Lore

Ugmania has a unique lore system where Ug can find tablets scattered across the Universe or get data from other sources to find lore entries. The lore entries can be found in the Lorebook, which can either be crafted or be found on a table underneath the ramp on the second level of the ship. The lore entries are organised in a similar way to the Crafting menu. Below is a list of all the lore entries in the game at this time.

The lore system in Ugmania does not affect or intrude on gameplay. Lore entries exist only to tell the story of Ugmania and to potentially guide the player on what to do next in the game. Lore entries are not required to be collected by the player.

## 01 (Automatic Ship Log)

LAUNCH SEQUENCE ENGAGED...

LAUNCHING...

WARP DESTINATION SET...

CHARGING WARP...

<SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SUSTAINED>

WARP CHARGE LOST...

RECHARGING WARP...

<WARP ACTIVATED>

DESTINATION ACHIEVED SUCCESSFULLY...

AUTOPILOT INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE...

NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS DETECTED, SHUTTING DOWN...

## Encrypted Logs

### Encrypted Log 01 (title: Log 01)

PLANET EXPLORATION LOG: LUSH

Pretty boring planet. Very similar to the kind of planets the ug race grew up on, but nothing interesting really happens here. The locals are nice, if a little illiterate. Ever since we started automating lumber production, we don't need to disturb these little ecosystems, which is good for preserving nature I guess. However, there is *one* legend around these planets, involving golden trees...

### Encrypted Log 02 (title: Log 02)

PLANET EXPLORATION LOG: BIZARRE

The way life develops is rather interesting. Bizarre planets are a great example of this! With a huge oxygen content in the atmosphere, strange lifeforms have a chance to grow and evolve. Although, they are quite aggressive to outsiders. Local Class-Theta sentient and friendly organisms do inhabit these planets however. I wonder how they deal with all that purple.

## Bio-Logs

### Bio-Log 01 (title: Bio-Log 01: Sacred Tree)

A previously undiscovered Class-Omega aggressive and dangerous organism that seems to inhabit most Lush planets. It takes the form of a large tree, approximately 7m tall. When provoked, it will fight back with considerable ferocity. Its wood has several interesting properties, namely its high tensile strength, and a previously undiscovered form of energy emission. Further investigation required. Permission from High Ug Command required to engage.

### Bio-Log 02 (title: Bio-Log 02: Non-carbon Entity "Primordial Golem")

Up until now, sightings of Non-Carbon organisms were unconfirmed and few and far between. This has been the first major instance of one to date. With a 52 metre tall humanoid appearance, this CLASS-NIHILUM entity displays extreme aggression and will kill any living being on sight. The only one to have been uncovered was on a Rocky Class planet, which does mean there was not much life for it to attack. Its enormous size gives it extreme destructive potency. Its defeat was facilitated through the copious use of modern combat techniques, mostly explosive armaments. Even with highly protective Everium gear, foot soldiers were only able to surive one direct hit from the being. Engagement not advised under any circumstances. Attempting to uncover any further instances of this entity will result in harsh punishment.

### Bio-Log 03 (title: Bio-Log 03: the Wyrm)

the Wyrm, or Wyrm, is the last individual of a currently extinct species that was at its peak several million years ago. It takes the appearance of a gigantic, smooth skinned worm, with sharp mandibles at the front composed from an unknown, incredibly durable substance. The mouth is filled with several rows of razor sharp teeth, suggesting a carnivorous diet. The skin of the Wyrm is smooth, tough, and glows a pink colour. Surrounding the body is several glowing toroidal rings, of which have no known purpose. The most interesting characteristic of the Wyrm is its capacity for high level thought. It is sentient and has the capability to discuss with researchers in a very verbose and knowledgeable manner, and appears to know several languages. It possesses a distaste toward lower organisms such as ourselves, but 'can learn to live with them'. When provoked, the Wyrm will attack ferociously, and posesses the ability to breathe a form of high temperature flame, and create some form of force that can move objects or cause minor explosions without requiring physical interaction. According to analysis (and interviews), the Wyrm can see in a much wider spectrum than Ugs can, extending down to microwaves and up to the high end of the ultraviolet spectrum. An interview has been attached:

INTERVIEW 1:  Wyrm - Greetings, lower one. What knowledge do you seek?

Pug (researcher) - Um, Hello there! We are seeking to further our classification of this universes diverse life! We haven't met very many things that are as, uh, intelligent as you, so could you answer a few questions for us?

 Wyrm - Flattering, I give my thanks. You may question me.

