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+ + diff --git a/mgs/materials/cheatsheet.tex b/mgs/materials/cheatsheet.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..535fc98 --- /dev/null +++ b/mgs/materials/cheatsheet.tex @@ -0,0 +1,547 @@ +\documentclass[12pt]{article} + +\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} + +% IDEA: partition entries into separate pages to force team communication +% +% Question ideas: +% +% Halftime: Read Snake monologue +% IDEA: put real S3 definition on back of halftime monologue sheet +% IDEA: put real S3 definition on separate sheet, hide in bathroom, set up +% Github Page explaining where to find it, put tinyurl link on inside of +% envelope containing halftime monologues +% IDEA: have teams pick names out of hat, (decoy, liquid, raging, ... and +% snake, ocelot, mama, ... etc.) +% +% Final ideas: +% Reconstruct timeline +% Character web +% +% Virtuous Mission +% Operation Snake Eater +% Les Enfants Terribles +% Big Boss is killed by Solid Snake in Zanzibarland +% Shadow Moses Incident +% Big Shell Incident +% The War Economy is instituted +% +% 1. Match pictures of Snakes with their codenames +% +% What does the S3 plan stand for? +% +% Why is Vamp seemingly immortal (nanomachines, one word answer, deduce from +% cheat sheet) +% +% Which character slept with his stepmom? +% +% Two different impersonations occur during the Shadow Moses Incident. For +% both, name the impersonator and who they impersonated. +% +% What do Deepthroat and Mr. X have in common? +% +% Match characters to their supernatural abilities +% +% +% +% +% +% +% Match characters to event they were a part of (maybe split into two questions +% for heros and villains) +% +% What two units have matching codenames (FOXHOUND and BB) +% Which character's real name is... +% +% Match first parts of character names with last part (not that good, can look +% at just character names) + + +\title{Metal Gear Solid Cheat Sheet} +\date{} + +\begin{document} +\maketitle +\begin{description} + \item [Arsenal Gear] is a submersible mobile fortress that can control + internet communications. It is also equipped with nuclear + weapons. It houses GW. + + \item [The Beauty and the Beast Unit] is a group of female soldiers + outfitted with advanced suits. Each suffers from intense PTSD, + and believe that killing Solid Snake will ease their anguish. + They are each hired by various PMCs as field commanders. The + unit consists of Laughing Octopus, Raging Raven, Crying Wolf, + and Screaming Mantis. + + \item [Big Boss] \textit{(Real name John, AKA Jack, Snake, Naked Snake, + Boss)} is the main playable character in Metal Gear Solid 3. + Considered to be the greatest soldier to ever live, he + eventually betrays the United States in an effort to create + Outer Heaven. He was cloned several times as a part of the Les + Enfants Terribles project, and is ultimately killed by one of + these clones (Solid Snake) in Zanzibarland. During Operation + Snake Eater, he wears a bandana belonging to The Boss. He also + wears an eye patch on his right eye due to it being shot out + during the operation. + + \item [The Big Shell] is (seemingly) an offshore cleanup facility + constructed after the sinking of an oil tanker off the coast of + Manhattan. In reality, the Big Shell is a front for Arsenal + Gear. + + \item [The Big Shell Incident] was an incident where Dead Cell took + hostage of President Johnson and several others aboard the Big + Shell. They supposedly demanded \$30 billion, and threatened to + destroy the Big Shell otherwise, which would theoretically lead + to an ecological disaster. It is slowly revealed that the + entire event, including the sinking of the tanker that + necessitated the Big Shell's construction, Dead Cell's takeover + of the facility, and the individual deaths that occurred during + the incident, were orchestrated by the Patriots as a part of + the S3 Plan. + + \item [The Boss] \textit{(AKA The Joy)} is the ``Mother of Special + Forces,'' the leader of the Cobra Unit, and the mentor of Big + Boss. She defects to the Soviet Union, and Big Boss is sent to + kill her as a part of Operation Snake Eater. Her philosophy has + a major influence on Big Boss's thoughts and actions throughout + his life. + + \item [The Cobra Unit] was a World War II special forces unit + consisting of soldiers named after the emotions they + experienced on the battlefield. The members were The Pain, The + Fear, The End, The Fury, The Sorrow, and The Joy. + + \item [Colonel Campbell] is Solid Snake's commanding officer during the + Shadow Moses Incident. For much of the Big Shell Incident, he + is also seemingly the CO of