History VideoGame / OperationNaPali

* ObviousBeta: If the bugs and BSP holes in many of the maps aren't any indication, there are no inventory items, other than the flashlight and translator, that appear in the game, despite having working inventory icons (as seen in the tutorial and Monster Smash).

The mod is set sometime after the events of ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}}'' and its mission pack ''Return to Na Pali''. You play as a commander in the prison ship Vortex Rikers II, which receives a message from three survivors of the old ship. However, after being teleported to the surface of Na Pali, a Skaarj Sniper shoots you down and you end up jailed. Now it's up to you to escape and find them.

* ChewingTheScenery: The protagonist's way of saying things, especially evident when an elevator is about to collapse.
--> '''ONP Guy:''' Oh my God, I'd better GET THE HELL OUT OF HEREEEE!!!
* EscortMission: [[spoiler:After you find Khryss, you spend the last couple of levels trying to ensure she's safe while Skaarj hordes try to put both of you down. If she dies, it's game over. Oh, and the last level is a floater with big hordes of Skaarj attacking you at every point. Good thing she knows how to defend herself.]]

** Instead of attacking you like they did back in ''VideoGame/UnrealI'', the Mercenaries side with you in their levels.
** [[spoiler:An imprisoned Skaarj during 046's second capture]] helps 046 escape the imprisonment ship near the climax.

** The Mercenary Base levels start with the PlayerCharacter allying with the Mercenaries inside of the ship in order to fend off the invading Skaarj forces.
** [[spoiler:After 046 finds the Instagib Rifle inside of the Vortex Rikers' remains]], hordes of ''[[EliteMook Skaarj Lords]]'' will appear to [[GangUpOnTheHuman gang up on him]].
* LargeHam: ONP Guy and his utterly dumb one liners, naturally.
* LevelInReverse: You get to revisit remixed versions of the ''VideoGame/UnrealI'' levels "Rrajigar Mine", "[=NyLeve's=] Falls" and "Vortex Rikers". In all of these levels, you start from what would be their ending points and have to traverse all the way back to what would be the beginning.
* MiniGameCredits: The credits contain a series of playable scenes and minigames. It included among others a small ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' level and a Pong game played against an AI.

* NoGearLevel: Later in the mod, you are captured by the Skaarj once more and imprisoned on a Skaarj ship, losing all of your previously-obtained weapons.

* OneManArmy: Par for the course for a FirstPersonShooter protagonist. In addition to ''Tournament''[='=]s regular arsenal, 046 gets [[spoiler:the Translocator and, later in the game, the OneHitKill Instagib Rifle]]. Even after [[spoiler:being stripped of his gear ''twice'']], he ''still'' remains a force to be reckoned with.

** When [[spoiler:046 is inspecting the remains of the Vortex Rikers]] he gets trapped near the entrance. By this point he actually became a OneManArmy, when he tries to get out of the ship, he's ambushed, imprisoned and [[BagOfSpilling stripped of all his arsenal]], which included [[spoiler:[[EleventhHourSuperpower the Instagib rifle]]]]. [[spoiler:On the next level, a rogue Skaarj destroys the ship's energy sources and 046 is freed again]].
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: Three powerful Skaarj Warriors make up the final enemies you face.

* StepOneEscape: ''ONP'' begins with the PlayerCharacter being caught after landing on Na Pali. The first level is about getting out of the prison base.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: During certain set-pieces such as the imprisonment near the beginning, 046 engages in a long monologue that stops the player from moving (they can only take a look at the surroundings).

** Lastly, [[spoiler:the Instagib Rifle]]. You only find halfway through one level, [[spoiler:the remains of the Vortex Rikers]], and works exactly like it did in the base game, being [[spoiler:a OneHitKill Shock Rifle]]. You're even given a chance to experience that power [[spoiler:when a horde of ''[[BossInMookClothing Skaarj Lords]]'' appear in the ship]]. Then [[spoiler:you're [[hereWeGoAgain imprisoned]] and [[BagOfSpilling stripped off your weaponry again]] at the end of the level]], and never get to use that weapon again.
* TookALevelInBadass: The Nali were easily scared {{Non Action Guy}}s in ''VideoGame/UnrealI'', here they can carry weapons and help the player.

* MiniGameCredits: The credits contain a series of playable scenes and minigames. It included among others a small VideoGame/SuperMario level and a Pong game played against an AI.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: At the end of [[spoiler:the original Vortex Rikers level]], you find [[spoiler:the [[OneHitKill Instagib Rifle]]]] in a cabinet. Cue [[HoldTheLine the horde of Skaarj forces]] trying to [[ZergRush put you down with numbers]].

* TooAwesomeToUse: [[spoiler:The Instagib Rifle]]. You only find halfway through one level, [[spoiler:the remains of the Vortex Rikers]], and then [[spoiler:you're [[HereWeGoAgain imprisoned and stripped off your weaponry again]]]].

* OneManArmy: During the inspection on [[spoiler:the Vortex Rikers' remains]], 046 gains the [[spoiler:Instagib Rifle]].

* ArtificialStupidity: AI allies have a ''very'' bad habit of jumping into death pits and lava rivers. So you not only have to clear the path for them in maps with these hazards but also guide them carefully.

* HeelFaceTurn: Instead of attacking you like they did back in ''VideoGame/UnrealI'', the Mercenaries side with you in their levels.
* HoldTheLine: The Mercenary Base levels start with the PlayerCharacter allying with the Mercenaries inside of the ship in order to fend off the invading Skaarj forces.

* ChewingTheScenery: The protagnist's way of saying things, especially evident when an elevator is about to collapse.

* NostalgiaLevel: There are trimmed-down versions of [[spoiler:the Rrajigar Mine, Nyleve's Falls, and the original Vortex Rikers]].

* EscortMission: [[spoiler:After you find Khryss, you spent the last couple of levels trying to ensure she's safe while Skaarj hordes try to put both of you down. If she dies, it's game over. Oh, and the last level is a floater with big hordes of Skaarj attacking you at every point. Good thing she knows how to defend herself.]]

* HoldTheLine: The Mercenary Post levels start with the PlayerCharacter allying with the Mercenaries inside of the ship in order to fend off the invading Skaarj forces.

* NostalgiaLevel: There are trimmed down versions of [[spoiler:the Rrajigar Mine, Nyleve's Falls, and the original Vortex Rikers]].

* EscortMission: [[spoiler:After you find Khryss, you spent the last couple of levels trying to ensure she's safe while Skaarj hordes try to put both of you down. If she dies, it's game over. Good thing she knows how to defend herself.]]

* EscortMission: [[spoiler:After you find Chryss, you spent the last couple of levels trying to ensure she's safe while Skaarj hordes try to put both of you down. If she dies, it's game over. Good thing she knows how to defend herself.]]