User:Flia/New Strange Transcript

This quest is notorious about skipping whole swaths of dialogue during the replay. All lines marked with the filepaths are ones I found in the datamine and ones I vaguely remember from my first walkthrough - they are legit parts of the plotline, but ones I didn't have the opportunity to record.

I will attempt another redo eventually to see if some of those bugs were single-time, but for now I am hanging this draft here.

Quest description
Work with Cephalon Simaris to find the source of a mysterious voice.

(Visit Simaris)
[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQQuestStart0060Smrs] "Distress has cast a long shadow over the Sanctuary. While investigating anomalous readings, three of my beloved research sentinels have gone missing. "

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQQuestStart0070Smrs] "Hunter, will you bring my Sentinels home, so that I might once again focus on our grand project?"

Find Cephalon Simaris' Missing Sentinels: Nuovo, Ceres
(Supposedly once you are back on Orbiter after visiting Simaris) Ordis: Operator, what is Cephalon Simaris like? I have heard so many wonderful things.

(On mission entry) Simaris: My Sentinels entered this Grineer prison searching for a curious anomaly. Their last known location was the prison block. Hunter, I must know their fate.

Lotus: Simaris, what was so important that your Sentinels would risk entering a Grineer prison? SImaris: All knowledge is important. I would expect you to know that, Lotus.

Lotus: I'm detecting the Sentinels within the cell block.

Simaris: My Sentinels you are still functional! Come home my darlings. Simaris: Hunter, my gratitude is boundless. Head for extraction so that we might discuss... Lotus: Not so fast Tenno. If Cephalon Simaris isn't willing to tell us what happened here, we'll find out on our own. Locate their data vault and find their security logs.

Lotus: There, you got the security logs. We'll examine them when you're safely back on the Orbiter. Get to extraction.

Lotus: The corruption to the security logs was extensive, but we managed to retrieve fragments of a biological signature. Could this be what Simaris was after? Ordis: Ordis will perform analysis on the signature now, oh, there's nothing here but... ???: (sounds of Grineer fighting in the background) HERE WE SHALL SEARCH AND FIND. THE EYES OF DAY DRINKING THE NIGHT. Ordis: ... uh... pardon Operator, it seems Ordis is hearing voices again, running diagnostics. Lotus: No Ordis, we heard it too. Tenno, that's the voice from the Arcane Codices. Cephalon Simaris is hiding something. Pay him another visit, find out what he knows. Ordis: Simaris has no reason to lie, Operator! Please treat the great Cephalon with respect.

Visit Cephalon Simaris
[honestly screwed up the recording here] [/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQSeekSmrs0010Smrs] "Searching for answers, Tenno? Knowledge must be earned. I have a task for you, small, compared to the vast needs of Sanctuary. Hunt for me, and in return I will tell you what that biological signature means."

Return to Cephalon Simaris

 * &lt;QUEST&gt; Elite Arid Lancer synthesis completed
 * Simaris: I thank you, Tenno. You found something my sentinels missed in that prison. You will make an excellent hunter. I will decipher as we agreed... It is of Tenno origin, with an anomaly from before the Orokin purge. This knowledge must be synthesized. It belongs in Sanctuary. I have created a blueprint based (on) its biological properties. Build it so we both may become enlightened by it.

(Upon return to Orbiter) Simaris: Hunter, you know what to do. Construct the item I have given you. This knowledge could empower us both.

Ordis: Completing this blueprint has sent out some kind of signal.. Operator.. I-feel- ???: ALL IS SILENT IN THE CALM. HUSHED AND EMPTY IS THE WOMB OF THE SKY. Ordis: Oper-- Simaris: I will begin shielding your Cephalon's somatic routines. Meanwhile, you must hunt for me. I have traced the source of this message. Ordis: (Thank you-) Thank you Simaris- Lotus: Whoever we're dealing with slaughtered the Grineer searching for the codices. It must be going after the Corpus next. Get there and intercept.

Investigate the Source of the Transmission: Morax, Europa
(On mission entry) Lotus: I am not detecting any Tenno here. Simaris: There may be information stored on the network. Lotus: Tenno, I'll have to break into the network. Be prepared for heavy resistance. I can't do this without you.

Lotus: Chroma?! I haven't seen one since... no it couldn't be.

Lotus: I don't like this, Tenno. This Chroma has been to the locations that both the Grineer and Corpus had found codices. It's covering someone's tracks. Simaris: Motivations are inconsequential. Focus on finding their next location. Ordis: Well, Operator, the next logical location is the machine where we previously activated codices. Aboard the Derelict ship. SImaris: Very good, Cephalon Ordis. Your potential is squandered here as a simple servant of this 'Operator'. It would be a shame for you to waste away here, as all things outside Sanctuary do. Lotus: We don't have time for this! Tenno, return to the machine before the trail goes cold.

