Ruin
Hazmat testing ground
An irradiated, half-ruined test building east of the Think Tank where a sealed pod holds the Hazmat suit and Hazmat darklight cowl.
- Map
- Big MT
- Faction
- None
- Danger
- Low
- Map position
- 14 × 10
The Hazmat testing ground is a partially destroyed building directly east of the Think Tank, and Doctor Klein's description complains about how boring the place is. The whole ruin is irradiated, dealing radiation as soon as you approach, so take Rad-X or keep Rad-Away handy. Climb down through the ruined floors to the lowest accessible level, past irradiated puddles, to find a sealed protected pod.
Inside the pod are the Hazmat suit and the Hazmat darklight cowl, a hood with night vision. There are two ways to open it: bring the Hazmat pod security code from the Z-43 innovative toxins plant, or knock down the pod's force field with the upgraded Sonic emitter from the X-8 research center. On consoles the shield sometimes fails to drop even with the code or emitter.
How to get there
Walk directly east from the Think Tank; the ruin sits just northwest of the Z-9 lab.
Notable loot
- Hazmat suit (sealed pod, lowest floor)
- Hazmat darklight cowl (same pod)
Tips
- Grab the code at Z-43 first if you have not done the X-8 emitter upgrade yet.
- Wear the Hazmat suit afterwards to explore irradiated spots like Z-43 safely.
- Bring Rad-Away; the whole building is radioactive.