Developer Mode#
The Developer Mode can be accessed by pressing L3 + R3 on a controller at any point in the game. Using the developer menu, you can enable noclipping, skip dialogue, or skip the current chapter entirely. Opening the developer mode on the main menu allows you to start the game from any chapter you want.
Unused Animations#
In the Scene Explorer tool, there is a folder containing an animation of post-accident Curly giving Anya a lap dance.3
Unused Areas#
Early Main Menu#
Positioned just out of bounds directly below the retail menu environment is a gray box blockout of an early main menu design, which originally featured TV screens and monitors; just like the ones seen during the nightmare hallucination sequence near the end of the game.
In an interview for Boundary Break, gameplay designer Jeffrey Tomec explained that the team initially planned a diagetic menu system with vertical screens and medical equipment. However, the idea was scrapped due to technical limitations, including the game's low resolution, which made text hard to read.
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"Yeah, so we used to have this whole, like, diagetic menu concept for the game, where — Curly's whole setup with all the screens and stuff, would be — laid vertically, so we'd have like — y'know, all the medical equipment stacked, you'd have like on — attached to — like — the [unintelligible], and the little card, and all that stuff. So that was gonna be a big stack, it was gonna have this set of four screens they would have different menu buttons on them, and If you selected any of those things, the camera would zoom-in to that, and show like — the more specific options, like y'know, it would zoom-in into the options menu screen and then the actual menu would appear inside that. Uh, the reason we cut it, was both just like — scope, like, it was just complicated, but also — the uh — we were running the game at 640p, which is actually pretty low — resolution wise, and text that appears on 3D space can become very hard to read very quickly, so mapping something diagenicly like that ends up being a big problem." |
Transcript:Unseen Details#
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Hidden Portrait#
A portrait can be found out-of-bounds near the infirmary, depicting the grub character from How Fish Is Made, Wrong Organ's previous game.
The grub is wearing a top hat and holding a cotton swab, though the hat is barely visible against the dark background. This image is taken from a GIF used in the Steam page description, where the grub is seen dancing. In the game files, the texture is called "Lil guy".
Corporate Notice#
Disabling the game's processing filters reveals that the termination letter is fully legible. It reads:
<pre style='white-space: pre-wrap; overflow: auto; width: 40rem; height: 20rem; padding:5px; margin:0px;"> Captain Eyes Only Tulpar Space Freighter Designation TX-5623#
Instructions for Termination
Tulpar Captain,
This here is the official confirmation of the closure of the PONY EXPRESS SHIPPING CO. As Captain, it is your *responsibility* to convey this news and information to the members of your vessel.
!!!WARNING!!! DO NOT DISCLOSE CLOSURE UNTIL. < 48 HOURS REMAIN OF SHIPMENT DURATION
Please ensure you maintain crew morale after delivering news of employee contract termination.
Questions and concerns can be referred to HR once the active contract period is concluded. Crew is still expected to complete the remainder of the haul to PONY EXPRESS standards - failure to do so will lead to fines and legal action. Please be reminded that the shipment contract is active until completion despite immediate termination of employee contract.
CONGRATULATIONS! You have lived up to Pony Express high employee standards and will be promoted by the end of the Tulpar's current shipment contract completion. Pony Express always aims to encourage work-loving and efficient employees by acknowledging and rewarding such behaviors even in these trying times.
LIST OF AFFECTED EMPLOYEES: Captain, Curly
Please enjoy the rest of your contract and thank you for years of exemplary work.
Cockpit Monitor#
Besides the pixelated processing filter, the screens in the cockpit use a wobble filter that distorts everything shown in the monitors, rendering the display illegible through normal means. The text reads:
<pre style='white-space: pre-wrap; overflow: auto; width: 40rem; height: 12rem; padding:5px; margin:0px;"> NOW LET'S WRITE SOMETHING IMPORTANT
Have you ever considered how useful umbrellas are? They're fashionable, protect you from rain, and can be pretty cute too. I wish I knew who invented them. Do you think they're famous? I could look it up, but I won't. You do it, if you want.
