Mirror's Edge Catalyst Intel
A project to document the world of Mirror's Edge Catalyst.
Hopefully this can help with theory-crafting, fanworks or just browsing for fun.
Intel
The mirrorsedge.com site was changed to redirect to ea.com in 2019, losing much information on the site in the process. For a time EA/DICE devs kept a backup version at mirrorsedge.dice.se, but sadly that too is now gone.
This is a re-creation of the 'Intel' section of the site, which provided information and lore about characters, locations and world history. Some of this information was unique to the site and not in the in-game Documents.
It's fully searchable via the search box in the top-right corner, and specific headings have direct links.
Text, images, and organisation adhere to the original (as closely as possible within the framework of mkdocs). While care has been taken to ensure accuracy (down to original typos or grammatical errors), most text was sourced from OCR of in-game text or screenshots of the original, and there may be minor typos/formattting errors. Currently, links between topics are still being added (see below).
| Feature | Existing Archives | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Slow to load | (hopefully) Fast(er) |
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | May fail to load. Original site had cropped images | All original, full-res and uncropped images |
| Links | May not work, or can only be followed in a specific order | Links go directly to relevant section, quick to browse around |
| Search | No | Full-text search |
| Layout/Design | archive of original site | Content is organised following original structure, but site design is different |
In-progress Projects
- Adding the relative links between topics/concepts in the Intel Section, matching the original. These do not follow the normal wiki practice of only linking the first instance of a topic, and instead nearly every time a topic is mentioned it gets a link, sometimes multiple times per sentence.
Upcoming Projects
- Adding proper alt-text to the original images. Whether the original site had proper alt-text has not yet been determined. If possible the original alt-text will be used, but if not, alt-text will need to be written for each image.
- Re-creating content from other sections of the site (gameplay, news & media).
- Adding in-game Documents and Surveillance Recordings. In nearly all cases, the contents of the Documents is virtually identical to a section of Intel, so this will likely just be an annotated list of links.
Changelog
- ~2019 - All images from the original site were downloaded, before this project was conceived of.
- 13/08/24 - The difficulty of finding information to answer this reddit question sparks the idea of this project.
- 07/09/25 - First draft of site created, with Intel section mostly complete except for links between topics.
- 08/09/25 - Missing 'Runner Objectives' and 'Val' sections added. Work on links continues.
Stretch goal - full Wiki for the world of Catalyst
The Intel section, while comprehensive, does not quite include all information available in-game or via other sources. Eventually it would be good to have a proper wiki documenting as much as possible, with references to the in-game Documents, Recordings and Map, or site Intel. This would include statistics, topics not covered by any Intel or in-game text. Example topics include items of runner kit, models of drones seen in the world, documentation of in-game adverts and products made by the Corporations, statistics about population, collectibles, etc, from the Map, and much more.
If feasible, work on this would start after other sections of the site are complete.
Also check out...
- /r/mirrorsedge - Mirror's Edge subreddit
- Mirror's Edge Archive - A comprehensive collection of all things medge, and an invaluable resource in creating this site.
- beatrevival - project to create a community replacement for the game's online services