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The Military Research Facility is a secret research lab hidden within the woods near Rosewood.
Interior
The main building of the facility contains one story. The main floor largely consists of several offices, lounges, and storage rooms. There is also an infirmary and what appear to be parts of a laboratory. In the smaller building, there is a storage room and a stairwell that leads up to another office. A dysfunctional elevator can also be found in the southern wing, although there isn't a second floor above the elevator. This strongly implies that there is an underground level to the facility, which might be added with the new basement feature coming in build 42.
The building itself does not contain much loot, as it is mostly composed of offices alongside research rooms filled with the usual office and medical loot. In the back, there is a guard armory with four military lockers that can spawn guns and some ammo boxes. There is also a smaller armory with two normal lockers in the front of the building which contains handgun loot. For Its difficulty to reach and the sheer amount of zombies, the loot is very bad. The loot is less than that of a gun shop or a police station. The only good thing that is guaranteed from a visit to the facility are military backpacks due to the large amount of soldier zombies in the area.
Strategy
- It is highly recommended that players bring a vehicle and extra supplies due to the long travel distance, ideally a lighter or powerful vehicle. The Speed Demon trait can also be very helpful to power through the grass roads and run over zombies without losing momentum.
- The facility is swarming with zombies, some of which are former soldiers. These soldier zombies often have highly sought-after loot, examples of which include military backpacks and a wide variety of firearms.
- It is not recommended for inexperienced players to attempt to loot the facility due to its isolation from the rest of the map and the high concentration of zombies. Even with good preparation, the player can quickly become overwhelmed due to the limited escape options.
- To access the facility, players must traverse through a series of dirt roads located in the large woods west of Rosewood. Be prepared to backtrack, as several branches of these roads lead to nowhere. Use the map to avoid becoming disoriented and lost.
- The tall, barbed (unclimbable) fences here are a godsend, as they keep the zombies from the forest out and the zombies within the complex separated.
- A good way to access the building is to turn left once the complex is reached. A fenced-in road leads to the back of the building, which lets players access the back door with little resistance.
- Be patient and do not rush. Both the research building and the roads leading to it are swarming with zombies. Slowly clear out hordes on the way to the building, and once it is reached, clear out the building room by room, hallway by hallway.
- Make sure to rest a lot, especially if two-handed weapons are used. Exhaustion debuffs can and will almost lead to certain death if ignored. The office rooms and lounges containing chairs and sofas can be used to rest.
- Once erosion has kicked in and trees start growing, reaching this location becomes nearly impossible, as the dirt roads will be overgrown with trees. It will be an absolute nightmare to walk there on foot or cut all the trees down to make way for vehicles.
Lore
The facility is shrouded in mystery, and is a major conspiracy theory and plot element in the story of Project Zomboid. The VHS tape conspiracy crap??? gives the player insight regarding the facility. It states that the facility's employees leave early in the morning, before even most of Rosewood's population is awake. The tape also mentions various conspiracy theories, both in the real world and the game world, and attempts to link the facility to them. The tape also mentions that the facility appears on maps as a restricted zone, but currently there is no in-game map that shows this, and the facility is omitted from the Rosewood map that can be found in game.
While it is currently unknown whether this facility contributed to the Knox Event outbreak, it is highly likely to play a significant role in the lore of the Knox Infection as it is developed in future updates to the game.
Gallery
A bird's eye view of the facility and surrounding area
The whole facility area, including fences and the security booth
The interior of the first floor
The interior of the second floor
