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The Vulcan Affair

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“Rest Assured. We'll sweep it under the carpet.”
—Discrete & Debonair Disposal

The Vulcan Affair is a DLC expansion level in Viscera Cleanup Detail.

After installation, the DLC can be accessed by selecting "Change Game" on the VCD opening menu, then clicking on "The Vulcan Affair". Players may then go to the level selection page and choose "The Vulcan Affair" from the drop-down list, as they would any other map. Players may switch back to the original Viscera Cleanup Detail again at any time.

Although other official VCD level saved games will not appear in the initial Vulcan Affair selection list, Steam Workshop maps' saved games can still be accessed. While playing the level, all saved games will appear in the list on the pause menu.

Plot

Official description:

His plans set in motion, Dr. Hades and his villainous underlings laughed to themselves from their seats at an elaborate table, deep underground on a remote island lair. It would prove to be a short-lived interlude however, as Fox Huntington, dapper plot-foiler extraordinaire and international man-of-action, proceeded to lay waste to the twisted Doctor's evil plans. The world was saved!

Now that an international super-spy has done their part, it falls to you to get on with the real work..
So, straighten up your bow-tie, spray on your finest fragrance and pay a visit to your nearest gadget store; it's time to clean this place up!

Level Briefings

Brief

The Company bids you welcome to this remote island. Your mission, should you choose to accept it..
Well, you have no choice but to accept it or face severe disciplinary measures.. Understood?

Now then, this sprawling facility and various accessible areas are to be rendered clean and rehabitable.
As always, once decontaminated and cleared, you are to ignore and forget any details regarding the incident.
The multitude of nations that may or may not be connected with the events and facility would not look kindly upon a sanitation employee overstepping their bounds..

Finally, considering the nature of the operations and the work of the facility, it is advisable to proceed with caution. Certain devices and systems may remain operable..

Respawn Brief

Operational affairs tells us that a colleague of yours has died on-site.

Your mission is to replace them, and ensure that the facility be cleansed and made habitable once more.
Failure to do so will result in immediate dismissal.

Discretion is paramount, given the sensiive nature of this work-site.
Exercise caution around any devices found throughout the facility.

One last word of caution concerning those you'll be working with.
They are not to be trusted!
Reports suggest possible communist sympathies and agency infiltration.
Little is known about the incident surrounding the aforementioned colleague.

Be aware...

Maps

Original Map Source
Second Floor

Second Floor
Third Floor

Third Floor
First Floor

First Floor

Ground Level

Ground Level
Death Ray Bunker

Death Ray Bunker
Death Ray Bunker Upper Floor

Death Ray Bunker Upper Floor

Map Key

Equipment

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Incident Report

Please see the "Punchomatic Cheat Sheet" located at: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=670115376

Data Logs

Date: 10/09/1975
Time: 14:57 EST
Identification: Mr. Fox Huntington (Sub-Zero-Seven)
Title: International Spy

Primary Mission Directive:
Eliminate Dr. Hades and abort the launch sequence, or find some other means to disrupt the "Vulcan Project".

Secondary Mission Directive:
Look dapper for king and country
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Dr. Hades' sprawling island lair is heavily guarded. Infiltrate and eliminate the good doctor, but above all, ensure that his newly built rocket does not launch! We cannot have that mirror in orbit!

Q will provide you with all the necessary gear. Good luck, Sub-Zero-Seven!

Notes Gallery

Level Mechanics

Laser Shark Pool

The Laser Sharks, shown destroying an item thrown in the pool.

The Laser Sharks, shown destroying an item thrown in the pool.

In place of an Incinerator, a pool can be found with two sharks with laser beams attached to their heads. Any organic items (such as viscera or the player) tossed into the pool are consumed by the sharks, while all other types of items are incinerated with their lasers.

The panel next to Dr. Hades' chair which activates the trapdoors.

The panel next to Dr. Hades' chair which activates the trapdoors.

The boardroom on the first floor has a trapdoor under all seats, excluding Dr. Hades colossal chair at the end of the table. Said trapdoors can be activated via a panel beside Dr. Hades' chair, leading directly into the laser shark pool. While likely intended for unruly henchmen, these trapdoors can be used to quickly dispose of trash and viscera.

