User:Addy1124/WIP-SimpsonsHit&Run-MainPage/Unused Text

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Textbible

Most in-game text is stored in a language-specific data chunk in "/art/frontend/scrooby/resource/txtbible/srr2.p3d". Text is stored as a referable unique string name, followed by the text itself.

Note that any quotes at the very start/end of strings (which aren't always there) are preserved; usage of a double-quote in a string requires a backslash escape. Also note that two consecutive back-slashes indicates to the game in some contexts to add a newline.

Mission Objective Stage Messages

Many of these were likely swapped in order to make objectives more modular, and less vague.

String	Text	Notes
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_20	FIND BART ON THE SHIP	Intended for Level 3 Mission 7; swapped for #198 and #199.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_21	FIND CHIEF WIGGUM	Possibly intended for Level 4 Mission 1; the player may have had to find Wiggum before chasing him.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_22	DESTROY THE DONUT TRUCK	Intended for an earlier version of Level 4 Mission 1; confirmed by a document in the PR asset discs.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_23	FIND THE CROP CIRCLE	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 4; no mission requires visiting the crop circle itself.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_26	FIND THE KETCHUP	Intended for Level 4 Mission 3; swapped for #5.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_27	FIND HANS MOLEMAN	Intended for Level 4 Mission 4; swapped for #240 and #105.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_28	GET TO GRAMPA FIRST	Intended for Level 4 Mission 5; swapped for #100.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_31	DETROY THE BLACK CAR	[sic] Possibly intended for Level 3 Mission 4, which uses #97 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_33	FIND BART	Possibly intended for Level 4 Mission 6; swapped for #263 and #226.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_34	DESTROY THE COLA SHIPMENT	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 4 Mission 6; confirmed by a document in the PR asset discs.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_35	FIND APU	Possibly intended for Level 4 Mission 7; swapped for #132 and #157 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_36	DESTROY THE TRUCK	Possibly intended for Level 4 Mission 7; swapped for #103 and #38 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_37	FIND THE NEXT TRUCK	Possibly intended for Level 4 Mission 7; swapped for #234 and #235 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_39	GO HOME	Possibly intended for Level 4 Mission 7 (based on placement) or many other missions; swapped for #217 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_56	DRIVE TO THE ITCHY AND SCRATCHY STORE	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 3 Mission 1; the final mission is a race with no fake drive-to.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_59	"WIN THE RACE "	Could've been intended for a number of uses, most likely in Street Races.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_65	DRIVE TO THE MONORAIL STATION	No mission requires the player to drive here explicitly, though Level 2 Mission 7 and Level 5 Mission 5 do load the icon for it.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_74	"FIND CHIEF WIGGUM AT THE POLICE STATION "	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 5 Mission 4; the final version requires following a donut trail.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_78	FIND THE ARMORED CAR	Intended for Level 5 Mission 6; swapped for #260 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_81	STEAL BOARDS FROM CLETUS	Intended for Level 7 Mission 1; swapped for #215 and #107 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_82	TALK TO JASPER	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 4 Mission 4; confirmed by a document in the PR asset discs.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_85	DRIVE THE WASTE TO THE ALIEN SHIP	Intended for at least one of the nuclear waste delivery missions; swapped for #202 and #219 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_86	FIND MR. BURNS	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 7 Mission 4.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_87	RACE THE ALIEN CAR TO THE NUCLEAR WASTE	Intended for Level 7 Mission 7 (or perhaps another possibly cut race in a waste delivery mission); swapped for #249.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_88	TAKE THE NUCLEAR WASTE TO THE ALIEN SHIP AT THE SCHOOL	Intended for at least one of the nuclear waste delivery missions; swapped for #202 and #219 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_89	GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE - QUICK!	Intended for the nuclear waste delivery missions; removed as the fail condition being referred to was never properly implemented, and itself removed.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_91	WATCH OUT FOR THE BLACK SEDANS	Whilst there are used and unused cases of needing to avoid Chase Sedans in missions, none of them warn the player.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_99	COLLECT THE EVIDENCE	Possibly intended for Level 6 Bonus Mission, however destroying Wiggum's vehicle and collecting the evidence are one objective, with only one stage message.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_109	DRIVE TO THE GAS STATION	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 1 Bonus Mission; Cletus' start dialogue implies so.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_115	STREET RACE	Unknown intended use.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_119	FOLLOW THE BLACK SEDAN	No mission requires the player to follow a Chase Sedan.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_120	TIME TRIAL	Unknown intended use.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_123	DESTROY THE DONUT TRUCK	Duplicate of #22.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_126	FIND THE HOVERCAR	Possibly intended for unused sections in either Level 5 Bonus Mission or Level 6 Mission 3, which themselves use different stage messages.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_129	FIND THE ROMANTIC OBJECTS	Intended for Level 4 Bonus Mission; swapped for #236.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_132	DESTROY THE LASER CRATES	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 6.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_136	FIND THE SHELBYVILLIANS	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 5 Mission 3; swapped for #71.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_137	ENTER CLETUS' TRUCK	Possibly intended for Level 2 Mission 5 and Level 4 Mission 3; no get-in objective in the former and swapped for #2 in the latter.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_141	ENTER COMIC BOOK GUY'S CAR	Possibly intended for Level 2 Mission 3 and Level 3 Mission 1; no get-in objectives in either.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_144	DRIVE TO THE KRUSTY BURGER BY THE POLICE STATION	No mission requires the player to drive here.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_147	FIND APU AT THE KWIK-E-MART	Possibly intended for use in Level 1 Mission 0 or Level 4 Mission 7.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_183	GO TO THE OBSERVATORY'S \"LOOK-OUT\" POINT	Intended for an unused section in Level 3 Mission 4.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_193	GET A VEHICLE FROM BART	Intended for Level 5 Mission 7; swapped for #226 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_203	TALK TO PROFESSOR FRINK IN THE POWER PLANT PARKING LOT	Intended for Level 7 Mission 3, swapped for #66 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_207	RACE THE CURATOR TO THE MUSEUM	Intended for an earlier version of Level 5 Mission 7; confirmed by a document in the PR asset discs.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_208	DRIVE TO THE SIT 'N' ROTATE	Intended for an unused section in Level 5 Bonus Mission.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_210	FOLLOW KRUSTY'S LIMO	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 6 Mission 2.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_212	TAKE THE LASER TO THE SQUIDPORT	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 6 Mission 5.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_237	FOLLOW CLETUS	Possibly intended for an earlier version of Level 4 Mission 2.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_238	DRIVE TO THE KRUSTY BURGER BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND SCHOOL	No mission requires the player to drive here.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_241	COLLECT THE WWII RADIO	Intended for Level 2 Mission 4; swapped for #170.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_243	GET \"AMERICAN\" CLOTHES AT MOE'S OR THE DMV	Duplicate of #205, which is used.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_248	DRIVE THROUGH THE POWERPLANT ENTRANCE	Intended for an unused section in Level 7 Mission 6.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_256	DRIVE TO THE HOSPITAL ENTRANCE	Intended for Level 5 Mission 3; swapped for #256 instead.
MISSION_OBJECTIVE_269	GO INSIDE THE SIMPSONS HOUSE AND DROP OFF THE SUPPLIES	Intended for an unused section in Level 7 Mission 1.

