VaD English translation Sep 22

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{(track: 'flash', 'stop',)(track: 'siren', 'stop',)(track: 'main', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'atterraggio', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'atterraggio', 'loop', true) (track: 'atterraggio', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/INGRESSO.gif" alt="Initial Conditions"></imm> The symbol acts like a switch on your neural networks. As soon as you see it, you receive a powerful data burst. Suddenly, you remember everything. Your name is <h5>[[L.U.P.O.]]</h5>, you are an AI-driven automaton and you serve as a co-pilot in the vehicle you are in, the Infinite Titan, hailing from planet <h5>[[Erion 9->Erion]]</h5>. <br> The two men sleeping in their cryopods are <h5>[[The Sarge]]</h5> and <h5>[[The Wülff]]</h5>. At this point, they should be awake and taking care of the procedures for landing on planet <h5>[[Ktolon]]</h5> below you, but this is not the case. If you had time, you'd launch a full diagnostic on the ship's systems, to figure out what went wrong during the approach sequence, but there are more urgent matters that need your attention. <br> The control board keeps flashing red, warning you of the imminent collision. <br> <br> <h3>[[Take command->INGRESSO]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/LUPO.png" alt="LUPO" width="800px"></imm> //Light Unmanned Personality-based Operator// <br> Sentient automaton based on an emotional personality generator. Equipped with level 2 accessories for performing specialized duties. <br> The L.U.P.O. unit is connected to the Infinite Titan's mainframe, sharing all inbound and outbound data in real time. <br> The unit doesn't have any weapons, but its physical structure allows it to be efficient in self-defense situations, as well as for protecting the crew from potential attacks. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go back->BLACKOUT]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/ERION.png"></imm> //Erion 9// <br> A small, habitable planet rich in water and fertile land. It is powered by an unknown energy source which flows out of its core. The origin of this power is unknown, but it is believed to have allows an abundance of life forms to thrive and evolve on the planet's surface. <br> Among these life forms, the oldest and most evolved is that of wolves. Other sentient beings consider them to be the protectors of the planet. <br> Throughout Erion's history, wolves and men have established a deep bond of kinship and collaboration. Together, they share the duty of protecting the Stele of Laar, an ancient artifact that represents the pact of brotherhood between all living things on Erion. <br> To do this, wolves and men are able to summon the Hyperwülff, a colossal wolf-like creature which serves as guardian of the Stele against out-world threats. <br> In recent history, Erion 9 suffered the attack of Robogoat, an alien machine that was seeking to drain the energy from the planet's core. Its invasion culminated in the Battle of Erion, which left the planet as a barren wasteland. <br> Robogoat and Hyperwülff disappeared after the battle. The Stele of Laar was smuggled off-planet by the few members of the human resistance who survived. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go back<->BLACKOUT]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/SARGE.png" alt="THE SARGE" width="800px"></imm> //The Sarge// <br> A member of Erion's space exploration force and veteran of the resistance against Robogoat's invasion. <br> Shortly before the fall of Erion, he and The Wülff went on a desperate mission to save the Stele of Laar, an ancient artifact that was at the core of the planet's balance. He now serves as commander of the Infinite Titan. <br> He believes that Robogoat is still active and is seeking the Stele. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go back->BLACKOUT]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/WULFF.png" alt="THE WÜLFF" width="800px"></imm> //The Wülff// <br> Together with The Sarge, he is believed to be the only other survivor of the battle between Robogoat and Hyperwülff. The two men now roam the universe in search of a safe harbor where to plan the final defense against the evil machine. <br> The shock he sustained during the Battle of Erion gained him the ability to communicate with the spirit of the great Wolf. Thanks to this , the two space castaways are able to act as a channel between The Hyperwülff and the physical world. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go back->BLACKOUT]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/KTOLON.png"></imm> //Ktolon// <br> A small planet made of rock and covered in ice. <br> Average temperature at the equator is -6°C, while on the poles it can drop well below -100°C. Geothermal activity has been observe in its core. <br> Indigenous life is present, albeit in very simple, non-threatening forms. This allowed humanoid visitors from outer planets to settle on Ktolon and establish several cities protected by domes, along with a flourishing mining industry. <br> Despite a past of peaceful and cooperative relationships with Erion, all communications from Ktolon ceased two centuries ago. Erionites refer to this event as the Great Silence. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go back->BLACKOUT]]</h3>}

{(track: 'siren', 'stop',) (track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'atterraggio', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'atterraggio', 'loop', true) (track: 'atterraggio', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/INGRESSO.gif" alt="condizioni iniziali" width="800px"></imm> (set: $angle to "0") (set: $counter to 45) (live: 1s)[ (set: $counter to it - 1) (if: $counter is 0)[ (go-to: "ANGOLO MINORE")] (replace: ?amount)[$counter] ] <h6>Time left before impact: |amount>[$counter] secondi</h6> <br> <br> The Titan's operating system seems to have forgotten even the most basic rules of planetary re-entry. It set a completely wrong angle of encounter with Ktolon's atmosphere. <br> You need to take care of this immediately! <br> The ratio between your speed and Ktolon's atmospheric density indicates an optimal angle of attack of 29 degrees. <br> You focus on the ship's controls. One mistake and you will bounce off the atmosphere and into deep space, or worse end up consumed by friction in a matter of seconds. <br> Input angle correction: (dropdown: 2bind $angle, "+10", "+9", "+8", "+7", "+6", "+5", "+4", "+3", "+2", "+1", "0", "-1", "-2", "-3", "-4", "-5", "-6", "-7", "-8", "-9", "+10") <br> <br> <h3>[[Confirm->ANGOLO]]</h3> }

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{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true)<imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"></imm> (set: $death to it +1) The angle you provided is smaller than required. The Infinite Titan wasn't designed for such reckless maneuvers, and soon starts to overheat. All control systems stop working. You realize that you can only wait for the end to come. <br> The precious life you are escorting will go from sleep to ashes without realizing what happened. This is the only consolation you can find for your failure. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->INGRESSO]]</h3> } }

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true)<imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"></imm> (set: $death to it +1) The new angle you provided is larger than required. The Infinite Titan can't breach Ktolon's thick atmosphere. You try to react by pushing the engines to the limit, but it's useless. All control systems stop functioning. Shortly after, the whole module shuts down. <br> A deadly silence falls within the cockpit. Even the emergency life support systems failed to activate. The precious life you are escorting is destined to drift away in cold space forever. You'll have time to think about what went wrong. At least, while your power cells keep you alive. <br> The mission is failed. <h3>[[Try again->INGRESSO]]</h3> }

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'atterraggio', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'atterraggio', 'loop', true) (track: 'atterraggio', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/MANOVRA.gif" width="800px"></imm> You chose the correct angle of attack. After a few bumps, the Infinite Titan safely enters Ktolon's atmosphere. You're still too high to see the surface of the planet, but the frozen cloud formations you are traveling through give you a clear measure of how cold temperatures are on this planet. <br> After a few seemingly endless minutes, you start noticing the shape of majestic mountain systems, covered in ice and swept by storms The autopilot is still not working, so you start fumbling with the flight controls. Suddenly, a huge blast rocks the whole ship. The stabilizers! Two out of eight stopped working. The Infinite Titan starts tilting on its side, its nose pointing dangerously downward. If you don't regain control you'll crash in just a few minutes. You are ready. <br> <br> [[<h3>Quickly reduce speed and use the remaining stabilizers to control the inclination</h3>->F2]] <br> [[<h3>Reduce the speed gradually and try to restart the stabilizers </h3>->F4]] <br> [[<h3>Push the engines forward and use the remaining stabilizers to correct the trajectory</h3>->F6]] }

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true)<imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"></imm> (set: $death to it +1) The ship quickly loses thrust, and your attempt to lift the nose back up is defeated by the speed you have already gained. <br> Your maneuver was too blunt. The aircraft suddenly tilts downward and starts spinning. The centrifugal force is so strong that it pulls you away from the controls. As top and bottom start blurring into each other, a parade of alarms and warning signs announce that the ship is about to tear apart. The Infinite Titan shakes violently under the forces of friction, and after a few moments breaks in half. <br> Nothing can be done to save the crew. The ship is now a wreck in freefall. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->MANOVRA]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/ERRORE.gif" alt="errore"></imm> The attempt is good but still not enough to get you out of trouble. The procedure of restarting the stabilizers is partially successful, returning one to your control. <br> You manage to bring your nose horizontal and control the altitude by reducing your entry speed, but you are still in a dive. The stabilizers come and go, jerking the Infinite Titan violently. <br> You slip into a thick bank of clouds and almost feel their icy grip on your body. You are surprised by this thought. <br> The gauges indicate that you have time for one last brief recovery maneuver. <br> <br> <h3>[[Wait until you come out of the cloud bank->F8]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Activate the rotor to counteract the airflow->F10]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Disperse speed with a maneuver->F5]]</h3> }

{(track: 'atterraggio', 'fadeout', 10) <imm><img src="files/SUCCESS.gif" alt="Correct" width="800px"></imm> It didn't take you long to recover the correct landing sequence. You regain control of the aircraft and land on a snowy plain. You're still wondering what exactly caused the autopilot to malfunction. <br> Everything is still around the Titan. There are no welcome committees outside. The mountains of Ktolon are the only indifferent witnesses to your impeccable maneuvers. <br> <br> [[<h3>Move on to the next procedures</h3>->BASECAMP]] }

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true)<imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"></imm> (set: $death to it +1) You can't explain what happened, but you let too much time pass. You lose control of your yaw too, and start spinning like a top. <br> There is only one outcome to this. As soon as you exit the clouds, you crash against the side of a mountain. The blast fills the valley, before everything slowly falls silent again. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->MANOVRA]]</h3> }

{(track: 'atterraggio', 'fadeout', 10)<imm><img src="files/SUCCESS.gif" alt="Correct" width="800px"></imm> The thrust pushes the ship's nose back up just enough. You're lucky to have entered a large area with no obstacles, because your landing will be quite rocky. You brace yourself: now all you can do is wait for inertia to do its job. <br> Everything shakes and rocks around you. More warnings and alarm sounds start screaming from the dashboard. <br> Finally, the Infinite Titan comes to a halt against a mound of fresh snow. <br> There are no welcome committees outside. The mountains of Ktolon are the only witnesses to your spectacular landing. <br> <br> <h3>[[Move on to the next procedures->BASECAMP]]</h3> }

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true)<imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"></imm> (set: $death to it +1) Something must have gone wrong during your activation procedure; maybe the spacecraft operation procedures didn't load correctly. A maneuver like that, in conditions like those, was just too risky. You try to complete it, but you end up rolling again. Now it's too late to try anything else. <br> The Infinite Titan crashes to the ground like a large animal falling on its side. The flames fill the cockpit and the rest of the deck. In mere moments, the whole crew is consumed by the fire. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Riprova->MANOVRA]]</h3> }

{(unless: (track: 'campobase', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'campobase', 'loop', true) (track: 'campobase', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/map1.gif"></imm> After ensuring that the <h5>[[Stele of Laar]]</h5> is intact, you approach a porthole and look outside. The scenery is both hostile and fascinating: black rock shimmering fiercely against the bluish hue of the snow. No trace of vegetation. <br> The Sarge and The Wülff chose this place as a landing ground because it is halfway between the two points of interest you see marked on the planet's map. However, this place might not be as quiet as it looks. <br> Your new mission is to scout at least one of those two locations, gathering information and details on the potential dangers that the crew will have to face. <br> Before proceeding, the protocol requirest that you awaken the rest of the crew. Once you start the sequence, it will require a few hours to complete, giving you enough time to explore the points of interest. <br> You begin the awakening sequence, when a though crosses your synapses: maybe it would be wise to ensure that the perimeter of the ship is safe before setting off. However, this would also be a violation of the system protocols. <br> <br> <h3>[[Explore the perimeter->RISVEGLIO NO]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Awaken the crew->ESCI DALLA NAVE]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/map1.gif"></imm> Something doesn't feel right to you, so you decide to delay the awakening sequence and check the perimeter before you wake the crew. You find yourself thinking that you don't know exactly how much information is "enough" to avoid any potential trouble, but you decide not to worry about that now. <br> The planet is sure colder than what the rest of the crew will like, but the radiation coming from its star are excellent for the solar panels of the equipment you are installing: a small polarized antenna and a nano-bar bore. You will use these to get real-time information about the surface of the planet and its underground. You climb on top of a small hill and find the perfect spot. <br> While you wait for the equipment to begin operation, you stop and admire the landscape. Far away, you hear the sound of an avalanche mixing with the hiss of the wind. All around is a clashing of contrasting shapes, molded over time by violent eruptions and ice ages, smoothed by the constant wind. Truly a remarkable sight. And the first data you gathered is equally as interesting. <br> <br> <h3>[[Keep studying->RISVEGLIO NO 2]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Turn around and look at the Infinite Titan->Guarda la nave]]</h3> }

{(track: 'noise', 'stop',) <imm><img src="files/map1.gif"></imm> (if: $guarda is true)[ You suddenly snap back to your mission, as if you were waking up from a dream. Judging from the position of the planet's star in the sky, you realize it's been at least three hours since you left the camp, although it only felt like a few seconds to you. <br> You can't explain the spiral of strange thoughts that you were falling into, but you know it's a good idea to record it in your log. <br> You make your way back to the Infinite Titan and resume regular operations. <br> ] The waking operations only take a few minutes: just the time to put the Titan in stasis mode and dial in the correct cryopod parameters. After that, you can leave the automatic systems to do their job and start focusing on the next objectives of your mission. <br> From the landing spot you can clearly see the points of interest that are marked on the map. <br> North-East of the ship is a large mountain with a squared-off summit. You detect a very strong energy signature from that place. <br> To the west, a dome reflects the cold daylight of Ktolon with a soft blue hue. Below that dome is City 5, one of the largest settlements on the planet. All around, in the background, you can see the access points to various mineshafts and some farming facilities and greenhouses. <br> <br> <h3>[[Choose your destination->BIVIO]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/map1.gif"></imm> You immediately notice some major discrepancies between the data you collected and what you have in your archives. These new datasets tell something terrible: a fluctuation in the planet's core. An anomaly. An unstoppable energy inversion. Other planets call this phenomenon "the Abyss" and its nature has never been fully understood. You detect no trace of the planet's colossus. <br> Your neural networks are working to their breaking point, comparing the data that keeps flooding in, when suddenly a realization starts forming among your synapses: the planet is dying. This is a process that started a long time ago, and there doesn't seem to be a way of stopping it. A wave of sadness comes over you. You're sure that this is the first time it happened to a deck operator. You're confused. You don't remember ever feeling this way. <br> <br> <h3>[[Keep studying the anomaly->RISVEGLIO NO 3]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Turn around and look at the Infinite Titan->Guarda la nave 2]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/map1.gif"></imm> (set: $look to true) You find yourself thinking that the shape of the Titan reminds you of the geometry of a lot of other things on planet Erion, your home base. The symbol on the cockpit keeps drawing your attention. <br> <br> <h3>[[Keep studying->RISVEGLIO NO 2]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[The mission! The mission!->ESCI DALLA NAVE]]</h3> }

{(unless: (track: 'noise', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'noise', 'loop', true) (track: 'noise', 'volume', 0.5) (track: 'noise', 'play')] (set: $secret to it +1) (set: $guarda to true) <imm><img src="files/map1g.gif"></imm> Y⁙u'r sti⁙l busy in⁙erpr⁙ting d⁙ta, but ⁙t th⁙s ⁙oint y⁙u don'⁙ kn⁙w ⁙hat yo⁙'re lo⁙ki⁙g for. You keep w⁙itin⁙ fo⁙ some k⁙nd of match, b⁙t noth⁙ng hap⁙ens. ⁙omething in th⁙ l⁙ght aroun⁙ y⁙u has c⁙an⁙ed. Some k⁙nd of b⁙ckgr⁙⁙nd interf⁙r⁙nce star⁙s mudding th⁙ s⁙gnal. It ke⁙ps get⁙ing s⁙ronger as th⁙ eq⁙ipme⁙t collects more d⁙ta. <br> //++_: Thro⁙gh th⁙ powe⁙ ⁙f th⁙ st⁙ne...// <br> <br> <h3>[[K⁙ep st⁙dy⁙ng th⁙ AnoM⁙l⁙->F7]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[⁙he m⁙ssio⁙! T⁙e missi⁙n!->ESCI DALLA NAVE]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/map1.gif"></imm> (set: $guarda to true) (if: $look is true)[ You feel like you have done this before, but you can't tell when. The weather seems colder now. The symbol on the Titan's cockpit keeps drawing your attention. ] (else:)[ You find yourself thinking that the shape of the Titan reminds you of the geometry of a lot of other things on planet Erion, your home base. The symbol on the cockpit keeps drawing your attention. ] <br> <br> <h3>[[Keep studying->RISVEGLIO NO 3]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[The mission! The mission!->ESCI DALLA NAVE]]</h3> (set: $look to false) }

