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0:00
[Open on Pan European Game Information Category 16 icon]
VOICEOVER: PEGI 16.
[Cut to black]
0:02
[Begin ambient music; that sort of unaccompanied percussion rhythm meant to build tension]
[Cut to long shot of ST. BASIL'S CATHEDRAL, evening, heavy snow]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): Gentlemen.
[Fade to black]
0:04
[Cut to INTERTITLE GAME DEVELOPER]
[Fade to black]
0:05
[Cut to RUSSIAN MILITARY CONVOY in slow procession down major American highway]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): The Russians are here.
[Fade to black]
0:07
[Cut to INTERTITLE GAME PUBLISHER]
[Fade to black]
0:08
[Cut to BRIEFING ROOM, front close shot on intelligence officers seated around table, heads outside of POV. Tracking shot of CIA OFFICER walking behind them]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): Their special agent is among them.
[Fade to black]
0:11
[Cut to URBAN FIREFIGHT, over-the-shoulder shot of USMC skirmishing with Russian infantry]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): He is an expert tactician.
[Fade to black]
0:14
[Cut to DELTA FORCE OPERATIVE on night watch]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): He can kill a man in a second.
[DELTA FORCE OPERATIVE grabbed from behind and pulled into shadows]
[Fade to black]
0:17
[Cut to PARIS AMBUSH, close-up on camouflaged explosive charge in middle of street. Zoom out to reveal incoming foot patrol accompanied by Abrams tank]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): We've seen what he could do in Europe.
[Charge detonates as Abrams passes over. Tank explodes and soldiers are thrown sideways. Fade to white]
0:21
[Cut to RADAR OUTPOST INTERIOR, US Army soldiers in panicked fighting with figure off-camera]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): Now he's here for a repeat performance.
[Cut to RADAR OUTPOST EXTERIOR, building exploding]
[Fade to black]
0:25
[Cut to BRIEFING ROOM. CIA OFFICER leans in over table, head in shadow. Slow zoom in]
CIA OFFICER: He is the most dangerous man in this war....
[Shroud pulls back to reveal CIA OFFICER's face]
CIA OFFICER: He must be eliminated!
[Fade to black]
[Music ends]
0:31
[Cut to long shot of DOBRUSHIN, apologetically trailing a figure off-camera]
DOBRUSHIN: What did I DO??
0:34
[Begin music: "It's Only Rock 'n Roll" Leningrad Cowboys & Alexandrov Ensemble cover (0:48)]
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV as two Su-25s pass overhead]
LYRICS: I know...
0:37
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV fighting USMC in city street]
LYRICS: ...it's only Rock 'in Roll...
0:39
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV fighting Bundesheer in Berlin]
LYRICS: ...but I like it!
[German troops retreat; scripted sequence of DOBRUSHIN turning right and taking a picture of the BRANDENBURG GATE with cell phone]
0:43
[Music fades to background]
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE of INSERTION, DOBRUSHIN's POV in troop truck]
GRISHA: You know how many video games start with an ambush on the troop truck?
MOTYA: Well then, be glad we're not in a video game!
0:47
[Cut to MAP OVERLAY, US FRAME showing Russian advances through Europe]
GENERAL THORN (VOICEOVER): How are the Russkies advancing so fast?!
[Dissolve to MAP OVERLAY, RUSSIAN FRAME, showing same display. Cut to GENERAL RODIONOV staring up at MAP OVERLAY]
GENERAL RODIONOV: How are we advancing so fast?!
0:51
[Cut to helicopter shot of Mexican mechanized squadron rushing past the Alamo]
0:54
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV as he and FELIKS board a MiG-29]
FELIKS: Do you even know how to fly a plane?
DOBRUSHIN: Relax, I play ArmA!
0:57
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE of aerial dogfight; tracking shot of a MiG-29 flying extremely unsteadily]
1:01
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, PTE. RODRIGUEZ's POV as USMC forces defend a STARBUCKS shop from Russian assault. SGT. FISCHER hands PTE. RODRIGUEZ a $20 bill]
SGT. FISCHER: Rodriguez! Take this twenty and buy me a coffee!
