Core City Upper Level

Core City Upper Level
Location information
Music	Untitled track (CoreCity.ogg)
Located in	Core City
Areas	Coretech HQ JKK HQ Praetorian Security HQ Talloski Manor Tchortist Church Office building
Connections	Core City Docks (elevator) Core City Lower Level (elevator) Core City Middle Level (elevator) Core City Upper Metro Station (elevator) Upper Underrail (Upper metro station) Talloski Manor Your House Core City Office Building
Fast Travel	Rift (your house)
NPCs	Rupert Simmons, Gunnar Edstrom, Archibald Knight, Minister Percival, Vivian, Norman, Harlan, Ola, Lieutenant Stratford, Jyles, Dave
Technical Map file(s) cc18, cc19, cc20, cc21, cc22, cc23, cc-rtun, cc-res, cc-ph

Core City upper level is a major vertical section of Core City.

Description

The upper level of Core City is on the level of Upper Underrail. The richests and cleanest level of Core City. The three oligarchs and their corporation headquarters reside here. Coretech, JKK and Praetorian Security. The Talloski family manor and a small Tchortist church are also located on this level. There is also a residential area in the east, beyond Praetorian HQ.

Elevator, Coretech HQ

• The elevator leads to the different floors of Core City: Docks, Lower level, Middle level, Upper level and Upper Metro Station
• The eastern exit leads to area Talloski Manor, Praetorian Security HQ
• The western exit leads to area Tchortist Church, JKK HQ
• The Praetorian Bomber and Praetorian Enforcer each carry a Praetorian Security Insignia oddity, 3 XP
• The 3 Coretech Sniper, 3 Coretech Sentry and 3 Coretech Runner each carry a Coretech Pamphlet oddity, 3 XP
• On the east side, one of the bedrooms has a wardrobe containing a Biocorp Technology Catalog Fragment oddity, 1 XP
• On the east side, the southeasternmost room requires 90 Lockpicking. It contains wardrobes with electronic components and a Blueprint: Shock Bolt
• The door to the corridor separating the east from the west bedrooms requires 40 Hacking
• Joseph Harlan will provide the first quests to climb up the ladder for Coretech (but only if you didn't accept the quests from JKK or Praetorian)

Coretech HQ 2F

• If you're seen on this floor without authorization (by completing quests for Coretech), security will attack you
• The door near on top of the eastern stairs requires 40 Hacking
• Desk closest to the entrance door contains a Cybernetic Module oddity, 3 XP and a random Psionic Mentor

Tchortist Church, JKK HQ

• The eastern exit leads to area Elevator, Coretech HQ
• The Coretech Sentry carries a Coretech Pamphlet oddity, 3 XP
• In the tchortist church:
  • Minister Percival carries Biological Watch and an Eye of Tchort oddity, 3 XP
  • Desk in the western room contains a Cigar
• The 3 JKK Sentinel, 4 JKK Gunslinger and 2 JKK Slugger each carry a JKK Pen oddity, 3 XP
• The box by the crates outside JKK HQ requires 60 Lockpicking (content?^Verify)
• The technician outside JKK HQ carries a Terminal Room 6 Key (Core City)
• The receptionist will let you go through the first door of the JKK HQ
• The door to the 1st bedroom in JKK HQ (coming from the south) requires 50 Lockpicking. The room is empty
• The door to the 3rd bedroom in JKK HQ (coming from the south) requires 60 Lockpicking (content?^Verify)
• The door to the 4th bedroom in JKK HQ (coming from the south) requires 80 Lockpicking (content?^Verify)
• The door to the 5th bedroom in JKK HQ (coming from the south) requires 90 Lockpicking (content?^Verify)
• The northern office has a desk requiring 60 Lockpicking (content?^Verify)
• The door to the storeroom behind Vivian requires 85 Lockpicking (content?^Verify)
• Vivian will provide the first quests to climb up the ladder for JKK (but only if you didn't accept the quests from Coretech or Praetorian)
  • Vivian carries Amber Stone Earrings
• Norman can be found in the central house
• Outside of Norman's house is Rick

JKK HQ 2F

• The JKK employees each carry a JKK Pen
• The SE desk contains a Tri-Monitor Street Receiver Blueprint oddity, 3 XP
• Edstrom's desk requires 60 Lockpicking and contains 250 Charons

Talloski Manor, Praetorian Security HQ

• The western exit leads to area Elevator, Coretech HQ
• The eastern exit leads to area Residential area, commons
• About the manor:
  • The eastern Manor Guard (patrolling near the crates) carries Side Entrance Key Card (Core City Manor)
  • The side entrance can be opened with 75 Hacking or using the Side Entrance Key Card (Core City Manor)
  • It's also possible to climb up the crates to enter the manor from the balcony
  • For details about the manor interior, refer to Talloski Manor
• The Praetorian Bomber, 3 Praetorian Sniper and 6 Praetorian Enforcer each carry a Praetorian Security Insignia oddity, 3 XP
• The Praetorian Guardian will let you go upstairs if you don't work yet for JKK or Coretech
• The stairs going down in front of the Praetorian HQ leads to area Residential underpass
• SE house:
  • There is a Burglar inside. He will become aggressive if he notices you
  • Wardrobe contains a random Luxury Item

