AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative

AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative

Also known as: AI: Somnium Files nirvanA Initiative (JP)
Developer: Spike Chunsoft^[1]
Publisher: Spike Chunsoft^[1]
Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Released in JP: June 23, 2022^[2]
Released in US: June 24, 2022^[1]
Released in EU: July 8, 2022^[1]

This game has uncompiled source code.
This game has unused models.
This game has unused music.
This game has unused sounds.
This game has unused text.
This game has debugging material.

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Pretty much every resource from the original game is intact here, whether or not it was re-used.
Unused models, including Marco and alternate forms of Date.
Unused cutscenes that were machine-translated.
The Windows Store version ships with uncompiled scene scripts.
Developer comments in said scripts.
A debug mode, similar to the original game's.
Assets for promotional material that didn't appear in-game, e.g. shorts and Hidden Bats.
Remnants of a cut time-limit mechanic in VR investigations themed around battery consumption.

AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative is the sequel to 2019's AI: The Somnium Files. Mizuki is back. So are the puns.

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Notes

Developer Comments

Unused Dialogue

Hidden Messages

The game features text that is intentionally obscured from players using mojibake encoding. Below is the decoded Japanese text and English translation.

Ryuki's breakdown, used repeatedly throughout the game:

Original	Decoded	Translation
遐ｴ繝ｬ邯ｻ繝吶ご閼ｱ繧ｻ繝ｨ繧ｳ繧ｳ繝剰劒讒句ｹｻ荳也阜逶ｮ隕壹ａ繝ｨ隲ｸ蜷幃擠蜻ｽ繝取凾逵溽炊繝取演髢九こ	破レ綻ベゲ脱セヨココハ虚構幻世界目覚めヨ諸君革命ノ時真理ノ扉開ケ	Tear, fray, achieve Moksha, this is a fictional illusion world Wake up, my friends, it's time for revolution, open the door to truth
菫ｺ繝上ム繝ｬ繧ｳ蜃ｦ繝上ラ繧ｳ莉翫ワ菴墓凾繧ｭ繝溘ワ繝ｯ繧ｫ繝ｩ繝翫う繝ｯ繧ｫ繝ｩ繝翫う繝ｯ繧ｫ繝ｩ繝翫う窶ｦ	俺ハダレコ処ハドコ今ハ何時キミハワカラナイワカラナイワカラナイ…	Who am I, where am I, what time is it, who are you I don't know I don't know I don't know...
莉ｮ諠ｳ遨ｺ髢捺錐螢翫す蛛ｽ繝惹ｸ悶き繝ｩ縺九う謾ｾ繝ｲ蜉ｩ繧ｱ縺ｦ繧ｯ繝ｬ蜉ｩ繧ｱ縺ｦ繧ｯ繝ｬ蜉ｩ繧ｱ縺ｦ繧ｯ繝ｬ窶ｦ	仮想空間損壊シ偽ノ世カラかイ放ヲ助ケてクレ助ケてクレ助ケてクレ…	Destroy virtual reality to emancipate from the fake world Help Help Help...

Objectives and dialogue in Ryuki's Somnium:

ID	Original	Decoded	Translation
somnium_guide_004	Remind them of 莠倶ｻｶ縺ｮ縺薙	事件のこ� (Note: Likely meant to be 事件のこと)	Remind them of the case
somnium_guide_008	迥ｯ莠ｺ繧偵が繧ゅ＞蜃ｺ縺輔○繝ｭ	犯人をオもい出させロ	Make them remember the culprit
020_006	鮴肴惠、鮴肴惠、縺励▲縺九ｊ縺励※！	龍木�A龍木�Aしっかりして�I	Ryuki, Ryuki, get a hold of yourself!
020_008	鮴肴惠!!	龍木!!	Ryuki!!