1:04
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE aerial shot of Russian soldiers crossing WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. Cut to DOBRUSHIN's POV; scripted sequence of DOBRUSHIN taking a picture of WESTMINSTER PALACE with cell phone]
1:08
[Music skips to 2:29]
[Cut to DOBRUSHIN and GRISHA helping crew out of wrecked T-90]
DOBRUSHIN (VOICEOVER): I never wanted to become a hero.
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV as wounded Spetsnaz board Mi-24]
1:11
[Cut to DINGY INTERIOR, DOBRUSHIN saves PTE. RODRIGUEZ from SUSPICIOUS ASSAILANT]
DOBRUSHIN (VOICEOVER): I also never wanted to go to grade school.
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV as Russian soldiers battle ZOMBIE REAGANS on WALL STREET]
ZOMBIES: Deeeregulaaate!
1:16
[Cut to AWARD CEREMONY, shot-reverse-shot of GENERAL RODIONOV and DOBRUSHIN saluting]
DOBRUSHIN (VOICEOVER): But it's like Mama always says...
[Cut to In-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV as squad breaks into BURNING APARTMENT to rescue AMERICAN CIVILIANS]
1:19
[Cut to DOBRUSHIN, PTE. RODRIGUEZ, StGEFR. FRIEDMANN, PFC FARHADI confronting ELUSIVE VILLAIN]
DOBRUSHIN (VOICEOVER): You've got to make the most with what you have.
1:22
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE of T-90 platoon racing over countryside]
1:25
[Cut to low-angle shot of USMC skirmishing in woods]
GENERAL THORN (VOICEOVER): War teaches you to expect the unexpected.
1:28
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV in passenger seat of UAZ driving through American streets]
DOBRUSHIN: Slow down, it's a school zone!
[UAZ rounds a bend to find a crossing guard directing children over the street. UAZ brakes sharply]
1:31
[Cut to WAR ROOM, American generals standing over a large planning table]
ARMY GENERAL: Public support for the war is flagging. We need something that'll shock the nation back into patriotism.
ADMIRAL: Nuke Paris?
GENERAL: No, they did that in Battlefield 3.
AIR FORCE GENERAL: Nuke the Hague?
[beat]
ARMY GENERAL: You. You're a genius.
1:40
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV in cockpit of MiG-29 in midst of aerial dogfight]
1:43
[Cut to over-the-shoulder shot of GENERAL RODIONOV disgustedly throwing a heavily-customized rifle towards RUSSIAN SOLDIER]
GENERAL RODIONOV: This is a war, not a bloody arms expo!
1:46
[Cut to two SCENIC EXPLOSIONS in time to music]
1:47
[Cut to PRESS GALLERY, US PRESIDENT engaged in question-and-answer]
REPORTER: Mr. President, is this war about oil?
[US PRESIDENT begins to answer, but a secretarial aide leans in and whispers in his ear at length]
US PRESIDENT: Can you repeat the question?
1:55
[Cut to TELEVISION showing news report of war in Europe. Cut to opposite angle, revealing two CHINESE OFFICERS in armchairs]
PLA OFFICER 1: Think we should get involved?
PLA OFFICER 2: No need. We already own their economy.
[Jump cut to CHINESE OFFICERS toasting]
2:00
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV leaping across rooftop of FLAT MIDDLE-EASTERN HOUSES. Roof gives way and DOBRUSHIN falls into living room of SURPRISED FAMILY]
2:02
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV grabbing INFLATABLE INNER TUBE to pursue fleeing enemy down SNOWY HILL]
DOBRUSHIN: Wheeeee!
2:06
[Music cuts out]
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE of INSERTION, DOBRUSHIN's POV as troop truck ahead is struck by rocket. Squadron hastily debarks for combat]
RUSSIAN SOLDIER (OFF-SCREEN): Chyort!
MOTYA: But see? It wasn't ours!
