Gen Inc Documents

[PJthePlayer]

Just finished the game and got every achievement except the one for finding all of the Gen Inc documents. Hopefully someone can come out with a guide for that. Were these documents in the original game?

[MarcosFelipe94]

I'm wondering the same thing, i took my time searching and looking everywhere for documents (and checking all computers) on all levels. So i have no idea where those documents are, must be very well hidden or who knows maybe we missed one.

[Slurk]

I have the same "problem". I played through the OG countless times and i thought i knew all the spots but either i don't or the achievement is bugged?

[MarcosFelipe94]

Originally posted by Slurk:

I have the same "problem". I played through the OG countless times and i thought i knew all the spots but either i don't or the achievement is bugged?

I heard Playstation users are having the same problem, maybe the achievement/trophy is really broken for everyone.

[hatta]

I think the last document is unreachable in the water.
I see a document flashing.

In the middle of the game, in the underwater station
where "Faraday" is, the locked door "1" to the water.
You can see it.

[LCJM]

Originally posted by totto:

I think the last document is unreachable in the water.
I see a document flashing.

In the middle of the game, in the underwater station
where "Faraday" is, the locked door "1" to the water.
You can see it.

Just picked it up by going to the door and pressing the use button went to look and its now gone, no text came up though, going to play through again and pick up all the obvious docs and entries to see if it pops, on ps5 btw

[MarcosFelipe94]

Originally posted by LCJM:

Originally posted by totto:

I think the last document is unreachable in the water.
I see a document flashing.

In the middle of the game, in the underwater station
where "Faraday" is, the locked door "1" to the water.
You can see it.

Just picked it up by going to the door and pressing the use button went to look and its now gone, no text came up though, going to play through again and pick up all the obvious docs and entries to see if it pops, on ps5 btw

Look i don't want you to give up, but i played this level and i can say 100% that document is broken and seems to disappear entirely when you approach the door, so you most likely never picked it up, because the document is gone even before you approach it.

Did a video so you can see what happens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f9O9J3hSK4
I think this trophy is only related to the computers we find in some levels, because the photo shows only a computer and not a paper.

[LCJM]

Originally posted by MarcosFelipe94:

Originally posted by LCJM:

Just picked it up by going to the door and pressing the use button went to look and its now gone, no text came up though, going to play through again and pick up all the obvious docs and entries to see if it pops, on ps5 btw

Look i don't want you to give up, but i played this level and i can say 100% that document is broken and seems to disappear entirely when you approach the door, so you most likely never picked it up, because the document is gone even before you approach it.

Did a video so you can see what happens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f9O9J3hSK4
I think this trophy is only related to the computers we find in some levels, because the photo shows only a computer and not a paper.

Just noticed its a key you pick up when you go near the door called back door key but dont know what to do from here if you proceed to next level it disappears, probably right though this isnt for the trophy/achievement unless the key opens a room with the hidden documents but I’m lost

[MarcosFelipe94]

Originally posted by LCJM:

Originally posted by MarcosFelipe94:

Look i don't want you to give up, but i played this level and i can say 100% that document is broken and seems to disappear entirely when you approach the door, so you most likely never picked it up, because the document is gone even before you approach it.

Did a video so you can see what happens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f9O9J3hSK4
I think this trophy is only related to the computers we find in some levels, because the photo shows only a computer and not a paper.

Just noticed its a key you pick up when you go near the door called back door key but dont know what to do from here if you proceed to next level it disappears, probably right though this isnt for the trophy/achievement unless the key opens a room with the hidden documents but I’m lost

You are right, but the key seems to spawn in our inventory when we approach the door. My theory, the key is probably a cut content that devs accidentaly left over, just like the document behind the door. I think there is nothing much to be done, except wait and see if someone find what we need to do.

[PJthePlayer]

Appreciate all of the responses. Hopefully someone can figure this out. I'd love to have this one 100% completed.