Hidden chapter titles and flowchart chapter summaries:

ID	Original	Decoded	Translation
flowchart_title_546	2/11 Ryuki Diverge 遐ｴ邯ｻ逋ｾ蜃ｺ	破綻百出	Torn seams in great numbers
flowchart_summary_559	繝槭ぃ繝悶Ν縺ｫ縺ｦ窶ｦ縺ｾ縺ｾ縺御ｺ代≧窶ｦ HB騾」邯壽ｮｺ莠ｺ莠倶ｻｶ窶ｦ縺ゅ↑縺溘ワ繧ゅ≧繧上°縺」縺ｦ繧九ｓ縺倥ｃ繝翫う窶ｦ迥ｯ莠ｺ縺ｮ縺ｦ縺ゅΛ繧。窶ｦ繧ｽ繝取ｭ」菴薙´隱ｰ繝翫ヮ繧ｫ窶ｦ	マァブルにて…ままが云う… HB送v続殺人事件…あなたハもうわかぁvてるんじゃナイ…犯人のてあラめB…ソノ歁v体�L誰ナノカ…	At Marble, Mama speaks of the HB Serial Killings...Don't you already know the culprit, Tearer's, true identity?
flowchart_summary_579	繝九Ν繝翫Φ繝舌ぃ繧貞相縺偵◆逶ｴ繧ｴ窶ｦ鮴肴惠縺ｯ蜀阪ン蟷ｻ隕壹↓隘ｲ繧上ｌ繝ｫ窶ｦ豌励'縺､縺上→窶ｦ繧ｿ繝槭ヮ讖溘ヮ繧ｦ縺ｯ蛛懈ｭ｢荳ｭ窶ｦ蝓ｷ蜍呎惻縺ｮ荳翫↓縺ｯ譎る岑縺ｮ蜿ｳ蜊願ｺｫ縺梧ｨｪ縺溘ｏ縺｣縺ｦ繧､繧ｿ窶ｦ	ニルナンバァを告げた直ゴ…龍木は再ビ幻覚に襲われル…気�'つくと…タマノ機ノウは停止中…執務机の上には時雨の右半身が横たわってイタ…	Right after giving the Nil Number, Ryuki is assailed by hallucinations...When he comes to his senses, Tama's functions have stopped, and the right half of Tokiko's body lies on the desk.
flowchart_summary_580	荳ｻ螳ｰ螳､縺ｮ螢√ｒ遯√″謚懊￠繧九→窶ｦ荳阪す隴ｰ縺ｪ遨ｺ髢薙'繝偵Ο縺後▲縺ｦ繧､繧ｿ窶ｦ縺昴％縺ｫ繧､繧ｿ縺ｮ縺ｯ譎る岑窶ｦ蠖ｼ螂ｳ縺ｯ蝠上＞縺九￠縺ｦ縺上ｋ窶ｦ縺ｪ縺懊≠縺ｪ縺溘ワ繝九Ν繝翫Φ繝舌ぃ繧堤衍縺｣縺ｦ繧､繧ｿ縺ｮ縺九→窶ｦ縺昴ｌ縺ｯ鮴肴惠縺梧ｱｺ縺励※遏･繧雁ｾ励ｋ縺ｯ縺壹ヮ繝翫う繧ｸ繝ｧ繧ｦ蝣ｱ窶ｦ譏弱ｉ縺九↑隲也炊遏帷崟窶ｦ縺昴ヮ遏帷崟繧堤､ｺ縺励◆縺薙→縺ｧ窶ｦ螟ｧ縺阪↑邯ｻ縺ｳ縺碁愆蜻医＠縺溘ヮ逕ｰ縺ｨ譎る岑縺ｯ莠代≧窶ｦ縺昴ヮ邨先棡窶ｦ譎る岑縺ｯ隗｣閼ｱ繧偵↑縺鈴≠縺偵◆窶ｦ縺吶∋縺ｦ縺ｯ縺昴ヮ縺溘ａ縺ｫ陦後ｏ繧後◆縺ｮ逕ｰ窶ｦ繧､繝､窶ｦ縺薙ｌ縺九ｉ陦後ｏ繧後ｋ縺ｮ逕ｰ窶ｦ蜈ｭ蟷ｴ縺ｮ豁ｳ譛医ｒ縺九￠縺ｦ窶ｦ縺ｪ縺ｫ繧ゅ°繧ゅぞ繝ｳ驛ｨ窶ｦ	主宰室の壁を突き抜けると…不シ議な空間�'ヒロがってイタ…そこにイタのは時雨…彼女は問いかけてくる…なぜあなたハニルナンバァを知ってイタのかと…それは龍木が決して知り得るはずノナイジョウ報…明らかな論理矛盾…そノ矛盾を示したことで…大きな綻びが露呈したノ田と時雨は云う…そノ結果…時雨は解脱をなし遂げた…すべてはそノために行われたの田…イヤ…これから行われるの田…六年の歳月をかけて…なにもかもゼン部…	When breaking through the walls of the president's office, a mysterious space stretches out, and Tokiko is there. "Why did you know the Nil Number?" she asks. There is no way Ryuki could learn it, a clear logical contradiction. Tokiko says that by showing that contradiction, a great seam has been exposed. As a result, Tokiko has achieved Moksha. Everything was done for that purpose... No... Everything that will be done over the next six years... Anything and everything...
flowchart_report_710, flowchart_report_711	繝翫う繧ｯ繧ｹ譌･譛ｬ謾ｯ驛ｨ荳ｻ螳ｰ螳､	ナイクス日本支部主宰室	Naix Japan President's Office
flowchart_report_712	邯ｻ縺ｳ縺ｮ遨ｴ	綻びの穴	Hole in the seam