2:11
[Music resumes at 4:30]
[Cut to black background. Slide in from left TITLE BACKGROUND of Moscow KREMLIN & ST. BASIL'S CATHEDRAL and American CAPITOL BUILDING]
LYRICS: Like it...
[Slide in from right TITLE FOREGROUND of DOBRUSHIN, looking over shoulder, confused]
LYRICS: ...like it...
[Fly in TITLE TEXT "NO RUSSIAN" in time to lyrics]
LYRICS: ...yes I...
[Slide in variety of ASSAULT RIFLES around edge of frame, pointing at DOBRUSHIN]
LYRICS: ...do!
2:16
[Crossfade to RELEASE DATE and PUBLICATION CREDITS]
2:19
[Fade out music]
[Cut to black]
END
[Open on Pan European Game Information Category 16 icon]
VOICEOVER: PEGI 16.
[Cut to black]
0:02
[Begin ambient music; that sort of unaccompanied percussion rhythm meant to build tension]
[Cut to long shot of ST. BASIL'S CATHEDRAL, evening, heavy snow]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): Gentlemen.
[Fade to black]
0:04
[Cut to INTERTITLE GAME DEVELOPER]
[Fade to black]
0:05
[Cut to RUSSIAN MILITARY CONVOY in slow procession down major American highway]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): The Russians are here.
[Fade to black]
0:07
[Cut to INTERTITLE GAME PUBLISHER]
[Fade to black]
0:08
[Cut to BRIEFING ROOM, front close shot on intelligence officers seated around table, heads outside of POV. Tracking shot of CIA OFFICER walking behind them]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): Their special agent is among them.
[Fade to black]
0:11
[Cut to URBAN FIREFIGHT, over-the-shoulder shot of USMC skirmishing with Russian infantry]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): He is an expert tactician.
[Fade to black]
0:14
[Cut to DELTA FORCE OPERATIVE on night watch]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): He can kill a man in a second.
[DELTA FORCE OPERATIVE grabbed from behind and pulled into shadows]
[Fade to black]
0:17
[Cut to PARIS AMBUSH, close-up on camouflaged explosive charge in middle of street. Zoom out to reveal incoming foot patrol accompanied by Abrams tank]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): We've seen what he could do in Europe.
[Charge detonates as Abrams passes over. Tank explodes and soldiers are thrown sideways. Fade to white]
0:21
[Cut to RADAR OUTPOST INTERIOR, US Army soldiers in panicked fighting with figure off-camera]
CIA OFFICER (VOICEOVER): Now he's here for a repeat performance.
[Cut to RADAR OUTPOST EXTERIOR, building exploding]
[Fade to black]
0:25
[Cut to BRIEFING ROOM. CIA OFFICER leans in over table, head in shadow. Slow zoom in]
CIA OFFICER: He is the most dangerous man in this war....
[Shroud pulls back to reveal CIA OFFICER's face]
CIA OFFICER: He must be eliminated!
[Fade to black]
[Music ends]
0:31
[Cut to long shot of DOBRUSHIN, apologetically trailing a figure off-camera]
DOBRUSHIN: What did I DO??
0:34
[Begin music: "It's Only Rock 'n Roll" Leningrad Cowboys & Alexandrov Ensemble cover (0:48)]
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV as two Su-25s pass overhead]
LYRICS: I know...
0:37
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV fighting USMC in city street]
LYRICS: ...it's only Rock 'in Roll...
0:39
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV fighting Bundesheer in Berlin]
LYRICS: ...but I like it!
[German troops retreat; scripted sequence of DOBRUSHIN turning right and taking a picture of the BRANDENBURG GATE with cell phone]
0:43
[Music fades to background]
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE of INSERTION, DOBRUSHIN's POV in troop truck]
GRISHA: You know how many video games start with an ambush on the troop truck?
MOTYA: Well then, be glad we're not in a video game!
0:47
[Cut to MAP OVERLAY, US FRAME showing Russian advances through Europe]
GENERAL THORN (VOICEOVER): How are the Russkies advancing so fast?!
[Dissolve to MAP OVERLAY, RUSSIAN FRAME, showing same display. Cut to GENERAL RODIONOV staring up at MAP OVERLAY]
GENERAL RODIONOV: How are we advancing so fast?!
