UNN Rickenbacker

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UNN Rickenbacker
Area Information
Upgrade Units	4
Replicators	3
Recharge Stations	0
Resurrection Stations	1 / 3 maps
New Enemies	Black Eggs Grub Eggs Swarm Eggs Slug Turrets Laser Turrets Blast Turrets Rickenbacker Turrets Protocol Droids Security Robots Assault Robots Shotgun Hybrids Cyborg Midwives Adult Arachnids Invisible Arachnids Cyborg Assassins Rumblers
Connected Levels	Von Braun − Command The Body of the Many (one-way)
Soundtrack
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UNN Rickenbacker
Information
Owned by	UNN
Built in	Unknown
Type	Starship
Notable Crew	SOLDIER G65434-2 William Diego
Status	Unknown
Leader(s)	William Diego
Location(s)	Attached to the Von Braun
Appears in	System Shock 2
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The UNN Rickenbacker is a military starship and a major location, the seventh explored in System Shock 2.

Overview

After the disaster at Citadel Station, it was decided that all major space explorations, such as those conducted by TriOptimum, should be a joint operation with the UNN. The UNN Rickenbacker was designed and constructed in tandem with the Von Braun, which it escorted on its maiden voyage. Unlike the Von Braun, the Rickenbacker is not equipped with faster-than-light technology and therefore must "piggyback" with the Von Braun in order to transit through lightspeed. This "piggyback" involves an umbilical connection between ships, allowing an exchange of cargo, equipment, and crew.

The captain of the Rickenbacker is William Diego, the hero of the battle of Boston Harbor and son of the infamous Edward Diego.

Layout

The Rickenbacker is divided into three main decks:

Deck A / Pod 1

Deck A consists of the following areas:

• Von Braun Umbilical (Grav Shafts)
• Auxiliary Support Control A
• Auxiliary Support Control B
• Chemical Store Room
• Morgue
• Nacelle A
• Nacelle B
• Missile Storage
• Missile Control

Deck A was heavily damaged by explosions when the Many overran the barricades the surviving military personnel had established. Several parts of the deck are open to space, the atmosphere only held in by force shields, making it difficult to navigate.

Deck B / Pod 2

Deck B consists of the following areas:

• Meson Accelerator
• Chapel
• Pipe Access Shaft A
• Medical Station

Entering Deck B requires rerouting power, resulting in gravity in the deck switching upside down. The Soldier must walk along the ceiling to work his way through.

Deck C / Bridge

Deck C consists of the following areas:

• Bridge Command
• Main Computer Core
• Escape Pod

Crew Members

Notable crew members on the UNN Rickenbacker include:

• William Diego
• SOLDIER G65434-2 (originally)
• Thomas Suarez
• Croker
• Bayliss

Discoveries

New Weapons Annelid Launcher New Armor WormSkin Armor

New Enemies Rickenbacker Turret

Logs and E-Mails

Audio Logs Betrayed by Diego The Resonator Cut Off from Pod 2 Nacelle B Access Tau Ceti (Audio Log) Tau Ceti, Pt. 2 Tau Ceti, Pt. 3 Wafer on Tau Ceti Last Words Rapture Pandora

E-Mails Destroy the Eggs (1) My Crimes Insolence! Do Not Fail Me Rebirth and Salvation Destroy the Eggs (2) Annelid Treachery Access Blocked

Trivia

• While traveling through Deck B's inverted gravity, the player will see an inverted cross upon entering the Chapel. The inverted cross is actually a less-known, but strongly Catholic symbol - the Cross of Saint Peter - who, according to Catholic canon, was crucified upside-down. However, given the circumstances in the game (and SHODAN's E-Mail sent just before reaching the Chapel), it's hard not to think of it as a satanic symbol.

Gallery

Official Concept Artwork of Soldier G65434-2 in the UNN Rickenbacker

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