Additionally, indicies 274-298 are unused, all set to "*".

Mission Failed Conditions/Hints

Each fail condition has a name, a reason, along with 8 (0-7) associated hints. Some fail conditions are unused/unfinished, however.

OUT_OF_BOUNDS

This fail condition works (triggers on respawning via a death trigger), and does display the reason/hints correctly, but is unused.

String	Text
MISSION_FAILED_OUT_OF_BOUNDS	Out of bounds.
MISSION_FAILED_OUT_OF_BOUNDS_HINT0	Hint : Keep control of your vehicle.
MISSION_FAILED_OUT_OF_BOUNDS_HINT1	Hint : Drive more carefully.
MISSION_FAILED_OUT_OF_BOUNDS_HINT2	Hint : Use the brakes to control your speed.
MISSION_FAILED_OUT_OF_BOUNDS_HINT3	Hint : Keep control of your vehicle.
MISSION_FAILED_OUT_OF_BOUNDS_HINT4	Hint : Use the hand brake to corner better.
MISSION_FAILED_OUT_OF_BOUNDS_HINT5	Hint : Look ahead for upcoming hazards.
MISSION_FAILED_OUT_OF_BOUNDS_HINT6	Hint : Use the brakes to control your speed.
MISSION_FAILED_OUT_OF_BOUNDS_HINT7	Hint : Look ahead for upcoming hazards.

