Conker: Live & Reloaded

Conker: Live & Reloaded is a remake of Conker's Bad Fur Day, boasting a wide variety of upgrades from graphics, sound, and gameplay, in addition to its main selling point: an overhauled FPS sub-mode in the form of online multiplayer.

Although it contains many enhancements, it's generally considered the inferior version due to the removal of the original multiplayer mode and, perhaps more notably, censorship of previously-untouched profanity despite having been originally advertised as uncensored (often causing a noticeable dissonance in cutscenes, especially with the Great Mighty Poo segment), on top of retaining whatever censorship the original had. (Ironically, censorship in the online multiplayer mode is optional, and turning it off results in far more intense profanity than the original.)

To do: A debug build was released a couple of years back on Obscure Gamers as of this edit. Document the debug menu and (if any) content differences. There's also a late prototype dated March 14, 2005 with minor differences and bugs. Put all the known stuff from the Static_strings since there's a lot of unused stuff. Get subpages for Bad Fur Day and Live & Uncut leftovers (there's a lot of the latter). Gather pre-release media including render oddities like Sky Jockeys carrying duel magnums and the infamous Live & Uncut.

Unused Animations#

To do: Find a way to view these animations/see if they're still in the files of the game.

Frontend#

These animations for the Fire Imp are used in the N64 version of the game, but since the cheat menu is missing in this version, they go unused.

It's War#

Animations for the electric eel.

Unused Music#

It's War#

itswar_harboureel

Intended to be used when you're near the electric eel in the harbour section, but since the Eel was removed and replaced with a switch to turn on the power, this track goes unused.

Soak Test#

Press Left Trigger + Right Trigger + Black when on the main menu. In this soak test, the game will load every map from the main game, one after another. The game will then play all the chapters in order. Once the soak test is complete, the game will reboot. Pressing Back during the test will toggle some debug info at the top-left of the screen.

Developer Notes#

dvddata\aid\text\English\MP_Frontend\default.bin

EmptyString.
This is an empty string that is not used anywhere in the game.

dvddata\aid\text\English\Menus\default.bin

; main_room_names[].    
;multigame_names[]
;Deathmatch names
;mainGameSelect()
;multiGameSelect()
;multiGameSetup()
;team_names[]
;finish_strings[]
;multiStats()
;do_multi_menu()
;Frontend_Draw_LogoScreen()
;cellar_room_names[]
;Frontend_Draw_MultiMenu()
; Swear words
;*************************************************************
; Xbox live
;FT_Menu_Local = "Dumbots"
; Game Invite
;*************************************************************
; Pause
; The 'A' button texture will appear where you place an asterisk in this string
;--------------------------------------------
; Content Download setup 
;---------------------------------------------
;--------------------------------------------
; Content Download Error
;---------------------------------------------
;------------------------------------------
; XBox Live Messages
;-------------------------------------------
; note: the following MUST are copied to an ascii string so can't have fancy characters
;----------- sniper move
;----- restart point message
;---------- weapon terminal message
;****************************************************
;Onscreen Character Info
; botnames
; isDisabled
;****************************************************
;Main menu
; Friends menu
; Friends list
; Level Configuration
; A friend menu
; Players menu
; A player menu
; Friend request menu
; Player history menu
; Kick player menu
; Coment menu
; Appear offline menu
; Dont Appear hidden menu
; Voice menu
; Mute menu
; Scoreboard menu
; Friends scoreboard
; Reset scores confirm
; Quit confirm menu
; Friend invite confirm
; Join friend confirm
; Remove friend confirm
; Add friend confirm
; Standard confirm menu
; Logoff confirm menu
; Logon menu
; State strings
; Game screen (list of matches found)
; Waiting area
; Players list
; Level names
; Opti-match
; New! AutoQuickmatch
; Voice mask names
; general syslink 'you've lost your cables'
; general syslink 'you've lost your cables BUT have reconnected 'em'
; general live 'you've lost your cables'
; general live 'you've lost your cables BUT have reconnected 'em'
; Xbox Local Menus
; Player Stats Page
; Class Change
; Die
; Spectator
; Disable Fire
; Vehicle
; Terminals
; Carry objects
; Generades Reload
; Medal descriptions
; MOdifier Descriptions
; Keyboard
; Popup Menus
; Profiles
; NOTE: The %s at the end of please wait will have '....' added onto the end of it
; Pending games
; Host Migration
; Friends list
; leaderboard
; Messages
; Voice
;LOGON
;Titles
; Abilities
; GENERAL
; Messages
; Grenades for frontend
; Weapons description for frontend
; grenades
; weapons
; utilities
;vehicles
; Vehicle message
;Passenger message
; Save Error
; Profile Menu
;Block Confirmation Dialog
;Signed in Dialog
;Player Description
;Notifications
;Friends
;Decline Confirmation Dialog
;Comment Menu
;Recruit Menu
;Game Invite
;Profile Menus
;Popup Menus
;New Account Window
; Used to ensure the correct characters are built into the fonts
;-----    Perdita   ---------------
; left side
; right side
;-------------------------------------
;-----    Victoria   ---------------
; left side
; right side
;-------------------------------------
;-------------------------------------
;-----    Samantha   ---------------
; left side
; right side
;-------------------------------------
;-------------------------------------
;-----    Elspeth   ---------------
; left side
; right side
;-------------------------------------
; Dumbot changes
; Dumbot changes
;DUM_Invalid = "Setup is invalid. Quitting will reset to defaults"
; UI Button
; dialog box stopping you going into create match
;alternate form:
;."The Xbox Live service update applied to this game is damaged and cannot be used. Press A to remove the damaged update and restart the game."

