Safe zone

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A safe zone, also known as a safe room, is a special feature in nico's nextbots. 
It is a small space that nextbots cannot enter, making it impossible for them to kill any player inside (unless a player is standing very close to the door). Players will also always spawn in a safe zone when joining the game. Currently, there are more than twenty-one safe zones in total. Staying in a safe zone will temporarily halt a player's survival time count, preventing them from abusing it, and also stop nextbots from chasing after the player. Whilst sat inside a safe zone, the game will play somewhat calming elevator music, and nextbot audios as well as other outside sounds will become muffled.
== List of safe zones==
Below is a list of all of the current safe zones that can be found in the game. Note: All of the names given below are fanmade. The names are the areas near, or around them.
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|-|nn_mall=
===Stephenson's Safe Zone===
This safe zone is inside nn_mall. It is found in the area behind Stephenson's Ramen in the first floor of the mall.
File:Safe Zone -1.png
===Parking Lot Safe Zone===
This safe zone is in one of the parking lots. It is found in a large area accessed from the mall's first floor by going down an escalator.
File:Safe Zone -2.png
===Warehouse Safe Zone===
This safe zone is also in one of the parking lots, however it is located up a ramp, in-between two gates that players control, meaning it may not always be perfectly accessible.
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===Bathroom Safe Zone ===
This safe zone takes the form of two bathrooms parallel to one another on the second floor of the mall. They are found to the left of the escalator leading into the floor and is near Snacks N' Go and The Book Library. The two bathrooms are connected through a vent at the back.
In the overhaul update, this safe zone was moved to the lounge, a location that was added in the same update. 
File:Safe Zone -3.png
===Mega Safe Zone===
This safe zone is located on the highest floor of the Parking Lot and can be found by entering the door at the very top of the staircase in the Parking Lot. It's the third largest safe zone in the game, with a refrigerator, a counter, two bookshelves, and it contains another room with 9 toilets, but this got changed in the new update to 1 oversized toilet. Prior to an old update, there used to be a radio on the counter playing dating start by nicopatty. There is also a Bloxy Cola vending machine located here. There is also a small poster of untitled tag game. It is impossible to spawn here.
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|-|nn_backrooms=
===Backrooms Safe Zone===
This is the one of the safe zones found in nn_backrooms, being at one of the corners of the large map.
File:RobloxScreenShot20220722 114616846.png|Before Backrooms expansion.
File:New backrooms safezone.png|After Backrooms expansion.
===Pillars Safe Zone===
As the unofficial name implies, this safe zone is located by the Pillars area of the Backrooms.
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===Pitfalls Safe Zone===
This safe zone is found by the Pitfalls, an area within the Backrooms.
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|-|nn_russia=
===Eight Twelve Safe Zone===
This safe zone is a random building found in nn_russia. The building is found next to a shed that is behind Eight Twelve. This safe zone looks like the ones found in nn_mall.
File:SafeZoneEightTwelve.png
===Cyberia Safe Zone 2.0===
This safe zone is a random building in nn_russia, similarly to the previously mentioned safe zone. The safe zone is found next to the building "Cyberia", and also looks similar to the safe zones in nn_mall.
File:SafeZoneCyberia.png
===Shed Safe Zone===
This safe zone is located near a bunch of other sheds in nn_russia. The safe zone is small with equipment typically found in storage units and or sheds such as barrels, planks of wood, a box, a few shelves, etc. There is also only one way out of this safe zone. If one stands on the center of the planks and jumps through the wall, they will be led into a wooden room with a green N on the wall, and a bunch of other items.
File:ShedSafezoneExterior.png
===Cyberia Safe Zone===
This safe zone is a building called Cyberia Club, located in nn_russia|nn_russia. This is also (possibly) the currently only safe zones that has a different soundtrack.
File:Cyberia-safe-zone.png
===Nico's Textbox 2 Safe Zone===
This safe zone is a building that is near one of the sides of the maps. It contains a Bloxy Cola machine, lots of TV's, and a graffiti saying "LIES" near a TV.
File:AbandonSafeZonebutitisntabandon.png
===Benny's Safe Zone===
This safe zone is a building found in the streets of nn_russia and it is near Cyberia.
File:BennysExterior.jpeg
=== Moomart's Safe Zone ===
You can find this safe zone in the middle of nn_russia, near Cyberia. Moomart was originally a safe zone when the overhaul update got released, then in a small patch, it was classified as a non safe-zone. Then, in another small patch, the safe zone was added back.
File:Moomart1.png
|-|nn_flatgrass=
===Brick Tower Safe Zone===
Currently there is only one safe zone in the map. It's located inside the brick tower. Enter via a secret door.
File:Brick_Tower.png
|-|nn_bigmaze=
=== Lobby Safe Zone ===
The main safe zone of nn_bigmaze
File:lobbybigmazesafezone.png
=== Bigmaze Tower Safe Zone ===
This safezone can be found in Bigmaze Tower.
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=== Spectator Safe Zone ===
This massive safe zone is located directly above the maze.