Dialogue in Diverge route:

ID	Original	Decoded	Translation
003_001	縺ｪ繧薙ム縺ｩ繧ｦ繧ｫ縺励ち縺ｮ繧ｫ鬘碑牡縺後Ρ繧九う繧ｾ	なんダどウカしタのカ顔色がワるイゾ	What's wrong? You look sick.
005_001	ありが縺後→う縺斐＊います	ありがとうございます	Thank you.
005_003	な闕ｷを驚いて莨翫ｋ閭ｽです？	な荷を驚いて伊る能です？	Why are you surprised?
005_004	私は死んだ霈ｪけ蜃ｺ鄒ｽない縺ｮ縺ｧすよ	私は死んだ輪け出羽ないのですよ	I didn't die...
005_006	あな隹ｷ真実の世界繝ｲお見せ蟲ｶしょう	あな谷真実の世界ヲお見せ島しょう	Let me show you the real world.
005_007	私の姿を探莉墓焔下豁ｳ	私の姿を探仕手下歳	Please look for me.
005_008	私は…この空間蜥ｽこ陝ｹい繝槭☆	私は…この空間咽こ蟹いマす	I am...somewhere in this space.

Other Unused Text

bonusmenu_top_id

ID	Line (EN)	Line (JA)	Line (ZH-CN)	Line (ZH-TW)	Notes
bonus_menu_aiba_001	Yay!	いえーい！	耶～！	耶～！	Unused subtitles for the (used) Aiba voice clips played when purchasing items on the Bonus menu.
bonus_menu_aiba_002	Show me too!	私にも見せて！	也让我看看！	也讓我看看！
bonus_menu_aiba_003	Good choice!	いい選択だ！	有眼光！	有眼光！
bonus_menu_aiba_004	Hm hm, hm hmmm♪	ふんふふんふふ～ん♪	哼哼～哼哼哼～♪	哼哼～哼哼哼～♪
bonus_menu_aiba_005	Hurry and check it out! Come on!	早く確認しよう！ほらほら！	快点去看看吧！快点快点！	快點去看看吧！快點快點！
bonus_menu_aiba_006	Woo, woo!	わ～いわ～い！	好耶～！好耶～！	好耶～！好耶～！