Raiden, but it is eventually + revealed that Raiden has actually been communicating with a + Patriot AI impersonating the Colonel. + + \item [Cyborg Ninja] may refer to any of three characters that become + cyborg ninjas throughout the series: Gray Fox, Olga + Gurlukovich, or Raiden. + + \item [Dead Cell] is a terrorist organization consisting of Solidus + Snake, Vamp, Fortune, and Fatman. Originally a government + anti-terrorist training group, they were framed for civilian + deaths by the Patriots, which drove them to commit real acts of + terrorism. During the Big Shell Incident, they supposedly + demand \$30 billion, but their real goal is to take control of + Arsenal Gear and overthrow the Patriots. + + \item [Decoy Octopus] is a member of FOXHOUND and a master of disguise. + It is eventually revealed that he died near the beginning of + the Shadow Moses Incident while he was disguised as Donald + Anderson due to exposure to FOXDIE. + + \item [Donald Anderson] \textit{(AKA Sigint)} is a radio contact of Big + Boss during the Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater. He + later becomes the chief of DARPA and is involved in the + production of Metal Gear REX. Solid Snake seems to meet him + near the beginning of the Shadow Moses Incident, and he + explains REX's deactivation procedure. However, it is later + revealed that he actually died while being tortured by Ocelot + before Snake's deployment (this was intentional on Ocelot's + part, as Anderson knew Ocelot's true allegiance). The man Snake + actually met was Decoy Octopus, who actually gave him REX's + activation procedure, leading Snake to unwittingly activate + REX. + + \item [Drebin] is an arms dealer who is able to bypass the Sons of the + Patriots system. Solid Snake is able to send weapons to Drebin, + who overrides their ID locks for a fee. Fun fact: he's named + after Frank Drebin from The Naked Gun, because he gives + Snake\ldots naked guns. Get it? + + \item [Emma Emmerich] \textit{(AKA E.E.)} is Otacon's step-sister. She + is the creator of GW. She also develops a worm cluster to + destroy GW during the Big Shell Incident. She is afraid of + water because when she was a child, Otacon slept with her mom, + and her step-dad was so overwhelmed at being cucked by his own + son that he drowned himself and nearly drowned her. This is + brought up out of nowhere while she is dying in Otacon's arms + and then never mentioned again. + + \item [The End] is a member of the Cobra Unit. He is a 100-year-old + sniper with the ability to lie dormant for weeks waiting for a + shot on his target. This is because he was infected with a + parasite that allows him to photosynthesize. The player can + eliminate him either by fighting him in a prolonged + stealth-based boss fight, by sniping him at a specific time + before the fight, or by saving the game, waiting a week in real + time, then starting the game again (by which point he will have + died of old age). + + \item [EVA] \textit{(AKA Tatyana, Matka Pluku, Big Mama)} is one of Big + Boss's contacts during Operation Snake Eater. She eventually + becomes the surrogate mother to the clones of Big Boss. + + \item [Fatman] is a member of Dead Cell. He is an overweight explosives + expert who travels on roller skates. Yes, I'm serious. + + \item [Fortune] is a member of Dead Cell. She has a supernatural ability + to not die; bullets curve around her, and grenades thrown at + her fail to explode. Unfortunately (ha) for her, her greatest + desire is to die. In lieu of that, she walks around shooting + people with a railgun. It is eventually revealed that her luck + is brought on by a device unknowingly planted on her by the + Patriots. Ocelot deactivates this and kills her. + + \item [FOXDIE] is an engineered virus, programmed to target specific + people. Victims appear to die via heart attack. It was deployed + during the Shadow Moses Incident to kill the members of + FOXHOUND and the president of the company developing Metal Gear + REX. However, Naomi Hunter also programmed the virus to target + Solid Snake. + + \item [FOXHOUND] is a United States military unit founded by Big Boss, + and led at various points by Big Boss, Colonel Campbell, and + finally by Liquid Snake as a rogue unit. Solid Snake and Gray + Fox are both members of this unit before the Shadow Moses + Incident. The rogue unit is comprised of Liquid Snake, as well + as Revolver Ocelot, Vulcan Raven, Sniper Wolf, Psycho Mantis, + and Decoy Octopus. + + \item [Gekko] are Metal Gear-like fighting vehicles. Unlike other Metal + Gears, their legs are made out of artificial muscle, making + them more mobile. They are not capable of launching