Location
This area is unlocked during the Docks Quest: after you finish it, it is no longer available. It is accessible from the Dockside Sewers (before quest).
This counts as underground, indoors.
The area is roughly divided into 6 sub-zones. As you kill guards or pass choice encounters, you advance deeper into the camp. Once you reach the last zone, you can take on the gang boss. Passing through the Security Hole or Deeper into the Camp will advance you one zone. It is also possible to get to the gang boss by avoiding the security checkpoints and killing 30 guards.
Some encounters only show up in certain areas. (Table is not very complete yet.)
Areas:
- Near sewers
- Faint lights
- Edge of buildings
- Near water
- At water's edge
- Middle of the camp
| Area | Other conditions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encounter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Combats | |||||||
| Dockside Ganger1 | y | y | y | y | y | ||
| Gang Enforcer2 | y | ||||||
| Gang Enforcer, Dockside Ganger3 | |||||||
| 2 Gang Enforcers4 | |||||||
| 2 Gang Enforcers5 | |||||||
| 2 Dockside Gangers6 | y | y | y | ||||
| Lake Serpent7 | y | Etheric | |||||
| Mushroom Scout8 | Etheric | ||||||
| Choices | |||||||
| Who Are You | y | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Couriers | y | y | - | - | - | - | |
| Sleeping Fangs | - | y | y | y | y | ||
| Empty House | - | y | y | y | y | ||
| Trio Of Guards | y | y | y | y | y | ||
| Security Hole | y | y | y | y | y | - | |
| Mushroom Guide | y | Etheric | |||||
| Mushroom Charge | y | Etheric | |||||
| Fang Boss | - | - | - | - | - | y | |
| Imposing Man | - | - | - | - | - | y | |
| The Stash | - | - | - | - | - | y | |
| Non-combats | |||||||
| Center of Attention | y | y | y | y | - | ||
| Deeper into the camp | y* | y* | y* | y* | y* | - | |
| Dead Gang Boss | - | - | - | - | - | y | |
* Different results each time
Resting
Resting here heals a base 15 hit points and gives this message:
You find a corner away from the Fangs' lights and collapse for a while.
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Combat Encounters |  |
Etheric only |
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Noncombat Encounters |  |
Non-Etheric only |
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Choice Encounters |  |
Requires Fishing pole |
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Gang Warfare Encounters |  |
Can lead to a Hacking Encounter |
Combat Encounters
Combat Encounters
| Opponents | Encounter Text | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
You come face to face with a younger Fang carrying a small package. He desperately goes for his gun, like its simple presence will magically solve this situation. | |
| 2 |  |
The Fangs' network of guards is fairly lax towards the edge of their base. When you hear the gun cocking behind you, you suspect they might have lulled you into a false sense of security. | |
| 3 | |
As you make your way through the hideout, you're confronted by two gangers. Neither seems terribly interested in talking things out. | |
| 4 | |
As you make your way through the hideout, you're confronted by two massive gangers. Neither seems terribly interested in talking things out. | |
| 5 | |
You hear a shout behind you, following by a quick burst of gunfire. Whether it was a warning shot or just poorly aimed, the Fang guards behind you show no signs of recognizing you or being interested in introductions. | Perhaps if you had killed other fang members despite entering peacefully? Or perhaps only if you enter using the cracked baseball bat method instead of the Carlos method? |
| 6 | |
Slipping deeper into the Fangs' hideout, you all but run headfirst into two guards. Dammit. | |
| 7 |
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A dark lake stretches out beyond the Fangs' primitive lighting. From the reek of dead fish and the slightly subtler scent of toxic waste, you'd guess it connects to Lake Metroplex on the surface. As you contemplate the darkness, your world surges. The waters part to reveal a massive serpent, bellowing a wordless challenge and lunging towards you. |
If you successfully run away: The massive serpent howls with terrible hunger. Triggers new interaction in Trio of Guards. |
| 8 |
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A walking mushroom, straight from a thousand drug-induced hallucinations, charges towards you out of the shadows. For a moment, it's easy to discount it, but as it approaches you can hear the whistling of its jagged spear and catch the acrid scent of its spores. | Only if you have earned the Fangs' trust by shaking down dockhands for them? |
Noncombat Encounters
| Encounter | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center of Attention | Gain 5 Energy of Annoying Headache and 3 XP in Will | Only if you helped out | |
| Deeper into the camp | Only if you helped out | ||
| Spreading the Alarm | 3 XP in Perception | If you attacked the guard in Who Are You | |
| Dead Gang Boss | get encrypted PDA | Only if you tied to the Gang Boss | |
| Spooked | get encrypted PDA | Only if you lose to the Gang Boss enough? |
Choice Encounters
NOTE: many of the encounters below are locked or unlocked if you are here "by invitation". You can get in "by invitation" if you do:
- Carlos puts in a good word or you have a cracked baseball bat
- Then do the docks shakedown mini-quest (see Jagged Hole)
Who Are You? - (by invitation only)
- Jump him - fight Gang Enforcer
- Introduce yourself - information or fight Gang Enforcer
- Turn and run - alerts the hideout
Couriers - (without invitation only)
- Jump them - fight 2 Dockside Gangers
- Follow them - gain 3 XP Perception, or with 6 Perception: unlocks Security Hole next encounter
- Scare them - gain 2 XP Will
- Leave them - walk away
Relaxed Couriers - (by invitation only)
- Jump them - ???
