Beholder: Conductor
Beholder: Conductor

The Ministry's Ultimatum — Beholder: Conductor Walkthrough

Overcome The Ministry's Ultimatum in Beholder: Conductor by prioritizing tasks, gathering intel, and acting decisively before the strict deadline.

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How to Beat The Ministry's Ultimatum

The Ministry's Ultimatum often represents a critical turning point or a final test of your loyalty and efficiency. These ultimatums typically involve a strict deadline and a demanding task, such as finding a specific criminal, eliminating a threat, or completing a complex surveillance operation. Failure can lead to immediate termination or worse.

Understanding the Ultimatum:

  • Clear Objectives: The Ministry will provide a clear, albeit often challenging, objective. Understand exactly what is required and by when.
  • Time Limit: Ultimatums always have a strict time limit. Monitor the in-game clock and plan your actions accordingly. Wasting time is not an option.
  • High Stakes: Failure to meet an ultimatum almost always results in severe penalties, including your character's arrest, execution, or the suffering of your family.

Strategies for Success:

  1. Prioritize Immediately: Drop all other non-essential tasks and focus solely on the ultimatum. Side quests or personal errands can wait.
  2. Information Gathering: If the ultimatum involves finding a person or object, start by gathering information.
    • Tenant Interviews: Speak to all tenants. They might have seen something or know someone relevant.
    • Surveillance: Use bugs and cameras in apartments that might be connected to the objective.
    • Ministry Files: Check your Ministry files for any relevant background information on suspects or locations.
  3. Resource Management:
    • Money: Ensure you have enough money for bribes, necessary items, or travel if required.
    • Items: Have lock picks, cameras, and bugs ready. Replenish your stock if low.
  4. Direct Action: Once you have enough information, act decisively.
    • Confrontation: Confront suspects with evidence.
    • Arrest: If the ultimatum is to arrest someone, ensure you have sufficient evidence to justify it.
    • Manipulation: Use dialogue options to manipulate individuals into revealing information or taking specific actions.
  5. Black Market Assistance: The Black Market Dealer can sometimes provide crucial items or information that can help with an ultimatum, though often at a high price.
  6. Save Scumming (Optional): Given the high stakes, consider saving your game frequently, especially before making critical decisions related to the ultimatum. This allows you to reload if a choice leads to an undesirable outcome.

Example Ultimatum Scenarios:

  • "Find the Saboteur": You might be tasked with identifying and reporting a tenant who is sabotaging Ministry equipment or spreading dissent within a tight timeframe.
  • "Eliminate the Threat": A more extreme ultimatum might require you to ensure a specific individual is removed from the building, either through arrest or other means.
  • "Secure the Package": You could be ordered to retrieve a sensitive package or document from a tenant before it falls into the wrong hands.