Desperate Times

Desperate Times
Game:	Resident Evil Outbreak File #2
Date:	Sept. 27-28
Player:	Optional
Location:	Raccoon Police Station
Enemies:	Zombie Crow Zombie dog Licker
Lastlevel:	flashback
Nextlevel:	End of the Road

"Desperate Times", known in Japan as The Last Defense (死守, Shishu), is the fourth scenario of Resident Evil Outbreak File #2.

It takes place at the Raccoon Police Station. The level was completed from a draft outlined as Scenario "R015", one of some forty or so proposed stages for the game.

Plot summary

September 27–28, 1998 (Sunset) - Raccoon Police Station (R.P.D), Downtown Racccoon City

" Marvin Branagh: Take a look at this. It's a map of this place back when it was an art museum. There should be a ventilation tunnel, underground. Rita Phillips: And that'll get us out of here? Marvin: It should. But it's so narrow you're the only one who might fit through. Rita: So I'll get help and come back, right? Looks like it's a race against time. Marvin: Now that we've lost communications, there's nothing else we can do. Alright, everyone, we've got to hurry up and find a way into that tunnel. It's gonna be our way out of here. "

With the Raccoon Police Station now lost to the Zombies, Lieutenant Marvin Branagh and a group of survivors make plans to escape through a series of tunnels under the station. They realize Rita Phillips is the only officer small enough, making it her mission to get to the other side and send help back for the others. Lt. Branagh entrusts the survivors with finding plates to open the passage and, when done so, Rita heads out for help, finding Harry who is driving a van. While the two make their way back to the station, the other police officers are killed in various circumstances: Fred is killed by crows on the helipad; Aaron is killed by Zombies climbing over the east stairwell fence, and Tony is killed by the Dobermans when he tries to rescue them. This leaves just Lt. Branagh and the survivors left.

They head outside as Zombies begin climbing over the fence, and for several minutes fight for their lives. When Harry's van arrives, Lt. Branagh has been injured by the Zombies, and chooses to stay behind.

Walkthrough

Unlike other levels, Desperate times is fairly linear in its structure, with two main objectives which can only be completed in order, and optional sub-objectives for increasing the final point score. The starting point varies based on location. From Easy to Very Hard, the points are: the main hall, the east office, the underground parking garage, and the eastern side of the 2F waiting room. It should be noted before beginning that most rooms around the police station interior will be flooded with a deadly nerve gas which rapidly increases the Virus Gauge so long as the player remains in the room. It is wise to keep collecting Gas Neutralizing Canisters, or strategically placing them in high-use areas. Read here for how to predict when the gas will be released.

Additionally, NPCs will be placed around the map. Aaron spawns on the Emergency stairwell. Fred can be found on the rooftop, and Tony will appear in the Reception desk room. Aaron and Fred will continuously fire at a perpetually respawning horde of Zombies and Crows, respectively.

Objective 1: Plate collecting

In order for Philips to escape via the tunnel, five jeweled plates must be recovered from around the police station and placed into the statue in the main hall.

Item	Easy	Normal	Hard	Very Hard
Amethyst Plate	AIPC1	Interrogation witness room	Autopsy room	Autopsy room
Emerald Plate	Autopsy room	Autopsy room	Waiting room (west)	Kennel
Onyx Plate	East office	East office	Kennel	Interrogation witness room
Ruby Plate	Waiting room (west)	Waiting room (west)	Interrogation witness room	Waiting room (east)
Sapphire Plate	Holding cell	Holding cell	Holding cell	Holding cell

notes

Once all five are set into the statue mount, Philips will disappear from the police station, Lt. Branagh moves to the front entrance, and Fred, Tony and Aaron will be dead. Talking to Lt. Branagh will trigger the boss fight. Click here to skip to it. Not talking to Lt. Branagh will give the player a set time to gather weapons and complete sub-missions, and it is wise to drop items and ammunition at the front entrance for when the timer runs out. How long the player has to complete the sub-quests and gather items varies depending on difficulty and the player's online/offline state. Due to how short this time can be, it is advised the player do everything they can before completing the Plate puzzle.

