Book provided by: @Jawmuncher
Written & Translated by: @Nora
Introduction
Note: this article assumes at least a single playthrough worth of familiarity with Dino Crisis 2. Also, spoilers.
The book is about 100 pages and is dubbed the "final manuscript," although as you will see, it isn't nearly as final. It's part of a "series" of Flagship books that were internally given to employees of Capcom Japan. Among others, there were such scriptbooks for Biohazard (Resident Evil), Dino Crisis and Onimusha games.
The book itself is separated into 3 main sections:
The book itself is separated into 3 main sections:
1. development credits
2. main scenario
a. scenario
b. gameplay events
c. dialogues
d. files
3. revisions
2. main scenario
a. scenario
b. gameplay events
c. dialogues
d. files
3. revisions
The development credits section is a shorter version of what rolls at the end of the game, but the roles and team members listed are the same. The main scenario is the bulk of the book and the focus of this analysis, while the revision section contains alterations to existing segments of the book, which represent the actual final versions of progression and dialogue.
The Main Scenario
As mentioned above, the bulk of the book is the main scenario as written by Flagship's Noboru Sugimura, Hirano Yosuke and Kishiko Miyagi. It is divided into sections based on areas and main gameplay goals. Below I'll highlight differences and give full translations for cut or notably different dialogues, files and events.
Characters
First, let's see the characters of the game. They are the same as the cast of the final game, but some are named differently and there are differences in their affiliation and characterisation.
First lieutenant Dylan Morton, 25; he is described as a Green Beret instead of a T.R.A.T. member, and in general, there is no mention of the team in the book.
First lieutenant Dylan Morton, 25; he is described as a Green Beret instead of a T.R.A.T. member, and in general, there is no mention of the team in the book.
First lieutenant John "Cowboy" Smith, 26; similarly to Dylan, he is also described as a Green Beret, and the same goes for the rest of the soldiers in the intro. This character is the same as David Falk in the final game both in design (notably wearing a cowboy hate and face paint) and personality.
Regina (no surname given), 23; her affiliation is listed as separate from the Green Berets, just like in the final game, but instead of S.O.R.T., her team is only described as "United States Secret Military Service AAA" something that could just as well be a placeholder.
Paula is also listed with no notable difference, while "Old Dylan" is simply referred to as "Man." This is not necessarily unusual: scripts often refer to characters with an ambigious or unknown identity non-specifically until they are revealed in the story as well.
Finally, Dr. Kirk is given the first name Raymond, which lines up with the multiple different first names he has been given throughout the series such as Will or Edward.
Another very important thing to note is that Dylan's and Regina's relationship is a lot more cooperative, missing are the snappy dialogues and remarks. This is one of the main things later added by the revision, probably to give more flavour to dialogue.
Another very important thing to note is that Dylan's and Regina's relationship is a lot more cooperative, missing are the snappy dialogues and remarks. This is one of the main things later added by the revision, probably to give more flavour to dialogue.
Story
Next, the onset of the story. Just like with the characters, this script gives a little bit more context to it, and similarly it mentions another US owned organisation, something that was removed from the final game, and in general, the script is a lot more specific about details.
It describes that one year has passed since the first game, and that the Third Energy research is taken over by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—NASA, from Dr. Raymond Kirk. Research starts in a US military base located in the Mid-Western region of America. But an accident even greater than last time happened, and the base and the city lying next to it was transported to the Cretaceous Period.
Another notable point is that Dylan's monologue also contains some discrepancies. He describes the date as 10th May, 2020 and it is consistently referred to be the year compared to the final game that sets the year as 2010. He also explicitly states that the area and 1300 people were transported back 65 million years through a gate.
It describes that one year has passed since the first game, and that the Third Energy research is taken over by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—NASA, from Dr. Raymond Kirk. Research starts in a US military base located in the Mid-Western region of America. But an accident even greater than last time happened, and the base and the city lying next to it was transported to the Cretaceous Period.
Another notable point is that Dylan's monologue also contains some discrepancies. He describes the date as 10th May, 2020 and it is consistently referred to be the year compared to the final game that sets the year as 2010. He also explicitly states that the area and 1300 people were transported back 65 million years through a gate.