Pug - Fantastic! Now... could you give us a quick rundown of your, uh, life?

 Wyrm - Of course. A many ages ago, my race hunted the non-living magical entities that threatened true life. As a side effect, we were granted their phasmagoric powers.

Pug - Ma- Magic? Oh geez, we need to continue this interview in a more official place, it looks like we have a lot to cover!

UPDATE: Project Wyrm has been begun. A joint venture between the Ug military force and Wyrm. The strongest armour fathomable, crafted of Everium, was gifed to the Wyrm.

IT WAS ALL A RUSE SO THEY COULD PACIFY AND USE ME. QUITE THE ERROR.

UPDATE: WARNING! WYRM HAS BREACHED CONTAINMENT AND IS CURRENTLY ON A RAMPAGE. FATALITIES: 3. PROTOCOL OMICRON HAS BEEN INITIATED. PROJECT OBEX HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.

IMPRISONED. AFTER ALL I HAD DONE FOR THIS WORLD. HUMILIATING. ALAS, HERE I WAIT FOR THE DAY I WILL BE RELEASED. HERE I WAIT.

### Bio-Log 04 (title: Bio-Log 04: Pellucid Tempest)

The Pellucid Tempest is a strange and seemingly aggressive meteorological phenomenon that has been found on Bizarre class planets. It consists of a large, blue rotating wind funnel, with an entity situated in the centre. The entity appears to be the direct cause of the storm. The entity is capable of firing some sort of laser, and is highly aggressive towards most living targets.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS:

The Tempest is at least partially composed of some sort of hard, shatter resistant glass. This glass is useful in some practical applications. At the core of the entity is the (apparent) source of its power: a small blue energetic sphere. Potential power source applications may be found.

## Expedition Logs

### Expedition Log 01

Rug - Whats this?

Nug - It's... it's... a structure?

Rug - Thank you captain plainsight.

Nug - It doesn't match any known architecture styles in our record. Those symbols... I can't get any meaning out of it all.

Rug - Thats really weird. Look, an opening!

Nug - We should NOT go inside. Who knows what could be down in there? We're deep in a cave, we would be unrecoverable if we got lost down there!

Rug - Stop being such a sissy! Come on!

Nug - No- agh. Come back!!

<LOG END>

### Expedition Log 02

Nug - A subterrainean[sic] city! This is amazing! Those symbols don't match any known language, this must be from some undiscovered civilisation! I'm so excited!

Rug - Coins, currency, food. Someone definitely lived here. But who? And where's the light switch?

Nug - There does not seem to be any operational electrical system here. Rug, wait!

<FORCEFIELD DEFLECT SOUND>

Nug - Rug! Are you alright?

Rug - I'm fine. What the Molten planet was that?

Nug - It appears to be some sort of force field.

Rug - Again, thanks captain obvious! Aren't force fields only from video games though?

Nug - Well it seems that they aren't just restricted to the realm of digital recreation.

Rug - It... It feels bad to look at. Like theres something really terrible in there.

Nug - You're right. Almost like bad emotions are being held in there, trapped and contained.

Rug - There has to be a way in!

<ROCK BREAKING SOUNDS>

Rug - The forcefield is everywhere! Even inside the rock!

Nug - Whoever made it clearly didn't want it broken. Let me have a closer look with my tablet...

<SCANNING SOUNDS>

Nug - Its... decaying? That's strange. It seems to be acting as if it were radioactive, slowly reducing in intensity.

Rug - When is it going to decay enough so that we can pass through?

Nug - Oh. That's a long time.

Rug - No! We're locked out!

Nug - Lets tell High Ug Command.

Rug - \*sigh\* <LOG END>

## Boss Logs

The following logs contain details or background information about the bosses in the game, and are typically dropped by the boss itself or through other means related to the boss.

### Animated Wooden Hulk

When the Ancient Ones finally realised the power held within the dark mushrooms, they immediately tried to harness it to create life. Their first experiment, a huge hulking skeleton forged of timber, was a dissapointing failure. While its life could not be denied, it had a severe lack of intelligence. It would merely wander unless provoked. It was cast away, deemed a failed experiment. Perhaps someone else will give it life once more...

### Time Honoured Champion

After the dark forces began overtaking the Ancient Ones city, few stood in the way. The infection had already taken over the minds of many, and few were left to defend the city. A foolis- brave defender was their best warrior, who had fought through so many foes with their trusty gladius. They held the front line and began to beat back the treacherous darkness, but even they fell to their destiny. But instead of being corrupted and joining the puppet army like the rest of their kind, this champion kept their mind intact. The dark mushrooms had decided against fragmenting the champions brain in the name of torture. Now the Champion, cursed with immortality and centuries old, guards the lower levels of the city, lest someone else discovers his people's dark mistake.

