god i sure wish the flashlight on the flashlight heavy game worked correctly..............

My timeline project is going well - Haven't gone through the first Alan Wake in an exhaustively, thorough way yet so I'm using the wiki's timeline info for now.

I have yet to fit events from Control that have vague dates or timelines, like the creation of Dimensional Research, Slidescape expeditions, Dylan killing an agent, Northmoor getting in/breaking from the NSC-1, etc.

Spoilers for Alan Wake 2 under the cut - I'm not tagging it because I don't want any corrections yet, I'm going through each game again very slowly, and then there's the written material like This House of Dreams and The Alan Wake files

Also, I'm replaying AW2 at the moment and I'm tempted to divide its timeline in 4 parts:

Background story - dates, events, etc written in text, texture files and spoken dialogue lines - Still tricky given Dark Place re-writing things.

Saga Player timeline - events from what herself, the Anderson brothers and Casey share (before Alan/Scratch gets out), as well as the order of events that happen as we play.

Alan Player Timeline - Order of events experienced as we play and make note of when/where events overlap with Saga's

Dark Place "timeline": Events that may or may have not been re-written here. Mostly things collected from AW2 that we encounter after Alan/Scratch gets out and I'm not sure have become "canon" in the real world - Like the existence of Yötön Yö with Alan Wake's name in the credits

Because what the fuck has been happening between 2019-2023

Alan Wake 2 theory: Alice is going to go back to the Dark Place.

Okay, I admit this is thin but... 1) We know in Control Alice is absolutely aware SOMETHING is going on. She tried to catch Mr. Scratch in a photo and has talked to the FBC. She obviously doesn't know the details, but is aware something is going on. 2) I showed a friend the new Alan Wake song: Follow you into the dark. They know nothing about Alan Wake and described it as "Reverse Orpheus and Eurydice" Which... I think works on both levels. Both in Alan swapping places with Alice so she escapes but he is left behind in the original, and in "Eurydice escapes from the Underworld, but returns to rescue her artist paramour, Orpheus, son of the Muse who can manipulate reality with his art." 3) Alan Wake is in Fortnite, and his weapon skin hahs "Find Alice" on it, which is weird as the rest of Fortnite is solely about AW2. It's his AW2 design, the texture has the deer mask on it, his backbling and pick axe are his messenger bag and Light stick thing. 4) We also know from interviews with Sam Lake you need to beat both Alan and Saga's sides in order to access the final chapter. So, I think that, somehow, Alice will return to the Dark Place to pull Alan out. She's going to be in over her head but as a photographer she is also an artist who can manipulate the dark place - though probably not to Alan's extent. Also, she has a flash to defend herself! She may end up being captured by Mr Scratch, and Alan and Saga have to team up to rescue her. Or if not rescue, the three work together to free Alan. (I posted this on reddit and someone suggested Jesse could also be the one to grab Alice as Jesse knows Alice knows... something.)

so, like, i have a couple of hours to do jack shit so i decided to play aw2, finally (also i dl new drivers yesterday, it took me a while lol (maybe that's what causing all the ruckus in my games today)) first red flag: game immediately loaded after me clicking "continue" and jumpscared me with ahti's bucket teleportation (??????? why????????) second red flag: i tried to go back to mr door's studio through the stairs (cuz door is closed, duh), used the lamp to flick it, checked the map to see if i collected everything i can, went back, used the lamp again and went upstairs and nothing fucking loaded, like, at all

OF COURSE i fell through the textures immediately

Construction begins on Foster + Partners' Red Sea International Airport in Saudi Arabia

Work has started on building a Foster + Partners-designed international airport on the west coast of Saudi Arabia, which was "inspired by the colours and textures of the desert landscape".

Named the Red Sea International Airport, the building was designed by Foster + Partners as part of The Red Sea Project tourist development.

Earlier this year construction began on the airport, which is being built around 15 kilometres inland from the coast of the Red Sea, with site levelling currently underway.

The Red Sea International Airport was designed by Foster + Partners

Set to complete next year, the airport has been designed to reach a capacity of one million passengers a year by 2030.

It will almost exclusively serve tourists visiting The Red Sea Project tourist development, which is being developed nearby and will include a ring-shaped hotel on stilts above the Red Sea and a resort built among the Saudi Arabian sand dunes designed by Foster + Partners.

Departure lounges will be placed in dune-like pods

The form of the airport was informed by the desert that surrounds it. Visuals show a series of five dune-like pods that are arranged radially around a central drop-off and pick-up space.

Each of these pods will contain a departure lounge that will have spas and restaurants. Between the pods, spaces filled with greenery will be created for the first stage of the arrivals process.

Each of the five pods can be operated independently as a "mini terminal", meaning that parts of the airport can be shut during periods of low demand to reduce energy usage.

Arrivals areas will be built between the departure lounges

"The Red Sea International Airport has been envisaged as a gateway to one of the most unique resorts in the world and an integral part of the visitor experience," said Gerard Evenden, head of studio at Foster + Partners, when the project was first unveiled in 2019.

"Inspired by the colours and textures of the desert landscape, the design seeks to create a calm and luxurious journey through the terminal and will become a transit hub for visitors coming in by both land and air."

The airport will include spas and restaurants

Two wings extending from either side of the main terminal will contain the airport's ancillary spaces including hangers, logistics bags and baggage handling facilities.

According to the studio, this configuration will reduce the overall envelope and energy demand in comparison to standard stand-alone ancillary buildings.

According to the studio, the airport's form was informed by the desert

The studio is aiming for the airport to achieve a LEED Platinum sustainability rating. It will be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy and constructed and operated "using a zero single-use plastic ethos".

The terminal's roof shells will extend from the building to shade both the landside and airside areas of the airport.

"The overall form of the terminal building has been designed to protect the internal environment from solar gains and therefore substantially reduce the overall energy demand for cooling in the building through self-shading," said the studio.

"Daylight has also been considered with most of the glazing facing north allowing for increased daylight penetration without compromising solar performance."

Along with the main terminal building, a runway and dedicated seaplane runway, as well as three helipads, are under construction at the site.

Described by its developers as the "world's most ambitious tourism development", the Red Sea Project will see a chain of 90 undeveloped islands off the west coast of Saudi Arabia be developed into a tourist resort.

Alongside Foster + Partners, Kengo Kuma and Associates and Dubai-based Killa Design are designing hotels as part of the project.

The Red Sea Project is one of several tourist sites being developed in Saudi Arabia. In the AlUla desert French architect Jean Nouvel has designed a subterranean hotel and architecture studio AW2 is creating a glamping resort made up of 47 luxury tents.

Foster + Partners is also designing an international airport for the Amaala resort, which is being developed around 250 kilometres north of the Red Sea Project.

The "mirage-inspired" terminal drew criticism from the Architects Climate Action Network, which led to the Foster + partners withdrawing from Architects Declare environmental group, stating that aviation needs "the most sustainable buildings".

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'Cool Uncle' Alex Casey

In Between with Mr. Door

♪ Show me the Champion of Light ♪

♪ I'll show you the Herald of Darkness ♪

♪ Lost in a never ending night ♪

♪ Diving deep to the surface ♪

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Alan 'Bestseller' Wake Era

The Dark Place

exhibition by Alice Wake

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