Sector C
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| Sector C | |
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| Destroyed |
200-, during the Black Mesa Incident |
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| Map(s) |
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| Designer(s) |
Karen Laur (textures)[1] |
- "They're waiting for you, Gordon. In the Test Chamber."
- ― Black Mesa scientist[src]
Sector C, referred to as Sector C Test Labs,[6] is one of the seven main Sectors of the Black Mesa Research Facility.[6]
Known locations[edit]
Anomalous Materials Laboratory[edit]
The Anomalous Materials Laboratory is a location featured in Half-Life in the chapter Anomalous Materials. It consists of test labs and control facilities and is the workplace of Gordon Freeman. It houses the Anti-Mass Spectrometer, a large machine used by the scientists to analyze materials, in the test chamber (also known as Test Lab C-33/a) which is also the source of the Black Mesa Incident. It is often seen or referenced throughout the series.
Gallery[edit]
The tram station.
After the incident.
The entrance.
The lobby.
After the incident.
The hallway to the computer room.
The computer room.
After the incident.
The offices.
The G-Man and a scientist.
After the incident.
Inside an office.
After the incident.
Sector B entrance.
After the incident.
The lounge.
The locker room.
Gordon Freeman's locker.
Guthrie's locker.
The suit room.
Electronics cart.
After the incident.
Security checkpoint.
Two scientists in a hall.
Laser pipes.
After the incident.
The ionization chambers.
After the incident.
The control room.
The plasma cells.
After the incident.
Eli Vance tending to a scientist after the incident.
The hall with broken machinery.
Scientist performing CPR.
The test chamber.
Vortigaunt being teleported.
After the incident.
The map in the lobby depicting an earlier version of the map.
Advertisement depicting an early version of the hallway leading to the locker room.
PlayStation 2 version.
Advertisement as seen in Blue Shift.
Ditto.
Cleansuit Scientist posing in the Anomalous Materials Laboratory.
Gordon walking by as seen through a security camera in Blue Shift.
Science Team picture from Half-Life 2, taken in the Anomalous Materials lobby.
The test chamber as seen in a flashback in Half-Life 2.
The lobby as seen in a flashback in Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
Gordon in the test chamber as depicted in Gary's mural in Half-Life: Alyx.
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Anomalous Materials Operations Center[edit]
This area is only seen in Decay in the mission Dual Access. It is a sub section of the Anomalous Materials Laboratory located under the test chamber. It is supervised by Richard Keller from the control room of the Anomalous Materials Operations Center. The player characters operate the lower section of the test chamber and deliver the sample from here to assist the experiment.
Gallery[edit]
The entrance.
Register station.
In action.
The G-Man.
A tunnel.
A security guard fighting Houndeyes.
Scientist waving at players.
The Data Chamber.
The control room.
After the incident.
The Materials Handler.
Being delivered.
Ditto, as seen through a security camera in Blue Shift.
Inside the delivery system.
A crowbar is found lying on the ground by Colette Green.
Crowbar stuck inside the machinery.
The controls.
Under the test chamber.
After the incident.
A zombie eating a scientist's corpse.
A pack of Houndeyes.
The map in the control room.
Area 3 Security Facilities[edit]
The Area 3 Medium Security Facilities[7] is a location featured in Blue Shift in the chapter Insecurity. It is a hub used by the security guards as a base of operations and is the workplace of Barney Calhoun. It is connected to the H-E Particle Labs. From the surveillance room, the player can see Gordon Freeman walking by in the Anomalous Materials Laboratory and Gina Cross delivering the crystal sample to the test chamber.
Gallery[edit]
The entrance.
Security checkpoint.
Refreshments.
The lobby.
The reception desk.
Scientist threatens a security guard.
The locker room.
The armory.
Barney Calhoun's locker.
The shooting range.
Advertisement.
H-E Particle Labs[edit]
This small lab area is connected to the Area 3 Security Facilities and a tram station.
Gallery[edit]
Scientist working on a malfunctioning computer.
The tram station.
Sector C Line[edit]
Sector C is connected to the Blue Line of the Black Mesa Transit System.[6] Its inner line, the Sector C Line, is a medium-security area. From Area 9 Security Checkpoint, it serves the Level 3 Dormitories, the Area 3 Security Facilities, and the Anomalous Materials Laboratory. It is also briefly seen in Opposing Force in the chapter Welcome to Black Mesa.
Gallery[edit]
Pre-release[edit]
Apache taking off.
Retail[edit]
Sector C line.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Welding robot.
Large rocket.
A mining tunnel.
Helipad.
Huge generators.
A train crossing the line.
A Loader.
Radioactive leak.
Repaired.
Advertisement.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto, as seen in Decay.
List of appearances[edit]
Main games[edit]
- Half-Life
- Half-Life: Opposing Force
- Half-Life: Blue Shift
- Half-Life: Decay
- Half-Life 2 (Appears in the G-Man monologues and in a photo)
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Appears in the G-Man monologues)
Other[edit]
- Half-Life: Day One (First appearance) (Non-canonical appearance)
- Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
References[edit]
- ↑ Half-Life section on Karen Laur's personal website
- ↑ Yatsze Mark's personal website (archived)
- ↑ Half-Life section on Brett Johnson's personal website (archived)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar, page 39
- ↑ Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar, page 40
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Black Mesa Transit System map
- ↑ Half-Life: Blue Shift instruction manual
| Preceded by Black Mesa Transit System |
Half-Life story arc journey | Succeeded by Sector B |
| Preceded by Black Mesa Infirmary |
Half-Life: Opposing Force story arc journey | Succeeded by Black Mesa Transit System |
| Preceded by Black Mesa Transit System |
Half-Life: Blue Shift story arc journey | Succeeded by Sector G |
| Preceded by N/A |
Half-Life: Decay story arc journey | Succeeded by Sector A |