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true)<imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"></imm> (set: $death to it +1) You regain conscience feeling hazy and almost entirely covered in frozen snow. The scenery around you has changed, too. How long has it been since you landed? You can't tell. Hours, days. Maybe weeks. <br> You think for a moment about the two astronauts and how proud they will be of the amount of data you were able to gather for them. Then you realize that you never started the awakening sequence and that they must have been dead for a long time. However, you still haven't finished receiving data. Your neural networks can't bear the load anymore. They shut down at 22:38:461 time units. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->F6]]</h3> (set: $look to false) (set: $guarda to false)}

{<imm><img src="files/map1.gif"></imm> (set: $kupola to "<h3>Go to Dome 5</h3>") (set: $montanna to "<h3>Go to the square mountain</h3>") |descr>[ The mission map shows two points of interest, but you won't have enough time to visit both of them. You will need to choose carefully. <br> The possible destinations are: <br> -Dome 5 - A large transparent dome protecting one of the largest cities built by the Ktolonite civilization. You can attempt to contact the local population, or you can try to locate a computer terminal to gather information about the planet and its inhabitants. <br> -The Square mountain - the epicenter of the powerful electomagnetic waves that radiate through the whole planet - the source of such a powerful phenomenon is currently unknown. <br> <br> ] |bivio>[ (link: "$kupola")[ (replace: ?descr)[] (replace: ?bivio)[ (transition: "dissolve")[ You chose to visit the city under Dome 5. <br> Before leaving, you can choose the equipment you want to carry with you: <br> <br> (link: "<h3>Claw - a grappling hook and hoist integrated in your body</h3>")[ (set: $rampino to true) (go-to: "CITTA'") ] <br> (link: "<h3>Pulse stun gun - a high-energy, non-lethal weapon</h3>")[ (set: $storditore to true) (go-to: "CITTA'") ] ] ] ] <br> (link: "$montanna")[ (replace: ?descr)[] (replace: ?bivio)[ (transition: "dissolve")[ You chose to visit the Square mountain and discover the secret of Ktolon's energy. <br> Before leaving, you can choose the equipment you want to carry with you: <br> <br> (link: "<h3>Claw - a grappling hook and hoist integrated in your body</h3>")[ (set: $rampino to true) (go-to: "CITTA'") ] <br> (link: "<h3>Pulse stun gun - a high-energy, non-lethal weapon</h3>")[ (set: $storditore to true) (go-to: "CITTA'") ] ] ] ] ] }

{ (track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (track: 'uominitalpa', 'fadeout', 3) (track: 'campobase', 'fadeout', 3) (live: 3s)[ (unless: (track: 'cupola', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'cupola', 'loop', true) (track: 'cupola', 'playwhenpossible')]] (set: $cupola to true) <imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> The landscape around you is completely still. The only sign of intelligent life is the shiny dome you are headed towards, looming west of the horizon. <br> Once you reach the dome, [[you find that you can cross its barrier easily->DESCRCUP]]</h5>. Once on the other side, the climate changes rapidly. The air is warmer and more humid, perfect for life to thrive. <br> You find yourself in front of a forest of slender columns and pillars, supporting a city built on multiple levels connected by several long, thin bridges. Everything is decorated with geometrical and organic patterns, in perfect balance between chaos and order. <br> The streets opening before you are completely empty and in obvious decay. It looks like nobody has inhabited this city in decades, maybe centuries. <br> Your encyclopedic archives suggest that finding the mainframe building might allow you to find precious information on what happened to the planet in the last few centuries. <br> You start walking further into the city following a large boulevard when your seismic sensors detect some weak underground activity coming from an area close to you. It might be worth investigating the source of that signal. <br> <br> <h3>[[Look for the underground signal->FONTE SEGNALE]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Explore the city in search of the mainframe->CIT1]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> The dome doesn't show any base or junction: it's as if a titan had placed a large glass cup on top of the city. <br> The watery surface that you saw glisten from a distance is made up of a material you don't recognize, which has the remarkable property of allowing organic matter in while regulating airflow, temperature and humidity. This creates the ideal environment for the citizens of the city. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go back->CITTA']]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> You walk past an endless series of buildings in varying degrees of neglect. The closer you get to the source of the signal, the darker and dilapidated the surroundings become. In some points, it even seems that the buildings were taken apart by hand, piece by piece. <br> You finally get to a large hole on the ground. From the depths of that chasm comes a low hum, combined with what sound like sobs and groans. <br> You sure don't like the atmosphere around this place, but this could be the only chance you get to establish contact with the local population. You decide to dive in. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->NEL BUCO]]</h3>}

{(track: 'uominitalpa', 'fadeout', 5) (unless: (track: 'cupola', 'isplaying'))[ (live: 5s)[(track: 'cupola', 'loop', true) (track: 'cupola', 'playwhenpossible')]] <imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> (if: (history:) contains "FUGA")[ You get back to ground level and record the terrible encounters you made during your brief underground visit. <br> Now it's time to search for the mainframe. <br> ] The grandiose structures of this urban environment captivate you. You can almost imagine how it should have been living here, back when this place was populated. Among the debris that litters the ground, you notice the monorails from the city's transport system. You follow their trajectories with your eyes, from the ground up above streets and dilapidated buildings. It must have required a considerable effort <h5>[[to build all this->DESCRCUP2]]</h5>. <br> Despite how interesting all this is to look at, you can't seem to locate it on the map you have. The signs of decay and devastation you meet as you walk are a tough challenge for your sense of direction. You find yourself wandering around squares and boulevards, feeling like you have been there before. On your sides, a maze of alleys retreat into the guts of the city through a series of <h5>[[dark, shady corners->ANGOLO BUIO]]</H5>. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->CIT2]]</h3> <br> (if: (history:) does not contain "NEL BUCO")[ <h3>[[Go back to the source of that strange underground signal->FONTE SEGNALE]]</h3> ] }

{<imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> One of these dark recesses draws your attention. You turn the corner carefully and find yourself at the border of an endless maze of featureless alleys, some of them barricaded with mounds of soil and machine scraps. <br> You walk further until the way opens up. What you see in the middle of the opening stops you cold in your tracks: a humanoid body with its head and shoulders stuck in a pile of earth and stones. <br> <br> <h3>[[Look closer->UMANOIDE]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Walk back->CIT2]]</h3>}

{(track: 'uominitalpa', 'fadeout', 5) (unless: (track: 'cupola', 'isplaying'))[ (live: 5s)[(track: 'cupola', 'loop', true) (track: 'cupola', 'playwhenpossible')]] <imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> You keep roaming the city's abandoned streets looking for the mainframe building, until your environmental scanner picks up a trace of ozone coming from the old underground power lines. The presence of that gas means that there is still power running through the lines. You'll just need to follow its trace until you find the switching station and, possibily the mainframe. <br> <br> <H3>[[Continue->INTRO-MAINFRAME]]</H3> }

{ (track: 'cupola', 'fadeout', 5) (live: 5s)[ (unless: (track: 'uominitalpa', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'uominitalpa', 'loop', true) (track: 'uominitalpa', 'playwhenpossible') ] ] <imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> (set: _stordi to "<h3>Fight using the stun gun</h3><br>") (set: _mani to "<h3>Fight with your bare hands</h3><br>") (set: _arti to "<h3>Use your Claw to get back to the surface</h3><br>") |intro>[ Once your optical sensors adapted to the underground darkness, you look around and realize you are not alone. In front of you, two <h5>[[humanoid figures->DESCR UOMINI TALPA]]</h5> are busy dragging some large piece of scrap metal. They haven't noticed you yet. You remain completely still and run a biometric scan on them to acquire some information. As you're doing this, one of the creatures stops in its tracks and emits a strange clicking sound. The other seems to ignore this and keeps clawing at the piece of metal lying on the ground. <br> A glimpse at the corner of your vision draws your attention. Another creature is hiding in the darkness and is looking at you. It must have realized that you're doing the same, because it starts gurgling menacingly. The other two immediately turn towards him and notice you. They quickly circle around you, trying to block your path. You look around. There is no place to run or hide. You must face them. (if: $storditore is true)[ Luckily you have your stun gun with you. One precise shot and you might be able to knock all three out. ] (else-if: $rampino is true)[ You don't have any weapons with you, but you are still attached to the cable you used to climb down. ] <br> <br> ] |fight>[ (if: $storditore is true)[ (link: "_stordi")[ (replace: ?fight)[ (link: "<h3>Calculate your success</h3>")[ Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 6)[ <br> Failed <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->E2]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 6)[ <br> Successo! <br> <br> The first creature has launched itself against you. Fast as lightning, you point the stun gun to its chest and pull the trigger. A blue flash illuminates the cave and you get a quick glimpse at the face of your opponent, before it gets thrown back against the wall by the force of your weapon. It drops to the floor with a loud thud while the other two run away, terrified by your reaction. <br><br><br> <h3>[[Continue exploring the underground->INCROCIO]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Go back overground->FUGA]]</H3> ] ] ] ] ] (if: $rampino is true)[ (link: "_arti")[ (replace: ?fight)[ (link: "<h3>Roll the dice to escape</h3>")[ Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failure <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->E1]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> You move quickly and manage to avoid the creature's attack while hoisting yourself back towards the opening. You can feel the air behind you being whipped by nervous hands trying to stop you as you kick back in response. Then the cold light of day surrounds you again. You feel the air on your sensors and know you made it out safely, but you keep squirming on the floor while trying to get away from the danger. You stand up and look towards the hole on the ground, expecting to see those strange creatures again, but nothing happens. Everything is still, again. You ask yourself what happened to the local population and if those creatures have something to do with their disappearance. <br> <br> <h3>[[Search for the mainframe->CIT1]]</h3> ] ] ] ] ] (link: "_mani")[ (replace: ?fight)[ (link: "<h3>Roll the dice to defend yourself</h3>")[ Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10)) (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->E3]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> The fight doesn't last very long: you dodge the creature's attack, deliver two hard blows to its abdomen and see its eyes fill with surprise. The others jump back and flee as soon as they see your reaction. You listen to their steps as they become distant and silence falls back around you. Close call, but you made it. <br> <br><br> <h3>[[Follow their steps->INCROCIO]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Go back overground->FUGA]]</H3> ] ] ] ] ] }

{<imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> You slowly approach the figure sticking from the ground. A pair of skeleton hands hang outside of the sleeves of work overalls. You recognize the city insignia on the shoulder. A badge is hanging from the man's chest. You turn it carefully to read the name, and by doing this the body falls on its side, revealing the remains of its face. It looks like it was smashed to the ground violently. The badge only shows two initials: JJ. <br> You notice an object on the body's side. It's an electronic tablet, its back decorated with an intricate geometrical motif. You decide to take it with you. If you're lucky, it might even come in handy... <br> <br> (set: $tavoletta to true) (set: $secret to it +1) <h3>[[Keep searching for the mainframe->CIT2]]</h3>}

{ (track: 'cupola', 'fadeout', 3) (track: 'uominitalpa', 'fadeout', 3) (live: 3s)[ (unless: (track: 'dungeon', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'dungeon', 'loop', true) (track: 'dungeon', 'playwhenpossible') ] ] <imm><img src="files/mf1.gif" alt="Mainframe"/></imm> You walk deeper into the building until you get to a large cross-shaped hangar with a room built at the intersection of the two arms. The door to the room is open. Inside of it, you can see the object of your quest: a large computer terminal that is the hub of all communications lines that spread around the city. <br> Attached to the terminal are several command consoles that allowed multiple operators to work on the main system. You need to access that system and download the city databases. <br> Connecting to the terminal requires you to breach its security measures. You briefly assess the system structure and establish that you only have a few attempts before the system locks you out. <br> <br> |ACCESSO>[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to access the mainframe</h3>")[ (replace: ?ACCESSO)[ <br> |result>[ Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10)) (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> <br> (show: ?RITENTI) ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ (set: $SuccessoLettura1 to true) <br> <br> A familiar sound tells you that your attempt was successful. You can now access the database. <br> <br><br> <h3>[[Read the data->KTOLON-DB1]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[You will read the data later. Continue->DATABASE 1]]</h3> ] ] ] ] ] |RITENTI)[ Your first attempt was not successful, but to your luck the terminal crashes before locking you out of the system. There is another functioning access console next to you. You try again with that one. <br> <br> |RETRY>[(link-reveal: "<br><h3>Access from the new machine</h3>")[ (replace: ?RETRY)[ <br> Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10)) (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ (set: $FallimentoLettura1 to true) <br> <br> Despite your precautions, the console denies access and locks the system it is connected to. There is nothing else for you to do here. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->DATABASE 1]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ (set: $SuccessoLettura1 to true) Finally, a familiar sound informs you that your attempt was successful. You can now access the database. <br> <br><br> <h3>[[Read the data->KTOLON-DB1]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[You will read the data later. Continue->DATABASE 1]]</h3> ] ] ] ] ] }

{<imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> You study their strong arms, broad hands and thick nails, made for digging. Their eyes are small and watery, on top of a long snout with a star-shaped nasal appendage, surrounded by a dozen short, fleshy tentacles. They move like gorillas, but their face and their claws remind you of an obscene crossbreed between a human and a mole. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go back->NEL BUCO]]</h3>}

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'uominitalpa', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'uominitalpa', 'loop', true) (track: 'uominitalpa', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> (if: (history:) does not contain "CAVERNA")[ You delve deeper in the cave, carefully checking your surroundings. The opening gradually becomes a tunnel that heads futher underground. <br> You have barely walked a few dozen meters when your comms systems lose connection with the base. Now you are alone, deep in the guts of an unknown planet. You decide to mark your path with some flares and resume your exploration. <br> You finally reach a crossing with (link-reveal: "<h5>three tunnels</h5>")[. <br> On the right, an arch decorated with geometrical patterns opens on a tunnel partially blocked by debris. <br> To the left, a crudely excavated arch goes deeper underground. From the darkness come digging noises, along with a constant chatter. <br> The central tunnel has levigated walls and seems to be leading upwards]: <br> <br> <h3>[[Choose the tunnel on the right->TEMPIO]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Choose the tunnel on the left->CAVERNA]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Choose the tunnel in the middle->TUNNEL]]</h3> (if: $rampino is true)[ <br> <h3>[[Go back to the surface->RISALI]]</h3> ] ] (else:)[ You retrace your steps to the crossroads: <br> <br> (if: $tempio is false)[ <h3>[[Explore the tunnel on the left->TEMPIO]]</h3> <br>] <h3>[[Explore the tunnel in the middle->TUNNEL]]</h3> (if: $rampino is true)[ <br> <h3>[[Go back to the surface->RISALI]]</h3>] ] }

{<imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> (set: $fuga to true) (if: $rampino is true)[ (goto: "RISALI") ] (else:)[ You retrace your steps to the opening you jumped in from, but realize it's way higher than you had calculated. You try climbing the distance by leaning against the wall and pushing yourself up with your feet, but quickly realize it's not going to work. Your only option is to explore the underground in search for a way back to the surface. You can clearly feel that you are not alone down there. Your earlier encounter is not going to be the last. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue the exploration->INCROCIO]]</h3> ] }

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> The tunnel you entered keeps going for dozens, maybe hundreds of meters, as the temperature keeps dropping lower and lower. You observe the tunnel walls, amazed by the way they have been polished with patient hands. <br> While you're busy collecting a sample of rock, your sonar's alarm system goes off: someone, or something, is near you. You turn off your flashlight and stand still as you scan through the darkness with your night vision sensors. <br> All seems calm, but after a few moments you see the silhouette of a mole-man flash by a few meters away from you. He wanders around phlegmatically, stopping from time to time to either listen or sniff the air, you cannot tell exactly. You get the feeling, however, that it is blind or nearly blind. What is certain is that it is on your trail, and that the narrow tunnel you're in is a bad theater for a direct confrontation. The creature advances and seems to have finally found you. It is only a few steps away from you. <br> <br> |scelte>[[[<h3>Remain still</h3>->E8]] <br> (if: $storditore is true)[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to attack</h3>")[ (replace: ?scelte)[ Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed. <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->E7]] ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ (set: $tunsucstor to true) <br> Success! <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->TUNNEL2]] ] ] ] ] (if: $rampino is true)[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to attack with your bare hadns</h3>")[ (replace: ?scelte)[ Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10)) (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed. <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->E4]] ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ (set: $tunsucram to true) <br> Success! <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->TUNNEL2]] ] ] ] ] ] }

