Frequently asked questions

This article details frequently asked questions regarding the lore of GTFO and is likely to be opinionated or full of conjecture.

*See:* Understanding the lore of GTFO, List of Inconsistencies & Unanswered Questions

## Rundowns

### What is the chronological order of the rundowns?

The rundowns, and expeditions within, are chronological and occur in the order of their rundown number and tier. i.e.

* *Rundown 8.0* occurs after *Rundown 7.0*
* *R8B1* occurs after *R8A1*
* *Rundown 001* occurs at the same or similar time as *ALT://Rundown 1.0*

The only exception is Rundown 8.0, where the first half of the tiers occurs in tandem with the second half of the tiers. See the "In which timeline does Rundown 8.0 occur?" question below for more information.

### When do the rundowns occur/when is present day?

Schaeffer indicated that seven years had passed between when he entered the HSU in KDS Deep and when he awoke. As Schaeffer was able to escape the control of The Warden in April, 2063, and Garganta likely fell to sleepers around late-2056, Rundown 004 would have occurred around 2063.

Therefore, Rundowns 1-3 occurred between 2057 and April 2063, and Rundowns 4-8 occurred after April 2063. However, the exact dates of each rundown is not known. It is likely that the expeditions within each rundown occur in a short span of time, with minimal hydrostasis between expedition for treatment and recovery, the period of time between rundowns is not known.

It is implied that, after Schaeffer's introduction in Rundown 004, that the time between rundown's 004, 005, 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 were very short. However, prior to 004, the time between rundowns may have been months or years.

The last message within Garganta to be dated was June, 2063 — in which it is indicated that The Warden was operational. This was confirmed by the Daylight Mission, who had reached Garganta in 2057, and had heard sounds similar to the mechanical arms which transport hydrostasis units throughout The Complex.

### What are the sounds that can be heard in R8A1 and R8A2

At the start of R8A1 and R8A2, players can hear a loud noise. This noise is likely the moment when the membranes of Rundown 8.0 begun to collapse into one-another.

## Sleepers & The Infection

### Were the sleepers human?

Some of the sleepers were found with "traces of human DNA," which Dr. Stokes believe had indicated that these were former Garganta staff. Such sleepers would not disintegrate when killed, unlike most other sleepers within the complex.

### Why do dead sleepers dissolve?

It is not known, but the fact they dissolve is considered canon — It is assumed to be a unique characteristic of the parasite and virus symbiosis. Once the parasites have sustained substantial injury and cannot survive, they are unable to keep the host alive. As dissolving bodies were only reported in the areas surrounding the Garganta site, it is assumed that the dissolution is not solely a characteristic of NAM-V.

## Outside of Garganta

### Did the parasites reach the surface?

It is not clear but unlikely — the only documentation of sleeper-like creatures on the surface was encountered in the Daylight Mission in the area surrounding crater.

### What happened with the earthquake?

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## Within Garganta

### What are the areas within Garganta?

Garganta comprises three main environments:

### Did anyone survive in Garganta?

It is assumed that only KSO's survive, due to the ability of hydrostasis to clear the infection, and the absence of survivors throughout the rundowns. This is somewhat collaborated by the log 000-000-000, which detailed the conditions of 239 KSO and staff across 129 *membranes*. In the data, the condition of all staff (non-KSO's) is "unknown" or "deceased."

### What were the creatures discovered by Project Insight?

It is implied that across the in-game logs that, as mining continued deeper into Garganta, the Santonian teams began encountering *creatures*, which eventually posed a research opportunity (such as Project Insight) and the significant security issue within Garganta and the world at large.

These creatures comprise "The Collection" by The Collectors, and were likely studied by the Project Insight team before overrunning Garganta.

### What caused the large tunnels cutting through Garganta / What was the cause of the blast?

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### Was there human testing?

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### What was "Project Insight?"

Project Insight was launched in 2052, presumedly as a research arm of Santonian's mining operations within Garganta. It was founded (or co-founded) by Dr. Gallus Hammerstein. As part of Project Insight, Dr. Hammerstein lead an expedition to into areas later named *"The Gallery"* and *"The Bridge"* (collectively referred to as *"The Inner".*) These areas are reference in the in-game logs but not otherwise visitable. In doing so, a number of artificial chambers were discovered, which were considered alien in origin.