[SSantusky]

I was also looking for this all over and saw what some users are saying about a document being behind Faraday in Growth Chamber 1. I've been playing this game for over 20 years and never even noticed this. It's in the original PC 2002 release. I've been playing the Remaster on PS5 and can confirm this. The document will disappear if you look at Faraday through the CCTV camera (prompting a response from Blake and an activated objective to rescue Faraday). It will also disappear once you activate the cutscene meeting Faraday. If you approach the door to the destroyed chamber 1, you will have access to the Back Door Key (which seems to do nothing and also disappears when you look at Faraday with the CCTV). My conclusion is that the Remaster interprets this document is missing and thus the trophy won't unlock. I don't understand why some people have it apparently unlocked on Steam. I went through the entire game (know it like the palm of my hand) checking all documents and computer terminals, and the trophy won't unlock. It's very suspicious that 0.0% of players have unlocked it still. I'd say we'll have to wait for a patch. What really impressed me about this is that it's in the original PC release (both document and Back Door Key).

Having said all this, I was browsing through the game files ("thingstrings_en.bt") and found this unused note (seems to be from the Norwegian camp) and in the game files chronological order it appears right after the notes from the first level, Outpost 31 (the report that Whitley wants):

"Tonight we were attacked by these... demons. I don't know what they were. A large beast came and took one of my men, kicking and screaming. We filled it with enough lead to drop a couple of elephants, but it only knocked it back. It looked like some kind of hideous deformation. It had arms and legs with a twisted skull, but its body was ragged and torn... We managed to kill one small creature but not before it got to Edvard. He was okay after we stopped the bleeding and was recovering in sickbay. I went to check up on him and he had attached himself to the Doctor somehow, feeding from his chest and head. We couldn't prize them apart and suddenly Dr. Henie lashed out at us. He seemed possessed and completely out of control. He wouldn't listen to me and continued to lash out. Eventually, he left me no choice but to take him down. Eventually, I ran out of ammo and the only thing I have left was a blowtorch, but when I opened up on him, he went into a frenzy and some fungal substance began oozing from his body. Eventually both Dr. Henie and Edvard were still. We took the bodies out into the snow and buried them. I don't think they will be coming back. Iversen ran to his quarters and locked himself in an hour ago. He's taken the loss of his brother badly and isn't talking to any of us."

I also found this one, seems to be from the Flight Control level (the one where you put C4 on planes), as it appears right after and I don't recall this one either. In order of appearance it appears after Dr. M. Rodriguez's note in Strata Medi-Lab:

"I saw two men with guns leading a soldier to one of the hangars behind the control tower. I don't know who he was or what he was doing here. Reed."

These are documents you can pick up, apparently, not computer terminal messages. All computer terminal messages do appear in-game, at least, judging by the game file. Hopefully these will clue some people in on what to find? The notes are in chronological in-game appearance order, and I didn't find any documents that might be that note from the Growth Chambers, since they all correspond to their in-game ones (no unused ones I haven't seen before).

I still think Nightdive will simply release a patch addressing this and making sure the accessible documents and terminals in-game are enough to pop the trophy. Unless we all really did miss something all these years in some hidden part of the game, but I doubt it. The trophy icon hints at the computer terminals being the important part to unlock it.

I will post something again as an update if I find anything. Good hunting, everyone!

[Crack Open a Cold One]

Works for me

[Darkstar]

About the floating document, could it be that it's actually used as a trigger for objectives and other stuff like that? Objective list is in your inventory, so maybe they use these documents out of sight for that kinda thing? :)

Kinda like hidden buttons out of sight that is never meant to be seen but is part of triggers in the level

[SSantusky]

Update: I took the liberty to create pages for The Thing Wiki listing ALL documents and computer terminal messages. They are listed by order of appearance and have descriptions of where they can be found:

https://thething.fandom.com/wiki/Documents_(2002_game)

https://thething.fandom.com/wiki/Computer_terminals_(2002_game)

The only one bothering me is the Reed journal note, as I am pretty sure the Norwegian one is not used at all in the game. The Reed one may be found, but I have never come across it in any version of the game.

I also noticed that the now infamous "Back Door Key" also appears in the Norwegian Outpost (second level). The game files mention this key and also an "Inner Door Key" as well. Probably, as some users suggested, ways the developers found to tie certain scripts to items.