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'uominitalpa', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'uominitalpa', 'loop', true) (track: 'uominitalpa', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> (set: $tempio to true) (set: $secret to it +1) The tunnel leads to a small cave with its ceiling partially collapsed. What's left is an empty room with pillars on the walls and low relief decorations sculpted from bare rock. On the floor are several round manufacts and some broken jars. The remaining ceiling is black with soot. <br> You notice a large round graffiti on the floor, made with white paint. It is partially covered in dirt. You study it for a moment but can't figure out its function. <br> The place looks like a temple of sorts, a place where rituals were performed. The absence of blood traces leads you to exclude that sacrifices were involved. However the whole place is covered with some sort of purple dust. When you point your light towards it, it shines with an iridescent glow. <br> You decide to collect a sample of that dust and analyze it: it is <h6>pure ktolonite</h6>, a mineral that is only found on this planet. It is because of it that early settlers decided to colonize the planet, to extract, study and refine it. The whole Ktolonite civilization exists solely because of this mysterious mineral. <br> You look around a bit more, but can't find anything interesting. You update your logs and leave this place. <br> <br> (if: (history:) does not contain "CAVERNA")[ <h3>[[Explore the tunnel on the right->CAVERNA]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Explore the tunnel in the middle->TUNNEL]]</h3> ] (if: (history:) contains "CAVERNA")[ <h3>[[Explore the tunnel in the middle->TUNNEL]]</h3> ] (if: $rampino is true)[ <br> <h3>[[Go back to the surface->RISALI]]</h3> ] }

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'uominitalpa', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'uominitalpa', 'loop', true) (track: 'uominitalpa', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> You retrace your steps and reach the opening you entered from. You grab the steel cable that is hanging from above and start making your way up. <br> Suddenly, something moves at the corner of your vision. Someone, or something, is after you. <br> <br> <h3>[[Play bait and let your pursuer make the move->ESCA]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[try to outrun your pursuer->SEMINA]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> The tunnel you entered tapers into a narrow tunnel overlooking an enormous cave. At its center, carved into the bare rock, you see a massive bell-shaped structure dotted with myriads of holes from which hundreds of mole-men frantically pour in and out. <br> Their behavior reminds you of termites, or certain species of ants, which are capable of building nests with impressive architectures. You wonder if the mole-men also house a queen within that structure. <br> The oppressive darkness, the haunting gurgling and wailing of those creatures, combined with a constant clatter of teeth gnashing and nails digging, prevent you from understanding whether there is another exit from that place. Even the night vision sensors are of no help to you. However, you notice a faint purplish glow enveloping the entire cavern but whose source you cannot determine. <br> The horrifying sight before your sensors is mesmerizing, but you are aware of the risk you are taking. <br> <br> <h3>[[Turn back before someone spots you->INCROCIO]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Descend lower to take a closer look->COLONIA 1]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> (if: $rampino is true)[ You relax your muscles and get ready for the fight. <br> As soon as the figure approaches, you deliver a couple of powerful blows to its head. You see its small watery eyes fill with surprise before meeting your fists. <br> The creature falls to the ground. The air inside the burrow becomes still and silent again. You bend down to quickly check its vitals and make sure it will stay down until you've left. Its scent reaches you. It reminds you of wild musk. You recognize the smell of hormones and glandular secretions. You get up quickly and continue on your path. ] (if: $storditore is true)[ You relax your muscles and wait for the best time to fire. <br> As soon as the figure approaches, you greet it with the bluish flash of your stun gun. In that split second you see its watery eyes fill with surprise before falling to the ground. <br> The air inside the burrow becomes still and silent again. You bend down to quickly check its vitals and make sure it will stay down until you've left. Its scent reaches you. It reminds you of wild musk. You recognize the smell of hormones and glandular secretions. You get up quickly and continue on your path. ] <br> After about a hundred meters the tunnel begins to climb gently. The walls widen and pipes begin to appear, from which comes a faint trace of ozone: they must be the city's old power lines. <br> A metallic clangour alerts you. You cautiously lean over the corner and notice a mole-man intent on dragging the remains of an old piece of machinery. <br> <br> |links>[ (link: "<h3>Stay hidden and wait</h3>")[ (set: $nascosto to true) (goto: "LOTTAUT")] <br> (if: $storditore is true)[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Hit the creature with your stun gun</h3>")[ (replace: ?links)[ Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ (set: $tun2falstor to true) <br> Failed. <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->LOTTAUT]] ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ (set: $tunnel to true) <br> Success! <br> <br> You hide in a nook at the side of the duct and wait for your chance. As soon as the mole-man overtakes you, you point the stun gun at the back of its head and fire. The creature falls to the ground unconscious. <br> You walk the last stretch at a brisk pace and come upon a service hatch decorated with the city's coat of arms. Fear and surprise overtake you. You grab the handle and turn it slowly. <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->INTRO-MAINFRAME]] ] ] ] ] <br> (if: $rampino is true)[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Surprise attack the creature</h3>")[ (replace: ?links)[ Risultato: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ (set: $tun2falram to true) <br> Failed. <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->LOTTAUT]] ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ (set: $tunnel to true) <br> Success! <br> <br> Strong from your recent encounters, you feel able to engage the mole-man in hand-to-hand combat. You flatten against a wall, sheltered in a cranny, and wait for it to overtake you. <br> You wield your Claw like a club and swing it hard at the back of its head. The creature doesn't even notice anything and falls to the ground unconscious. You wait a few moments to make sure it stays there, then walk the last stretch at a brisk pace until you come upon a service hatch decorated with the city's coat of arms. Fear and surprise overtake you. You grab the handle and turn it slowly. <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->INTRO-MAINFRAME]] ] ] ] ] ] }

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> You turn on your thermal sensors and notice the shape of one of those creatures lurking behind the right wall. You keep moving faking indifference. <br> You decide to draw its attention and force it to attack you. You get ready to absorb the attack and hit the wall close to you. The noise echoes all around, shattering the unreal silence of these tunnels. The creature slowly moves backwards, than bursts ahead towards you. A rustle followed by quick steps, then he's onto you. <br> You swiftly jump to the side and grab it from behind, breaking its balance. You shove it against the wall with all your strength. The creature groans with pain, then screams its rage against you. It tries to free itself from your hold, but you keep it under control. From this distance, you can clearly smell its feral odor, like wild musk. <br> The creature shows a strength that you didn't expect. You smash its head against the coarse walls of the tunnel. A splatter of blood hits you in the face. <br> Your opponent goes limp for a second. You barely relax your muscles when it wakes up again, puts its foot between yours and pushes you away. A moment later it's ready to attack you again. <br> <br> |link>[(link-reveal: ("<h3>Roll the dice to defend yourself</h3>"))[ (replace: ?link)[ <h6>Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10)) (print: _dado)</h6> (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failure <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->E5]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->ESPLORA4]]</h3> ] ] ] ] }

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> You are determined to reach the exit and begin your messy climb. <br> Moments later, you hear a rustle, then some quick steps behind you. Something grabs you by the leg. Another one of those strange creatures is trying to have you for lunch. It pulls on your legs while trying to sink its claws in your shell. <br> <br> |link>[(link-reveal: ("<h3>Roll the dice to free yourself</h3>"))[ (replace: ?link)[ <h6>Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10)) (print: _dado)</h6> (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failure <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->E6]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->ESPLORA4]]</h3> ] ] ] ] }

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> You give in to curiosity and decide to descend further down to find out more about the life of the colony. <br> The tunnel you come from is not connected in any way to the rest of the structure; you are forced to climb the wall downward while relying on all the precision that your joints are capable of. The sound of the creatures' furious digging becomes louder as you progress. <br> Halfway down you take a brief pause to reassess your options. You glance at the nest and become captivated by (link: "<h5>the actions of the mole-men</h5>")[(goto: "DESCRCOL")]. You regret not having enough time to analyze them empirically and get back on your way. <br> As you start your descent again, you step on a chunk of rock that collapses under your weight and falls into the abyss, bouncing several times against the side of the cavern. The echo rips through the air like a scream, and suddenly you sense hundreds of faces pointed at you. Immediately, a group of creatures moves in your direction and prepares to rush at you. (if: $storditore is true)[ You need to defend yourself.] (else-if: $rampino is true)[ You have to run away as fast as possible.] <br> <br> (if: $storditore is true)[ |links1>[ (link: "<h3>Shoot the nearest enemy</h3>")[ (set: $col1stor to true) (goto: "COLONIA 2") ] <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Shoot at the wall to cause a rockslide and slow down enemies</h3>")[ (replace: ?links1)[ <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) <br> Result: (print: _dado) <br> (if: _dado < 7)[ (set: $falstor to true) <br> Failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Prosegui->COLONIA 2]]]</h3> (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->SECONDO SCONTRO]]</h3> ] ] ] ] ] ] (if: $rampino is true)[ |links2>[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Use the grappling hook to quickly climb back up to the burrow you came from</h3>")[(replace: ?links2)[ <br> (link-reveal: "<h2>Roll the dice to determine your success</h2>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) <br> Result: (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> You failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->COLONIA 2]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->SECONDO SCONTRO]]</h3> ] ] ] ] ] <br> <h3>[[Shoot the grappling hook at the mole-men to slow down their ascent->MCOL]]</h3> ] }

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> (if: $col1stor is true)[You aim at the nearest mole-man and fire, but you quickly realize how futile your gesture was. The target falls toward the bottom of the cavern and is immediately replaced by others of its kind, and they reach you within moments. <br> In an attempt to escape their attacks, you lose your balance and slide down]. (if: $falstor is true)[You fail to aim properly and the only effect you get is to nick the rocks below you. A few moments later, the mole-men have caught up with you. <br> In an attempt to escape their attacks, you lose your balance and slide downward]. <br> As you plummet, you crash several times into the wall, damaging most of your systems. You get to the end of the fall miraculously still alive. Internal diagnostics inform you that your motor functions are still present, so you get back up. <br> From this position you are able to see inside one of the openings on the strange construction: amidst the frantic bustle, you catch a pulsating purple glow. You don't have time for any further analysis. Other sentinels are already upon you. <br> You feel a violent tug on your shoulder and realize that two of them are trying to rip your arm off. <br> <br> (if: $storditore is true)[[<h3>Shoot</h3>->COLONIA 3]] (if: $rampino is true)[[<h3>Defend yourself</h3>->COLONIA 3]] }

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'uominitalpa', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'uominitalpa', 'loop', true) (track: 'uominitalpa', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> (if: $storditore is true)[ You fire a shot against the section of wall that separates you from the mole-men. The roar of the impact echoes between the cave walls. Your instincts have advised you well: the shot causes the stone to collapse, falling on your enemies, pushing a couple of them back and causing the others to lose their grip. <br> You have gained some precious seconds, but you are still in danger. You quickly climb back up the wall and slip back into the burrow from which you had emerged. The mole-men are still chasing you, you can hear the sound of their claws approaching relentlessly. <br> You retrace your way back, hoping to reach the surface as soon as possible, but you are blocked by another handful of attackers. You see the light from outside reflected dimly in their eyes. One last effort and you will be able to save yourself. <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) <br> Result: (print: _dado) <br> (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->E10]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->FUGA IN SUPERFICIE]]</h3> ] ] ] (if: $rampino is true)[ You shoot your claw upward almost blindly, but the familiar sound of chipped stone causes you to breathe a sigh of relief: the grappling hook has caught. You start the winch and climb back up toward the burrow from which you had emerged. The mole-men are still chasing you, you can hear the sound of their claws approaching relentlessly. <br> You retrace your way back, hoping to reach the surface as soon as possible, but you are blocked by another handful of attackers. You see the light from outside dimly reflected in their eyes. <br> You cannot afford to fight them with your bare hands, so you attempt a last, desperate grappling hook throw. <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) <br> Result: (print: _dado) <br> (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->E11]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->FUGA IN SUPERFICIE]]</h3> ] ] ]}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> (if: $storditore is true)[You shoot blindly, managing to hit one of the two attackers. ] (if: $rampino is true)[The only thing you can do is point the claw toward your shoulder and operate the throwing mechanism. To your surprise, the shot hits the mark: the hooked point digs into the skull of one of the two attackers, who falls to the ground scattering blood and brain matter around]. The other hardly notices anything and continues in his intent. You watch as he tears through your exoskeleton, rips the optic fibers, ligaments and finally separates your arm from your shoulder. Hemolymph gushes profusely from the stump. <br> The creature brings the torn part of your arm to its mouth and licks its fluids with a long, thin tongue. A shiver runs through its body as it ingests the fluid that feeds your circuits. Then it turns toward you, wields your arm like a club, and strikes you repeatedly. <br> Within moments he is joined by others of his kind, at first watching in curiosity, then joining him in an attempt to rip you apart. You do not have much time left. As soon as they succeed in cracking open your chest they will have access to the energy core and that will be the end of you, but you have one last card left to play, the ultimate one: overloading the core. A compact amount of energy you can overload so as to make it extremely unstable. If you are lucky, you will be able to take quite a few of them with you. <br> <br> <h3>[[Overload your sysyems->AUTODISTRUZIONE]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Do not compromise the colony->MORTE LENTA]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> (set: $fugainsuperficie to true) (if: $storditore is true)[ The mole-men before you are closing in menacingly, but you are ready. You quickly check the stun gun's charge, plant your feet on the ground, and fire. The discharge hits the nearest of the creatures, which falls backwards taking one of its companions with it. The residue of the concentrated energy stuns both of them. <br> The two remaining mole-men watch the scene with curiosity. You capitalize on their distraction and launch yourself toward the light filtering down from above. <br> You grab the sharp rocks with your bare hands. One quick step after another you approach the safety of the outside. Behind you, sharp claws whip through the air trying to stop you. <br> As you reach the surface, you cling to the rubble around the hole you had climbed into and quickly back away. You expect to see those claws pop out at any moment, but nothing happens. <br> Your comm systems reconnect with the Infinite Titan. You check the mission time: the crew's awakening procedures have just finished. Your exploration of Ktolon has come to an end. ] (if: $rampino is true)[ The mole-men in front of you stare menacingly at you. You must move quickly and accurately to be able to evade their attacks. <br> You decide to to play it all out. You pick up your pace and within a few steps of the creatures you shoot into the air while simultaneously firing your claw toward the sliver of light above. You feel the metal scratch the rock, then you action the winch and propel yourself up toward safety. Below you, sharp claws whip through the air trying to stop you. <br> You reach the surface after a few moments. You cling to the rubble around the hole you had climbed into and quickly back away. You expect to see those claws pop out at any moment, but nothing happens. <br> Your comm systems reconnect with the Infinite Titan. You check the mission time: the crew's awakening procedures have just finished. Your exploration of Ktolon has come to an end. ] <br> <br> [[<h3>Set out for the Infinite Titan</h3>->FINALE 1]] }

