Laboratory
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- "I know a place deep in the Jungle, where they do awful experiments on God's creatures."
- — Mowen
The Laboratory is a location and a Safe House featured in Dead Island. Property of Geo-Pharm, it is a hidden facility in the middle of the jungle. It is credited as being the source of the virus by Mowen, though the true source is the local cannibal tribes that are infected with Kuru, mixed with a strain of HIV. The Hero must go there during the quest "River Trip".
Dr. Robert West, the head scientist, claims the site was simply used to test cosmetics and needed to be hidden in order to protect themselves from animal rights activists. However, the work and equipment, including cages clearly designed to hold large primates, imply otherwise. The log entry obtained from the journalist on site claimed the Laboratory had a force of armed security personnel, and the available shotgun ammunition makes them seem very well prepared for control of the infected. The missions given by members of the science team at the Laboratory often show the true understanding of the infection that the scientists possess, although they never admit to being involved in the outbreak. The outsides of the Laboratory have been overrun with a large amount of the zombies, ranging in variety from Walkers to Rams and Butchers. However, what can be seen hints of a facility designed to keep prying eyes out, but ultimately failed to stop the outbreak escaping into the jungle.
Upon arrival, the Hero encounters Will and unlocks the door to let the survivors in. After completing the quest "Pure Blood" the Hero returns with Yerema and tells her to wait there.
After completing the quest "Back in Black", the player will automatically trigger the last main quest of Act III, "No Time to Talk", where the Voice tells the Hero to go and check the Laboratory since screams were heard on the radio. When the Hero arrives there, most of the surviving personnel has either been killed or infected.
The Hero then finds Yerema, the only survivor, locked in a cage and crying. They then free her and the Voice contacts them and urges to look for a vaccine. After the Hero finds the vaccine, the Voice urges them to hurry up and go to the Prison.
Warning: The player will not be able to return back from the prison until story completion, or starting a new game.
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An inaccessible room #1Edit
There is an inaccessible room just outside of the Laboratory, near the Communication Center. Though the door to the room cannot be interacted with and the player won't be able to get in there directly, it's still possible to get in there, although getting in is more of a challenge and there's nothing very valuable to get inside the room.
However, if the player is bored or curious and wants to explore the room, below are a few steps they should follow. (It's recommended to clear the area of any infected first.) Note that getting out of the room will be more tricky than getting in there.
- There is a white broken down truck with two red propane tanks loaded into it. To the right of the truck a window may be seen that can be used to get inside the room.
- There is a jeep just outside of the Laboratory that can be taken to the area and parked between the white truck and the window, though this might require some patience. The front of the jeep should be aligned with the window.
- If the jeep is aligned well, the player will be able to crouch and "squeeze" the Hero through the window. At this stage, if will help a lot if the player lowers the character's head, as it will lower the body as well.
- There are a few lootables inside, including a metal chest and a refrigerator which may yield a Brand Champagne, and a few wallets that contain some cash.
- There is a window to the right of the inaccessible door with a drawer in front of it. After the player smashes some equipment from the top of the drawer, they should position themselves there. Because of the ventilation above it, they'll need to find a place where is curved around into another direction and use the spot to make the jump.
- Once the player is on top of the drawer, they're gonna need to repeat one of the steps above and "squeeze" the Hero through the window and out of the building.
A broken down truck
A perfect alignment
A refrigerator
A metal chest
The exit window
The key to the exit
The perfect angle
One last step
Crouch there
A piece of cake!
An inaccessible room #2Edit
The other room is next to a fire pit near the landslide site where Dr. Nguyen's bungalow is. The room is accessible during the quest "No Sign of Life".
The player has to drive a car up next to the window facing up the hill, but they will have to hug the wall so the car will be right by the window. Jump on the car and crouch through the window. Beware that there is a zombie on the floor which gets up.
- There is a safe behind a sofa which may yield some cash.
- There is an ID Card in here.
A swamp hutEdit
Just north of Ope's Cave lies the Laboratory area swamp. Besides the Walkers and Infected, a significant number of Floaters is found in the swamp, so it's recommended that the player prepares well before exploring this area as Floaters are rather hard to deal with. In the northern end of the swamp is a hut that the player can access, though it requires a certain effort, and that acts as a temporary safe house. Inside the hut there are a lot of baskets that the player can loot, and also a metal chest and a number of snacks and energy drinks that the player can consume if they are running low on health.
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