nuclear + weapons. Also, their muscles build up lactic acid, which they + eject by shitting. Also, they moo for some reason. + + \item [Gray Fox] \textit{(Real name Frank Jaeger, AKA Deepthroat)} is a + former member of FOXHOUND. He is seemingly killed by Solid + Snake before the Shadow Moses Incident, but returns as a cyborg + ninja during the incident. He is killed by Liquid Snake, but + not before imparting some final words of wisdom on Snake: + ``We're not tools of the government, or anyone else. Fighting + was the only thing I was good at, but at least I fought for + what I believed in.'' Snake later refers to him as a great + friend, even though they tried to kill each other multiple + times. C'est la vie. + + \item [GW] is one of the Patriots' AIs. It is responsible for the + censoring of digital information, and the Big Shell Incident is + orchestrated as a testing ground for its capabilities. It also + controls the weaponry (including nuclear) of the United States + military. + + \item [Johnny Sasaki] \textit{(AKA Akiba)} is a soldier working for + FOXHOUND during the Shadow Moses Incident and for Dead Cell + during the Big Shell Incident. His only defining character + trait is his irritable bowel syndrome. In Metal Gear Solid 4, + they decide to make him an important character for some reason, + even though his defining character trait is still his IBS. + + \item [James Johnson] is the president of the United States during the + Big Shell Incident. His election was orchestrated by the + Patriots, as is the entire democratic process. He is killed by + Ocelot after revealing the existence of the Patriots to Raiden. + + \item [Les Enfants Terribles] \textit{(French: ``The Terrible + Children'')} was a United States government project that + created clones of Big Boss. Two twins, Solid and Liquid Snake, + were born, along with Solidus Snake. All three had their genes + modified to make them sterile and experience accelerated aging + as a fail-safe in case they betrayed the government (Solidus's + is more rapid, making him appear older than the other two + despite being the youngest). Furthermore, Solid and Liquid's + genes were modified to make them ``inferior'' and ``superior'' + clones, respectively. Solidus, other than the stated + modifications, is an exact clone of Big Boss. + + \item [Liquid Ocelot] \textit{(AKA Liquid)} is the name given to Liquid + Snake when his spirit is possessing Revolver Ocelot's body. + After this occurs, he seeks to overthrow the Patriots by + seizing control of the Sons of the Patriots system. The + possession occurs because Ocelot's hand was cut off by Gray + Fox, and he replaces it with Liquid's corpse's hand. However, + Ocelot is also the son of The Sorrow, a medium, which lets + Liquid possess him. So it make sense when you think about it. + + \item [Liquid Snake] \textit{(AKA Liquid)} is a clone of Big Boss and + the twin brother of Solid Snake. He has been led to believe + that he was constructed to be the ``inferior'' clone of Big + Boss, while Solid Snake was the superior (in reality, the + opposite is true). He deeply resents this, and it drives him to + surpass his supposed genetic destiny. He is ultimately killed + by FOXDIE. However, his spirit later possesses Ocelot's body. + Unlike his brothers, Liquid never wears an eye patch. + + \item [Little Gray] is Drebin's pet monkey. He has an addiction to soda + and cigarettes. + + \item [Metal Gear] is a class of bipedal tanks, typically capable of + launching nuclear weapons. + + \item [Metal Gear RAY] is a model of Metal Gear utilized by Dead Cell + during the Big Shell Incident. It is not capable of launching + nuclear weapons, and was designed more as an ``anti-Metal + Gear'' after REX's data was leaked. + + \item [Metal Gear REX] is a Metal Gear model utilized by FOXHOUND + during the Shadow Moses Incident. It is capable of launching + nuclear weapons undetectable by early alert systems by using a + railgun. It is ultimately destroyed by Solid Snake. After the + incident, its technical details were leaked by Ocelot, which + led to the proliferation of Metal Gears. + + \item [Master Miller] is (seemingly) one of Solid Snake's radio + contacts during the Shadow Moses Incident. Snake knows him from + previous missions. However, it is later revealed that Miller + was killed before the incident, and the radio contact is + actually Liquid Snake in disguise. + + \item [Nanomachines] are small machines that can modify humans in + numerous ways, including enhancing combat abilities, + restricting speech, and even rapidly healing otherwise fatal + wounds. + + \item [Naomi Hunter] is one of Solid Snake's radio contacts during