RTX: Red Rock Walkthrough

RTX: Red Rock Walkthrough
Written as played by: Ron A. Murray
Ramurray4@aol.com
Version 1.00
Ron A. Murray copyrights this walkthrough February 2004.
This is version 1.00
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The following information from 1.Controls to 14. Confidential (military use
only) is taken from the in game manual for quick reference purposes only.  All
information from 1-14 is credited duly to the authors.
1.Controls:
Left Analog: Movement
Right Analog: Camera view
X button: Jump
Square button: Ready/fire
Circle button: Holster/put away
Triangle button: Activate
Start: Pause
Directional buttons: Inventory
Select button: Show inventory
L1: Crouch
L2: Headcam
R1: Strafe/lock target
R2: Quick switch
L2+R2: Quick switch eye modes
L1+R1: Roll1
L1+X: Roll2
2.HUD Meter (Heads Up Display) These are very important throughout the
game so get accustomed to each icon and their perspective meanings.
3.IRIS- Independent Removable Information System.
Description: Portable computer module with human interface. Designed to operate
in standard sockets on robots and data terminals for command and control
History: By the turn of the 22nd century, technology has at last achieved the
goal of incorporating human intelligence into digital machinery and IRIS modules
are as common as mobile phones.  Everyone uses them to organize their lives and
many regard them as friends. Advanced versions are programmable. Wheeler has
given his sidekick a strong female personality.
Be warned there are tactical problems that can only be solved by IRIS. In these
instances, be prepared to enter her electronic world. Locate a signal bit and
carry it through maze-like electrical circuits to the proper output terminal. No
training can simulate this experience-stay alert. Use the left analog stick to
avoid electrical hazards along the way. Toggle switches to change directions as
needed to reach final goal by pressing the triangle button.
Advisory: The signal bit will be trapped by empty logic gates. To recover a
dropped bit, continue along the same circuit until it returns to the same gate.
4.Standard RADTAC equipment:
4mm handgun-Standard military side arm issued to RTX operatives. Fires explosive
bullets. Unlimited ammo supply.
Pressure suit- Enables action outside on the Martian surface. Contains a limited
air supply which can be replenished by purchasing or locating oxygen bottles.
4mm machine gun- Assault weapon intended to suppress mutiny. Reported effective
against LED's. Ammo limited: 200 shots / clip.  Replenish in off-limits command
centers.
Tranquilizer gas- Anesthetic gas grenade intended for crowd control. Reported to
stun LED's.
Stun grenade- Concussion weapon intended for crowd control. Reported to damage
LED's within blast radius.
5.Accessible alien weapons:
Stage1 destructor-Basic one-handed weapon carried by LED warriors. More
effective than 4mm handgun. Ammo limited: 50 shots/one cell pack. Scavenge to
replenish.
Stage2 destructor-High power one handed laser. Ammo limited: 25 shots/one cell
pack.  Scavenge to replenish
Stage3 reaper-Rapid fire, 2-handed assault laser. Ammo limited: 100 shots/2 cell
pack.  Scavenge to replenish.
Stage4 eradicator-Slow fire laser rifle with telescopic sight. Accurate for long
distance sniping in first person view. No auto target functionality. Ammo: 20-
shots/two-cell pack. Scavenge to replenish.
Stage5 annihilator-Continuous fire particle beam super weapon. Causes enemies to
explode on contact. Damage can extend to nearby enemy units. Ammo: 10-shots/two-
cell pack. Scavenge to replenish.
Plasma turrets-Available throughout the game but limited in use.  Beware enemies
behind these shielded death traps.
Ammo energy packs-These come in two standard sizes: single cell units for one-
handed weapons and double cell units for two handed weapons.
6.Playable characters:
Name: Wheeler, Eugene Zeno
DOB: 21.March.2170/St. Louis, MO USA
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 85k
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Rank: Army Major
Unit: Radtac
Specialty training: Ranger, astronaut, and radical tactics expert.
Date entered service: 2088
Education: US military academy '92
Current status: Action reconnaissance on Mars.
