Level G2 - Beta Grove

For the level in the Remake, see Level G2 - Beta Grove (System Shock Remake).

Citadel Station Level G2 - Beta Grove
Area Information
Level ID	G2
Security Cameras	5
Elevators	1 (Grove)
Connected Levels	Executive
Soundtrack
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The Beta Grove is one of the Groves (also known as Eco-Pods) connected to the Executive Level of Citadel Station and explored in System Shock. It is easily distinguished by its toxic, orange terraformed surface. It also plays a major role in the sequel.

Overview

System Shock

SHODAN had been using this Grove as a Petri dish for her bio-experiments. Gerard Koufax noted that SHODAN decided to seal off Beta Grove for unknown reasons and afterwards spent a whole day to override the circuitry. The Grove was finally jettisoned by the Hacker.

System Shock 2

The ejected Grove - which contained SHODAN's grand biological experiment and one of her processing components travelled through space at incredibly high speeds (probably travelling through a worm hole) until it landed on Tau Ceti V. The biological life forms on board mutated to form the Many, a hive mind organism. During that time, SHODAN's processing unit 43893 was mostly dormant, but broadcasted a distress signal for 42 years. The signal was eventually picked up by the starship Von Braun. SHODAN's wafer was brought aboard this ship by Bayliss, a UNN soldier, and given to Dr. Janice Polito. SHODAN was involuntarily reactivated and then integrated itself into the Von Braun system, leading to the events of System Shock 2.

Objectives

• Unlock the safety interlock switch

Enemies

• Avian Mutant (1)
• Gorilla-Tiger (2)
  • When the population falls below 2, 0/1/1/2 are replenished.
• Plant Mutant (4)
  • When the population falls below 4, 0/1/1/2 are replenished.
• Security-1-Bot (6)
• Virus Mutant (8)

Weapons and Items

New Hardware Attachments

• Navigation and Mapping Unit v3
• Jump Jet v2

Trivia

• It is actually possible to climb "overgrowths" and "overgrown panels" located in the Groves. These walls offer substantial shortcuts when compared to standard pathing of the Eco-Pods.

Gallery

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