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| Message | Condition |
|---|---|
| Southside Park-related | |
| A day undercover with the Fangs, Metroplex's newest gang. | (I got this on the second turn of my run, pre southside quest) |
| Southside residents requesting aid from the city to combat increased drug violence. | Pre docks quest |
| Paranoia grips Southside as residents report being watched from the shadows. | (This was pre-docks quest if that matters) |
| With peace, chess returns to Southside. | Post docks quest |
| Requests for aid from Southside have tapered off with claims that they have resolved their problems internally. | Post docks quest |
| Docks-related | |
| The city council renews its safety ban on consuming fish from Lake Metroplex. | |
| Students report singing fish people in Lake Metroplex. Dock workers report students should lay off the drugs. | Before getting Ocean/Fae Eyes? (I still get this message with Fae Eyes) |
| Workers report flickering lights in abandoned sewer tunnels near the Docks, raising concerns about flammable gas. | Before getting Ocean/Fae Eyes? |
| Dock workers complain of mistreatment at the hands of guards and smugglers. | Got just after finishing docks quest |
| Student artist disappears in the night. Midgard security blames drug abuse. | Before ever checking the charnel house? |
| University-related | |
| The Golden Chip, hacker haven or urban legend? | |
| Are Metroplex University students using school resources to play shockingly violent video games? | |
| Students found paying ringers to handle required programming assignments. | (Encounter the student for Coding Assistance? Unlock the Computer Lab?) |
| Children squatting in dock warehouses live in inhuman conditions, including little food and no medical care. | Before completing Docks Medicine quest |
| Rather than fishing in Lake Metroplex, why not compete to catch virtual bass like these university students? | |
| Midgard denied a request for student access to helidrone communication components, claiming security concerns. | |
| University staff downplay complaints about student websites being hacked. | |
| University students complain of gang activity and pool hustlers in the Happy Hour. | |
| Is Metroplex University training a new generation of hackers? | |
| Gang warfare openly breaks out on Metroplex University's Quad, threatening the Third Eye's control over the area. | Got this after PvP in the docks. |
| Midgard-funded research touches off Metroplex University riots. | Before ending the protest (I hadn't spent a single turn on the quad at this point) |
| Riots on Metroplex University campus have ended, but concerns over Midgard Security's handling of the situation remain. | Ending the protest (which method?) |
| Riots on Metroplex University campus have ended peacefully, thanks to the firm hand of Midgard Security. | Ending the protest on campus (which method?) |
| What is the Blind Legion and why is it trying to recruit university students? | |
| Midgard Security reports punk students are becoming increasingly violent. | After killing at least 1 punk on the quad |
| Midgard-sponsored research lands university professor in hot water. | |
| Midgard released records today showing that the supposed kidnappings on the Docks were legitimate arrests. | |
| Midgard denied a request for student access to helidrone communication components, claiming security concerns. | |
| Crafting | |
| Students have begun daring each other to eat sushi made from the fish of Lake Metroplex as a rite of passage. | If you don't have sushi kit. |
| Metroplex University reports it sends more electrical engineers and drone engineers to work for Midgard than any other school. | If you don't have an electrical kit. |
| Although the Slags is still years removed from being livable, the efforts thus far have made Metroplex University a center for chemical science. | If you don't have a chemistry kit (and got to the Slags?) |
| Management of the Happy Hour continue to deny reports that weapon deals are being brokered in their back room. | If you don't have a utility blowtorch |
| Slags-related | |
| The city council would like to remind all citizens that the Slags should be left to Midgard professionals with appropriate protective gear. | Got this a couple turns after unlocking and visiting the Slags for first time. |
| Midgard scientist institutionalized after claiming the Slags oil slicks animate after storms. | (Got this shortly after unlock the slags) |
