Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2
Developers: Nintendo EPD, Monolith Soft, TOSE Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo Switch Released internationally: July 21, 2017 This game has unused areas. This game has unused code. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused enemies. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused items. This game has unused music. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences. This game has a prototype article This game has a prerelease article

Splatoon 2, the Nintendo's Switch sequel to the hugely popular Splatoon, freshens up the series on a new system with a new hub, new characters, new weapons, new stages, a new story mode, and the series first DLC campaign.

Semi-infamously, this game hides a massive underbelly of unused content that could rival the likes of games such as Super Mario Sunshine and Bully.

To do: EVERYTHING. This entire page is currently being added to as it has gone FIVE years with little to no content. Not everything is going to remain as it is. Add the scrapped part of a unused game mode from here. Add all the version differences from: 1.3.0 - 5.5.0 Find unused features from the Octo Expansion DLC, such as these levels. Debug maps. Unused Splatfest dialogue if the losing side won. There's a bunch of unlocalized text. Document this from Inkipedia, maybe add a subpage for it as well? Previous versions of some Octo Expansion models [1] Old pictures of the plaza [2]. There are more. More Debug [3] Prototype builds. There's actually more debug content beyond the debug scenes. Inaccessible Splatfest content, like night stages, win/lose jingles, the splatfest plaza party.

Sub-Pages

Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Version Differences

Version Differences A real game-changer.

Resources

Unused & Unobtainable Gear A look into what could have been... and strange testing gear.

Unused & Unobtainable Weapons I could REALLY use some more data on this weapon. Can you use it for a bit?

Unused Enemies The awesome enemies Nintendo left in game!

Unused Textures So many placeholders...

Unused Text Never-before-seen enemy names!

Features

Unused Actors, Objects, & Variables So many non-functional objects, with a few surprises.

Unused Animations Animations that either went unused or never actually had a purpose aside from promotional material.

Early Map Versions & TestFields The wonderful world of test maps!

PhotographMode Players Promotional Inklings!

Debugging Features

Debug Scenes A plethora of debugging content was left in the game! And then removed...

Lua Scripts

Unused Ink Colors

Turf War

"TeamColor_Vss_Regular_LightBlueYellow.bprm" (Alpha: #007EDC, Bravo: #E1A307, Neutral: #D01D79)

Octo Canyon

"TeamColor_Msn_Lavender.bprm" (Alpha: #AC8EF6, Bravo: #B800A7, Neutral: #D1A907)

"TeamColor_Msn_Pink.bprm" (Alpha: #F64479, Bravo: #9306A1, Neutral: #E1F019)

"TeamColor_Msn_Purple.bprm" (Alpha: #8E38FB, Bravo: #B4008A, Neutral: #E1F019)

"TeamColor_Msn_NightMarigold.bprm" (Alpha: #956902, Bravo: #79036D, Neutral: #008A51)

Octo Expansion

"TeamColor_Msn_Oct_Orange.bprm" (Alpha: #FF5C47, Bravo: #009F7F, Neutral: #9E3DFF)

Other

No Parameters (Alpha: #0000FF, Bravo: #FF0000, Neutral: #FFFF00)

(Source: Diam)

Unused Multiplayer Map Entries

All of the maps from the first game appear in unused data, along with some completely new maps.

