Pressure Lorebook

1. #1Hadal Blacksite

   Keys: Site, Foundation, Hadal Blacksite, Hadal, Blacksite, Decrepit Place

   The Hadal Blacksite (shorten Blacksite) is an underwater facility constructed by Urbanshade to host developmental research for secret projects and for the containment of Monsters. Located inside of the veil of The Let-Vand Zone at a depth of 67,320-studs, the site began construction in 1967 and was finished in 1974.

   After the containment breach caused by Sebastian Solace the Blacksite was left in a state of disarray, with numerous monsters roaming the halls. In Pressure you play as an expendable prisoner tasked with exploring the Blacksite, securing any loose assets, and retrieving the crystal in exchange for your freedom.

   The Hadal Blacksite is home to several unique points of interest. These include:

   The Airlocks The Crystal Room The Ridge The Submarine Dock

   Within the Hadal Blacksite there are several different types of rooms that can be found. These include:

   Flooded Rooms Heavy Containment Maintenance Tunnels Oxygen Gardens Trench Tunnels River Rooms Server Farms Sewers

   In addition to the standard Room Types, there are a few others that are rarer or special in some way. These include:

   The Hotel Rooms The Rooms Meat Rooms

   There are many special rooms in the Hadal Blacksite that do not belong to a Room Type, but are still of some significance. These include:

   Cabin Room Easter Egg Rooms Gambling Room Maintenance Rooms Puzzle Rooms Ventilation Shafts

   There are 828 unique rooms that can be found in the Hadal Blacksite.

2. #2Urbanshade

   Keys: The Company, Urbanshade

   Urbanshade is a company.

   Urbanshade was founded by Mr. Shade in 19?? in order to make profit. In 1961, to the West of Iceland in the Norwegian Sea, a B-class cargo ship had sank into the ocean. The recovery team later found a previously unknown deep trench. Mr. Shade, knowing this information, quickly commanded personnels to cover the site, making sure the new information never reach public knowledge. The trench was then dubbed The Let-Vand Zone.

   With the Let-Vand Zone secured, Urbanshade founded the Hadal Division and begin construction of the Hadal Blacksite in 1962, with construction finishing in 1974. Due to the Blacksite being located far underwater, no governmental powers are able to manipulate it other than Urbanshade itself. No form of life is present in Let-Vand Zone other than Parasites and Searchlights. A Submarine Bay was built on the surface in the Faroe Islands as a convenient method to get to the Blacksite, also functioning as a supply hub.

   Urbanshade's main goal is to generate profit through the creation of weaponry and military-related supplies. Urbanshade also conducts business in the consumer and commercial markets, although specific details are currently unknown. Urbanshade is also known to operate several large-scale mining operations through the creation and usage of the Trenchbleeders.

   Urbanshade contains and researches anomalies refered to as monsters in order to discover new techniques to utilize in the production of weapons. It is known that numerous monsters are contained within the Hadal Blacksite, and that Urbanshade operates within other divisions outside of the Hadal Division in other facilities in the world.

   Urbanshade consists of several divisions and subdivisions. Currently, only the following are known.

   Urbanshade Company The Hadal Division Responsible for managing the Hadal Blacksite. They also manage hell-related matters, such as the Banlands expedition.

   N.O.S.T A subspection of the Hadal Division, N.O.S.T handles work relating to the Banlands.

   The Expedition Division Not much is known about the Expedition Division. Presumably, they would be responsible for managing and leading various expeditions.

   The Infiltration Division Little is known about the Infiltration Division. It can be assumed that they would be used by Urbanshade in order to infiltrate competitors. (Second scentence is conjecture.)

   The Bioparanormal Division Information on the Bioparanormal Division is limited. They are responsible for the study of biological entities, such as Pandemonium.

   The Hazard and Ethics Division Not much is known about the Hazard and Ethics Division. They most likely determine the risk factor of Urbanshade operations, as well as employee wellbeing. Researchers must appeal to the division if they wish to study certain entities.