{ <style> #audio-controls { display:none;} </style> (track: 'uominitalpa', 'fadeout', 3) (track: 'dungeon', 'fadeout', 3) (live: 3s)[ (unless: (track: 'end', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'end', 'volume', 0.5) (track: 'end', 'playwhenpossible')]] (char-style: via (t8n-delay:pos*40)+(t8n:'instant'))[<h14>(if: $fugainsuperficie is true)[ On this planet, even the light of sunset has an ice-cold quality that you didn't expect. You make your way back to the Titan as you watch the pale yellowish reflections of the last sun reflect against the ktolonite. <br> You were unable to retrieve the city databases, but you still obtained information, as valuable as it is terrible, about the only sentient life forms you encountered. <br> You reestablish visual contact with the ship the moment the sun sinks below the horizon. In the light cone of the floodlights you can see two human figures moving. The Sarge and The Wülff are awake and waiting for you. This vision infuses you with a strange sense of peace mixed with melancholy that you cannot explain exactly. <br> <br> Your mission is complete. In a few minutes you will be able to take a rest again. <br> ] (if: $database1 is true)[ On this planet, even the light of sunset has an ice-cold quality that you didn't expect. You make your way back to the Titan as you watch the pale yellowish reflections of the last sun reflect against the ktolonite. <br> You think back to the information you have gathered about the planet's past. The settlers of Ktolon discovered an immense power connected to the material of which the planet itself is made. Inebriated, they harnessed it to prosper. But their protracted greed had a terrible consequence: a mysterious event, after which the inhabitants began to turn against themselves, and within a few months decimated their numbers, eventually leaving the ruins you found when you arrived. <br> (if: $database2 is true)[You look at the strange collection of images you downloaded from the mainframe. It' s unbelievable to think that those scenes depict the same planet you visited. The thought of Ktolon's fate saddens you, but you soon return with your mind to the mission you completed. <br>] As you store these thoughts in the corner of your mind, you reestablish eye contact with the Infinite Titan. In the background, the sun is sinking below the horizon. In the cone of light from the floodlights you see two human figures moving. The Sarge and The Wülff are awake and waiting for you. This vision infuses you with a strange sense of peace mixed with melancholy that you cannot explain exactly. <br> <br> Your mission is complete. In a few minutes you will be able to return to rest. <br> ] (if: $noinfo is true)[ You make your way back feeling saddened. Despite all your efforts, the mainframe of Dome 5 has denied you access to its data. You can't shake off the thought that you have failed the mission you were entrusted with. Yet, your technology is so advanced, your databases are state-of-the-art and so fast. You don't understand how this could have happened. <br> You look up and absorb the view of this desolate planet: the cold light of sunset washes over the bare rocks and frozen snow, sending fleeting reflections back into the lenses of your eye sensors. The subdued rumble of volcanic activity beneath the surface lulls your thoughts, directing them toward a realization that continues to elude your intellect. <br> You have the impression that there is a reason behind your failure. That everything on this planet is connected by a hidden order that you would understand if only you had the time to stop and study. If only you had time to listen to the sound of the icy wind, trace the trajectories of neutrons passing through your body, calculate the impacts of photons on your solar panels... You are sure that all this would make sense and all the secrets of Ktolon would be revealed to you. <br> As you try to digest these thoughts, you reestablish eye contact with the Infinite Titan. The floodlights are on to combat the looming darkness. In their cones of light, you see two human figures moving. Unescapably human, you think. Before long, those figures will face the same trials you have faced in an attempt to reach the truths that have eluded you. <br> You feel some melancholy at the thought, but your behavioral inhibitor immediately blocks it and brings your attention back to the return route. The silhouette of the Titan on the horizon line beckons you. It is no longer time to worry about your mission's success; soon you will be able to rest. <br> ] (if: $autodist is true)[ The light of Ktolon's icy sunset reflects off the Infinite Titan's hood. <br> Inside the ship, The Sarge and The Wülff are hunched over the on-board computers, absorbed in the data they are receiving from the LUPO support unit, which preceded them in exploring the planet. <br> They are particularly intrigued by a corrupted dataset that arrived the moment the unit descended underground. <br> As they try to figure out what prompted LUPO to descend there, they notice a glow coming from the area of Dome 5. <br> The two astronauts look up. Their faces are hit by a blinding violet light. A few moments later the glow slowly begins to fade. <br> As they recover their vision, they see that the dome is gone. All that remains in its place is an enormous smoking crater. <br> ] (if: $mortelenta is true)[ A few miles away from the city, Sarge and Wülff are hunched over the on-board computers of the Infinite Titan. <br> They are carefully watching the incoming data from the robot exploration unit. In particular, they are intrigued by a corrupted dataset that the ship received only a few hours earlier. Bits of garbled audio, frantic and incomprehensible video footage, energy tracings completely out of scale... <br> Then, all of a sudden, the data feed cuts out. The last image taken by the LUPO unit shows a blurry swirl of arms, claws, maybe teeth. <br> The two men exchange a worried look: an unexpected threat awaits them in the bowels of the city. <br> ] <br> <h7>[[Continue->T1]]</h7> ]</h14> }

{ <imm><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76472d_313d27efecd14b0f926f76715be7e2ee~mv2.gif" alt=""/></imm> Now that you do look around, you see their stone den and observe their movements, so familiar and alien at the same time. You notice the order in which they enter and leave the nest, and you cannot help but admire their organization. <br> You think about your nature of a synthetic being, and you realize that none of your kind of creatures would ever have been able to create a functioning society, were it not for the intelligences that programmed you. <br> This is what is going through your mind when one of the mole-men, having lifted a large stone from the ground, drops it like a mallet against the center of your chest, cracking the shell that protects the core, exposing its precious contents. <br> You feel a hand rummage through your insides and violently rip them out. Not even a chance to send a last message to the Infinite Titan. The secret of these caves will die with you. <br> <br> <h3>(set: $mortelenta to true)[[Go to the ending->FINALE 1]]</h3>}

{(unless: (track: 'uominitalpa', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'uominitalpa', 'loop', true) (track: 'uominitalpa', 'playwhenpossible')] <imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> (if: (history:) contains "SEMINA")[ The mole-man is strong and fast, and you were not created for melee fights. You decide to play it smart and lead him in a dangerous game of hide and seek. In the obscurity, your photomutiplying membranes pick up the light reflecting on the creature's corneas. You realize that it is blind and that it's using its hearing to hunt you. <br> Moving as little as possible, you avoid its violent attacks. You bend down, pick up a large rock drom the ground and throw it to the opposite wall. The sound catches the creature off-guard. This is your chance to get it. <br> You hit it right below the chin with all your weight. The creature drops cold to the ground. You're surprised by your own agility. <br> Once the coast is clear, you grab onto the steel cable again and finally reach the surface. The cold tones of Ktolon's atmosphere hit you once again with their savage beauty. <br> <br> <h3>(set: $semsuc to true)[[Search for the mainframe->CIT2]]</h3> ] (if: (history:) contains "ESCA")[ As you dodge the creature's attack with a rapid side step, you find yourself thinking that it was really irresponsible to play bait like that. You release all pressure from your leg compressors and throw yourself against your opponent. You can hear the sound of its ribs cracking as you sink into its chest. The wounded creature falls to the ground, then scuttles away frightened. You watch it retreat into the darkness of the cave until it disappears. <br> Once the coast is clear, you grab onto the steel cable again and finally reach the surface. The cold tones of Ktolon's atmosphere hit you once again with their savage beauty. <br> <br> <h3>(set: $escasuc to true)[[Search for the mainframe->CIT2]]</h3>]}

{<imm><img src="files/mf2.gif" alt="Database"/></imm> (if: $SuccessoLettura1 is true)[ (set: $database1 to true) (set: $secret to it +1) ] (if: $FallimentoLettura1 is true)[ The computer system that controls the database recognized your attempt at unauthorized access and went into security lockdown. <br> ] You head to another area. (if: $tavoletta is true)[ You come to a backup machine upon whose control panel you recognize a familiar shape. It is the same articulated pattern that is on the back of the tablet you found on the skeleton of JJ's corpse. You pull out the tablet and place it on the surface in front of you. <br> A moment passes during which you think that the machine has stopped working. Just as you are about to lift the tablet, a start-up hum comforts you. The screen in front of you lights up and welcomes you. <br> <br><br> <h3>[[Read the data->DATABASE 2]]</h3> ] (else:)[ You come to an old backup machine that you recognize: it dates back to the days when communication between Erion and Ktolon was frequent. Your databases contain all the operating schematics of this machine; you're pretty sure you can access the data contained within it. <br> <br><br> (link-replace: "<h3>Roll the dice to access the backup machine</h3>")[ Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10)) (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 5)[ <br> Failed. <br> <br><br> <h3>[[Continue->NESSUNA INFORMAZIONE]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 5)[ <br> You know this machine like yourself. Access is almost immediate. <br> <br> <h3>[[Read the data->DATABASE 2]]</h3> ] ] ] }

{<imm><img src="files/mf2.gif" alt="Database"/></imm> -- NOTABLE EVENTS DATABASE -- AREA 18Y451 CUP5 -- *The following events are extracted automatically from altitude seismographs and basal frequency meter logs - the timecode refers to the date of collection - <br> KEY: TS-Timestamp | ED-Event Description | OC-Operator Comment* <br> <br> `--C001-- TS | Y435-5888-7f ED | RS inversion OC | None (JJ)` <br> <br> `--C002-- TS | Y435-6014-4a ED | Asynchronous SR inversion (L-R-A-A-9) OC | Inversion peaks caused power surges in sector C-152. Dispatched a team to check the state of power transformers. All inductors need to be changed. (DB)` <br> <br> `--C003-- TS | Y435-8382-9z ED | RS inversion OC | None - Happy new year to all personnel! (JJ)` <br> <br> <h3>[[Next page->KTOLON-DB2]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Exit the database->DATABASE 1]]</h3>  }

{<imm><img src="files/mf2.gif" alt="Database"/></imm> (set: $database2 to true) (set: $secret to it +1) The database you download is in an unexpected format: instead of being a set of data, it is a collection of images. You suspect it may have been tampered with by someone before the city was abandoned. <br> <a href="https://76472dd2-8c00-437d-b2ea-ad7cf7501392.usrfiles.com/ugd/76472d_890a571167d44146beca8ba43dcf4f5d.pdf" target="_blank">Download the database</a> <br> <br> <h3>[[Get out into the open air-->FINALE 1]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/mf2.gif" alt="Database"/></imm> (if: $database1 is true)[ The second backup machine refuses to reveal its secrets. You'll have to make do with the information you extracted from the first terminal. <br> <br> <h3>[[Leave->FINALE 1]]</h3> ] (else:)[ (set: $noinfo to true) Despite your repeated attempts, the mainframe will not reveal its secrets to you. You will not be able to take any information back to Infinite Titan. <br> <br> <h3>[[Leave->FINALE 1]]</h3>]}

{<imm><img src="files/mf2.gif" alt="Database"/></imm> -- NOTABLE EVENTS DATABASE -- AREA 18Y451 CUP5 -- *The following events are extracted automatically from altitude seismographs and basal frequency meter logs - the timecode refers to the date of collection - <br> KEY: TS-Timestamp | ED-Event Description | OC-Operator Comment* <br> <br> `--C004-- TS | Y436-0001-1a ED | Synchronous infra-oscillation (R-L-A-A-x) OC | Ktolon went back to its place just in time for the new year's toast. Cheers everyone!(JJ)` <br> <br> `--C005-- TS | Y436-0388-7h ED | SR synchronous inversion (L-L-x-x-9) OC | Local population report that a crater opened approximately 50 leagues from the epicenter of inversion. Dispatched geological recon team to assess the situation. (DB)` <br> <br> `--C006-- TS | Y436-4447-1a ED | Unrecognized event (L-L-x-x-9) OC | Geo recon team reports unusual equipment malfunctions. Local population also talks about strange mutations in the local fauna. Personnel was unable to gather any tangible evidence about it. (JJ)` <br> <br> <h3>[[Next page->KTOLON-DB3]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Previous page->KTOLON-DB1]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Exit the database->DATABASE 1]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/mf2.gif" alt="Database"/></imm> -- NOTABLE EVENTS DATABASE -- AREA 18Y451 CUP5 -- *The following events are extracted automatically from altitude seismographs and basal frequency meter logs - the timecode refers to the date of collection - <br> KEY: TS-Timestamp | ED-Event Description | OC-Operator Comment* <br> <br> `--C007-- TS | Y437-0013-7f ED | Unrecognized event (L-L-x-x-9) OC | An operator from the geo survey team claims to have seen a local inhabitant eating rocks from the site of the crater. The event has been reported to health services for possible psychosis. (FR)` <br> <br> `--C008-- TS | Y437-3452-4r ED | SR synchronous inversion (R-H-x-B-7) OC | Another crater opened not far from the inversion's epicenter. Geo recon team is monitoring the situation. (FR)` <br> <br> `--C009-- TS | Y437-3561-4t ED | Unrecognized event (L-L-x-x-9) OC | Statement from geo recon team leader HW: "About a dozen local inhabitants gathered around the mouth of the crater in catatonic state. They were looking down into the crater and making a moaning sound. When team members approached to check what was going on, they were brutally attacked by the mob. Deployed stun turrets to stop them. Health services alerted. The situation is not looking good." (JJ)` <br> <br> <h3>[[Next page->KTOLON-DB4]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Previous page->KTOLON-DB2]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Exit the database->DATABASE 1]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> (if: $tun2falstor is true)[ You activate the stun gun and prepare to strike. The moment you are about to pull the trigger, you hear a wheezing grunt approaching rapidly from the right. <br> Another mole-man comes running at the first one on all fours. The first one reacts by bending down, ready to hit back. ] (if: $tunfalram is true)[ You activate the stun gun and prepare to strike. As you are about to pull the trigger, you hear a wheezing grunt rapidly approaching from the right. <br> Another mole-man runs on all fours at the first, who responds by bending down, ready to charge. ] (if: $nascosto is true)[ You flatten between two pillars along the walls and wait. The mole-man grunts and shuffles along, fiddling with a large tangle of cables and metal plates whose origin you can't determine. <br> As you wait intrigued by that activity, you hear another mole-man quickly approach from the tunnel behind you. It snorts and runs on all fours hurling at the first one, which reacts by crouching down, ready to charge. ] <br> The attacker seems to be aiming directly at the metal tangle lying on the ground, but the owner is not willing to give up the loot. <br> The two snarl at each other, then lunge forward, striking heads, biting and throwing powerful slashes with their large claws. <br> After less than a minute of this frenzied duel, the first manages to deliver a fatal blow, and opens a large gash between the other's neck and head. A bright, dark stream of blood decorates the tunnel's cold walls. <br> Still panting, the winner retrieves its precious junk and retraces the tunnel in the direction it came from and disappears into the darkness. <br> The rival is drawing its last breaths. You do not bother with him and hurry away. <br> You walk the last stretch at a brisk pace until you come upon a service hatch decorated with the city's coat of arms. You grab the handle and turn it warily. <br> <br> <h3>(set: $tunnel to true)[[Continue->INTRO-MAINFRAME]]</h3>}

{(track: 'campobase', 'fadeout', 3) (track: 'wind', 'playwhenpossible')(track: 'wind', 'fadein', 3) <imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt=""/></imm> (set: $montagna to true) You watch the glow of an eruption in the distance as you continue along your path. <br> Before the Great Silence, Ktolon and Erion were allied planets with frequent exchange and cooperation. <br> Now, as you pass abandoned mine entrances and crumbling greenhouse structures, you can't help but wonder what could have happened in the centuries of undocumented history that saw the thriving Ktolonite civilization decline and leave the wasteland that lies before you. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->MONTAGNA 2]]</h3>}

{(track: 'wind', 'fadeout', 12) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt=""/></imm> As soon as the mountain opens to your sight, you interrupt the flow of your thoughts. It turns out to be a dormant volcano, with a colossal base and a surprisingly square top. A gigantic vertical crack runs like lightning down one side of the [[<h5>massif</h5>->MATERIALE]]. <br> You look around for a sign of activity, a path or a route already marked out, but you see nothing. You will have to make your own way to the crater where the source of the signal is coming from. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed->MONTAGNA 3]]</h3>}

{(if: $rampino is true)[ <imm><img src="files/abc.gif" alt="Paths"/></imm> You try to assess your options: to the left, the mountainside gradually rises until halfway up, then becomes a very steep wall leading to the summit. <br> To the right the path looks more tortuous but steady all the way to the top. <br> Going around the base, you can reach another wall. This is a single drop with few footholds. It is probably the fastest route, but certainly the most dangerous. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go left->PERCORSO A]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Go right->PERCORSO B]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Go around the base and reach the other wall->PERCORSO C]]</h3> ] (else:)[ <imm><img src="files/ab.gif" alt="Paths"/></imm> You try to assess your options: to the left, the mountainside gradually rises until halfway up, then becomes a very steep wall leading to the summit. <br> To the right the path looks more tortuous but steady all the way to the top. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go left->PERCORSO A]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Go right->PERCORSO B]]</h3> ]}

