Utility Tower - Revision history

PaposikG6: /* Level 3 */

2024-08-14T17:03:16Z

Level 3

PaposikG6: /* Level 3 */

2024-04-09T17:47:12Z

Level 3

PaposikG6 at 19:49, 8 April 2024

2024-04-08T19:49:32Z

WeiJayTan: Music

2024-04-04T17:41:15Z

Music

PaposikG6: /* Boss Battle */

2023-11-22T20:55:27Z

Boss Battle

PaposikG6: /* Boss Battle */

2023-11-22T20:45:01Z

Boss Battle

RaptorMoses: /* Strategy */

2023-11-03T14:59:07Z

Strategy

Hypre: Clarifying some information regarding the fight against Demise that was not present previously.

2022-10-08T08:29:51Z

Clarifying some information regarding the fight against Demise that was not present previously.

Treadvisor: /* Strategy */ Updated section with some info.

2022-09-04T12:06:11Z

Strategy: Updated section with some info.

PaposikG6: /* Level 5 */

2022-08-04T04:57:40Z

Level 5

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 * The Frigid Environment stack limit of the '''3rd segment''' and '''outside''' is 20{{Hard}}/40{{DOMINATING}}.
 * The northern room of the first segment contains various rooms locked with valves. 1 (2 on Dominating) contains a frozen Ancient Rathound, blocking the way to a shelf with [[100-round Ammo Belt]] and [[Ergonomic Handle]].
-* The western room of the second segment contains frozen Death Stalkers.
+* The western room of the second segment contains frozen Death Stalkers as well as some lockers, with one containing random LMG and minigun components and another having some [[Graphite]], [[Napalm C]] and [[Starter Mixture]].
 * North of the 3rd segment there is a glitched console that repeats the words "thala, oth, thala, oth".
 * The way to Level 4 is through the west room, which leads through a tunnel leading to the outside of the Utility Tower, where it is '''wind-blasted'''.

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 * The Frigid Environment stack limit of the '''2nd segment''' is 20{{Hard}}/30{{DOMINATING}}.
 * The Frigid Environment stack limit of the '''3rd segment''' and '''outside''' is 20{{Hard}}/40{{DOMINATING}}.
-* The northern room of the first segment contains various rooms locked with valves. 1 (2 on Dominating) contains a frozen Ancient Rathound, blocking the way to a locker.
+* The northern room of the first segment contains various rooms locked with valves. 1 (2 on Dominating) contains a frozen Ancient Rathound, blocking the way to a shelf with [[100-round Ammo Belt]] and [[Ergonomic Handle]].
 * The western room of the second segment contains frozen Death Stalkers.
 * North of the 3rd segment there is a glitched console that repeats the words "thala, oth, thala, oth".

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 ** Is inhabited by several [[Coil Spider]]s and [[Greater Coil Spider]]s
 ** The console opens the door to the second level (by selecting the option "Access to H__ towwr")
-* There is a hidden (need [[Perception]]) ventilation shaft in the north room which leads to area '''Level 2'''
+* There is a hidden (need 9 [[Perception]]) ventilation shaft in the north room which leads to area '''Level 2'''
 === Level 2 ===

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 | control = none
 | image   = utility tower.png
-| music   =
+| music   = UpperUnderrail.ogg
 | world   = [[Upper Underrail]]
 | areas   = Level 1<br>Level 2

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 {{hiddensection|Spoilers|
 * The final level contains a boss fight, a slow-moving apparition that shoots [[Cryokinesis|ice shards]] at the player and can inflict the [[Shattered Will]] debuff in melee. The boss is impossible to damage or incapacitate and in order to defeat it, the player must navigate a square room with no exits, approach 6 different restless corpses in each corner of the room and provide them with medical assistance by choosing the correct dialogue options. The task is made harder by the [[Cryogenic Barrier|ice]] that fills the room after each correct answer, time not stopping during the dialogue and the [[Shattered Will]] debuff that is inflicted when the player chooses a wrong answer. In addition, after each corpse is assisted the boss will deal incrementally more damage with its attacks.
-* There are 8 restless corpses in total, 2 don't require medical assistance and must be left alone. A corpse can only be assisted after a text box has appeared over its head. Otherwise, the player will be given a dialogue box with no correct options. The order in which these text boxes appear seems to be random. If player has the [[Doctor (feat)|Doctor]] feat, the correct options are highlighted
+* There are 8 restless corpses in total, 2 don't require medical assistance and must be left alone. A corpse can only be assisted after a text box has appeared over its head. Otherwise, the player will be given a dialogue box with no correct options. The order in which these text boxes appear seems to be random. If player has the [[Doctor (feat)|Doctor]] feat, you will get a tip suggesting the correct option
 * The correct options are:
 ** Offer mildly warm non-alcoholic drinks only.

