SURVIVAL DIFFICULTY:
Class 2
- No Entity Presence
- Moderate Phenomenal Risks
- Very Difficult to Exit
Description:
8/25/2020 The first known photograph of Level 410.1. Photographer unknown.
Level 410.1 is believed to be the basement of the mansion in Level 410 and is known for its unique phenomena and subliminal atmosphere. Wanderers enter this level via wooden stairs surrounded by black walls and a narrow corridor. These stairs are considered the safest part of Level 410.1, free from any unnatural phenomena. Once a wanderer descends the stairs, the door at the top automatically shuts and locks, with no key or means of reopening it.
Beyond the stairs, the level consists of an extensive network of corridors lined with beige walls and polished concrete floors. The corridors contain replicas of appliances and furniture found in Level 410, which are manifested to be glitched into the walls. Interacting with these items causes them to shift into the floor and shake violently. This interaction distorts the wanderer for a few seconds before they return to their original state. Interestingly, this process also instantly removes any bacterial infections from the wanderer's body, which made it a method used in the past to neutralize Entity 19. However, this method is not necessarily recommended for treating bacterial infections due to the risk of skin irritation and potential muscle damage.
Phenomena
Despite the relative safety of the stairs, Level 410.1 contains numerous hazards, which makes it one of the primary examples of the phenomena that can occur in various levels. Some of the phenomena observed in this level include:
- As wanderers spend more time within this sub-level, they will begin to hear a crackling noise similar to that of a vinyl record. This noise increases in volume over time, causing agitation among wanderers. Additionally, the crackling may include a piano-like rhythm that mimics obscure songs from the wanderer's memory.
- Further into Level 410.1, flasks containing a blue substance1 will begin to appear, each labeled with the personal information of wanderers who have previously entered the level. If a wanderer interacts with one of these flasks, the information on it will become blurred, the identity of the featured wanderer will be erased, and if that wanderer was part of any group of interests at any point, they will be eliminated from their database. These flasks also have a psionic hazard that induces dangerous curiosity into wanderers, making them subconsciously desire to consume the substance. If a wanderer drinks from the flask, their own identity and information will replace that of the original featured wanderer, effectively assuming the role and identity of the previous individual. This phenomenon is considered the most dangerous aspect of Level 410.1 and should be avoided at all costs.
- Most of the phenomena in Level 410.1 serve as potential means of exiting the level, aside from retracing one's steps. However, some of these methods remain merely theoretical.2
Local Groups:
There are no known groups in this level like bases, outposts, or communities, but there seems to be an illusion of an outpost here nicknamed “The Sensitivity Room” located a couple kilometers from the stairs. Initially, it appears to be an unlit fireplace, but within the fireplace is a vent leading to an open space distinct from the rest of the level. This area features floors and walls that shares resemblance to the kitchen of Level 410, but with a more greyscale hue. It contains numerous mannequins that look like operatives of miscellaneous groups resting at an outpost. Due to some psionic effects that the area has, destroying one of these mannequins induces intense grief and guilt in the individual, as if they had killed a human being.
In the deepest part of the Sensitivity Room, there is a large flatscreen TV on a green wall, which has a slideshow on it that mimics a memory slide show at a funeral viewing. It plays a romantic song like other memory slideshows, but the photos that are supposed to represent memoirs are images of sensitive documents from each group of the Backrooms. At the end of the slideshow, binary text appears, which translates to: "RIP Tell not a soul, 1017-2060." The first part of the message is elucidated as a warning not to disclose any of the information shown in the slideshow, as it could lead to chaos if put into the wrong hands. The meaning of "1017-2060" still remains unclear, with speculation ranging from it representing a Backrooms timeline similar to the Holocene Era to a prediction of the Backrooms' destruction in 2060.
Until further notice, this part of the Sensitivity Room is guarded by security cameras provided by the M.E.G., and wanderers who have shared the sensitive information with others will be punished accordingly.
Entrances & Exits:
Entrances:
http://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-410
Level 410
One way to enter Level 410.1 is to enter a worn down door in a storage space by the kitchen in Level 410. Woefully, due to the rarity of ever entering Level 410, this is indisputably the rarest way to enter this level.
http://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-6-1
Level 6.1
An alternative way to enter Level 410.1, and the most common, is to go through a restroom door in the Liquorette on Level 6.1.
http://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-70
Level 70
One can even enter an "employee only" door in Level 70 to get to this level.
Exits:
One of the few ways to exit Level 410.1, besides taking advantage of its phenomena, is to return through the door used for entry, but this is only possible if the wanderer has not yet left the stairs. Some methods of exiting through the phenomena of the level include:
http://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-18
Level 18
One writing their age on the walls will teleport them to Level 18.
http://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-408
Level 408
One writing their name on the walls will teleport them to the Info Room.
http://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-448
Level 448
It’s thought that if one attempts to destroy or kick an info flask, they will automatically noclip into Level 448 with their memory removed. This is unconfirmed, but it shouldn’t be attempted anyways.
http://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-101
Level 101
This is also unconfirmed, but it’s rumored that if one writes their former home’s zip code on one of the mannequins in the sensitivity room, they will be teleported to Level 101.
Addendum 7/14/2023
http://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-410.2
Level 410.2
As of the date above, it has been reported that if one noclips into the TV in the Sensitivity Room, they will spawn in a newly discovered level, named Level 410.2.