dvddata\aid\text\English\BeachRunup\default.bin

; cutscene_W2_OUTSIDE_MOLEHOLE_9  (These speech bubbles aren't displayed in the English version)
; cutscene_W2_OUTSIDE_MOLEHOLE_10 (These speech bubbles aren't displayed in the English version)
; cutscene_W2_OUTSIDE_MOLEHOLE_12 (These speech bubbles aren't displayed in the English version)

dvddata\aid\text\English\extra_speech\default.bin:

; Manual instructions
; Cash strings

default.xbe

References to unused stuff from Bad Fur Day, as well as models from Live & Uncut. The two last bits are interesting since it mentions the cut class engineer, the grenade type is unknown but he would have an aircraft called the "Dropship bay" which might suggest he either was replaced with the sky jockey (since they both have arc wielders and the sky jockey specializes in aircraft) or was changed into the sky jockey.

war_squi_gunsofnavarone
bfdmodel
bfdlevel
levelbits\World1\W1_INSIDE_SAFE_LETTER_O
levelbits\World1\W1_INSIDE_SAFE_LETTER_P
levelbits\World1\W1_INSIDE_SAFE_LETTER_E
levelbits\World1\W1_INSIDE_SAFE_LETTER_N
objects\Frontend\OBJECT_N64_LEFT
objects\Frontend\OBJECT_N64_RIGHT
spare - dont use
Bronto splat (dont use)
Head jaw (dont use)
Head top (dont use)
..\frontend\press_start
..\frontend\press_start_glow
characters\CombatTedizHimmler\head_bits
characters\CombatSquirrelFemale\head_bits
characters\CombatSquirrelFemale\body_bits
characters\CombatSquirrelDesert\head_bits
characters\CombatSquirrelDesert\body_bits
characters\CombatTedizFemale\head_bits
characters\CombatTedizFemale\body_bits
characters\CombatTedizLederhosen\body_bits
characters\CombatTedizLederhosen\head_bits
characters\CombatTedizKaiser\head_bits
characters\CombatTedizHitler\head_bits
characters\CombatSquirrelSnow\body_bits
characters\CombatSquirrelSnow\head_bits
characters\CombatSquirrelSick\body_bits
characters\CombatSquirrelSick\head_bits
characters\CombatSquirrelRadio\body_bits
characters\CombatSquirrelRadio\head_bits
PikachuTail - Not used
BlankChar - Not used
Sack - Not used
Conker - Not used
DEATH MULTI SCYTHE
NotSet :(
Vivisection Squirrel
characters\combatsquirrel\surgeonstable
characters\combatTediz\possibly idleanim - not used?    characters\Test\test1-8 characters\fireimp\frontfirewrong
characters\fireimp\eatsimpsstance
characters\fireimp\eatsimp
characters\Ghost...
Bug #6596/#3678, player automatically respawned, %s
characters\pikachutail\wag
#\Tediz\Engineer\Vehicle\DropShipBay\Sit
XML_MP_WEAPON_GRENADE_ENGINEER
Error Tell Shawn

Unused Weapon Modes#

The static_strings reveals a lot of scripts for unused weapon modes.

