Grow Home (Windows)

Grow Home
Developer: Ubisoft Reflections Publisher: Ubisoft Platform: Windows Released internationally: February 4, 2015 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text.

Drunken «Procedurally animated» robot utility B.U.D. must climb mountains, expand flora and flower-glide his way in order to Grow Home.

Early Localization Strings

ArkLocalisation.txt is a full set of strings leftover from when the game was an in-house project under the name Ark. Apart from having an incomplete French translation, it mentions a number of cut features such as an "Animal Collection", unlocking levels and using creatures' abilities for attack and traversal. It's also filled with lots of amusing prompts.

"ID","English","French"
"$Continue","Keep going..","Continuer.."
"$Exit","Quit it!!","Ciao !!"
"$DeleteSave","Start over!","On y retourne !"
"$StartGame","Go play!","Lance le jeu !"
"$Controls","Controls","Contrles"
"$Options","Camera tweaks","Options de cam"
"$Resume","Keep playing!!","Continue !!"
"$SaveAndQuit","RAGE QUIT!1!!","JE ME CASSE !1!!"
"$HorizontalSensitivity","Horizontal sensitivity","Sensibilit horizontale"
"$VerticalSensitivity","Vertical sensitivity","Sensibilit vertical"
"$InvertHorizontal","Invert X super-freak","Invert X super-freak"
"$InvertVertical","Invert Y freak","Invert Y freak"
"$Call","Call me :]","Appelle-moi :]"
"$Close","Quit it!","Arrter !"
"$HintTeleportTop","Woo, teleport!!","Rho, un teleport !"
"$HintTeleportBottom","[A] Jump in to give it a go","[A] pour essayer !!!"
"$HintBestiaryTop","Aw, you made a friend!","Rho, t'as un nouvel ami !"
"$HintBestiaryBottom","[Y] opens your ANIMAL COLLECTION","[Y] ouvre ta COLLECTION D'ANIMAUX"
"$HintGrabTop","Use your hands!!","Utilise tes mains !!"
"$HintGrabBottom","bumpers or triggers","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintRuinsTop","Feed my face!!","J'ai faim !!!"
"$HintRuinsBottom","Stuff crystals in here!","Les cristaux c'est ici"
"$HintTameTop","now HELP ME!","AIDEZ MOI !!!"
"$HintTameBottom","Grab this crystal!!!","Attrape ce cristal"
"$HintClimbTop","Hey, you can climb!!","H, tu peux grimper.."
"$HintClimbBottom","Like, ANYWHERE! Get grabbing","genre, PARTOUT ! Grimpe"
"$HintRideTop","Wanna ride??","Tu veux faire un tour"
"$HintRideBottom","Hold on tight - both hands!","Accroche-toi, avec les 2 mains !"
"$UseCreatureAbility","[X] makes me RAM!! ","[X] pour foncer dans le tas !"
"$Ark","ARK","ARK"
"$ArkInfoPart1Title","is an experiment","est un projet exprimental"
"$ArkInfoPart1","in gameplay using entirely physics driven characters.","qui utilise des persos grs uniquement en physique."
"$ArkInfoPart2","It's a demonstration of what can be achieved by a small, indie style dev team at ReFlections.","C'est une dmo de ce qu'une petite quipe de type ind peut faire chez Rflections."
"$ArkInfoPart3","is best experienced with a gamepad.","se joue (nettement) mieux au pad."
"$LeftGrab","left grab","main gauche"
"$RightGrab","right grab","main droite"
"$Move","move","marcher"
"$Pause","options","options"
"$Look","look","regarder"
"$Bestiary","collection","collection"
"$Throw","throw","lancer"
"$Jump","jump","sauter"
"$RestartDemo","start all over again or..","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$EndMessage","YOU UNLOCKED 2 NEW ISLANDS!! Except.. well.. we haven't built them yet, sorry :[     There are still LOADS of crystals to collect tho.     Good luck!","T'AS DEBLOQUS 2 NOUVELLES LES !!  Heu.. Sauf que.. on ne les a pas encore cres, desol :[  Y'a encore une TONNE de cristaux  collecter. Bonne chance !"
"$KeepPlaying","collect ALL the crystals!!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$RemoveShard","Bash to remove!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$RamAngry","Bull no like you!","Ce taureau t'aime pas!"
"$RamChargingUp","Bull Angry!","Taureau pas content!"
"$Ramming","BULL SMASH!!","CHARGEEZZZ !!"
"$RamTired","Maybe next time..","J't'aurai une prochaine fois!"
"$HintRam","[X] Hold to RAM!","[X] Maintenir pour CHARGER !"
"$HintSprint","[X] Tap to sprint","[X] Tap pour sprinter"
"$HintThrow","[X] Hold to throw","[X] Maintenir pour lancer"
"$HintOptions","[START] to tweak UR camera :P","[START] si t'aimes pas ta camera :P"
"$BestiaryInfo","Hey, welcome to your new ANIMAL COLLECTION!!          Use it to CALL your friends.. from wherever you are!","H, bienvenu dans ta COLLECTION D'ANIMAUX !! Utilises ca pour appeller tes amis.. Peu importe o t'es !"
"$HintNewAnimalTop","Nice, you made a new friend <3","Cool, tu t'es fais un nouvel ami <3"
"$HintNewAnimalBottom","[Y] remember you can CALL THEM OVER!","[Y] Souviens toi, TU PEUX LEUR DIRE DE VENIR !"
"$CrystalCount","Crystals","Cristaux"
"$OstrichNest","Must protect NEST!!","Dgage de mon NID !!"
"$BestTime","BEST TIME :","MEILLEUR TEMPS :"
"$CurrentTime","Time :","Temps :"
"$Seconds","seconds","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$VoteInfo","Please like me!!","Dis-moi si je te plais"
"$Vote","Confirm","Confirmer"
"$SaveInfo","You sure? This will kill your current save..","Tes sr ? Tu vas perdre ta sauvegarde.."
"$SaveContinue","YES!! let's start already!","Yep, je suis sr !"
