Super Secret file (The Dark Descent)

For the Super Secret file from Amnesia: Rebirth, see Super Secret file (Rebirth).

The Super_Secret file is a .rar file located in the redist folder of Amnesia: The Dark Descent (on PC only). The archive is password-protected, and the password can be obtained by getting all three endings of the game. After every ending, you will get a part of the password, and you must combine the letters and numbers in order to get the password.

The password to the archive is: lke271tyr299odn314

Contents

The .rar contains four folders, each containing unique content regarding the development of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. These are art, design, engine, and video.

Art

This folder contains early concept art and similar stuff. It has three subfolders: creatures & characters, environments, and misc.

Creatures & characters

This contains early concept art regarding Agrippa, Alexander, the Gatherers, and some scrapped enemies.

Concept art of Agrippa

Concept art of Agrippa

Concept art of Alexander

Final concept art of the Servant Brute

Early concept art of the Servant Grunt

Early concept art of the Servant Grunt

Early concept art of the Servant Grunt

Final concept art of the Servant Grunt

Early concept art of the Servant Brute

Early concept art of the Servant Brute

Early concept art of the Servant Brute

Concept art of the scrapped "Fish-face" enemy

Concept art of the early Brute and scrapped "Flower Man" enemy

Environments

This contains art regarding the many different areas and objects in Brennenburg Castle.

Maya render of the Chancel

Machine Room concept art

Storage concept art

The study from outside

Chancel concept art

Inner Sanctum concept art

Choir – Main Hall concept art

Concept art of a corridor

Concept of the fountain in the Back Hall

Concept of the fountain in the Back Hall

Main Menu

Main menu with no text

The Orb Chamber

Orb Chamber concept art

Orb Chamber concept art

Orb Chamber concept art

Orb Chamber concept art

Orb Chamber concept art

Transept concept art

Misc

This contains a few paintings and drawings from around the castle.

Portrait of Alexander of Brennenburg

Portrait of Alexander at low sanity

Torture poster – Saw

Torture poster – Strappado

Design

This folder contains early game overviews and outlines of levels, along with Herbert's Lost Diary, which was removed from the game.

Outline of the levels stretching from the Prison to the Orb Chamber

Old concept of the Archives

Overview of the plans for the game from when it was still known as Unknown

Old presentation from 2008

Design document mapping out the levels from the Rainy Hall up until the Machine Room

Transcript of Herbert's Lost Diary

Audio of the first part of Herbert's Lost Diary

Audio of the third part of Herbert's Lost Diary

Audio of the second part of Herbert's Lost Diary

Engine

This folder contains information regarding the HPL engine.

Editor design sketch

Editor design sketch

Editor design sketch

Design document containing the initial ideas for HPL 2

Video

This folder contains a couple of video footage that shows early production of the game.

08 08 very early level editor

Shows off a very early version of the level editor

08 08 very early test

Video showing off the HPL engine's capabilities

08 10 early gameplay

Video showing off some early gameplay mechanic demonstrations

09 06 early alpha

Video showing off some early levels in the game, and ideas and explanations regarding development

Trivia

• The password (lke271tyr299odn314) is a possible reference to some of the old Nordic gods - Loki (lke), Tyr (tyr), and Odin (odn).
• 271, 299 and 314 are possible references to the mathematical constants e (Euler's Number), c (speed of light), and π (pi).
• In the Polish version of the game, one of the sound recordings from Herbert's Lost Diary is corrupted and will play noise.^{[Can we get a file upload of a recording of this Polish version-specific corruption?]}