Power Plant

	Power Plant
Game	Quake II; Quake II PSX
Unit	Unit 6; Mission 3
Soundtrack	04 - Kill Ratio
Previous Map	Receiving Center; Grid Control
Next Map	The Reactor
	Specific Information
Secrets	2; 3
New Weapons	BFG10k
New Powerups	Body Armor
New Enemies	Iron Maiden
	[Source]

“	Proceed north to Big Gun area. Infiltrate and destroy Strogg main reactor.	”
—Mission briefing

The Power Plant is the external section of the huge Strogg power production facility. It consists mostly of vents, which continually spew out jets of fire and hot fumes. The air is filled with the incessant roar of machinery.

This level introduces the Power Unit's distinct visual style, which features numerous unique metallic textures. It marks the first appearance of the Iron Maiden, and it is the player's first opportunity to collect the BFG10K - the weapon was present in a previous level, but there is no known way to retrieve it. It is also the player's first opportunity to acquire Body Armor.

Quick Level Completion

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Enemies

Enemy	Easy	Medium	Hard/Nightmare
Iron Maiden	4	4	4
Berserker	5	7	10
Flyer	3	3	3
Icarus	2	2	4
Gladiator	2	2	2
Super Tank	1	1	1

Enemy	Easy	Medium	Hard/Nightmare
Gunner	2	5	9
Iron Maiden	6	5	8
Berserker	2	4	1
Icarus	1	2	2
Arachnid	2	3	3

Secrets

#1) Enter the blue hallway with the Berserkers, head left at the intersection and look up; the right light is sparking. Shoot the light to open a secret compartment ahead of you with an Adrenaline and two Large Health boxes.
#2) Immediately after getting this secret, look down the stairs to spot a large collection of explosive barrels by the wall. Blow them up to blow open the wall, revealing a secret path that will lead you to some enemies, as well as the final new weapon of the game (and by far the most powerful); the BFG10K.
Non-secret: after collecting the Chain Gun near the door requiring the Red Key, you may return to the hallway and find a section opposite Secret #1 has opened, releasing two Iron Maidens. An Invulnerability can be found from where they emerged.

PSX version:

#1 and #2) In the junction beyond the red lasers, a wall section on both the left and the right of the door can be shot open. One contains a Quad Damage, the other a Combat Armor.
#3) After obtaining the Red Key from the lower levels of the starting area, proceed to the central chamber just beyond the windows next to the Red Key. There is a cracked section of wall in the far left corner, leading to a secret area containing a Combat Armor. Enemies will be encountered along the way.

Differences in the ETCS 97 version

See ETCS Demo (Q2) page.

Differences in the PSX version

The level is entitled "Powerplant", all as one word, as opposed to "Power Plant" in the PC version.
Different enemy count and secrets (see above). Notably, the level contains Arachnids but there is no Super Tank.
The previous level was Grid Control, since the PSX version doesn't include the Mine or Factory units.
The level doesn't contain a BFG10K or Body Armor, which can first be acquired here in the PC version. In the PSX version, Body Armor isn't acquired until the Reactor, and the BFG10K can be obtained in Pumping Station 1.
The aforementioned non-secret Invulnerability from the PC version is not present, being replaced by the Quad Damage which is counted as a secret.

Bugs

In the Playstation version, this level contains a missing kill on Hard difficulty, resulting in only 23/24 kills being achievable.

Deathmatch

Differences