[Plasticizer

A chemical component used in bomb making.

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Plasticizer is a chemical component used in bomb making. It is one of three chemicals you must collect and combine during the bomb-assembly puzzle in the "Minutes to Midnight" level. You cannot craft the bomb without it, so grabbing it early saves backtracking.

What It Is

Plasticizer is a chemical-type item. In the chemical machine at the back of the police truck, it is one of three required inputs, alongside RDX and solvent. The machine will not produce a bomb until all three are loaded and the correct ratio is set.

How to Obtain Plasticizer

The Plasticizer is locked inside a briefcase in the blue tent to the left of the level's starting area [src-cc415a0c9f].

1. From the starting location, enter the blue tent on your left [src-cc415a0c9f].
2. Find the briefcase with the teapot on it and interact with it [src-cc415a0c9f].
3. Enter the code 1 4 3 [src-cc415a0c9f].
4. Take the Plasticizer from inside [src-cc415a0c9f].

While you are in the blue tent, grab the police key card from the board to your right — you will need it to enter the police truck later [src-cc415a0c9f].

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

1. Collect the Plasticizer. Open the teapot briefcase in the blue tent with code 1 4 3 [src-cc415a0c9f].
2. Gather the other two chemicals. You need RDX and solvent before the machine will work.
   • Solvent: Enter the back of the police truck (using the police key card) and grab the container on the right-hand side [src-cc415a0c9f].
   • RDX: Open the back of the flowers truck with Banita's key card and grab the vial at the very back [src-cc415a0c9f].
3. Load the chemical machine. Interact with the chemical machine at the back of the police truck. Place RDX in the left slot, solvent in the middle slot, and Plasticizer in the right slot [src-59f8d3957c].
4. Set the formula. Enter 60% RDX, 10% solvent, 30% Plasticizer and lock it in [src-cc415a0c9f] [src-59f8d3957c].
5. Collect the bomb. The machine dispenses a bomb at the bottom [src-cc415a0c9f]. Use it on the white truck near the middle of the level to blow it open and retrieve the newspaper inside [src-cc415a0c9f].

Tips

• Grab it first. The Plasticizer sits in the tent nearest the start, so picking it up before exploring the rest of the level keeps your route efficient [src-cc415a0c9f].
• Slot order matters. If the machine rejects your inputs, double-check that Plasticizer is in the right-hand slot — RDX goes left and solvent goes middle [src-59f8d3957c].
• The ratio is fixed. The 60/10/30 split is correct as entered; you do not need to adjust the percentages beyond confirming them [src-59f8d3957c].
• Do not skip the key card. The police key card on the board beside the briefcase is required to reach the solvent and the chemical machine [src-cc415a0c9f].

Related Objectives

Once the bomb is assembled, the level continues into a defusal sequence: insert the flower key on the left and the police key on the right to open the briefcase, then follow the wire-cutting steps to disarm it [src-cc415a0c9f]. Completing this level also counts toward the ten-newspaper achievement if you have been collecting them along the way [src-cc415a0c9f].

Details

type

chemical

Sources

• Escape Academy Walkthrough | ALL Achievements / Trophies
• Minutes to Midnight: Solving the Bomb Puzzle| Let's Play: Escape Academy w/ @misschibiusVT [10]
• Escape Academy - All Achievements/Trophies Walkthrough - 100% Puzzle Solution Guide (Xbox Game Pass)