Follow our guide through Prey (2017) Part 15, covering the Atrium, Ballistics Lab, and Demonstration Stage. Find items, keycards, and face a Phantom.
Walkthrough
- 1Head back to the Security Station and use the keycard to open the "Employee Entrance" into the Atrium.
- 2Prepare for a Phantom. You can use the turret, explosive canisters, or gas lines to defeat it.
- 3From the entrance, loot "Conrad Birchman's Corpse" for a [_BURNT CIRCUIT BOARD_], [_SUIT REPAIR KIT_], and [_PSI HYPO_].
- 4Enter the red office on the right, find a trashcan with [_CRUMPLED PAPER x2_] and the "Hands-On Electronics" item.
- 5Head north to the nest office and then the northeast corner. Use your gloo gun to safely grab the [_MEDKIT_].
- 6Check the destroyed path to the right, loot the phantom corpse, and use gloo to shoot the fire stream.
- 7Past the fire stream, loot "Aime Schmidt's Corpse" for a [_BANANA PEEL_], a [_RECYCLER CHARGE_], [_GLOO CANISTER x34_], and the [_BALLISTICS LAB KEYCARD_].
- 8Use the keycard to enter the Ballistics Lab.
- 9Inside, hang a left. In the left work area, find a [_CORRODED COIL_] on a shelf, [_FRAYED WIRE_] in a trashcan, and [_FRIED HARD DRIVE x2_] on a table.
- 10In the corner, find [_FRAYED WIRE x2_]. Behind a grate requiring "Leverage I", find [_MINERAL MATERIAL 3.00_] and [_SYNTHETIC MATERIAL 2.00_]. Also, find the [_BALLISTICS SAFE NOTE_] with the code 8350.
- 11Head back to the entrance, go right to find the safe, and use the code 8350 to get [_EXOTIC MATERIAL 1.00_], [_SYNTHETIC MATERIAL 0.46_], and [_MINERAL MATERIAL 0.78_].
- 12Check the computer for emails: [_EMAIL 54: UNKNOWN MATERIAL_] and [_EMAIL 55: RECYCLER CHARGE FAB PLAN_].
- 13Near the shelves, find [_FRAYED WIRE x3_]. Behind a whiteboard, find a crate with a [_RECYCLER CHARGE_].
- 14On the corner desk, find [_SYNTHETIC MATERIAL 0.64_] and [_MINERAL MATERIAL 0.8_]. The nearby trash can has a [_BANANA PEEL_] and [_CRUMPLED PAPER_].
- 15Head towards the trapped creatures and find [_USED PLASTIC TUBING_] to their right.
- 16Duck under the small platform to find [_MINERAL MATERIAL 1.44_] and [_SYNTHETIC MATERIAL 1.65_].
- 17Step on the platform in the back to find [_ORGANIC MATERIAL 0.96_] and the note [_IN MEMORIAM: RIGHT HALLUX_].
- 18On the desk, find [_RECYCLER CHARGE x2_] and a computer. Choose to "Release the Recycler Charge" and open the container for [_SYNTHETIC MATERIAL 0.15_], [_MINERAL MATERIAL 0.53_], [_EXOTIC MATERIAL 0.54_], and [_ORGANIC MATERIAL 0.22_].
- 19Exit the Ballistics Lab and return to the fire corner in the Atrium.
- 20Go left to an open maintenance hatch.
- 21Find the [_MAINTENANCE LOG NOTE_], grab [_SPARE PARTS_], and shut off the power using the machine to stop the electrical attack.
- 22Exit and check the cart to the right for a destroyed operator with [_SPARE PARTS_] and [_Q-BEAM CELLS x13_].
- 23Repair the "Electric Junction" machine for four spare parts.
- 24To the left of the machine, find another broken operator with [_SPARE PARTS_] and [_Q-BEAM CELLS x10_].
- 25Go back and turn the power on to fix the "Machine Shop" door.
- 26Go left towards your goal and see the "Demonstration Stage".
- 27Before exploring the stage, deal with the "Clive Lawrence" Phantom inside. It moves around; aim carefully. Use throw-able items by the entrance stairs if you have "Leverage I".
- 28After defeating the Phantom, loot near the entrance for [_COLD MOUNTAIN GREEN TEA x2_].
- 29Head to the "presentation stage" and find a briefcase with [_EXOTIC MATERIAL 1.36_], [_SYNTHETIC MATERIAL 2.0_], and a [_NEUROMOD_].
- 30Go up the "gloo stairs" to "Thaddeus York's" corpse. Find [_TRANSCRIBE: THADDEUS YORK_], a [_GLOO CANNON_], and [_GLOO CANISTER x40_].
- 31Enter the service door in the tunnel for half the gloo canisters. The tunnel also contains [_SPARE PARTS_], a [_SILENCED PISTOL_], and a [_CORRODED COIL_].
- 32Go down the Gloo Stairs and then the regular stairs. To the left, find [_FLEXIFOAM BOLTS x5_] and a [_HUNTRESS BOLTCASTER_].
- 33To the left, find [_FRAYED WIRE x3_], [_MINERAL MATERIAL 0.68_], [_SYNTHETIC MATERIAL 0.64_], and a [_FRIED HARD DRIVE_].
- 34Find the Recycler. Before using it, grab [_USED PLASTIC TUBING_], [_BURNT CIRCUIT BOARD_], and [_ORGANIC MATERIAL 0.84_] to the left of the machine on the shelves.
- 35Enter the supply closet left of the Recycler, then the door to its left, to find [_GLOO CANISTER x28_].
Tips
- A quick save before engaging the Phantom in the Atrium or the "Clive Lawrence" Phantom in the Demonstration Stage is recommended.
- The "Leverage I" skill can be useful for accessing materials behind grates and for using throw-able items.
- Use the gloo gun to create safe paths across hazardous areas, like the fire stream.
- Repairing the "Electric Junction" provides valuable spare parts.
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