After this, the CG intro sequence is described as the same as it is in the final game, except for the very end: Dylan uses his "standard item" (in the final game, it's a machete) to get through a steel gate, and instead of escaping alongside Regina, now he is alone, and so the scene plays out a lot shorter. Instead of Regina, Dylan tries to radio and reach Cowboy and (in her absence now) Regina as well, and then just tells himself (instead of Regina) to calm down, since there are more than a thousand survivors.
Interestingly, the book notes that at this point you can freely go back to the patrol ship and the area of the intro sequence's carnage, and you could even take it to other areas since it's still in working conditions, but you can't actually progress anywhere because the entrances to other areas are locked. This is something that's not possible in the final game, because the gate leading back to the ship is locked.
Interestingly, the book notes that at this point you can freely go back to the patrol ship and the area of the intro sequence's carnage, and you could even take it to other areas since it's still in working conditions, but you can't actually progress anywhere because the entrances to other areas are locked. This is something that's not possible in the final game, because the gate leading back to the ship is locked.
At the next point of interest, Dylan runs into the so-called "full faces" or "helmet people" (coming from their fully covering helmet). In the original script, Dylan tries to reason with them in spite of being attacked compared to the final version where he just tries to get away, and another intersting bit to note is that when the T-Rex attacks, according to the script, he kicks the door in, while in the final game, it just leads into a regular door transition scene.
The next scene plays out fairly differently to the retail version. As Dylan enters the base, in a hallway, the floor gives in, and he falls down with no exit in sight. In the final version however, he gets into a similar predicament by using the wrong access card. In both cases, Dylan tries to reach his comrades via radio, and gets a response from Regina, but in the script, this is the first time they get in contact since the intro sequence, so Dylan first enquires about what happened to her and Cowboy, and in response, Regina informs him that Cowboy and she got separated in the commotion. In the place of this dialogue, the retail version instead offers some banter between them continuing their teasing each other from an earlier sequence. As I mentioned previously, their interactions are a lot more helpful and neutral in this early version rather than being snappy or sassy.
Just like in the retail game, the player now assumes the control of Regina, but during the sequence with her, the scriptbook describes one feature seemingly cut from the final game as the following:
13. Jungle (Regina's course)
<Cutscene start, event (6)>
With that, Regina's foot presses a switch on the ground that's been hiding in the grass with a click. At the same time, a trap set-up in the ground in front of her activates, and a spear flies out with a whoosing sound.
<Cutscene end>
Regina dodges it. If it were to hit, it would deal moderate damage. From this point on, all sorts of traps will be lying in wait for Regina. Pits, spears, falling rocks. Getting caught by these traps doesn't mean immedate death, but will result in a fair amount of damage.
<Cutscene start, event (6)>
With that, Regina's foot presses a switch on the ground that's been hiding in the grass with a click. At the same time, a trap set-up in the ground in front of her activates, and a spear flies out with a whoosing sound.
<Cutscene end>
Regina dodges it. If it were to hit, it would deal moderate damage. From this point on, all sorts of traps will be lying in wait for Regina. Pits, spears, falling rocks. Getting caught by these traps doesn't mean immedate death, but will result in a fair amount of damage.
The next scene after is Regina getting attacked by the helmet people. The main difference here is some details from her tussle with Paula. For one, she is even more ferocious, and straight out attacks Regina when she helps her up at the bridge, the scriptbook also goes into detail that she subdues the girl by "straddling on her back like on a horse."
After this, Regina rescues Dylan, and while in the game she explains what has happened, the script just says the scene fades out with Dylan filled in off-screen.
Once the player takes control of Dylan and ends up in the the Precision Lab, the area is full of broken and damaged glass tubes intertwined with vines. It's slightly visible in the retail game, but the script book elaborates that these tubes are full of young men and women for a yet unspecified reason.
Once the player takes control of Dylan and ends up in the the Precision Lab, the area is full of broken and damaged glass tubes intertwined with vines. It's slightly visible in the retail game, but the script book elaborates that these tubes are full of young men and women for a yet unspecified reason.
