Water gushes through a crack. You spot a waterlogged document floating nearby. The control panel requires a 4-digit code.
Enter the emergency override code:
Water rises to your ankles. The pressure valves must be activated in the correct pattern. You find a schematic on the wall.
PRESSURE RELEASE PATTERN:
[ ] [X] [ ] Activate valves marked with [X]
[X] [X] [X] in the PLUS SIGN pattern
[ ] [X] [ ] to equalize pressure
1 2 3
4 5 6 (Valves 2, 4, 5, 6, 8)
7 8 9
Activate the correct valves:
Water reaches your knees. You need to tune the emergency radio to the correct frequency. An intercepted message provides the key.
Tune to the emergency frequency (88.0 - 200.0 MHz):
Water is at your waist. Four coolant pipes must be connected to their matching outlets. Each pipe has a colored label.
Connect each pipe to the correct outlet:
Water is at your chest. The emergency door requires a 3-letter code in Morse. You find a Morse chart and instructions.
Water touches your neck. The final hatch requires activating circuit breakers in a specific pattern. A diagram shows the way.
Emergency Power Sequence:
[X] [ ] [ ] [X] Activate breakers in
[ ] [X] [X] [ ] CORNERS and CENTER
[ ] [X] [X] [ ] pattern (8 switches)
[X] [ ] [ ] [X]
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 Positions: 1, 4, 6, 7,
9 10 11 12 9, 11, 13, 16
13 14 15 16
Activate the circuit breakers:
Water is above your mouth. One final lock. You remember the emergency protocol from training.
The hatch bursts open. You surge upward as water engulfs the submarine below.
You break the surface. The sun is setting - painting the sky in gold and crimson.
After 12 years in the shadows, you've never seen anything so beautiful.
Your trembling hand activates the emergency beacon.
S.O.S. ... S.O.S. ... S.O.S.
The signal carries more than your location - it transmits everything.
All the evidence. All the intel. The world will know about Operation Darkwave.
In the distance, the rhythmic thump of helicopter blades grows louder.
You're going home. And the world will be saved.
The water rises above your head...
Your lungs burn. Vision fades. The darkness closes in.
Operation Darkwave will proceed as planned.
The EMP strikes will devastate five continents.
The world will never know what you discovered.
Commander Volkov wins.
Your 12 years of service end here,
in the cold, dark depths of the ocean.
The secrets die with you.