3. #3Trenchbleeder

   Keys: oil maker, Trenchbleeder, Large things, Giant Robots, massive machine

   Trenchbleeders or Trenchbleeder Class Walkers are massive, quadrupedal machines that function as mobile oil platforms. They have a wide, flat body as a base with four legs and large feet. A tall flare stack, supported by a truss structure, extends from the body and serves as the 'neck' of the Trenchbleeder. Protruding off its flare stack's summit is its LIDAR camera—a large rotating pod with five glowing dots and a small gap that appear to be its eyes. Bright spotlights are distributed throughout its chassis in areas such as the camera, body, and underside of the feet, allowing most of the surrounding seafloor to be illuminated.

   Trenchbleeders are gigantic machines created by Urbanshade in order to strip the Let-Vand Zone of its valuable materials. Standing at 1500 studs tall and 1000 studs wide, they are by far the largest characters in Pressure.

   The Trenchbleeder Class Walker is built for one thing and one thing only: Making as much money as possible. The Let-Vand zone is full of natural mineral nodes and oil pockets, and setting up rigs at each one would be incredibly expensive. The Trenchbleeder was built to fill the role of a mobile oil rig and mining platform, allowing us to bleed the trench dry for resources and cash.

   A Trenchbleeder Class Walker weighs 220.600 tons, measuring at 1500 studs height and 1000 studs length. Outfitted with a state-of-the-art lidar-camera scanner mounted at the top of its flare-stack, it roams the Let-Vand zone, scanning for minerals and oil. Once a pocket has been found, it'll walk on top of it and start the extraction process. Once the pocket is empty or its cargo storage is full, it'll return to its loading dock, drop off its resources and return to duty.

   Each Trenchbleeder is controlled by the Navi-AI system, allowing them to do tasks autonomously. This means that they can operate day and night without the need for crews to switch between shifts constantly, only needing regular maintenance every 2 weeks. This also means that in the event of a Blacksite lockdown, the Trenchbleeders can keep making money as the lockdown situation is being dealt with. In the event that the AI is down for maintenance, a skeleton crew of 12 people is enough to keep things running smoothly until the AI is operational again.

   Due to their extreme weight, Trenchbleeders would not be able to walk on dry land. The only reason they aren't toppling over is due to the low density water helping it stand up straight. Attempting to leave the Let-Vand zone would be suicidal for a Trenchbleeder, as the sudden pressure shift would implode its light hull instantly.

   There are only 4 Trenchbleeders in operation, and their names are as follows:

   Trenchbleeder Leon - Named after Mr. Shade's cat.

   Trenchbleeder Rosa - Named after the woman who ████ ██ ███ ██ ███ ██████ ██ ███ █████████.

   Trenchbleeder Lucy - Named after Mr. Shade's stillborn daughter.

   Trenchbleeder River - Named after the man who gave his all in the first encounter against the Guardian Angel of the Banlands.

   Once the Let-Vand zone is fully stripped of its resources, all of the Trenchbleeders will be shut down and dismantled for parts. All except for Lucy. Mr. Shade has requested that Lucy specifically is to be switched into freeroam mode, allowing her to wander the trench without any clear moneymaking goals. The board of finance were very unhappy with this request, as the maintenance costs without any profit returns would be high. Anyone on the board against this request has since been demoted and/or fired.

4. #4Sebastian Solace

   Keys: Sebastian, Solace, Sebastian Solace · Secondary:

   Sebastian Solace, also known as Z-13, Handy Man, or The Saboteur is a supporting character, acting as an ally to the player as they venture through the Hadal Blacksite.

   Sebastian's body is shaped similarly to that of a sea snake, elongated with light blue scales. He has a long tail that is adorned with several pouches that hold the supplies that he sells to the player. At the end of his body is a large tail fin. He has three arms, one of which is attached to his left side and is wrapped in a bloodied bandage. His hands are humanoid, yet only have four fingers and are claw-like. Sebastian's face retains a humanoid appearance with fish-like features, such as an anglerfish esca on his forehead, fin-like appendages in place of ears, a fish-like mouth, and a third eye on his right side. He has black, short, wavy hair.

