Firehouse/Spirits Unleashed

Not to be confused with Firehouse

The Firehouse is the recently restored headquarters of the Ghostbusters.

Gameplay[]

Catt Delgado is often in "The Hub," the office area of the first floor. Jobs can be accessed from the front desk as well as inviting friends and setting jobs to private if desired. Side Hustle Contracts can be looked at from file on a table off to the side near staircase and basement entrance. Between the job desk and Ecto-1, there's a seating area where Ghostbusters can check out cutscenes. In the garage bay, Ghostbusters can head to the lockers and customize their ensemble, including head wear, eye wear, the uniform, pads, gloves, and foot wear. The basement is still stocked with a Containment Unit for captured ghosts to be stored between jobs. There are also assorted gear stored in the basement along with an auxiliary Containment Unit and vault serving as a testing area.

Upstairs in the lab, formerly the sleeping quarters, Ghostbusters can go to the Workbench to view and equip gear attachment upgrades, talk to Eddy Chan, and view Research Contracts near the door at an old computer. On the main part of the second floor, Ghostbusters can access the training manual or check on their spores, mold, and fungus collection. After Patch 1.3.0 and after a player reaches level 100, they can activate the tenure system at the shelf of folders by the billiards table. The Arcadegeddon arcade game was also updated to display high scores.

In the alley, Ghostbusters can go to the Workbench to view and equip gear attachment upgrades. There is also an Alley Firing Range. There are some makeshift targets set-up to allow Ghostbusters to test out their gear, more specifically, the Particle Thrower. Recruits are asked to be mindful of the neighbors because if there are too many more complaints, the city might start issuing fines.

History[]

Winston purchased the Firehouse and had it refurbished in his bid to restart the Ghostbusters company. Some time later, he told a new trainee the Firehouse was still a work-in-progress and really wanted it to be the jewel in the crown of the team. While the trainee was out on a job, Winston went down to the basement to fill out the maintenance report out of habit. The trainee came down some time later to deposit the contents of an old Trap sent to them by Peter Venkman. Nameless erupted from the Containment Unit and possessed Winston. Catt "convinced" Nameless to let Winston go with her Proton Pack but he was stuck in Winston's body. The possessed Winston was tied to an office chair and taken up to the lab for tests, including Aura Video-Analyzer. Eddy used the Kinetic Endothermic Actuator but it failed. He integrated the Binding Relic into the Actuator and tried again. It worked and Nameless was safely extracted. Winston replied he felt like he just got out of the longest shareholder meeting of his life. Ray was happy to have him back. Winston thanked Ray and asked for someone to get Peter on the phone. Down in the office, Winston announced the training period was over. Nameless assumed Winston was firing them. Winston asked for someone to remove Nameless from the room. Eddy stated the entity had to be under constant observation. Winston announced the trainee was now an official Ghostbuster. He suggested they all go out for pizza but a new job came up and the newly graduated trainees took off.

Due to power issues caused by Nameless, Eddy moved construction of the Rift Gate to the sub-basement. Once completed, everyone gathered to banish Nameless once and for all. Instead, several ghosts crossed over and wrecked havoc in the Firehouse. Catt and the rookie opened fire on them on the first floor. Ray activated the P.K.E. Meter's taser and dissipated the Minion Ghosts summoned. Meanwhile, Samhain crossed through the gate and was less than pleased with Nameless's predicament. He absorbed Nameless and his energy then departed the building. After the rookie was made a full-time Ghostbuster, Winston revealed the Spenglers were coming to town. Catt made a note to prepare the third floor for them. Eddy was shocked there was a third floor. Ray revealed he was going to have a "summer intern." Winston suggested getting dinner but the alarm rant. A team of Ghostbusters departed in Ecto-1.

Patch Updates[]

Patch 1.7.1 Updates[]

Fixed an issue where the Graduation Day cutscene would replay upon entering the Firehouse.^[1]
Reduced wait time to return to the Firehouse after completing a Ghost Bounty.
Fixed an issue where Buster bots in the Firehouse would sometimes float above the ground.

Patch 1.7.3 Updates[]

Addressed an issue that was causing users to get stuck on a loading screen while entering the Firehouse.^[2]

Patch 1.8.0 Updates[]

Fixed an issue where after watching a cinematic, the sky outside of the Firehouse would not appear correctly.^[3]

Patch 1.9.0 Updates[]

Fixed an issue where players could crash if the they joined a host who was replaying a cutscene from the Firehouse TV.^[4]

Trivia[]

In the garage bay:
- The footlockers still bear the name plates of Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, and Winston Zeddemore.
- On the book cart near Ecto-1 is a yellow safety helmet like the ones used in Ghostbusters II.
  - After Patch 1.3.0., the helmet was removed temporarily due to a bug.
- Throughout the Firehouse are boxes of Yellow Cake Logs, a stand-in for Twinkies.
- On the front desk is Janine Melnitz's whale figurine from the first movie.
  - After Patch 1.3.0., the figurine was removed temporarily due to a bug.
- In the back office are some of the newspaper articles from the first movie, including the "Ghost Fever Grips New York" one in Chapter 14: Welcome Aboard.
In the basement, on the floor is a box of Happy New Year party hats like the ones worn by Janosz Poha and Dana Barrett at the end of Ghostbusters II, first seen in Chapter 24: A Harbor Chick.
- After Patch 1.3.0., the hats were removed temporarily due to a bug.
On the second floor there are:
- At the top of the stairs is the No Trespassing sign from the Shandor Mining Company seen in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 4 under the Road Closed Ahead sign.
  - After Patch 1.3.0., the sign was removed temporarily due to a bug.
- An area for a spores, mold, and fungus collection, a nod to Egon's line in Chapter 8: "Bug-Eyes Thing".
- On a desk are Egon's Stethoscope from the first movie.
- On the table is a chess set, a nod to Egon and Phoebe Spengler's match in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, first seen in Chapter 3.
- On the counter is a bag of Stay Puft Marshmallows and box of Cheeze-Its.
  - After Patch 1.3.0., the bag was removed temporarily due to a bug.
- On the pool table is the Animated Toaster from Ghostbusters II.
  - After Patch 1.3.0., the toaster was removed temporarily due to a bug.
- One of the arcades is Jump Ghost based on Jump Bug seen in Ghostbusters II, in Chapter 13: Mood Slime.
- One of the arcades is Arcadegeddon, a game released by Illfonic in 2021.
- One of the arcades is Star Explorer based on Star Gazer seen in Ghostbusters.
- By the dartboard is a box of kids birthday party hats like the ones at the start of Ghostbusters II in Chapter 1: Start.
  - After Patch 1.3.0., the hats were removed temporarily due to a bug.
- In the lab, on the right is an old computer with the game title screen for the Ghostbusters Commodore 64 video game.
- Right near the old computer is the colander helmet for the Aura Video-Analyzer.
- In the far corner of the lab is the MEDRAD Mark IV Angiographic Injector from the Paranormal Studies Laboratory in the first movie.
- On the table at the far side of the lab is a Ghost Sniffer from the first movie.
  - After Patch 1.3.0., the Ghost Sniffer was removed temporarily due to a bug.
In the alley between the Firehouse and Ray's Occult Books is a Stay Puft Marshmallows advertisement like the one seen in the first movie and in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
- The graffiti under Stay Puft quotes Winston's line "What did you do, Ray?" in the first movie in Chapter 27: Stay Puft Man.