Space Laser & Death Ray

An orbital cannon, referred to in a note as "space-laser Icarus", can be utilized in outside portions of the map to dispose of trash and viscera. Activating a beacon item by picking it up and then holding left click on it calls down the orbital cannon, vaporizing it and anything in the vicinity. Any item tossed far enough outside of the map boundaries is fired upon by it as well.

The Death Ray can be found and activated at the top of its bunker, the highest point in the map. Activating it via a giant red button grants an achievement.

Vendor

The Vendor dispenses Solar Flares, Lanterns, and unique to this map, Beacons.

Double-Oh Banger

Main article: Big Banger Radio

The level includes a new version of the Big Banger Radio named the "Double-Oh Banger". It functions identically to the Big Banger, sporting a new body color, screen theme, and new custom soundtrack.

Collectibles

There are 10 collectibles in The Vulcan Affair, that must be brought to The Office via the Janitor's Trunk to earn the "Audacious Oddities" achievement.

1. "Mr. Cuddlesworth" Cat Collar (Dr. Hades Room, in a secret room opened by a hidden button under the desk)

2. Top Hat (Board Room table)

3. Vial labeled "Subject: A D Powers" (Back left corner from entrance to Clone Lab)

4. Severed finger, aka "Goldfinger" (Holding pens next to shark pool, back of third cell on left)

5. Black book (Missle Silo)

6. Harpoon Gun (Outside between the two radar dishes)

7. Cane (Under Death Ray)

8. False Teeth, aka "Jaws of steel" (On Top of Death Ray console)

9. Handgun (Death Ray front room, opened by pressing two hidden buttons at the same time, see Tips)

10. Bowtie (Death Ray front room, opened by pressing two hidden buttons at the same time, see Tips)

Tips

Although tossing items out of bounds on the ground level is the easiest way of dealing with them, the laser can only fire about once per minute. Therefore, it is best to save it for larger, bulkier items such as bodies, and use boxes for smaller items.

A secret door can be found in the lower level of the Death Ray Bunker. Two buttons hide under large metal sheets on the wall, and pressing them both in rapid succession opens the door. This can be tricky, especially in single-player, where one must find a decent wide angle to hit one button while still being close enough to quickly hit the other. This secret room merely contains two collectibles and a number of crates and barrels.[1]

The code to the door on the third floor is VESPER (837737).

The code to the Death Ray bunker is CUDDLESWORTH (283353796784).

Trivia

  • There are 4 unique spam leaflets dispensed by the Vendor in the Vulcan Affair.
  • This level references several to the James Bond film series.
  • This level also makes references to the Austin Powers film series, a spoof on the James Bond series.
    • Most of the set pieces in the level are inspired by the first and second movies: the pool with laser mounted sharks (and the headless guard next to it), the board room with deadly trap doors under the chairs controlled by a single panel, the vehicles (including one stuck in the middle of a corridor at an impossible angle), Dr. Hades's/Dr. Evil's cryogenic escape pod and the volcano lair.
    • The name of the level and Dr. Hades's plot are inspired from the movie, Austin Powers:International Man of Mystery. In the movie, "Project Vulcan" consists of sending a drill through the Earth's crust and detonate a nuclear bomb to provoke the simultaneous eruptions of volcanoes across the world. In The Vulcan Affair, Dr. Hades plans to reflect his death ray on a mirror satellite and hit the Yellowstone National Park to increase its volcanic activity.
    • A few characters are referencing the movies': Dr. Hades/Dr. Evil, his cat Mr. Cuddleworth/Mr. Bigglesworth and Ms. Kensington.
    • The total lack of PIDs on the map may be a reference to a scene in Austin Powers: Goldmember in which Austin's father Nigel bemusedly asks one of Dr. Evil's henchmen moving to restrain him if they knew how many anonymous henchmen he's killed over his career before offering the man a chance to just fall down.
    • The Collectible vial labeled "Subject: A D Powers" in the cloning room is a reference to Austin Powers:The Spy Who Shagged Me. In the movie, Austin Powers has his "mojo" extracted from his cryogenically stored body, which appears as a red liquid inside of a vial.
  • The Geneticist Dr. Moreau, working on animal/human hybrids is a reference to the titular character of the novel The Island of Dr. Moreau.
  • The cloning room in the level contains several heads resembling Adolf Hitler.
  • According to the map found in Dr. Hades' meeting room, the island the level takes place on seems to be located somewhere in the vicinity of French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean.

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References

  1. ↑ Sanitation Developers Log on Steam
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