### Project Obex (title: DEFENSE SUBCONTRACT 07: OBEX)

WARNING: THIS FILE IS TOP SECRET CONFIDENTIAL!

OFFICIAL TITLE: DEFENSE SUBCONTRACT 07: OBEX

PROJECT TITLE: OBEX

INVOLVED: ESC, UG HIGH COMMAND

BACKGROUND: Defense backup for the Wyrm Project to be used in the Omicron Protocol (to be activated in the event of an uprising and/or escape attempt by the Wyrm)

DETAILS: Large flying attack vessel armed with several heavy weapons (machine gun and rocket launchers).

### The Warrior, The Sword, and The Stone

Long ago, an ancient warrior fought off many foes, big and small. They did this all with their trusty sword, hacking and slashing, cleaving through enemies. But, alas, no mortal can escape the constantly approaching monster, unstoppable and invisible, age. Time caught up with our warrior, and they eventually fell, but not before lodging their sword into a stone as a mark of their power and bravery, an attempt to outlast time itself. Pathetic. The very rock they chose was inhabitated by a small, desperate Primordial, and it was happy to have something new to fight with. Will time catch up to you, or will you die in combat like a true warrior? That will be decided... soon.

### Secret Base Log (Biohazardous Behemoth)

LOG FROM BIO-WARFARE BASE M-14

S.O 62: Alright, Lug here. We've been doing radiological experiments, and we seem to have accidentally created a... slime. Just like the one from my favourite game, Buildmine. Oh right, this is a scientific log, let me, oh wait how do I turn this off, oh my god im going to get killed for this, oh my-

S.O 65: Interesting. The slimes can gain energy from radiation. Just like how trees get energy from sunlight. Qug also tried to taste test one. What a bloody idiot, he's so going to die.

S.O 68: Standard Orbit 69 tommorow. Uh, anyways, Rugi tried to attach a gun to a slime. I told her its not going to work, but she keeps trying. Idiot.

S.O 69: Alright its the 69th standard orbit. Uh. Yeah thats it.

S.O 74: Rugi actually succeeded...? The slimes seem to be super adaptable. Maybe it has to do with the several thousand rads we exposed their cells to. Anyway, she made a slime that has a gun. Yeah I'm not sure if this is such a good thing to be doing...

S.O 78: Uh oh. The slimes have uh, like melded together. And they still have the giant freaking gun that Rugi attached to them. This may not be good...

S.O 79: ITS GONE ROUGE!!! ITS GOT A GIANT FREAKING GUN. RUGI WHAT ARE YOU ON. ARE YOU HIGH?! \*gunshots\* oh shes dead. Goes without saying this will be my final ent- OK I'M NOT CALM ANYMORE, WHOEVER FINDS THIS, DON'T LET YOUR LOCAL MADWOMAN RUN THE BIO-WAREFARE LAB! LUG OUT!

### Gorlex's Diary

Dear Diary: Today I am going to do some deep breathing excersises. I need to control my anger.

Dear Diary: Some villager brought me pizza in an effort to trade with me. But the pizza had pineapple on it. I got really angry and uh... He's dead now. I hate pineapple on pizza.

Dear Diary: I need to control my anger issues. I can't keep going around and killing people and pretending they died in accidents.

Dear Diary: A funny guy with a fishbowl helmet landed here. He was talking about some shirtless guy who is good to trade with. Do I have a challenger? Nobody is buffer than me, for I am the great GORLEX!!! I want to meet this 'buff shirtless guy' and give him a lesson. WITH THE END OF MY HAMMER!!!

## Site Logs

### Site Log 3\_1 (title: Archaeology Site 03 Log 1)

FINDINGS DATE: L\_O/OOOs|ST

FINDINGS LOCATION: planet class ROCKY, planet location LO||S./T

FINDING SUMMARY: "Ancient runic inscpriptions of unknown source. Depicions include apparently glowing object and a humanoid. Some inscripted tablets were already destroyed. Also of note, a rock that appears to emit light. The glowing parts appear to be another material entirely, the rock itself is not anomalous. Further investigation required."