Internal name	English name	Notes
Fld_Athletic00_Vss	Camp Triggerfish	Returned on April 24, 2018, to coincide with Version 3.0.
Fld_Crank00_Vss	Urchin Underpass
Fld_Ditch00_Vss	The Reef	Unused version of the existing map that has since been removed (Fld_Ditch01_Vss is the used version). The Reef was the first map developed for the game, so it's possible this was used in one of the demo versions.
Fld_Hiagari00_Vss	Mahi-Mahi Resort	Omitted from early versions of the game.
Fld_Jyoheki00_Vss	Flounder Heights
Fld_Kaisou00_Vss	Hammerhead Bridge
Fld_Kawa00_Vss	Snapper Canal	The aqueduct stage that was seen in the direct wouldn't appear until October 7th, 2017.
Fld_Maze00_Vss	Kelp Dome	Returned on September 16th, 2017.
Fld_Office00_Vss	Ancho-V Games	Returned on July 12, 2018.
Fld_Pillar00_Vss	Manta Maria	Has since been released, though it is unclear if this entry was used for the final map (see note below about Port Mackerel).
Fld_Pivot00_Vss	Museum d'Alfonsino
Fld_Quarry00_Vss	Piranha Pit	Returned on March 30th, 2018.
Fld_Ruins00_Vss	Bluefin Depot
Fld_SeaPlant00_Vss	Saltspray Rig
Fld_SkatePark00_Vss	Blackbelly Skatepark	Returned on October 27th, 2017.
Fld_UpDown00_Vss	Arowana Mall	Returned on February 2nd, 2018.
Fld_Warehouse00_Vss	Walleye Warehouse	Returned on December 15th, 2017.

It is notable that Port Mackerel's filename uses "01" instead of "00", so these entries may just be for testing.

(Source: Lean on Discord)

Development Text

Octo Expansion Version Note

現状使ってないが、もしリソースのバージョンが上がり、かつ、見分けることが必要なら使う

Present in OctaResVersion_Octa.xml. This translates to:

Not used at the moment, but will be if the resource version goes up and we need to be able to tell the difference

Inaccessible Usable Code

To do: There's a lot of this stuff, maybe move this to a debug or unused code page.

Beyond the debug menu, there's more code in the game executable impossible to normally access that still gets referenced.

Debug Draws

Note the LP drawing functions are dummied in the retail release which have to be restored before displaying the non AGL ones.

Lp::Sys::TimeStamp::entryDraw: Draws build information on the game screen. Note Code and Content are -1, most likely since the retail build doesn't define them.
 %d %s (Code)
 %d %s (Content)
 %s (Executable build type)
 %s (RomType)
 %s (RegionLang)
AGL: Draws a bounding box and information about the game rendering.
 Master Width:%d Height:%d
 Scale X:%.2f Y:%.2f
 Valid Width:%.2f Height:%.2f
 Color:%s (Linear/sRGB)
Game::CamouflageMgr::debugPrint_: Draws debug information ingame.
 CalcResult %d Draw %d
 [Player%d] remain checker num %d [peak %d]

E3 Show Floor Sequence

To do: More info.

Setting the RomType to ShowFloor (or 6) makes the game use an alternative sequence. While similar to the TestFire/World Premiere, this sequence allows pressing ZL + R + D-Pad Down on the title screen to display a small menu to customize the game, interestingly it's the only case of the engine's debug text writer being used on retail builds, most likely for organizers able to actually see it. This was later removed from the executable, likely past 3.1.0.

[X]HopeTeam : %s (Spectator/Team_Alpha/Team_Bravo/None)
[Y]WithSpectator : %s (true/false)
[A]Tutorial : %s (on/off)
[B]GameNum : %s (1,2,Endless)
[←]AutoSpectator : %s (on/off)

Regional Differences

Japan-Exclusive Gear

Two runs of gear were made available from the Japanese comic Corocoro Magazine, where the codes will only work with the Japanese version of the game, nor cannot be ordered via Murch therefore making it unobtainable in other-region versions. The localized names don't go unused due to them being seen during online battles.

• The Eminence Cuff, Milky Eminence Jacket, and Milky Enperrials were made available in November 2017, based off the outfit Emperor worn in the Splatoon manga.
• The Spy Gear, consisting of the Sennyu Suit, Sennyu Inksoles, Sennyu Goggles, Sennyu Headphones, Sennyu Specs were available in the August 2018 issue of Corocoro, based off the outfits the manga protagonists worn in the manga.

Internal Project Name

Splatoon 2's internal project name is Blitz, based on strings in the executable.

Octo Expansion's internal name is Octa, which may be in reference to the prominence of Octolings in the DLC's story and the addition of playable Octolings.

(Source: Random Talking Bush)

(Source: Original TCRF research)