The Station Fortress

The Station Fortress is the sixth stage in MADNESS: Project Nexus and the third and last stage of the Industrial Sector. In this stage Sanford and Deimos go through the Sheriff's fortress where he is hiding and fight their way through MERC units to finally gain access to the Residential Sector.

## Briefing

A few little walls and security protocols are no longer an obstacle to us. We're ready to bring the fight to the Sheriff and his petty horde of yes-men.

From what Hank tells us, the Sheriff is a wily opponent who will resort to underhanded methods to claim victory. There's no telling what he's got planned for us within his Station Fortress; don't let your guard down once you're in.

## The Stage

The level is accessed by blowing up the Sheriff's gate with the C4's collected from the Boom Factory. Sanford and Deimos enter the building, with a clerk at the reception desk and a few MERC Recruits in the room. There's a storage within the room that has ammo and guns in it. They encounter a room with a large box guarding the exit, and a MERC Sniper on the other side. Deimos has to hack the terminal in order to lift the box and get past. Sanford and Deimos proceed, and get swarmed by MERC units in a room. They proceed, and eventually go into a large and hot room with two sides. On the other side was the Sheriff, wearing body armor all over him.

Sanford tells Sheriff that he has to unlock the Transit Network for them, but he refuses. They have no choice but to try and hurt the Sheriff to convince him. There are two levers on each side of the room. On the left is a lever that sends a box on the rails which goes near Sheriff, and the right lever drops the box. Both levers have fire hazards surrounding it. When the box is dropped on the Sheriff, he loses a Corpus. When he is down to one Corpus, he retreats to the roof.

Sanford and Deimos go through the door that leads to the roof. The Sheriff believes they're trying to kill him, so he keeps running away. He hides behind sandbags, which have to be destroyed through C4s. The MERC enemies that spawn have a chance of dropping a C4, which can be used on the sandbags to blow it up. He hides behind another wall of sandbags, which another C4 is needed. After that is blown up, the Sheriff falls back to the final area. A MERC Gunner drops and tries to stop them. He questions if they are Employer goons, which Sanford and Deimos are not aware about.

After finally killing the rest of the enemies, they continue and meet face-to-face with the Sheriff. They try to convince the Sheriff to give up one last time, but it fails. They then fight. The Sheriff has no armor, and only has 3 Corpus. He uses his BM44 revolvers to try and kill them. He is also exceptionally weak to close range, melee attacks. Once he is drained of his Corpus, he surrenders.

## Snoopables

* Redacted Forms
* Letter to the Sheriff
* Letters From Hofnarr

You see many redacted forms, but one in particular catches your eye. It reads:

"Production of paramilitary equipment will continue as scheduled. However, Project Nexus no longer requires MERC to provide radiation gear. Protection against the maddening effects of Dissonant Reality are no longer a concern to us.

-Phobos"

A letter from several years ago, addressed to The Sheriff:

"You don't know me yet, but you're going to want to hear what I have to say.

I've heard about you over the comm-comms. The nice-guy schtick seems like more than just a way to sell discount mattresses. If you really care about your people, then know this: you, they, everyone is in danger.

Don't try to contact me directly; Director Phobos is having me watched. Send missives through Dr. Hofnarr. He can be trusted.

I wish I had more time to explain. I'll reach out to you again soon.

-Dr. Jebediah Christoff"

Letters from The Office of Doctor Hofnarr, addressed to the Matter and Energy Reclamation Co. They go back quite a few years, and the spelling gets progressively worse over time.

The last few pages only read "LOL", "ROFL!!", and so on.
## Dialogue

### First Checkpoint

* **Clerk**: Next shipment's headed to the Commercial Sector soon, boys.  Sounds like the truck is already here.
* **Clerk**: Got it. I'll let the other fellas know.

* **Sarge**: Frankly, I don't care HOW MUCH overtime you've racked up. Get moving!

* **Laborer**: Sheriff's pissed. Thinks we have a breach.
* **Recruit**: ...you think Hank's back?
* **Laborer**: If it's Hank, then we're already dead. Just keep working.

