 ________       _________    ________      ________
|\   ____\     |\___   ___\ |\   __  \    |\   __  \    
\ \  \___|_    \|___ \  \_| \ \  \|\  \   \ \  \|\  \   
 \ \_____  \        \ \  \   \ \   __  \   \ \   _  _\  
  \|____|\  \        \ \  \   \ \  \ \  \   \ \  \\  \| 
    ____\_\  \        \ \__\   \ \__\ \__\   \ \__\\ _\ 
   |\_________\        \|__|    \|__|\|__|    \|__|\|__|
   \|_________|                                         
                                                        
                                                        
 ________       ___  ___      ________      ________      ___          
|\   ____\     |\  \|\  \    |\   __  \    |\   __  \    |\  \         
\ \  \___|_    \ \  \\\  \   \ \  \|\  \   \ \  \|\  \   \ \  \        
 \ \_____  \    \ \   __  \   \ \  \\\  \   \ \   __  \   \ \  \       
  \|____|\  \    \ \  \ \  \   \ \  \\\  \   \ \  \ \  \   \ \  \____  
    ____\_\  \    \ \__\ \__\   \ \_______\   \ \__\ \__\   \ \_______\
   |\_________\    \|__|\|__|    \|_______|    \|__|\|__|    \|_______|
   \|_________|                                                        
                                                                       
                                                                       
 -- C H R O N I C L E S --

Episode Infinity. Black Label.

Now I know what your thinking. "That's it?" But really now, it will be more like
"awww yeah! That's it!" Just kidding of course. You might not like it. Actually,
odds are that you won't like it one bit. Well, at least I tried. Now with more fixed stuff.

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Requires the OldUnreal 227 patch. Tested and certified on 227i.

HOLY CRAP READ THIS IF YOU PLAY ON 227j!!

If you play on 227j and use the new "HUD Scaling" feature all the events that
use the screen to world coordinates no longer work. As of writing 227j is in
beta and behavior may change. I am not sure if there is a satisfying workaround
at this time, other than to recommend users not use the "HUD Scaling" feature
when playing this map. Thank you.

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'AlternatePawns' was developed by the very talented Z-Enzyme. If it wasn't
obvious I don't have those kinds of skills.

'firetrucks' and 'trashbag' are really neat packages that allow for more complex
single player gameplay. It has more complex triggers and options for dialog,
cutscenes, and even point-and-click-adventure style gameplay.

You can learn more about 'firetrucks' at:
http://ebd.unrealsp.org/firetrucks/

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Put 'shoal.unr' into the Maps directory, often C:\UnrealGold\Maps
Put 'StarShoal.umx' into the Music directory
Put 'shoalBlackLabel.int', 'firetrucks.u', 'trashbag.u', and 'AlternatePawns.u' into the System
  directory.

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It all began when you were hanging about homeless on the streets of Wasteworld
7ad2.

A Job Posting on RNGCube, the Galaxy's Leading Spacefarer Recruitment(tm)
reads:

Howdy there sailor! The Star Shoal is seeking talented ship operators like you
to help crew this vessel and bring construction supplies to the outer frontier.
Help build the galaxy! Minimum 5 year contract. No background check necessary! 

This is your chance! No more living in the slums of Wasteworld 7ad2. You sign
away your life without a second thought.

Looking back, you really should have had a second thought. Hindsight is 20/20
right?

The Star Shoal is old. She's pretty barren as far as the facilities go. Her
computer could probably run on a potato or two. Worst of all? She is crewed by a
bunch of insufferable jerks.

First there is your boss. He is a total cheapass and scrimps money anywhere he
can, sometimes as the expense of safety or common sense. He insisted to leave a
bunch of wiring exposed in the emergency teleporter room because a panel to
cover it would "cost too much." Best not to go near it...

Then there is the drunkard. You've never seen him sober and he vomits
everywhere.

Then there is the lady who talks to herself in the engine room sometimes. You
don't try to speak to her ever.

Last is the jerkwad who administrates the systems and makes sure the ship's
autopilot stays on course. You know, that ass who is always staring back at you
in the mirror.

...

Right. You've been on the journey a while now, and your secret steak stash is
running low. Still, at least you managed to pick up some stuff to amuse yourself
with. Trash is piling up on the ship. Boss man insists on holding onto it to use
as fuel for the heater, but then refuses to turn on the heater in order to save
fuel (trash).

...

You twiddle your thumbs again. Was there some kind of mistake? Surely. The Star
Shoal is a slow vessel, but this is outrageous. It has already been 366 days and
no signs of ANYTHING that might break up the monotony. While pacing about you
find yourself in the engine room and decide to run diagnostics on the engines,
just to pass the time.

Engine #1 looks good. Load at 78% percent. It emits a nice hum.

Engine #2 seems to be in stellar condition. Too stellar. Load is at 0%.
Functionality tests don't report any problems, so someone must have powered it
down manually. You wonder if it was your boss tying to save fuel. You power it
on and return to the bridge to adjust the throttle. From your bridge controls,
you smile with satisfaction as the screen indicates that the ship is
accelerating at a faster rate than before.

After a while the rate of acceleration drops again. What?

And sure enough, you find the second engine powered off with no signs of damage.

...

And so here you are, some more time into your journey. You've stopped counting
the days. You've been keeping up with your drills on emergency teleportation
protocols just in case some does happen. You try not to let yourself get too
hopeful though. You wonder if the teleporter even works...

The ship is passing by a planet today. The passive analysis suggest it could
support human life, but it isn't in the galactic database. In any case during
the planet's night there were no lights suggesting the presence of civilization,
or at least higher civilization anyway. Maybe aliens? Not unheard of in these
parts of space.

You consider for a moment powering on the active scanners and giving the planet
a good solid scan for interesting details, but you know your boss would throw a
absolute fit when he found out you wasted power (and fuel) on something like
that.

He was mad enough about the space junk you tractored on board and the only way
you convinced him not to toss you out the airlock was to tell him it was a
useful and valuable device and that it just needed to be repaired. In truth, you
don't really have any idea what it is, you only wanted it to pass the time.

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The Black Label edition was something I never expected to make. Big thanks to
everyone who played a role in making it happen! It featurs a lot of bug fixes
and some features that were cut from the original release. Also I've gone over
all the texts a few times and fixed some typos, corrected some weird grammar,
and all around made it better.

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I hope you enjoy this level,
ebd