0:51
[Cut to helicopter shot of Mexican mechanized squadron rushing past the Alamo]
0:54
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV as he and FELIKS board a MiG-29]
FELIKS: Do you even know how to fly a plane?
DOBRUSHIN: Relax, I play ArmA!
0:57
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE of aerial dogfight; tracking shot of a MiG-29 flying extremely unsteadily]
1:01
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, PTE. RODRIGUEZ's POV as USMC forces defend a STARBUCKS shop from Russian assault. SGT. FISCHER hands PTE. RODRIGUEZ a $20 bill]
SGT. FISCHER: Rodriguez! Take this twenty and buy me a coffee!
1:04
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE aerial shot of Russian soldiers crossing WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. Cut to DOBRUSHIN's POV; scripted sequence of DOBRUSHIN taking a picture of WESTMINSTER PALACE with cell phone]
1:08
[Music skips to 2:29]
[Cut to DOBRUSHIN and GRISHA helping crew out of wrecked T-90]
DOBRUSHIN (VOICEOVER): I never wanted to become a hero.
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV as wounded Spetsnaz board Mi-24]
1:11
[Cut to DINGY INTERIOR, DOBRUSHIN saves PTE. RODRIGUEZ from SUSPICIOUS ASSAILANT]
DOBRUSHIN (VOICEOVER): I also never wanted to go to grade school.
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV as Russian soldiers battle ZOMBIE REAGANS on WALL STREET]
ZOMBIES: Deeeregulaaate!
1:16
[Cut to AWARD CEREMONY, shot-reverse-shot of GENERAL RODIONOV and DOBRUSHIN saluting]
DOBRUSHIN (VOICEOVER): But it's like Mama always says...
[Cut to In-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV as squad breaks into BURNING APARTMENT to rescue AMERICAN CIVILIANS]
1:19
[Cut to DOBRUSHIN, PTE. RODRIGUEZ, StGEFR. FRIEDMANN, PFC FARHADI confronting ELUSIVE VILLAIN]
DOBRUSHIN (VOICEOVER): You've got to make the most with what you have.
1:22
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE of T-90 platoon racing over countryside]
1:25
[Cut to low-angle shot of USMC skirmishing in woods]
GENERAL THORN (VOICEOVER): War teaches you to expect the unexpected.
1:28
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV in passenger seat of UAZ driving through American streets]
DOBRUSHIN: Slow down, it's a school zone!
[UAZ rounds a bend to find a crossing guard directing children over the street. UAZ brakes sharply]
1:31
[Cut to WAR ROOM, American generals standing over a large planning table]
ARMY GENERAL: Public support for the war is flagging. We need something that'll shock the nation back into patriotism.
ADMIRAL: Nuke Paris?
GENERAL: No, they did that in Battlefield 3.
AIR FORCE GENERAL: Nuke the Hague?
[beat]
ARMY GENERAL: You. You're a genius.
1:40
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV in cockpit of MiG-29 in midst of aerial dogfight]
1:43
[Cut to over-the-shoulder shot of GENERAL RODIONOV disgustedly throwing a heavily-customized rifle towards RUSSIAN SOLDIER]
GENERAL RODIONOV: This is a war, not a bloody arms expo!
1:46
[Cut to two SCENIC EXPLOSIONS in time to music]
1:47
[Cut to PRESS GALLERY, US PRESIDENT engaged in question-and-answer]
REPORTER: Mr. President, is this war about oil?
[US PRESIDENT begins to answer, but a secretarial aide leans in and whispers in his ear at length]
US PRESIDENT: Can you repeat the question?
1:55
[Cut to TELEVISION showing news report of war in Europe. Cut to opposite angle, revealing two CHINESE OFFICERS in armchairs]
PLA OFFICER 1: Think we should get involved?
PLA OFFICER 2: No need. We already own their economy.