| Released Midgard documents show an extensive, but sadly unsuccessful, search for survivors of the facilities destroyed in the Slags Incident. | (Got this shortly after unlock the slags) |
| Silver Courier and other drone shipping companies issued a joint statement today, claiming that recent drone losses over the Slags are due to freak storms, not hacking. | |
| Boats traveling near the Slags have seen a ship during especially bad storms. Is it a vessel grounded among the oil slicks or another seafarers' legend? | This was before starting the Ship of the Damned quest |
| Squatters still cling to their lives just beyond the Slags walls, despite the health risks. | |
| One brave Metroplex University student has made the polluted southern shores of Lake Metroplex her classroom. | If you've never met Andrea? |
| Oldtown-related | |
| Workers in Oldtown explain their construction shortfalls by pointing to the architect's ever-changing plans and misplaced fear of Midgard drones. | Before finding the Oldtown blueprints? |
| Lattes! executives announced today that their new "Personal Lattes" program is breaking all previous sales records. | |
| The Midgard Records facility in Oldtown has been evacuated do to an unknown threat. Midgard Security has no comment at this time. | |
| Several workers at Midgard Records have been brought up on charges of criminal negligence for allowing industrial spies access to the facility. | (found July 2017; maybe having Oldtown access but not found a way into the facility?) |
| New construction in Oldtown has hit a hitch, with construction crews blaming it on Midgard-mandated computer upgrades and Midgard pointing to OmniTech hardware | (found July 2017; maybe added after the Third Eye update?) |
| Unearthly-related | |
| Midgard Internal Security releases a statement denying that they'd lost a shipment of puzzle boxes and labeling the rumors ridiculous. | mysterious puzzle box in season (#1) |
| prototype coat in season (#2) | |
| Gas leak leads to insanity and explosions at science facility outside Metroplex. | red-lensed goggles in season (#3) |
| A Midgard spokeswoman laughed at claims the company had found the secret of immortality. | Urban Legends, Vol. 1 in season (#4) |
| University building crews find no evidence of crystalline trees, despite strangely persistent rumors. | crystalline flame in season (#5) |
| Festive winter hats are in this season! | festive knit hat in season (#6) |
| elegantly torn pants in season (#7) | |
| Regional president of OmniTech Oceania denies experimenting with polymer-eating sludge, but suggests that anyone with sludge should feed it the best OmniTech polysteel. | hungry ooze in season (#8) |
| Reports that Midgard has been harvesting endangered birds' feathers took an ironic turn with the accuser's friends claiming he was carried off by a giant bird. | feathered cloak in season (#9) |
| Extreme Tackle Box in season (#10) | |
| Midgard Entertainment announced new plans to dethrone Zaibatsu from control of the world's media. No word on any plans to avoid the pitfalls of the Midgard Player. | Midgard Player in season (#11) |
| Zaibatsu issued a recall of Stellar Defense Team Omega merchandise, claiming it was found to be "terribly dangerous, especially the integrated flamethrower," resulting in the least successful recall in corporate history. | Zalian defense tool in season (#12) |
| Midgard Entertainment denies reports that an ex-employee was behind dangerous VR helmets being smuggled in from Hong Kong. | HKGames helmet in season (#13) |
| Emerald Gift scrapbook in season (#14) | |
| Auctions continue apace as Leandra Silver's possessions slowly filter out into the public sphere, including her personal zoo and expansive collection of mirrors. Our thoughts are with her family. | antique floor mirror in season (#15) |
| Auctions continue apace as Leandra Silver's possessions slowly filter out into the public sphere, even though the collection of serpent-themed shields was apparently intended for her children. | shield of scales in season (#16) |
| Are cargo pants finally coming back in style? | spacious cargo pants in season (#17) |
| Leading anti-Midgard voices ask others to moderate their rhetoric, particularly avoiding ridiculous accusations like brainwashing children or making accessories out of endangered wolves' hides. | wolfskin belt in season (#18) |
| One of our reporters goes undercover, trying to find evidence of the rumored Rag Man Killer. | Rag Man's cape in season (#19) |
| nostalgic toy catalog in season (#20) | |
