Energy Core

The Energy Core is a large circular area beneath the lobby which can be accessed by going down a ladder by the spawn area, looking at row 4. The Energy Core provides power to the facility. Beneath the center of the room are a set of control rods. Some control rods are raised as part of the reactor's normal functionality. To the far side of the chamber is a control room where multiple displays show the status of the reactor. Controls for the reactor also exist here.

In canon
Players must have the Energy Core Access Gamepass to enter the control room and to interact with the charge or detonate buttons. To activate the charging sequence, a button with a lightning bolt emblazoned on it must be pressed. This will begin the reactor charging sequence. This button is on the right side of the control room. The charging sequence takes 20 minutes and will not start until a player presses the charging button. While the core is charging, the ambient sounds in the core change from a low rumble to a quiet humming noise.

To the left side of the room is the detonation button, emblazoned with a nuclear radiation trefoil. In new servers, it is protected by a piece of glass that must be broken before the reactor is activated. Breaking this glass creates a sound that can be heard for a great distance inside the facility. The display above this console shows how much energy the core has stored and shows an estimation of how much time remains before the core can be overloaded. When it reads "FULL", the button can be clicked to start the detonation sequence.

When the detonation sequence is activated, the core will begin to raise all control rods inside the reactor. A klaxon will blare and an automated alert system will claim that an explosion is imminent and that people should evacuate immediately. An alarm will start beeping inside of the control room and sparks will emit from the consoles. The lights of the core chamber and the entire facility will also turn red. Across the entire facility, sirens will start sounding. Examining the center of the core will show the control rods jumping up and down while smoking.

When the sequence is activated, a message box will appear for all players. The message box shows the name of whoever activated the Energy Core. A helicopter will also spawn somewhere in the map. The message box will then display the helicopter's general location, which can be multiple places:


 * Outside any of the rows
 * Inside the Stunt Park
 * On the mountain
 * At the runway (note: this is not explicitly said, it will simply say that it is outside Row 2.)
 * At the hill outside Row 3 (Note: this is also not explicitly said, it will say it is outside Row 3)

The detonation countdown begins immediately afterward. Inside the facility, arches and lights will repeatedly flash red every second. Players have a limited amount of time to reach the helicopter and board it. The helicopter's location is visually marked with a white column of light. Once the time runs out, the helicopter will take off and begin to leave the island. A ten-second countdown will begin before the facility explodes. When the facility explodes, it will dismantle into shards, and all of the trees on the island will bend away from the facility. Anyone caught in the explosion will be instantly vaporized. Any vehicles left on the ground will be destroyed and grant Scraps, Parts, and Money as if they were destroyed normally.

Players who have successfully evacuated via the helicopter will be rewarded Money proportional to their progression as well as a lump sum of 200 Credits. The player who activated the explosion will receive significantly more money. They will teleport to a special room outside of the map to see the last portion of the explosion. Players that were killed by the explosion will also respawn in a room, located on top of a tower. After a short period of time, the facility will regenerate.

In fanon
A helicopter spawns in fan made places:


 * Inside the Town
 * Outside Row 5.