The next few scenes play out pretty much the same between the script and the final game, and the only noteworthy thing is during the fight on the lake against Plesiosauruses is that the script identifies the the weapon used as a 20 mm auto-canon.
The next main difference comes in the underwater section near the Third Energy Reactor with Regina. In the retail game, she has to fend off a Plesiosaurus as its damaging the reactor, but in the original script, the event was going to play out entirely differently with no fight against the dinosaur:
The next main difference comes in the underwater section near the Third Energy Reactor with Regina. In the retail game, she has to fend off a Plesiosaurus as its damaging the reactor, but in the original script, the event was going to play out entirely differently with no fight against the dinosaur:
After 2-3 tackles against it, the outer wall explodes and falls apart.
With lights flickering, the buzzer of alarms reverberate in the room. A computer voice drones:
[Computer voice]
"The Third Energy Reactor has been destroyed. Emergency power has been activated, and to prevent a chain explosion, the underwater facility will be completely locked down. Vital personnel should evacuate immediately." (repeats)
Lights all go out for a moment, and then emergency lights flare up.
There is an elevator in this room, but because the electricity is down, it doesn't work.
Regina pulls out her radio device:
[Regina]
"Dylan, Dylan, respond!"
29. Patrol Boat Radio Room
Dylan stands in front of the radio system.
[Dylan]
"What happened?"
[Regina's voice]
"It's your turn to save me this time. I'm stuck underwater. There has to be an auxiliary power system for the elevator somewhere. Search for it, and activate it."
With lights flickering, the buzzer of alarms reverberate in the room. A computer voice drones:
[Computer voice]
"The Third Energy Reactor has been destroyed. Emergency power has been activated, and to prevent a chain explosion, the underwater facility will be completely locked down. Vital personnel should evacuate immediately." (repeats)
Lights all go out for a moment, and then emergency lights flare up.
There is an elevator in this room, but because the electricity is down, it doesn't work.
Regina pulls out her radio device:
[Regina]
"Dylan, Dylan, respond!"
29. Patrol Boat Radio Room
Dylan stands in front of the radio system.
[Dylan]
"What happened?"
[Regina's voice]
"It's your turn to save me this time. I'm stuck underwater. There has to be an auxiliary power system for the elevator somewhere. Search for it, and activate it."
Then the player takes control of Dylan, which doesn't happen in the retail game. He has to fight his way through to get to the control facility. Once he makes his way in, he turns on the auxiliary electricity. As the elevator activates, Regina comes up and the normal cutscene starts where they meet and Cowboy calls, but before that, altered dialogue plays out:
[Regina]
"Thank you for helping me out."
[Dylan]
"You're welcome." (smiles)
"Thank you for helping me out."
[Dylan]
"You're welcome." (smiles)
This dialogue is again in place of a more snappier exchange. In the correspondence with Cowboy/David, some details are different or more specific. The town is interestingly not named yet only referred to as "XX Town" tentatively, but it does specify that it is 5 km to the East from their current location instead of saying "not far" showing just how wide the scope of the spatial displacement was. As they reach the next area, a cutscene plays where they identify marks left behind by Cowboy, in the game, it's a triangle, but in the scriptbook, it is a star shape.
The next set of events are quite packed and hectic, and originally their order was going to play out differently, with a slightly different outcome and motivation Below, you can find two flowcharts that show the events:
The next set of events are quite packed and hectic, and originally their order was going to play out differently, with a slightly different outcome and motivation Below, you can find two flowcharts that show the events:
Later, Dylan is attacked by one of the Helmet People, Paula appears on scene and helps out, and it results in the Helmet Person falling off a ledge, and the girl runs away. In the commotion however, Paula drops her necklace that turns out to be belonging to Dylan's deceased sister. He tells his "origin story" to Regina when she arrives on the scene, but in the scriptbook there is one additional line as he elaborates:
[Dylan]
"Then I came home, and there lay in front of me a cold-blooded sight... [...]"
"Then I came home, and there lay in front of me a cold-blooded sight... [...]"
In the segment that follows, the player takes control of Regina to find the Third Energy Data Disk. Once she does, the following scene also plays out differently due to the previous alternations to the T-Rex's fate.