* **Sniper**: Move this crate! It's blocking my sniper post, you idiot!

* **Sniper**: Light 'em up, fellas!

* **Sarge**: Alright, send them in.
* **Recruit**: Alright, we're gonna post up. We heard Sanford and Deimos were on their way.

* **Gunner**: GET WORKING, WEAKLINGS! Or I'll wring your puny necks!

* **Sniper**: Ah crap, how's this hydraulic system work again?

### First Sheriff Encounter

* **Sheriff**: You boys have been making an awful big ruckus in my territory. I don't take too kindly to that.
* **Sanford**: You're going to unlock the Transit Network for us, Sheriff. We're not going to ask you twice.
* **Sheriff**: Damn right you're not! I ain't letting Hank and his two trained dogs loose in MY city.
* **Sanford**: We're taking down the Nexus with or without your help...and we're happy to do this the hard way. Your choice.
* **Sheriff**: You gonna make me help you from all the way over there? Hahaha! Good luck!

### Checkpoint Room / Rooftop

* **Recruit**: Look out!
* **Captain**: You're not going any further today, you jerks!

* **Sheriff**: You're not taking me alive!
* **Deimos**: You jackass! We're not trying to kill you!

#### Second Barricade Destroyed

* **Sheriff**: Get off my case! I was having a great day!

### MERC Gunner Encounter

* **Gunner**: What have we here? More Employer goons?!
* **Sanford**: We have NO IDEA who that is. But you've got one second to get out of our way.
* **Gunner**: GAAAH! You're not going to wreck what we've built here!

* **Deimos**: Let's gear up. We've got the Sheriff cornered on the other side of that doorway.

### Final Sheriff Encounter

* **Sheriff**: Not gonna lie. I'm impressed.
* **Sheriff**: Y'all have come a long way for a couple of hired thugs, don't you think?
* **Sanford**: What exactly do you think we're here to do, Sheriff? Shut you down or something? You and your little "operation" out here?
* **Sheriff**: We've got a good deal going with the Nexus Core. My boys keep their hit squads supplied, and we get to eke out a little life here in this collapsing industrial park.
* **Sheriff**: It ain't much, but I'm looking out for mine here. Whatever y'all are doing here Sanford, Deimos...It ain't gonna help us none.
* **Deimos**: Look around you Sheriff! This city is ruined. You're clinging to the scraps of a dead warlord, the same guy whose legacy we're trying to stop here!
* **Sheriff**: Ah, of course. Phobos, our fearless Director. The one who left us to inherit his mess when he died. Just another beaurocrat in the dirt now. Good riddance.
* **Deimos**: The Nexus Core are evil. They have to be stopped, and what's worse is you know it, too. This city may be dead, but they're still operating from the Science Tower in the central district. And that influence reaches the very borders of Nevada.
* **Sanford**: If we don't put their soldier cloning and training program to an end, it's only a matter of time until we end up like every other dead citizen in this wretched place. You think that don't include you too?
* **Sheriff**: Cloning and training, eh? You think that's all that's going on around here? You two are just so precious, I wanna bring you home to my parents. You're both too cute for this world, you know that?
* **Sheriff**: I'll tell you what. Y'all shot up my gang plenty bad, and I reckon you still owe me for that. So here's what's gonna happen. I'll give you both a sporting chance and let you come at me all at once. That's just the kinda fella I am.
* **Deimos**: You're unlocking the Transit Network for us you sociopath, whether we have to pry the key from your cold, dead...
* **Sheriff**: DRAW!

#### First Corpus Loss

* **Sheriff**: The Transit System is staying down! So STOP ASKING!

#### Second Corpus Loss

* **Sheriff**: This doesn't end with me! You're wasting your time!

#### Defeat

* **Sheriff**: You bastards! Hold your fire!

## Characters

### Playable

* Sanford
* Deimos

### Enemies

* MERC Recruit
* MERC Laborer
* MERCzerker
* MERC Sniper
* MERC Gunner
* MERC Sarge
* MERC Captain

## Videos

Let's Play MADNESS- Project Nexus - Episode 3 - The Sheriff