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Networking Walkthrough: Enter & Restoring the Network tips: Story 2
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Networking Walkthrough: Enter & Restoring the Network tips: Story 2

Complete walkthrough for Grounded 2's 'Networking' quest. Includes tips for entering the network, restoring power by activating three switches, and defeating the Mysterious Stranger boss.

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Complete walkthrough for Grounded 2's 'Networking' quest. Includes tips for entering the network, restoring power by activating three switches, and defeating the Mysterious Stranger boss.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Follow the brick path to the statue and enter the North Entrance tunnel.
  2. 2
    Proceed through the tunnel to the dead end lab door, turn left, and chomp through the Dead Root.
  3. 3
    Run through the garden area and turn left.
  4. 4
    Follow the brick path past O.R.C Worker Ants and Larva.
  5. 5
    Enter the large garden space, find a tuft of grass to jump up, then jump again between grass and wall, and finally jump to the stone wall.
  6. 6
    Run along the stone wall, lining yourself up with the statue's center. Look for 500 Raw Science below the wall to confirm your position.
  7. 7
    Jump down, avoid ladders to the lab, and defeat the Northern Scorpion boss, Captain Nitro. Use your Buggy to crunch through the Dead Root it guards.
  8. 8
    Follow the branch path towards the Lab (ignore unless seeking collectibles). Take the branch path down, follow it along, chomp through dead root, and continue through the bush.
  9. 9
    Follow a branch going down towards a brick with red cloth. Ignore the Praying Mantis boss along it, as it leads to a new area.
  10. 10
    Turn right, ignore the base (unless seeking collectibles), and follow the branch above towards an O.R.C Orbweaver. Follow the branch to reach the statue's base.
  11. 11
    Jump the pipe and climb up to the ladder leading to the Network.

Restore the Network: The Three Switches:

  1. Proceed up the lab levels, dealing with or sprinting past O.R.C critters and office floor enemies.
  2. In a lab room, defeat General Berserker (a Cockroach enemy) by weaving attacks.
  3. Grab the keycard from the dead human on the floor above the cockroach to open doors to the switches.
  4. Switch 1: Go underneath the power line room and drop into the wiring below through one of two gaps. Repair the cut wire along the spine, one around the bend, and another in the top corner of the P-shaped wiring.
  5. Switch 2: Enter the room opposite the wiring room and flip the switch on the left side.
  6. Switch 3: Look for destroyed panels near the collapsed corridor room. This leads through vents to the other side of that room. Kill enemies inside and flip the final switch.

Next few floors:

  1. Ascend through a server room with various O.R.C enemies. You can run or sneak through to the ladder room.
  2. Drop into the ventilation, which is filled with Spiderlings, spider eggs, and Orb Weaver Juniors. Deal with them and move on.
  3. Climb a ladder out of the ventilation. Open the shortcut behind you for easier future access.

Networking boss battle:

  1. Reach the top floor to find the Mysterious Stranger for a three-part boss battle.
  2. Phase 1: Melee battle. The boss uses a Spicy Coaltana with a triple attack. Use anti-sizzle effects if possible.
  3. Phase 2 (Below 50% HP): The boss takes a Rage potion, increasing attack and restoring HP. They unlock a new move: channeling an attack and slamming the sword down, creating a shockwave of Spicy damage. Run away from this attack.
  4. Phase 3 (At 30% HP): The boss jumps out, summoning an O.R.C Wolf Spider. Defeat it, watching for Venom build-up. Wolf Spiders are weak to spicy damage; consider the Sizzling Staff. Slashing attacks are also effective. Most Tier 3 builds will work.
  5. After defeating the spider, the door to the office unlocks, granting BURG.l’s Head, the Sizzling Key, and a crafting recipe.

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