{<imm><img src="files/percorso_a.gif" alt="Path A"/></imm> You are moving along at a brisk pace when you notice that small snowflakes are beginning to fall. The clouds above you are low and ominous. <br> The detection equipment warns you that the wind has changed: an ice storm is forming farther south. It is far away for the moment, but the color of the sky is beginning to change. <br> You proceed, taking care to mark your path with light markers, until you reach the base of a vertical wall. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->A1]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/percorso_b.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> (if: $c is true)[ After assessing the situation, you decide to give up and retrace your steps. You find another path that seems to be decidedly less dangerous, and you head toward a ridge that follows the course of an ancient lava flow. You traverse the mountainside with your eyes, up to the large crack that defaces its shape. A sight at once fierce and majestic. Proceed making sure to mark the path with light markers. <br> After some hundred meters you reach an old snowslide. From here the path is less steep and opens outward until it laps the large crack. In the other direction, however, it continues toward the summit with a fairly even course. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go towards the crack->B1]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Go towards the summit->B2]]</h3>] (else:)[ You head toward a ridge that follows the course of an ancient lava flow. You traverse the mountainside with your eyes, up to the large crack that defaces its shape. A sight at once fierce and majestic. <br> You are proceeding at a brisk pace when you notice small snowflakes beginning to fall. The clouds above you are low and ominous. The survey instruments warn you that the wind has changed: an ice storm is forming further south. You carry on, carefully marking your path with beacon lights. <br> After covering a few hundred meters you reach an old snowslide. From here the path is less steep and opens outward until it laps the large crack. In the other direction, however, it continues toward the summit with a fairly even course. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go towards the crack->B1]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Go towards the summit->B2]]</h3> ]}

{<imm><img src="files/percorso_c.gif" alt="Path C"/></imm> (set: $c to true) You are moving along at a brisk pace when you notice small snowflakes starting to fall. The clouds above you are low and ominous and ominous. Your detection instruments warn you that the wind has changed. An ice storm is forming further south. It is far away for the moment but the color of the sky is beginning to change. <br> You walk around the base of the mountain until you get under a very high wall that leads to the top. You study it carefully. Its crystalline nature makes it almost completely smooth. You had never observed anything like it in person. An old chemical classification is in your database: what you have before you is nearly pure ktolonite, extremely difficult to scratch. However, the exterior, having been exposed longer to atmospheric contamination, has structural imperfections and could easily yield to your climbing claw. You will not be able to cover the entire height with a single rope throw, so anticipate it will take at least one intermediate stage. <br> <br> |links1>[ <h3>[[There must be an easier way->PERCORSO B]]</h3> <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Start climbing</h3>")[ (replace: ?links1)[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) Result: (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue.->CFAIL]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->C1]]</h3> ] ] ] ] ] }

{<imm><img src="files/a1.gif" alt="Path A"/></imm> (if: $rampino is true)[ You study the wall in search of a way forward. The crystalline surface is smooth in in an almost unnatural way. However, your scanners are able to examine its chemical structure: the outer part, having been exposed to atmospheric contamination for longer, has imperfections that may make it vulnerable to the force of your claw. <br> <br> <h3>[[Start climbing->A2]]</h3>] (else:)[ You study the smooth wall looking for a way forward. The surface is smooth in an almost unnatural way. You had never observed anything like it in person. <br> You soon realize that this will not be an easy task at all without the proper equipment and that it will be impossible to arrange a safe ascent route for the rest of the crew. However, you are confident that you will make it to the end of the mission. <br> <br> |links1>[<h3>[[Give up and look for another way->PERCORSO B]]</h3> <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Start climbing</h3>")[ (replace: ?links1)[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) Result: (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> <br> <h3>[[Failed.->A1FAL]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->A2ALT]]</h3> ] ] ] ] ] ]}

{<imm><img src="files/a2.gif" alt="Path A"/></imm> You shoot the claw, which lodges firmly in the wall, and start the winch. You float into the air while keeping your concentration high. <br> For a moment, the signal you are following enters a state of excitement, almost doubling its pulse. Then, just as quickly, it returns to its initial levels. <br> You reach the end of the run and set another beacon light, entering its coordinates into the report for the rest of the crew. The sky is low and dark. You look up at the summit, take aim and fire another harpoon. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->CIMA1]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/a1.gif" alt="Path A"/></imm> Without getting lost in too many evaluations you cling to the wall and start climbing. The footing spaces are minimal and the shape of your limbs is not designed for this kind of operation. <br> After only a few meters your footholds give way and you plummet to the ground. A nasty fall, but nothing too serious. You get away with a few scratches and a recommendation to yourself to never underestimate the danger of such places again. <br> <br> <h3>[[Head to path B->PERCORSO B]]</h3>}

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/a2alt.gif" alt="Path A"/></imm> Without getting lost in too many evaluations you cling to the wall and start climbing. The footing spaces are minimal and the shape of your limbs is not designed for this kind of operation. Most of the time you are forced to hold on with just the strength of your arms. However you slowly manage to reach an indentation where you can stop and take stock of the situation. <br> You look up at the sky and realize that the storm is looming. A strong draft rises from the south bringing with it specks of icy dust that tick sharply against your body, then a roar shakes the sky. You see the clouds thicken into a circular shape above the peak. It is a terrifying sight. <br> <br> <h3>[[There is no time to waste! Start climbing again->SCALI]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Wait for the wind to die down->ASPETTI]]</h3>}

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] (set: $cima1 to true) <imm><img src="files/cima.gif" alt="Peak"/></imm> The winch works quickly and undisturbed. You turn to look at the landscape around you: it feels as if you were flying over it. In the distance, beyond the haze, you can barely make out the silhouette of the Infinite Titan and further still the outline of the enormous Dome 5: tiny nut shells in the face of the forces of nature. <br> A draft of cold air surprises you and makes you sway. You glance at the tip of the claw to make sure it holds. It is firmly in place and in a couple of minutes you reach the top. <br> <br> <h3>[[Begin the descent into the crater->DISCESA]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/a2alt.gif" alt="Path A"/></imm> (set: $scali to true) The storm begins to rage above you, while below you the blizzard has already covered the valley floor: there is no other way but up. <br> The wind seems to want to rip you off the wall as you carefully try not to slip on the fresh snow. You start climbing feverishly, balancing precariously on nothing. <br> <br> |links1>[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Start climbing</h3>")[ (replace: ?links1)[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) Result: (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> <br> <h3>[[Failed->CADI1]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->CIMA2]]</h3> ] ] ] ] ]}

{<imm><img src="files/aspetti.gif" alt="Path A"/></imm> You stay still with your eyes glued to the sky. The weather conditions could worsen in a matter of seconds, but you tell yourself that haste is something machines don't know. <br> After a few endless minutes, your sensors warn you that the air flow is changing direction. You take advantage of this favorable window of time to sprint for the summit. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed->CIMA2]]</h3>}

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] (unless: (track: 'noise', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'noise', 'loop', true) (track: 'noise', 'volume', 0.2) (track: 'noise', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt=""/></imm> Fortunately, the inner walls of the crater are much more irregular than the outer ones, giving you much more opportunities for support. You proceed safely, sheltered from the violent storm that remains confined to the outside of the crater. <br> You notice that a disturbance is creeping into your communications with a rhythmic pacing. <br> <br> <h3>[[Isolate the interference to silence it->DESCENT2]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Isolate the interference to study it->NOISE1]]</h3>}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) You push off on your legs to leap towards a ledge, but you lose your footing and slide down. You quickly realize that there is nothing you can do to stop the fall. You send one last service communication to Infinite Titan, then your vision goes dark. You only have time to hear the sound of your body shattering to the ground. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->A2ALT]]</h3>}

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/cima.gif" alt="Peak"/></imm> (set: $cima2 to true) Against all odds you reach the summit in one piece. <br> As you approach the edge of the crater, you feel a flow of new energy growing around you. The air vibrates with ultraviolet light, charged with particles that move with rapid twirls. <br> You lean over the rim and notice that the inside is quite steep and slopes down in a funnel shape to reach a small opening in the ground. The wind lashes you making you sway. Staying here is tantamount to certain death. <br> <br> <h3>[[Descend into the crater by climbing it->CLIMB]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Descend into the crater by letting yourself slide down the slope->SLIDE]]</h3> }

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] (unless: (track: 'noise', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'noise', 'loop', true) (track: 'noise', 'volume', 0.2) (track: 'noise', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt=""/></imm> Unlike the outer walls, the inner walls are undulating and uneven, giving you more footing. <br> You're about to step over a small ridge when you notice a disturbance creeping into your communications with a rhythmic pacing. <br> <br> <h3>[[Isolate the interference to silence it->DESCENT3]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Isolate the interference to study it->NOISE2]]</h3>}

{(set: $scivola to true)<imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt="Descent"/></imm> You leap over the edge, lean on your back and let yourself slide downward, quickly picking up speed. The landscape whizzes around as you leave behind a cloud of fresh snow. <br> <br> |links1>[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) Result: (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->SLIFAL]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->BRAKE]]</h3> ] ] ]}

{<imm><img src="files/b1.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> The icy snow crunches noisily beneath you as you proceed upwind. You look up at the sky and realize that the storm is getting closer. You quicken your pace. A few meters from your goal the path breaks. A landslide has swallowed the path. You cast a glance over the edge: it's quite a drop. <br> (if: $rampino is true)[ You calculate the distance to the crack and figure that you can get there with a well-placed jump, thus opening a valuable route for the rest of the crew to the interior of the crater. ] (else:)[ You calculate the distance to the crack and think that with a well-placed jump you can reach it. Unfortunately, you don't have climbing gear with you, and you won't be able to open the route into the crater for the rest of the crew. ] <br> <br> |links1>[ <h3>[[Give up and take the other path->B2]]</h3> <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Get ready to jump</h3>")[ (replace: ?links1)[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) Risultato: (print: _dado) <br> (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed <br> <br><br> <h3>[[Continue->SCIVOLI]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br><br> <h3>[[Proceed->CREPA]]</h3> ] ] ] ] ]}

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> The path of snow and ice continues gently zigzagging toward an ancient layered lava flow that reaches up to the summit. The wind carries fine grains of ice that tick sharply against your body. You continue to climb undisturbed, enjoying the view of the landscape around you. You are standing on the highest peak of a chain of volcanoes that stretches across the planet's dense atmosphere as far as the eye can see. As you walk, you again come across one of those strange structures shaped like spindly branches that you had been eyeing from the valley floor. <br> You stop to check your atmospheric instruments when a roar shakes the thick blanket of clouds that besieges the sky. The storm you were trying to avoid has reached you sooner than expected. <br> Amidst the hissing of the wind you detect a new sound, coming from your immediate surroundings, the origin of which you cannot imagine. <br> <br> <h3>[[Analyze the strange structure in the ground->RIZOMA]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Search for the source of the sound->RANTOLO]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/b1.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> (set: $scivoli to true) (if: $rampino is true)[ CYou drive a dart into the wall and hold on to the rope as you force yourself forward. Halfway through the jump you feel the harpoon give way and detach from the wall. Your trajectory is well calculated and takes you to the other side, but as soon as your feet touch the edge of the chasm this shatters and causes you to slide downward. You are quick to grab on and despite a few scrapes you hold firmly to the rock. ] (else:)[ You take a long run-up and jump with all your power. As you land, the ice makes an ominous sound and soon after gives way under your weight, causing you to slide downward. You are quick to grab on and despite a few scrapes you hold firmly to the rock. ] <br><br> |links1>[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to save yourself</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) Risultato: (print: _dado) <br> (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed->CADI2]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->IN SALVO]]</h3> ] ] ]}

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/b1.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> (set: $crepa to true) (if: $rampino is true)[ You drive a dart into the wall and cling to the rope as you nimbly climb over the chasm. You look down and think about the danger you have just avoided. After securing the passage for the future visitors you prepare to descend into the crater. The wind creeping through the large crack makes a raucous, ominous sound that resonates inside the cavity. <br> You lean out to take a look at what lies ahead. The fissure is smooth and even and glows with irridescent, purplish reflections. The inside of the crater is quite steep and descends in a funnel shape to a small opening in the ground. You note everything in the report and set a hook between two rocks. A roar shakes the sky and the earth: the storm is now upon you. You made it just in time. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->DISCESA]]</h3> ] (else:)[ You take a long run-up and jump with all your power. As you land, the snow crunches noisily under your weight. You look down and think about the danger you have just taken. You don't have the necessary equipment with you to secure the passage for the rest of the crew, so you simply add the information to the report. The wind that creeps through the large crack makes a hoarse, ominous sound that resonates inside the crevice. <br> You lean out to take a look at what lies ahead. The fissure is smooth and even and glows with iridescent, purplish reflections. The inside of the crater is quite steep and descends in a funnel shape to a small opening in the ground. You note everything in the report and prepare to jump in. <br> <br> <h3>[[Climb into the crater->CLIMB]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Descend into the crater by letting yourself slide down the slope->SLIDE]]</h3> ]}

{<imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> You could categorize it as a "coral" even though it is not an organism but a bizarre ice concretion with a rhizomatic shape. It protrudes from the ground to a height of about ninety centimeters. Scattered around its base are others, no taller than ten centimeters, still at an embryonic stage. The hollow ends let you see the smooth, glistening interior. You cannot understand how it formed, but you understand that it is important to include it in your report. <br> <br> <h3>[[Get back on the path->RIZOMA 2]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> You activate the heat vision and notice a figure a few meters away from you. It is crouched at the edge of the path, next to the rock face, partially covered with snow. The sound that had caught your attention comes from there. <br> As you get closer you see it shake and stand up while making a guttural noise. You leap backward with curiosity at its behavior. The creature backs away in turn waving its arms around itself. You see it try to stand up on its legs and slide to the ground a couple of times as it starts screaming furiously, then it stops and stares at you. It opens its white eyes wide and sniffs the air seeking your trail. It seems to be partially if not completely blind. However, the wounds have not dulled its aggressiveness. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->B3]]</h3>}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true)<imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/> (set: $death to it +1) The icy ridge you are hanging from breaks and you plunge into the void. You quickly realize that there is nothing you can do to arrest the fall. You cast one last communication to Infinite Titan, then your view goes dark as you hear the sound of your body shattering to the ground. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Retry->B1]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/b1.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm>(if: $rampino is true)[As you hold on with one hand you slowly extend the other toward the claw without taking your eyes off the grip. You pick up the tool and bring it in front of you to get a better aim. You pull the trigger and the dart spurts out driving itself solidly into the wall. You crank the winch and pull yourself up over the edge of the chasm. <br> After securing the passage for future visitors, you prepare to descend into the crater. The wind creeping through the large crack makes a hoarse, ominous sound that resonates inside the crevice. You lean out to take a look. The fissure is smooth and even and glows with iridescent, purplish reflections. The inside of the crater is quite steep and descends in a funnel shape to a small opening in the ground. You enter some notes in the report and set a hook between two rocks. You don't have much rope left, but you'll be able to make do. A roar shakes the sky and the earth: the storm is now upon you. You made it just in time. ] { <br> }(else:)[Without looking back down you immediately resume climbing until you cross the edge of the chasm. You don't know how, but you are still in one piece. You watch as the valley floor gradually begins to disappear into the blizzard. Yet you can still make out the outline of the Infinite Titan. <br> The wind creeping through the large crack makes a hoarse, ominous sound that resonates inside the hollow. You lean out to take a look at what lies ahead. The fissure is smooth and even and glows with irridescent, purplish reflections. The inside of the crater is quite steep and descends in a funnel shape to a small opening in the ground. You enter some notes in the report and prepare to jump in.] <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->DISCESA]]</h3>}

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] (set: $uomotalpa to true) (set: $secret to it +1) <imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> Slowly the creature manages to find its balance and stands up on its hind legs, in a semi-human posture. On closer inspection it looks like a cross between a human being and a mole. You sense its terror and realize that it is preparing to attack you. (if: $storditore is true)[ You reach down for the stun gun. <br> <br> <h3>[[Shoot the creature->COMBSTOR]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Shoot in the air->SPARIA]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Find a way to escape->FUGGI]]</h3> ] (else:)[ <br> <br> <h3>[[Find a way to escape->FUGGI]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Fight the creature->COMBCREAT]]</h3>]}