DP500#

According to XML_MP_WMODE_DOUBLE_PISTOLS_MODE_PISTOL_WHIP, DP500 was meant to have a melee attack.

Widowmaker#

According to XML_MP_WMODE_SNIPER_RIFLE_MODE_SILENCED, Widowmaker was supposed to have a mode where the sounds are silenced.

Fauster#

Seems to be another attempt on the Sinurator due to the presence of XML_MP_WMODE_FAUSTER_MODE_NAPALM'' and theres two cut modesML_MP_WMODE_FAUSTER_MODE_GASandicons\\MP_fauster_smoke''' the former may suggest it could be the new name for the acid mode or a different scrapped mode since there are gas grenades in-game.

Sinurator#

Going by the early name, chemical thrower name it has one scrapped mode 'XML_MP_WMODE_CHEMICAL_THROWER_MODE_FIREBALL which it is sorta functional replacing the modes with fireball seems to make the weapon fire upwards suggesting it would be a morter-like weapon mode

Hogster#

This weapon has a lot of unused firing modes; the final game has three modes, but three more were planned. According to XML_MP_DAMAGE_GRENADE_LAUNCHER_MODE_GAS, XML_MP_DAMAGE_GRENADE_LAUNCHER_MODE_MAGNOVA, MP_smoke_grenade_launcher, and XML_MP_WMODE_GRENADE_LAUNCHER_MODE_NAPALM, it seems you would have swapped between different types of grenades.

Tankus#

There was supposed to be a weapon mode for the tanks where they basically shoot missiles, according to XML_MP_WMODE_TANK_MISSILES.

Mule#

The ship was supposed to have different ways of attacking which uses rockets or mini-guns as the stead, according to XML_MP_WMODE_DROPSHIP_ROCKETS and XML_MP_WMODE_DROPSHIP_MINI_GUN.

Vendettas Leftovers#

The game once featured a bounty hunter mode, as evidenced by the strings FT_Menu_Bounty_Hunting, MPBountyHunterSniperRifle, and XML_MP_CLASSES_BOUNTY_HUNTER. According to Chris Seavor, this would've been called "Vendettas" and was one of the original pitches for the online multiplayer mode, with players placing bounties on others to obtain in-game currency to acquire skins. Microsoft rejected Vendettas over concerns it would encourage "bad behavior", and it never progressed much beyond the initial concept.

A Vendettas player model, pretty obviously based on Boba Fett from Star Wars. His pants and boots are similar to those of the SHC.

Scrapped Multiplayer Weapons#

Also, the strings reveal some unused weapons some may be a part of the unused engineer class while some might have been a part of the classes early in development.

Plague Gun#

XML_MP_WEAPON_PLAGUE_GUN'' According to this it would have spread a plague which might be a part of the Poisoner class which got changed into the thermophile, the weapon has two modesXML_MP_WMODE_PLAGUEGUN_MODE_STANDARDwhich might suggest it may have shoot something maybe a syringe andXML_MP_WMODE_PLAGUEGUN_MODE_JAB''' which obviously might be a melee attack also from the possible syringe.

AK-47#

This weapon is seen in MP_AK47 though which class was supposed to be used by besides possibly being a weapon might be used by the unused engineer class theirs probably one hint, a render of the tedi demolisher is where he seems to hold an ak47, before having it been updated to carry the bazooka either due to being a marketing or it was was back in development he had an ak47 instead of a bazooka. Interestingly, this weapon appears multiple times in Live & Uncut, hinting that it may be a leftover from that cancelled version of the game.

bike_gunner#

A leftover back when the R-hog was supposed to have a machine gun, can be seen in the R-hog render an early e3 footage.