IF YOU HAVEN'T REALIZED BY NOW, THIS TEXT IS USELESS GARBAGE THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. It's not meant to be read. Just filler text. But that won't stop me from wishing you a good day! On the off-chance you're even actually able to read this, I wish you good things. I hope you're doing well! Whether your day is ending or just beginning, I hope it is good.
Here's the transcription of the text from the image:
NOW LET'S WRITE SOMETHING IMPORTANT
Have you ever considered how useful umbrellas are? They're fashionable, protect you from rain, and can be pretty cute too. I wish I knew who invented them. Do you think they're famous? I could look it up, but I won't. You do it, if you want.
IF YOU HAVEN'T REALIZED BY NOW, THIS TEXT IS USELESS GARBAGE THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. It's not meant to be read. Just filler text. But that won't stop me from wishing you a good day! On the off-chance you're even actually able to read this, I wish you good things. I hope you're doing well! Whether your day is ending or just beginning, I hope it is good.
Enough of the sappy stuff. I'm just writing until the screen is full. I should've done the Lorem Ipsum thing, and I'm starting to regret that I didn't. Is it too late to start now?
Here's the transcription of the text from the image:
NOW LET'S WRITE SOMETHING IMPORTANT
Have you ever considered how useful umbrellas are? They're fashionable, protect you from rain, and can be pretty cute too. I wish I knew who invented them. Do you think they're famous? I could look it up, but I won't. You do it, if you want.
IF YOU HAVEN'T REALIZED BY NOW, THIS TEXT IS USELESS GARBAGE THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. It's not meant to be read. Just filler text. But that won't stop me from wishing you a good day! On the off-chance you're even actually able to read this, I wish you good things. I hope you're doing well! Whether your day is ending or just beginning, I hope it is good.
Enough of the sappy stuff. I'm just writing until the screen is full. I should've done the Lorem Ipsum thing, and I'm starting to regret that I didn't. Is it too late to start now?
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aenean consequat rhoncus sem, et porttitor risus varius eu. Quoth the raven.
NOW LET'S WRITE SOMETHING IMPORTANT
Have you ever considered how useful umbrellas are? They're fashionable, protect you from rain, and can be pretty cute too. I wish I knew who invented them. Do you think they're famous? I could look it up, but I won't. You do it, if you want.
IF YOU HAVEN'T REALIZED BY NOW, THIS TEXT IS USELESS GARBAGE THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. It's not meant to be read. Just filler text. But that won't stop me from wishing you a good day! On the off-chance you're even actually able to read this, I wish you good things. I hope you're doing well! Whether your day is ending or just beginning, I hope.
Swansea's Notes#
Swansea's sticky notes in the Utility room and in Jimmy's hallucination are also legible.
Magazines Covers#
Two magazines, both referencing the game Clown Meat, can be found in the lounge.
Daisuke's Coffin#
Daisuke's corpse can be found inside every casket found in the circle of headstones. Which is somewhat odd considering that the player can never catch a good look at it, and given that the coffin is sealed and can't be interacted with, there's no way to see it during normal gameplay.
Daisuke Venting#
The cutscene where Daisuke crawls into the utility vent features full animations for his upper body despite most of it being off-screen.
Jimmy's Death#
The ending cutscene features a couple elements not immediately visible in-game. In addition to Curly having no head (to facilitate the first-person camera), Jimmy's death is a simple flash effect. The latter sharply contrasts with Daisuke's death, which is fully animated despite it occurring partially offscreen.
Unused Graphics#
Test Poster#
A placeholder image for the posters seen around the Tulpar. It has the word "TEST" written in different sizes and a hand-drawn smiley face. It was likely used to test the introduction hallucination sequence, which is where they're more prominent.
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Temp Mouthwashing Commercial#
The Videoclips folder contains a temporary video for the Dragonbreath mouthwashing ad, which uses the Dancing Triangle meme4 - specifically this version where the Triforce of Courage as depicted in The Light of Courage parody animations (yes, really) makes eye contact accompanied by eerie music, instead of dancing to Missy Eliott's song "Lose Control".
Don'tOpenThis.png#
A screenshot of Daisuke's model with deformed proportions. A tweet by one of the game's developers refers to it as "gnomesuke".