	Easy	Normal	Hard	Very Hard
Offline	5 minutes	2 minutes	1 minute	1 minute
Online	2 minutes	50 seconds	45 seconds	20 seconds

Sub-mission: Ben's film reels

Ben Bertolucci will reward the player with items in exchange for reels of film found across the map. Unlike the Plates, they appear in the same place in each difficulty.

Item	Location	Reward
Film A	Police station front entrance	Recovery Pill
Film B	Rooftop	Magnum Handgun
Film C	Kennel	First Aid Spray (Easy and Normal) Recovery Pill (Hard and Very Hard)
Film D	Parking garage ramp	Sub machine gun

Objective 2: The invasion

Either through talking to Lt. Branagh or running out the timer, the player will spawn at the front entrance with their fellow AIPCs as a large number of Zombies attack. A set number of enemies must be killed in order to end the level, with the number being larger online.

Format	Easy	Normal	Hard	Very Hard
Offline	10	20	25	30
Online	30	40	45	50

Gas pattern guide

The nerve gas is not random, and is in fact set to a complex set of patterns. Each difficulty has two patterns - Pattern A and Pattern B - and there can be two or three rooms flooded with gas at a time.

Easy and Normal

Two rooms will be flooded at the same time on Easy. On Pattern A, the gas is in a room for 120 seconds at a time, followed by a five-second pause where there is no gas anywhere. Pattern A therefore lasts 20 minutes before restarting. Pattern B keeps the five second pause, with gas flooding rooms for 90 seconds, and thereby lasts 15 minutes before repeating. On Normal, both Pattern A and Pattern B last 90 seconds each and have no 5 second gap.

No.	Pattern A (first room)	Pattern A (second room)	Pattern B (first room)	Pattern B (second room)
1	B1F west hall	Hallway	Night-duty room	Sub station room
2	Autopsy room	2F east passage	B1F west hall	Waiting room
3	1F east hall	Underground parking garage	2F east passage	Hallway
4	East office	Interrogation witness room	1F east hall	Underground parking garage
5	Night-duty room	B1F east hall	Autopsy room	Kennel
6	Kennel	Sub station room	East office	Interrogation witness room
7	1F lobby	B1F east hall	B1F east hall	Waiting room
8	Kennel	B1F west hall	1F lobby	Hallway
9	B1F east hall	Hallway	Autopsy room	Underground parking garage
10	1F east hall	1F lobby	2F east passage	Interrogation witness room

Hard and Very Hard

Hard and Very Hard use the same set of patterns. The first and second rooms are almost identical to those of Easy and Normal, with the exception of the end of the Pattern A sequence. On Hard the gas floods a room for only 60 seconds before moving, with it being 30 in Very Hard.

No.	Pattern A (first room)	Pattern A (second room)	Pattern A (third room)	Pattern B (first room)	Pattern B (second room)	Pattern B (third room)
1	B1F west hall	Hallway	1F lobby	Night-duty room	Sub station room	2F east passage
2	Autopsy room	2F east passage	Night-duty room	B1F west hall	Waiting room	B1F east hall
3	1F east hall	Underground parking garage	Waiting room	2F east passage	Hallway	Sub station room
4	East office	Interrogation witness room	2F east passage	1F east hall	Underground parking garage	Interrogation witness room
5	Night-duty room	B1F east hall	1F lobby	Autopsy room	Kennel	Night-duty room
6	Kennel	Sub station room	East office	East office	Interrogation witness room	Sub station room
7	1F lobby	B1F east hall	Underground parking garage	B1F east hall	Waiting room	East office
8	Kennel	B1F west hall	Interrogation witness room	1F lobby	Hallway	2F east passage
9	B1F east hall	Hallway	Waiting room	Autopsy room	Underground parking garage	Night-duty room
10	1F east hall	East office	Sub station room	2F east passage	Interrogation witness room	Kennel