"$SaveCancel","Oops, my bad :]","Oops, non alors :]"
"$VotePressRight","Move left and right","Gauche et  droite"
"$NeedPollen","You need pollen :[","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$Grow","Hold to grow!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$Pollen","Pollen","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintGrabBottom2","Use bumpers or triggers","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintJumpTop","You can jump!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintJumpBottom","Tap [A]","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintHandTop","Is that another hand?","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintHandBottom","Grab it with LB or LT","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintCrystalsTop","Power source detected!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintCrystalsBottom","Shiney things = happiness. Give it a pull","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintTeleporterTop","A teleportation device","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintTeleporterBottom","Maybe 2 of these would be better than 1","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintParachute1Top","A daisy parachute","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintParachute1Bottom","Pretty AND functional when falling!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintParachute3Top","Press [Y]","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintParachute3Bottom","to draw and stow parachute","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintGlider1Top","A leaf glider","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintGlider1Bottom","Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintGlider3Top","Press [Y]","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintGlider3Bottom","to draw and stow glider","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintAimBudTop","Move to Aim","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintAimBudBottom","LS","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintGrowBudTop","Short growth Tap [X]","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintGrowBudBottom","[X]  Hold to Grow","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$PowerLevel","Power Level","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintGrowControlTop","Beanstalk Branch","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintGrowControlBottom","Says on the packaging likes soil","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintLeafTop","A bouncy leaf","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintLeafBottom","To super jump tap [A]","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintLowPowerTop","! Warning Low Power !","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$HintLowPowerBottom","Locate Power Source","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$Height","Height","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$AltitudeLossDetected","Altitude loss detected!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$AltitudeLossCritical","Altitude loss critical!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$DebrisRemoved","Debris removed","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$Parachute","Parachute","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$ParachuteControls","[Y] to use and stow","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$Glider","Glider","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$GliderControls","[Y] to use and stow","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$MineralCrystal","Mineral Crystal","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$MineralCrystalAction","Extract for Power","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$Debris","Debris","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$DebrisAction","Better teleport this mess somewhere else","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$SystemUpgraded","System Upgraded!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$BoostControls","DoubleTap [A] to Boost","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$BoostActivated","Thrusters Online!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$JumpControls","Its not quite a jet-pack but its a start","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$NewSystemOnline","New System Online!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$DroneControls","Click [RS] for Drone","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$DroneTop","Drone Online!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$DroneBottom","Better than sat-nav for route planning","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$ThrustersUpgraded","Thrusters upgraded!","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$Jetpack1Info","Put a spring in your step","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$Jetpack2Info","Give it a squeeze and bend from the knees","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"
"$Jetpack3Info","Total superhero moments await","NEEDS TRANSLATING !!"

