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Data Retrieval and Escape
Routine

Data Retrieval and Escape

Follow this guide to print your ID, escape your starting room, and navigate the early areas of Routine, including using your C.A.T. tool and finding keycodes.

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Follow this guide to print your ID, escape your starting room, and navigate the early areas of Routine, including using your C.A.T. tool and finding keycodes.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After the cutscene, approach your helmet on the wall and press E/M1.
  2. 2
    Look at the computer screen to the right. Click the FORM tab and complete the tutorial.
  3. 3
    Press the PRINT tab and PRINT ID. Grab the ID from the left side of the computer.
  4. 4
    Crouch (CTRL + Space + S) to pick up the fallen ID.
  5. 5
    Go to the computer beside the door and press OPEN DOOR.
  6. 6
    Leave your room and walk left towards the panoramic screen.
  7. 7
    Go to the room to the right of the panoramic screen (Meeting Room A01).
  8. 8
    Enter the second door on your right within Meeting Room A01.
  9. 9
    Collect the C.A.T. tool from the second table on the left.
  10. 10
    Use the computer on the right side of the meeting room to open another door.
  11. 11
    Find batteries (blue-colored) inside, either from the recycling center by crouching or elsewhere.
  12. 12
    Go to the projection on the wall in the meeting room, press R to view your tool, and press the Wireless Access Point button.
  13. 13
    Connect to the screen, go to the DATABASE page, and note the elevator keycode (e.g., 4832 - this is random per player).
  14. 14
    Leave the meeting room, go to the elevator, and enter the keycode on the keypad. Press OPEN DOOR.
  15. 15
    Press GATEWAY on the computer to access the next area.
  16. 16
    Walk left to the ASN terminal. Listen to the voice recording.
  17. 17
    Go back toward the elevator and look right at the Tram Station.
  18. 18
    Follow the cables from the gate to the box on the wall above the note. Aim your C.A.T. tool (M2) and fire a pulse (M1) to open the gate.
  19. 19
    Walk through the opened gate to the Tram Station.
  20. 20
    Approach the Tram and get inside. Use the computer screen to select a location, choosing the Mall.
  21. 21
    At the Mall, go to the front desk and press the IC assistance button.
  22. 22
    Follow the droid over the computer and log in using your ID number (found on the front of your suit, e.g., 9601 - this is random per player).
  23. 23
    Select Business or Pleasure as your purpose.
  24. 24
    Go back to the front desk and press the IC assistance button again.
  25. 25
    Follow the IC bot to a different entrance into the mall and climb down the ladder.
  26. 26
    Walk straight to the Wireless Access Point, then to the right of it, find a hatch with cables.
  27. 27
    Follow the cables to an electrical box. Aim your C.A.T. tool (M2) and fire (M1) to open the hatch.
  28. 28
    Press CTRL to climb through the hatch.
  29. 29
    Inside, a gate will close. Crouch and look under the Checkout desk for a red button. Press it.
  30. 30
    Hide behind the desk as a bot breaks open the gate.
  31. 31
    When the bot is out of the way, run left, then right towards Galaxy Video.
  32. 32
    Walk down the hall to the right of the Access Point (left side of Galaxy Video) to reach the security room. Read the note indicating the meeting is moved to MEGAZONE.
  33. 33
    Go back to the plant area before the video store and through Union Plaza. Go straight towards the panel of screens, then take a left.
  34. 34
    Go all the way down the hall, take a right, and crouch (CTRL) under the shutters into MEGAZONE.
  35. 35
    In MEGAZONE, find a powered-on arcade machine (back row with Gunshow image) and press E/M1 to interact. Play the game using the arrow prompts to earn an achievement.
Tips
  • You can press F to look closer at computer screens if you have trouble reading them.
  • Your C.A.T. tool uses batteries, with each battery providing three uses. Press R to view the current charge.
  • Be aware that hostile bots roam certain areas, especially after opening the mall hatch. You cannot fight them, so prioritize running (SHIFT) or hiding behind obstacles.
  • The elevator keycode and your ID number are randomized for each player. Always check your C.A.T. tool's database and your suit for the correct codes.
  • Chapter 01 Achievement: Reach Chapter 01

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