System Shock Remake: Cyberspace System Shock Remake guide, tips
Cyberspace terminals allow you to move into the Citadel network in System Shock Remake. The guide explains how to move and fight in cyberspace, as well as how to lift blockades and open passages from the real world.
Last update: 30 May 2023
In System Shock Remake you can move into cyberspace - the inside network of the Citadel. This page of the guide describes how to avoid programs controlled by SHODAN, how to navigate in cyberspace, how to disable locks and how to open passages from the real world (doors and Gates to various secret rooms of the Citadel).
- Moving into cyberspace
- Movement and combat
- Removing blockades in cyberspace
- Opening passages outside the cyberspace
Moving into cyberspace
In the game world, you can find cyberspace terminals - interacting with a large handle will take you into an environment that simulates the internal network of the Citadel.
You need to explore the cyberspace to remove blockages at the station . We described it more precisely in the last paragraph. The same terminal can be activated any number of times. Use this option if you have not found all the blockades.
When you start a new game, you can set the difficulty level for your cyberspace exploration separately . Among others, it affects the strength of enemy programs' attacks as well as their endurance.
Losing all of your energy in cyberspace means defeat and return to the real world. Your character can then lose some health points or in extreme cases die. It is worth to save your progress before entering cyberspace.
Movement and combat
In cyberspace, you float and observe the environment from the first-person perspective. In addition, use the Q and E keys to rotate - this is helpful if you temporarily lose orientation.
It is very important to avoid colliding with mines and all the walls. Mines are especially problematic in tunnels, which you take to access consecutive sections, because you can not stop then. You need to quickly destroy or avoid the mines.
In cyberspace you can heal yourself by floating towards the green crosses.
You must beware of SHODAN programs - they are hostile. They come in different varieties - they can, for example, strive to get close and explode next to you, or shoot from a distance. Try to attack them from a distance and stay on the move. For example, flying sideways is very helpful.
On subsequent visits, you can gradually find more pieces of software. The most important are 2 programs:
- Repulser - It enables you to fire continuously (LMB).
- Drill - Enables you to mount stronger charged attacks (hold RMB), but you have to float closer to the target.
Removing blockades in cyberspace
In cyberspace, there are blockades that prevent you from proceeding. Follow the red links to the place where you can destroy the locking mechanism. Then follow the green line to the unlocked passage.
Opening passages outside the cyberspace
In cyberspace, you can destroy blocks related to the real world . An example of that is shown in the screenshot. Keep firing to make them explode.
There should always be a message with the name of the unlocked passage or room (Armory in the example from the screenshot).
Note - in one area of cyberspace there may be several such objects to destroy. Do not stop at finding one block related to the real world.