, but So Mi escapes.
 * So Mi goes into Pacifica subterranean tunnels, eventually reaching Cynosure.
 * The AIs beyond the Blackwall have taken hold of her, using her and the Cerberus machines to wander around the facility and kill V.
 * V reaches So Mi, who asks them to kill her.

...
 * King of Cups
 * V decides to honor So Mi's wish and kills her.
 * V and Reed take So Mi's body to the border with SoCal.
 * FIA medics confirm So Mi's death.
 * Myers appears, not pleased about the outcome.
 * V can ask for help or not. She declines if So Mi is gone.


 * King of Pentacles
 * V doesn't honor So Mi's wish to die.
 * V and Reed take So Mi to the border with SoCal.
 * Myers appears, pleased about the outcome.
 * V can ask for help or not. She forwards it either way.
 * After talking with Reed, he calls a few days later about the cure.
 * V spends two years in a coma. The cure saved their life, but rendered any cyberware potentially mortal for V.
 * Reed works at FIA administration at Langley. So Mi is alive.
 * Everyone in V's life has moved on, abandoning their old friend.
 * Arasaka is leaving NC. Zetatech has gained lots of power in the city.
 * Viktor has become a lackey of Zetatech.
 * Misty decides to leave NC and go live in Poland, she is very glad V is alive.
 * V's life as a merc is over. They have the option to find their place in NC, leave the city, or maybe accept an FIA administration job in Langley.

Vehicles

 * Archer
 * Hella "Eradicator" (*)


 * Brennan
 * Apollo "Kaminari" (Tyger) - Japantown?
 * Apollo "Gremlin" (Wraith) - Badlands?


 * Militech
 * Behemont MT-3 - Autopiloted truck? CrystalDome truck? There are a few around Dogtown and MaxTac has some as well, though they are labelled as normal Behemoths.


 * Thorton
 * Colby "Coyote" (*)

Hardest to Be
[Intro]
 * Hold down/Hold on
 * Oh-oo
 * Oh, no

[Verse 1]
 * When I fall, I fall a distance
 * Never knowin' which way's up, down
 * It's never what it seems when it's all I'm ever missin'
 * And it feels as though I'm waiting


 * And I don't need no head in my hands
 * To know why I'm ever heading way south
 * I think I'll find it all somewhere 'tween the ice and fire
 * Cause it's all I'm ever thinking

[Pre-Chorus]
 * And I need another savior

[Chorus]
 * I don't hear anything about it right now
 * Take down, all of this is jaded somehow
 * It's not me, so fade a little off in the wind
 * Make it up, break it up, find that it's the hardest to be

[Verse 2]
 * I'm never good at reading signposts
 * I lost my way at quarter past one
 * I'd shed a tear if I could even conjure up emotion
 * And I'm hungry for a feeling

[Chorus]
 * I don't hear anything about it right now
 * Take down, all of that is jaded somehow
 * It's not me, so fade a little off in the wind
 * Make it up, break it up, find that it's the hardest to be


 * (Don't hear) Anything about it right now
 * (Nooo, no way) Take down, all of this is jaded somehow
 * (Oooo) It's not me, so fade a little off in the wind
 * Make it up, break it up, find that it's the hardest to be

Phantom Liberty (Wires and Chains)
[Verse 1]
 * Found out
 * Treasures are always lost
 * Pleasures and rage combined
 * I'm watchin' you
 * Be careful with your moves


 * Tonight
 * I think the time is right
 * I think the blood has dried
 * It cries for more
 * So what are we waiting for?

[Chorus]
 * Wires and chains (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * Starting to fade (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * Feels like a game (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * You have to play (I'm just tired of looking the other way)

[Verse 2]
 * Lights out
 * Is this who you really are?
 * Can't look into your eyes
 * Your twisted mind
 * It's dark, so dark


 * We end it now
 * It ends right here, right now
 * Please tell me you brought the iron
 * Let's light up the sky
 * And fade into the night

[Chorus]
 * Wires and chains (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * Starting to fade (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * Feels like a game (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * You have to play (I'm just tired of looking the other way)

[Verse 3]
 * The days when it was good are gone
 * I'm tryna' see what it was for, but I'll never know
 * And though it's dead I hear the call

[Chorus]
 * Wires and chains (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * Starting to fade (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * Feels like a game (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * You can't escape (I'm just tired of looking the other way)


 * Wires and chains (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * Starting to fade (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * Feels like a game (I'm just tired of looking the other way)
 * You can't escape (I'm just tired of looking the other way)

[Outro]
 * I found out
 * Treasures are always lost
 * Pleasures are long forgotten
 * Who are you now?