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 * Armor with high cold resistance/threshold:
 ** [[Leather Armor]] made of [[Infused Bison Leather]] (makes you immune to [[Chill]]) with [[Insulating Foam Padding]] (makes you immune to [[Frozen|Freeze]]) - definitely shines here and is a must for '''Dominating''' difficulty.
-Other options are (sorted by descending of effectiveness):
+* Other options are (sorted by descending of effectiveness):
 **  [[Leather Armor]] made of [[Bison Leather]] with [[Insulating Foam Padding]]
 **  [[Leather Armor]] made of [[Infused Ancient Rathound Leather]]/[[Ancient Rathound Leather]] with [[Insulating Foam Padding]]

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 === Level 5 ===
-* '''Saving is disabled.'''
+* '''Saving is disabled,''' however as you clear the ice in level 5, you can return to level 4 and save, maintaining your progress. This is especially useful for characters attempting the DOMINATING-exclusive boss at the top of the tower, as it means you won't have to clear the ice on the floors prior to the boss every time.
 * 2 segments (3 on Dominating, conditional).
 * The northern room of the 2nd segment:
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 '''The boss battle is only accessible on Dominating and if you have received an email at the start of the game mentioning "Ice T", making it mutually exclusive with the [[Arena Masters]].'''
 {{hiddensection|Spoilers|
-* The final level contains a boss fight, a slow-moving apparition that shoots [[Cryokinesis|ice shards]] at the player and can inflict the [[Shattered Will]] debuff in melee. The boss is impossible to damage and in order to defeat it, the player must navigate a square room with no exits, approach 6 different restless corpses in each corner of the room and provide them with medical assistance by choosing the correct dialogue options. The task is made harder by the [[Cryogenic Barrier|ice]] that fills the room after each correct answer, time not stopping during the dialogue and the [[Shattered Will]] debuff that is inflicted when the player chooses a wrong answer. There are 8 restless corpses in total, 2 don't require medical assistance and must be left alone.
+* The final level contains a boss fight, a slow-moving apparition that shoots [[Cryokinesis|ice shards]] at the player and can inflict the [[Shattered Will]] debuff in melee. The boss is impossible to damage or incapacitate and in order to defeat it, the player must navigate a square room with no exits, approach 6 different restless corpses in each corner of the room and provide them with medical assistance by choosing the correct dialogue options. The task is made harder by the [[Cryogenic Barrier|ice]] that fills the room after each correct answer, time not stopping during the dialogue and the [[Shattered Will]] debuff that is inflicted when the player chooses a wrong answer. In addition, after each corpse is assisted the boss will deal incrementally more damage with its attacks.
 * The correct options are:
 ** Offer mildly warm non-alcoholic drinks only.

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 ==Strategy==
-The Utility Tower has a lot of coal scattered throughout, which is critical for staving off [[Frigid Environment]] and blocking cold damage.
+Thanks to its environment, The Utility Tower is a dangerous place and can become a death warrant to those, who come unprepared.
-The player would do well to grab any gear with resistance to Cold, as the entire area is full of [[Cryogas]] and [[Frigid Environment]] will both reduce the player's cold resistance and threshold as well as increase cold damage taken, causing the gas to deal exponentially more damage.
+The entire area is full of [[Cryogas]] and [[Frigid Environment]] will both reduce the player's cold resistance and threshold as well as increase cold damage taken, causing the gas to deal exponentially more damage.
-The ice barriers have a high amount of damage threshold, thus it is advisable to carry a [[Sledgehammer]] due to their ability to ignore damage thresholds.
+First of all you need to have ways to counter all the effects of cold, that you meet here. The list of the gear, that can help with that:
-Characters with high [[Constitution]] and [[Conditioning]] will have an easier time getting through the Utility Tower because they will still block a percentage of the cold damage, as the resistance reduction only applies to armor.
+* Armor with high cold resistance/threshold:
-It is advisable to craft gear using cold-resistant leather, including [[Ancient Rathound Leather]] and [[Bison Leather]] combined with [[Insulating Foam Padding]].
+** [[Leather Armor]] made of [[Infused Bison Leather]] (makes you immune to [[Chill]]) with [[Insulating Foam Padding]] (makes you immune to [[Frozen|Freeze]]) - definitely shines here and is a must for '''Dominating''' difficulty.
-On '''Dominating''' the Utility Tower becomes significantly harder, as [[Frigid Environment]] will stack even higher and more abruptly, and [[Warmed Up]] becomes impossible to stack past a certain level. The player should make sure they have an abundant supply of [[Coal]].
+Other options are (sorted by descending of effectiveness):
 == Map gallery==

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 * The northern room of the 2nd segment:
 ** Contains valves which open rooms full of empty lockers.
 ** Contains a vent shaft that leads to Level 1's vent.
 *** It is one-way, the player will not be able to climb back up through it.