Space Station
Space Station is the 16th level/chapter in the Red Faction single player campaign despite being labeled L17 (there is no L16). It consists of four individual sections (3 maps and a cutscene) and begins with Parker stowed away in the small cargo hold of the Space Shuttle. Space Station is followed by L18: Crash Site.
L17S1: Space Station Hub
Beginning of the Level
L17S1 starts out with Parker stowed away in the small cargo area of the Space Shuttle. Exit this cargo hold by climbing the ladder up to the door in its ceiling. You'll find one Ultor tech down on the bottom platform of the shuttle. As soon as you try to jump down to the bottom platform, you'll notice this level of the game features low gravity physics. These physics affect movement by increasing jump travel and decreasing fall damage. The shuttle is now docked to the Space Station so exit the same way you came in and the doors will open up to reveal a tall entry way with a glass bridge on one end that spans the width of the room. On the left you'll see some windows from a guard station where a Merc stands ready to shoot at you. On the right end of the glass bridge you'll find a room with health, armor, and ammunition hidden in some yellow boxes guarded by a mercenary. The other end of the glass bridge curves left after another Merc to a ladder where you'll find the merc standing behind the windows you saw on the left of the entryway. Visiting these rooms is optional as the door you need to reach is at the opposite end of the entryway from the shuttle and it's unlocked. There's a small cylindrical room behind this circular door which is guarded by two Meca Turrets. The exit door from this cylinder is on the right and labeled "REACTOR". The hallway behind the REACTOR labeled door is guarded by another Merc. On the left of this hallway you'll find another door marked "REACTOR" which leads to the actual Nuclear Reactor powering the Space Station. There's a room with computer equipment guarded by a Merc before you reach the tall section of the station housing the nuclear reactor. At this point you can look/explore but it's best not to touch! You will need to return to the reactor later in this level but you should unlock the section of the Station that has the Escape Pods first so Parker can escape to continue the fight. Returning back to the hallway that connects to the reactor, the end opposite the entrance features another large cylindrical section with orange lights. The ladder in this cylinder goes down to the bottom of the Space Station and up to the top of the Space Station. The bottom of the Space Station is locked for now so you'll want to ascend to the top of the ladder. There's a platform at the top of the ladder with an unlabeled door which opens into an unguarded hallway. Halfway down this hallway you'll load into L17S2.
After visiting the top section of the Space Station
As you descend the Space Station after unlocking the bottom section via a console in the top section, you'll briefly revisit the L17S1 map on your way to the bottom section of the Space Station. The way to the Escape Pods in the bottom section of the Space Station is heavily guarded so it's a good practice to clear the way before initiating the core meltdown in the Reactor room. Descend the same ladder you used to reach the top section to reach the bottom section. There's another door at the bottom of the ladder which opens to an unguarded hallway. While traveling through this hallway, you'll load into L17S3.
L17S2: Satellite Control
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L17S3: Living Quarters
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L17S4: No Level Name
Level L17S4 is unnamed and unattributed in the game files and does not feature any gameplay. Loading up L17S4 from the console only plays the cutscene that closes out the Space Station part of the game. This cutscene shows Parker escaping from the Space Station before the nuclear reactor destroys it.