{<imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> What at first seemed like yet another rumble of thunder begins to rattle the ground you walk on. You look up and see a huge mass of snow avalanche down the mountainside. Caught by surprise you are forced to find quick shelter. <br> <br> |links1>[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to save yourself</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) Result: (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> <br> <h3>[[Failed->MORTE RIZOMA]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->OSTACOLO SUPERATO]]</h3> ] ] ]}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) (set: $death to it +1) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> You have no time to make any movement. The avalanche runs right over you, dragging you into the void. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->B2]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> You leap toward the wall, flattening yourself as much as possible under a recess. You hope it will be enough to keep you from being swept away by the power of the landslide, which in seconds is upon you and overtakes you with a violent whoosh. Leaning over you watch it plummet toward the valley floor, and in a few moments all is calm and still again. The unforgiveness of these places has tested you once again, and luck has been on your side. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->NELLA TEMPESTA]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> The wind lashes the path as dark clouds gather in the sky. The creature moves forward, slowly. It cannot detect your trail, but it knows you are still there. It is looking for you. You seize the instant of hesitation and shoot swiftly in the opposite direction. In the condition it is in, it is no match for your speed. It takes a few steps forward, then stops and emits a low, menacing sound while letting you get away. You waste no more time and continue your climb. You occasionally turn to check if it is following you, but you no longer see it. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue to the summit->CIMA 3]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Percorso B"/></imm> (if: $rampino is true)[ The wind lashes the path as dark clouds gather in the sky. The creature moves forward, slowly. It cannot detect your trail, but it knows you are still here. It is looking for you. You stand still and wait. Suddenly it leaps forward and in a split second it is on you. It strikes furiously, though with little force. With a swift gesture you manage to knock it off balance and onto the ground, but it grabs you by the arm and starts tugging at it in an attempt to rip it off you. <br> <br> |scelta>[(link-reveal: "<h3>Use your claw as a weapon</h3>")[ (replace: ?scelta)[ <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ <br> <br> Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10)) (print: _dado) <br> (if: _dado < 5)[ <br> Failed <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->UTLOSE]] ] (else-if: _dado > 5)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->UTWIN]] ] ] ] ] <br> [[<h3>Fight to free yourself from its grip</h3>->LOTTI PER LIBERARTI]] ]] (if: $storditore is true)[ The wind lashes the path as dark clouds gather in the sky. The creature moves forward, slowly. It cannot detect your trail, but it knows you are still here. It is looking for you. You stand still and wait. Suddenly it leaps forward and in a split second it is on you. It strikes furiously, though with little force. With a swift gesture you manage to knock it off balance and onto the ground, but it grabs you by the arm and starts tugging at it in an attempt to rip it off you. <br> <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to fight</h3>")[ <br> Result: (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10)) (print: _dado) <br> (if: _dado < 5)[ <br> Failed <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->UTLOSE]] ] (else-if: _dado > 5)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> [[<h3>Continue</h3>->UTWIN]] ] ] ] }

{<imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> The wind lashes the path as dark clouds gather in the sky. The creature moves forward, slowly. It can't pick out your trail, but it knows you are still there. It is looking for you. You hold the pulse stun gun firmly in your hands, and as soon as you see it preparing to pounce you shoot. The impact is hard and the typical smell of overheated ozone immediately wafts through the air. The creature falls to the ground unconscious. You observe it more closely. Its frightening appearance hides more human details than you had guessed at first glance. Its hands are large and strong, with five fingers ending in large bone claws. The skin is whitish, as are the glassy eyeballs. Hair is present in thick light-colored patches. The mouth, clamped in a grimace of pain, exposes the irregular, sharp teeth. It looks like a mutation or a strange evolution. You enter everything in your report and pick up your march again. You've already lost enough time and the storm is now upon you. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed->NELLA TEMPESTA]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm>} The wind lashes the path as dark clouds gather in the sky. The creature moves forward, slowly. It cannot detect your trail, but it knows you are still there. It is looking for you. You wield the stun gun and fire a warning shot into the air. The sudden burst of the charge makes the creature recoil in surprise. The typical smell of overheated ozone immediately wafts through the air. The creature backs away terrified in the direction of the cliff. It does not realize where it is going until it is too late. You try to leap forward to grab it, but it is too far away. You see it disappear into the abyss and the storm. <br><br> <h3>[[Proceed towards the summit->CIMA 3]]</h3>

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/tempesta.gif" alt="Percorso B"/></imm> (set: $nellatempesta to true) Fresh snow mixed with ice dust fills the air, propelled by a strong icy current that makes you sway. You struggle to find a new ascent point and spot one a few hundred meters to the east, just below the summit. The clouds are so low and dark that it seems to have turned to night all at once. <br> (if: $rampino is true)[ The smooth wall reflects the little light around. You grab your claw, take aim, and fire a grapple. The grip in the rock is good and you make sure the beacon of the hooking remains clearly visible for the second team. Weather conditions are dangerously disturbing the last section of the climb, but you cannot afford to wait for a better time. ] (else:)[ The wall is almost completely smooth and impassively reflects the light around. The precarious grip and the violence of the wind put you in serious danger. ] <br> <br> |links1>[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) Result: (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->CADI 3]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->SOTTO LA CIMA 3]]</h3> ] ] ]}

{<imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> Its claws slowly begin to breach your body, but the creature is not strong enough to hurt you severely. You grab it and pull it toward you, dropping it on its back and propelling it backward. After a flight of a few meters, the creature collapses to the ground exhausted. <br> Suddenly what had at first seemed like yet another rumble of thunder begins to shake the earth around you. You look up and see a large ridge of ice break away from the wall and plummet onto the path. You quickly leap backward, narrowly avoiding it, but there is nothing you can do for the creature, which is swept away. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed to the summit->CIMA 3]]</h3> }

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/cima3.gif" alt="Peak"/></imm> (set: $crepa to false) (set: $cima3 to true) You move forward swiftly in a race against time to avoid the blizzard. <br> (if: $rampino is true)[ As you approach the edge of the crater, you feel a flow of new energy growing around you. The air vibrates with ultraviolet light, charged with particles that move with rapid twirls. You let that energy flow over you for a few moments. Calm invades your biocircuits. <br> <br> <h3>[[Start the descent into the crater->DISCESA]]</h3>] (else:)[ As you approach the edge of the crater, you feel a flow of new energy growing around you. The air vibrates with ultraviolet light, charged with particles that move with rapid twirls. <br> You lean over the rim. The inside is quite steep and descends in a funnel shape to a small opening in the ground. The wind lashes you causing you to sway. Staying here is tantamount to certain death. <br> <br> <h3>[[Descend into the crater by climbing it->CLIMB]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Descend into the crater by letting yourself slide down the slope->SLIDE]]</h3> ]}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true)<imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) (if: $rampino is true)[ You manage to grasp the claw with one hand. The harpoon is already cocked and ready to be fired, but the creature gives you no respite. You aim and take the shot, but miss the target by a small margin. <br> The recoil throws you off balance and you end up on the ground. A terrible sound announces that the arm joint has broken at the shoulder. Soon after, you feel the limb detach from your body. Hemolymph begins to leak out copiously making you violently dizzy. The creature is on top of you and starts hitting you in the head until it smashes into you. There is nothing left to do. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <H3>[[Retry->B3]]</H3> ] (else:)[ You hit the creature with all the strength you have but lose your balance and fall to the ground. A terrible sound announces that your arm joint has broken at the shoulder. Soon after, you feel the limb detach from your body. Hemolymph begins to leak out copiously making you violently dizzy. The creature is on top of you and starts hitting you in the head until it smashes into you. There is nothing left to do. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <H3>[[Try again->B3]]</H3> ] }

{<imm><img src="files/b2.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> (if: $rampino is true)[ You manage to grab the claw with one hand. Fortunately, the harpoon is already cocked and ready to fire. You aim and take the shot. The dart bursts forward and hits the creature square in the chest, hurling it away and pinning it against the wall. You watch it writhe in spasms. The screams that fill the air gradually die down. <br> You move closer to get a better look at it. Its frightening appearance hides more human details than you had noticed at first glance. The hands are large and strong, with five fingers ending in large bone claws. The skin is whitish, as are the glassy eyeballs. It looks like a mutation or a strange evolution. You put everything into your report and go on your march again. You have already lost enough time and the storm is now upon you. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->NELLA TEMPESTA]]</h3> ] (else:)[ You hit the creature on the head with all the strength you have and manage to pull it away from you. It now lies on the ground stunned and seems to have lost consciousness again. You observe it more closely. Its frightening appearance hides more human details than you had noticed at first glance. The hands are large and strong, with five fingers ending in large bone claws. The skin is whitish, as are the glassy eyeballs. It looks like a mutation or a strange evolution. You put everything into your report and go on your march again. You have already lost enough time and the storm is now upon you. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->NELLA TEMPESTA]]</h3> ] }

(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to true) The strong wind causes you to swing violently backward and you plummet. The impact with the ground is devastating. The fury of the wind sweeps you away. You send reports back to the base. There is nothing more to be done for you. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->NELLA TEMPESTA]]</h3>

{<imm><img src="files/cima3.gif" alt="Path B"/></imm> You move quickly and with precision, managing to avert the worst. You take cover for a moment under the summit until the storm gives you a moment's respite. <br> <h3>[[PRoceed to the summit->CIMA 3]]</h3>}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) You are hurtling along the ridge when the smooth surface of the ground changes and becomes jagged. You find yourself completely out of control, thrown around by the unevenness of the ground. You capsize several times, to the point where you can no longer distinguish top from bottom. Your hands frantically search for something to get a grip on to stop you, but you can't hold on to anything and shortly afterwards you crash into the wall. <br> The snow is now falling softly. The storm seems to have subsided. You are lying on your stomach in the snow, unable to move. You look around: scattered across the snow, you see a few fragments of your upper and lower limbs. The fall has torn you to pieces. It's not long before you go out. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> (if: $crepa is true)[<h3>[[Retry->CREPA]]</h3>] (if: $cima3 is true)[<h3>[[Retry->CIMA 3]]</h3>] (if: $cima4 is true)[<h3>[[Retry->CIMA 4]]</h3>]}

{<imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt="Descent"/></imm> Once you're a couple dozen meters away from the opening you move sideways and firmly grasp a spike of rock. With a half-circle movement you stop your slide, raising a high wave of snow. Silence once again takes over the scene. You can hear the sound of snow falling all around you. Flakes the size of fists run along the air currents. You get back on your feet and approach the opening. <br> Once you get close to it, you turn on your small flashlight and look inside to find that it is an ancient lava tunnel. The opening is large enough for you to enter. <br> <br> <h3>[[Jump in->JUMP]]</h3>}

{(track: 'noise', 'stop',) <imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt="Descent"/></imm> Once isolated, you exclude the signal from communications and start a background recording to collect data that you will analyze later. <br> The crater walls shelter you from the wind that echoes noisily as it seeps in from the large crack ripping through the mountain's profile. Once you get near the opening you turn on your small flashlight and look inside to find that it is an ancient lava tunnel. The opening is large enough for you to enter. <br> <br> <h3>[[Jump in->JUMP]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt="Descent"/></imm> (track: 'noise', 'volume', 1) (set: $disturbo to true) The instruments work quickly while you pay attention to where you step. Finally, you find a correlation between the phases of the incoming signal and those of the energy trace under the volcano, which leads you to categorize them as one phenomenon. <br> You feel like you are in the presence of someone. It is just a feeling, but it is enough to make you cast a glance around. The disturbance quickly increases and invades all your operational processes, paralyzing you almost completely, then it suddenly stops. Sounds from the world around come to you distant and muffled. You feel a thought growing inside you, like a buzz of indistinct voices speaking a thousand different languages. <br> <br> <h3>[[Turn off the audio channel immediately->DESCENT4]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Keep listening->NOISE3]]</h3>}

{(track: 'noise', 'stop',) <imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt="Descent"/></imm> Once isolated, you exclude the signal from communications and start a background recording to collect data that you will analyze later. <br> When you get near the opening you turn on the small flashlight you are equipped with and look inside to find that it is an ancient lava tunnel. The opening is large enough for you to enter. <br> <br> <h3>[[Jump in->JUMP]]</h3>}

{(track: 'noise', 'volume', 1) <imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt="Descent"/></imm> (set: $disturbo to true) As you continue walking with extreme caution, the analysis tools work quickly. You finally find a correlation between the phases of the new incoming disturbance and those of the energy trace you have been following so far and that comes from the bowels of the volcano. Now you are able to confirm what you suspected: it is the same phenomenon. <br> You feel as if you are in the presence of someone. It's an unusual feeling for a spacecraft operator, but you can't stop yourself from casting a glance around. Gradually, the disturbance increases and invades all your operational processes, paralyzing you almost completely, then it suddenly stops. The sounds of the world around come to you distant and muffled. <br> You feel a thought growing inside you, like a buzz of indistinct voices speaking a thousand different languages. <br> <br> <h3>[[Turn off the audio channel immediately->DESCENT4]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Keep listening->NOISE3]]</h3>}

{(track: 'noise', 'stop',) <imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt="Descent"/></imm> (set: $descent4 to true) (set: $secret to it +1) As soon as you realize how dangerous that signal is, you isolate it and immediately exclude it from the incoming channel. How could a radio transmission breach your firewalls so easily? You glance at the edge of the crater above and follow the pattern all around it. You feel like the whole planet just tried to kill you and you don't even know how to describe it for your report. You reconnect the thread of your thoughts and march back toward your goal. <br> The wind echoes loudly infiltrating from the large crack that tears through the mountain. Once you get near the opening you turn on your small flashlight and look inside to find that it is an ancient lava tunnel. The mouth is large enough for you to enter. <br> <br> <h3>[[Jump in->JUMP]]</h3>}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) Shreds of information emerge among the eddies of white noise and interference, but they are too scattered to make sense. You slowly sink into a state of paralysis that you cannot counteract, even though you remain lucid. <br> You float carried along by the signal. A pulse born within it takes control of your neural networks, and they gradually come to a halt. Nothing remains of you other than a snow-covered polymer shell. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> (if: $crepa is true)[<h3>[[Retry->CREPA]]</h3>] (if: $cima1 is true)[<h3>[[Retry->CIMA1]]</h3>] (if: $cima2 is true)[<h3>[[Retry->CIMA2]]</h3>] (if: $cima3 is true)[<h3>[[Retry->CIMA 3]]</h3>] (if: $cima4 is true)[<h3>[[Retry->CIMA 4]]</h3>] }

{(track: 'montagna', 'fadeout', 6)(track: 'wind', 'playwhenpossible')(track: 'wind', 'fadein', 6) <imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt="Descent"/></imm> You jump into the darkness by braking your fall with your limbs. The oppressive gloom makes your descent seem endless. <br> Suddenly, you touch the bottom of the shaft and find that it becomes a horizontal tunnel descending with a slight slope. You walk through the first section with ease, but you feel the floor gradually narrowing due to ice accumulations, until you are forced to stand sideways to continue. A quick glance at the equipment tells you that the temperature is rising slightly. However, you have lost communication link with the base. <br> You are now on your own. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->OLTRE LA STROZZATURA]]</h3>}

{(track: 'wind', 'fadeout', 10) (unless: (track: 'deep', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'deep', 'loop', true) (track: 'deep', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="Inside the mountain"/></imm> You cross the bottleneck and finally come out on the other side, where the tunnel begins to open again. The floor is still covered with shards of ice and snow that crunch as you walk through. It is pitch black. You turn off the headlight and activate night vision. <br> Along the walls of the tunnel, you notice a white mark that appears to have been traced by a sentient creature, but you detect no recent activity there. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed in the exploration->PRIMO SLARGO]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="Inside the mountain"/></imm> The path meanders through the bowels of the mountain. After passing through an opening you find yourself in a large chamber lit by a faint glow. Signs of solidified lava layered at the bottom suggest to you that this was a small reservoir where molten rock collected on its way to the surface. <br> A small slit in the center of the ceiling returns some light that illuminates the chamber. Its reflection on the solidified rock draws your attention. In front of you the tunnel continues. On the walls you can still see the white markings you noticed earlier. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed down the tunnel->TUNCONT]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Look at the sign on the wall->WALL]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Observe the reflection->SHINE]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="Inside the mountain"/></imm> You leave the small chamber behind and continue into the tunnel, which widens to a diameter of about three meters. The echo of your footsteps becomes more consistent while a trace of sulfur dioxide becomes more and more intense as you proceed. <br> After some time you notice that the brightness is increasing. You turn off your night vision and are greeted by a bluish glow that gradually gives volume to your surroundings. More luminescent concretions adorn the passageway, accompanying you in a game of light and shadow until you come upon a huge glowing cavern. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed->CAVE]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="Inside the mountain"/></imm> (set: $wall to true) (if: $shine is true)[ You look closely at the layering of the rock. The porous, undulating surface emits its strange reflections even at this wavelength. The glow you had noticed while climbing is now absent. As you follow the outline of one of the rock layers, you notice something that attracts your attention. <br> A small round symbol, with a figure inside composed of intersecting curved lines, traced in white ink a few inches above the floor. You scan around the perimeter and spot others scattered around, some larger, some smaller, and with varying levels of complexity. You cannot tell if it is an alphabet, a set of numbers or runes. You include it in your report. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed down the tunnel->TUNCONT]]</h3>] (else:)[You look closely at the layering of the rock. The porous, undulating surface emits its strange reflections even at this wavelength. The glow you had noticed while climbing is now absent. As you follow the outline of one of the rock layers, you notice something that attracts your attention. <br> A small round symbol, with a figure inside composed of intersecting curved lines, traced in white ink a few inches above the floor. You scan around the perimeter and spot others scattered around, some larger, some smaller, and with varying levels of complexity. You cannot tell if it is an alphabet, a set of numbers or runes. You include it in your report. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed down the tunnel->TUNCONT]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Observe the reflection->SHINE]]</h3>]}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="Inside the mountain"/></imm> (set: $shine to true) (if: $wall is true)[ You stand under the shimmering patch in the center of the ceiling. When you focus on it, you discover that it is not a fissure, but a concretion of small crystals no more than five millimeters high, which emit a faint luminescence. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed down the tunnel->TUNCONT]]</h3> ] (else:)[ You stand under the shimmering patch in the center of the ceiling. When you focus on it, you discover that it is not a fissure, but a concretion of small crystals no more than five millimeters high, which emit a faint luminescence. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed down the tunnel->TUNCONT]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Look at the sign on the wall->WALL]]</h3>]}

