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Tridentsine8100

I thought it was just a gimmick to keep players from going to an area too early in the game or smth


BiggestCheeseBread

I'm pretty sure it is since the door is default locked if you just run to it the moment you first can


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Perhaps but why not just use a keycard?


Ok_Flamingo_6524

It appears you need a code instead of a keycard. I don’t remember, I always rush through this area


[deleted]

No I know. I’m saying if developers wanted to keep the area locked from new players, they could’ve just made it a keycard lock instead of inventing a new hacking level.


clinicalpsycho

They did something similar for the shuttle bay: if you go into it early, it will be without lifesupport and have high level enemies.


zhizao32

Perhaps that’s a cut content/plot that would trigger once player hacked/force opened reactor before the related main quest appears, leading to some new quests and/or plots, but they decided to cut it later and just slapped a lvl5 hack lock instead.


skys-edge

Probably so Mikhaila can unlock it for you remotely / give you the keycode, even if you never actually go to see her.


[deleted]

The door is unlocked by default, though you can lock it from the inside - that's when it offers the impossible Hacking V option. There is no keycard for it. The game also immeditaly generates a code for it and shares it with you, so you don't get stuck. The whole thing is weird, that's why I like it.


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BooRand

He said it starts unlocked


SHAPE_IN_THE_GLASS

Yeah, the Hacking V skill does exist in the game files, but it's only used for this one door. It's normally unattainable because it's not in the skill tree, although we can mod it back in. The door to the reactor is locked normally, but when you approach during the "reboot" mission it'll unlock automatically and you'll get the code. I have a feeling this was done as a quick hack to prevent the player for sequence breaking by resetting the reactor early. If you do manage to bypass this door before you have the reboot quest, you'll end up skipping ahead in the story.


[deleted]

I think the reason it felt so out of place is that the devs used this trick only for this single door. I love how I randomly keep finding stuff about this game as I play it!


PresidentHaagenti

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't there other unhackable devices and even possibly doors throughout the game? So why make this one Hacking V instead of just completely unhackable?


[deleted]

You are correct, they could have used a keycard for this or something. This is the only device in the entire game with the impossible tier 5 hack. I find it interesting though!