System Shock Hint FAQ

System Shock
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How do I get to level eight?
In order to get to level eight, you have to blow the reactor. You need to go back to levels 1-6 in order and write down the number that appears in the monitor by the computer node you destroyed. Once you gather all 6 numbers (they are random with each new game, so we can't give those to the customer) go to the Reactor Level and enter the numbers in the reactor's keypad. The reactor keypad is a 3 digit keypad. Enter the numbers for levels 1-3 and wait for the keypad to beep. Then enter the numbers for levels 4-6. This will set the reactor to blow. Run to level 5 and get into an escape pod. SHODAN will prevent you from escaping, but now the door to level 8 will be open. You must make it through level 8 to level 9 before the station separates and blows up.

Where can I get the Environmental Suit?
On level four.

Where do I get the Radiation Suits?
There is one on level four in Sabo's office (pretty easy), on level three in Abe Ghiran's office (pretty hard), on level seven at the end of the Gamma Hallway underneath the trash pile (pretty easy), and on level nine at the end of the game.

How do I open the maintenance doors on level three?
The first thing you need to know: on plot levels zero and one, those doors NEVER open, there is nothing in there that you need. On higher plot levels, the doors open when you flip the master jettison switch (see next question), when you get the message that relay 428 must be replaced.

How do I jettison the Beta Grove?
First you must go into all three remaining groves (gamma grove is already jettisoned) and flip the security locks inside these groves. (It's a good idea to take an enviro suit into BETA since you take damage in there from the biocontamination, but it's possible to do this by using a few Detox patches and first aid kits.) Then go to the master jettison switch near Diego's Shrine and flip the master jettison switch. Then you have to go back to the lobby of Beta grove and pull the jettison switch there to jettison the Beta Grove. NOTE: You never jettison the Alpha or Gamma Groves since the jettison switches in their lobbies are destroyed. NOTE: If you are playing on plot difficulty setting 2 or 3, when you pull the Master Jettison by Diego's Shrine you will get a message that there is an error in relay 428 and you must go fix it. This will open the maintenance doors on level 3 and you must find the relay and replace the interface demodulator (you can find the demodulators on level 3 also) and then you must return to level 6 and pull the master Jettison switch again.

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