### Site Log 3\_2 (title: Archaeology Site 03 Log 2)

FINDINGS DATE: ,,LOOO.//St

FINDINGS LOCATION: planet class ROCKY, planet location ||LLLL-\_=OST<,.,

FINDING SUMMARY: "Test 1: Anomalous rock was mined using standard pickaxe methods. Inside was N//ON YR BU\_//SI-\_NESSS--S\_. Soon after, huge seismic tremors were recorded. Evacuation of Archaeology team was successful. A huge entity, 52m in height and approximately 12m in breadth, with a distinctly humanoid shape featuring 4 limbs and a head, rose from the ground. It displayed EEEXXXXXXTREEEEE?///..,<D​ata lost>"

## The Beginning/The Primordials

### The Beginning

After the chaotic age of the primordials, life began to flourish throughout the universe. Intelligent life quickly rose. The first major race were the long forgotten Ancients; an industrious kind who were forced into the caves due to an event lost to time. They slowly adapted to thier surroundings and even rediscovered primordial magic and utilised it practically, but their selfishness and foolish curiosity quickly began to consume them, and their kind fell, the knowledge of their existence fading away into the sands of time. Intelligent races sprouted across many habitable planets, one race even colonising the tiny yet uninhabited rocky planets. Even in the fiery Molten planets, a race of isolated demons fought deadly civil wars.

By far the greatest race of this time, however, was the Ugs, descendents of a race that had once been restricted to a single planet, they conquered the stars, and had diplomatic ties with nearly all major races in the known universe. Their scientific and technological knowledge was unmatched. One fateful day, a strange pyramidal entitiy came to the races, and gave them an ultimatum. Worship or die. Almost all races realised the raw power of the pyramid's being, all races but one. The Ug's foolishly refused to accept this 'false god', and fought a deadly and pointless war against the entity. While the industrious Ugs fought hard, they lost to the power of the pyramid, and their race was wiped away. The other races didn't dare intervene. In their final act, the High Command of the Ugs successfully locked the entity in a pocket dimension, where it still waits to this day for ou- its final confrontaion...

### The Primordials

When the universe first formed, a strange magical energy seeped in through the cracks and appeared throughout the primordial universe. It bunched together, fluctuated and changed its surroundings. it began moving rocks and stardust and elements, pulling them together. Most of these strange beings fell apart, but in some the spark of consciousness appeared and caused them to start acting on their instincts. the first primordial 'life' was born through the chaos of the universe. The biggest of these beings pulled together others, and eventually only the biggest and most powerful survived. then something strange happened throughout the universe... the first true life emerged. DNA formed in water, clumping together, beginning to think and act on its own. The magical proto-life still scattered throughout the universe was able to realise that the true life was its direct competitor, and began to cleanse all it could. Many planets once teeming with newborn life were wiped clean. but against all odds, the true life began to flourish and overtake the strange magical beings, destroying a multi billion year reign. The magical energies were forced to become dormant, and the few creatures that remain now lie lifeless, scattered across the universe. Practical applications of this magical energy were only discovered by one race...

## ?????? (title: Sugoma's Address)

This lore entry can be found by killing The Professor.

SUGoma is a guy who lives on 69 ligma street

## Satellite Lore Entries

These lore entries can be found next to satellites.

### E.S.C (title: Exploration Surveying Corps)

Intelligence is one of the key aspects of power along with influence. Strength is another. Not many could possess a vast amount of intelligence, influence and strength at the same time, except for the founder of the Exploration Surveying Corps. Owned by Vugi, ESC is a company that gathers information and uses it to better the Ug race, and prides itself in its technological capability. It is the main mining company of the Ugs, which provides the vital materials required to build their entire civilisation. Vugi was loved and well known, but everyone has their own weaknesses. During the confli- <​DATA CORRUPTED>

### E.S.C Report (title: E.S.C. Economic Report)

<BUDGET DATA LOST>

Conclusion and Additional Notes:

This quarter has been highly successful for ESC in general, with share prices remaining stable. Recovery from the last economic crash has been smooth. Defense subcontracting has been a successful source of income, especially Project REDACTED. Mining operations have been going as normal, the use of A.E.G.I.S. Suits have made heavy duty mining operations much smoother and more routine. The situation around the entity described in BIO-LOG 2 was handled well, resulting in no casualties, which brought in good publicity around our handling of employees. Additionally, the business venture around harvesting crystal shards and energy sources from Tempests is looking to be very profitable.

### Ug News (title: Ug Colony #227 News)

BREAKING NEWS:

An interview with a member of the Ug High Command, Vugi, about the terrible accident that unfolded when Wyrm breached containment 3 Standard Orbits ago, coming up!

