User blog:Pauolo/Chapters and missions.

I've just been looking through text files for missions' briefings and such, and have unearthed the one for the main game, named Twk_ChapterInfoList.int, listing both chapters, briefings and assassination/rescue targets. If you want to have a look, here's the full content:

[ChapterInfos.Chapter10Info_ReturnToHoundPits DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="The Loyalists" m_ChapterDescription="You've returned to the Hound Pits Pub to pick up the trail of your old "allies" and find out where they have taken Emily."

[ChapterInfos.Chapter11Info_HighOverseerMartin DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="High Overseer Martin" m_ChapterDescription="Following the elimination of the Lord Regent and his key allies, the City of Dunwall is crumbling. You have only one lead that will bring you closer to those who betrayed you. Martin is High Overseer now and it's likely that he knows the whereabouts of the remaining conspiracy members, and Emily as well. Once you reach the Distillery District, you've got to re-visit the Office of the High Overseer and find Martin. "

[ChapterInfos.Chapter12Info_Lighthouse DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="The Light at the End" m_ChapterDescription="The leaders of the Loyalist Conspiracy have moved to a monumental lighthouse, the final military project devised by the Lord Regent. They're holding Emily as they struggle to tighten their hold over the city. It's time to confront them, decide their fates, and determine the future of Dunwall."

[ChapterInfos.Chapter1Info_ReturningHome DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="Returning Home" m_ChapterDescription="You have just returned from a journey of several months, visiting the other nations in the Empire to ask for aid in dealing with the Rat Plague. You must deliver their diplomatic response to the Empress, whom you serve as Lord Protector."

[ChapterInfos.Chapter2BisInfo_Fugitive DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="Fugitive" m_ChapterDescription="You have escaped Coldridge Prison with the help of hidden allies. If you can reach the Wrenhaven River, they promise to aid you in your next move. "

[ChapterInfos.Chapter2Info_Dishonored DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="Dishonored" m_ChapterDescription="Six months have passed since you were accused by the Royal Spymaster of murdering the Empress and conspiring to abduct her daughter Emily, the royal heir. Now, locked away in Coldridge Prison, the time of your execution draws near."

[ChapterInfos.Chapter6AInfo_BridgeDone DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="Interrogation" m_ChapterDescription="The Royal Physician Anton Sokolov is now in the custody of the Loyalists. Through Sokolov it will be possible to strike directly at those closest to the Lord Regent. How cooperative will the most brilliant man in the Empire be? He must be swayed or coerced into telling what he knows."

[ChapterInfos.Chapter6Info_RoyalPhysician DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="The Royal Physician" m_ChapterDescription="You've been asked to abduct Anton Sokolov, the Royal Physician and Head of the Academy of Natural Philosophy. Your new allies want to obtain from Sokolov the name of the Lord Regent's mistress, a mysterious ally and one of his most powerful noble supporters. Sokolov lives in a large apartment somewhere atop Kaldwin's Bridge."

[ChapterInfos.Chapter7AInfo_BoyleDone DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="The Final Move" m_ChapterDescription="With the removal of Lady Boyle, his greatest financial supporter, the Lord Regent is now as vulnerable as he has ever been. It's time to make preparations to strike directly."

[ChapterInfos.Chapter7Info_LadyBoyle DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="Lady Boyle's Last Party" m_ChapterDescription="You've learned that the Lord Regent's strongest supporter is Lady Boyle. However, three women in the Boyle Family are referred to as Lady Boyle: The wife of the late Lord Boyle and her sisters. Sokolov painted "Lady Boyle" from behind under unusual circumstances and does not know which is actually the Lord Regent's ally. You're being sent to the posh Boyle Estate on the night of a costume party in order to determine which Lady Boyle you must eliminate."

[ChapterInfos.Chapter8AInfo_TowerDone DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="Coronation Eve" m_ChapterDescription="The Lord Regent has been defeated and the reign of Emily Kaldwin is now assured. All that remains is to see her safely escorted to Dunwall Tower, where she will assume her position on the throne. "

[ChapterInfos.Chapter8Info_ReturnToTower DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="Return to the Tower" m_ChapterDescription="It's time to end the Lord Regent's rule, and if you succeed Emily can be crowned Empress. You must return to Dunwall Tower and infiltrate the place where you once served as Lord Protector. Ever-paranoid, the Lord Regent has upgraded security over the months and has a heavily-defended safe room to which he will escape if you set off any alarms. "

[ChapterInfos.Chapter9Info_Adrift DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="Adrift" m_ChapterDescription="Betrayed by Havelock, Martin and Pendleton, you were only saved at the last moment by Samuel the Boatman, who left you adrift in a ruined section of Dunwall."

