Tapes

In INFRA and Obenseuer, player can find and play audio and video tapes using Varatonic brand equipment.

List of tapes

Hartman's tapes

Hammer Valley Dam tape

Tape found in the control room of the Hammer Valley Dam.

Transcript:

"My name is Alex Hartman."

"I was just betrayed by the man who practically built this whole city."

"It started with Bergmann."

"Then Stalburg Steel, and now my company."

"All bankrupted by Jeff Walter."

"He bought the companies for next to nothing and then ran them straight into the ground."

"But that's the least of my problems."

"With the company out of business, there's no way we can keep everything in good repair."

"Things are breaking down all over the city, but no one's doing anything about it."

"The police, the mayor, and now it seems like even the governor's in his pocket."

"They care more about his money than what he's doing to this place."

"Whatever he's planning, it's going to happen."

"And I don't wanna be here when it does."

"Because there's one thing I'm sure of."

"Everything's about to fall apart."

Bergmann Water Tunnel tape

Tape found in the control room of the Hammer Valley Dam.

Transcript:

"The Bergmann Group was a great company founded by Eric Kleinmann and Xeander Berg."

"I'd say that company played a big part in rebuilding the city, but somehow Walter managed to take all the credit for that."

"Anyway, Xeander Berg was a vital part of that company."

"When he disappeared, The Bergmann Group started having trouble staying afloat."

"Ultimately the other shareholders forced Kleinmann to sell his share of the company."

"He became a broken man."

"Now Kleinmann clearly needs someone to guide him."

"He's a great man capable of great things."

"I need him and he needs me."

Hydroelectric power plant tape

Tape found in the generator hall at the Hydroelectric Power Plant in the Bergmann Tunnel.

Transcript:

"When I founded my company, I was sure that it would be successful."

"But when we started building the Two Gorges dam, problems started to appear."

"We didn't have much money and the project was very expensive."

"I did my best to reduce the cost, but the damage had already been done."

"Then Stalburg Steel went bankrupt."

"It was one of my company's major clients."

"After that, our revenue shrunk to almost nothing."

"Eventually, I had no choice but to sell the company."

"I was about to close the deal with a man who could have been able to save the company."

"But he backed out at the last minute."

"My only option was to sell the company to Jeff Walter."

"The man whose last two business acquisitions had resulted in bankruptcy."

"Of course I had my doubts about the acquisition, but I figured it would be better than nothing."

"Little did I know that it would lead to such an unsafe living environment and ultimately the death of many innocents."

"Including my wife and only child."

"Now that coward is out there hiding somewhere."

"I'm going to find him and make him taste his own medicine."

Stalburg Steel administration office tape

Tape found at the administration office of the Stalburg Steel.

Transcript:

"Stalburg Steel was one of the largest clients of my company."

"Mikhail Rosenthal was the original owner, but he later sold the majority of his company to Walter."

"Stalburg Steel was doing so well, but then."

"I'm not even really sure what happened."

"Undeclared work, low wages, hazardous working conditions."

"The Metalworkers' Union strike was the last straw."

"Somehow Walter managed to bring down the entire company."

"Rosenthal knows this and he wants to help me."

"It's time to do what I have planned."

Serwer hideout tape

Tape found in the Hartman's hideout at the Pitheath sewer system.

Transcript:

"I've done something horrible."

"I had to kill Mikhail Rosenthal."

"He was the reason why I couldn't find Walter."

"Rosenthal was informing him about all my plans."

"It matters little."

"I've found Walter's hiding place."

"It's a building owned by Rosenthal, but I need a plan before I go there."

"I will take Eric Kleinmann with me, and we will face Walter together."

Walter Tower basement tape

Tape found in one of the rooms underneath Walter Tower, unlike other tapes, this one is triggered automatically by a set of motion sensors.

Transcript:

"Jeff Walter!"

"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time."

"I only regret that I'm not around to see it."

"It just wasn't enough that you had to destroy my life, was it?"

"The whole city is on the brink of collapse, all because of you."

"Take a close look at these walls."

"This place is right under your own headquarters, and yet is in so bad shape that it could fall apart at any moment."

"There is only one thing left for me to do."

"I'm going to destroy you, and your whole company."

"I'm not doing it for me."

"I'm doing it for this city and its people."

"Goodbye, Walter."

"Nobody is going to miss you."

Two Gorges Dam tape

While can never be heard by the player, the description of that tape is provided by Amit Rahal.

In the tape Alex Hartman talks about Jeff Walter, where he claims being betreyed by him. He describes how the Blackrock Nuclear Power Plant was built after the Two Gorges Dam was complete, and that its construction caused the Harman's company, the Hammer Valley Hydro, more problems.

Other audio tapes

First Villa tape

Tape found in side room inside Rosenthal's Villa. In the tape, two speakers are heard - Max Koller and Jeff Walter.

Transcript:

Max Koller: "This is Max Koller interviewing Jeff Walter. The date is December 18th 1986."

M.K.: "Let's continue."

Jeff Walter: "Now, where was I?"

J.W.: "I started to have my suspicions about this whole project."

J.W.: "I knew that they weren't telling me everything."

J.W.: "So, I sent some people to find out what they can. They came back to me with some disturbing information."

J.W.: "It was more than just building some weapon."

J.W.: "I was going to tell everyone about this, but then..."

J.W.: "When they found out what I was doing, I had to run."

J.W.: "ow I've been hiding here for god knows how many years, trying to find a way to reveal this whole conspiracy."

J.W.: "I knew what they were doing, but nobody would believe me without evidence."

J.W.: "Then, I met Xeander Berg. He was the key to this whole thing."

J.W.: "He was the leader of the scientists at the bunker and somehow he managed to escape."

