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The inside of the Birthing Facility in a hallucination.

The Birthing Facility is the unofficial name of a location in F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon. It is where scientists associated with Project Origin took Alma Wade to give birth to her sons. It is also possible that other experiments may have been carried out here.

The facility likely is located somewhere in or around the Auburn District, given that scientists were expected to secretly transport a comatose Alma from the Origin Facility and back again.

Both Timelines[]

History[]

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The outside of the facility.

In the mid 1990's, the Birthing Facility was a fully operational medical building, used exclusively by scientists and doctors under the employ of Armacham Technology Corporation. When Alma Wade was removed from the Vault to give birth to her sons, she was brought to the Birthing Facility, where she would complete the births and then be put back into an induced coma. After the birth of Alma's second child, the facility is shut down, and is eventually abandoned.

F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon[]

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The Birthing Facility in the present day.

By the time of the events of F.E.A.R., the building has long been abandoned, with rats running rampant and trash scattered about the floor. Only a small part of the facility is seen, as many doors are blocked off by tables or are boarded up. One of the facility's walls is spray painted with the word "ICU," suggesting that the building may have been vandalized during its abandonment.

The Birthing Facility is seen in many hallucinations throughout the game, but is only physically visited in Interval 01 - Inception - Point of Origin. After merging his consciousness with Alma's, Paxton Fettel visits the facility with a kidnapped Charles Habegger. There, he kills and cannibalizes Habegger. Before long, the Point Man and Spencer Jankowski arrive, and Fettel explains to the Point Man that Habegger "deserved to die." Before confronting Fettel, the Point Man hears Alma whispering in the facility, as well as comments from the ghost of Habegger, who explains that the Point Man was born in the Birthing Facility.

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The facility in a fiery vision. Note the blurring effect used to signify a hallucination.

Throughout the game, the Point Man experiences hallucinations related to the Birthing Facility, which are implied to be due to his ability to see into the mind of Alma. In the visions, the building is engulfed in flames, and Alma is often seen crying. The pathway to the room where Alma gave birth is typically soaked in blood, and a stretcher with blood smeared on it can be seen at the end of the hallway. In one hallucination, the Point Man witnesses Alma killing an Origin scientist by liquefying him, and in another hallucination, Alma is seen walking on the ceiling. Just after escaping the Origin Facility, the Point Man is forced to fight Alma's ghostly image in the Birthing Facility, which results in the Point Man seeing a vision of the day he was born. The vision shows teenaged Alma screaming for her father to give her son back to her, only to be ignored and forced back into an induced coma.

The Birthing Facility is most likely annihilated by the explosion of the Origin Facility.

Trivia[]

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Alma walking past the boarded up doorway.

