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| “ | Mä kyllä sanon perkele suoraan, että this house has a vermin problem, a bad one. They've already messed up the cooling pumps and the power generators of power plant, perkele. And the pensioner inside is starting to feel the band around his head tighten... | ” |
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The NSC Power Plant is a location in the Maintenance Sector of the Oldest House. It is built around NSC-02, a towering machine which serves as the primary power generator for the Oldest House.
Background[]
The NSC Power Plant is the the main power station for the entirety of the Oldest House, and allows the Federal Bureau of Control to operate completely independently of the New York City power grid. Most FBC agents are unaware of how the NSC Power Plant functions or what "NSC" means, and some believe it is a nuclear fusion reactor. There are two standing rules among Maintenance Sector staff concerning the NSC: always keep it below a certain temperature, and never open it.
NSC is an abbreviation of "Northmoor Sarcophagus Container", so named for its occupant: former FBC director Broderick Northmoor. When Northmoor was appointed director by The Board shortly after the discovery of the Oldest House and the Service Weapon in 1964, he also gained the paranatural ability to generate heat. In the final years of Northmoor's directorship, his ability had grown to such a prodigious degree that he had difficulty controlling it and risked endangering the FBC. He finally conceded to Zachariah Trench's demand that he relinquish the directorship and voluntarily entomb himself alive inside the specially-built NSC-01, which would keep him relatively comfortable, contain his power, and convert that power into electricity for the Oldest House. This was considered the most humane way to allow Northmoor to live out his days while continuing to serve the FBC, but his fate was covered up by the upper echelons of the FBC and kept secret from the rank and file agents.
At some point after NSC-01 began operation, Northmoor developed a new quirk of his ability that somehow caused the entire NSC to disappear. FBC agents managed to incapacitate Northmoor long enough to build a second unit, NSC-02, and Northmoor was restrained and re-contained inside the new unit. Unlike the original unit, NSC-02 was designed with built-in spatial anchors to prevent a repeat disappearance.
NSC-02 remains in operation as of the Hiss invasion of the Oldest House in October 2019. Several Hiss thralls managed to disrupt it briefly by sabotaging the coolant pumps and energy converters, nearly causing a catastrophic containment failure, but Director Jesse Faden restored both systems by following instructions from Ahti. Certain control panels and monitors found around the exterior of NSC-02 show that movement has recently been detected from its occupant, indicating that Northmoor is still alive inside.
Layout[]
The NSC Power Plant is the central area of the Maintenance Sector. It is a large circular area centered on the NSC itself, with connections to other areas along the walls of the power plant. It is divided into two levels; the ground level can be accessed starting from Directorial Override after being given Clearance Level 3 by Ahti, but the upper level cannot be accessed until Clearance Level 5 is given during Threshold.
Ground level[]
The ground level of the power plant is divided into three platforms separated by bottomless pits, each of which connects to different areas around the sector. There is an elevated portion closer to the NSC which is not divided and can be used to travel around the power plant.
The southeastern platform connects to Ventilation through the Janitor's Office (from which the NSC Power Plant is first entered) and the NSC Coolant Pumps ground level (via an elevator, first used to exit the NSC Coolant Pumps after they are repaired during Directorial Override). A Safe Room can be found in between these two doors, and contains a normal-grade secured unit. The elevated portion of this platform has the NSC Power Plant Control Point as well as the small NSC Security building nearby. This area is populated by three friendly security guards, and enemies will never spawn here apart from a scripted sequence when leaving the NSC Coolant Pumps during Directorial Override.
The southwestern platform only has one door, connecting to the NSC Coolant Pumps ground level, with the NSC Coolant Pumps Entrance Control Point a short ways inside. During Directorial Override, this is initially the only way to access the NSC Coolant Pumps.
The northern platform connects directly to the NSC Energy Converters ground level and Central Maintenance. Repairing the energy converters during Directorial Override will unlock an elevator on this platform which travels between the NSC Power Plant ground level (Floor 1 - NSC Power Plant), the NSC Energy Converters ground level and the NSC Control Room (Floor 2 - NSC Control Room), and the NSC Power Plant upper level (Floor 3 - Black Rock Quarry).
NSC Security[]
This building is found near the NSC Power Plant Control Point on the southeastern platform. It is populated by three friendly maintenance workers, and Simon Arish is initially found here up until Mission 5 (Threshold), when he relocates to the Atlas Chamber. One secured unit can be found in the back of the building between the two machine blocks.
Upper level[]
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Hidden Location[]
If Jesse uses her levitate ability to levitate to the top of the power plant, she can find a Hidden Location which contains a secured unit and one of the furnace TVs required for the secret furnace TV puzzle.
Collectibles[]
- Arish: Security Matters — Inside NSC Security, on a cabinet near the door.
Notes[]
NSC-01 can be seen in the background of the Quarry Threshold when undergoing Expeditions in Quarry Site Beta.
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