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LEVEL 2 (Research level):
System Shock

LEVEL 2 (Research level):

System Shock Research Level walkthrough: find codes, items like Multimedia Data Reader v1, and learn how to cancel robot production.

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System Shock Research Level walkthrough: find codes, items like Multimedia Data Reader v1, and learn how to cancel robot production.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Locate the code 623, found on papers on the floor.
  2. 2
    Restore lights in Beta Quadrant by flipping the last circuit breaker up in the panel located in Alph Quadrant (northeast) by an Energy Recharge Station.
  3. 3
    Find the X-22 Isotope in Gamma Quadrant; a switch on the wall is next to it.
  4. 4
    Cancel robot production by solving puzzles on the southeast edge to prevent further Hopper generation on this level.
  5. 5
    Interact with the Laser Beam Control in the center of the level. Warning: Do not fire it until your shields are up.
Tips
  • There are 2 Cyberspace decks, both located in the eastern area.
  • Cyberspace 1 is in the Library, within the Beta Quadrant southeast. The programs available are: Drill v1, Shield v2, Shield v3, Pulser v3, Pulser v4 (ICE - requires Drill first), 2 Recall, Decoy, Group-4 access, Games v4, and Laser Safety Override code (199).
  • Cyberspace 2 is located in the East. It contains SCI-access.
  • One way to obtain the Laser Safety Override Code is by solving the Grid Access puzzle in the Library. The code will then be displayed on one of the screens there.
  • There are 5 hidden doors on this level.
  • There are 2 Energy Charge Stations.
  • There are 0 Surgery Machines, as the one found is broken beyond repair.

Items:

  • Multimedia Data Reader v1 (Library)
  • Target Identifier v1 (Library)
  • Navigation & Mapping Unit v1 (Library)
  • Shield v1 (Delta Quadrant, southwest in a radioactive storage room)
  • SCIence access card (on a cyborg by Cyberspace 2)
  • ENGineering access card (north central, on a corpse through a teleporter)
  • GROUP-3 access card (by Computer Nodes, hidden in a Thermos bottle)

Codes:

  • General code: 623 (found on papers on the floor).
  • Laser Safety Override Code: 199 (found within Cyberspace 1).

Grid Access Panels:

  • West: B1, B2 (Grid 1); B1, B2 (Grid 2); A3, C4 (Grid 3)
  • South: C1, C5, A5, E5 (Grid 1); C1, C5, A5, E5 (Grid 2); C1, C5, A5, E5 (Grid 3)

Wire Access Panels:

  • Library: Red 1-2, Blue 2-4, Violet 3-1
  • South: Red 1-3, Violet 2-2

Other:

  • Computer Nodes are located on the south edge.

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