Afterwards, the boss fight commences against the Giganotosaurus, and it ends with it destroying the missile. Which causes a chain reaction, and the whole area goes up in flames, however in the scriptbook the situation is a lot more dire with consequences lasting until the very end of the game:
[Computer voice]
"The missile has been destroyed and the self-destruct system has been activated. The explosion will destroy everything in a 30km² vicinity. There are 2 hours remaining until detonation. Important personnel should evacuate immediately."
"The missile has been destroyed and the self-destruct system has been activated. The explosion will destroy everything in a 30km² vicinity. There are 2 hours remaining until detonation. Important personnel should evacuate immediately."
With that, the group (Dylan, Regina and Cowboy) reunites and leaves to the final area on the patrol boat. With different circumstances, the conversation they have befo they arrive at the sluice gate is slightly different and longer:
[Dylan]
"Are you okay, Regina? Get on quick!"
As Regina gets on the boat,
[Cowboy]
"This must be a joke. We're goners with just 2 hours left."
[Dylan]
(looking at his watch) "To be precise, we only have 1 hour and 30 minutes left."
[Cowboy]
"Fuuuck. Isn't there a gate activator somewhere?!"
[Regina]
(suddenly looking up) "That's it! There's a possibility that there might be a gate activator here."
She rolls out a map and points at the location.
[Regina]
"The new Third Energy Lab! We have to go there."
[Dylan]
"It's at the very boundary of the spatial displacement area though. I'm not sure whether there's anything left of the building after the space-time warp."
[Cowboy]
"We can't worry about that now. Nowhere else left to go."
"Are you okay, Regina? Get on quick!"
As Regina gets on the boat,
[Cowboy]
"This must be a joke. We're goners with just 2 hours left."
[Dylan]
(looking at his watch) "To be precise, we only have 1 hour and 30 minutes left."
[Cowboy]
"Fuuuck. Isn't there a gate activator somewhere?!"
[Regina]
(suddenly looking up) "That's it! There's a possibility that there might be a gate activator here."
She rolls out a map and points at the location.
[Regina]
"The new Third Energy Lab! We have to go there."
[Dylan]
"It's at the very boundary of the spatial displacement area though. I'm not sure whether there's anything left of the building after the space-time warp."
[Cowboy]
"We can't worry about that now. Nowhere else left to go."
Following this exchange, much like in the retail game, the characters find themselves at a sluice gate, and the player has to fend off Raptors to protect Cowboy; however, the scene afterwards plays out fairly differently, including Cowbody's/David's death:
Then, at that point, the long neck of a Plesiosaurus rises from the river, and it tackles the patrol boat.
Against its force, the mooring line of the patrol boat rips off, and it's being dragged to the other side of the sluice gate.
[Regina]
(from the top of the deck) "Dylan! Cowboy!"
[Dylan]
"Cowboy!" (starts running)
Cowboy also starts descending from the concrete elevation in a frenzy, and begins running although lagging behind.
Reaching the patrol boat still being dragged away, Dylan hops on deck. Cowboy is also in tow, but as the boat is dragged further and further, the distance isn't getting any shorter.
[Dylan]
"Cowboy!" (reaching his hand out)
Cowboy also reaches out his hand in desperation, and tries to grab Dylan's but he just can't reach it.
The desperation grows on Cowboy's face.
The boat is being dragged farther.
Cowboy then jumps in a last ditch effort! Jumps into the river, and with his every strength starts swimming, but in the next moment, breaking the surface of the water, the Plesiosaurus appears and gulps down Cowboy with one breath.
[Dylan]
"Cowboy!"
The muddy water whirlpools, and Cowboy never surfaces again. Lying on his knees on the deck, Dylan bites into his lips dejected. Then,
[Regina]
"Dylan!"
A cave appears in front of the boat, and it is thrusted inside with great force.
The image turns pitch black, as the sound of the muddy water and two's screams echo.
[Dylan and Regina]
"Aaaaah!"
Against its force, the mooring line of the patrol boat rips off, and it's being dragged to the other side of the sluice gate.
[Regina]
(from the top of the deck) "Dylan! Cowboy!"
[Dylan]
"Cowboy!" (starts running)
Cowboy also starts descending from the concrete elevation in a frenzy, and begins running although lagging behind.