BREAKING NEWS:

An unnamed Ug has just broken into an industrial complex on a Bizarre planet designated Kappa-J8B-4 has been apprehended and is facing charges of breaking and entering, being shirtless in public, and robbery of industrial equipment.

BREAKING NEWS:

An ug has died after attempting to do a 'shirtless, armourless, fist challenge', where he would fight a Pellucid Tempest with no weaponry or protection. These kinds of dangerous challenges are widespread, and are increasing in prevalence due to Bingbong, a new antisocial media trend.

BREAKING NEWS:

Ever wanted a personal spaceship? Thanks to recent technological advances in manufacturing and resource extraction, the price of warp-enabled spacecraft are being driven down! Soon enough, everyone might be able to afford a small, personal warp-enabled spaceship!

BREAKING NEWS:

A strange distress signal has been reported from a far off Rocky planet. The transmission was garbled, according to the Ug High Command, but said the following chilling words: 'ITS HERE, ITS COMING, PREPARE, ITS NA<garbled>, PYRAMI<garbled>'. A hoax, or something more?

### NFT

Its... a cubechain key for an NFT. With it is an ugly image of a demon with a lazy randomly chosen costume. Perhaps one of the aspects of Ug culture that deserve to be gone.

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY DISTRESS CALL FROM COLONY #439. WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER ATTACK FROM THE THREAT ENTITY. OUR CITY WALLS ARE INTACT, BUT HAVE SUFFERED HEAVY DAMAGE. SUPERSTRUCTURE OVERALL INTEGRITY AT 64.3%. REQUIRE ASSISTANCE ASAP. WE ARE AT PLANET THETA-RO2-4.

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY WARNING. ACCORDING TO OUR PRESENTLY AVALIABLE DATA, A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN ENTITY WITH INTENTIONS UNCLEAR HAS JUST DESTROYED A MONITORING STATION AROUND ROCKY PLANET PHI-MQ6-2. THIS ENTITY WILL BE HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS 'THREAT ENTITY'. THREAT ENTITY HAS A PYRAMIDAL SHAPE, EXACT SIZE UNKNOWN, ALTHOUGH IT IS AS LARGE AS A MEDIUM PERSONAL INTERSTELLAR CLASS SPACE VESSEL. IT IS HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE. IT IS INTELLIGENT, ALTHOUGH REASONING FOR ITS HOSTILE INTENTIONS IS UNCLEAR. ALL COLONIES ARE TO ENTER DEFENSE MODE AND ALL CITIZENS ARE TO HUNKER DOWN. UG HIGH COMMAND HAS ALREADY INITIATED MILITARY ACTION, ALL FORCES HAVE BEEN REDIRECTED TOWARDS THREAT ENTITY.

## Unimplemented Lore Entries

   These entries can be found in the loredefs.json file, however, they currently cannot be viewed in-game.

### Ug Ad 01 (title: Ug Ad 01 - Repackager)

HATE IT WHEN YOU CAN'T MOVE YOUR UTILITIES? BUY A REPACKAGER BLUEPRINT TODAY AND PUT THINGS BACK IN THEIR BOXES! AVAILIABLE NOW AT 100 CRE-BITS!

### Ug Ad 02 (title: Ug Ad 02 - Farm Pod)

SLOW GROWING CROPS? FEEL LIKE YOU NEED SOME MAGIC TO MAKE THEM GROW FASTER? WELL THIS IS THE MAGIC YOU ARE IN SEARCH OF! BUY THE FARM POD TODAY AT THE LOW PRICE OF 200 CRE-BITS.

### Allegory (title: Allegory of a Dead Ug)

I am a dead Ug. Let me start from the beginning.

The 'Threat Entity' has gone crazy. I know the whole Ug military is on it, but I've seen that thing. I watched it raze a colony to the ground. Burned through the superstructure walls and everything, that insane pyramid. I just got to a ship and left. I abandoned everyone. I'm sorry.

I only took my NFTs. I- I didn't think of taking anything else. Unfortunately the ship, it doesn't have enough fuel to reach anywhere. I didn't even bring any food or water. Now I'm going to die in this stolen spaceship, owner long dead, surrounded by nothing but my stupid crappy worthless Dainty Demons and Suspicious Astronauts that I spent my LIFE SAVINGS ON. WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE. FOR FU-

I am going to die. Not even to the rogue godlike pyramid thing, but of my own stupidity. Nobody is going to find this, but I'll write it anyway. Goodbye, whoever is reading this.