Background: Shuttle pilot on seven missions. Application to join Mars colony
rejected by local inhabitants in '95. Admitted to Radtac School, '97. Received
Radical Tactics Expert badge, '98. Distinguished achievement in Tactical
improvisation, vehicle proficiency and marksmanship. Note: Subjects grandfather,
General Augustus Wheeler, commanded the first Mars mission, MMM in '27.
Service record:
Army ranger operation wildebeest '97-Team secured 9classified0 African capital,
thwarted military coup.
RTX operation grey stone '98-Resolved lunar observatory hostage situation by
force.
RTX operation black snake '99-Penetrated java cobra faction, negotiated truce.
RTX operation yellow desert '01-Entered 9classified0 Middle Eastern city,
retrieved (classified) viral agent.
RTX operation white fire '02-Identified and removed LED garrison from Equatorial
launch facility. Boarded orbiting gamma station under LED attack, rescued crew.
Wounded in battle during re-entry. Awarded Purple Heart and Silver Star for
exploit.
Medical History:
Sustained loss of left eye and right hand during RTX operation White Fire.
Synthetic replacements provide enhanced sensory and mechanical abilities. Check
Wheeler's file for details on his bio-enhancements.
EZ Wheeler has a synthetic eye and enhanced arm from damage he
sustained during a rescue he performed on another space station.  His eye
has 4 different modes of view in addition to regular vision that are readily
available throughout the game.
Thermoscan-Reveal enemy units or locate survivors using this vision.
Naviscan-Display maps and mission objectives
Electroscan-Identify electrical items, malfunctions and control systems.
Bioscan-Detect forensic residues and foreign life forms.
The arm:
Prosthetic device capable of supporting upgrades for enhanced physical
performance.
Torque wrench- Use to open specially marked panels and machinery.
Grappling hook- Use to reach great heights.
Taser- Use to stun LED's and zap power panels.
Plasma cutter- Use to slice open specially marked panels.
Catapult- Use to launch butane tanks with explosive force.
Name: Cimmeria Rijan
Rank: Chief colony officer (CCO)
Background: Native of Mars who spent nine years on earth studying biology before
returning to her home planet to become the CCO of Red Rock. She's young,
beautiful and smart. Her knowledge of colony operations may prove useful. She
doesn't have much experience with weapons however. If she survived the LED
invasion, she's probably hiding and might be hard to find.
7.Explosives:
Small and large butane tanks- Both contain potentially explosive gas. The small
tank can be used to eliminate multiple targets within a small area and can be
detonated by gun or laser fire. The large canisters are too big to throw and
need to be dropped instead, again can be detonated by gun or laser fire.
8.Consumables:
First aid kit- restores health by 1/3.
Health kit- restores health completely.
Oxygen bottle- Completely refills air tank in your pressure suit.
9.Additional pick-ups:
Human digitizer- Small device used by LED's to contain prisoners of war. Capture
form LED technician and use it to store and protect colony survivors found
hiding throughout Red Rock.
Fire extinguisher- Primary purpose is to fight fires, always a danger in an
airtight colony. Known to stun LED's.
Food unit- Foil wrapped, tofu based snacks found in vending machines throughout
Red Rock. Throw like a grenade to distract LED vermin.
Officer access card- Credit card shaped device used by Wheeler to operate
shuttle bay on Phobos and by Cimmeria to open special doors within the colony.
Pieces of junk- Small fragments of metal and wire scattered around Red Rock. Use
to destroy LED transporters.
Cash card- Martian money found in chests and cabinets. Use in vending machines
to buy consumable items.
10.Vehicles:
Jet pack- Pressure suit upgrade, enabling leaps to a maximum height of 5 meters
and a maximum distance of 12 meters. Press the X button to jump and then press
the X button again while airborne to leap high, cross wide gaps and cushion
falls.
Rover- Tracked vehicle for long-range travel. Large enough to live in. Capable
of ascending slopes that can't be climbed on foot. Press triangle button to
enter.
Spider- A small four legged vehicle for scrabbling over steep terrain. Designed
to leap tall obstacles in the weak Martian gravity. Press triangle to mount.
LED scout ship- LED reconnaissance craft. Well armed and highly maneuverable.
Press triangle button to enter.
11.Field assets:
Chicken bot- A small two-wheeled servobot designed to perform colony
maintenance.