Reaching the patrol boat still being dragged away, Dylan hops on deck. Cowboy is also in tow, but as the boat is dragged further and further, the distance isn't getting any shorter.
[Dylan]
"Cowboy!" (reaching his hand out)
Cowboy also reaches out his hand in desperation, and tries to grab Dylan's but he just can't reach it.
The desperation grows on Cowboy's face.
The boat is being dragged farther.
Cowboy then jumps in a last ditch effort! Jumps into the river, and with his every strength starts swimming, but in the next moment, breaking the surface of the water, the Plesiosaurus appears and gulps down Cowboy with one breath.
[Dylan]
"Cowboy!"
The muddy water whirlpools, and Cowboy never surfaces again. Lying on his knees on the deck, Dylan bites into his lips dejected. Then,
[Regina]
"Dylan!"
A cave appears in front of the boat, and it is thrusted inside with great force.
The image turns pitch black, as the sound of the muddy water and two's screams echo.
[Dylan and Regina]
"Aaaaah!"
After all this goes down, Dylan reaches a circular complex alone, in the retail game Paula appears, trying to formulate words, and she, for all intents and purposes leads Dylan inside, but in the scriptbook they only meet much later, and Dylan has to solve a difficult situation:
He cannot find any entryway into the building, and as he looks for one, a laser activated trap triggers sirens that bring Raptors into the area. The player has to navigate around the building and find the switch that deactivates the traps. Once that's done, part of the building finally opens up as the entrance in an area with 4 pillars with Paula waiting inside. She, like in the retail game, leads Dylan inside, but as he tries to talk to her, she doesn't respond. Inside, Dylan sees tubes full of what looks like skeletonised corpses and the whole area gives off an eerie vibe.
Going further into the complex with Paula, Dylan is confronted by a room with a computer and a huge screen. This is the final revelation of the game, but the underlying reasons for it in the scriptbook are fairly different.
He cannot find any entryway into the building, and as he looks for one, a laser activated trap triggers sirens that bring Raptors into the area. The player has to navigate around the building and find the switch that deactivates the traps. Once that's done, part of the building finally opens up as the entrance in an area with 4 pillars with Paula waiting inside. She, like in the retail game, leads Dylan inside, but as he tries to talk to her, she doesn't respond. Inside, Dylan sees tubes full of what looks like skeletonised corpses and the whole area gives off an eerie vibe.
Going further into the complex with Paula, Dylan is confronted by a room with a computer and a huge screen. This is the final revelation of the game, but the underlying reasons for it in the scriptbook are fairly different.
<Cutscene starts, event (27)>
Paula turns on the computer with accustomed hand movements. Dylan looks at Paula perplexed. Then, on the the screen behind them the image of a white-haired old man emerges. But the screen looks garbled and the face of the man isn't clear.
[Man]
"I've been waiting for you First Lieutenant Dylan... You've read the file, haven't you?"
[Dylan]
"Huh?!"
[Man]
"As I'd known of your arrival for a long time, I left this recording for you."
[Dylan]
"Who are you?! How do you know who I am?!"
[Man]
"Calm down, and listen. As written there, it's 10th August 2065 AD. In other words, 45 years after the 2020 you're living in, our "Noah's Ark Plan" has reached its goal.
One after another, images of dinosaurs are displayed on the screen
[Man]
"That is to say, that we've succeeded at bringing the dinosaurs 3 million years into the future where you are at the moment."
[Dylan]
(astonished) "What?! Then, you're saying this isn't the Cretaceous Period, but 3 million years in the future?!"
He looks back at Paula, but she is smiling as she hits some keys.
Images of the construction of this structure are show one after another on the screen.
[Man]
"The place where you are now is a building that has a life-support control system, constructed to defend the dinosaurs and animals it carries from natural disasters and illnesses. Many researchers and engineers alongside their families departed from our time in order to build it."
A large goup of researchers enjoying themselves and relaxing with their families are shown.
[Man]
"But, immediately after this place was completed, a virus that only infects people appeared, spreading... One by one, friend and family died."
[Dylan]
"!"