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Bestiary Mode

According to some of the strings featured in the previous file, B.U.D. was capable of befriending creatures and "storing" them in an Animal Collection. B.U.D. then would be able to call them and use their abilities when required. This idea appears to have been shelved mid-development, as a myriad of textures pertaining to the corresponding menu are still present. Some of the unlockable Posters in the final game showcase some of the critter's designs in various stages of production.

The BestiaryMenuHandler class contained in Assembly-CSharp.dll provides a list of all the animals meant to be implemented.

"Aardvark", "Biggoat", "Bull", "Crocodile", "Diplodocus", "Dodo", "Dog", "Giraffe", "Kangaroo", "Klipspringer", "Lion", "Mammoth", "Ostrich", "Panther", "Penguin", "Pig", "Rabbit", "Sheep", "Specialanimal1", "Specialanimal2", "Stegosaurus", "T-Rex", "Triceratops", "Turtle"

Creatures

Full renders of at least sixteen different creatures with their corresponding silhouettes, three of which only made it to the final game under different names (highlighted in italics). Interestingly, some of these have origami-like designs instead of the stylized low-poly look of the finished product. This set also suggests that B.U.D. may have roamed with dinosaurs at one stage.

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  Bear silhouette

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  Bear

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  Bull silhouette

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  Bull (Torro)

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  Bull dog silhouette

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  Bull dog

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  Diplodocus silhouette

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  Diplodocus

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  Dodo silhouette

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  Dodo (Warble)

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  (Giant) Turtle silhouette

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  (Giant) Turtle

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  Giraffe silhouette

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  Giraffe

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  Goat silhouette

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  Goat

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  Mammoth silhouette

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  Mammoth

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  Ostrich silhouette

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  Ostrich

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  Penguin silhouette

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  Penguin

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  Pig silhouette

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  Pig

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  Rabbit silhouette

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  Rabbit

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  Sheep silhouette

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  Sheep (Meep)

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  Stegosaurus silhouette

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  Stegosaurus

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  Tyranosaurus Rex silhouette

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  Tyranosaurus Rex

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  Triceratops silhouette (No render was found)

Abilities

A near complete collection of UI elements pertaining to almost every creature listed above, plus their correspondent gimmick. While five of the lot were seemingly available to be chosen, at least 23 of the damn things were intended to be interacted with.

The following list indicates their placement and usage, inferred by filenames:

1. Locked, selected.
2. Locked, unselected.
3. Unlocked, selected.
4. Unlocked, unselected.

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  Bull (1)

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  Bull (2)

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  Bull (3)

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  Bull (4)

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  Diplodocus (1)

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  Diplodocus (2)

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  Diplodocus (3)

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  Diplodocus (4)

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  Dodo (1)

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  Dodo (2)

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  Dodo (3)

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  Dodo (4)

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  Mammoth (1)

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  Mammoth (2)

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  Mammoth (3)

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  Mammoth (4)

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  Sheep (1)

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  Sheep (2)

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  Sheep (3)

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  Sheep (4)

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  Aardvark (1)

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  Aardvark (2)

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  Bat (1)

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  Bat (2)

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  Frog (1)

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  Frog (2)

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  Giraffe (1)

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  Giraffe (2)

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  Goat (1)

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  Goat (2)

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  Ostrich (1)

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  Ostrich (2)

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  Owl (1)

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  Owl (2)

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  Penguin (1)

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  Penguin (2)

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  "Petra" (1)

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  "Petra" (2)

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  Pig (1)

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  Pig (2)

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  Pterodaktyl (1)

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  Pterodaktyl (2)

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  Rabbit (1)

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  Rabbit (2)

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  Rhino (1)

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  Rhino (2)

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  Stegosaraus (1)

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  Stegosaraus (2)

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  Turtle (1)

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  Turtle (2)

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  Tyranosaurus Rex (1)

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  Tyranosaurus Rex (2)

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  Triceratops (1)

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  Triceratops (2)

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  Wolf (1)

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  Wolf (2)

Other Elements

BeastiarySelectedBackground.dds is a not-quite-white texture intended for use with the previous icons.