File:spectatorsafezone.png
|-|nn_dreammaze=
=== Galaxy-Striped Safe Zone ===
Find it by spawning or by exploring, this safe zone can be found in a stairwell connecting Galaxy and Striped.
File:G-S SZ.png
=== Striped-Space Safe Zone ===
Find it by spawning or by exploring, this safe zone can be found in a stairwell connecting Striped and Space.
File:S-S SZ.png
=== Violet Room Safe Zone ===
Find it by exploring, this safe zone can be found branching off of one of the hallways in Space Level.
File:VR SZ.png
|-|nn_crossroads=
=== Underground Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found inside the green mountain at the corner of the map. 
File:USZ.png
=== Dock/Pier Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found by the beach at the edge of the map.
File:DPSZ.png
=== Underground Castle Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found below the castle, with a variety of entrances to the safe zone.
File:CrossroadsCastleSafeZoneExterior.png
|-|nn_playground=
=== Multi-Purpose Safe Zone ===
The main safe zone of nn_playground which is in Multi-Purpose Zone.
File:multipurposesafezone.png
|-|nn_camberturn=
=== Apartment Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found at the coast of the map.
File:3SZ.png
=== Alleyway Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found in an alleyway between two buildings.
File:ASZ.png
=== Warehouse Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found in a warehouse marked with a "SeaShore" logo.
File:WSZ.png
=== mcBabber's Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found in a red warehouse marked with a "mcBabber's" advertisement poster.
File:MSZ.png
|-|nn_grandhotel=
=== Unknown Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found left of the Grand Staircase.
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|-|nn_port=
=== Hallway Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found at the bottom of a stairwell located in a green warehouse.
File:HSZ.png
=== Container Ship Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found right next to a container ship located by some cranes.
File:CSSZ.png
=== Cranes Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found by some cranes at the edge of the map, not to be mistaken for the Container Ship Safe Zone, as it does not have a container ship behind it.
File:CSZ.png
|-|nn_sfoth=
=== Locus Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found underneath the Platform.
File:locussafezone.png
|-|nn_kellywood=
=== House Safe Zones ===
These safe zones can be found within two houses, specifically in their garages. Both houses are at different ends of the map.
File:KellywoodSafeZone.png
|-|nn_hauntedmansion=
=== Cage Safe Zone ===
This safe zone is located directly under the mansion in a cave-like area, and is the only safe zone on the map.
File:safezonehauntedmansion.png
|-|nn_hotel=
=== Wellness Safe Zone ===
This safe zone is located at the lowest level, right next to Wellness.
File:HotelWellnessSafeZone.png
=== Reception Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found at the reception area.
File:HotelMainSafeZone.png
=== 3rd Floor Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found at the 3rd floor, in one of the hotel rooms.
File:Hotel3rdFloorSafeZone.png
|-|nn_poolrooms=
=== Unknown Safe Zones ===
These three safe zones can be found on different floors.
File:poolroomssafezone.png
|-|nn_airport=
=== Toilet Safe Zones ===
These safe zones can be nearer to the end of the map, directly opposite of each other.
File:AirportBathroomSafeZone.png
File:AirportBathroomSafeZone2.png
=== 294? Safe Zone ===
This safe zone is located within 294?. It is impossible to spawn here.
File:Airport294.png
|-|nn_shibuya=
=== Ksukaya Safe Zone ===
This safe zone is located in Ksukaya at the ground floor of NFront.
File:ksukayasafezone.png
=== Michi Square Safe Zone ===
This safe zone is located at Michi Square where there is a huge white building nearby.
File:whitebuildingsafezone.png
|-|nn_lost_ruins=
=== Center Safe Zone ===
This safe zone is located at the center of the map.
File:centersafezonelostruins.png
=== Temple Safe Zone ===
This safe zone is located at the huge temple.
File:templesafezonelostruins.png
|-|nn_heights=
=== Under Construction Building Safe Zone ===
This safe zone is located in the under constructed building.
File:constructionsafezone.png
=== Moomart Building Safe Zone ===
This safe zone was located in Moomart Building
File:buildingmoomartsafezone.png
=== Factory Safe Zone ===
This safe zone is located at the factory.
File:factorysafezone.png
|-|nn_weirdcore=
=== Cool Mart Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found next to the entrance at cool mart.
File:coolmartweirdcoresafezone.png
=== Vanishing/Dark Forest Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found next to entrance of the Dark Forest from Vanishing.
File:darkforestsafezone.png
=== Equinox Club Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found at Equinox Club.
File:equinoxclubsafezone1.png
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|-|nn_nikea=
=== Dairy King Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found at Dairy King in the mini mall next to the cafeteria.
File:dairykingsafezone.png
=== Self-Aware Warehouse Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found at the warehouse, located on the first floor.
File:selfwarehousesafezone.png
=== Second floor Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found on the second floor.
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=== Third floor Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found on the third floor.
File:thirdfloornikeasafezone.png
|-|nn_las_casas=
=== Church's Stage Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found in the church where there is a stage area.
File:churchsafezone.png
=== Entrance/Exit Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found at the entrance/exit of the place.
File:entrancelascasassafezone.png
|-|nn_voxel=
=== Villager's House Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found in a villager's house, and serves as the only safe zone in the map.