the + Shadow Moses Incident. She is the adoptive sister of Gray Fox, + and secretly resents Snake for seemingly killing him before the + incident. Because of this, she reprograms FOXDIE to kill Snake + at some random time in the future in addition to the other + targets. She later regrets this and encourages Snake to + ``live'' while he can. + + \item [Next-Generation Special Forces] \textit{(AKA Genome Soldiers)} + are a military unit that serve as the reserve members of + FOXHOUND. They operate under Liquid Snake's command during the + Shadow Moses Incident, thanks in part to brainwashing by Psycho + Mantis. They have undergone gene therapy using Big Boss's DNA + to make them more elite soldiers. Because of this, Liquid + regards them as siblings. FOXHOUND demands the remains of Big + Boss to help the soldiers, who are suffering from genetic + disorders due to their treatments. Despite their advanced + genetic makeup, they are frequently confused by footprints in + the snow and moderately loud noises, and are unable to spot + Solid Snake if he is not immediately in front of them. + + \item [Olga Gurlukovich] \textit{(AKA Mr.\ X)} is a Russian mercenary. + Her Gurlukovich forces, led by her after her father's death, + work with Dead Cell during the Big Shell Incident. She is later + revealed to be the cyborg ninja who has been helping Raiden in + his mission. This is because the Patriots are holding her child + hostage, who will be killed if Raiden fails his mission. + + \item [Operation Snake Eater] was a mission undertaken by Big Boss + after the failure of the Virtuous Mission. The objectives of + the mission were to eliminate The Boss and Volgin, and destroy + the Shagohod. + + \item [Otacon] \textit{(Real name Hal Emmerich)} is an engineer and the + chief architect of Metal Gear REX. After the Shadow Moses + Incident, he works with Solid Snake to rid the world of Metal + Gears. He has a bad habit of falling in love with girls who pay + even the slightest bit of attention to him and then blubbering + like an idiot when they die. Also, look at his first name. Guess + who he's named after! And he works with a guy whose real name + is Dave?! Metal Gear is awesome. + + \item [Outer Heaven] is a concept originated by Big Boss that broadly + refers to his dream of a world where soldiers won't be used as + pawns of their governments. + + \item [The Patriots] \textit{(AKA The La-li-lu-le-lo)} are a secret + organization that controls the entire United States, including + its economy, politics, and military. By the time of the Shadow + Moses Incident, the Patriots are purely a set of AIs. Certain + people aware of the Patriot's existence are forced by their + nanomachines to refer to them as the La-li-lu-le-lo to keep the + organization's real name a secret. + + \item [The Philosophers] were a precursor to the Patriots. They were a + secret organization of the most powerful figures in the United + States, the Soviet Union, and China who formed a pact to create + a new world order. The group eventually dissolved. + + \item [The Philosopher's Legacy] is a \$100 billion dollar fund amassed + by the Philosophers to finance research and operations. When + the group dissolved, the money was divided and hidden across + the world. + + \item [Psycho Mantis] is a member of FOXHOUND with telekinetic, + mind-reading, and brainwashing abilities. He is able to move + the player's controller while flat on the ground and tell what + games the player plays. He can be defeated by switching the + controller from port 1 to port 2, rendering him unable to read + Solid Snake's movements ahead of time. + + \item [Raiden] \textit{(Real name Jack, AKA Jack the Ripper, White + Devil, Snake (briefly))} is the main playable character in + Metal Gear Solid 2. He is deployed during the Big Shell + Incident to resolve the terrorist threat. However, over the + course of the incident, Raiden learns that very little about + his mission is what it seems. Namely, the leader of the + terrorist group is actually his adoptive father who made him + fight in the Liberian Civil War as a child soldier, his + commanding officer is an AI, his girlfriend was planted to spy + on him, and the entire incident was planned by the Patriots to + see how well they could control him. This all causes him to + question his reality and ultimately become a cyborg ninja. + + \item [Revolver Ocelot] \textit{(Real name Adamska, AKA Ocelot, + Shalashaska)} is a Russian gunslinger. He is a member of + FOXHOUND during the Shadow Moses Incident, where his hand is + sliced off by Gray Fox. It is revealed after the incident that + he was actually a double agent, working for Solidus