The location of the Hydroponics Deck on the USG Ishimura.
The Hydroponics Deck of the USG Ishimura was a large area located on the top portion of the two cargo "towers" near the back of the ship, and was the internal farm which produced the food needed to feed the many workers aboard the ship by growing many plants such as vegetables, fruits, wheats, mushrooms, flowers and herbs, as well as providing sustainable production of oxygen.
It was divided into two primary sections: the multi-level Vegetation Grow Chambers and the centrally-located cylindrical Food Storage chamber. Directly before the Food Storage was the Hydroponics Central Hub was located, where the station featured a large holographic screen and controls that indicated air production, ventilation, and filtration systems. This deck came under attack when the Leviathan smashed into the hull, grew into the Food Storage and began polluting the air.
Tram Station[]
The Hydroponics Deck Tram Station, of course, was like all others on the ship: it had a sheltered waiting space, encased in glass and furnished with seats, presumably for those who were departing the Hydroponics Deck to wait for their tram to arrive. There was also a vending machine full of refreshments. The Tram Station was located next to a service entrance leading to the Tram Repair Room that was located on the Flight Deck.
Sapling Room[]
This room featured a few enclosures with many freshly-sprouted plants/mushrooms that served mostly for decoration before they were transported to the main chamber once fully grown. In the center of the room there was security footage of Dr. Elizabeth Cross warning and pleading for everyone to leave Hydroponics Deck as it had become too dangerous due to the Leviathan destroying all the food supplies, poisoning the air and killing Elizabeth's crew.
Hydroponics Central Hub[]
Immediately after the Sapling Room, the Hydroponics Central Hub featured a massive holoscreen showing all important functions of the entire deck, such as atmosphere control that checked oxygen and nitrogen levels, humidity of the greenhouses inside the Grow Chambers, watering cycles for the greenhouses, and notified the crew about any vegetative anomalies, toxins and more. The Hub also served as a crossroads with doors to the West Grow Chamber, the East Grow Chamber and the Food Storage, plus a maintenance entrance to the Mining Deck Tram Station. There was also a work station where Dr. Elizabeth Cross was working on a special enzyme to kill the Leviathan, but she lacked liquid nitrogen to finish it. It featured a Save Station and a Store as well. By the time of Isaac's visit, the door to the East Tower had been completely covered by the Corruption, leaving only the West Tower as the entry point to it.
West Tower[]
The West Tower featured the West Grow Chamber as well as the Refrigeration Tower and Elizabeth Cross' office.
Flow Control[]
The Flow Control Room featured four cylindrical tanks containing liquids that had apparently malfunctioned, as the tanks were releasing the liquid uncontrollably.
Flow Supervisor B. Andonov's Office[]
Flow Supervisor B. Andonov's Office was located in the Flow Control Room close to the exit.
Rare Specimens[]
This room featured many specimens of plants that were considered to be rare by all horticulturalists working on the Hydroponics Deck and were kept here in pots for safety. This room was only accessible for those with a level 3 security level.
West Grow Chamber[]
The West Grow Chamber was a huge three-story tower featuring the most diverse types of plants in the form of vegetables, fruits, wheats, mushrooms, flowers and herbs, all enclosed in greenhouses placed on different floors with banners displaying what type of plant was currently residing in the greenhouse. Each greenhouse contained solar lights and water sprinklers to keep the plants hydrated. The walls also featured long vines growing up to the ceiling. The center of the room featured an elevator to the upper levels where doors to Refrigeration Tower, Hydroponics Control and Elizabeth Cross' Office were located, and on the ground there were smaller Seedling Rooms. Interestingly, there was an ambience of crickets and wildlife sounds that could be heard throughout the West Grow Chamber, although these were just simulations from the computer to imitate a forest environment. During Isaac Clarke's visit to the Hydroponics Deck, the West Grow Chamber seemed to still be in a functional, healthy state despite the infestation of the Necromorphs.
West Seedling Room A[]
The smaller of the two Seedling Rooms in the West Grow Chamber, it was filled with plants and mushrooms that were neatly placed in pots in enclosures and still growing.