Cargo handler- Robotic arm used to shift cargo.
Laser drill- A large maglev unit used to drill mining tunnels. Can be
weaponized.
Repairbot- Treaded service vehicle impervious to radioactivity.
Hoverbot- A small flying servobot primarily used for aerial inspection.
Showgirl- Entertainment servobot willing to entertain enemy units.
Loaderbot- Flatbed cargo delivery vehicle.
Tractorbot- Treaded service vehicle at home on planet surface.
12. LED's / Enemies
Basic warrior - While aggressive will not hesitate to turn and flee. Be advised
that they will sometimes leave their weapons behind.
Advanced warrior - Extremely aggressive, rarely retreats and can be cornered.
Often distracted by close proximity servobots.
Heavy warrior - Very deadly and hard to kill. No known tactical weaknesses.
Technician - Harmless until provoked. Turns invisible to stalk prey with
probalyzer. Once concealed they can only be seen through thermoscan / thermal
vision.
Officers - Large, heavily armed and dangerously aggressive. Look for them
guarding important tactical positions.
13. Chapters
1.    Phobos station, Red Rocks orbiting spaceport.
2.    Thermal research station, Hot spring study center.
3.    Kuznetsov diamond mine, Sources of wealth for Red Rock.
4.    Chryse canal pump complex, Red Rocks water comes from melting permafrost.
5.    Red Rock township, 200 colonists used to live and work here.
6.    Xanthe terra power and light, Fusion reactor is Red Rocks power source.
7.    Back in main colony, there's an enemy ship docked in the hangar.
8.    Rescue operation, Cimmeria comes to town.
9.    Aromatum gas field, Source of greenhouse gas for Martian terraforming
effort.
10.Crater MC-55o, site of deep mystery.
14. Confidential (Military use only)
Hostile threat
Earth faces a worldwide security from manifestly hostile alien species. Their
technology is superior. Their intentions are mysterious. Our chances against
them are uncertain. See additional supplements for information regarding
threat types and known weapons.
Name: real name unknown. Informally called light emitting demons (LED's) by
reporters who first noticed that they talk to each other using special light
producing organs, like fireflies.
Origin: All attempts to locate LED home planet have failed.
Physical characteristics: Little is known. Like spiders, LED's heads blend
with their bodies. Like sharks, they have cartilage skeletons. When not
protected by armor, LED's are fragile and easy to defeat. Standard issue 4mm
handgun is adequate. Unfortunately, unknown chemical reaction causes LED's to
carbonize when their skin has been damaged, consuming their weapons along
with their bodies.
Armament: Variety of laser guided plasma weapons to range fire upon humans,
teleporters to send squads into combat, invisible electromagnetic armor to
absorb battle damage.
Tactical doctrine: Be wary. LED's are aggressive when unchallenged, quick to
retreat under fire and suicidal when trapped. They seldom travel alone and
will spawn reinforcements through their teleporters. Victory depends on
acquisition of LED firepower. Stun them from close range by any means
available (fire extinguishers are known to work) and commandeer their
weapons. Search for metallic junk to sabotage their teleporters.
Word of warning on this game, I can get you through this
as far as completing the game itself but not 100%.  The 100% completion
comes from also locating survivors/colonists hidden throughout different
levels in the game.  There are a total of 100 individuals and I have only
located close to 70.  I list these individuals in my walk-through but I also
say that there is no harm in exploring further.  I will at another time,
look for the missing colonists and revise this walk through but until then,
keep in mind this warning.
Chapter1: Phobos Station
Intro: Movie
After a movie, (gotta love IRIS, eh?) you are on board Phobos in your first
chapter.
Once again, no particular order, sometimes it's good to backtrack
areas that you may return to later.
On Phobos Space station you will
receive a small tutorial on how to interact with some environments.
Continue forward through the first hatch, then the second into a main area
with different routes.
Ahead of you is a terminal in need of a battery,
start off going through the hatch on the right.
You'll end up in a small
room with a box on your left that needs to be opened, remember the markings
on this box throughout the game.
After retrieving the energy cell, return
to main area and use the battery.  Down the ladder and have your first
communication with IRIS, you'd be completely lost without IRIS, head back up
the ladder and to your left to the 'command center'.