Shotgun#

This is one of the more interesting weapons, not only due to it having a model confirmed by Chris Seavor though it seems to be from the future war, so there could exist a WWII model or could be an upgraded weapon maybe for the scrapped engineer class but it seems to have four fire modes their standard obviously the normal fire mode XML_MP_WMODE_SHOTGUN_MODE_BUTT_WHIP which it's melee attack just like the scrapped DP500 pistol whip mode, XML_MP_WMODE_SHOTGUN_MODE_TRIPPLE_BLAST which might have shot three times and the most interestingly XML_MP_WMODE_SHOTGUN_MODE_NAIL_BLAST which could be like the Dum-dum rounds for the Sturm-52 or the Depleted uranium rounds for the Widowmaker.

Detonade And Triggered Grenade#

These two unused grenades could be related to each other, the trigger grenade might have worked by throwing the grenade and then could be detonated by using the Detonade seen in 'XML_MP_WEAPON_DETONADE.

Saw Rifle#

The most mysterious weapon in-game due to the fact it is not known and nor has hints like the shotgun though there could the most likely and interesting possibility from the render theirs a weapon on the bottom left which looks like some heavy rifle with a chainsaw attachment which, could make sense due to the name having the word "saw" on it and by the looks of it it would have fired rounds and its alt-fire is using the chainsaw attachment. Though it's unknown who could have used it either as an upgrade for the Demolisher making it an early version of the stray fur or an upgrade for the unused engineer class

Sticky Grenade#

Seen as 'GrenadeSticky which could be well a sticky grenade that sticks, Nuff said.

Unused Text#

BeachRunup

Get me the hell out of here!

Menus

Includes Bad Fur Day leftovers, along with various "null" and "nope." strings. References an unused multiplayer class named "Engineer" like in "Default.xbe".

XBLTEXT_LEVELNAMES_Heist
XBLTEXT_LEVELNAMES_Tunnels
XBLTEXT_LEVELNAMES_Tunnels
XML_MP_CLASSES_ENGINEER
Game Options appears to be damaged and cannot be used. Press A to repair."
PROBLEM NOT FOUND
Insert vibration pak ]

Harbour

Dialogue for General where he mentions the removed electric eel (from Bad Fur Day) is present.

MachineGunNest

Ready...Lock and load.

Line the removed Gun Nest Tedi says in Bad Fur Day.

TrainingLevel

I don't mind if I do!"

Windmill

Détends-toi call for me?

Unused Voices#

sfx_X.xwb

Includes leftovers from Bad Fur Day (for example: the Multiplayer katana-wielding yells).

sfx_speech_multi.xwb

An SHC voice that went unused, since he uses Arc Weld could have been an early voice for Demolisher due to having a brute intelligence speech, and also interestingly it mentions stun grenades and Magnova grenades which might have indicated the Demolisher might have different grenades in development.

Stun Grenade Reload Reload Reload Equipping Arc Weld Equipping Arc Weld Equipping Arc Weld Using Arc Weld Using Arc Weld Using Arc Weld Using Arc Weld Using Arc Weld Equipping Magnova Grenade Equipping Magnova Grenade Equipping Magnova Grenade Equipping Stun Grenade Equipping Stun Grenade

Leftover N64 Dialogue#

This is all the leftover dialogue from the original game, including a few from the ECTS demo, interestingly enough.

The entire dialogue for the cut Pikachu scene was left intact...

...as well as the original ending for the cutscene where Birdy gives Conker the manual.

Rodent's original slowmo yell.

An SHC squirrel wishing to be released.

The robot voice from the final battle mentioning that the player can block with the Z button, which is absent on an Xbox controller.

What remains of the N64 multiplayer modes, audio-wise, is this lone line from the General for the Beach mode.

Dialogue from an unused cutscene, involving one of the second Context Sensitive button in the Hungover chapter.

Alternate dialogue for the Barrel's expensive price. It interestingly differs from the original $2,000 that the barrel wants in the ECTS demo.

An unused duplicate of the "Buff you" line. "Asshole" is censored in the used version.

