Research Station

> *Adelié Research Station was built hundreds of years ago in an effort to map the penguin genome. It also houses the only functioning harbor in Antarctica. Steal their boat so that you can leave Antarctica and expand the heist business to the whole world.*
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The Adelié Research Station, located in Antarctica, is the first offical heist map in Penguin Heist. It kind of serves as a "tutorial" since it introduces another few core mechanics to the players, e.g. how to pick locks.

This map was the first one to get reworked. With the rework, an entry area was added with a closed gate, which has to be lock-picked. The lock can also be shot, if the team does not have a lock-pick with them. An entry walkway to the facility was added as well. Furthermore, it got a secret cave next to the spawning area, in which the spooky Penguin Cultists are hiding. In this cave there is a closed door with big eyes, which can be opened, when finding the red fish and bringing it to the door. Once the door is open, the heisters gain access to the demon doll.

The facility itself is guarded by Guard Penguins, which are easily noticable by their blue W.A.P. jackets. Each of the guards is equipped with a Pistol and they shoot on sight. Scientists can also be found inside the facility.

The Research Station is hidden underneath a big pile of snow and has almost container like doors to enter it, which are activated by small terminals. There is also an entry point on top of the station, which can be reached by flying.

### Heist Goal and Tasks

The goal of the heist is to find a key and steal a boat. The key is hidden inside the facility, the boat is outside at a dock. Since the revamp, there is an addition but optional goal to find and steal the Peculiar Penguin Doll.

#### Tasks

* Find the key room: the key is hidden somewhere inside the Research Station in a room, guarded by lasers and wall turrets. To enter the room, either slide underneath the lasers or deactivate the security mechanism with the Hacking Pad. If you hit the lasers, the turrets will obliterate you.
* Grab the key: the key is on the table, grab it and find an exit!
* Take the key to the boat: with the key in your hands, head outside and locate the boat at the dock.
* *(optional)* Find and steal the Peculiar Penguin Doll: the doll is located in a cave and is guarded by the Penguin Cultists.
* Start the boat: once you have found the boat, get onto it and use the key to escape that place.
* Exfiltrate: Penguin Heist Successful!

The optional tasks should be completed before completing the heist!

### Rewards

Upon completion, the player will end up in the rewards screen. The Research Station heist rewards are listed below:

* $500 for completing the heist
* difficulty bonus
	+ $0 for easy
	+ $100 for medium
	+ $200 for hard
	+ $300 for hardcore
* $500 stealth bonus
* $200 no kills bonus
* $300 no incapacitated

So in total, this heist can get you $1800, if you play it on the highest difficulty and get all bonuses. Note that the *"stealth bonus"* will be $0, if you get detected by a guard. The *"no kills bonus"* will be $0, if you kill a guard, and the *"no incapacitated bonus"* will be $0, if you knock out guards beyond their sleeping state.

### Trivia

* The Peculiar Penguin Doll is connected to the Secret of the Painting on Dark Castle.
* You can find a lost baby penguin and bring it to his mother, which is a reference to the Nintendo 64 Super Mario game. It is also an availabe skin in the clothing store.
* Research Station already received many reworks, which added a bigger boat, fences, better interior, scientists, and much more.
* There can be a Grape-kun reference found on the map.