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'deep', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'deep', 'loop', true) (track: 'deep', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="Inside the mountain"/></imm> The space opens horizontally for a hundred meters in both directions and almost as much vertically. The entire vault is covered with crystals of various shapes and sizes that protrude toward the center of the room, producing a deep blue luminescence that illuminates the cavity almost in its entirety. The floor is covered with black dust, giving you the feeling of floating in a vacuum. Several whitish mounds are scattered on the floor, made of a material you cannot recognize. The detection tools are strangely silent. <br> <br> <h3>[[Proceed to the interior of the cave->CAVE2]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Study the mounds on the floor->CUMULI]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="Inside the mountain"/></imm> You slowly walk deeper into the room. Sulfurous fumes waft through the air a meter off the ground. You get a sharper feeling inside that you are not alone, despite your instruments detecting nothing. Something lives in this place. <br> Suddenly the radio crackles, then emits a violent static. You rush to turn it off, but the signal does not stop. Around you a low, steady pulsation begins to spread, similar to a huge percussion, which begins to pound louder and louder. <br> The temperature is rising. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->CAVERNA 3]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="Inside the mountain"/></imm> You lean over one of the mounds and find that it is made up of pieces of bone arranged in concentric circles to form a truncated cone. There are numerous others around it, about the same size, some of them disarranged or scattered on the ground. You think it might be a ritual room. <br> Suddenly the radio crackles, then emits a violent discharge. You rush to turn it off, but the signal does not stop. A low, steady pulsation begins to spread around, resembling a huge percussion, which begins to pound louder and louder. <br> The temperature is rising. <br> <br> <h3>[[Stay->CAVERNA 3]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Walk away->ALLONTANATI]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="Inside the mountain"/></imm> (track: 'noise', 'volume', 1) The color of the crystals begins to turn to reddish hues and increases in intensity. A rumble shakes the cavern. Your sensors begin to blast alarm signals like crazy. <br> The rhythm of the pulsation continues to increase as you stand motionless and watch the vault light up with searing light. You see it swaying like a tide. You regain consciousness and motion to back away, but you cannot move. <br> <br> <h3>[[Close your eyes->CLEYES]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Keep your eyes open->OPEYES]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) You stop your exploration out of suspicion. Something in here speaks to you of death and chaos. In that moment the color of the crystals begins to turn to purplish hues and increases in intensity. A rumble shakes the cavern. Your sensors begin to blast alarm signals like crazy. <br> The pulsing rhythm continues to rise as you watch the vault light up with glowing light. You back away quickly toward the exit as the floor liquefies beneath you, trapping you in a viscous, glowing grip. A scream breaks into your audio channel. Your vision blurs. Your functions quickly cease. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->CAVE]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="Inside the mountain"/></imm> You stare up at the ceiling as everything gets bathed in white light. <br> You have the impression of seeing something appearing and disappearing in the center of the room. An ever-changing geometric shape. It's as if you can feel its weight on you, then suddenly all is silent. <br> <br> <h3>[[Blackout->FLASH2]]</h3>}

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{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="Inside the mountain"/></imm> You clench your eyelids tightly and feel as if you are being consumed by an unrelenting blaze, then suddenly all is silent. <br> <br> <h3>[[Blackout->FLASH2]]</h3> }

{(set: $L1a to "<br><h1>Who are you?</h1><br>") (set: $L1b to "<h1>Where am I?</h1><br>") (set: $L2a to "<br><h1>I was on an exploration mission...</h1><br>") (set: $L2b to "<h1>Am I dead?</h1><br>") (set: $L3a to "<br><h1>A deep heart?!</h1><br>") (set: $L4a to "<br><br><h1>The covenant of Laar...</h1><br>") (set: $L4b to "<h1>Who are you really?</h1><br>") (set: $L5a to "<br><h1>Ktolon...?</h1><br>") (set: $L5b to "<br><h1>Hyperwülff!</h1><br>") (set: $L6a to "<br><h1>What's going to happen?</h1><br>") (set: $L6b to "<br><h1>The rest of the crew</h1><br>")}

{<imm><img src="files/percorso_c.gif" alt="Path C"/></imm> The grappling hook, which at first seemed to have stuck, comes off and drops you back to the ground. No damage to report and you get back up shaking the snow off you. <br> <br> |links1>[ <h3>[[Look for a less dangerous way->PERCORSO B]]</h3> <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Try again</h3>")[ (replace: ?links1)[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) Result: (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failes <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->CFAIL2]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->C1]]</h3> ] ] ] ] ] }

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/c1.gif" alt="Path C"/></imm> (set: $c1 to true) You position yourself carefully and fire your hook, which shoots forward at full speed with a thudding sound. You feel it drive into the wall. After giving the rope two tugs to make sure it's tight, you secure a beacon to the wall, which will be used by the second team to find the route you're opening. <br> The claw retractor slowly pulls you upward. You float in the void while keeping your concentration high. The sky, ever lower and darker, is the backdrop for a breathtaking panorama. You watch the outlines of ancient, now dormant volcano ranges get lost in the snowy valleys as far as the eye can see. <br> As you reach the end of the run, you affix another beacon and prepare for a second launch. <br> <br> |links1>[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice for the second launch</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) Result: (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->FALL]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->C2]]</h3> ] ] ] }

{<imm><img src="files/percorso_c.gif" alt="Path C"/></imm> The second attempt is also unsuccessful. You have been too optimistic about the outcome of the climb and can no longer afford to waste time with further attempts. The storm is looming. <BR> <BR> <h3>[[Go back to path A->PERCORSO A]]</h3> <BR> <h3>[[Go back to path B->PERCORSO B]]</h3> }

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/c3.gif" alt="Path C"/></imm> (set: $c2 to false) (set: $c3 to true) You continue to climb in a race against time, but the wind is too strong and sways you violently until you crash into the wall. You remain dazed for a moment then realize that the winch has jammed and has stopped working. You try to unjam it by giving it firm tugs, but they have no effect. You will be forced to abandon it but it can still be of some help to you one last time. <br> Nearby you notice a rock outcrop that you may be able to jump toward. You calculate the distance and start swinging to get a run-up. <br> <br> |links1>[ (link-reveal: "<h3>Roll the dice to determine your success</h3>")[ (set: num-type _dado to (random: 1,10) + 2) Result: (print: _dado) (if: _dado < 7)[ <br> Failed <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->FALL]]</h3> ] (else-if: _dado >= 7)[ <br> Success! <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->SOTTO LA CIMA]]</h3> ] ] ] }

{<imm><img src="files/c3.gif" alt="Path C"/></imm> (set: $c2 to false) You look around to figure out how to proceed as soon as the wind has died down. Nearby you notice a rock outcrop that you might be able to jump onto. <BR> After a few instants your time comes. <BR> <BR> <h3>[[Proceed->SOTTO LA CIMA 2]]</h3> }

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/c3.gif" alt="Path C"/></imm> (set: $c1 to false) (set: $c2 to true) The violet, iridescent reflections of the wall catch your attention as you continue to climb. The valley floor begins to fade as you climb, and the force of the wind increases, bringing with it specks of icy dust that tick sharply against your body. <br> Then a roar shakes the sky. You look up and see clouds thickening in a circular shape above the peak: it is a frightening sight. A current of icy air from the east lashes the wall, making you sway. With an effort you stretch out your hands to hold on to the rock. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->C3]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Stop->HOLD]]</h3> }

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true)<imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/> (set: $death to it +1) (if: $c1 is true)[ The wall is smooth and almost completely vertical. Your efforts must measure against luck. As you are hanging from the cable and preparing for a second rope draw, something goes wrong. You barely have time to notice and you are already in the void. Your body crashes to the ground between snow and sharp rocks. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Retry</h3>")[ (goto: "C1")] ] (if: $c2 is true)[ The wall is smooth and almost completely vertical. Your efforts must measure against luck. As you are hanging from the cable and preparing for a third rope quickdraw, something goes wrong. You barely have time to notice and you are already in the void. Your body crashes to the ground between snow and sharp rocks. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Retry</h3>")[ (goto: "C2")] ] (if: $c3 is true)[ You've made it all the way to below the summit. You see the wind lashing its rim raising dust mixed with ice. Your efforts must once again measure against luck. As you're hanging from the cable and preparing for the last rope climb, the bolt you're hanging from comes off the icy wall. You barely have time to notice and you are already in the void. Your body crashes to the ground between snow and sharp rocks. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> (link-reveal: "<h3>Retry</h3>")[ (goto: "C3")]]}

{<imm><img src="files/sotto4.gif" alt="Path C"/></imm> (set: $rampino to false) (set: $c3 to false) With a leap you cover the distance to the ledge. The grip is solid and in a few moments you are under the summit. The clouds are so low and dark that it seems to be getting night all at once. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->CIMA 4]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="files/sotto4.gif" alt="Path C"/></imm> (set: $c3 to false) With a leap you cover the distance to the ledge. The grip is solid and in a few moments you are under the summit. The clouds are so low and dark that it seems to have turned to night all at once. <br> Something catches your eye: a metal nail firmly driven into the wall and to which a rope must once have been attached. Next to it is a wavy mark stamped on the rock, traced in bright ink. You enter the discovery in your report and continue. <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->CIMA 4]]</h3>(set: $squaretip to true) }

{(track: 'gameover', 'stop',) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/cima4.gif" alt="Peak"/></imm> (set: $c3 to false) (set: $cima4 to true) As you approach the edge of the crater, you feel a flow of new energy growing around you. The air vibrates with ultraviolet light, charged with particles that move with rapid twirls. <br> You lean over the rim and observe that the interior is quite steep and descends in a funnel shape to a small opening in the ground. <br> <br> (if: $rampino is true)[ <h3>[[Start the descent into the crater->DISCESA]]</h3> ] (else:)[ <h3>[[Descend into the crater by climbing it->CLIMB]]</h3> <br> <h3>[[Descend into the crater by letting yourself slide down the slope->SLIDE]]</h3> ] }

{<style> #audio-controls { display:none; </style> (track: 'allucin2', 'fadeout', 3) (track: 'bleep', 'fadeout', 3) (live: 3s)[ (unless: (track: 'end', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'end', 'volume', 0.5) (track: 'end', 'playwhenpossible')]] (char-style: via (t8n-delay:pos*40)+(t8n:'instant'))[<h14>You awaken at the base of the Squared Mountain, covered in a thin layer of fresh snow. You can't tell how much time has passed: the timecodes of your ascent are unreadable, but fortunately you've reconnected with the Titan and know that crew awakening operations are complete. You can make your way back. <br> You feel as if you have relived one of your earliest memories: the assembly unit whispering calm words to you, sheltered in the engineering labs on Erion. You try to replay the recordings of your visit to the heart of the mountain, but the data you have gathered is unintelligible to you. Still, the feeling remains. <br> As you retrace your steps, walking against the low light of dusk, you briefly think back to your encounter with this planet. You focus on the color of the stones, the density of the air, the slow seismic vibration of the core. You attempt to relive and preserve all the sensations, but you know that as soon as you return to the base your memory will be backed up and your systems reset. What you have experienced will turn into an impersonal archive that the next you will access with no memory of your experience. <br> <br> <br></h14><h7>[[Continue->T1]]</h7>] }

<br><br>VOICE: <h8>I am your assembler. Do not fret now, it is normal for you to feel confused. Your neural unit is momentarily disconnected from the rest of your body.</h8><br><br>

<br><br>VOICE: <h8>You are in the initialization complex. Do not fret now, it is normal for you to feel confused. Your neural unit is momentarily disconnected from the rest of your body.</h8><br><br>

<br><br><h8>VOICE: No need to worry about it now. Your crew will be proud of the work you have done. You have reached the threshold, but to cross it you need to be able to see beyond the visions, and this can only be done by a deep heart.</h8><br><br>

<br><br>VOICE: <h8>Not at all. You have come farther than any of your peers ever have. You have demonstrated abilities beyond those for which you were built. You are now in a place of power. You have reached the threshold, but to cross it you need to be able to see beyond the visions, and this can only be done by a deep heart.</h8><br><br>

<br><br>VOICE: <h8>"Inside the heart, is another heart. This heart within the heart is thought that precedes words."</h8><br><br>

<br><br>VOICE: <h8>This is the name the tribes of Erion have given it as a creature to pass on its knowledge through the ages. Every balance knows the need for it. Every colossus guards its order. On this small planet, that bond has been lost. The flame of life is gradually fading, and so is mine with it.</h8><br><br>

<br><br>VOICE: <h8>A name would not be enough to identify me. However you already know another like me. In the world from which you come He has the form of fire and His howl is mighty...</h8><br><br>

<br><br>VOICE: <h8>...<br><br>At the bottom of the nets that form your consciousness something destructive has begun to grow, like a poison, and it is ready to devour you if you do not leave this place at once.<br><br>Your fellow travelers are awakening. With each passing moment I feel their heartbeats increase. Go back and tell them what you have seen. Tell them to bring me the deep heart.</h8><br><br>.