The only leftover uncensored dialogue within the files#

This is another unused and uncensored duplicate line, this one being when the mean cog shrugs off the acknowledgement of Conker giving him the three lady cogs. This was likely a remnant from the game's development as "Live & Uncut", as this line is censored in the original game as well.

sfx_speech_engX.xwb Conker swears when pushing the TNT imp in the "It's War" chapter, but in-game (both here and the N64 original) the clip is cut off after he says "Get you going...".

Demo Disc Content#

chapters_text

BLOOD AND GUTS
DEEP BREATH
BUNKER BASH
DR. TEDIZ
RESIDENT
RUN
JUMP AND STUFF...
SHOOT THE BASTARDS
SOME BOSSES

extra_speech

Hit Z you fool! Now press A… It lets you piss

Note: In the retail version, "Z" is replaced with "A". But this line is still unused.

BeachRunup

Strings for the start of the first war cutscene are missing.

Menus

References a removed/uncompleted feature of playable King Bee, Berri, Birdy, Gregg, Rodent, and other characters from the story in the multiplayer mode!³⁴ It also has a lot of leftovers from Bad Fur Day, which mentions scrapped stuff for the multiplayer, a scrapped game mode called "FT_DM_Haunted", Which might take place in the spooky chapter due to the name, "FT_greens" Another scrapped map, A unknown mode that would have involved weasels fighting tediz.

FT_CHEAT
FT_CHEAT_CHAR_1-19
FT_CHEAT_SWEAR_1-37
FT_COPYRIGHT_RARE_LTD_2000
FT_Cheatentry
FT_DM_BEACH
FT_DM_HAUNTED
FT_DM_HEIST
FT_DM_RAPTOR
FT_DM_TUNNELS
FT_DM_WAR
FT_Death_Match2
FT_GREENS
FT_Heist
FT_RAPTORS
FT_Raptor
FT_The_Bunker
FT-UGGAS
FT_WEASELS
FT_WEASELS_V_TEDIZ
FT_Xtra_BeeSkyJockey
FT_Xtra_BerriSneaker
FT_Xtra_BirdySniper
FT_Xtra_ConkerGrunt
FT_Xtra_DeathSneaker
FT_Xtra_GeneralDemolisher
FT_Xtra_ImpPoisoner
FT_Xtra_KingDemolisher
FT_Xtra_ProfSniper
FT_Xtra_RodentPoisoner
FT_Xtra_UggaSkyJockey
FT_Xtra_WeaselGrunt
FT_YELLOWS
BLUES
HEIST
RAPTOR
TOTAL WAR
"MPEG Layer-3 audio compression"
"technology licensed by Fraunhofer IIS"
"and THOMPSON multimedia."
"For mature audiences only"
"Published by"
"Rareware logo is a trademark of Rare"
"Presented in Dolby Surround."
"Dolby and the double-D symbol are"
"trademarks of Dolby Laboratories."
"Uses Miles Sound System. Copyright"
"@1991-1999 RAD Game Tools; Inc."
"MPEG Layer-3 playback supplied with the"
CHEATS
"TM & @ 2001 Rare"
Blitzkreig
FT_Lava_Race
LAPS
REDS

Multi folders

Every multiplayer level except for Doon (referred to as mpPopsicle) has a name.

startPointNames

A folder not present in retail, it's just strings for the multiplayer map Towers.

Oddities#

Beach Dead#

During the introduction cutscene to Beach Dead, it shows an early Tankus model driving around, having a different front hull, the turret having no white stripes around the cannon's end, and a different shape. When the landers land their controls, during in-game, or if the Tediz win, they disappear, suggesting it might be an early version of the model.

Three Towers#

During the introduction cutscene, the Mule 52 has a green color scheme, which might suggest it was supposed to be green instead of silver in-game.

Game File's Names#

The Long Ranger's files are either called "sniper" or "sharpshooter", while the Thermophile's files are interestingly called "poisoner", which suggests that he might have used chemical weapons originally.

SHC Demolisher's Early Voice#

To do: See if other lines were accidentally used.

Sometimes, when using the Arc Wield, the SHC Demolisher will sometimes say his early takes (which might be voiced by Chris Seavor), before having Chris Sutherland voice his lines, even though the lines were kept most likely due to forgetting to re-record some of the lines.

"I have this thing fixed in just a jiffy."

References#