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- Months after the event, an excavation crew working in the destroyed
- enemy Uca Base recovered a portable log recorder near the former site
- of an enemy pulse laser cannon. The recorder was not badly
- damaged and easily salvageable. C-Lab's data retrieval revealed
- the recorder had belonged a member of Red Squad, Register Number
- RX2432-9 (MIA). Only one log entry was recorded. The following is a
- transcript of the complete entry:
-
- Moon, Deimos
- Uca Crater
- Operation UCA
- Mission Time Elapsed 0130
-
- "MTE 0130, Red-nine, personal log. I think I'll drop protocol, as
- the chances of my getting out of here alive and of UAC Central
- hearing this entry are very remote. Red Squad touched down at
- MTE 008 and we were subsequently ambushed. I can't help but feel
- UAC Central knew there was a high probability of this yet sent us
- just the same. Damn top brass. I'm stuck in some hellhole with no
- air support or ground support. As far as I can tell, I'm the only
- member of Red Squad alive. There's no possibility of help from the
- terrain squad or the first Drop Squad either - I saw what remained of
- them...hanging like trophies in some marble hall. The demons are
- here alright. They're swarming everywhere. There's some huge
- construction crater just outside the base entrance - I can only
- imagine what atrocity the demons are creating.
-
- I tried radio contact, scrambled and secure channel, with the
- Gateway just a few minutes ago. I couldn't hail her; the transport
- could have been shot down. If she is, I might as well just blow
- my brains out right now, since I'm a dead man. I...wait....
-
- [static]
-
- ...ok, just damn sentries. I think I triggered some sort of alarm
- sneaking through the construction site and into the base. That's
- the third group of troopers I've heard march by. They don't
- sound too pleased, and I think it's clear they're looking for me. I
- don't know how much longer my luck will hold out. If I stay up here
- in this teleportation chamber any longer, someone is bound to see me.
- Let me just....ugh...
-
- [static]
-
- ...Damn it, the lights just completely died for a moment there.
- I don't know what's going on, but I can hear something awfully big
- powering up south of my position. It's got this chamber shaking and
- flickering pretty badly. Better get moving again before some bloody
- demon materializes in my face.
-
- Besides, I've got a hunch I know what's out there, south of me. And if
- the Gateway is still out there somewhere, I've got a hunch she isn't
- coming to rescue my sorry ass...until I do something to make sure she
- doesn't end up like that bloody mess, the Aquarius.
-
- This is Red-nine, entry stop. I hope to hell some sorry soul gets
- to hear this. And I hope to bloody hell I'm there to hear it again
- as well. Over and out."
- ---------------
-
- Welcome to talpoida.wad, my second wad and a continuation of the
- storyline first presented in uca.wad. If you're curious as to what
- the full storyline is, then I recommend getting a copy of uca. As for
- TALPOIDA, it replaces e2m2 and was constructed using DEU5.1
- and BSP1.0. It is fine-tuned for single player mode; multi-
- player mode and deathmatch are supported though not tested. Also,
- talpoida was designed to be played in succession with uca.wad; you
- can certainly play it as a stand-alone, but you may find some of
- the fighting situations a little tense without the weapons you
- have obtained from uca.wad (of course, you could always use the
- cheat codes, but where's the fun in that? :) ).
-
- This wad, and uca.wad, can be found at infant2.sphs.indiana.edu or
- by emailling me, Eddie Nguyen, at anguilla@raphael.acpub.duke.edu.
-
- I hope you enjoy it. As far as I know, uca and talpoida are
- both bug-free. If you spot anything, or if you have any comments or
- suggestions, please do email me. I'd love to hear from you! As in
- uca, I made this wad as fair as possible while still keeping it
- challenging. Of course, it will be a bit harder if you play it as a
- stand-alone instead of after uca, but trust me, it's beatable both
- ways. I've been able to complete it in about 25 minutes.
-
- If you enjoyed uca and talpoida, look for the third installment of
- this storyline sometime in the next month or so.
-
- Happy Hunting!
-
- Eddie
-