- Follow them - progress further into the hideout
- Stop to chat - gain 2 XP Perception
- Avoid them - walk away
Sleeping Fangs - (advanced in the hideout at least once, if you haven't killed <10 Fangs)
- Burn it down (evil) - Kill 4 Fangs
- Steal what you can (evil) - gain 45-60 credits, 2-3 Eclipse, 3-4 of: cup of Joe, electrical kit, heavy pistol, light armored vest or, with low stats: fight 2 Dockside Gangers and 2 Gang Enforcers
- Wake them - fight 2 dockside gangers and 2 gang enforcers
- Watch from here - gain 3 XP Perception or, with 6? Perception: unlock Security Hole
- Leave it - walk away
Empty House - (advanced in the hideout at least once, if you've killed ≥10 Fangs)
- Steal their stuff - gain 22-29 credits, Eclipse, cup of Joe, heavy pistol
- Set it on fire - cause a distraction
- Check security from here - gain 3 XP Perception or, with 6? Perception: unlock Security Hole
- Leave it be - walk away
Trio Of Guards - (advanced in the hideout at least once)
- Start a fight - fight 3 Dockside Gangers
- Stay and eavesdrop - gain 2 XP Will or gain Dr. Thomas as a contact when < 10 Fangs have been killed.
- Add the Eclipse to a coffee (evil) - 2 XP in Perception, or (if Etheric) 3 XP in Will; distract guards (?)
- Leave them be - walk away
Security Hole - (unlocked once per successful follow/sneak immediately after Couriers or Mushroom Guide or Empty House or Sleeping Fangs)
- Creep quietly - Fight 2 Gang Enforcers, or with ?? Stealth Power: advance deeper in the camp
- Dash through - Fight 2 Gang Enforcers, or with ?? Reflexes: advance deeper in the camp
- Wait patiently - Fight 2 Gang Enforcers, (or any other way to pass??)
- Abandon it - walk away
Mushroom Guide
- Follow its lead - unlocks Security Hole next encounter
- Try to trade - nothing, or, with a protein bar in your inventory:
- Trade for the mushrooms - gain ?-4-? of red toadstool, large mushroom, (probably edible mushroom)
- Trade for the spear - gain fungus spear
- Trade for help - unlocks Mushroom Charge next encounter
- Keep your protein bar - walk away
- Attack it - fight Mushroom Scout
- Block it out - gain 3 XP Will
Mushroom Charge (unlocked once per successful trade immediately after Mushroom Guide)
- Lead the attack - Gain 1 turn of Mushroom Ally, fight Dockside Ganger|Dockside Gangers]]] and 2 Gang Enforcers
- Turn on it (evil) - fight Mushroom Scout
- Back out - walk away
Fang Boss - (by invitation only, after reaching the middle of the camp)
- Confront him - Fight gang boss
- Stop and chat - Get encrypted PDA
- Go for sabotage/Try some sabotage - Get encrypted PDA
- Leave him be - Nothing
Imposing Man - (Only occurs after killing 30 gangers, through choice and combat encounters)
- Show yourself - Fight gang boss
- Offer him a way out - Get encrypted PDA
- Leave him alone for now - Nothing
The Stash - (Only occurs after getting rid of the Gang Boss)
- Steal the crates - Get 5 crate of Eclipse, complete Docks quest
- Burn the crates - Get 25 energy of Etheric, complete Docks quest