[ChapterInfos.Chapter9Info_FloodedDistrict DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="The Flooded District" m_ChapterDescription="Betrayed and poisoned by Havelock, Martin and Pendleton, you've awakened in the ruins of the Flooded District, where the assassin Daud has you under guard. Recover your gear, confront Daud, and find a way out of the Flooded District."

[ChapterInfos.Chapter9Info_StreetsSewer DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="Toil and Trouble" m_ChapterDescription="You've escaped the Flooded District and now you're winding your way back toward the Hound Pits Pub. "

[ChapterInfos.ChapterInfo3_HiddenAllies DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="Hidden Allies" m_ChapterDescription="Hidden in an old bar on the river, your new allies have plans to share with you. Meet with the Loyalists' inner circle to learn what they've got in mind. "

[ChapterInfos.ChapterInfo4_HighOverseer DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="High Overseer Campbell" m_ChapterDescription="High Overseer Campbell leads the city's militant religious faction and is a close ally to the Lord Regent. Campbell is completely corrupt and holds the secret to Emily's location. Infiltrate the Office of the High Overseer, steal Campbell's journal and eliminate him. An ally to the Loyalists, Martin, is being held there. Free him and allow him to escape. "

[ChapterInfos.ChapterInfo4A_OverseersDone DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="Overseers Undone" m_ChapterDescription="Martin is on his way to join the Loyalists, and Campbell's fate has thrown the Overseers into disarray. Decoding the High Overseer's journal may reveal any number of strategic secrets, most notably the location of the rightful heir to the throne, Emily Kaldwin."

[ChapterInfos.ChapterInfo5_HouseOfPleasure DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="House of Pleasure" m_ChapterDescription="The Loyalists believe that Emily is being held at the Golden Cat by the corrupt, aristocratic Pendleton brothers. These men are Lord Pendleton's despised older brothers, twins, and they are loyal to the tyrannical Lord Regent. Find Emily at the Golden Cat and eliminate Lords Custis and Morgan Pendleton."

[ChapterInfos.ChapterInfo5A_BrothelDone DisTweaks_ChapterInfo] m_ChapterTitle="A Royal Guest" m_ChapterDescription="Emily is now safe in the protective care of the Loyalists. With her well-being temporarily assured, it is time to remove the Lord Regent's remaining allies."

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_Campbell DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Campbell"

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_Curnow DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Curnow"

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_CustisPendleton DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Custis Pendleton"

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_Daud DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Daud"

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_Emily DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Emily"

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_Havelock DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Havelock"

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_LadyBoyle DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Lady Boyle"

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_LordRegent DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Lord Regent"

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_Martin DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Martin"

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_MorganPendleton DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Morgan Pendleton"

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_Sokolov DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Sokolov"

[ChapterTargets.Twk_ChapterTarget_TreavorPendleton DisTweaks_ChapterTarget] m_TargetName="Treavor Pendleton"

Now the first thing that strikes me is how chapters are organized. They go from 1 to 12, and some have an additional title and briefing, mostly corresponding to when Corvo reaches the Hound Pits between each missions. For those I think we can add the secondary briefings and titles on the corresponding mission pages, as most of them lack description of what can be done at the Hound Pits (for example, Sokolov's interrogation is not featured in the mission details of neither the Royal Physician page or Lady Boyle's Last Party page). Also, the first time we play in the Hound Pits and when we go through the Void and meet with the Outsider is listed as a main mission, Hidden Allies. If you agree I'd like to make a page for it, at least to describe the Void level where we receive Blink.

Also oddly the Royal Torturer (or Interrogator, whatever you prefer) is not listed among the mission targets. A wild guess would be that he has been added during the late stages of the game's development.

Now for what really surprised me: Chapter 11, supposedly happening after The Loyalists and before The Light at the End, is named High Overseer Martin and describes a mission where we return to the Distillery District and Holger Square to interrogate Teague Martin, appointed High Overseer, about the whereabouts of the remaining members of the conspiracy and Emily. I'm pretty sure I've seen nothing about such mission, and according to Google I'm the first to notice it. Maybe more can be recovered about this unused mission by going through the files, whether it's audio files, subtitles texts, written notes, or in the best case scenario (and if Arkane didn't swap it out) a playable version.

Be free to leave your thoughts in the commentary section.