Snake. + Several years later, he works with Solidus during the Big Shell + Incident, and has replaced his hand with Liquid's corpse's + hand. It is then revealed that he is again a double agent, and + is truly working for the Patriots. However, he is then + possessed by Liquid through his hand. During the Virtuous + Mission and Operation Snake Eater, he works under Volgin. + + \item [Rosemary] is Raiden's girlfriend, and one of his radio contacts + during the Big Shell Incident. It is eventually revealed that + their chance encounter where they first met was orchestrated by + the Patriots, and Rose was really just there to keep tabs on + Raiden. However, she eventually caught real feelings for him. + + \item [The Shadow Moses Incident] was an incident where Next-Generation + Special Forces and FOXHOUND, under the leadership of Liquid + Snake, took over Shadow Moses Island. They demanded \$1 + billion and the remains of Big Boss, and threatened the launch + of a nuclear weapon. Solid Snake was deployed to stop the + threat. During the mission, he learned of the existence of + Metal Gear REX. He also eventually learns that before the + mission, he was infected with FOXDIE in an attempt by the + United States government to retrieve REX undamaged. With the + exception of Revolver Ocelot, every member of FOXHOUND was + eliminated, either by Snake or by FOXDIE. REX was also + destroyed. Consequently, the United States planned to bomb the + island to cover up the events of the incident, but this is + narrowly called off. Later, one of the members of Snake's radio + team wrote a book exposing what occurred during the mission. + + \item [Shagohod] is an early competitor to Metal Gear. Unlike a Metal + Gear, the Shagohod is not bipedal. It launches nuclear weapons + by accelerating to high speeds, extending its range. + + \item [Sokolov] is a scientist and lead architect of the Shagohod. + + \item [Solid Snake] \textit{(Real name David, AKA Snake, Iroquois + Pliskin)} is the main playable character of Metal Gear, Metal + Gear 2, Metal Gear Solid, part of Metal Gear Solid 2, and Metal + Gear Solid 4. He is one of the products of the Les Enfants + Terribles project. Unlike his brothers, Snake accepts his + origins as a clone. He seeks out a life of his own, refusing to + be chained to fate. Several believe that he enjoys killing, + although he denies this. He also denies being a hero, declaring + that he simply fights for what he believes in. He typically + wears a bandana when deployed. Later, Snake wears a hi-tech eye + patch over his still-functioning left eye to give him advanced + data during deployment. + + \item [Solid Snake Simulation] \textit{(AKA the S3 Plan)} is a secret + plan carried out by the Patriots during the Big Shell Incident. + It turns out that the entire incident was constructed by the + Patriots to be similar to the Shadow Moses Incident in key + ways. For instance, both incidents are spearheaded by a + ``Snake,'' both carry the threat of a nuclear strike, and both + involve the appearance of a cyborg ninja, among numerous other + similarities. Ocelot eventually reveals that this was all to + test the feasibility of turning any soldier into a soldier on + par with Solid Snake. + + \item [Solidus Snake] \textit{(Real name George Sears, AKA Solidus, + Solid Snake (briefly))} is the president of the United States + during the Shadow Moses incident. He is a product of the Les + Enfants Terribles project. His resentment of the Patriots and + his desire to be remembered by history drives him to lead Dead + Cell to take over the Big Shell. He loses his left eye during + the incident and wears an eye patch as a result. He also kills + Raiden's biological parents and forces him to fight as a child + soldier. He also has wears a suit with mechanical tentacles. + You also have a sword fight with him at the end of MGS2. Metal + Gear is awesome. + + \item [Sons of the Patriots] is a system of the Patriots that controls + the world's soldiers in various ways through nanomachines. The + system enhances and regulates their experiences on the + battlefield, and also controls their access to weapons by + ID-locking them. However, gun launderers like Drebin are able + to bypass this component of the system. + + \item [Vamp] is a member of Dead Cell. He is a bisexual vampire who is + seemingly immortal. + + \item [The Virtuous Mission] was a failed operation undertaken by Big + Boss to extract Sokolov from the Soviet Union. The mission + ended with the defection of The Boss and a nuclear warhead + being fired at the Soviet Union by Volgin, necessitating + Operation Snake Eater to ease the resulting tensions between + the United