Bungie's solution to getting terminal maps working in Marathon 2 was to use static map images.
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<CMND PRAMA &49c2>
CAS.qterm//CyberAcme Systems, Inc.
<931.461.60231.14.vt920>
UESCTerm 802.11 (remote override)
05.10.2337
Welcome back.
I've awakened you from stasis and teleported
you down to a planet where I need some work
done. You are on Lh'owon, the homeworld of
the S'pht.
I'm sure you're wondering where you are, why
you were in stasis, what happened to the
Marathon and Tau Ceti and most of all where
your rocket launcher and fusion gun are.
There'll be plenty of time for explanations
later. Right now I need you to repair some
damaged network connections for me. Be
careful, you're about to meet some old
friends.
Your mission is to place two uplink chips at
two different locations in this complex.
This will give me access to the Pfhor
garrison's net.
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I've marked the two places for you to
install the chips. They were designed to
work specifically in this kind of terminal
station. When you approach, I will transport
the necessary parts to you.
My S'pht modified your suit to recharge
using Pfhor power stations. I marked a
recharge location on the map.
Similarly, you will find satellite uplink
stations where you can upload yourself into
a pattern buffer on my ship. There are two
in this area, marked on the map.
You should encounter little organized
resistance because the Pfhor are
preoccupied. I've been introducing them to
the magic of orbital bombardment.
This 2nd "success" message is displayed once you have inserted both uplink chips.
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<CMND PRAMA &49c2>
CAS.qterm//CyberAcme Systems, Inc.
<931.461.60231.14.vt920>
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Seventeen years have passed since the human
colony on Tau Ceti was attacked and you
helped me capture the Pfhor scoutship.
During these seventeen years, the S'pht
which I liberated from slavery and I have
been searching the galactic core for the
S'pht homeworld, Lh'owon. Lh'owon was all
but destroyed over a thousand years ago
during the battle in which the Pfhor
enslaved the S'pht.
Immediately before we left the colony on Tau
Ceti, I teleported you directly into one of
the stasis chambers on the scoutship and you
remained there for our entire journey
through the core. One instant you're
looking forward to retiring from combat as
the hero of the defense of Tau Ceti and the
next you're on an alien world seventeen
years later and half a million light years
away.
Directive from Garrison Command:
To: Leader Station 6-d
Planetary bombardment by hostile orbiting in
our (??captured) ship has caused a major
disfunction (??malfunction) in the water
purification (sterilization) systems.
Send drones: 94126 95239 29581 to make
emergency repairs.
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<CMND PRAMA &41c2>
CAS.qterm//CyberAcme Systems, Inc.
<931.461.60231.14.vt920>
What About Bob?
Note that in the Marathon 2 Demo the chapter screen used for this level is
the one for the Citadel chapter and not the Volunteers chapter as used in the full game.
There were many humans in stasis on the
Pfhor ship which the S'pht and I captured at
Tau Ceti, destined for slavery in the Pfhor
Empire. As I saw the colony was about to be
destroyed, I did not restore them before we
left. I also realized they might become
useful, and that time has come.
I have begun reviving these colonists
and asking for volunteers on the following
terms: assist us and control your own
destiny, refuse and face indefinite return
to the unreliable Pfhor stasis chambers.
Few are refusing.
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My first ground attack against the Pfhor
garrison occured a few hours ago, but was
largely unsuccessful. Basically the attack
failed because Bobs aren't fireproof and the
Pfhor flooded the area with lava.
This angered me, so I located their
underground geothermal pumping station and
have a plan.
The first part of the plan has already been
executed: I smashed a hole in the roof of
this complex by bombing it with a small
asteroid. Then, I dropped you and some
humans into the hole where you await the
second part of the plan.
Up the stairs from your current location is
a ventilation shaft that leads to the
underground geothermal station. Because only
you would survive the fall, you're going
this mission solo.
This 2nd "success" message is displayed once you have cleared the level of the Pfhor.
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<CMND OVERRIDE &@1494>
CAS.qterm//CyberAcme Systems, Inc.
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Poor Leela. Tycho tells me she was dismantled
and shipped to the Pfhor home world for study,
along with most of the other computer systems
aboard the Marathon. Leela was so loyal and
tried so hard; she deserved better.
As for Tycho, he must have remained on the
Marathon. Since the fool is hiding from me the
fate and location of the Marathon, he must be
up to something. I would surmise that the Pfhor
have some plans for old Deimos; they bought the
colony ship for sale.
The switch to your right activates gangways
to two sets of control panels isolated in
the center of the lava pools. You can access
the panels simply by opening them.
Behind the panels is vital circuitry. One
maintains the power to the lava pumps, and
the other powers various safety
mechanisms.
Destroy both panels, but be sure to destroy
the one closer to this terminal first, or
else you'll be trapped.
If you've wasted all of your grenades then
you can do it the old fashion way-with
your fist.
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After you destroy the circuitry, return to
the surface by way of the stairs and help
the colonists with the attack. When the area
is clear of aliens, find a terminal for
further instructions.
Also, there are likely to be Pfhor on the
stairwell leading out. Eradicate them before
you deactivate the pumps or else you will
have difficulty outrunning the lava flooding
down the safety drains.