  • When the Point Man comes across a boarded up doorway in the Birthing Facility, he sees Habegger's ghost walk by. Originally, Alma was supposed to pass by the doorway, not Habegger.
  • If the player pushes on the blocked double doors several times, the blockage will disappear and Alma can be seen standing behind the doors. She then cries "I hate you, Daddy!" as the vision ends.
  • Should the player activate the scary moment above and proceed with the level anyway, the hazy outline of the player's vision will remain for the entire level.
  • The Birthing Facility is the first location visited by the player in the entire series.
  • Lying on the floor at the entrance to the facility are several newspapers detailing the disappearance of Armacham's vice-president. It is possible these papers are referring to Charles Habegger.
Armacham Technology Corporation
Board of Directors Genevieve AristideCarson Salyers
Employees Aldus BishopAlice WadeBill MoodyBrettBristolCharles HabeggerGreenHarlan WadeIain HivesJaniceJohn BreyersJohnstonMarshall DislerNorton MapesPhil VecchioRichard VanekSamuelsSaundersScott RasmussenTerry HalfordWalt GraggYork
Projects Project HarbingerProject IcarusProject OriginProject ParagonProject PerseusProject Pythagoras
Products AbominationAlma WadeDark SignalPaxton FettelPoint ManReplica Forces
Facilities Armacham Data and Research CenterArmacham Bio-Research FacilityHarbinger FacilityOrigin FacilityParagon FacilityPerseus CompoundStill IslandThe VaultWade Elementary SchoolWard FacilityBirthing Facility
Other Fairport areas owned Armacham Technology Corporation HeadquartersArmacham Technology Corporation's Secondary FacilityValkyrie TowerWade Hospital
Armacham Forces ATC Security GuardRiot Security GuardArmacham Black Ops Light SoldierBlack Ops HazmatsATC Black Ops SoldiersBlack Ops Heavy SoldierBlack Ops PyroArmacham Black Ops EliteRichard VanekSamuelsPhase CommanderArmacham Phase CasterArmacham Heavy Rocket TrooperArmacham SniperArmacham SoldierATC Heavy Riot TrooperRobertsTuckerTurnerFeldmanArmacham PilotBierce
Weapons developed Type-7 Particle WeaponType-12 Pulse WeaponXS Shock GrenadeHV PenetratorHV HammerheadSHO Series-3 Combat ShotgunThe ShredderDefense TurretArc BeamS-HV PenetratorGoliath
Vehicles used Black Ops APCF-22 RaptorATC Security sedanArmacham Armored Personnel CarrierArmacham HelicopterMi-24 Hind-D
Other Technology developed Unmanned Aerial VehiclesREV6 Powered ArmorREV9 Powered ArmorREV8 LeviathanEnhanced Power ArmorElite Powered Armor
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Characters
Major Characters
Point Man - Alma Wade - Paxton Fettel - Harlan Wade - Alice Wade - Spencer Jankowski - Norton Mapes -Jin Sun-Kwon - Douglas Holiday
Other Characters
Rodney Betters - Iain Hives - Genevieve Aristide - T. Atwood - Aldus Bishop - Brett - E. Cotton - Marshall Disler - Charles Habegger - David Hoyle - Janice - P. MacReady - Bill Moody - P. Niculescu - D. Passalaqua - A. Shepard - Phil Vecchio - Bremmer - Doctor Green
Weapons
ASP Rifle - AT-14 Pistol - AT-S Proximity Mine - G2A2 Assault Rifle - HV Penetrator - M77 Remote Bomb - MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher - MP-50 Repeating Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - RPL Sub-Machinegun - SM15 Machine Pistol - Type-7 Particle Weapon - VK-12 Combat Shotgun - Watson Automatic Shotgun - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Medkit - Reflex Booster - Health Booster
Locations
Fairport - Auburn District - Armacham Technology Corporation Headquarters - South River Wastewater Treatment Plant - Origin Facility - The Vault - Fa$t Money - News Stand - Apartment Complex - Almaverse - Birthing Facility
Projects
Project Icarus - Project Origin - Project Paragon - Project Perseus
Replicas
Replica Forces - Replica Assassin - Replica Desert Soldier - Replica Elite Soldier - Replica Fatigues Soldier - Replica Heavy Armor - Recon Soldier - Replica Sniper - Replica Tactical Soldiers - Replica Urban Soldier
Vehicles
Armored Truck - ATC Security sedan - Mi-24 Hind-D - Replica REV6 Powered Armor - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter
Armacham Forces
Armacham Defense Turret - ATC Security Guard - Armacham Forces - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Other Enemies
Alma's Apparitions - Nightmare
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events
Multiplayer
F.E.A.R. Combat
Items
Cheezee Pooz - Laptops - Vending Machines - Sticky Notes
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - F.E.A.R. Secrets and Easter Eggs - Monolith Timeline - Hallucinations - Hannibal-3 spy satellite - National Guard - Glitches - F.E.A.R. E3 - Quotes - Walkthroughs - Slow-Mo - Armacham Field Guide - Intervals - First F.E.A.R. Team - Intel - Metro Police Department - Console Commands - List of Alma Sightings - Blackhawk Pilot - F.E.A.R. Original Soundtrack
Unreleased Material
D. Mccullough - Street Turret - Conrad Krieg - Unreleased Quotes
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