Resource Operations
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Resource Operations, also known in short as "Res Ops", is the second level of Doom (2016). It is the main communications center for the UAC Mars Base. Mission 2, Know Your Enemy, takes place in this level. The chainsaw and the heavy assault rifle are introduced in this level, as well as the plasma rifle via a secret.
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Description[edit]
Resource Operations was one of the earliest structures built on Mars after the Argent Fracture was discovered. Besides communications and networking, functions contained in the area include plasma processing, mining of ores and metals, isotope stabilization, and analysis of artifacts. Employees at the UAC Mars Facility are assigned to a tenure in Res Ops before moving on to specialized roles.
Mission 02: Know Your Enemy[edit]
To determine the status of the demonic invasion, the Doom Slayer must realign the satellite array in Resource Operations. After restoring power, the Slayer finds a pre-recorded message from Olivia Pierce which seems to confirm she had a hand in the invasion; he then fights his way to the satellite controls and realigns it, but Samuel Hayden intervenes and blocks the Slayer's access to the information he wants. The Slayer travels to another terminal at Hayden's request, where he is provided with an Argent cell as well as information confirming that Olivia unleashed some kind of "Hell wave" that has transformed the majority of the facility's employees into the possessed. Hayden again insists that the facility's work is for the benefit of mankind, but is interrupted when VEGA reports that the foundry is about to experience critical failure; as Hayden confirms that he and the Slayer would not survive a meltdown, the Slayer heads there at once to reactivate the cooling turbines.
Summary[edit]
Objectives[edit]
- Discover the Cause
- Restore facility power
- Gain satellite array access
- Find yellow access key
- Destroy the Gore Nest
- Realign the Resource Ops satellite
- Go to the VEGA terminal
- Stop the Meltdown
- Proceed to the Foundry Airlock
Challenges[edit]
- Two-fer
- Kill two of the possessed with one trigger pull from the combat shotgun.
- This challenge can be easily completed by luring two possessed close and using the Explosive Blast modification for the shotgun.
- Variety is the Spice of Death I
- Perform five different glory kills on the possessed.
- The type of glory kill will depend on the angle the player faces the target; e.g., facing an enemy's back or side will trigger different glory kills.
- Quite the Explorer
- Find three secrets.
- This level has eight secrets in total; the two Doomguy collectibles and three elite guards all count for one secret each, the classic level area is the sixth, and the remaining two secrets are listed in "Walkthrough#Secrets".
Special items[edit]
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Argent cells | 1 |
| Combat support drones | 1 |
| Praetor tokens | 3 |
| Rune trials | None |
| Secrets | 8 |
| Datapads | 2 |
Areas / screenshots[edit]
The cargo conveyor, with a container running along it.
The gore nest area.
The satellite array after realignment.
Hayden communicates with the marine at the VEGA terminal.
Trivia[edit]
- The first Codex entry for Resource Operations states that anyone wanting access to restricted areas must submit a Delta-Q Delta form to the Departmental Enforcer. This is a reference to the IDDQD cheat from the original Doom.
- Datapad #1 unlocks a Codex entry which includes a reference to submitting form WAD-E1M4 to a Command Controller. WAD refers to the file format used by Doom-engine-based maps, and E1M4 refers to the "Command Control" level from the original Doom.
- According to concept artist Jon Lane, the appearance of the level was partially influenced by modern oil rigs.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ id Software (6 June 2016). "The Art of DOOM - From Mars to Hell." Bethesda Softworks. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
| Levels from Doom (2016) | |
|---|---|
| Single player: | Site 03 • Resource Operations • Foundry • Argent Facility • Argent Energy Tower • Kadingir Sanctum • Argent Facility (Destroyed) • Advanced Research Complex • Lazarus Labs • Titan's Realm • Necropolis • VEGA Central Processing • Argent D'Nur |
| Multiplayer: | Argent Breach • Beneath • Boneyard • Cataclysm • Chasm • Disposal • Empyrian • Excavation • Heatwave • Helix • Infernal • Molten • Offering • Orbital • Outbreak • Perdition • Ritual • Sacrilegious |
| Classic levels: | Hangar • Nuclear Plant • Toxin Refinery • Command Control • Phobos Lab • Phobos Anomaly • Halls of the Damned • Tower of Babel • Slough of Despair • Pandemonium • House of Pain • Entryway • Underhalls |
| Rune trials: | Rune trial arena • Rune trial passage • Rune trial temple |
