Chapter 9, titled "Dead On Arrival," shifts your objectives to the USM Valor, where you will face new challenges. One critical task involves disarming a nuclear warhead in the Torpedo Bay. This requires careful handling of Exploder Necromorphs, as you must surgically remove their explosive sacks without detonating them, or eliminate them with headshots.
Chapter 9: Dead On Arrival Objectives
- Proceed through the USM Valor.
- Replace the Battery for the Cargo Lift.
- Take the Cargo Lift down to Floor 2 to enter the Torpedo Bay.
- Disarm the nuclear warhead by carefully dealing with Exploder Necromorphs. Avoid detonating their explosive sacks; use surgical shots or headshots. Stasis can be helpful.
- Grab two Kinesis crates and use them to block flames in the second hall of the Engine Room.
- Use the Circuit Breaker to activate the Cargo Lift and fire suppression systems, allowing access to Floor 2 of the Engine Room.
Previous Chapter Context (Chapter 8: Search & Rescue)
Before Chapter 9, in Chapter 8, you would have:
- Taken the Tram back to the Bridge and returned to the Main Atrium, clearing a Quarantine Lockdown.
- Taken the Cargo Lift in the Main Atrium down to Floor 1 (Floor 3 in the Cargo Lift) and defeated two Guardians blocking the way to the Communications Hub.
- Restored comms by getting to the Communications Array, finding a Ruby Semiconductor in a locker in the Comms Array Locker Room, and replacing broken panels along the Eastern wall.