Follow this comprehensive guide to complete Chapter 1: Birth in Routine, including how to print your ID, use the C.A.T. tool, and navigate the mall to earn achievements.
Walkthrough
- 1Start in your room. Approach your helmet on the wall and press E/M1.
- 2Interact with the computer screen to the right. Click the FORM tab and complete the tutorial.
- 3Press the PRINT tab and PRINT ID. Grab the printed ID from the left side of the computer.
- 4Crouch (CTRL + Space + S) to pick up the fallen ID.
- 5Go to the computer beside the door and press OPEN DOOR. Leave your room and walk left.
- 6Watch the presentation on the panoramic screen.
- 7Go to the elevator door and use the computer. Access the meeting room A01 by pressing OPEN DOOR on the computer screen to the right of the panoramic screen, then on the second door on your right.
- 8In meeting room A01, collect your C.A.T. tool from the second table on the left.
- 9Use the computer on the right side of the meeting room to open another door. Find batteries (blue) inside, either from the recycling center or underneath shelves.
- 10With a battery, go to the projection on the wall in the meeting room. Press R to view your tool, then press the Wireless Access Point button to connect.
- 11Go to the DATABASE page and note the elevator keycode (e.g., 4832 - this is randomized per player).
- 12Return to the elevator door and enter the keycode on the KEYPAD page. Press OPEN DOOR, then GATEWAY on the computer inside.
- 13Exit the elevator and walk left to the ASN terminal. Listen to the voice recording.
- 14Go back toward the elevator and look right at the Tram Station. Follow 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.
- 15Walk through the opened gate to the Tram Station. Approach the Tram and use the computer screen inside to select a location. Choose the Mall.
- 16At the Mall, go to the front desk and press the IC assistance button. Follow the droid to the computer and log in using your ID number (e.g., 9601 - this is randomized per player).
- 17Select Business or Pleasure as your purpose. An error will pop up.
- 18Return to the front desk and press the IC assistance button again. Follow the IC bot to a different entrance into the mall. Climb down the ladder.
- 19At the bottom of the ladder, walk straight to the Wireless Access Point. Walk to its right, find a hatch with cables on the wall. Follow the cables to an electrical box, aim your C.A.T. tool (M2), and fire (M1) to open the hatch. Press CTRL to climb through.
- 20Inside the room, a gate closes. Crouch and look under the Checkout desk for a red button. Press it. Hide behind the desk as a bot breaks the gate.
- 21Once the gate is open and the bot is clear, run left, then right toward Galaxy Video.
- 22Walk down the hall to the right of the Access Point (left side of Galaxy Video) to the security room. Read the note on the door; the meeting is moved to MEGAZONE.
- 23To reach MEGAZONE, go back to the plant area before the video store, through Union Plaza, past the room where you entered via the hatch, and take a left. Go down the hall, take a right into the purple-lit area, go around the planter, and crouch (CTRL) under the shutters into MEGAZONE.
- 24In MEGAZONE, find a powered-on arcade machine (back row with Gunshow image). Press E/M1 to interact and play the game by following the on-screen prompts to earn an achievement.
Tips
- The C.A.T. tool requires batteries, which have three uses per battery. Press R to check the charge meter.
- Hostile bots roam the mall area and will attack on sight. You cannot fight them; avoid them by running (SHIFT) or hiding.
- Keycodes and ID numbers are randomized for each player. Always check your Database or suit for the correct information.
- Chapter 01 Achievement: Reach Chapter 01 - collected by beginning Chapter 1: Birth.
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