| The Cyberbowl has reaffirmed its stance on modular enhancements, pointing out they can't allow just anything that plugs into cybernetics or everyone would be driving tanks. | grappler gauntlets in season (#21) |
| Following several protests in Eurasia, Midgard managers released a series of snide announcements arguing the mines aren't haunted because ghosts aren't real. | scuffed mining helmet in season (#22) |
| The source of the cup, found near Southside, carved from human bone is still unknown. | goblet of bones in season (#23) |
| Midgard materials scientists conclude the so-called crystal spine is a hoax. It is nothing more than cheap, but resilient, resin mix poured into a mold. | crystal spine in season (#24) |
| toad statue in season (#25) | |
| holosight rifle in season (#26) | |
| dancing hut figure in season (#27) | |
| designer vines in season (#28) | |
| Book of Common Dreams in season (#29) | |
| Midgard sources indicate a substantial decrease in employee morale after discontinuing anniversary mirrors. | Anniversary pocket mirror in season (#30) |
| A new generation of programmers claim that a trail of breadcrumbs has been left through the Novos code to test them. | coat of mysterious circuitry in season (#31) |
| Masks aren't just for Halloween anymore! Exclusive masquerades are burning through the upper crust. | abstract domino mask in season (#32) |
| Despite numerous complaints from university students and staff, chunks of the Hall of Sculptures exhibits' continue to show up on the black market. | black tablet shard in season (#33) |
| Zaibatsu's replica blades of the snows have been found to be toxic. If you find one that made it into the city, please report it to Metroplex customs. | blade of the snows in season (#34) |
| The Stainless Skulls are preparing for a reunion tour, with Midgard handling all the details for the classic metal band. News on concert dates when they've been finalized. | Stainless Skulls helmet in season (#35) |
| OmniTech has withdrawn its line of ReflexCoil active wear, following several incidents where elderly users suffered strained muscles or broken bones instead of the promised pep in their step. | Reflexcoil pants in season (#36) |
| A prank goes wrong as a chain-covered student is mistaken for a vengeful ghost and beaten to death. | Charmed chain in season (#37) |
| Midgard Entertainment announced new plans to dethrone Zaibatsu from control of the world's media. No word on any plans to avoid the pitfalls of the unreleased Home Game System. | Midgard HGS Prototype in season (#38) |
| With memories of the Orbital Wars fading, a deadly battle can become a summer blockbuster. Are the horrific propaganda fiction novels next? | Tattered horror paperback in season (#39) |
| Midgard Internal Security are still searching for the sniper who killed their executive downtown. | Bullet-holed vest in season (#40) |
| Auctions still progress, slowly splitting up the possessions of Leandra Silver. Who is the mysterious investor who purchased her collection of antique lenses? | Lens focused on the unknown in season (#41) |
| Searches for Midgard's lost arctic expedition have been called off, but items claimed to be from the expedition continue to appear in the black market. | Incredibly abused pants in season (#42) |
| Geneology is a hot topic again, with leading back to Orbital War heroes and even further back to royalty. Will anyone rise up to reclaim those ancient crowns? | costume crown in season (#43) |
| The search continues for a shipment of ancient coins intended for a Eurasian museum. Although some believe the coins sunk, many suggest they were ferried off to shore. | ferry coin in season (#44) |
| Is Metroplex's resurgence of writing being driven by rampant drug use? | classic writing desk in season (#45) |
| Are today's children forming new dueling clubs or are they just idolizing the decadent rich of yesteryear? | dueling jacket in season (#46) |
| Amid employee protests and condemnation from shareholders, Aerobinc has ceased weapons production. | Ecofuel flamethrower in season (#47) |
| Several corporations in Eurasia have reportedly banned "tactical goggles" in their territories citing recent assassinations of senior executives. | tactical goggles in season (#48) |
| With Zaibatsu buying the rights to "Trick or Treat" and the Harvester, a movie announcement is expected any day. Sources suggest it'll be every bit as gory as the banned original. | Trick or Treat in season (#49) |
| Gamers are fascinated by the metal mazes being leaked through a few exclusive vendors. They're said to be viral marketing, but for who? | Shifting Maze in season (#50) |