Cinematic Trailer

 * 7 years ago
 * Solomon in, looks like, Japantown
 * Maglev train south through Santo Domingo to SoCal
 * MH4 on the background
 * Surveillance camera above the door
 * So Mi mentions she cuts the cams, but the light doesn't go off (most likely this is the Easter Egg Edris mentions; could also be the DJ thingy)
 * So Mi mentions the future Arvin Accord
 * So Mi is conflicted in betraying Solomon
 * She has teary eyes when pushing the button
 * When opening the door Solomon realizes about So Mi's betrayal
 * Maglev goes through a tunnel through a mountain
 * Action scene
 * 3 gangoons - 1 strong hit on the face + gets his arm broken; 1 knocked out after a kick; 1 gets his neck snapped
 * 2 Arasaka soldiers (logo can be seen on their back)
 * Bullets - One through the left shoulder + 3 additional to the body
 * So Mi looks shocked and cold


 * Present day
 * SFO flying over the Californian sea
 * Coronado Bay can be seen as a large bay inside a bay? Confusing geograpy not matching irl
 * Topography changed a lot
 * A sizable island to the northwest?
 * Lots of data about altitude, time, etc.
 * So Mi looks really cold; lots of new cyberware
 * Myers talking to So Mi who is distracted by looking out the window
 * Rocket
 * NC in all its splendor

Teaser 2

 * People
 * [0:24] A scary man. Likely to be the leader or someone important from the most powerful group in the Zone. The "General"'s people mentioned in the Combat Zone shard?
 * [0:27] Wolf/Dog logo on the armed soldiers. As someone pointed in Reddit by looking at the words above the BA logo, they may be called "Barghest" after the Witcher's doggy. Green themed.
 * [0:36] Reed's introduction.
 * [0:40] Myers most likely.
 * [0:44] More Reed. What's FIA? Federal Intelligence Agency?
 * [0:57] MaxTac's back.
 * [1:01] Explosion knocking V and Myers out. She seems concerned about V. Does the President have a heart?
 * [1:08] Reed's face reveal. My bet is that he's also a new love interest for both male and female V, though I don't see it lasting long.


 * Locations
 * [0:05] NUSA presidential space shuttle (aka "space force one"). Clearly gunned down and assaulted. Lifepod, likely containing the president, launched and lost somewhere in the Zone. Perpetrators likely to be the most powerful group (Barghest) in the Zone who are still looking for President Myers.
 * [0:27] Dogtown area - Is Dogtown the Combat Zone's name or just a location within? The teaser specific area shown is inside the stadium. Named after the "Barghest" or the kind of place the city think it is? There's a cargo ship wrecked in the background, formerly owned by Zhirafa by the looks of the logo? The "rafa" letters can be read.
 * [0:56] "Haven" place in the back.

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 * Guns, Cyberware and Vehicles
 * [0:24] New pistol.
 * [0:49] Face cyberware. New form to infiltrate? Prior face needs to be removed or not?
 * [0:50] Custom 4x4 Thorton Colbys with heavy armor plates. Two variants: one a pick-up, the other station wagon-like. Car looks pretty tough and clean (especially the pick-up) and may be a unique factory/military variant instead of being custom built. Some cars have a graffiti that says "NUSA Hest" or something. Note: Teaser trailer 1 dome seen in the background.
 * [0:53] Either a new rifle or pistol. It also looks like there is vehicle-to-vehicle combat.
 * [0:56] New mantis finisher?
 * [1:00] Militech exo-skeleton. Might be a new more common enemy variant using the current skeleton seen in the game.


 * sts_ep1_01 Gig: Dogtown Saints
 * sts_ep1_03 Gig: The Man Who Killed Jason Foreman
 * sts_ep1_04 Gig: Prototype in the Scraper
 * sts_ep1_06 Gig: Heaviest of Hearts
 * sts_ep1_07 Gig: Roads to Redemption
 * sts_ep1_08 Gig: Spy in the Jungle
 * sts_ep1_10 Gig: Waiting for Dodger
 * sts_ep1_12 Gig: Treating Symptoms
 * sts_ep1_13 Gig: Talent Academy


