Project Neural Cloud

The poster girl for the game is the Doll Fresnel.

Girls' Frontline: Neural Cloud (女前:云图计划, Girls' Frontline: Project Neural Cloud) is an upcoming game from Sunborn and a spin-off to Girls' Frontline.

It will be a roguelike strategy game where the player, as the head of Project Neural Cloud, must lead a group of Dolls called the Exiled and save them from an unknown hostile force in a digital world. Each Doll has their own abilities, upgrade them and build their base. It stars Persica as a member of 42LAB.

Trailer message

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生命的形式，响彻流亡之人的祈祷。不止于人类臺恃的认认知。无序绝非混乱，虚构未必不是真实。舍命只辫去往绝地，隐匿的归途上，响彻流亡之人的祈祷。

“Life's shape rings through the prayers of the lost. Human knowledge is not the only thing that can perceive it. Lack of order does not mean chaos, fiction does not always mean falsehood. To forsake one's life in desperation, in the hidden paths of return, rings the prayers of the lost.”

Characters

• Croque: A Svarog Heavy Industries ME78 mechanical engineer model, skilled in mechanical design, adjustment, analysis and maintenance as well as engineering data simulation, computing and analysis. The CEO of Svarog, Elon Thomas, was personally involved in the design of this model. Croque entered service in July 2056 in Svarog's core engineering division and took part in many cutting-edge R&D programs, including Thomas' Noah Reactor Collapse Fluid energy generator. She was selected for the first batch of Dolls test subjects for Project Neural Cloud in January 2058. "The rhythm of the transmission, the intricate fit between gears, the regular cycles of the gas valves... ahhhh, it makes me sooooo excited (in all sorts of ways)!"
• Simo: A Svarog S-WG special forces model, dedicated to sniping, battlefield intelligence gathering and VIP assassination tasks and outfitted with a sniper crossbow, advanced optics, optical camouflage and other pieces of cutting edge equipment. She served in the European Union Defense Army's ground forces and carried out many successful assassinations. She retired after failing her last mission and was selected to be part of Project Neural Cloud. "You see this ferret? It's name is Sako, and no matter how dangerous the mission, it's my best...and only partner. Hehe-"
• Antonina: A 42LAB H-01 Network Security Specialist model fitted for network security testing and technical support. Antonina is no ordinary Autonomous Doll due to being able to briefly upload her consciousness into various devices, aside from possessing some of the world's best data processing and computational abilities due to 42LAB's cutting-edge technology. Antonina has taken part in many top-secret 42LAB projects, including the development project for the Sanctifier network security system. She was selected to be a key security element for Project Neural Cloud. "Staring at people and sizing them up is very dangerous. Ah, that reminds me, I've already rooted your devices... Just kidding."
• Sól: A 42LAB EG 4.0 Scientific Expedition Guide model meant for scientific expedition guidance, security and protection. EG 4.0 models were developed after World War Three to protect exploration parties in relics sites after interest in Relic Technology came back to the forefront of scientific interest. EG 4.0 models have gathered widespread approval from expedition teams after surpassing their previous iterations in reliability and human interaction, some of the highest in any ordinary Doll. A testament to 42LAB's technological skills, Sól is fitted with an Árvakr high-energy taser blade and an Alsviðr transformable high-frequency blade, making her on par with military Tactical Dolls in close-combat capabilities. These weapons are named after the horses pulling the sun in Norse mythology, the sun itself being in fact the chariot of the sun goddess Sól she is named after. Sól was pulled from 42LAB's internal teams to enter the first batch of Project Neural Cloud participants. "If you're going on an adventure, please take me along! As long as big sis is around you will NEVER be hurt, not even a little!"
• Persica: A custom-made Doll dedicated to AI research, created by 42LAB as a personal assistant for the human she was designed and named after, professor Persica. Her processing abilities and hardware are at the pinnacle of the industry standard and has especially deep learning abilities and extremely high compatibility with the field of AI technology. Since professor Persica is participating to Project Neural Cloud, her research assistant also plays a key role in the project. "Working for long hours eventually leads to fatigue, so please make sure to balance your work with leisure. Would you like me to make you a cup of coffee to soothe your frustration?"