| The Intercorporate Council of Stage Magicians is considering moving its headquarters to Metroplex, stating the city's ban on neural recordings is a major motivating factor. | trick top hat in season (#51) |
| Remember trendy dancewear company Moodlight? Well, they're in the news again for another round of recalls. Those lights? It turns out they're still too bright. | Moodlight glove in season (#52) |
| Zaibatsu's love for mascots has gone wrong with Kumachikun, a spider mascot whose plug legs are sharp enough to draw blood. A recall is underway in Midgard-held territories, although Zaibatsu denies any "real danger" to children. | mascot adapter in season (#53) |
| Another recall on house plants today, citing insects and even fungal growth. OmniTech announced a fifty percent rebate for those effecting on its competing TinyTree line. | personal tree in season (#54) |
| Midgard Security chief assures Metroplex that they remain vigilant against the Blood Rose gang, but that none have been seen within a thousand kilometers. | blood rose amulet in season (#55) |
| Despite Midgard warnings, scavengers pick over the remains of Midgard's post-Incident field hospitals. Let's see what they've found! | dusty clipboard in season (#56) |
| Artifacts that may date back to the Orbital Wars have been appearing in Metroplex, some surfacing in Southside. No matter whether you were corporate, nationalist, or dove, that's quite a find! | orbital watch in season (#57) |
| Following the tragic discovery of several trapped teens, Midgard Security would like to remind citizens that not only is the area round the Slags toxic, but that a condemned hospital is never the place for romantic meetings. And who could argue with that? | wispy hospital pants in season (#58) |
| Although officially dismissed by the religious leaders of Metroplex, tall tales of vengeful ghosts going after their shooters are all the rage in the more dangerous parts of the city. A new vigilante or desperate urban legend? | smoldering gun in season (#59) |
| The only story that was still legible is "Bug collecting is all the rage in Zaibatsu territory, but is it safe for kids to look for bugs in Metroplex?" | Encyclopedia of Bugs in season (#60) |
| Reports are in that Midgard Security wiped out a major crew just outside Metroplex. Sounds like fresh food might be getting a bit cheaper thanks to their hard work. | raider mask in season (#61)? |
| PvP-related | |
| Gang warfare has broken out in several areas throughout Metroplex, with gangs openly fighting for control. | Got this in pvp on the quad, right after killing Third Eye Hunter (we had full for a while) |
| Midgard Security refuses comment on powerful gangs smuggling weapons and untaxed luxury goods into the city. | |
| Workers report gangs fighting for control of sewer mushroom beds beneath the Docks. | |
| Another party of urban spelunkers have gone missing attempting to search for a rumored abandoned subway station beneath the Docks. | After discovering the subway? |
| Midgard Security released a statement that The Vigilante, for all his popularity, had done more harm than good. | Haven't started the Vigilante quest yet. |
| Are the Docks being used as a black market for powerful gangs' smuggling? | |
| Reports of a black market in Southside, open only to those in the most dangerous gangs. | |
| ??? | |
| Midgard promised to investigate accusations that some of its employees may be engaged in smuggling on the side. | (While in the Waterfront?) |
| The missing artist from Metroplex University has been found and, reportedly, will be returning to classes after receiving appropriate medical care. | (This was about 2 days after getting ghoultouched) |
| OmniMall offers the ability to buy and sell to anyone else on the Net, but how can Metroplex prevent this from becoming a new form of smuggling? | If you have completed the main questline but don't have the Omnimall site yet |
| Seasonal | |
| Christmas time is almost here and nowhere is that more obvious than at Metroplex University with their annual snowman contest. | Between December 20-24th, yearly |
| Happy Metroplex Day! I hope everyone's headed to the Docks to see the fireworks. | On August 13th, yearly |
| Special | |
| The local weather and highlights from area schools. | Possibly only when Rachel is out of all other stories? (I've never gotten this from newspapers) |
Plus 4 more, as of early March 2015.
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