J.W.: "But, he's very ill and now he's trying to..."

-Jeff Walter caughts a bad cough-

J.W.: "Can we continue tomorrow? I'm not feeling very well."

M.K.: "Sure thing."

Second Villa tape

Tape found in living room inside Rosenthal's Villa. In the tape, three speakers are heard - Max Koller, Jeff Walter and Alex Hartman - Eric Kleinmann is also briefly present during the recording, but he does not speak.

Transcript:

Max Koller: "This is Max Koller interviewing Jeff Walter. It's December 19th 1986."

M.K.: "Let's begin."

Jeff Walter: "Last time I was talking about Xeander Berg. He was- what's that noise?"

-Alex Hartman and Eric Kleinmann approach the villa-

M.K.: "Someone's coming."

-Alex Hartman and Eric Kleinmann enter the same room as Max Koller and Jeff Walter-

Alex Hartman: "Jeff Walter! We meet at last."

M.K.: "Who are you? You're not-"

J.W.: "Let me handle this."

A.H.: "You know who I am! I'm the one who is going to give you what you deserve."

J.W.: "Oh, you must be Alex Hartman, and you Eric Kleinmann."

J.W.: "It's nice to finally meet you."

J.w.: "Berg told me a lot about you."

A.H.: "What did you do to him? I know that you kidnapped him!"

J.W.: "I didn't do anything to him."

-Jeff Walter handles out the information about location of Xeander Berg towards Alex Hartman and Eric Kleinmann-

J.W.: "Here, take this. You can find him there."

J.w.: "He's not feeling well, and-"

-towards Eric Kleinmann-

A.H.: "Eric, you can go. And you, Walter. We have a lot to discuss."

-Eric Kleinmann leaves the villa-

J.W.: "So, what do you want of me? I know your company went bankrupt, but that wasn't my fault. Is that why you're here?"

A.H.: "You did more than that! You destoyed my life. You killed my wife, my child, and this whole damn city!"

-Alex Hartman reaches for his gun-

M.K.: "Put the gun down!"

-two shots are fired towards Max Koller before he can react, he is killed-

J.w.: "What did you do?"

A.H.: "It was his fault! Rosenthal did the same mistake – he didn't do what I said! You don't understand..."

J.w.: "Look, we have to talk about this."

A.H.: "Yes, we have to..."

J.W.: "I want to show you something, okay?"

-Jeff Walter had been moving closer to a secret compartment where he stores a gun-

A.H.: "Don't move!"

-a single shot is fired toward Jeff Walter, he drops onto the ground-

J.W.: "I just..."

A.H.: "What did you do? Why did you do that? This wasn't supposed to happen!"

A.H.: "It's over... everything... why is this thing on? I need-"

Sven's tape

Tape found in the secret S.N.W control room at the Blackrock Nuclear Power Plant.

Transcript:

"My name is Sven Olsson. I was one of the leaders of the S.N.W. project."

"This project was doomed from the start. It was so badly planned that I should've realized how it was going to end."

"Instead trying to get everyone working together voluntarily we- they just forced everyone into this mess."

"I thought I was doing something good, but then that metro accident changed everything."

"I found out there were so many things that no one told me. Everything I knew about the project was wrong."

"They designed a biological weapon and sold it to the highest bidder. They don't care about this country."

"Look at this place. We moved uranium from here to the bunker using Bergmann tunnels."

"You can control this whole facility from in here, and why?"

"To secretly filch nuclear material..."

Fredrik's tape

Tape found on the top floor of Tenement A hospital, it is narrated by Fredrik Walker.

Transcript:

"..."

"It's day 146 since we initiated the experiment."

"The fungal infection has spread extensively throughout his body, causing severe pain and discomfort."

"The patient continues to cry out in agony, but he is still able to talk to us sometimes."

"I still think we've made a grave mistake."

"Dr. Evensen methods are unorthodox, to say the least, relying on a book written by... whatever the name was. Holt? Hall?"

"Where did he even get that book."

"..."

"The sound of that... device drives me crazy."

Central Metro Station tapes

To be added.

Other video tapes

Walter's tape

Tape found in the Jeff Walter's office at the Walter Tower, in a secret stash next to one of the windows.

Transcript:

"Citizens of Stalburg."

"Let me ask you."

"Who was it that rebuilt this city?"

"Who was the one that protected this city, and dedicated his whole life to its well-being?"

"And yet."

"This is how you thank me?"

"You believed those who betrayed us, and labeled me a traitor."

"I know they've been up to something big, something that could be catastrophic for our future."

"But, I won't let them destroy Stalburg, my life's work."

"The corrupt officials want to silence me, but I won't let them."

"They will never find me, and I won't rest until everyone knows the truth!"

"They have exploited my financial imperium for their own benefit, under the veil of protecting the city and its people!"

"They must be stopped before it's too late, for the sake of our future and livelihood."

"They're building a–"

Secretary: "Uh, Mr. Walter?"

Secretary: "Some men from the military just barged in looking for you!"

-the tape ends prematurely-

S.N.W introduction tape

Tape found in the briefing room at the S.N.W bunker, narrated by Xeander Berg.

Transcript:

"Hello."

"My name is Xeander Berg, and I'm the leader of the S.N.W. scientist team B2."

"As you may already know, this project is very important for the future of our country."

"We are between two major alliances, and we cannot trust either of them."

"If there's going to be another war, we won't last long."

"That's why you are here today."

"We are going to guarantee a safe future for our children, and for everyone who lives in this country."

"Next, I'm going to tell you a bit about this underground complex and what we're doing here."

"The scientist team lives in the accommodation wing next to the laboratory."

"The door code is 2077."

-the tape ends prematurely-