BestiaryUnlockedOverlay.dds is a simple gradient with a similar purpose to the above.

(Source: 0v3r cl0ck3d)

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Graphics

Input UI

resources.assets and sharedassets0.assets contain a variety of scrapped Xbox and PC UI rendered in a similar fashion to the game's artstyle. Control inputs in-game are presented between brackets through the block.ttf typeface.

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Also present is a full render of an Xbox 360 controller in 1080p.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Miscellaneous

ArkSolid.dds is a leftover palette from a very early build.

Distortion.dds is a distortion effect comprising of various scribbles and overlays.

An odd texture labeled Waterfall.dds.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Fonts

At least 6 different typefaces taken from a nondescript online source go unused in favour of an original font produced by Reflections (the aforementioned block.ttf).

KGAttackoftheRobots

leaf1

Pixeologist

Plantor

Robotica

SoupLeaf

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Music

Two unused music cues can be found alongside the litany of discarded sound effects. Leftover metadata reveals that both files were last edited on March 17, 2014 using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 for Windows.

Temp_BossFar.wav

Temp_BossNear.wav

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Sounds

A sizable amount of placeholder sound effects can be found, most of which match the animals outlined in the Beastiary section.

Animals

Audio	Filename	Notes
	Temp_Bull01.ogg	A collection of bovine sounds of varying quality, which are paired with louder duplicates in WAV format. These were probably meant to be uttered by the Torro creatures in the final game, whose appearance is not dissimilar to a bull's.
	Temp_Bull02.ogg
	Temp_Bull03.ogg
	Temp_Bull04.ogg
	Temp_Bull05.ogg
	Temp_Bull06.ogg
	Temp_Bull07.ogg
	Temp_DiplodocusCall01.ogg	Growling sounds intended for the Diplodocus creature.
	Temp_DiplodocusCall02.ogg
	Temp_DodoCall01.ogg	A set of calls probably once used by the Warble creature.
	Temp_DodoCall02.ogg
	Temp_DodoHappy.ogg
	Temp_mammoth01.ogg	Another scrapped beast, again with audio ripped from several different sources.
	Temp_mammoth02.ogg
	Temp_mammoth03.ogg
	Temp_mammoth04.ogg
	Temp_mammoth05.ogg
	Temp_SheepBaa1.ogg	A set of generic sheeps baaing.
	Temp_SheepBaa2.ogg
	Temp_SheepBaa3.ogg
	Temp_SheepBaa4.ogg
	Temp_Snore01.ogg	Snoring sounds likely meant for the bull creatures, as they can only be found asleep inside a blocked-off cave in the retail game.
	Temp_Snore02.ogg
	Temp_Snore03.ogg

B.U.D. Interactions

Audio	Filename	Notes
	Temp_CrystalExtraction.ogg	An assortment of tingly sound effects related to B.U.D.'s crystal collectathon subobjective. In the final game, their presence is communicated through dynamic audio and only use a more "digitized" sound effect when collected.
	Temp_CrystalRadarPing.ogg
	Temp_EnterCrystalIntoTemple.ogg
	Temp_JointedCrystal.ogg
	Temp_ShardSubmission.ogg
	Temp_ShardSuckSound.ogg
	Temp_PodiumActivated.ogg	Two sound effects tied to B.U.D.'s Tele-Router teleportation device, then referred to as a Podium.
	Temp_PodiumComplete_Loop.ogg

Other

Audio	Filename	Notes
	Test_LP.ogg	beep. The metadata dates this file back to October 13, 2014 and informs that it was created with Sony's Sound Forge Pro 10.0.
	Temp_TempleFinished.ogg	Three odd sound effects related to a "Temple" of sorts, which imply that such structures could have been explored in previous builds.
	Temp_TempleMouthOpen.ogg
	Temp_DebrisDestroy.ogg

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Debug Menu

Assembly-CSharp.dll contains two classes labeled DebugMenu and DebugMenuAttribute, the former of which indicates that one would have been toggled by pressing the ` (tilde) key.

To do: Check if it's still there. It appears to be loaded by the Countly class in the default namespace. Further investigate the file, specifically the Bestiary prefixed classes as well as OldGUIMenu in the default namespace.

(Source: Original TCRF research)