[Man]
"Those of us feeling fed-up tried to use the gate and return to our time. But, the goverment denied us that. Unsurprisingly. Bringing back an unknown virus and having the world fall into danger wasn't an option."
At that moment, the screen went static and the man's voice couldn't be heard anymore.
But Paula hit the keys looking entertained.
Once again, the image of the man emerges on the screen. Just like before, the image is garbled and his face unidentifiable.
[Man]
(with a voice full of pain) "Nothing can be done now... We're locked inside this word... and just like that 15 years passed. Everyone from my group is gone. And I, too, will probably be dead by tomorrow."
[Dylan]
"?!"
[Man]
(bitterly) "My wife Julia also died. Ah, my beloved Paula was also afflicted by the virus... Paula... Paula!"
Paula hearing that starts speaking the same way:
[Paula]
"Paula... Paula!"
A photo of Paula's head is displayed on the screen. Of the very same Paula standing there.
[Dylan]
(turning to her) "Paula?! So that's your name!"
Then, Paula looks at the screen, and starts laughing in a high-pitced voice. Dylan, turning back, sees the previously unrecognisable man's face on the screen.
A stubborn-looking white-haired old man.
[Paula]
(pointing at the screen) "Pa-Papa...Papa...Papa...Papaaaa!"
Suddenly, clinging into Dylan, she starts caressing his face. And from her eyes, big drops of tears start to flow.
[Dylan]
"St-stop. What're you trying to do?!"
[Man]
"Listen here, Dylan. In long years of research, the virus was exterminated but in that long time, Paula, harmed by the disease, is even now at the verge of life and death... so, we placed the weakened Paula and my colleagues' children into life-support devices that are lined up in the corner of this room, and put them to sleep."
Taken aback, Dylan turns towards the lined-up glass containers.
[Man]
"Until your arrival, the computer keeping the the dinosaurs at bay will be taking care of them too. For that reason, make sure under no circumstances are you to attack the dinosaurs. When they wake up, Paula and the others, having received traning in their sleep, may attack you as they've become very fond of the dinosaurs."
[Dylan]
"...!"
[Man]
"Please. Wake the children from their slumber, then bring them with you to your own time. Please... Lastly, I assume you'd like to know who I am. My name is Ex-American Special Forces Green Beret, Colonel Dylan Morton. In other words: you."
The white-haired old man's face morphs into present time Dylan's face.
Dylan stands still in shock.
[Dylan]
"That can't be! This is what I look like in the future?! Then, standing here, Paula, she's my daughter..."
Paula smiles.
[Man]
"The punchline to a time paradox. I'm counting on you, Dylan"
At that very moment, a bang, a tremendous vibration spreads all over.
Paula turns on the computer with accustomed hand movements. Dylan looks at Paula perplexed. Then, on the the screen behind them the image of a white-haired old man emerges. But the screen looks garbled and the face of the man isn't clear.
[Man]
"I've been waiting for you First Lieutenant Dylan... You've read the file, haven't you?"
[Dylan]
"Huh?!"
[Man]
"As I'd known of your arrival for a long time, I left this recording for you."
[Dylan]
"Who are you?! How do you know who I am?!"
[Man]
"Calm down, and listen. As written there, it's 10th August 2065 AD. In other words, 45 years after the 2020 you're living in, our "Noah's Ark Plan" has reached its goal.
One after another, images of dinosaurs are displayed on the screen
[Man]
"That is to say, that we've succeeded at bringing the dinosaurs 3 million years into the future where you are at the moment."
[Dylan]
(astonished) "What?! Then, you're saying this isn't the Cretaceous Period, but 3 million years in the future?!"
He looks back at Paula, but she is smiling as she hits some keys.
Images of the construction of this structure are show one after another on the screen.
[Man]
"The place where you are now is a building that has a life-support control system, constructed to defend the dinosaurs and animals it carries from natural disasters and illnesses. Many researchers and engineers alongside their families departed from our time in order to build it."
A large goup of researchers enjoying themselves and relaxing with their families are shown.
[Man]
"But, immediately after this place was completed, a virus that only infects people appeared, spreading... One by one, friend and family died."
[Dylan]
"!"