 * mq033_ep1 Tomorrow Never Knows
 * mq300_safehouse Water Runs Dry
 * mq301_bomb Balls to the Wall
 * mq302_legend N/A
 * mq303_addict Dazed and Confused
 * mq304_succession Run This Town
 * mq305_combat_zone_report Shot by Both Sides
 * mq306_no_easy_way_out No Easy Way Out


 * q301_crash Dog Eat Dog
 * q301_finding_myers Hole in the Sky
 * q301_q302_rescue_myers Spider and the Fly
 * q302_reed Lucretia My Reflection
 * q303_baron The Damned
 * q303_hands Get It Together
 * q303_songbird You Know My Name
 * q304_stadium Birds with Broken Wings
 * q304_netrunners I've Seen That Face Before
 * q304_deal Firestarter


 * q305_prison_convoy Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos
 * q305_bunker Somewhat Damaged
 * q305_border_crossing Leave in Silence
 * q305_reed_epilogue Four Score and Seven


 * q305_postcontent This Corrosion


 * q306_devils_bargain The Killing Moon
 * q306_reed_epilogue Through Pain to Heaven
 * q306_somi_epilogue Unfinished Sympathy
 * q306_postcontent From Her to Eternity


 * q307_before_tomorrow Who Wants to Live Forever
 * q307_tomorrow Things Done Changed

Below there is cut content from the original game files (prior to 1.04):
 * Mr. Hands
 * Gig: Newcomer's Haven
 * Newcomer's Haven, Combat Zone
 * Anthony Anderson
 * Scavengers
 * Gig: ???
 * Unnamed motel
 * Wagner
 * Gig: ???
 * Unnamed warehouse
 * Kayla Moseki
 * Combat Zone
 * Some kind of death tournament

Below there is a leak: Total of 6 side quests + 7 main quests. V gets into the Pacifica Combat Zone. Hands contacts V after accessing the Zone, mentioning their past works and how V completed them. At some point V meets Hands in person. V goes to Haven, a church with some Scavengers, a priest, and Anthony Anderson. (Gig) V is tasked to find a a corpo-related individual called Sonia. She is seemingly pregnant with a clone of Alt. Johnny is pissed off. Mr. Hands gives V a few new gigs. V is sent to kill Wagner, who tells them they are being used by Kurtz. Wagner has a clone from some time ago. Kurtz is found in Paradise Hotel. He has a militia. Likely to be the infamous "general." (Kurt/Krausser?) Hasan asks V if Kemal sent them. Kemal is his brother and has betrayed his sibling. (Gig) CRACKER is something important for Hasan. It's inside a shard. (Gig) A quest about a Sofia, her son, and someone called George. (Gig) At some point V goes into the Pacifica Stadium. Nele and V are arrested because an Agent thinks they are with Red Freedom. Biotechnica is involved in all this. V is accused of being a terrorist (this will be fun as Johnny is one). V is trying to prevent the bomb from going off. V fights the agents or gives them a shard. Of course Johnny has to joke about the whole bomb situation. Brings him memories, he says. Steven, Janet (Interpol) and the KGB General. (Gig) Steven sends V to a natural history museum. (Gig) Interpol vs. Soviets. (Gig) V's past choices are mentioned. (Gig) An Interpol agent has been missing for six months inside the Combat Zone. (Gig) More stories yada yada. Medias... Milko Alexis, Voodoo Boys, NetWatch Alan Noel. (Gig) Fiona (Gig) Spider Murphy is mentioned. Someone talking about Brooklynn and reminiscing about the old days. Blackhand? The famous Songbird is in the game. Mentions of the Unification War, NorCal and NUSA. Someone rearranges some corrupted data within V's Relic to help them. V's doomed either way. Myers and Kress are mentioned a lot. Do they appear? Myers IS around, confirmed xD. She works with V and Songbird. She used to be a Marine of some sort. It appears her AV crashes within the Zone. NUSA is very involved in this part of the story. Krausser seems to be a former NUSA soldier that became the warlord of the Combat Zone. V leaves the Combat Zone and goes back to NC while still working for Songbird and Myers accompanies them. Car chase. Songbird seems to be the one controlling the whole operation. STOPPING RIGHT HERE (at q302)! STORY IS TOO GOOD TO BE SPOILED THIS EARLY Expansion seems to add new options for the Devil ending. (Opinion: The current Arasaka ending differs too much from the other endings. Updating it could allow to shorten that difference, allowing less dev work for the players that have chosen that ending. Alternatively, instead of going into Mikoshi, V goes back to Earth and Songbird offers them a clone body. Who knows. I won't spoil myself it yet.) -->