States and the Soviet Union. + + \item [Volgin] is a GRU colonel who seeks to overthrow Khrushchev. + After The Boss's defection, he fired a nuclear warhead at the + Soviet Union, framing the United States for it. He possesses a + microfilm containing records of where the Philosopher's Legacy + is hidden. His body carries a permanent electric charge, and he + can control this charge to electrocute people. + + \item [The War Economy] is a new economic structure instituted by the + Patriots which turned war into a business. This led to the + proliferation of private military companies fighting + never-ending wars. The Sons of the Patriots system artificially + controls the intensity of these wars. + + \item [Zero] \textit{(Real name David Oh, AKA Major Tom (briefly))} is + Big Boss's commanding officer during the Virtuous Mission and + Operation Snake Eater. +\end{description} + +\newpage + +\section*{Quotes} +\begin{quote} + ``Life isn't just about passing on your genes. We can leave behind much + more than just DNA. Through speech, music, literature and movies\ldots + what we've seen, heard, felt\ldots anger, joy and sorrow\ldots these + are the things I will pass on. That's what I live for. We need to pass + the torch, and let our children read our messy and sad history by its + light. We have the magic of the digital age to do that with. The human + race will probably come to an end some time, and new species may rule + over this planet. Earth may not be forever, but we still have the + responsibility to leave what trace of life we can. Building the future + and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing.'' + + ``War\ldots has changed. It's no longer about nations, ideologies, or + ethnicity. It's an endless series of proxy battles fought by + mercenaries and machines. War, and its consumption of life, has become + a well-oiled machine. War has changed. ID-tagged soldiers carry + ID-tagged weapons, use ID-tagged gear. Nano-machines inside their + bodies enhance and regulate their abilities. Genetic control, + information control, emotion control\ldots battlefield control. + Everything is monitored and kept under control. War --- has changed. + The age of deterrence has become the age of control. All in the name of + averting catastrophe from Weapons of Mass Destruction. And he who + controls the battlefield, controls history. War has changed\ldots When + the battlefield is under total control, war becomes routine.'' +\end{quote} + +\pagebreak + +\begin{description} + \item [Selection for Societal Sanity] \textit{(AKA the S3 Plan)} is a + secret plan carried out by the Patriots during the Big Shell + Incident. It turns out that the entire incident was constructed + by the Patriots to be similar to the Shadow Moses Incident in + key ways. For instance, both incidents are spearheaded by a + ``Snake,'' both carry the threat of a nuclear strike, and both + involve the appearance of a cyborg ninja, among numerous other + similarities. These similarities were so the incident could + serve as an extreme test case for the Patriots' ability to + control the flow of information, and consequently bend human + thoughts and actions as they see fit. They feel that + information control is necessary to avoid trivial information + drowning out truth as humanity enters the digital age. Ocelot + is unaware of this aspect of the plan, believing S3 stands for + Solid Snake Simulation. This is all explained to Raiden in a 15 + minute radio call, cited by some as one of the most profound + moments in video game history, and is immediately followed by a + sword fight with Solidus Snake. +\end{description} +\end{document} diff --git a/mgs/materials/codec/codec.css b/mgs/materials/codec/codec.css new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c8b47ed --- /dev/null +++ b/mgs/materials/codec/codec.css @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +body { + background-color: black; +} + +p { + background-color: darkslategray; + font-size: x-large; + font-family: sans-serif; + padding: 5px; + color: white; + border: 2px solid seagreen; + clear: both; +} + +#codec-top { + height: 200px; +} + +.otacon-portrait { + float: left; + height: 100%; + filter: saturate(110%) brightness(65%) hue-rotate(95deg); +} + +.snake-portrait { + float: right; + height: 100%; +} + +.otacon { + text-align: start; +} + +.snake { + text-align: end; +} diff --git a/mgs/materials/codec/codec.html b/mgs/materials/codec/codec.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e5c9595 --- /dev/null +++ b/mgs/materials/codec/codec.html @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ + + + + + Metal Gear Solid + + + +
+ Otacon + Snake +
+