   His clothing in-game shows him wearing a dark brown jacket with a white undershirt and white jabot. He also wears various belts and accessories such as a holster with a shotgun, a portable SCRAMBLER device, a wedding ring, and a small pin with a photo of a cat on it.

   Sebastian can be described as snarky, unpredictable, and violent at times. He has grown to deeply hate Urbanshade due to their experiments on him, thus, actively seeks to harm the company. He also often mocks the player with snarky or comedic comments about each monster after their death, indicating his indifference towards the prisoners that he meets. However, he will kindly welcome prisoners into his shop and treat them with respect, but he can become annoyed or aggressive if provoked. Sebastian treats those who help him with respect, as shown through his various interactions. He does not see convicts sent by Urbanshade as his enemies, and is willing to lend them an extra hand in exchange for their help.

   In 2013, Sebastian was falsely charged with the murder of 9 people, being sentenced to execution. Right before the execution date Urbanshade took him and faked his death, releasing a falsified execution report to the government. He was then imprisoned as an LR-P rank prisoner in the Hadal Blacksite.

   In early 2015, Sebastian was chosen for an experiment designed to give humans fish-like gills in order to allow them to breathe underwater, experimenting with various DNA samples of deep sea creatures. While the experiment succeeded in giving him gills, it mutated his appearance beyond recognition. Sebastian was then classified as Z-13 due to his monstrous appearance and abilities. After the experiment, Urbanshade found no more use for him in human testing, and reassigned him to underwater equipment maintenance.

   Seven months later,[3] Sebastian was found to be not guilty of the murders he was accused of. This information was not shared with Sebastian, nor was he released from his imprisonment. By that time, the mutation caused by Urbanshade's experiments could no longer be reversed, which left him with his monstrous form permanently. Sebastian was promoted to MR-P, which granted him better living conditions while still keeping him as a prisoner.

   Prior to the events of the game, Sebastian initiated a site-wide lockdown after feigning the effects of anesthesia. After killing an Elite Guardsman, he stole his keycard and used it to release various monsters.

5. #5Ranks

   Keys: Prisoner, Rank, Prisoner Rank, Type

   Each Urbanshade prisoner has a set rank, indicating their status and responsibilities. There are currently only three known prisoner ranks.

   EXR-P Expendable ranked prisoners are those involved in the "Expendable" protocol. They are used to carry out operations with a risk of major losses. They are often criminals recruited by Urbanshade with the promise of being pardoned. EXR-Ps are regarded as replaceable assets and are not expected to survive the expeditions they're sent on. EXR-P is also the player's rank in the game.

   LR-P Low ranked prisoners are treated similarly to EXR-Ps, but are kept in cells until called upon for experiments, which are often dangerous or even deadly.

   Known Tasks for LR-Ps Backrooms Expeditions Explosive wastes and fire hazard work Ice Cream flavour testing Daybreaks work Dead Marsh work MR-P Medium ranked prisoners benefit from slightly better living conditions compared to LR-Ps. They are allowed to roam the facility freely and perform janitorial duties. They are also involved in non-deadly testing. The only currently known MR-P is Sebastian Solace.

   Known Tasks for MR-Ps A-0 Expeditions Oxygen Garden work Transportation and logistics work Z-931 related work Radioactive work Z-1 related work Z-1799 related work in Sleepy Hollow "Guardian Angel of the Banlands" blood pump systems work Dark World Expeditions Surface cleanup work

6. #6Items

   Keys: Medkit, Flash Beacon, Code Breacher, Solace Document, Hand-Cranked Flashlight, Sebastian Document, Lantern, Flashlight, Blacklight, Batteries, Breacher, Document

   FLASHLIGHT: Flashlight are a light source.

   Flashlights can be toggled on and off. When in use, the flashlight will illuminate a cone-shaped area in front of the view. While a flashlight is on it will slowly lose charge until it runs out. Upon inserting a single battery, the flashlight can be used for roughly 63 more seconds.