Residential area, commons

• The western exit leads to area Talloski Manor, Praetorian Security HQ
• The Praetorian Bomber, Praetorian Sniper and Praetorian Enforcer each carry a Praetorian Security Insignia oddity, 3 XP
• The northwest building is initially closed. It will become Your House after you complete the main oligarch quest
• The northeast building has an electronic lock requiring 105 Hacking or CC residential office building keycard. It leads to Core City Office Building
• In Dave's bar (SE house), Dave carries Dave's Key (Core City)
• The second room in Dave's bar:
  • Can be opened with 40 Lockpicking or using Dave's Key (Core City)
  • Contains a locker that can be opened with 80 Lockpicking or with Dave's Key (Core City), and contains some money
• The central building:
  • Jyles is selling houses, but doesn't have any available at this time. When you receive Your House by questing, he will help you with the renovations. He carries Jyles' Key (Core City)
  • The desk next to Jyles requires 95 Lockpicking or can be opened with Jyles' Key (Core City). It contains 100 Charons, a pistol and a Blueprint: Frag Mine Case
• The eastern building just north of Dave's bar requires 70 Lockpicking to enter
• The northern small house of the east side requires 55 Lockpicking to enter
• The western house with the stairs requires 60 Lockpicking to enter. There's something useful upstairs
• The inner door to the garage can be opened with 55 Lockpicking
• The stairs going down near the SE corner (other side of the road from Dave's bar) leads to area Residential underpass

Residential underpass

• The western stairs/exit leads to area Talloski Manor, Praetorian Security HQ
• The eastern stairs/exit leads to area Residential area, commons
• The commoner by the western stairs carries Room 8 Key (Core City Residential Underpass)
• The bald commoner (sometimes moving in the corridrors) carries Room 5 Key (Core City Residential Underpass)
• The commoner with the brown shirt in the corridor carries Room 4 Key (Core City Residential Underpass)
• The barrel in the corridor contains a Train Driver Manual oddity, 1 XP
• The Praetorian Bomber and Praetorian Enforcer each carry a Praetorian Security Insignia oddity, 3 XP
• The Coretech Runner carries a Coretech Pamphlet oddity, 3 XP
• The commoner in the NE corner of the NW room carries Room 3 Key (Core City Residential Underpass)
• In the locker room, 3 of the lockers require 45 Lockpicking to open
• The southern rooms:
  • Room 1: requires 60 Lockpicking or Bogdan's Key. It contains a Paper Note
  • Room 2: not locked. Has a doctor and containers with medical supplies (Doctor's Pouch, Doctor's Coat, Blueprint: Psi Booster, Blueprint: Irongut, Blood...)
  • Room 3: requires 60 Lockpicking or Room 3 Key. Contains Boxing Gloves
  • Room 4: requires 60 Lockpicking or Room 4 Key
  • Room 5: requires 60 Lockpicking or Room 5 Key
  • Room 6: requires 60 Lockpicking
  • Room 7: requires 85 Lockpicking. Has 2 warbrobes requiring 85 Lockpicking. Contains lots of armor/weapons/ammo
  • Room 8: requires 60 Lockpicking or Room 8 Key
  • Room 9: not locked.
  • Room 10: requires 60 Lockpicking
  • Room 11: requires 60 Lockpicking. Contains batteries
• The northern rooms (assuming they're 12 to 17 from west to east):
  • Room 12: requires 60 Lockpicking
  • Room 13: requires 60 Lockpicking
  • Room 14: requires 60 Lockpicking. Contains batteries
  • Room 15: requires 60 Lockpicking. Has a grenade box requiring 45 Hacking
  • Room 16: requires 60 Lockpicking
  • Room 17: requires 60 Lockpicking

Office building

• Can be accessed from area Residential area, commons

Points of interest

• Coretech HQ in the north
• Talloski Manor in the east
• Praetorian Security HQ in the east
• JKK headquarters in the west
• Tchortist church in the west
• Your House in the residential area

Notable characters

• Rupert Simmons — Coretech oligarch
• Gunnar Edstrom — JKK oligarch
• Archibald Knight — Praetorian Security oligarch
• Minister Percival
• Vivian
• Norman
• Harlan — Coretech quartermaster
• Ola — JKK quartermater
• Lieutenant Stratford — Praetorian Security quartermaster
• Jyles
• Dave

Map Gallery

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  Elevator, Coretech HQ

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  Coretech HQ 2F

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  Tchortist Church, JKK HQ

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  JKK HQ 2F

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  Talloski Manor, Praetorian Security HQ

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  Praetorian Security HQ 2F

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  Residential area, commons

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  Residential area, commons upstairs

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  Residential underpass

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  Player house

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  Player house second floor

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  Player house basement