Event Checklist

	Event	Japanese	Points
	Opened safe in east office	東側オフィスの金庫を開けた	20pts
	Opened safe in waiting room	待合室の金庫を開けた	40pts
	Gave film to Ben	ベンにファイルを渡した	30pts
	Gave film to Ben.	ベンにファイルを渡した	50pts
	Removed unicorn medal	ユニコーンのメダルを外した	10pts
	Opened secret door in hallway	コの字廊下の隠し扉を開いた	30pts
	Used onyx plate	オニキスプレートを使用した	20pts
	Used ruby plate	ルビープレートを使用した	20pts
	Used sapphire plate	ルビープレートを使用した	20pts
	Used emerald plate	エメラルドプレートを使用した	20pts
	Used amethyst plate	アメジストプレートを使用した	20pts
	Opened parking garage shutter	地下駐車場のシャッターを開けた	30pts
	Connected garage to main hall	地下駐車場からホールへ連絡した	20pts
	Boarded up front entrance	正面玄関に合板を打ちつけた	20pts
	Moved patrol car in garage	地下駐車場のパトカーを動かした	30pts
	Opened Kevin's locker	ケビンのロッカーを開けた	20pts
	Opened Kevin's desk drawer	ケビンの机の引き出しを開けた	20pts
	Unlocked Jean's desk drawer	ジャンの机の引き出しを解除した	40pts
	Unlocked drawer in reception	受付の引き出しを開錠した	30pts
	Unlocked 1F hall shelf	１Ｆ東側廊下の棚を開錠した	30pts
	Used padlock key	南京錠の鍵を開錠した	40pts
	Obtained all maps	すべてのMAPを手に入れた	20pts
	Obtained "Station memo"	「署内回覧」入手	10pts
	Obtained "Police notice"	「署内通知書」入手	10pts
	Obtained "Secret file"	「シークレットファイル」入手	10pts
	Obtained "Marvin's memo"	「マービンのメモ」入手	10pts
	Obtained "Emergency orders A"	「緊急指令書Ａ」入手	10pts
	Obtained "Emergency orders B"	「緊急指令書Ｂ」入手	10pts
	Obtained "Police diary"	「警察署員の日記」入手	20pts
	Obtained "Bizarre case file"	「猟奇事件ファイル」入手	20pts
	Obtained "Resume envelope"	「履歴書入りの封筒」入手	20pts

Characters

• Kevin Ryman
• Rita Phillips  - An RPD officer; assigned with finding help.
• Aaron - An RPD officer guarding the emergency stairwell; previously appeared in Outbreak; decreased
• Marvin Branagh - A senior RPD officer. He is leading the escape operation.
• Fred - An RPD officer assigned with keeping the rooftop stairwell secured; deceased.
• Tony - A handler for the RPD's K-9 department.
• Harry - An RPD officer previously featured in Outbreak.
• Ben Bertolucci - A reporter locked in the holding cells.
• Samuel Kirk and Nathan Donnelly - Suspected armed robbers accused of stealing $800 and various guns from MacLeed's Gun Shop on Carter Street in Raccoon City.
• Laura - Appears as a zombie
• Ginger - Ditto
• Amelia - Ditto
• Philip - Ditto
• Robert - Ditto
• Jean - Ditto
• Andy - Ditto
• Chuck - Ditto
• Nicolas - Ditto
• Sean - Ditto

Gallery

Further notes

• David King has different camera angles in his ending.
• In the waiting room where you find one of the plates (And where the player starts on very hard mode), there is an item box from previous Resident Evil entries that can be used to climb and retrieve the plate.
• When the scenario is completed by Kevin, you can see a speeding police car heading towards the station past the SWAT van. Although the edited models of Kevin and Cindy present inside the car are supposed to be Leon and Claire, this is not the case as this scenario takes place most likely on September 28 as Jill Valentine is the first to notice Marvin has been fatally wounded by zombies. Leon and Claire visit the police station one day later. Therefore, the police car is merely a non-canon Easter Egg from Resident Evil 2.
• Ben Bertolucci makes a cameo in this scenario, and is also an unlockable character within the game (If given a roll of film, and then purchased for 3000 points).
• If an AI character dies in a room by the nervous gas and the player is in a room next to their "dead mark", they will still answer the player if they're called or talked via ab-lib. Once the player goes to the room, the AI will drop dead as soon the player enters the area.
• In the Reception desk room, there is a Licker crawling outside a small window at the back. The Licker also appears in Resident Evil 2 outside the same window.

Bibliography

• Ara, Masui, ed (2004). BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK FILE 2 GRAND BIBLE. Japan: Capcom. 

Sources

Preceded By	Position	Succeeded By
flashback	Scenario	End of the Road