User:Kikiyama/Tacoma Worldbuilding

This page is a compilation of miscellaneous Tacoma Worldbuilding and Behind the Scenes information.

Certification Document IDs

 * E.V. St. James
 * April 4, 2035
 * Clive Siddiqi
 * August 20, 2043
 * Andrew Dagyab
 * December 7, 2046
 * Sareh Hasmadi
 * September 5, 2054 
 * Amy Ferrier
 * May 13, 2059
 * Roberta Williams
 * November 7, 2060 
 * Natali Kuroshenko
 * June 15, 2064

Other

 * Karyn St. James
 * March 17, 2038–December 28, 2083
 * Jaiden Jeremiah Pratt
 * c. 2060–September 2, 2085

QR Codes

 * Main article: User:Kikiyama/QR Codes

Steam Trading Cards
The Steam Trading Cards for Tacoma provided some extra background on the world and characters of Tacoma.

Andrew Dagyab
Hi Marc, Look, I've been accepted for the Tacoma gig! It's only a year I'll be in orbit, we've been through worse. I think this is a really good opportunity and I appreciate all your support as I've worked my way up the Venturis Loyalty ladder! This'll be worth it, promise. Love you, see you when I'm home. -a

Roberta Williams
No I understand. You're right, I do need to think of myself too. : I've been trying. I know this is good for my career. And it's good for me as an engineer! This is a big challenge for me! I need to be brave and take on big challenges! : I have to admit though, I'm still a little scared... : OK, I have to go study more for my final microG cert. Thanks again! :User Signed Off. -Thank you for using ORI, the service that connects YOU with licensed therapists on demand! Did you have an ORI Five-Star Experience?-

Clive Siddiqi
To whom it may concern, I write you regarding the open contract for Operations Specialist on Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma. I believe my extensive experience in Hospitality Logistics would be a boon to the operation of such a critical facility. I hope that my résumé speaks for itself. Thank you for your time and consideration, Clive R. Siddiqi

E.V. St. James
You placed a leaf In a flower vase The day's last light Caressing your face This is the way you were when I last saw you An empty room Without a sound A memory Of the sun going down This is the moment that I live in without you -Niki Jemisin, "Last Fall" from the album Picturecards

Natali Kuroshenko
THIS USER PROFILE WAS HACKED BY xXNAT_THE_BRAT_2088Xx IF U WANT MY PERSONAL DETAILS I SUGGEST YOU FIND ME AT THE NEXT ON3 V3IN FAN MEETUP. L O G O F F, S I S T E R .:/WHEN THE GOING GETS WEIRD THE WEIRD GO PRO\:.

Sareh Hasmadi
-That is correct, your honor. Upon reviewing the data, I concluded that HEKA provided incorrect dosage guidelines, causing Mr. Pratt to enter a state of shock, leading to his death. -No, no one's perfect, but in my expert opinion the fault in this case does not fall on my team of physicians. I... -Well then it sounds like the Venturis Crisis Response evaluators have their story, and I have mine.

Amitjyoti Ferrier
Dear Contractor, We are pleased to accept your bid for temporary position SUBCON_EMERGENCY_CORP_PROPERTY_REC, effective immediately! Coordinates for Venturis facility LUNAR TRANSFER STATION "TACOMA" have been transmitted to your local network. Detailed contract requirements and legal agreement to follow. Good luck!

ODIN
Hello. I am ODIN, an Obsidian-Class Artificial Intelligence assigned to Venturis facility Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma. I am pleased to make your acquaintance. If you should require anything at all, I would be more than happy to assist you. Thank you, and enjoy your stay.

Bixby Authentic Lager

 * The Portland, Oregon, C-FN brewed Bixby Authentic Lager is named after Tacoma co-designer Tynan Wales' daughter Bixby Wales, as an in-joke from Tacoma co-creator Karla Zimonja. And, with no other ideas of what to put on the cases of beer, Karla Zimonja took quotes from old tweets from the Twitter of Tynan Wales to fill out the rest of the packaging. Links to the tweets where the quotes come from can be seen below, starting from the top left.
 * Roll up a breakfast sausage in a pancake / Don't even need a plate
 * This one doesn't appear to be on Tynan Wales' Twitter, and was likely a quote said outside of the account or something.
 * Hug every police dog. They don't even know they're cops.
 * Ghosts aren't real. What's real is thinking you see ropes of loose underwear soaking in the work bathroom sink.
 * Doors are just big, vertical toilets.
 * My castle is so big when I get treasure I just put it wherever.

Currencies
€ (Euro/Euruble) ₹ (Indian rupee) ₩ (Korean won) ₦ (Nigerian naira) ¥ (Japanese yen) RM (Malaysian ringgit) S$ (Singaporean dollar)
 * On the box of a board game, there's a section labeled "Trade Building" with a bunch of currency symbols in it, seen below.
 * The Euro symbol, €, may have possibly seen continued use for the Euruble; the Euro and the Ruble were combined into one currency shortly after the USSREU was established, and it's possible that instead of combining the symbols of both currencies they just continued using the symbol of the Euro.