Snake, are you there?

+

What's up, Otacon?

+

Oh, good. I've been trying to contact you + since the beginning of the mission.

+

Kept you waiting, huh?

+

I gathered some new intel, and... Snake, some + of the info on that sheet might not be right.

+

Huh?

+

It might not matter right now, but it could + affect the mission later.

+

So what do I do?

+

It looks like an updated sheet is hidden + somewhere in the second floor bathroom of that building.

+

Second floor bathroom? I have to go all the + way up there?

+

I'm afraid so. Snake, remember: this is a + sneaking mission. Try to not alert the other teams. They might + be looking for this sheet, too.

+

Got it.

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+

Metal Gear Solid Trivia

+

I made an MGS trivia game designed for participants who have little + to no knowledge of the series.

+ +

Much like MGS itself, this game is constructed to have players wade + through lots of confusing information to figure things out. Teams will + need to flip through a large info packet to find the answers to the + questions. The packet and questions have been written so that (with + enough searching) all of the questions can be answered, even by teams + with no MGS knowledge.

+ +

Structure

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During the game, there are:

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  1. Two “standard” questions
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  2. A “bonus” question (recite a Snake monologue in Snake’s + voice)
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  3. Two more standard questions
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  4. Another bonus question (karaoke Snake Eater)
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  5. Three more standard questions
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  6. A final bonus
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Materials

+ Download the materials here. +

You can download:

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  • A packet composed of: +
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    • Several pages of hand-selected facts about characters and + events in MGS
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    • A page with two monologues from Solid Snake (used for Bonus + 1)
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    • A page defining the S3 Plan as the Selection for Societal + Sanity (see Question 6 for more info + about this)
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  • A presentation with questions designed to be answered with info + from the packet
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  • Some materials for a web page involved in + Question 6
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Tips for hosting

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If you would like to use this material to run the game yourself, I + have some notes below.

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Bonus 2

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For Bonus 2, players had to karaoke Snake Eater. While this + technically doesn’t require knowledge outside of the packet, + it might be difficult to karaoke a song you’re not familiar with. To + work around this, I had the teams negotiate with some of the people + present who were familiar with the series but not participating to + represent their team for the bonus.

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I embedded the karaoke video in the presentation originally, but + have removed it before uploading. It shouldn’t be that difficult to + find a video online.

+ +

Question 6

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Question 6 is probably the most complicated part of the game for + both the host and the participants.

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As you may be familiar with, Ocelot believes the S3 Plan stands for + Solid Snake Simulation, but the reality is that it stands for Selection + for Societal Sanity. I wanted this question to mimic the complexity of + this plot point, so the packet the players receive gives the former + (incorrect) definition, but I only took the latter definition as + correct.