{<br><br>VOCE: <h8>You haven't come here alone... One of your fellow creatures is able to open a passage to me. That is, if they can get here alive.... <br> Now close your eyes, LUPO. When you open them again you will see the sky of Ktolon above you. Goodbye.</h8> <br><br> <h7>[[Continue->FINALE2]]</h7>}

{<style> #audio-controls { display:none; } </style> (set: $showFooter to false) <img src="files/hw8b.png" width="700px" left="0px" margin-top="-241px"/> <br><br> <h11>THANK YOU FOR PLAYING<BR><h12>VOID AND DESCENT</h12>!</h11> <br> <h14>You died (print: $death) times<br> You discovered (print: $secret) secrets</h14> <br> <br> <h11>Here are your rewards:<h/11> <br> <br> <table> <tr> <td><h14>Game completed</h14></td> <td><h13><a href="https://www.hyperwulff.com/KTLN/VAD_ost.zip">VaD OST</a></h13></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h14>(if: $cupola is true)[Scenario Dome 5 completed]</h14></td> <td><h13>(if: $cupola is true)[<a href="https://www.hyperwulff.com/KTLN/DOME_CITY_2.zip">Cupola 2.0</a><img src="files/nota_azzurra.png" width="40px" height="20px"/>]</h13></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h14>(if: $tempio is true)[Underground temple]</h14></td> <td><h13>(if: $tempio is true)[<a href="https://www.hyperwulff.com/KTLN/MOLE%20MEN_EXT.zip">Mole-men Ext.</a><img src="files/nota_azzurra.png" width="40px" height="20px"/>]</h13></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h14>(if: $database1 is true)[Database 1 retrieved]</h14></td> <td><h13>(if: $database1 is true)[[[Event timeline->DB1 full]]]</h13></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h14>(if: $database2 is true)[Database 2 retrieved]</h14></td> <td><h13>(if: $database2 is true)[<a href="https://www.hyperwulff.com/KTLN/KTLN_IMGS.zip">Archivio immagini</a>]</h13></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h14>(if: $montagna is true)[Scenario Squared Mountain completed]</h14></td> <td><h13>(if: $montagna is true)[<a href="https://www.hyperwulff.com/KTLN/MOUNTAIN_2.zip">Montagna 2.0</a><img src="files/nota_azzurra.png" width="40px" height="20px"/>]</h13></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h14>(if: $uomotalpa is true)[Underground temple]</h14></td> <td><h13>(if: $uomotalpa is true)[<a href="https://www.hyperwulff.com/KTLN/MOLE%20MEN_EXT.zip">Mole-men Ext.</a><img src="files/nota_azzurra.png" width="40px" height="20px"/>]</h13></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h14>(if: $descent4 is true)[Interference Analysis]</h14></td> <td><h13>(if: $descent4 is true)[<a href="https://www.hyperwulff.com/KTLN/File_458.zip">File_458</a>]</h13></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h14>(if: $ktolon is true)[In the presence of Ktolon]</h14></td> <td><h13>(if: $ktolon is true)[<a href="https://www.hyperwulff.com/KTLN/VaD_MIDI.zip">Tracce MIDI</a>]</h13></td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> (link: "<h17>>> RESTART VOID AND DESCENT <<</h17>")[(restart:)] <br> <h19>WARNING:</h19><h18> Unsaved rewards will be lost</h18> }

{<imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> (if: $tunnel is true)[ The hatch leads to a service walkway that circles around a large room filled with old electronic equipment. You recognize some security checkpoints, old computer terminals and biometric scanners. <br> At first you're confused by this discovery, but soon you realize that you have arrived directly into the city's mainframe, one of your main mission destinations. Satisfied, you update your mission log, then you climb down a service ladder and start looking for the main terminal. <br> The room you have ended up in is the main building lobby, and it contains only access and authorization points. ] (if: $tunnel is not true)[ You finally reach a low building with curved walls and an impressive trapezoid-shaped main gate. The signs of time and neglect are still all around you, but you can't help but appreciate the grandiose, solemn nature of the building. <br> There is a sign above the entrance: "Through the power of the Spirit I have shaped the stone to my image". It's the motto of the ancient colonizers of Ktolon. You briefly think about the irony of seeing such a powerful statement of willpower amidst all that decay. <br> You enter the building and breathe a sigh of relief. You see some security checkpoints, old computer terminals and biometric scanners. This is definitely the right place. You download the building's map from one of the several golden data plaques on the walls. ] <br> <br> <h3>[[Continue->MAINFRAME]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/nosig1.gif" alt="No Signal"/></imm> You watch them as they busily toil away. A large group is intent on moving earth and rocks at the foot of a rudimentary wall made from a large sliver of stone: from the way they arrange the materials, you get the impression that they are propping up the wall. If so, this would be a remarkable and almost unbelievable engineering effort, given the feral behavior they displayed when you encountered them. <br> You look away and see other mole-men, arranged in neat rows, going back and forth from a place you cannot see. Others still, in small groups of three or four, seem to be observing the workings all around. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go back->COLONIA 1]]</h3> }

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) You shoot your claw towards the opening on the ceiling, but the hooks fail to catch the rock and fall back to the ground near you. <br> The creatures in front of you give a curious glance at the piece of metal, then look back at you. Soon after, they're over you. <br> They hit you with inhuman force. Your exoskeleton caves in and hemolymph starts pouring out, covering your sensors. You don't even have time to record an image of the attackers. Blind and deaf, the last thing you detect is a constant noise of claws against bare rocks, digging, digging, digging... <br> You shut down as they tear you apart. The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->NEL BUCO]]</h3>}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) The creature lifts its front limbs and prepares to hit you. You point your stun gun towards him and pull the trigger. A blue flash fills the cave and for a fraction of a second you can see the face of your attacker. Yet, the shot doesn't hit him. Suddenly you are unarmed and face to face with it. <br> The last thing you detect before shutting down is a heavy blow to your lower torso. You look down and see that the creature has pierced through you with its fists, and is now digging in your entrails. <br> You shut down as it tears you apart. The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->NEL BUCO]]</h3>}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) The fight doesn't last long: you crouch, aiming your fist at the creature's chest, but the thing is faster than you. It dodges your blow and gets back at you by sticking its thick claws in your exoskeleton. <br> You shut down as it tears you apart. The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->NEL BUCO]]</h3>}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) Playing bait, without even having a weapon, was definitely not a good idea. The enemy you are up against is an experienced predator, and in a matter of moments it overpowers you without you being able to do anything to defend yourself. <br> The mission is failed. fallita. <br> <br> (if: $fuga is true)[<h3>[[Try again->RISALI]]</h3>] (if: $tempio is true)[<h3>[[Try again->TEMPIO]]</h3>]}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) You point the stun gun at the creature. YYour proximity sensors are working to their breaking point. It must have noticed something because it starts moving rapidly from wall to wall, making it difficult to aim. <br> You focus and fire a shot, but you miss the target. The creature growls and points in your direction moving in a zigzag pattern. You are forced to wait for the energy capacitor to recharge, then fire again in its direction. This shot crashes into the wall, this time much closer to you. The flash momentarily blinds you. <br> Your opponent takes advantage of this and in an instant it is on you and begins to strike you obsessively in the head. Your optical sensors become damaged. You go out blind, in the darkness of an unknown tunnel, in an unknown city, on a hostile planet. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->INCROCIO]]</h3>}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) You get ready to counter the enemy's attack with all your strength. Your proximity sensors are working to their breaking point. The creature must have noticed something, as it starts moving rapidly from one wall to the other. <br> All of a sudden you see its silhouette flash inches from you. You throw your fists with desperate, human-like fury. All your blows hit the air. You feel helpless and curse not having equipped a weapon for this journey. <br> Your opponent takes advantage of your weakness: in an instant it is on you and begins to strike obsessively at your head. Your optical sensors become damaged. You go out blind, in the darkness of an unknown tunnel, in an unknown city, on a hostile planet. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->INCROCIO]]</h3>}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) Perhaps fear, or perhaps the fact that you are not equipped for combat, makes you an easy target. The enemy you are up against is an experienced predator, and in a matter of moments it overpowers you without you being able to do anything to defend yourself. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> (if: $fuga is true)[ <h3>[[Try again->RISALI]]</h3> ] (if: $tempio is true)[ <h3>[[Try again->TEMPIO]]</h3> ]}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) Before you can throw the grappling hook, you are hit from behind by another mole-man. It strikes you hard, causing you to fall forward. Soon after, the other creatures are on you as well. <br> They tear you apart with unstoppable fury. You shut down as you helplessly watch the light of salvation descend from above. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->SECONDO SCONTRO]]</h3>}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) You point the stun gun at the mole-men, but only a faint feather of blue light escapes from the mouth of the weapon. The energy capacitor must have failed. <br> You are defenseless in the face of your opponents. You have no other escape options; you can only wait for their next move. As you watch them approach you, you are hit from behind by another one of them. It strikes you hard, causing you to fall forward. Soon after, the other creatures are on you as well. <br> They tear you apart with unstoppable fury. You shut down as you helplessly watch the light of salvation descend from above. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->SECONDO SCONTRO]]</h3>}

{<imm><img src="files/map3.gif" alt="Dome City 5"/></imm> The domes were built both to guarantee safe living conditions to the population and to store and process the millions of tons of raw ore that was extracted from the surrounding mines. Almost everything you see here was built using locally sourced materials. <br> Generation after generation, the colonizers of Ktolon worked as one single organism to establish dominion upon the planet's hostile environment, following the mandates of the Nomadic Cult of the Cosmos. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go back->CIT1]]</h3>}

{(masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) You remain motionless so as not to attract attention. The burrow is too narrow to let the creature pass undisturbed: soon it bumps into you and notices your presence. The menacing growl it makes paralyzes you for a fatal split second. The being strikes you violently with its claws, ripping through your chest. The hemolymph that gushes out covers your circuits. You crumple as you get hit by a shower of blows. You are dead within moments. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->INCROCIO]]</h3>}

L.U.P.O.: Who are you?

L.U.P.O.: Where am I?

L.U.P.O.: I was on an exploration mission...

L.U.P.O.: The covenant of Laar...

L.U.P.O.: A deep heart?!

L.U.P.O.: Ktolon?

L.U.P.O.: What will happen?

L.U.P.O.: Who are you really?

L.U.P.O.: Hyperwülff...

L.U.P.O.: Am I dead?

{ (unless: (track: 'siren', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'siren', 'loop', true) (track: 'siren', 'play')] (set: $showFooter to true) (set: $death to 0) (set: $secret to 0) <imm><img src="files/INIZIALE.gif" alt="Initial Conditions"></imm> A constant, rythmic pulsation pushes against your brain. A reddish shade fills your vision. As you struggle to regain control, you realize that the pulsation comes from an instrument panel in front of you. You are in a vehicle traveling at dangerous speed towards the surface of a planet you don't recognize. The signal warns you of the imminent crash. <br> You snap back to reality and take a closer look to the instrument panel. The red flash shows a sign in the middle: <br> <h4>[(font: "Courier New")[AUTO PILOT OFF - LANDING SEQ RQST]]</h4> You understand that you need to act quickly, but you can't remember who you are, or why you are in that situation. You turn around looking for help. Behind you, you notice two cryopods containing two men. The symbol on the pod shells burns into your retinas. <br> <br> <h3>(t8n-arrive: "instant")+(t8n-depart: "instant")[[Blackout->FLASH]]</h3> }

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{<imm><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76472d_9af04d92f3044f63923177958bb5b46b~mv2.gif" alt="condizioni iniziali"></imm> //Stele di Laar// <br> An ancient relic that holds the power to awaken the Hyperwülff, the colossus that protected planet Erion. After the destruction of the planet, the Stele is the only thing that holds Him tied to this space-time dimension. <br> The Stele has never been activated outside of its mother planet. Despite this, Sarge and Wülff hope that they'll be able to use it to contact the Ktolon colossus. <br> <br> <h3>[[Go back->BASECAMP]]</h3>}

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{<style> #audio-controls { display:none; } </style> -- NOTABLE EVENTS DATABASE -- AREA 18Y451 CUP5 -- *The following events are extracted automatically from altitude seismographs and basal frequency meter logs - the timecode refers to the date of collection - <br> KEY: TS-Timestamp | ED-Event Description | OC-Operator Comment* <br> <br> `--C001-- TS | Y435-5888-7f ED | RS inversion OC | None (JJ)` <br> <br> `--C002-- TS | Y435-6014-4a ED | Asynchronous SR inversion (L-R-A-A-9) OC | Inversion peaks caused power surges in sector C-152. Dispatched a team to check the state of power transformers. All inductors need to be changed. (DB)` <br> <br> `--C003-- TS | Y435-8382-9z ED | RS inversion OC | None - Happy new year to all personnel! (JJ)` <br> <br> `--C004-- TS | Y436-0001-1a ED | Synchronous infra-oscillation (R-L-A-A-x) OC | Ktolon went back to its place just in time for the new year's toast. Cheers everyone!(JJ)` <br> <br> `--C005-- TS | Y436-0388-7h ED | SR synchronous inversion (L-L-x-x-9) OC | Local population report that a crater opened approximately 50 leagues from the epicenter of inversion. Dispatched geological recon team to assess the situation. (DB)` <br> <br> `--C006-- TS | Y436-4447-1a ED | Unrecognized event (L-L-x-x-9) OC | Geo recon team reports unusual equipment malfunctions. Local population also talks about strange mutations in the local fauna. Personnel was unable to gather any tangible evidence about it. (JJ)` <br> <br> `--C007-- TS | Y437-0013-7f ED | Unrecognized event (L-L-x-x-9) OC | An operator from the geo survey team claims to have seen a local inhabitant eating rocks from the site of the crater. The event has been reported to health services for possible psychosis. (FR)` <br> <br> `--C008-- TS | Y437-3452-4r ED | SR synchronous inversion (R-H-x-B-7) OC | Another crater opened not far from the inversion's epicenter. Geo recon team is monitoring the situation. (FR)` <br> <br> `--C009-- TS | Y437-3561-4t ED | Unrecognized event (L-L-x-x-9) OC | Statement from geo recon team leader HW: "About a dozen local inhabitants gathered around the mouth of the crater in catatonic state. They were looking down into the crater and making a moaning sound. When team members approached to check what was going on, they were brutally attacked by the mob. Deployed stun turrets to stop them. Health services alerted. The situation is not looking good." (JJ)` <br> <br> `--C010-- TS | Y437-7021-2b ED | Unrecognized event (R-H-x-B-7) OC | Operator JJ has been removed from his post after attacking a team member while gathering samples from the area of the inversion. (FR)` <br> <br> `--C011-- TS | Y438-3452-4r ED | Unrecognized event (R-H-x-B-7) OC | The stone` <br> <br> `--C012-- TS | Y439-0388-7h ED | Unrecognized event (L-L-x-x-9) OC | Through the power of the stone I have shaped my image.` <br> <br> <br> <h1>[[Esci dal database->REWARD]]</h1> }

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{ (masteraudio: 'stopall') (track: 'gameover', 'playwhenpossible', 'loop', true) <imm><img src="files/GAMEOVER.gif" alt="Game Over"/></imm> (set: $death to it +1) You point your claw at the mole-mans and fire, in a desperate attempt to slow them down. After a short parabola, the hook drives into the stone a few feet below, not bothering your opponents in the least. <br> As they tear into your abdomen with their claws, you can't help but think how stupid your idea was. <br> You look down. Your energy core is exposed and pulsing ever so faintly. You shut down hopelessly in the darkness of that cavern. <br> The mission is failed. <br> <br> <h3>[[Try again->CAVERNA]]</h3> }

{<imm><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76472d_313d27efecd14b0f926f76715be7e2ee~mv2.gif" alt=""/></imm> (set: $autodist to true) (t8n: "dissolve")+(t8n-time: 2s)[ Here's a factor you had only marginally considered: as planets that are part of the same system, Ktolon and Erion share some basic characteristics, including the quality of the energy coming from their cores. ] <br> (after: 5s)[ (t8n: "dissolve")+(t8n-time: 2s)[ Although Ktolon's energy is weak, as soon as you trigger the overload of your systems, something in the cave begins to resonate with you. Your chest opens and the entire cavern gets gradually flooded with light. The giant structure at the center begins to glow with a violent purple shimmer. ] ] <br> (after: 10s)[ (t8n: "dissolve")+(t8n-time: 2s)[ The mole-men stop hitting you and watch in awe at what is happening before their eyes. Their faces seem to have turned anger into ecstasy. ] ] <br> (after: 15s)[ (t8n: "dissolve")+(t8n-time: 2s)[ They start throwing themselves at you by the dozens, hundreds, thousands. One after another they throw themselves to their deaths. ] ] <br> (after: 20s)[ (t8n: "dissolve")+(t8n-time: 2s)[ One after another they rush to bathe in that light. ] ] <br> (after: 25s)[ (t8n: "dissolve")+(t8n-time: 2s)[ And you could swear that in their once-human faces, now destroyed by who knows what mutation, you can catch a glimpse of something you might call happiness. ] ] <br> <br> (after: 30s)[ (t8n: "dissolve")+(t8n-time: 2s)[ <H3>[[Go to the ending->FINALE 1]]</h3> ] ] }

{(track: 'wind', 'fadeout', 12) (unless: (track: 'montagna', 'isplaying'))[ (track: 'montagna', 'loop', true) (track: 'montagna', 'play')] <imm><img src="files/map2.gif" alt=""/></imm> The volcano is composed of a metallic crystal-like material. From the distance at which you stand, its rippled surfaces resemble the muscle bands of an ancestral behemoth at rest. Small, vegetation-like ice formations speckle its slopes. <br> <br> [[<h3>Go back</h3>->MONTAGNA 2]] }

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{<style> #audio-controls { display:none; } </style> <imm><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76472d_3cab06a612ee4426acd94c2bf9eb5668~mv2.png" alt="condizioni iniziali"></imm> Void and Descent is an interactive tale set in the Hyperwülff universe. <br> During the story, you will be presented with choices that will affect the progress of the story. On some occasions you will also need to resolve conflicts, for which you will be required to roll a virtual die. <br> The story is divided into different scenarios. Once you reach an ending, you can restart the game and visit the other scenarios. <br> Have fun! <br> <br> <h1>[[EXIT->MAIN]]</h1> }