Talk to IRIS and take
an incoming call from earth and somebody else that is another main character
in the game, Cimmeria Rajan.
As IRIS will tell you throughout the game,
'check your maps', in green vision, this is your 'map mode'; you can view
present and completed objectives.
Always check for current objective, as
this one is 'find access card'.
Return to main room then onward to the room
that had the energy cell and through the now open door.
Head down the
ladder for another conversation with IRIS and obtain the access card from
the box.
Check the box to the left of the ladder on the way back up, all
these type kudos will be 20 credits of funny money for mini-mart purchases,
rack up all the loot you can as there will be times where you use up all
your resources and re-upping can be hard at times.
Up the ladder, station
is now under attack, go to main room and through the open hatch in the
center to escape station and enjoy cool movie!!
Chapter2: Thermal Research Outpost
All right people, crash course in jumping skills, something that needs to be
mastered in this game.  Continue pretty much straight ahead and you will
come to a small wall with a weird looking contraption above, this is an
oxygen station, you can obtain a small bottle of oxygen from these stations
that will fill up your meter from zero, it's a good idea to refill when you
hear the heartbeat, this either means low life or air.  Jump up the wall,
grab the oxygen and jump across to the rocky landing.  Turn to your left and
notice the remaining platforms, the first two in front of you and the third
on the right, then to your next oxygen bottle.  Use L2 to view from heights
such as this so you can find your safest drop zone throughout the game.
Drop down and locate the next oxygen bottle, past this first rock is a
slight drop-off, run between the next two rocks and jump to the following
landing.  It's good to do these right the first time to avoid mass oxygen
consumption in backtracking and redoing.  From this new landing go up to
next landing and retrieve oxygen.  Follow cliff wall on left and jump across
to next area next to large rock.  You will see another oxygen bottle as you
trek forward; notice the step-ups on your left as you near.
Climb on up!!  Jump across to oxygen and continue forward jumping again to next
landing, trying to avoid fire from enemy ship.  Drop down, continue to left and
climb up on your left in front of a rockslide, walk to rockslide until you get a
'clear path' message.  Go around and when you look across canyon, you should
be between the two bottles across from you.  Long jump!!  Turn around and
get oxygen, come back and get your first small first aid kit.  You may
battle the aliens between you and the spaceport or run past them possibly
taking shots along the way, it's your choice, good practice though!!  Oh,
reminder, square button to quickly bring out your present weapon or stop
game and do it through select.
Ok, after entering door (green icon: unlocked / red icon: locked), go to
empty spacesuit area and triangulate your next move. Use triangle to get out
of suit, sheesh!!  Do a scan before you enter this door and prepare yourself
as you see fit.  After clearing area, talk to IRIS and learn how to view
maps.  Ok, must go down, forward through door next to mini-mart machine and
down a hatch-ladder dealing with a few enemies along the way.  Follow your
map and look to your right on the ground, occasionally you will come across
'pieces of junk' that come in extremely handy, LED's pop up from these glowy
blue transport spots that you can place a piece of junk and mess up their
world, well, at least save some ammo as usually four LED's can pop up from a
single transporter.  Forward and a movie, then you obtain a valuable toy in
rescuing colony survivors throughout the game, the 'human digitizer'.
