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* PlotLock: You can't get the password to Nye Labs' Sky Labs (the atmospheric research wing) until you meet Connie Vection in person [[spoiler: by inducing convection by boiling water in Nye Labs' cafeteria]], which prompts Bill to contact you and give said password to you. Sadly, the password is impossible to get unless you choose the "Join Nye Labs" (Story Mode) option in the beginning, meaning the Sky Labs are off-limits if you picked "Hang Out" (Sandbox Mode) instead.
* PointOfNoReturn: Once you embark to [[spoiler: rescue Sam Andreas from the erupting Mt. Pavlov]], you won't be able to return to Nye Labs unless you restart the game or load an old save.

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* PlotLock: You can't get the password to Nye Labs' Sky Labs (the atmospheric research wing) until you meet Connie Vection in person [[spoiler: by [[spoiler:by inducing convection by boiling water in Nye Labs' cafeteria]], which prompts Bill to contact you and give said password to you. Sadly, the password is impossible to get unless you choose the "Join Nye Labs" (Story Mode) option in the beginning, meaning the Sky Labs are off-limits if you picked "Hang Out" (Sandbox Mode) instead.
* PointOfNoReturn: Once you embark to [[spoiler: rescue [[spoiler:rescue Sam Andreas from the erupting Mt. Pavlov]], you won't be able to return to Nye Labs unless you restart the game or load an old save.



* UnexpectedGameplayChange: The game suddenly throws the player into a simple, Myst-style puzzle [[spoiler: when rescuing Sam Andreas from Mt. Pavlov.]]
* UnwinnableByDesign: Several earthquakes [[spoiler: caused by Mt. Pavlov's imminent eruption]] occur during the 5-day-long story mode. If you don't use the Tectonics Lab equipment to measure and identify them, you'll be unable to pinpoint their source [[spoiler: and get the answer to the final riddle on Day 5.]] Helpfully, Sam Andreas tells you (in vague terms) when this happens.

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* UnexpectedGameplayChange: The game suddenly throws the player into a simple, Myst-style puzzle [[spoiler: when [[spoiler:when rescuing Sam Andreas from Mt. Pavlov.]]
* UnwinnableByDesign: Several earthquakes [[spoiler: caused [[spoiler:caused by Mt. Pavlov's imminent eruption]] occur during the 5-day-long story mode. If you don't use the Tectonics Lab equipment to measure and identify them, you'll be unable to pinpoint their source [[spoiler: and [[spoiler:and get the answer to the final riddle on Day 5.]] Helpfully, Sam Andreas tells you (in vague terms) when this happens.
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* YouCanPanicNow: When Chet finally decides to flee, the technical difficulties screen he leaves behind lets the audience know they can panic.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Sure was lucky that [[spoiler:a pterodactyl fossil being uncovered, a thunderstorm, a whale eating plankton over a specific underwater mountain and a ''volcanic eruption'']] all happened in the five day span and close enough for Nye Labs to experience them to solve those riddles.


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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Those earthquakes that keep popping up? [[spoiler:They're signs of an impending volcano.]]

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