Revisit the Derelict: Alator, Mars
(faction grineer, assignment salvage)

Lotus: Chroma is one of the most powerful Warframes. Its ability to adapt is unparalleled. Simaris: Then the question is, if it is not Tenno-controlled, what entity dominates it? That is the true prey. I must have that other for my sanctuary[sic].

(Upon encountering Chroma) Lotus: Do not engage! Simaris: I need this information. Synthesize it.

Simaris: Cephalon Ordis, through my teaching, you should be able to extract a blueprint from the hunter's Synthesis. Simaris: Let us begin the final hunt. Defeating Chroma will allow us to synthesize it... only then we will learn the secrets of its controller. Ordis: Operator, this sounds dangerous. Simaris: Cephalon Ordis, please! You must learn to collaborate with me if you are to be my "Eternal Steward of the Sanctuary." Ordis: I would be Steward of your Sanctuary? Simaris: Ours. And with a full retrofit. Total memetic restoration. Ordis: (-Abandon the Operator-) Yes. The Operator deserves a newer, better ship Cephalon. I think this is probably for the best. Simaris: Then it is decided. I will prepare your data-transfer when your 'Operator' has completed this hunt. Tenno, I've marked the location.

Defeat Chroma: Ose, Europa
(corpus, defense)

Lotus: Activate the machine and then prepare yourself. Chroma will be lured.

(Wave 1 done (originally wave 5)) Simaris: Now we wait and learn from the results. Ordis: But..but.. The Operator is in danger! Simaris: Knowledge Cephalon Ordis. My knowledge will preserve you forever. This Operator will pass, as do all beings of substance. It is our purpose to learn from the results. Ordis: But... just using the scanner on... Simaris: Enough! You want to be Eternal Steward of the Sanctuary, do you not?

(Wave 5 done (originally wave 10)) Ordis: The Operator comes first!

Lotus: Excellent work Tenno. You've severed the control of Chroma. The hunt is over. Simaris: For now. These scans will be an incredible addition to Sanctuary. I will continue my search for (the) source of the voice and its domination. Return to me and hunt again Tenno, I will reward you. Ordis: More importantly, the Operator is unharmed. Simaris: You disappoint me Cephalon Ordis. I was offering a greater purpose. Healing. As Steward, I would have restored your lost memories! Ordis: I am Ordis, ship Cephalon. I serve the Operator. I make new memories.

Datamine
[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQDlctMchnRoom0010Lotus] "They've beaten us to it, but the damage is fresh. Be prepared, Tenno!"

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQDlctMchnRoom0020Lotus] "Do not engage!"

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQDlctToLiset0010Smrs] "Cephalon Ordis, through my teaching, you should be able to extract a blueprint from the hunter's Synthesis."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQDlctToLiset0020Ordis] "Yes. Yes! I see now. I can do this."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQDlctToLiset0030Smrs] "This is but a trifle of the knowledge I would give you if you were to join me in the Sanctuary."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQDlctToLiset0040Ordis] "Sadly, the scan was not enough and Chroma escaped too quickly. Unfortunately we've run out of places to look."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQDlctToLiset0050Smrs] "Knowledge is the path to the singularity, Ordis. I have more of it. I have a codex piece and know the location of another machine."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQDlctToLiset0070Lotus] "Cephalon, why did you withhold this information?"

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQDlctToLiset0080Smrs] "You withhold as much, Lotus. My motives are above substance, above you. I will direct this hunt once we glean all we can from Cephalon Ordis' good work."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQKokaWaveTen0010Ordis] "The Operator comes first!"

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQKokaWaveTen0020Smrs] "Ordis, free yourself of this..."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQKokaWaveTen0030Ordis] "Operator, use the scanner on the Chroma. You do not have to kill it or risk yourself. You can release it from its control with the scanner!"

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQSancToLiset0010Smrs] "Hunter, you know what to do. Construct the item I have given you. This knowledge could empower us both."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQSancToLiset0020Ordis] "Operator, please hurry up and do what The Cephalon has requested."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQSancToLiset0030Smrs] "What is this? An antique series-2 Cephalon? All I have found were degraded beyond repair but you're still functional. Your abilities could be of great use in my Sanctuary."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQSancToLiset0040Ordis] "Oh-oh, well, it's nothing, I... I am- Ordis is honored by your compliment."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQSorathToLiset0010Lotus] "Chroma?! I haven't seen one since... no it couldn't be."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQSorathToLiset0030Smrs] "But it is. I have information from the network. I will form another blueprint for you to make physical. The hunt is not over."

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQSorathToLiset0040Ordis] "How did you do that?"

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQSorathToLiset0050Smrs] "You used to know, Ordis, but you've lost those memories, haven't you? "

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQSorathToLiset0060Ordis] "I seem to have misplaced them. "

[/Lotus/Language/Subtitles/Quests/DDQSorathToLiset0070Smrs] "I could restore them. In time we could reverse your decline. Heal your malfunctions."