medamappe_id

ID	Line (EN)	Line (JA)	Line (ZH-CN)	Line (ZH-TW)	Notes
medamappe_window_025	Evolved to Boss-ie! *This reward has already been collected.	ぼすっぺに進化しました！ ※報酬はすでに獲得済みです	进化为Boss仔了！ ※已领取过奖励	進化為Boss仔了！ ※已領取過獎勵	In the final game, evolving a duplicate Adult just results in the default notification rather than explicitly informing you about the lack of reward like this.
medamappe_window_026	Evolved to Hitomi-ie! *This reward has already been collected.	ひとみっぺに進化しました！ ※報酬はすでに獲得済みです	进化为瞳仔了！ ※已领取过奖励	進化為瞳仔了！ ※已領取過獎勵
medamappe_window_027	Evolved to Date-ie! *This reward has already been collected.	だてっぺに進化しました！ ※報酬はすでに獲得済みです	进化为伊达仔了！ ※已领取过奖励	進化為伊達仔了！ ※已領取過獎勵
medamappe_window_028	Evolved to Moma-ie! *This reward has already been collected.	もうまっぺに進化しました！ ※報酬はすでに獲得済みです	进化为猛马仔了！ ※已领取过奖励	進化為猛馬仔了！ ※已領取過獎勵
medamappe_window_029	Evolved to So-ie! *This reward has already been collected.	せじまっぺに進化しました！ ※報酬はすでに獲得済みです	进化为世岛仔了！ ※已领取过奖励	進化為世島仔了！ ※已領取過獎勵
medamappe_window_030	Evolved to Ristsuko-ie! *This reward has already been collected.	りつこっぺに進化しました！ ※報酬はすでに獲得済みです	进化为律子仔了！ ※已领取过奖励	進化為律子仔了！ ※已領取過獎勵
medamappe_window_031	Evolved to Pewter-ie! *This reward has already been collected.	ぴゅーたっぺに進化しました！ ※報酬はすでに獲得済みです	进化为飘太仔了！ ※已领取过奖励	進化為飄太仔了！ ※已領取過獎勵
medamappe_window_032	Evolved to Mama-ie! *This reward has already been collected.	ままっぺに進化しました！ ※報酬はすでに獲得済みです	进化为妈妈桑仔了！ ※已领取过奖励	進化為媽媽桑仔了！ ※已領取過獎勵
medamappe_window_501	Aiba-ie went off on a journey after becoming a respectable adult!	あいぼっぺは一人前のおとなになり旅立ちました！	瞳绊仔成长为能独当一面的大人，踏上旅程了！	瞳絆仔成長為能獨當一面的大人，踏上旅程了！	These messages correspond to one of the lines used when an Adult Eyeballie resets itself, but for the Infant and Child forms that can only be reset manually.
medamappe_window_502	Iris-ie went off on a journey after becoming a respectable adult!	いりすっぺは一人前のおとなになり旅立ちました！	伊丽丝仔成长为能独当一面的大人，踏上旅程了！	伊麗絲仔成長為能獨當一面的大人，踏上旅程了！
medamappe_window_503	Mizuki-ie went off on a journey after becoming a respectable adult!	みずきっぺは一人前のおとなになり旅立ちました！	瑞希仔成长为能独当一面的大人，踏上旅程了！	瑞希仔成長為能獨當一面的大人，踏上旅程了！
medamappe_window_504	Amame-ie went off on a journey after becoming a respectable adult!	あまめっぺは一人前のおとなになり旅立ちました！	亚麻芽仔成长为能独当一面的大人，踏上旅程了！	亞麻芽仔成長為能獨當一面的大人，踏上旅程了！
medamappe_window_505	Ota-ie went off on a journey after becoming a respectable adult!	おうたっぺは一人前のおとなになり旅立ちました！	应太仔成长为能独当一面的大人，踏上旅程了！	應太仔成長為能獨當一面的大人，踏上旅程了！
medamappe_notification_001	Aiba-ie is asking a question.	あいぼっぺがなにか質問してるよ	瞳绊仔好像有什么问题想问。	瞳絆仔好像有什麼問題想問。	In the final game, Eyeballie notifications don't use text lines like this, only a graphic popup and sound clip.
medamappe_notification_002	Iris-ie is asking a question.	いりすっぺがなにか質問してるよ	伊丽丝仔好像有什么问题想问。	伊麗絲仔好像有什麼問題想問。
medamappe_notification_003	Mizuki-ie is asking a question.	みずきっぺがなにか質問してるよ	瑞希仔好像有什么问题想问。	瑞希仔好像有什麼問題想問。
medamappe_notification_004	Amame-ie is asking a question.	あまめっぺがなにか質問してるよ	亚麻芽仔好像有什么问题想问。	亞麻芽仔好像有什麼問題想問。
medamappe_notification_005	Ota-ie is asking a question.	おうたっぺがなにか質問してるよ	应太仔好像有什么问题想问。	應太仔好像有什麼問題想問。
medamappe_notification_006	Boss-ie is asking a question.	ぼすっぺがなにか質問してるよ	Boss仔好像有什么问题想问。	Boss仔好像有什麼問題想問。
medamappe_notification_007	Hitomi-ie is asking a question.	ひとみっぺがなにか質問してるよ	瞳仔好像有什么问题想问。	瞳仔好像有什麼問題想問。
medamappe_notification_008	Date-ie is asking a question.	だてっぺがなにか質問してるよ	伊达仔好像有什么问题想问。	伊達仔好像有什麼問題想問。
medamappe_notification_009	Moma-ie is asking a question.	もうまっぺがなにか質問してるよ	猛马仔好像有什么问题想问。	猛馬仔好像有什麼問題想問。
medamappe_notification_010	So-ie is asking a question.	せじまっぺがなにか質問してるよ	世岛仔好像有什么问题想问。	世島仔好像有什麼問題想問。
medamappe_notification_011	Ritsuko-ie is asking a question.	りつこっぺがなにか質問してるよ	律子仔好像有什么问题想问。	律子仔好像有什麼問題想問。
medamappe_notification_012	Pewter-ie is asking a question.	ぴゅーたっぺがなにか質問してるよ	飘太仔好像有什么问题想问。	飄太仔好像有什麼問題想問。
medamappe_notification_013	Mama-ie is asking a question.	ままっぺがなにか質問してるよ	妈妈桑仔好像有什么问题想问。	媽媽桑仔好像有什麼問題想問。