Venturis' Mythological Names & AI Genders

 * All of the AIs created by the Venturis Corporation take their names from mythology.
 * It can be determined from this the genders of ODIN's siblings by connecting the names to their mythological counterparts. LETO, FAND, JUNO, MAWU, XIHE (Earth) are all females; HEKA, LOKI, ODIN, KAVE (Space) are all male.

Countries in the Future

 * Countries and states in the future have changed drastically. For example, parts of the current day United States have turned into their own nations, and have come to encompass areas in Canada and Mexico. While Canada is shown to still exist via being mentioned by name on a minor prop (though it's possible the prop isn't actually used in-game; I haven't been able to find it at least), no indication is made that Mexico still exists, and the fact that Californio-America has come to encompass not only as far down as the former Mexican state of Jalisco, but also holds the former Mexican capital Mexico City, hints that it no longer does.

"Flameless Cigarettes" & Station Tacoma's Secret Smokers

 * Due to the dangers presented by an open flame in space, "flameless cigarettes" that light on their own have been invented by the time of Tacoma, and empty packs of CRWTH brand flameless cigarettes can be found all around Tacoma.
 * The presence of the flameless cigarettes also reveal that Andrew Dagyab and Natali Kuroshenko are secret smokers.

Venturs Zenith Lunar Resort vs. Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma

 * The Venturis Zenith Lunar Resort is technically a callback to when Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma was more of a posh luxury hotel, as seen in a few early teasers for Tacoma.

Stone Shaping (Molding Meditation)

 * Stone shaping is a form of modern meditation developed sometime before 2088 where the user shapes stone. The practice was pioneered by Master Choden Nyima, a woman from Eastriver, New York, DEC.

FAND, MIT Press, & Kiribati

 * ODIN's siblings can be found on a poster in Nat's office. One of the AIs seen, FAND, has famously written a book, notably an autobiographical novel, being the first AI to do the latter and the first sapient AI to do either. The description of the book reveals a few details about her, and added with some commentary by Tacoma co-director Karla Zimonja, reveals that she kind of fell by the wayside and was forgotten about by Venturis, so she's pretty much the only AI other than ODIN who was able to grow and become more like her own person instead of just functioning as a corporate maximizer for the company.
 * The book is notably published by the MIT Press, which shows the institution's continued existence and influence well into the future, particularly in the field of technology and information.
 * The book also gives some information on how Kiribati has developed in the future.

Certification Documents

 * Amy, Andrew, and Nat were all issued their certificates at Fountain of Paradise.
 * Bert was issued her certificate at Dallas, Texas, Freedom Republic; Clive was issued his certificate at London, UK, USSREU; E.V. St. James was issued her certificate at Vancouver, British Columbia, Cascadia-First Nations; Sareh Hasmadi was issued her certificate at Madison, Wisconsin, CNAAPP.

The Sixth Borough of New York City

 * Eastriver, a sixth borough of New York City, was established sometime before 2088.

Behind the Scenes Info
Tidibts about Tacoma's development that I've found, ranging from big story changes to small trivia.

The Original Station Tacoma Concept

 * The Venturis Zenith Lunar Resort is technically a callback to when Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma was more of a posh luxury hotel, as seen in a few early teasers for Tacoma.

Virgin-Tesla

 * Venturis Corporation was originally Virgin-Tesla, a corporate merger of the two real-life companies Tesla, Inc. and Virgin. Note the identical initials between Virgin-Tesla and Venturis Technologies (an alternate name for the Venturis Corporation); this could be the origin of the "V-T" nickname and why Venturis Technologies exists as another name for Venturis.
 * Confirmation of this is that the Venturis logo decal used a few times throughout the station (most notably under the table in the conference room in Administration) is called "decal_virgintesla".

Names
Profiles-resources.assets-806

Bert Roberta Williams Textures/Crew_Portrait_Paintover_Bert

Nat Natali Kuroshenko Textures/Crew_Portrait_Paintover_Nat

Andrew Andrew Dagyab Textures/Crew_Portrait_Paintover_Andrew

EV Evelyn Something Textures/Crew_Portrait_Paintover_EV

Sareh Sareh Surname Textures/Crew_Portrait_Paintover_Sareh

Clive Clive Surname Textures/Crew_Portrait_Paintover_Clive


 * According to an early text file (Profiles-resources.assets-806), the E in E.V. St. James' name was always supposed to stand for Evelyn, however the V standing for Victoria wasn't decided until later, the placeholder for her full name being "Evelyn Something". It's also possible, however this is only speculation, as the text file only says "Evelyn Something" rather than "Evelyn Something St. James", that the V in her name was supposed to be her surname and it was only later determined that it'd be her middle name, with St. James being added on later. Again, this is just speculation.
 * Along with this, the last names of Sareh Hasmadi and Clive Siddiqi were undecided at this point as well.

HEKA

 * HEKA, the AI of Fountain of Paradise Medical, was originally named ISIS according to the files.