Gene Bank
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The Gene Bank provides instant genetic modifications that empower the player with different abilities. Scattered throughout Rapture, Gene Banks allow the player to alter the equipped plasmids and gene tonics. The Gene Bank cannot be hacked.
[edit] Genetic Weapons and Gene Tonics
- Plasmids alter genes to give offensive and defensive powers.
- Physical Tonics improve the player's physical abilities.
- Engineering Tonics improve the player's ability to interact with machines.
- Combat Tonics improve the player's ability to deal and resist damage.
[edit] Trivia
- Gene Banks were originally called "Plasmi-Quik," but the name was changed to be more descriptive of its function[1]. In the Fort Frolic level of BioShock a poster for "Plasmi-Quik" can be seen inside the display window of the Apothecary. In this poster Plasmi-Quik appears to be a beverage. An unused audio file for a Plasmi-Quik advertisement can also be found in the streams_1_audio.fsb file for BioShock (on the PC).
- When the first play through demo for BioShock came out during E3, Gene Banks did more than alter what tonics and plasmids one could have. It would also have been able to change the player's body size, how they look, etc.[citation needed] The eleventh BioShock podcast from the Cult of Rapture[1] reveals that the Gene Bank originally would have had a function combined with that of the Gatherer's Garden.
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Episode Eleven: Plasmids in BioShock" podcast, available at The Cult of Rapture
 An early version of the Gene Bank. |
 Plasmi-Quik? |