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For the participants to find the correct definition, they were + expected to search the envelopes I delivered the Bonus 1 monologues in + (I gave a hint that answering the question would require searching + everything I gave the teams, and also had the backup plan of + texting the link to the participants in a group chat). Those envelopes + contained not only the monologues, but a link to a web page. That web + page contains a codec dialogue between Snake and Otacon where Otacon + explains that an updated definition is hidden in the second floor + bathroom of the building we were playing in. Then the participants + would go look for the sheet and be able to give the correct answer.

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The version I used is hosted + here. + If you don’t have a second floor bathroom or just want to hide the + sheets somewhere else, you might want to download this page, change the + dialogue, and host it yourself.

+ +

Spoilers

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The packet and questions spoil significant plot points from MGS1 and + 2. There are only minor spoilers for MGS3 and 4, and basically nothing + from any of the other games, including MGS5 and Peace Walker.

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I’ve written the packet and questions so that everything you’re + expected to know from playing the games in release order up through + MGS2 is stated as a fact. For instance:

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+ Spoiler! +

I assert in the packet that Big Boss died in Zanzibarland, since + that is what someone who has only played through MGS2 is supposed to + believe at that point.

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This shouldn’t matter for the people unfamiliar with the series, but + it may be good to note if you have familiar people so they don’t go + “well ackchyually….”

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Handling people familiar + with MGS

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This game is primarily designed for people who have never played + MGS. In my opinion, most of the questions are easy enough for people + who have played the games that they won’t need the packet. If there are + people present who are familiar with the series, I would recommend not + putting them on a team with unfamiliar people, since it might make it + too easy. When I ran this, the people familiar basically just watched + the teams scramble. You could also have them keep their own score in + their head for bragging rights.

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Setup

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Here is how I set up the game:

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  1. Print the number of packets you think you’ll need.
    2. +
  2. Split the two monologues on the Quotes page up and put them in + separate envelopes. Also put links to the Question 6 web page on + small slips of paper and put them in the envelopes. You will give + these envelopes to teams for Bonus 1.
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  3. Hide the S3 pages.
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  4. Staple the remaining packet pages. Do not give the teams the + Quotes page or the S3 pages.
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Making modifications

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Obviously, if you want to change the questions asked, the info in + the packet, or anything else about the game, feel free. However, you + might want to make sure that the changes you make still allow every + question to be answered by someone unfamiliar with the series.

+ +

Some more notes

+

There are condensed instructions and notes on the first few slides + of the presentation.

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  • There are no point values directly given anywhere for the + questions. I just made them up on the spot based on how difficult I + thought the question was. I think the point values I used were + somewhere around: +
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    • Question 1: 10
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    • Question 2: 10
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    • Question 3: 15
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    • Question 4: 20
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    • Question 5: 25
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    • Question 6: 30
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    • Question 7: 30
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  • Question 2 is in there because 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of my + favorite movies, and the people I was hosting for knew that. You + might want to skip or change this question if you don’t find it + that interesting.
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  • When I hosted, the final bonus took longer than I anticipated. + You might want to give teams hints on this question, and use your + best judgment on other questions, as well.
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  • There was originally music from the games on most of these + slides, but I’ve taken that out before uploading here. If you’re + curious or would like to re-incorporate the music I used: +
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    • “!” slide: alert sound
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    • Title and intro slides: Encounter (MGS1)
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    • Question 1: Introduction (MGS1)
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    • Question 2: Intruder 2 (MGS1)
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    • Bonus 1 - Life: Freedom to Decide (MGS2)
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    • Bonus 1 - War: Love Theme (MGS4)
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    • Question 3: Countdown to Disaster (MGS2)
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    • Question 4: Deepthroat (Cupcakke)
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    • Question 5: Cavern (MGS1)
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    • Question 6: Arsenal’s Guts (MGS2)
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    • Question 7: Yell Dead Cell (MGS2)
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    • Final Bonus: Main Theme (MGS1)
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