Continue in this room and check the boxes, the solid red boxes contain tools
and imperative items for completing tasks.  Turning around from this box,
notice the dome shaped metallic box on the floor, your first laser to play
with.  Other similar boxes will contain ammo or a proximity bomb, easily
avoidable, just get used to the sounds.  Ok, now that you have hull patch,
it's time to go talk to IRIS again and get new objectives, always listen
close to her, as she doesn't like to repeat herself.  Ok, 'servobot' is next
objective, must go down, but before venturing off let's take alittle detour
to the 'crews quarters', look at the neon signs in front of doors, it's the
first door to the left of entering this room from outside.  There are
goodies and survivors in this area.  After this take door straight across
from yellow door in main room and down ladder to lower floor.  Behind ladder
are two paths, take left path and door on left into large room, take care of
enemies and check map, follow arrow.  Entering this next room you will shoot
off a vent cover that you need to enter.  Follow your map into a room where
you will rescue another colonist.  Next to her is another vent to enter and
continue following your map to a servobot center, fun little toys that you
can access with your IRIS module.  Get behind little 'bot, insert IRIS and
take door to left, notice lock mechanism in front of door.  IRIS 'bots are
the blue marking on the map, oval shaped.  Follow your map to a room with a
large window on the left as you come in,  take door on left, ignore enemies
and continue to the left to a servobot canal.  Take first left in canal and
override circuit, back out and continue into another room.  Check out the
red box on the table for EZ to get, continue out into the room with the
large window, scooping out all your enemies along the way, 'bots are cool
aren't they?  Leave and go back to EZ or stay and have EZ come your way,
either way, when you meet up, remember to remove IRIS module from 'bot.  In
this room, rescue survivor, check for boxes and continue into next room to
obtain the door ratchet.  As you leave this room and head back out to main
room, make a u-turn and locate vent shaft, explore this are and rescue
colonists as you find them. You may end up coming down a ladder that will
put you back where you started in finding colonists after you're finished
rescuing.   Take door straight across from you and turn left to find door
that needs to be opened with ratchet.  Use tool in white socket and enter
pressure room to take a stroll outside.  Notice the stun LED's message as
you enter, yes, fire extinguishers now can be added to your arsenal.
Go around to your left, forward and up ladder.  Cut to your left and go just
past the radar dish, climb up and notice the sleeping LED and the oxygen
station.  Pass the oxygen and follow the trail of LED's to a hole in the
wall, which you're going to fix with that patch.  Go back the way you came,
picking up alien ammo along the way, don't always count on me to tell you
about ammo as its spread out through out the game and areas are too numerous
to list, just keep your eyes out and don't be scared to explore.  Work your
way back up a ladder to the next floor and locate the Comm. Center, use the
computer and IRIS to kill the alarm and repressurize room.  Enter room, drop
ladder and go up into next room, a few enemies and go up again.  Talk to
IRIS, on to the next chapter.
Chapter3: Kuznetsov Diamond Mine
Advance forward and check out the area.  After a few enemies, take the first
door, Habitat#1.  Our next objective is to talk to IRIS so, plug in and talk
to her.  After receiving your information, flip around and plug into the
crane behind you, after dropping the second box, remove IRIS and climb up as
Wheeler.  On your way through this crouched corridor, pick up the piece of
junk on your way to the end.  In this room, take care of vermin, check for
boxes and halt ore carrier.  Remember the other door outside, time to take a
little walk.  You may go back the way you came via the vent or through new
exit to your left.  Stop by the mini-mart if necessary.
Plug in, talk to IRIS and unlock the door, enter and work your way down in a
back and forth movement jumping from one scoop to the other.  Once you reach
bottom, go through the door and up the ladder.  Rescue the survivor and
either head through the door back down or backtrack down the ladder to the
bottom again and enter passage across from you into a dirt tunnel.  After
clearing out this area, follow the path to a door and an open area with a
broken bridge, yes, jump across.  Once across, through the door, take care
of enemies and choose your path down, they both lead to the same door you
must venture through.  Joy, another broken bridge, time to do the nasty
again!!  Once through the door, follow it around taking care of enemies and
notice the break in the fence, as you will come across this throughout the
game.  Basically means you will need to jump across or go through in some
manner.  Anyhoo, onward!!  There are a couple ways to go, I take the hole in
wall to the right once you're across and work your way down avoiding vermin.
After going through door, check your right and you have found laser drill.
Go talk to IRIS by the machine and find out that you need to take care of a
power problem.  Back through yellow airlock door and continue into next
room.  Visit mini-mart if necessary and up the ladder into new room.  Ok,
this is a good save point as you are about to enter IRIS world, something
that gets progressively harder throughout the game and there is really no
way to record direction in these puzzles.  It's basically trial and error,
remember that left analog stick rotates you around beams to avoid spikes and
triangle will change your path as you approach it, don't wildly press
triangle as this will put you in a world of hurt as far as not knowing what
direction you will head.  Take your time. The first few times and get used
to the layout of the maze and then explore different directions.  Basically
to start, you are looking to pick up a bit of information, there will be a
tunnel with a red glow within that you need to go through to pick it up.