West Seedling Room B[]
The larger of the two Seedling Rooms in the West Grow Chamber, it was filled with plants and mushrooms that were neatly placed in pots in enclosures and still growing. It was filled with toxic air due to the presence of one of the Wheezers.
SR Horticultulaist Dr. Elizabeth Cross' Office[]
Dr. Elizabeth Cross' Office was located on the third floor of the West Grow Chamber. It was filled with toxic air due to the presence of one of the Wheezers, and it was from this room that Elizabeth recorded her video-log to Isaac warning him about the Leviathan and showing him what her crew had been turned into. It featured shelves filled with botanical logs as well as her desk, some chairs and plants. It was filled with toxic air due to the presence of one of the Wheezers.
West Refrigeration Core[]
This long corridor featured long pipes that were filled with cool liquids likely to ensure minus temperatures inside the Refrigeration Tower in order to keep all of the food there frozen so it would not expire. The air in here was extremely cold and had lots of cold mist flowing.
Refrigeration Tower[]
The large tower kept in minus temperatures where the air was extremely cold. The sign inside warned anyone entering that this was a very cold environment kept in Zero-G, and that everyone would need to wear protective suits and gravity boots. Inside, there were several chambers with frozen slabs of meat and most likely other products that needed to be kept in low temperatures such as fish and dairy, which would later be taken either to Food Storage or directly to the Mess Hall on the Crew Deck. By one of the working stations at the end, the air was toxic due to the presence of one of the Wheezers.
Hydroponics Control[]
A large room filled with terminals, screens and workstations that contained all important functions of the Hydroponics Deck and connected the West Grow Chamber to the East Grow Chamber, serving as the only entrance point after the doors to the East Tower had been covered by the Corruption. It was filled with toxic air due to the presence of one of the Wheezers.
Nutrition Systems[]
(To be added)
Diagnostics Lab[]
According to Dr. Challus Mercer, the Hydroponics Diagnostics Lab contained toxins and poisons so dangerous that they would have never been taken to the Medical Deck. Mercer took Brant Harris here frequently to check on his transformation into the Hunter, and it was here that Harris finally succumbed to his mutations.
East Tower[]
The East Tower featured thw East Grow Chamber as well as the Air Filtration Tower.
East Grow Chamber[]
The East Grow Chamber was a huge three-story tower featuring the most diverse types of plants in the form of vegetables, fruits, wheats, mushrooms, flowers and herbs, all enclosed in greenhouses placed on different floors with banners displaying what type of plant was currently residing in the greenhouse. Each greenhouse contained solar lights and water sprinklers to keep the plants hydrated. The center of the room featured an elevator to the upper levels where doors to the Air Filtration Tower and Hydroponics Control were located, and on the ground there were smaller Seedling Rooms. However, unlike the West Grow Chamber, the East Grow Chamber had become completely soiled and rotted beyond use: all walls and greenhouses were overtaken by the Corruption, completely ruining all plant life and turning them into rotten or dried up pulp often merged to the Corruption and filling the atmosphere with heavy and poisonous air in some areas, while the third floor was filled with toxic air due to the presence of one of the Wheezers.
East Seedling Room A[]
The smaller of the two Seedling Rooms in the East Grow Chamber, it was filled with plants and mushrooms that were neatly placed in pots in enclosures, but due to the state of the East Grow Chamber, the plants there were dying.
East Seedling Room B[]
The larger of the two Seedling Rooms in the East Grow Chamber, it was filled with plants and mushrooms that were neatly placed in pots in enclosures, but due to the state of the East Grow Chamber, the plants there were dying. The room was separated into two parts due to the Corruption and was filled with toxic air due to the presence of one of the Wheezers.
Air Filtration Hall[]
This long corridor featured long pipes that were filled with hot air likely to ensure constant flow and filtration of all air on the ship. Due to the infestation, it was completely covered in the Corruption.
Air Filtration Tower[]
This large tower featured many pipes containing different types of gases like oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and so on. Due to the infestation, it was completely covered in the Corruption.
Filtration Tube Annex[]
The Filtration Tube Annex consisted of a large, dark room containing three large tubes. The interiors would periodically be ignited as part of the filtration process. There was no space between the tubes and they had to be passed through to reach the other side of the chamber. The small warehouse nearby was filled with toxic air due to the presence of one of the Wheezers.
