Hephaestus Research - Revision history

PaposikG6: /* Inner Facility */

2024-03-14T09:27:40Z

Inner Facility

PaposikG6: /* Inner Facility */

2023-11-29T18:34:50Z

Inner Facility

PaposikG6: cleaned up text a bit

2023-02-05T23:06:24Z

cleaned up text a bit

Steely at 03:05, 5 February 2023

2023-02-05T03:05:13Z

Steely: Added oddities locations

2023-02-05T03:01:00Z

Added oddities locations

PaposikG6: explained better how to find it, added burrower warrior info and added for now empty sections describing inner and outer facility

2022-10-11T07:47:21Z

explained better how to find it, added burrower warrior info and added for now empty sections describing inner and outer facility

PaposikG6: added disclaimer about accessibility

2022-10-07T08:52:26Z

added disclaimer about accessibility

WikimanBot at 21:00, 1 December 2017

2017-12-01T21:00:49Z

WikimanBot at 16:11, 19 October 2017

2017-10-19T16:11:42Z

WikimanBot at 10:09, 7 January 2017

2017-01-07T10:09:02Z

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 ** 1st locker has [[Strange Comm Device]] oddity, 1 XP
 ** 2nd locker has [[Rapid Reloader]] and [[LMG 80-round Box Magazine]]
 * Break the rocks on the southern area of the facility to find [[Brady]] and the survivors of the crew, in order to set them free, all the [[Burrower]]s and [[Spawn]]s in the inner and outer facility must be dealt with first. Inside the room there will be a barrel with a [[Encyclopedia Fragment]] oddity, 1 xp
 * Once the crew has safely escaped, report back to [[Colonel Cathcart]]

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 * A terminal in the immediate room can be used to open the gate to the facility, The desk next to it will contain an [[Old Train Schedule]] oddity, 1 XP
 * On the other side of the southern wall, there will be a box with [[Super Steel Refining Data]] stick, [[Blueprint: Metal Armor]] and [[Blueprint: Metal Helmet]]
-* Fence on the southern end of the facility a can be opened with 85 [[Lockpicking]], inside there are multiple shelves and lockers, one of them containing a [[Strange Comm Device]] oddity, 1 XP
+* Fence on the southern end of the facility a can be opened with 85 [[Lockpicking]], inside there are multiple shelves and lockers:
 * Break the rocks on the southern area of the facility to find [[Brady]] and the survivors of the crew, in order to set them free, all the [[Burrower]]s and [[Spawn]]s in the inner and outer facility must be dealt with first. Inside the room there will be a barrel with a [[Encyclopedia Fragment]] oddity, 1 xp
 * Once the crew has safely escaped, report back to [[Colonel Cathcart]]

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 ===Outer Facility===
-The facility can only be entered by ducking under the half shut gate. Both switches on the outside and inside the facility are stuck and are of no use. The facility is
+The facility can only be entered by ducking under the half shut gate. Both switches on the outside and inside the facility are stuck and are of no use.
 * Once inside, the dead man can be inspected for the [[Protectorate Insignia]] oddity, 3 xp
 * A shelf contains a [[Fancy Lighter]] oddity, 2 XP
-* A Box can be opened with 60 [[Hacking]] on the room with the busted electronic lock, the barrel next to it will contain an [[Old Lamp]] oddity, 2 XP
+* A Box in the room with the busted electronic lock can be opened with 60 [[Hacking]], the barrel next to it contains an [[Old Lamp]] oddity, 2 XP
-* Inside a desk on the south-eastern room there will be the [[Office Keycard (Hephaestus Research)]], That will unlock Office 3. On the same room there will be a locker can tan be opened with 80 [[Lockpicking]]
+* Inside a desk on the south-eastern room there is a [[Office Keycard (Hephaestus Research)]], unlocking Office 3. On the same room is a locker can be opened with 80 [[Lockpicking]]
-* A glitched terminal on Office 3 can be used to unlock the gate where the unmanned [[Protectorate Dreadnought]] is stored. A crate with varied munitions and a box unlockable with 85 [[Hacking]] will be located near it, alongside a [[Jackhammer]]
+* A glitched terminal in Office 3 can be used to unlock the gate where the unmanned [[Protectorate Dreadnought]] is stored. A crate with varied munitions and a box unlockable with 85 [[Hacking]] will be located near it, alongside a [[Jackhammer]]
 * Office 2 contains a locker that can be unlocked with 50 [[Lockpicking]]
-* The elevator at the center of the outer facility will be permanently unpowered
+* The elevator at the center of the outer facility doesn't work
-** the [[Protectorate Dreadnought]]'s drill can be operated to destroy the rocks blocking the entrance to the inner facility to the west. Despite its arsenal, the Dreadnought can interact with doors and terminals as usual, so it can be used to explore further. However, in order to use hacking devices or lockpicks, it must be dismounted first
+** [[Protectorate Dreadnought]]'s drill can be used to destroy the rocks blocking the entrance to the inner facility to the west. Despite its arsenal, the Dreadnought can interact with doors and terminals as usual, so it can be used to explore further. However, in order to use hacking devices or lockpicks, it must be dismounted first
 ===Inner Facility===
 * A terminal in the immediate room can be used to open the gate to the facility, The desk next to it will contain an [[Old Train Schedule]] oddity, 1 XP
-* On the other side of the southern wall, there will be a box with a [[Super Steel Refining Data]] USB
+* On the other side of the southern wall, there will be a box with [[Super Steel Refining Data]] stick, [[Blueprint: Metal Armor]] and [[Blueprint: Metal Helmet]]
-* On the southern end of the facility a fence can be opened with 85 [[Lockpicking]], inside there will be various shelves and lockers, one of them containing a [[Strange Comm Device]] oddity, 1 XP
+* Fence on the southern end of the facility a can be opened with 85 [[Lockpicking]], inside there are multiple shelves and lockers, one of them containing a [[Strange Comm Device]] oddity, 1 XP
-* Break the rocks on the southern area of the facility to find [[Brady]] and the survivors of the crew, in order to set them free, all the [[Burrower]]s and [[Spawn]]s of the inner and outer facility bust be dealt with. Inside the room there will be a barrel with a [[Encyclopedia Fragment]] oddity, 1 xp
+* Break the rocks on the southern area of the facility to find [[Brady]] and the survivors of the crew, in order to set them free, all the [[Burrower]]s and [[Spawn]]s in the inner and outer facility must be dealt with first. Inside the room there will be a barrel with a [[Encyclopedia Fragment]] oddity, 1 xp
 * Once the crew has safely escaped, report back to [[Colonel Cathcart]]
 ** The [[Protectorate Dreadnought]] can't leave the facility, and must be dismounted to crawl under the gate to exit