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  Croque.

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  Simo.

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  Antonina.

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  Sól.

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  Persica.

Locations

42LAB's superserver, the first of its kind, is named Magrasea. Its security is maintained by the AI antivirus Sanctifier and it gives 42LAB the storage and processing power needed for their research projects. Magrasea is also rented to partners such as Svarog Heavy Industry, Cyber Media, Worldwide Omniservices, Terminal Life, and various NGOs, research teams, public services and private individuals. Naturally Project Neural Cloud is housed on this system. Data from different companies or industries are stored in standalone sectors to provide sufficient space for data simulation and ensure privacy, and standalone AI routines can be run in individual sectors. However, it is still possible to exchange data between sectors and Sanctifier has access to all sectors to provide security measures.

• 42LAB Sector: First sector built on Magrasea, housing their AI research projects. Numerous AIs are installed in this sector to ensure high operational efficiency and the sector is also managed by a high-performance AI. Project Neural Cloud used to be housed in this sector, but it was migrated to a new sector when its quantity of data became too big.
• Sector Cyclopes (Military): One of the earliest sectors in Magrasea, set up for Svarog Heavy Industries' military research data. The data within is extremely sensitive and as such it is protected by many sifter AI programs along with Sanctifier.
• Sector Enigma (Computing): An sector granted with the best computing capacities, housing the quantum computing research by Neumann, an AI based on the simulated cognitive data of John von Neumann and other famous scientists, developed by 42LAB in collaboration with another high-tech company.
• Sector Pierides (Technical): A unique sector that is not used by a single megacorporation, but instead by many NPOs, community benefit groups, SMEs and private individuals. It acts as a digital museum dedicated to digitizing and storing cultural artifacts of human progress, civilization, art and culture to protect it from the unstable times of the real world. It is by far the sector with the lowest processing power consumption.
• Sector Burbank (Entertainment): Used by Cyber Media, an international entertainment and media conglomerate. It houses a massive quantity of data ranging from social media, digital entertainment, real idols and other businesses. Its many specialized simulation programs create cloud-based digital entertainment ready to be exported anywhere on Earth, granting Cyber Media a decisive tactical advantage on its market by providing comprehensive and tailored social media, entertainment, information and services to the masses.
• Sector Helios (Energy): Another sector used by Svarog Heavy Industry, this time for their clean energy R&D research. Despite how thriving the military-industrial complex has become after World War Three, Svarog has striven to restructure their corporation outside of military services and into building better cities. Many intelligent cloud programs, first of all the "World's Flame" supercomputer, are running simulations to research the possibilities of turning Collapse Fluid into an energy source as part of the Collapse Fluid Energy Project.
• Neural Cloud Sector: A highly secret sector containing the data of test subjects for the neural cloud upload/download functionality research "Project Neural Cloud". Subjects have been provided by partners such as Svarog Heavy Industries, Cyber Media, Universal Anything Services Co. Ltd and Ultilife Co. Ltd. Some Doll and AI production companies from around the world as well as some civilian volunteer Dolls have also taken part in this project.

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  42LAB Sector.

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  Sector Cyclopes.

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  Sector Enigma.

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  Sector Burbank.

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  Sector Pierides.

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  Sector Helios.