NOT_ABDUCTED

This fail condition doesn't properly work (triggers on on-foot player reaching the respawn trigger in the UFO), and doesn't display the reason/hints correctly. It is unused.

String	Text
MISSION_FAILED_NOT_ABDUCTED	Failed to get out of car.
MISSION_FAILED_NOT_ABDUCTED_HINT0	Hint : Don't forget to jump out of your vehicle.
MISSION_FAILED_NOT_ABDUCTED_HINT1	Hint : Jump out of your vehicle before reaching the Mother Ship.
MISSION_FAILED_NOT_ABDUCTED_HINT2	Hint : Jump out of your vehicle while in the tractor beam.
MISSION_FAILED_NOT_ABDUCTED_HINT3	Hint : Remember to jump out of your vehicle.
MISSION_FAILED_NOT_ABDUCTED_HINT4	Hint : Don't forget to jump out of your vehicle.
MISSION_FAILED_NOT_ABDUCTED_HINT5	Hint : Jump out of your vehicle before reaching the Mother Ship.
MISSION_FAILED_NOT_ABDUCTED_HINT6	Hint : Jump out of your vehicle while in the tractor beam.
MISSION_FAILED_NOT_ABDUCTED_HINT7	Hint : Remember to jump out of your vehicle.

HIT_N_RUN

This fail condition doesn't work (never triggers).

String	Text
MISSION_FAILED_HIT_N_RUN	Hit & Run: You got busted!
MISSION_FAILED_HIT_N_RUN_HINT0	Don't get caught by the cops
MISSION_FAILED_HIT_N_RUN_HINT1	Switching clothes lowers the meter
MISSION_FAILED_HIT_N_RUN_HINT2	Use wrenches to fix your vehicle
MISSION_FAILED_HIT_N_RUN_HINT3	Drive more carefully
MISSION_FAILED_HIT_N_RUN_HINT4	Don't hit pedestrians
MISSION_FAILED_HIT_N_RUN_HINT5	Switching clothes lowers the meter
MISSION_FAILED_HIT_N_RUN_HINT6	Use wrenches to fix your vehicle
MISSION_FAILED_HIT_N_RUN_HINT7	Reckless driving attracts the cops

Interestingly:

• None of the hints end with a period.
• Hints 1/5 reference a non-existent and redundant mechanic.
  • Switching clothes requires entering an interior, which drains the Hit & Run meter anyway.
  • Switching clothes is not possible whilst in a mission.
• Hints 2/6 seem irrelevant, as having a more damaged vehicle doesn't explicitly affect the Hit & Run system.

PLAYER_HIT

This fail condition doesn't work (never triggers).

String	Text
MISSION_FAILED_PLAYER_HIT	Player hit.
MISSION_FAILED_PLAYER_HIT_HINT0	Get a faster vehicle.
MISSION_FAILED_PLAYER_HIT_HINT1	Find the shortcuts.
MISSION_FAILED_PLAYER_HIT_HINT2	Use wrenches to fix your vehicle.
MISSION_FAILED_PLAYER_HIT_HINT3	Smash all vending machines you find.
MISSION_FAILED_PLAYER_HIT_HINT4	Avoid getting hit.
MISSION_FAILED_PLAYER_HIT_HINT5	Use a phone booth to get a new vehicle.
MISSION_FAILED_PLAYER_HIT_HINT6	Complete all street races to earn a different vehicle.
MISSION_FAILED_PLAYER_HIT_HINT7	Collect coins to purchase a better tougher car.

Tutorials

To do: How much of this is actually unused? These are the "TUTORIAL_x" strings, hence PC-ONLY and not for console versions. Tutorials only show sometimes on PC, needs to be looked into and written up. Even then, are all of these messages used on PC? Frontend data caps at 15 (0-index). Are some of the prior "unused" stage messages for STREET RACE/TIME TRIAL used for this, or on console? No duplicates... and same chunk allows... Are there any unused console tutorial strings anyway? Same as PC if any? There's unused dialogue. PC version differences? Old page says so + misspelled #7 "surprise"?

