Climb!

Climb! is the eighteenth story mode stage in MADNESS: Project Nexus and the third stage in the Science Tower Courtyard. Sanford and Hank advance through the Science Tower in search of the defense shutters, so that they can disable it and allow their access to the top floors of the Science Tower.

## Briefing

Hank and Sanford have volunteered to deactivate the defense shutters that obstruct the Science Tower's penthouse floors. Once Deimos and Christoff free up their path, it should be smooth sailing all the way to the top.

### Objectives

1) Deactivate the Tower Defense Shutters.

## Snoopables

* Pages discussing the usage of Dissonant Reality
* Agent Diary
* Papers discussing Dissonant Reality
* Papers discussing the testing of Gestalt

Hundreds of balled-up pages discuss proposals for the weaponization of Dissonant Reality. They go back many, many years, the oldest of which bear the VETO stamp of Dr. Christoff.

Eventually, the weapon project was approved for a facility referred to as The Museum.

A Nexus Core Agent writes:

"I just...can't fathom how the A.A.H.W. operate. It keeps me up at night. One man? They exist solely to destroy one man? How powerful can this Hank Wimbleton actually be?

"And who put them up to it? If The Employers were involved, then the A.A.H.W. would have a charter just like Project Nexus. If you ask me, it stinks of personal vendetta.

"I'm not very good at riddles, and so far no one has given us a straight answer."

A scientific head of Dissonance Research writes:

"We have it! Years barren of discovery have finally borne fruit! Director Phobos will be most pleased."

"We have always understood what Dissonance does. It strips away the very logic of whatever contacts it. Improbability replaces likelihood. Up is down. Sanity yields to madness."

"Understanding what Dissonance actually is, however...this has eluded us for decades. We used to believe it was the radioactive biproduct of implanting a S-3LF into a clone body. It seems infinitely more likely that every S-3LF is itself a partial gateway to The Other Place. When the Divergence Engine cleans the S-3LF, some of that gateway remains behind."

"If this is true, then the Director must be made aware that Project Gestalt may proceed as planned."

A scientific head of Dissonance Research writes:

"We have assembled all the pieces. Subject 1v02P\_6's program is complete, and his training (along with canisters of Dr. Hofnarr's concentrated Divergence) are prepared for induction into the body of an unfinished Mag using Dr. Crackpot's Enmeshment Program.

"We estimate rapid and substantial growth in the structure of the vessel once incubation is terminated. There is no predicting where the limit of this growth might be found. I speculate that it may be potentially infinite.

Project Gestalt will now enter its initial testing phase. I pray for all our souls that the Director is certain about this, because if it works...Project Nexus will have achieved its final purpose, and we never need fear the collapse of reality again."
## Characters

### Playable

* Hank J. Wimbleton
* Sanford
* Hank W. Wimbleton (3rd Player Only)
* Hank P. Wimbleton (4th Player Only)

### Enemies

* NEXUS Scientist
* NEXUS Agent
* NEXUS Scout
* NEXUS Engineer
* NEXUS Soldat
* NEXUS Riot Guard
* NEXUS Support
* G03LM
* G03LM MK1
* G03LM MK2
* Red Towerguard
* Unfinished Mag
* NEXUS RoButler
* Conduit
* Agent
* A.T.P. Engineer
* A.T.P. Soldat
* MAG Agent
* Gestalt

## Videos

Let's Play MADNESS- Project Nexus - Episode 13 - Climb!