   Flashlight Notes: Flashlights are one of the most effective light sources, being easily controllable with a high charge time while also being easy to obtain. Flashlights are reusable after running out of charge, instead being rendered unusable until recharged by using batteries that have been collected. The light from a flashlight can anger Squiddles, causing them to attack. Not using the flashlight will turn it off faster than turning it off normally. This can be used to better counter Squiddles and to save battery. Using the flashlight underwater will slow the player down a small amount.

   BLACKLIGHT: Blacklight is a modified Flashlight that has a purple UV light, a light source obviously.

   While in use, the blacklight illuminates a cone-shaped area in front of the view with purple UV light. Unlike other light sources, the UV light from the blacklight does not anger Squiddles. Using a blacklight will slowly drain its charge until empty, at which point the blacklight will become inoperable unless recharged with batteries.

   Blacklight Notes: The blacklight has a shorter battery life and weaker light output compared to other light sources, making it difficult for regular use. A single battery can power the blacklight for 36 additional seconds. While the light from the blacklight does not anger Squiddles, other player interaction methods such as standing too close will still cause them to attack.

   FLASH BEACON: Flash Beacon is a holdable lightsource that can flash.

   When activated, the flash beacon emits a bright light that illuminates the area ahead for a short time before quickly fading. After activating, the player must wait 3 seconds to use the flash beacon again. When a battery is inserted, the beacon gains 10 extra charges.

   Flash Beacon Notes: The beacon's flash does not enrage Squiddles, making it very useful in dark rooms. Using the flash beacon on Eyefestation causes it to enter an enraged state. While enraged, Eyefestation will spawn in every room it possibly can while having a much stronger pull and dealing more damage. If the flash beacon is used again, it will cause Eyefestation to enter an outraged state, which is similar to its enraged state, but its pull and damage will be considerably increased. After first being enraged/outraged, it permanently remains in this state for the rest of the run. The beacon can be used to aggravate Sebastian Solace twice, the second time instantly killing the player and any other players who flash him afterwards, regardless of health.

   LANTERN: a Lightsource.

   When equipped, the lantern will illuminate a large area around the room, While a lantern is on it will slowly lose charge until it runs out. Upon inserting a single battery, the lantern will be recharged and can be used for 73 more seconds.

   Lantern Notes: The Lantern is a good light source for groups of people as it lights up a bigger area compared to other light sources. Lanterns after running out of charge, will be rendered useless until they can be recharged by batteries. The Lantern can easily enrage Squiddles due to its light reaching to the side of and behind the player using it. Using the Lantern underwater will slow the player down significantly.

   HAND-CRANKED FLASHLIGHT: A Box shaped flashlight.

   While in use, the Hand-Cranked Flashlight illuminates a cone-shaped area in front of the view, slowly draining charge until its empty. The Hand-Cranked Flashlight cannot be recharged with batteries. Instead, it regains energy from the crank on the side, which is used for a variable amount of time based on the remaining charge.

   Hand-Cranked Flashlight Notes: The Hand-Cranked Flashlight has a noticeably shorter battery life compared to other light sources, This allows for a quick recharge time, encouraging burst use of the light. Like other traditional light sources, the hand-cranked flashlight will anger Squiddles if the light is directed at them. The Hand-Cranked Flashlight appears to also function as a radio although this is purely cosmetic

   BATTERIES: Batteries are a consumable item.

   Batteries allow the player to recharge numerous light sources. When used, batteries restore half of a light source's maximum charge time.

   No Notes for the Batteries.

   CODE BREACHER: Code Breacher are a Hacked version of a Keycard, a consumable item ofcourse.

   The Code Breacher is a type of item that allows the player to open any locked door without needing a keycard. It can be used only once.

   No Notes for the Code Breacher

   MEDKIT: Medkits are consumable items.

   Medkits are a fairly common consumable items used to heal. When used, they take about 10 seconds to complete the and heal.

   No Notes for the Medkits

   SEBASTIAN DOCUMENT: Sebastian Document is a Item that can only be obtained from the Sebastian Shop.

   Sebastian Document contains information about Sebastian Solace, and his origin, no personal information would be found here.

   No Notes for Sebastian Document

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