These are Windows-exclusive tutorial strings that go entirely or usually unused.

String	Text	Notes
TUTORIAL_000	TO DESTROY WASP CAMERAS, JUMP\\\\INTO THE AIR WITH THE [SPACEBAR]\\\\AND THEN [RIGHT-CLICK]\\\\TO KICK THE WASP
TUTORIAL_001	BONUS MISSION
TUTORIAL_002	USE [W,S,A,D] TO MOVE AROUND\\\\USE [SPACEBAR] TO JUMP\\\\PRESS AND HOLD [LEFT SHIFT] TO RUN
TUTORIAL_003	PRESS [W] TO ACCELERATE\\\\USE [A] OR [D] TO STEER\\\\USE [S] TO BRAKE\\\\[RIGHT-CLICK] TO HANDBRAKE
TUTORIAL_004	[LEFT-CLICK] TO GET INTO CAR
TUTORIAL_005	FIND ALL GAGS
TUTORIAL_006	WIN ALL RACES TO GET A CAR
TUTORIAL_007	FIND ALL CARDS TO GET A SURPRISE
TUTORIAL_008	USE COINS TO PURCHASE\\\\CARS AND CLOTHES
TUTORIAL_009	[LEFT-CLICK] TO USE TELEPHONE BOOTH.
TUTORIAL_010	[LEFT-CLICK] TO GET INTO THE CAR.
TUTORIAL_011	[LEFT-CLICK] TO KICK BOX
TUTORIAL_012	BREAK CERTAIN OBJECTS TO GET COINS
TUTORIAL_013	[LEFT-CLICK] TO GO INSIDE
TUTORIAL_014	COIN COLLECTED
TUTORIAL_015	VEHICLE DESTROYED!\\\\FIND A WRENCH,\\\\OR GO TO A PHONEBOOTH,\\\\TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE.
TUTORIAL_016	UNLOCKED CAR\\\\GO TO PHONE BOOTH TO ACCESS\\\\THIS VEHICLE AT ANY TIME	Unused in all versions?
TUTORIAL_017	USE WRENCHES TO FIX YOUR CAR	Unused in this/all versions/unindexed?
TUTORIAL_018	[LEFT-CLICK] TO GET INTO CAR	Unused version of #10?
TUTORIAL_019	GAG APPROACHED	Unused version of #5?
TUTORIAL_020	WIN THE TIME TRIAL RACE\\\\TO EARN EXTRA COINS	Unused version of possibly shown TIME TRIAL stage message, or used version?
TUTORIAL_021	INVALID TUTORIAL ENTRY	Placeholder/debugging text.

Loading Newspaper Text

These strings mirror those displayed on the game's loading screen newspapers, however they are unused, and every language has separate newspaper image files that already contain the required text.

Each Level (1-7) has four allocated newspaper strings (A-D); unused strings (within this bank of entirely unused strings) are set to "*".

String	Text
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_1A	October 25
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_1B	Local Man Ruins Hot Dog Eating Contest
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_1C	Disqualified for Vomitting
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_1D	Study: 90% of Video Game Start With Easy Tutorial Level
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_2A	October 26
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_2B	Low Level Employee Harasses Millionaire, Hounds Released
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_2C	Bonestorm 2 Out Today - Record Truancy Rate Expected
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_2D	*
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_3A	October 27
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_3B	Bart Simpson Disappears in Bright Light
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_3C	Family Pleads to Light: Give Back Our Boy
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_3D	"\"Look Who's Drunk?\""
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_4A	October 28
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_4B	Mysterious Shape Found in Field
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_4C	Confused Yokel Scratches Head. Local Boy Found Safe - Mind Erased, Pants Soiled
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_4D	Artist Rendering
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_5A	October 29
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_5B	Exciting New Cola Gains Popularity \"Cola is Great!\" Says Cola Institute
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_5C	"Annoying Housewife Claims Cola \"Evil\""
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_5D	Photo Supplied by Husband
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_6A	October 30
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_6B	Krusty at Squidport today for Cola - bration
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_6C	Krusty vows to fight paternity suit
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_6D	*
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_7A	October 31
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_7B	Aliens Invade Springfield! Evil Cola causes dead to rise from grave
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_7C	Local Brain wholesaler reports surge in business
LOADING_NEWSPAPER_7D	*

Curiously, messages 3D and 4D don't appear on the final newspaper images.

