Techno Wreckage: Difference between revisions

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A high-tech area that is abandoned and in disrepair. Expect to see exposed wires, damaged wires that screw with the power, bad lighting that is most likely powered through the damaged wiring, and at least one puzzle devoted to restoring power. Don't expect to see sentient [[Mook|Mooks]] here; you may find rats or some fantastic vermin that have been chewing the wiring, various mutant monsters, and security drones (that will only turn on after the above mentioned "restore the power" puzzle), but expect your biggest foe to be the environment. [[Nightmare Fuel|Scary all around]] (or at least it keeps you on edge). This one is rarely found in linear titles, because a key factor in these levels is exploration.

* ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' has Shandor Island. Granted, it's not high-tech by our 21st Century standards, but Egon notes that Ivo Shandor was considered ''the'' paranormal expert of his time. There's a lot of fun stuff to look out for here, like open vats of highly toxic black slime (with ghosts and other assorted beasties emerging from the Black Slime portals), cosmic machinery powered by said slime, loads of Iron Maidens, and an astral orrery {{spoiler|with a Juvenile Giant Slor imprisoned underneath. If that's a Juvenile Slor, you'd hate to see how big they get when fully grown...}}

* ''[[Deus Ex (Video Game)|Deus Ex]]'' has the Ocean Lab, where after Illuminati sabotage half the place is submerged, turrets automatically fire at anything and can't be turned off (in the rest of the game they only attack after an alarm activates) and MJ12 experiments have been released from their cages. {{spoiler|Walton Simons}} who follows you here, is the only human (at least, living human) other than JC Denton in the whole underwater segment.

* Several environments in ''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]]'' probably qualify, as well, including every time you visit Miltia.

* The 1st Edition ''[[Traveller]]'' adventures ''Annic Nova'' and ''Death Ship'', with the title derelict ships which the [[PC|PCs]] explore.

* ''[[Star Trek]] Generations''. The Amargosa observatory is [[Techno Wreckage]] after the Romulans get through with it.

* Both ''[[System Shock]]'' games consist entirely of [[Techno Wreckage]], except for when you enter a [[Womb Level]] ''inside'' a [[Techno Wreckage]], and when you hack in [[Cyberspace]], from an interface ''in'' the [[Techno Wreckage]].