Food Storage[]
This large cylindrical room contained all food kept on the Hydroponics Deck. All the harvests of vegetables, fruits, wheats, mushrooms and herbs, as well as meat, fish and dairy from the Refrigeration Tower were stored in large tanks on the walls to be later transferred directly to the Mess Hall on the Crew Deck. Just before the entrance was a work station and the airlock control. After crashing onto the hull and growing inside, the Leviathan absorbed all the food supplies and grew to a colossal size, so large that the enzyme created by Dr. Cross, although able to "dissolve a freighter", did not kill the creature but only weakened it.
Trivia[]
- The Hydroponics Deck is where Chapter 6: Environmental Hazard of Dead Space (2023) takes place.
- Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture and is a method of growing plants without soil in water.
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The Hydroponics Deck was the USG Ishimura's internal farm which produced the food needed to feed the many workers aboard the ship and provided sustainable production of oxygen. It was typically maintained by horticulturalists such as Dr. Elizabeth Cross, who monitored the production levels of the food. This deck came under attack when the Leviathan grew into the Food Storage and began polluting the air.
A massive area, it spanned the entire top portion of the Ishimura's two cargo "towers" and was divided into two primary sections: the multi-level Vegetation Grow Chambers and the centrally-located cylindrical Food Storage chamber. Directly before Food Storage was the air quality control and ventilation system; this station featured a large holographic screen and controls that indicated air production, ventilation, and filtration systems.
Tram Station[]
Sapling Room[]
This was where Isaac Clarke encountered Zach Hammond, who was weak from breathing in the toxic air. He told Isaac not to take off his helmet.
West Tower[]
West Grow Chamber[]
Inner Greenhouse A[]
A relatively small room attached to the West Grow Chamber. The air here was poisonous until the Wheezer inside was killed.
Inner Greenhouse B[]
A room similar to Inner Greenhouse A. The air inside was poisonous as the room contained another Wheezer.
Feeding System[]
A machine which could be activated by Isaac via a holographic control panel. Doing so replaces the Grow Chamber's feed, although this serves no direct purpose in gameplay.
Hydroponics Control[]
A small room accessible from the second floor of the Grow Chamber which contained another Wheezer and poisonous air.
- Refrigeration West
The largest section of the West Grow Chamber, even larger than the main chamber itself. This area consisted of an entry chamber, followed by a dimly-lit corridor which led to a series of Zero-G chambers containing two Wheezers.
Air Filtration Room[]
The Air Filtration area consisted of a large, dark room containing three large tubes. The interiors would periodically be ignited as part of the filtration process. There was no space between the tubes and they had to be passed through to reach the other side of the chamber. The opposite end of the chamber contained a Wheezer, though the air was only poisonous in a moderately-sized area around it.
East Tower[]
East Grow Chamber[]
Inner Greenhouse A[]
Inner Greenhouse B[]
Feeding System[]
Refrigeration East[]
Primary Food Storage[]
Trivia[]
- Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture and is a method of growing plants without soil in water.
- This is where Chapter 7: Life And Death and the beginning of Chapter 8: In the Hearts of Men of Dead Space: Extraction take place. Most of Chapter 7 in Dead Space: Extraction takes place in many rooms (such as a Compost Room, which is where the player fights a Brute) that are inaccessible in Dead Space, as the door that leads to them had been completely covered by the Corruption.
- During Isaac's visit to the Hydroponics Deck, the West Grow Chamber seems to still be in a functional, healthy state despite the infestation of Necromorphs. The East Grow Chamber, however, has become completely soiled and rotted beyond use.
- An ambience of crickets, monkeys, and wildlife sounds can be heard throughout the West Grow Chamber, although these are likely just simulations.
- This is where Chapter 6: Environmental Hazard of Dead Space (2008) takes place.
- At least two Hydroponics specialists are known: Elizabeth Cross and Karen Howell.
- The Corruption has spread very far into this part of the ship, since it is home to the Leviathan. It has apparently ruined the Ishimura's entire food supply.
- The Grow Chamber shown in Dead Space: Downfall is larger and holds many more plants than the West Grow Chamber in-game.
- This is the only place on the Ishimura where Isaac encounters Wheezers.