[Jump cut to CHINESE OFFICERS toasting]
2:00
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV leaping across rooftop of FLAT MIDDLE-EASTERN HOUSES. Roof gives way and DOBRUSHIN falls into living room of SURPRISED FAMILY]
2:02
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE, DOBRUSHIN's POV grabbing INFLATABLE INNER TUBE to pursue fleeing enemy down SNOWY HILL]
DOBRUSHIN: Wheeeee!
2:06
[Music cuts out]
[Cut to IN-GAME FOOTAGE of INSERTION, DOBRUSHIN's POV as troop truck ahead is struck by rocket. Squadron hastily debarks for combat]
RUSSIAN SOLDIER (OFF-SCREEN): Chyort!
MOTYA: But see? It wasn't ours!
2:11
[Music resumes at 4:30]
[Cut to black background. Slide in from left TITLE BACKGROUND of Moscow KREMLIN & ST. BASIL'S CATHEDRAL and American CAPITOL BUILDING]
LYRICS: Like it...
[Slide in from right TITLE FOREGROUND of DOBRUSHIN, looking over shoulder, confused]
LYRICS: ...like it...
[Fly in TITLE TEXT "NO RUSSIAN" in time to lyrics]
LYRICS: ...yes I...
[Slide in variety of ASSAULT RIFLES around edge of frame, pointing at DOBRUSHIN]
LYRICS: ...do!
2:16
[Crossfade to RELEASE DATE and PUBLICATION CREDITS]
2:19
[Fade out music]
[Cut to black]
END
Sarcasmitron on Ukraine
As we conclude Day 731 of Pukin's three-day special military operation, it's a good time to pause and reflect how we got here. The war on Ukraine has been co-opted by ideologues from both left and right wings to "prove" their worldview, but shockingly few people understand what really precipitated Euromaidan, and the Kremlin's subsequent retaliation, even within Ukraine itself—and that's because virtually none of the pundits have bothered to actually examine Ukraine's internal politics. Early last year, I stumbled on Part 3 of a documentary series by Sarcasmitron, lauded by Ukrainians and Russians alike as the most in-depth and accurate English-language analysis of the crisis. Combining archival footage with a contemporary soundtrack to map out the links between seemingly-disparate elements, it bears strong stylistic parallels with the work of Adam Curtis, making it all the more astounding this was assembled by a YouTube Essayist™ working out of his proverbial basement. Over the
And the Library keeps burning...
Eclipse has finally caught up with Groups, one of the last redoubts of the old interface. People will argue back and forth about the UI, about how Watchers and Members are being folded in together apparently without any regard to how user permissions are configured, but I want to highlight one line specifically: The majority of admin features for groups will remain the same. Notes and logs have received a visual uplift to match the rest of the site; however, admin forums and announcements have been phased out due to very low usage. Now, it's no surprise volumetrics are leading dAdministration by the nose: see the capitulation to AI as its primary client for Premium Galleries. But not unlike the erasure of gallery comments (without warning), removing internal forums and announcements will destroy information, specifically existing records of groups' administrative policy, and presumably shunt discussions to cumbersome Note chains or, God forbid, the chat. People know I take
The MGE Conversion Project
As mentioned in the April update, a long-term project of mine is to update the original index of scenarios that shipped with Civilization II: Multiplayer Gold Edition for compatibility with Test of Time. To help track progress, and crowdsource input on updated graphics and potential rebalances, I've created an official coordination thread on CivFanatics. I haven't decided whether I'll post the demos piecemeal on Patreon or wait to finish the consolidated pack, so bookmark the thread if you want sneak peeks.
Lackadaisy Pilot! Also, Imgur pulls an ImageShack
Do you like cats? Do you like historical comics? Do you like Prohibition-era St. Louis gangsters? Have I got a show for you..! @tracyjb et al. will be premiering the first episode of Lackadaisy's animated adaptation... *checks notes* ...last March. [link] In other news, Imgur will be updating its terms of service May 15. The tl;dr is that existing archives are slated for pruning based on nebulously-defined criteria of "old, unused, and inactive content", alongside anonymous uploads and sexual content. RIP the Last Good Free Host, and back up your files.
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