[RDX

An explosive chemical compound.

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RDX is an explosive chemical compound that appears as a collectible item in Escape Academy. It is a vial-type chemical ingredient that you pick up during a level and later load into a chemical mixing machine to produce a bomb. This guide covers where to find RDX, how to combine it, and what the resulting bomb is used for.

Overview

RDX is one of three chemicals you must collect to assemble a bomb. On its own it does nothing — it only becomes useful once it is placed into the chemical machine alongside the solvent and plasticizer, and the correct formula is entered. The finished bomb is then used to blow open a locked truck so you can retrieve the newspaper inside.

How to Find RDX

1. Obtain the flower key card (referred to in walkthroughs as Banita's key card) from inside the truck. This is the flowers key chain [src-cc415a0c9f].
2. Exit the truck and head to the back of the truck.
3. Use the flower key card on the truck to open up the back.
4. When the back opens, grab the vial at the very back. This is the RDX [src-cc415a0c9f]. You will need it for later.

Gathering the Other Chemicals

Before RDX is useful, you need the other two ingredients:

• Solvent: Turn around and head toward the police truck. Go inside the front door and grab the keys (the police key chain). Then head into the back of the police truck, use the police key card to gain entrance, inspect it, and grab the container on the right-hand side — the solvent [src-cc415a0c9f].
• Plasticizer: This is the third chemical you bring to the machine. (The walkthroughs treat it as one of the three chemicals placed alongside RDX and solvent.)

While you are in the area, you may also want to open the orange crate: ignore the alphabet on top and pretend it reads A B C D E, then press E2, A4, and C6 to collect the clippers, which are needed later for defusing the bomb [src-cc415a0c9f].

Step-by-Step: Mixing the Bomb

1. Interact with the chemical machine at the back of the police truck.
2. Place all three chemicals into the machine: RDX, solvent, and plasticizer [src-cc415a0c9f].
3. Enter the formula. The correct ratio is 60% RDX, 10% solvent, 30% plasticizer [src-cc415a0c9f].
4. Lock the formula in. If it is correct, the machine produces a bomb.
5. Pick up the bomb that is deposited at the bottom [src-cc415a0c9f].

Note on slot order: one walkthrough describes loading RDX into the left slot, solvent into the middle slot, and plasticizer into the right slot, with the 60/10/30 percentages entered as shown [src-59f8d3957c]. Follow whichever arrangement your version of the machine presents, but keep the 60/10/30 formula.

Using the Bomb

1. Carry the bomb toward the white truck near the middle of the level [src-cc415a0c9f].
2. Place the bomb on the back of the truck to blow it open.
3. Inside the truck you will find the newspaper you need [src-cc415a0c9f]. This is the 10th newspaper if you have collected the others, which should unlock an achievement.

Tips

• The bomb cannot actually damage you. It will tell you to step back, but it will just kind of push you [src-59f8d3957c]. One player stood right next to it expecting to die and nothing happened [src-6146959a4c].
• Do not skip the clippers in the orange crate — you need them to cut wires when you disarm the bomb in the middle tent afterward [src-cc415a0c9f].
• The mixing machine is located at the back of the police truck, so gather the solvent there in the same trip you use to mix the chemicals [src-cc415a0c9f].

What Comes Next

After the truck is opened and the newspaper collected, head into the middle tent to disarm the bomb. Insert the flower key on the left and the police key on the right to open the briefcase. On the left side, press A, E, and F, confirm, and cut the yellow wire with the clippers. On the right side, select buttons 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8, lock it in, and cut the bottom green wire. Then press disarm in the middle of the bomb to complete the puzzle [src-cc415a0c9f].

Rewards

Completing this sequence — collecting RDX, mixing the bomb, opening the truck, and disarming the bomb — contributes to several achievements, including earning a B on 10 escapes and collecting your 10th newspaper [src-cc415a0c9f].

Details

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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)