if u didnt knew u can speed up downloading or processing (idk abt processing) process by turning off someothing via levers in the basement. in old version it made sense cuz the levers were just few steps away, but in newer versions they are in the basement. and yes you ofc can do this in newer versions but its gonna get annoying. trust me. so to keep this mechanic alive we need smt to control those levers from pc or special item, while the power is on.

I think it's a good change that it's far away, it stops you from obsessively powergaming, but is still quite useful early game, and forces you to go to the basement even if you don't want to when power events happen-  those are also the power switches for the whole map, not just the mainframe computer

I not only had no idea you could do this, but have no use for it anyways since I have sworn not to enter the basement unless im selling the fire extinguisher or the mre down there