Research Facility: Science Team

## Introduction

**Research Facility: Science Team** is another expansion pack by *Crowbar Productions*. It was announced in February 3, 2020, and was given 1 year to work on this while they make the sequel. **RF:ST** was released on October 18, 2021 and it was free on Steam

## Characters

### Einstein Robertson

You play as Einstein Robertson, a scientist working at Black Mesa. Although you don't see yourself, security guards do call you Einstein, and sometimes Robertson

### Carrol

Carrol is a cleansuit scientist in Sector J Medical, he is seen with an unnamed security guard who protects Carrol. When a zombie breaks the glass, after the unnamed guard kills it, you can talk to Carrol and he'll say this; "These creatures are annoying me, those damn Anomalous Materials personnel, or should I say...daredevils" and then the unnamed guard says this: "Those people are rude anyways, being all mean to the guards and even Calhoun! and those scientists are messing with dangerous activity!" Carrol says this: "I've seen more creatures than I've seen scientists"

### Ollie

Ollie is a HEV scientist seen in Sector J Medical, getting treatment by an unnamed scientist (Walter model). He can be seen in Chapter 5 helping you with the grunts and zombies

### Carmen

Carmen is a scientist seen in Chapter 2, when seeing the resonance cascade happen, he can be seen running and getting knocked over on the floor of the tram system. Not a storyline character, but we do see him in Chapter 2, he says this to you: "Am I the only one who thinks this is bad?" before getting knocked over the railing and falling on the floor of the tram system and ultimately dying

### Norman

Norman is seen in Chapter 1, after getting your lab coat on, he appears saying this: "You look good today" and shortly after: "Those Sector C fools fooled around with a alien race! How dumb can you be? I feel like you're the most smartest out of all the scientists, not to be mean to my fellow colleagues and the Security Force"

### Delbert

Delbert is a security guard in Sector J Medical, he is seen by Norman and says to Norman: "You might be right". He is seen during Chapter 4, shooting Xen wildlife

### G-Man

Appears in Chapter 1, 3, 4

Chapter 1: seen on a tram

Chapter 3: seen walking away near railings

Chapter 4: seen calling someone near a Gargantua

## Storyline

### Mission 1: *Executive Stakeholders*

After a tram ride, Einstein goes into Black Mesa and goes into his office

### Mission 2: *Roll the Tapes*

After the Resonance Cascade, We go on another tram ride, and then see Carmen get killed

### Mission 3: *Wasted Worries*

Leaving the tram, Einstein makes his way to Sector K Research Labs, on the way there, he encounters the 9mm Glock with 2 clips and shortly after kills some Vortigaunts and Zombies

### Mission 4: *Violent Oppression*

Moving through Sector K Research Labs, Einstein finds many corpses and many Xen life. Einstein finds a scientist who tells him to fire a rocket to send a signal to the Lambda Complex. Near the end of the mission, Einstein finds guards and a Gargantua, moving near the Gargantua, it doesn't follow you so Einstein is safe

### Mission 5: *Lambda Signal*

Finding the rocket, Einstein launches the rocket and then goes through a large door and then enters the Lambda Complex. Turning the power on, Einstein goes through a portal and escapes

## Weapons

The crowbar is the first weapon you get. Acquired in Chapter 2, it is stuck in a glass pane

The Glock 17 9mm Standard Issue Weapon or Glock 17, is acquired in Chapter 3, upon finding a dead security guard, there is the gun and 2 clips

The MP5 or Assault Rifle, is acquired in Chapter 4, when killing a grunt

The Egon or Gluon Gun, is acquired in Chapter 5, in Lambda Complex, it is found by a dead scientist

## Cut content

### Cut missions

#### Mission 5: Gargantua's Revenge

Originally the 5th mission. Einstein and a cut unnamed scientist go to kill the Gargantua but the unnamed scientist dies on the way to safety. When turning on the power to kill the Gargantua, it destroys the control panel. Nothing else is known about this