[Man]
"Those of us feeling fed-up tried to use the gate and return to our time. But, the goverment denied us that. Unsurprisingly. Bringing back an unknown virus and having the world fall into danger wasn't an option."
At that moment, the screen went static and the man's voice couldn't be heard anymore.
But Paula hit the keys looking entertained.
Once again, the image of the man emerges on the screen. Just like before, the image is garbled and his face unidentifiable.
[Man]
(with a voice full of pain) "Nothing can be done now... We're locked inside this word... and just like that 15 years passed. Everyone from my group is gone. And I, too, will probably be dead by tomorrow."
[Dylan]
"?!"
[Man]
(bitterly) "My wife Julia also died. Ah, my beloved Paula was also afflicted by the virus... Paula... Paula!"
Paula hearing that starts speaking the same way:
[Paula]
"Paula... Paula!"
A photo of Paula's head is displayed on the screen. Of the very same Paula standing there.
[Dylan]
(turning to her) "Paula?! So that's your name!"
Then, Paula looks at the screen, and starts laughing in a high-pitced voice. Dylan, turning back, sees the previously unrecognisable man's face on the screen.
A stubborn-looking white-haired old man.
[Paula]
(pointing at the screen) "Pa-Papa...Papa...Papa...Papaaaa!"
Suddenly, clinging into Dylan, she starts caressing his face. And from her eyes, big drops of tears start to flow.
[Dylan]
"St-stop. What're you trying to do?!"
[Man]
"Listen here, Dylan. In long years of research, the virus was exterminated but in that long time, Paula, harmed by the disease, is even now at the verge of life and death... so, we placed the weakened Paula and my colleagues' children into life-support devices that are lined up in the corner of this room, and put them to sleep."
Taken aback, Dylan turns towards the lined-up glass containers.
[Man]
"Until your arrival, the computer keeping the the dinosaurs at bay will be taking care of them too. For that reason, make sure under no circumstances are you to attack the dinosaurs. When they wake up, Paula and the others, having received traning in their sleep, may attack you as they've become very fond of the dinosaurs."
[Dylan]
"...!"
[Man]
"Please. Wake the children from their slumber, then bring them with you to your own time. Please... Lastly, I assume you'd like to know who I am. My name is Ex-American Special Forces Green Beret, Colonel Dylan Morton. In other words: you."
The white-haired old man's face morphs into present time Dylan's face.
Dylan stands still in shock.
[Dylan]
"That can't be! This is what I look like in the future?! Then, standing here, Paula, she's my daughter..."
Paula smiles.
[Man]
"The punchline to a time paradox. I'm counting on you, Dylan"
At that very moment, a bang, a tremendous vibration spreads all over.
After this the game ends in the same fashion it does in the retail version (although the timer says 10 minutes remaining instead of 5): with Paula getting stuck under rubble and Dylan staying behind, down to the very last scene that is the close-up on the broken helmet of one of the Helmet People with no further explanation and just a roll of the credits with the final line being:
In an exploding world 3 million years in the future...
THE END
THE END
Files
The book also includes six files fully or partially written. These are either not in the game or are altered significantly. The names are tentative, the book sometimes offers multiple options for the name too. And sometimes the text is just an outline or idea of what the file should read. In order of appearance, these files are the following (fully translated):
The first file is one your start with in your inventory; in the final game, there is also a starting file but it contains gameplay tips. This one is solely for lore. You do get occasional "current mission" type files or rather notifications in the final game, but nothing concrete like this.
Orders
The Third Energy data that was housed in a laboratory within an army base was transported to the Cretaceous Period in its entirety in a spatial displacement accident. Obtain it and return.
Soldiers from the base, residents of the adjacent town—in total about 1300 people were transported to the Cretaceous Period in the spatial displacement accident. Verify and rescue those survivors.
In order to return to the current time, use the eon migrator "gate." The gate's startup device is in the patrol boat, use it from ashore.
Soldiers from the base, residents of the adjacent town—in total about 1300 people were transported to the Cretaceous Period in the spatial displacement accident. Verify and rescue those survivors.
In order to return to the current time, use the eon migrator "gate." The gate's startup device is in the patrol boat, use it from ashore.