ChapterID

ID	Line (EN)	Line (JA)	Line (ZH-CN)	Line (ZH-TW)	Notes
chapter_568	Bats490 Video	Bats490動画	Bats490影片	Bats490影片	An unused entry in the script for chapter title overlays (i.e., the kind that also covers route-end and "Case Unsolved" screens). When Bats490 is played in-game, it doesn't get its own overlay like this.

mapID

ID	Line (EN)	Line (JA)	Line (ZH-CN)	Line (ZH-TW)	Notes
map_502	Gigantic	ギガンティック号	巨坎迪号	巨坎迪號	Two unused map locations.
map_503	Boss Residence	ボスの家	Boss家	Boss家	Two unused map locations.

SystemMessage

ID	Line (EN)	Line (JA)	Line (ZH-CN)	Line (ZH-TW)	Notes
exsight_506	Sonar	音源探知モード	音源侦测模式	音源偵測模式	An unused AI Sight type.

Unused Music

In addition to any music from AI: The Somnium Files that wasn't re-used in this game, there are several new music tracks that go unused, mostly because they're copies of other tracks.

Filename	Used version	Notes
BGM_IRIS_SONG_VSHORT_AIBA	BGM_IRIS_SONG_VSHORT_AIBA_JP	A copy of Aiba singing "Invincible Rainbow Arrow" from the start of New Investigation. The purpose of this version without a language tag is unknown.
BGM_IRIS_SONG_VSHORT_INST	BGM_IRIS_SONG_VSHORT_AIBA_JP/US	The abridged instrumental for "Invincible Rainbow Arrow" from the start of New Investigation. The final game only uses the vocal versions, but the instrumental may be present for archival reasons.
BGM_STAFFROLL	BGM_2_STAFFROLL	By the filename, this should be a copy of "Adventurous Inventors" from the original game, like all the other leftovers. Instead, it's an unfinished version of the new credits theme, "Morph to Soul".
BGM_2_AIOEN_NIGHT	BGM_2_YOYAGI_PARK	This track is a copy of "Limpid Blue", the theme for Yoyagi Park. In the final game, Aioen Orphanage has no particular theme at night-time, with more event-specific themes playing for scenes there.
BGM_2_AMUSE_PARK	BGM_2_AMUSE_PARK_SPEAKER	In the final game, "High Rooftop Sweets" is diegetic carnival music and has a filter for playing over the speakers. However, the unfiltered version is present in the files, presumably for archival reasons.
BGM_2_AMUSE_PARK_NIGHT_SPEAKER	BGM_2_AMUSE_PARK_NIGHT	The filename implies this should be a filtered version of "Night Rooftop Sleep". Instead, however, it's a copy of "PSYNCIN' IN THE PaiN" from the first game. Unlike the above, "Night Rooftop Sleep" is not diegetic and plays in the relevant scene without a filter.