Oh, did I leave that part out? When the
safeties disengage, the lava on the surface
will descend through drains into this area,
burying the main Pfhor power station.
This 2nd "success" message is displayed once you have cleared the level of the Pfhor.
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<CMND OVERRIDE &@85f2>
CAS.qterm//CyberAcme Systems, Inc.
<931.461.60231.14.vt920>
UESCTerm 802.11 (remote override)
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Sorry about the lava bath. There was no
other way.
Prepare for Teleportation.
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<CMND OVERRIDE &@85f2>
CAS.qterm//CyberAcme Systems, Inc.
<931.461.60231.14.vt920>
Eat It, Vid Boi!
Note that in the Marathon 2 Demo the chapter screen used for this level is
the one for the Volunteers chapter and not the Citadel chapter as used in the full game.
The humans are good fighters, and they can
handle any remnant Pfhor.
I have transported you to the S'pht Citadel
of Antiquity. The primary tower is
inaccessible by direct teleportation,
evidently because some of the Citadel's
defenses are still functional.
This ancient Citadel was the site of the
conclusive battle in the short war between
the S'pht and the Pfhor. From my
understanding, the Pfhor were losing, until
they decided to use radiation weapons to
kill all of the S'pht inside. Again what was
another's demise is our luck. When the S'pht
realized what was happening, they opened
their defenses and made one last effort to
escape.
Those who escaped were hunted and decimated.
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Once you get inside, I should be able to use
your location signal to overcome the ancient
teleportation defenses.
This 2nd "success" message is displayed once you have gained access to the primary tower.
The terminal in the tower teleports you to the next level. If you don't take it and instead return
to this terminal you will get this terse message from Durandal.
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<Pragma Junction ^7921 Engaged>
CAS.qterm//CyberAcme Systems, Inc.
<931.461.60231.14.vt920>
UESCTerm 802.11 (remote override)
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If you insist on stumbling around when our
time here is limited, I may just decide that
you're not all that special after all and
teleport you out into space.
--<Translator Engaged>--
When once S'pht fought in brutal combat,
when hatred burned the tissues of one's
enemy, one clan, the S'pht'Kr, reclusive and
solitary, abandoned Lh'owon.
The clan went forth and up, stopping on
K'lia the third sister of Lh'owon, to build
a new home, free from their warring
brothers.
For a thousand and one orbits, the clan was
forgotten, lost upon the battlefield smoke,
until the all powerful Y'rr sent K'lia out
to the stars.
This 2nd "success" message is displayed once you have gained access to the primary tower.
The terminal in the tower teleports you to the next level. If you don't take it and instead trek all the
way back to this terminal you are rewarded with this additional S'pht historical account. Its importance
will become evident in the full game.
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<Mnr *@1cz: 9cm2>
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Fires burned, and the marshes of the western
hamlets turned to ash, scorching the black
water.
The attacks were ruthless and cruel, not a
S'pht was left alive.
Thus began the first war between the
S'pht'Mnr and the S'pht'Lhar.
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After the marsh wars between S'pht'Lhar and
S'pht'Mnr left the battlefields choked with
dead, the marsh graves full.
High above-
K'lia refused to see the carnage upon
Lh'owon.
She fled-
To the farthest reaches of nothing,
Leaving-
the sacred marsh dry from the falling tides.
As the water receded,
the red sand of the dead,
spread across Ll'owon.
This terminal is located inside the primary tower.
You cannot read this 1st message unless you cheat because it is only displayed when the tower is closed.
Once you have gained access to the tower the 2nd "success" message is displayed.
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<Trn 36 ap&1cz:: 9cm2>
CAS.qterm//CyberAcme Systems, Inc.
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Disconnecting...
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Cheaters don't really win and winners don't
really cheat,
Uhh, i think.
This 2nd "success" message is displayed once you have gained access to the tower.
This terminal ends the Marathon 2 Demo.
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<Trn 36 ap&1cz:: 9cm2>
CAS.qterm//CyberAcme Systems, Inc.
<931.461.60231.14.vt920>
UESCTerm 802.11 (remote override)
05.10.2337
I am going to teleport you to the higher
levels of the Citadel. Hopefully, we can
find some useful information at the top.
We must determine what happened to the
eleventh S'pht clan.
We're going to have some problems soon.
I've determined that the Western Arm of
Pfhor Battle Group Seven is en-route and
should be here within a few days. This
fleet represents over ten percent of their
front line force. Needless to say, I am
skeptical about our chances in a fair fight
against them.
This 2nd "success" message would have only been revealed after you had entered the Citadel Tower thus completing
the level. Hence the reference to getting back to the Tower to continue on to your next mission.
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<Pragma Junction ^7921 Engaged>
CAS.qterm//CyberAcme Systems, Inc.
<931.461.60231.14.vt920>
UESCTerm 802.11 (remote override)
05.10.2337
Stop messing around. Didn't I tell you that
a significant portion of the strongest
nearby galactic power is headed this
direction?
Page maintained by Hamish Sinclair Hamish.Sinclair123@gmail.com
Original terminal text decoding courtesy of Steve Wood (Oct 17, 1995)
Missing terminal text added Mar 13, 1996
Terminal images and formating added Oct 20, 2022
Last updated Oct 20, 2022