The second file is found in the Third Energy Lab area, and it's more of a rough compilation of what multiple files should read, and it does contain information that can be found in various files in the game albeit a bit differently.
A Group of Resercher's Notes and Files
Something like: Researchers in a spatial displacement got transported to the Cretaceous Period, and because of that they continued their research on opening the gate day and night to get back to their own time.
But time passed with no solution in sight, and three years went by since the spatial displacement, and nearly all of the researchers and soldiers died.
It should read: But they didn't die solely from dinosaur attacks. A large number of people got killed as a mysterious Helmet Militia made their appearance.
It should read: On top of that, townspeople living in the neighbourhoods West of the town's lake were getting attacked by Raptors spewing poisonous mucus, of which even its gases are poisonous; to seek help soldiers were dispatched carrying all the gas masks from the base, and because of that, researchers couldn't relocate even if they wanted to.
But time passed with no solution in sight, and three years went by since the spatial displacement, and nearly all of the researchers and soldiers died.
It should read: But they didn't die solely from dinosaur attacks. A large number of people got killed as a mysterious Helmet Militia made their appearance.
It should read: On top of that, townspeople living in the neighbourhoods West of the town's lake were getting attacked by Raptors spewing poisonous mucus, of which even its gases are poisonous; to seek help soldiers were dispatched carrying all the gas masks from the base, and because of that, researchers couldn't relocate even if they wanted to.
The next file is found in the precision room near the tubes with bodies. This file also doesn't seem to have an equivalent in the final game, and it was supposed to be missing its other pages.
Researcher's File
It should read: These men and women lined up here are members of the mysterious Helmet Militia; this group aren't of the people who got spatially displaced from the peresent time, and there is a possibility that they are from an entirely different time period.
The fourth file is very short and the information it conveys can be found in the retail file "Preventative Maintenance."
Employee's File
It should read: The Third Energy Reactor that can be found here is gigantic, and requires a cooling device; therefore, we built the reactor at the bottom of the lake.
The fifth file is also a rough compilation of what multiple files should contain in the city area. These don't really have equivalents either, and they just generally describe the situation the townspeople found themselves in after the spatial displacement.
Residents' Diaries and Files
It should be written bitterly: After the spatial displacement, to protect the residents, one platoon of the soldiers from the base went to station at the town. But, the number of survivors gradually dwindled due to periodic attacks from Raptors. And at that rate, it was only a matter of time before everyone died.
It should read: The mysterious Helmet Milita doesn't belong to the citizens of this town, nor do they belong to the soldiers of the base. There's no doubt they got displaced from a different time period.
It should read: The mysterious Helmet Milita doesn't belong to the citizens of this town, nor do they belong to the soldiers of the base. There's no doubt they got displaced from a different time period.
The final file can be found in the Noah's Ark Facility, and is very similar to the Noah's Ark Plan file in the final game.
Noah's Ark Plan
The Third Energy developed by Dr. Raymond Kirk caused spatial displacement incidents as an unexpected side-effect.
Thus, it yielded a space-time warp to the Cretaceous Period 65 million years ago, and a gradually widening hole was identified. If left to its own devices, it causes harm to every ecosystem starting with the dinosaurs living in Cretaceous Period, and without a doubt, that will have a tremendous impact on the birth and evolution of all subsequent life-forms. Especially frightening is the conclusion I settled on: that as a result the birth of mankind will also not occur. With that, rounding up the entire Earth, animals of the Cretaceous Period must be herded through a gate, carried to a similar environment in the far future, and, once the danger is averted, returned to the Cretaceous Period again. This is what I figured out, and turned into reality.
Thus, it yielded a space-time warp to the Cretaceous Period 65 million years ago, and a gradually widening hole was identified. If left to its own devices, it causes harm to every ecosystem starting with the dinosaurs living in Cretaceous Period, and without a doubt, that will have a tremendous impact on the birth and evolution of all subsequent life-forms. Especially frightening is the conclusion I settled on: that as a result the birth of mankind will also not occur. With that, rounding up the entire Earth, animals of the Cretaceous Period must be herded through a gate, carried to a similar environment in the far future, and, once the danger is averted, returned to the Cretaceous Period again. This is what I figured out, and turned into reality.