Once you have it, avoid hitting spikes in your path and tunnels as you will
drop your bit of information and have to make your way back around and pick
it up again.  You are destined for a golden tunnel, it stands out more than
the others, once you reach this tunnel with the bit of information, and the
puzzle is complete.  One thing to remember is on your way to the golden
tunnel, by dropping off the bit of information at a tunnel and making your
way back around to pick it up, once you have it you will have a clear path
to your next point.  Anyhoo, this one is easy and a training puzzle, should
be no prob!!
After completing puzzle, save if you wish and go to the laser drill and talk
to IRIS, time to kick some alien butt!!  Notice the floor panel on your way
out, you'll be using these a lot throughout the game, follow your path down
a lift and rescue a couple survivors and make your way back up.  Get into
suit and go to drill.  You will come across a door that IRIS will tell you
is blocked by Colonists and you need to find another entrance, continue to
yellow airlock door and through to drill.  Insert IRIS and go to room you
haven't been in yet, forward and to the right, sheesh!!  You can only pivot
and fire but you will clear out a majority of LEDs for Wheeler as he needs
to follow and take care of the remaining LEDs in this room.  Place piece of
junk on teleporter at ground level and go up ladder to platform.  From
platform, jump to broken ladder in front of you, climb up and clear path
into new door.  Remove suit and continue, clearing another path.  Take the
only accessible door, collect your kudos and rescue a survivor.  Up into the
vent and follow to a booby-trapped room.  I guess I'll tell you to avoid
getting your life sucked away from one helluva fire.  Equip your 4mm handgun
and position yourself at the exit, look for an icon at the floor and shoot,
triggering the explosion, when all is clear, continue onward.  Another
booby-trapped room, take it slow and work your way through the obstacles.
Find switch to activate hydraulic lift, visit mini-mart if necessary and go
out the green-lit door.  Beware of the wires; use your vision enhancer to
make your way through if you wish.  You're now face to face with Cimmeria
and she's sporting a new weapon or new type of kink, who knows?  Anyways as
she walks away, Wheeler admires her back end and 'onward through the fog' (
an old hippy saying).  Unlock the door, check the boxes and take the
elevator down.  Ok, kill off the little vermin unless you like alien
attachments!!  Back to the laser drill, stand on platform behind it 'switch
to servobot as IRIS is still plugged in.  At top, clear rocks with laser
drill, get Wheeler out of the way first and as Wheeler, go through door and
rescue a couple Colonists and back to new opening made by drill.  Retrieve
IRIS module from drill and use computer to obtain map and objective.
Attempt to open door behind you and then have IRIS unlock it for you.
I'm not going to tell you how, but you're making your way up to the top of
the heap.  First off, go through vent and rescue a couple survivors and make
your way back.  Walk the vent to the door and continue.  Check your air
pressure, heart beating yet?  Anyhoo, make your way down, use your vision to
check for vermin and nasties.  Go into habitat#3 and find a new tool to add
to your arm, a nifty torque wrench!!  Over-ride gate lock, go back outside
and through the gate.  You get a new gun in this area, a stage2 destructor,
now talk to IRIS and check things out with another vision filter, another
new toy to become familiar with.  After the movie, turn and notice the pile
of rocks, time to check out what this 'new old-soul' is good for.  Ok,
that's cool, onward ho'.  This is a good save point in case you don't make
it through this one; he's not easy to deal with.  You should be at 20% of
the game with 16/100 survivors.
Oh joy, first real boss battle, the LED Field Commander.  Did you pay
attention to the fence breaking?  What's below but our friend the laser
drill, just remember, you have to install IRIS and get Wheeler out of the
way.  After plugging in, get Wheeler to the cave area with the computer
module so he is out of the way, make sure your stocked up on health as the
alien pulls a shitty in this battle.  Ok, use the R1 and R2 buttons to raise
and lower laser drill, following the alien and pour on the steam, let him
have it, blow him out of the water!!  Upon defeating him, you get a movie
and the end of Chapter3.
Chapter4: Chryse Canal Pump Complex
Okie dokie, w