Editing Terminal (3.5) (section)

== Possible changes based on external materials ==  
The C# terminal's contents heavily correlate to some Terminal functions described in the alternate universe story of [https://archiveofourown.org/works/43353390 Retaliation] also written by MissingTextureMan101 on December 1st, 2022. This being an ''alternate'' universe and a years-old one at that, none of its contents should be treated as teasers for actual game content; that being said, the similarities would suggest that Retaliation explores ''potential'' ideas for the terminal that may or may not be implemented.
* Both pieces feature the '''send''' command with similar text output referring to "bookmarked coordinates", while Retaliation includes error handling for this command ("Unknown object or object alias "Expunged". Did you mean "expunged.dat?" and "WARNING: unknown extra parameter "else""). This command, expectedly, in the story has immediate in-universe ramifications by sending Expunged to Dave's house, which is the bookmarked coordinate corresponding to "house". 
* Retaliation further implies that other commands exist allowing Madden to create and manipulate files in other ways. Two additional commands that have not appeared in any official material are shown - '''delete''' and '''exit'''. Delete immediately throws errors due to Expunged being "referenced in current timeline". By deleting a separate file, '''goldenone.proph''', the system corrects itself by ''de-referencing'' and ''altering'' various files, including events (stored in '''.evt''' namespace) and locations ('''.loc'''). "De-referenced" is explained as files that do not exist in the timeline but still exist broadly in the system. Exit appears to serve the same purpose as hitting the escape key, although its behavior is different, prompting Madden to respond whether the timeline changes should be saved and for auto-configuration to "improve the experience", which alters '''bf-meetdave.evt''', '''bf.dat''', and '''gf.dat'''.
* Some Terminal commands require multiple inputs for the user to confirm or deny a specific action by simply entering "yes" or (unseen, assumable) "no".