File:voxelsafezone.png
|-|nn_aquaria=
=== Wheelhouse Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found on the Boat Deck.
File:wheelhousesafezone.png
=== B Deck Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found on the B-Deck
File:bdecksafezone.png
|-|nn_outpost=
=== Tower Outpost Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found somewhere in the middle of the map.
File:toweroutpostsafezone.png
=== Small Shack Safe Zone #1 ===
This safe zone can be found next to a small brick house.
File:smallshacksafezone1.png
=== Small Shack Safe Zone #2 ===
This safe zone can be found next to a big warehouse.
File:smallshacksafezone2.png
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=== Japanese House Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found in a small Japanese House.
File:japanesehousesafezone.png
=== Japanese Garden Area Safe Zone ===
This safe zone can be found next to a big Japanese House which it is connected to the garden.
File:japanesegardenareasafezone.png
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== Tips ==
*Sometimes, the nextbots camp outside a safe zone, especially if there are many players inside it, so you may not be able to leave the room until the nextbots change out with another nextbot or leave or you somehow die and respawn in another Safe Zone.
**With the new Pathfinding update, this doesn’t happen anymore. It happens in Private Servers rarely, too.
*You can stay close to the entrance of a safe zone so that when a nextbot tries to approach you, you can quickly flee back in. It will save your surviving time, which will help you get a higher number of seconds survived.
*Even if you're in a safe zone, the nextbots can still kill you if you're too near to the door or if you're too close to the wall.
** An example is the Bathroom Safe Zone which has a small space between the mall and the Safe Zone. Make sure you are not in this area because nextbots can still kill you here.
*As of the Physics Overhaul, nextbots can now fling loose props and kick open doors. This may be a problem as you can get stuck on one of the props while trying to reach a safe zone.
*Nextbots can kick the closed doors of a safe zone and trap players in a safe zone. Wait for the doors to respawn in order to get out.
*The storage unit safe zone is one of the only places with a false wall, the other being cool mart.
==Gallery==
===General===
File:Toilet in mall.png|A toilet found in the Mega Safezone.
File:Safezonecurrent.png|nn_mall.
File:New backrooms safezone.png|nn_backrooms.
File:RobloxScreenShot20220722 114616846.png|nn_backrooms (legacy version).
File:SafeZoneEightTwelve.png|nn_russia.
File:Safeport.png|nn_port.
File:Safezonehotel.png|nn_hotel.
File:Safezonepoolroom.png|nn_poolrooms.
File:Saferoomcross.png|nn_crossroads.
File:Safezonecamberturn.png|nn_camberturn.
File:Safezonegrand.png|nn_grandhotel.
File:KellywoodSafeZone.png|nn_kellywood.
File:Safezonehauntedmansion.png|nn_hauntedmansion.
File:AirportBathroomSafeZone.png|nn_airport.
File:ShibuyaArtSafezone.png|nn_shibuya.
File:LostRuinsSafeZone.png|nn_lost_ruins.
File:JapaneseGardenSafezoneExterior.png|nn_japanese_garden.
File:Churchsafezone.png|nn_las_casas.
===Audio===
====nico's nextbots ost - safe room====
 (current)
====Ape Escape 3 OST 4: Fortune Teller (From YouTube).====
 (old)
==Lore==
=== Overview ===
The only thing that The Messenger mentions is that it is related to B.R.I.D.G.E, which is possibly going against Nico's Corporation and built the safe rooms to protect us from the nextbots in the mall.
File:The safe.jpg
==Trivia== 
*Before the addition of the ability to bust through doors, players had to manually press E to open them. This allowed trolls to close the doors as you approached, making it easier for you to be killed while being pursued by a nextbot.
*In versions prior to the physics overhaul, the door to the mega safe zone was locked and there was no space behind it.
*In an early update of the game, nico introduced a feature that allowed players only a limited amount of time inside a safe zone. This feature was removed less than 24 hours later due to intense criticism from the community.
*The Mega Safe Zone is the only safe zone that features chairs you can actually sit in.
**Currently, the chairs no longer allow you to sit, and the reason for this removal by the developers is unknown.
***However, this feature was present in nico's nextbots (legacy).
*Before the nn_russia update, the Mega Safe Zone featured numerous toilets; however, it has since been replaced by a very large toilet. While you can hide behind it, there is little purpose in doing so.
*As noted in a tip on the loading screen, 'safezones don't make you invincible, they're simply a wall to nextbots' This implies that nextbots could theoretically still kill you while you're inside one; the safe zone merely causes them to stop chasing you.
**This is unironically true, as it is currently a common bug that occurs frequently.
*Originally, the audio for safe rooms was intended to be the Fortune Telling OST from the Ape Escape franchise. However, nico felt it was wrong to use it without permission, so the current audio was created, heavily inspired by it.
*There is a bug that can make you un-safezoned while still inside a safe zone. This issue is quite common, so be sure to check your status first, as possessed nextbots can easily kill you if you are standing near the doors.
*When safe zones were first introduced, they featured a different soundtrack: the Ape Escape 3 track "Fortune Teller." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODc4cWJmCw&ab_channel=GygaBros
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