Changes: T-Bone Junction

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T-Bone Junction is the starting area of The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. It serves as the main hub for missions, trading, and travelling in DLC3.

Overview

T-Bone Junction is made up of two cul-de-sacs, connected by a single road, connecting a group of apartments and stores. Vehicles can freely travel the short U-shaped roadway of the settlement and pedestrians also have access to a series of catwalks and an elevator that has stopping points in each of the three primary elevations. A fourth, run-down, sub-level can also be accessed beneath the main structure.

It has all the basic vending machines, as well as Catch-A-Rides and New-U Stations. The local Fast Travel terminal is inside a structure that appears to be heavily used a transport terminal.

Inhabitants

Notable Allies

Athena (after being rescued)
Claptrap
Dr. Zed
Marcus Kincaid
Scooter

Scooter, Marcus and Athena offer missions throughout the game. Dr. Zed is a silent participant, presumably maintaining the nearby Med Vendor, and the local Claptrap's only function is to announce new missions available on the T-Bone Junction Bounty Board.

Notable Enemies

Meat Popsicle

Weapon Crates

Main article: T-Bone Junction: Weapon Crate Locations

Notes

T-Bone Junction has a limited number of enemies. Lance Probes, and Meat Popsicle are the only regular enemies in this area. A squad of Lance Assassins, as well as a quintet of weak Lance Probes, also appear as mission spawns near the start.
Falling off the edge of the station will result in a respawn, but without the usual 7% New-U fee.
It is possible to drive and walk on the dunes below. To achieve this a vehicle must be spawned and knocked over the edge. Characters can then be teleported into the vehicle from any Catch-a-Ride station. An alternative is to drive off the edge and change seats in mid-air - this is only possible with a Monster or Racer. The initial area that the vehicle will fall into is a red screen. Exiting the vehicle in the red screen area will kill a character instantly. The vehicle can be driven out of the red area to reach a places that can be traversed on foot.

Hidden Room

In the lowest section of T-Bone Junction, are a number of suspended buildings with walkways around them. One of these structures houses a hidden room that is locked initially, but can be unlocked with a nearby switch. The switch is located on the far side from the door of the unit, next to a red weapons chest. Inside the room is a refrigerator and a shrine to Lilith. The fridge conceals a Level 61 Meat Popsicle in side of it, although aside from the light show surrounding the "Wanted" poster of Lilith there is nothing else of value.

Trivia

A "T-Bone" or broadside collision is a type of auto accident where the side of one vehicle is struck by the front or rear of another vehicle or a fixed object, forming a "T". Given the vehicle-centric nature of the expansion, the reference in the zone name seems obvious.
T-Bone Junction has a pronounced surplus in advertisement signs. Some of these signs advertise areas in the Zombie Island of Dr. Ned and The Underdome.
On Marcus Kincaid's store counter, there is one of many racecar toy models, except this one has an active NPC; all he says is "Hey, have you seen my gun?"

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 ==Notes==
 *T-Bone Junction has a limited number of enemies. [[Lance Probe]]s, and Meat Popsicle are the only regular enemies in this area. A squad of [[Lance Assassin]]s, as well as a quintet of weak Lance Probes, also appear as mission spawns near the start.
+*Falling off the edge of the station will result in a respawn, but without the usual 7% New-U fee.
 *It is possible to drive and walk on the dunes below. To achieve this a vehicle must be spawned and knocked over the edge. Characters can then be teleported into the vehicle from any Catch-a-Ride station. An alternative is to drive off the edge and change seats in mid-air - this is only possible with a [[Monster]] or [[Racer]]. The initial area that the vehicle will fall into is a red screen. Exiting the vehicle in the red screen area will kill a character instantly. The vehicle can be driven out of the red area to reach a places that can be traversed on foot.