Card Quotes

Every Collector Card has strings available for a first and second quote to show when being viewed, however for many cards the second quote (CARD_QUOTE2_XX, where "XX" is the card ID) is unused and set to "*". Affected cards include: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 14, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 34, 40, 42, 43, 46, 49, and 53.

Bonus Cards

Every eighth "CARD_TITLE" string (the game indexes them starting at zero) refers to an unobtainable "BONUS CARD". There are also accompanying "CARD_EPISODE", "CARD_DESC", "CARD_QUOTE1", and "CARD_QUOTE2" strings, however they are all set to "*". Unused graphics exist to suggest that each Level was originally going to have a bonus eighth Collector Card.

String	Text
CARD_TITLE_07	LEVEL 1 BONUS CARD
CARD_TITLE_15	LEVEL 2 BONUS CARD
CARD_TITLE_23	LEVEL 3 BONUS CARD
CARD_TITLE_31	LEVEL 4 BONUS CARD
CARD_TITLE_39	LEVEL 5 BONUS CARD
CARD_TITLE_47	LEVEL 6 BONUS CARD
CARD_TITLE_55	LEVEL 7 BONUS CARD

Hex Strings

There are some unused strings with names written in hexadecimal.

String	Text
0xCCEB2	NOT PLAYING
0xD505B	Do you want to save your game?
0x105274	WALK BACKWARDS
0x1F6189	Insufficient space on the hard disk to save the game. Free some space and try again.
0x228FDF	WALK FORWARDS
0x2CCA2A	CAMERA TOGGLE

Miscellaneous

String	Text	Notes
INGAME_MESSAGE_11	Congratulations! You've unlocked a new vehicle. Go to a phone booth to use it.	Completing Bonus Missions shows a mission/vehicle-specific message instead.
INGAME_MESSAGE_19	*
RACE_COMPLETE_INFO_SOME	*
UNUSED_STRING_001	*
UNUSED_STRING_002	*
ERROR_MEDIA_INVALID_LOADING_(PS2)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_INVALID_LOADING_(XBOX)	*
ERROR_SHELL_OPEN_(PS2)	*
MU_UNFORMATTED_STATUS_(GC)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_ENCODING_ERROR_LOADING_(PS2)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_WRONG_TYPE_SAVING_(XBOX)	*
ERROR_SHELL_OPEN_(GC)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_ENCODING_ERROR_(PS2)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_DAMAGED_(PS2)	*
MEMCARD_HAS_MORE_FILES_(PS2)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_INVALID_(PS2)	*
MU_WRONG_ENCODING_STATUS_(GC)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_INVALID_SAVING_(PS2)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_WRONG_TYPE_(XBOX)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_WRONG_TYPE_LOADING_(XBOX)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_ENCODING_ERROR_SAVING_(PS2)	*
MEMCARD_HAS_MORE_FILES_(GC)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_ENCODING_ERROR_LOADING_(XBOX)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_CORRUPT_SAVING_(XBOX)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_ENCODING_ERROR_(XBOX)	*
ERROR_MEDIA_ENCODING_ERROR_SAVING_(XBOX)	*

Early Textbible

An early textbible file can be found in "art/frontend/scrooby2/resource/txtbible".

Italian Textbible

The final textbible contains an "I" (Italian) chunk, however all strings except "BACK_BUTTON" ("[ESC]") and "SELECT_BUTTON" ("[ENTER]") are set to "???".

Script Comments

There are developer comments left in the ".con" (vehicle), ".mfk" (mission), and ".cho" (animation) scripts.

Executable

Unused text can also be found in the game's ".exe" file.

"temp.err" Files

On Windows, some art directories contain garbage/duplicated data. All of these directories also contain a "temp.err" file, containing the following text.

'cleanup.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.