Transmissions

• Top Secret letter': A letter from IOP to Griffin & Kryuger about their partnership with 42LAB on Neural Cloud technology and testing to be done. It reveals a number of occupations and original names for G&K T-Dolls used in Girls' Frontline: G36 was a butler model (unsurprisingly), PA-15 was named Florence, IDW was a security model named Betty, Zas M21 was a fashion designer model, AEK-999 was named Fendere, FNC was a pastry chef named Choco, Type 79 was named Azure, MDR was named Kuro, AA-12 was named Lind, M500 was named Abigail, HS2000 was named Hearate, Welrod MkII was named Insidious and C-MS was named Clara.
• Recruitment message: An open recruitment notification by 42LAB for Dolls test subjects from all models, commercial, civilian, corporate or privately-owned (though not military and unemployed ones). It explains that Project Neural Cloud is a partnership between IOP and 42LAB, a branch of the International Institute of Quantum Studie (IIQS), to produce a quantum-based in-the-cloud artificial consciousness module framework to protect Dolls memory data in case of neural cloud damage. The experiment is set to last for 2 months after 30th June 2058 and will run experiments on their memory module, with the benefit of free subscription to the final product.
• CLR Event: An internal message between a Griffin & Kryuger officer and their superior. A commander reported signs of tampering in one of IOP's emails about Neural Cloud sent a few weeks prior, and the same pattern was found again two days earlier. The perpetrator inserted a message within the email, saying that 42LAB was secretly "sacrificing lives" and erasing Dolls memories as part of Project Neural Cloud. The message also contained a keyword, "CLR Event", a plea for help, and the spectrogram message "project sanctifier". The officer reports that IOP looked into the safety of Neural Cloud and that G&K operation is not in danger, and with G&K currently needing 42LAB's cooperation, they decide to keep the file under locks in case negotiations with 42LAB would be necessary in the future.
• PRJ_Sanctifier_PID: Worried about the emergence of super-viruses developed and deployed by AIs, 42LAB created the AI antivirus Project Sanctifier in 2055 in support of the IIQS and to protect its own cloud capabilities. Sanctifier was to be self-learning, self-monitoring, provide active detection and elimination against viruses and other forms of electronic attack, autonomously repair legal programs showing signs of infection and operate from within 42LAB's cloud. After its completion, Sanctifier became an industry milestone and the foundation for Project Neural Cloud. At the start of the animated image, two files can be seen aside PRJ_Sanctifier_PID, titled "stf_mara draft v2" and "stf_gavri’el draft".
• PRJ_Sanctifier_ET: Live report of a network attack on 42LAB on 14 February 2056. The attacker uses very similar code than other 42LAB projects and acts much like an AI virus, but Sanctifier seems to work well against it.
• Persica's email: After two weeks of consideration, Persica accepts to participate to Project Neural Cloud. Though she believes a lot of hard work will be needed to complete such a highly important project, she will lend to the respected professor in charge of the project her personal assistant, the Doll created after her image and personality by 42LAB themselves. Persica (the Doll) herself is very interested in participating in live testing, especially after being stuck on their current project for a long time. Her one condition is to ensure her assistant's safety.

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  Top Secret letter.

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  Recruitment message.

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  PRJ_Sanctifier_PID

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  PRJ_Sanctifier_ET.

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  Persica's email.

Corporate Files

• Cyber Media: A multinational entertainment and media organization, occupying a key position in the global market thanks to their use of cutting-edge AI and large-scale data technology. They're involved in movies, animation, idol packaging, social media, video games and traditional news outlets. During the course of integrating their various subdvisions, Cyber Media founded an AI lab that focused on researching entertainment and media-oriented AI Dolls. The debut of their Doll idol group NotREAL? heralded the rise of the Doll idol age.
• Svarog Heavy Industries: A stories and massive industrial corporation mainly involved in military, energy and foundation construction sectors, with remarkable results in the fields of smart cities and new energy sources. Svarog boasts equally impressive achievements in the Doll manufacturing sector, and they have spurred the progress of "industrial smartening". Supposedly, their flagship project known as the "Noah Reactor" was led and designed by their CEO Elon Thomas, but has made heayv use of engineering Dolls for implementation and completion.
• 42LAB: A research lab with impressive technical capabilities collaborating with many tech firms and research organizations from around the world. They have created many high performance research Dolls to push forward the development of AI and quantum technology. In 2053, 42LAB started collaborating closely with IOP in the field of Doll research and developed next-generation Dolls. In 2057, 42LAB started Project Neural Cloud in order to make Autonomous Doll neural cloud backups possible. Critics believe that if the project succeeds, it would be a significant milestone in Doll technology.

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Links

• Taptap page
• Taptap announcement
• Official Weibo account
• Lore translation