Note: Shamus had this entire series written and prepped to post (sans his copious editing prior to posting.) I will be posting these on Wednesdays until they are finished. Other old content will also post on Wednesdays as we find it and have time to work through it.
The heli drops Troy Denton off on the roof of the Mirai Building in Tokyo. It’s nighttime. We’re here to get the source code for Denton’s augmentations. We want to find out how he got hijacked, and how we can prevent it from happening again.
Our exploration is limited to the top-most floors of this massive office tower, so we don’t need to create the environment assets for a street-level location. The city can just be a really pretty skybox.
Mission 5: Miri Technology
I’m thinking this level should be a nod towards our visit to the VersaLife building in the original Deus Ex. We should have some encounters or conversations with rank-and-file office workers. There should be a few haggard, overworked guys scattered around. They’re not a direct threat, but they can summon guards or activate the security system if you spook them.
The stuff Denton needs is down a few floors in the server room, behind some heavy security doors that can’t be hacked. We’ll talk about how to open these doors in a minute.
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