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 The facility can only be entered by ducking under the half shut gate. Both switches on the outside and inside the facility are stuck and are of no use. The facility is
 * A shelf contains a [[Fancy Lighter]] oddity, 2 XP
 * A Box can be opened with 60 [[Hacking]] on the room with the busted electronic lock, the barrel next to it will contain an [[Old Lamp]] oddity, 2 XP

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 ===Outer Facility===
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+The facility can only be entered by ducking under the half shut gate. Both switches on the outside and inside the facility are stuck and are of no use. The facility is
 ===Inner Facility===
-{{expand section}}
+* A terminal in the immediate room can be used to open the gate to the facility, The desk next to it will contain an [[Old Train Schedule]] oddity, 1 XP
 == Enemies ==
-Hephaestus Research houses perhaps the largest Burrower infestation in the entire Lower Underrail. The facility is completely overtaken by [[Burrower]]s and their [[Spawn]], with massive numbers of them residing in the inner facility. They found their way in after the earthquake. This is also the only area in the game besides [[Deep Caverns]] where player can encounter [[Burrower Warrior]]s (on DOMINATING difficulty they can also be found in many other locations).
+Hephaestus Research houses perhaps the largest Burrower infestation in the entire Lower Underrail. The facility is completely overtaken by [[Burrower]]s and their [[Spawn]], with massive numbers of them residing in the inner facility. They found their way in after the earthquake. This is also the few areas where player can encounter [[Burrower Warrior]]s outside the Hard and Dominating difficulties
 == Quests ==
 During the Protectorate questline, the player is tasked to [[find Hephaestus Research]] and the lost Protectorate expedition.

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-'''Hephaestus Research''' is a dungeon in upper caves. It can be found by heading north from [[Milton]]'s camp, west from the next area and south from the next, or by taking the train to Rail Crossing, heading north to the caves, then two areas east and south from that point on. The research lab is however accessible only during and after [[Find Hephaestus Research]] [[Protectorate]] faction quest.
+'''Hephaestus Research''' is a dungeon in upper caves. It can be found by heading north from [[GMS Compound]] in [[Lower Underrail]], then entering the caves by breaking some rocks and going one zone south or by entering the caves in GMS Compound itself on the first floor, going east, then north and then west. The research lab is however accessible only during and after [[Find Hephaestus Research]] [[Protectorate]] faction quest.
 == Description ==
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 Right before the earthquake at the beginning of the game, [[Protectorate]] had dispatched an expedition to Hephaestus Research in hopes of finding advanced robotics technology to use against the Faceless.
 == Enemies ==
-Hephaestus Research houses perhaps the largest Burrower infestation in the entire Lower Underrail. The facility is completely overtaken by [[Burrower]]s and their [[Spawn]], with massive numbers of them residing in the inner facility. They found their way in after the earthquake.
+Hephaestus Research houses perhaps the largest Burrower infestation in the entire Lower Underrail. The facility is completely overtaken by [[Burrower]]s and their [[Spawn]], with massive numbers of them residing in the inner facility. They found their way in after the earthquake. This is also the only area in the game besides [[Deep Caverns]] where player can encounter [[Burrower Warrior]]s (on DOMINATING difficulty they can also be found in many other locations).
 == Quests ==
 During the Protectorate questline, the player is tasked to [[find Hephaestus Research]] and the lost Protectorate expedition.

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 | type    = Dungeon
 | control = none
 | image   = empty dread.png
 | music   = WarehouseHorror.ogg

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 | image   = empty dread.png
 | music   = WarehouseHorror.ogg
-| world   = [[Lower Underrail caves]]
+| world   = [[Upper Caves]]
 | areas   = East side (outer facility)<br/>West side (inner facility)
-| exits   = [[Lower Underrail caves]]
+| exits   = [[Upper Caves]]
 | npcs    = [[Brady]], [[Protectorate Heavy Gunner]], [[Protectorate Shock Trooper]], [[Worker (Hephaestus expedition)|Worker]]
 | mapfile = lux-b1<br/>lux-b2
 }}
-'''Hephaestus Research''' is a dungeon in Lower Underrail caves. It can be found by heading north from [[Milton]]'s camp, west from the next area and south from the next, or by taking the train to Rail Crossing, heading north to the caves, then two areas east and south from that point on.
+'''Hephaestus Research''' is a dungeon in upper caves. It can be found by heading north from [[Milton]]'s camp, west from the next area and south from the next, or by taking the train to Rail Crossing, heading north to the caves, then two areas east and south from that point on.
 == Description ==