SC 1310A
| SC 1310A | |
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| Production | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom |
| Type | Plot |
| Series | E - Orestes |
| Disc | CD3 (PC), CD2 (PSX), Side A (DVD) |
| Run Time | 1m24s |
| Scenes | 131 |
| Locations | Chart Room |
SC_1310A is a cutscene from Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. It is the briefing for Orestes E1.
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Transcript
CAPTAIN WILLIAM EISEN: I don't mind telling you, Colonel, we're so close to that missing data, I can taste it.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: I'm ready to go, sir.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM EISEN: Border Worlds Command is sending us a detachment of marines, but they won't arrive here for another 16 hours. I don't think we can afford to wait. We're pushing our luck as it is. Now, the target is this orbiting comm station, which is surrounded by these turret mines. Now, here's our problem: a radar buoy, which will undoubtedly ring alarm bells across the system if you don't take it out fast enough. Now, I hope you talked to Pliers about his cloaking device. Because if you slip past those turrets, you can quickly take that buoy out and make our delivery.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Delivery?
CAPTAIN WILLIAM EISEN: Well, as you know, Vagabond's had some espionage experience. He and Lt. Sosa here have volunteered to go in. We'll use the insertion pods to get them in. Approach the Comm Station, fire them off, they'll dock, get the data, and then you'll pull them out. Because of the clandestine nature of this mission, you'll have to fly solo. Understood?
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Completely, Captain.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM EISEN: I hope so, Colonel. Because without that missing data, we have nothing. Good luck, Colonel!
Characters
Speaking
- Captain William Eisen
- Colonel Christopher Blair
Non-Speaking
- 1st Lieutenant Velina Sosa
- 1st Lieutenant Helmsperson
DVD
The DVD Version of Wing Commander IV includes much higher resolution versions of almost every cutscene from the CD-ROM release.
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PlayStation
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Translations
Wing Commander IV's cutscenes were dubbed for the French and German releases.
French
PC
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PlayStation
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German
PC
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PlayStation
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Script
Shooting Script
A Wing Commander IV shooting script has been digitized from the collection of the University of Texas at Austin. A digital version (extracted below) was posted to Origin's Wing Commander IV website in 1996.
briefing e2 - Eisen - chart room -e2 Eisen looks a little frayed as Blair enters.
Eisen I don't mind telling you, Colonel, we're so close to that missing data -- I can taste it.
Blair I'm ready to go, sir.
Eisen Border Worlds Command has sent a marine detachment our way but they won't get here for another 16 hours, and we can't afford to wait for them, what with that Confed base down on Orestes IX. (pointing to map) The target is this orbiting comm station, surrounded by turret mines. Here's our problem -- a radar buoy which will undoubtedly ring alarm bells across the system if you don't take it out fast enough. Hope you talked to Pliers about his cloaking device--
as eisen continues, blair briefly reacts, remembering pliers' offer of the cloaking device...
eisen (continuing) --because if you slip past those turrets, you can quickly take that buoy out -- and make your delivery.
blair Delivery?
eisen As you know, Vagabond's had some espionage experience. He's volunteered to go in with Lt. Sosa. You'll use the insertion pods to get them in. Approach the comm station, and fire them off. They'll dock, get the data, then you'll pull 'em out. (beat) Because of the clandestine nature of this assignment, you'll fly solo. Understood?
Blair Completely, Captain.
Eisen I hope so, Colonel, because without this data ... we've got nothing.
Blair nods in understanding of the situation's gravity; exits.
WINGMAN SELECTION NOTE: Because this is a solo mission, Blair will be unable to select wingmen. If Blair still has access to perusal of wingman status, he will find that Vagabond's listing on the terminal flight roster will be labeled "previously assigned."LOADOUT NOTE: Blair's choices will be limited to tractor-capable ships AND, IF he requested the cloaking option in Scene -E2, Pliers' cloaker will be operational. Also, two Manned Insertion Pods will be attached to hard points and Blair will NOT be able to change that.