Project Insight would eventually encounter "creatures" (from "The Collection"), who would then become the source of much research and experimentation, and likely lead to the exposure of NAM-V and the parasite.

### When was the complex overrun?

It is assumed that Garganta was fully-overrun around in late-November early-December 2056. This is collaborated by the Daylight Mission, which had reached and partially descended into Garganta by June, 2057. At that time, the expedition had not located any survivors.

### What was the "Hammerstein Collection?"

The *Hammerstein Collection* were artifacts collected by Dr. Hammerstein throughout "*The Inner*." These artifacts include:

* *Artifact 7* — the Matter Wave Projector
* *Artifact 14* — a Data Cube
* *Artifact 13* — a Data Cube
* *Artifact 17* — a Data Cube

## Story

### Were the ALT:// rundowns a separate dimension?

Yes, this was confirmed in Rundown 8.0.

*See:* Worldlines

### In which timeline does Rundown 8.0 occur?

Rundown 8.0 is told from the perspective of the prisoners from both the original and alternative worldlines. In terms of which timeline the rundown itself occurs, it is possible that the rundown occurs in the original timeline — given the lack of the ALT:// designation — but as the events within the expeditions indicate that timelines are collapsing, it is more likely that the rundown occurs within a collapsed state of multiple timelines.

### What was "the Conduit?"

The **Conduit** were clones, individually known as a **Unit**, that were created by The Collectors to communicate with the surviving humans within Garganta.

### What are the membranes?

Membranes are are colloquially understood to mean alternate dimensions or parallel universes. Colloqually, these are referred to as worldlines.

### What is the membrane of the original and alternate dimensions?

The membrane ID for the original and alternative Rundowns is not known. The designations of the prisoners do not appear within 000-000-000. The only worldline that is known is that of the ALT EF01 mission.

### What is "KDS Deep?"

‎**KDS Deep** is one of if not the largest excavation within The Complex and houses a majority of the Complex's KSO's in stasis. KDS Deep is the setting for a few of GTFO's expeditions. It is implied that there are multiple KDS Deep installations, or that the installation is divided into multiple storage areas.

### What is the "objective stack*?"*

The **objective stack**, or simply the **stack**, are a list of objectives provided to a KSO via Biocom. Through PRDM conditioning, these objectives are executed by the KSO without hesitation, implying that for the majority of the expeditions of GTFO, the prisoners had no autonomy.

### What was "EF01?"

EF01 was a mission to an alternate reality and location utilising the Matter Wave Projector. The outcome of which being different for each worldline and particularly important to Rundown 8.0.

### What was "EF04", or the other E-F missions?

EF04 was mentioned as being scrapped after the EF01 incident. No information about any other missions were contained within the logs, although given the survey report from Rundown 8.0, it is likely surveys of some kind continued.

## References

1. ↑ M7B-NHG-F27
2. ↑ BBB-N12-LOW
3. ↑ 76Y-TTF-FWW
4. ↑ This is implied by Schaeffer, who is likely infected by NAM-V and would not survive multiple months or years within the overrun Garganta.
5. ↑ CUJ-655-1HB
6. ↑ FCL-K5E-2BG
7. ↑ 21M-CEW-49B
8. ↑ #DT-E105-009
9. ↑ UFR-710-NHA
10. ↑ Garganta has many laboratories filled with specimens containers of creatures presumedly different than, and the precursors of, the sleepers.
11. ↑ The last log from living staff within Garganta was dated November 24, 2056 and November 25, 2056, depending on the timeline.
12. ↑ 7JR-T7U-780
13. ↑ Dr. Stokes Audio #2
14. ↑ Dr. Stokes Audio #2
15. ↑ Dr. Stokes Audio #1
16. ↑ Dr. Stokes Audio #2
17. ↑ G62-988-G2Q
18. ↑ REQUEST ACCESS PROJECTINSIGHT