Unlock the secrets of Routine's core entities and their behavior patterns. This comprehensive guide provides detailed walkthroughs, tips, and strategies to help you navigate the game's challenges.
Walkthrough
- 1Begin in your room. Approach your helmet on the wall and press E/M1 to put it on.
- 2Look at the computer screen to the right. Click the FORM tab to complete the tutorial.
- 3Press the PRINT tab and PRINT ID. Grab the fallen ID from the left side of the computer by crouching (CTRL + Space + S) and pressing E/M1.
- 4Go to the computer beside the door and press OPEN DOOR. Leave your room and walk left towards the panoramic screen.
- 5Go to the elevator door. To the right of the panoramic screen is meeting room A01. Enter it by pressing OPEN DOOR on its computer.
- 6Enter the second door on your right within meeting room A01.
- 7Go to the second table on the left and collect your C.A.T. tool.
- 8Go to the right side of the meeting room and use the computer to open another door. Find batteries (blue-colored) inside, potentially by crouching under shelves in the recycling center.
- 9With a battery in your tool, go to the projection on the wall in the meeting room. Press R to view your tool, then press the Wireless Access Point button (triangles and lines symbol).
- 10Go to the DATABASE page and note the elevator keycode (e.g., 4832 - this is random per player).
- 11Leave the meeting room, go to the elevator, and enter the keycode on the keypad. Press OPEN DOOR, then press GATEWAY on the computer inside to access the next area.
- 12Exit the elevator and walk left to the ASN terminal. Listen to the voice recording.
- 13Go back towards the elevator and look right at the Tram Station. Follow the cables from the gate to the box on the wall above the note. Aim with M2 and fire a pulse with M1 using your C.A.T. tool to open the gate.
- 14Walk through the opened gate to the Tram Station. Approach the Tram and get on. Use the computer screen inside to choose a location: the Mall.
- 15Arrive at 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 - found on the front of your suit, this is random per player).
- 16Select Business or Pleasure as your purpose. An error will pop up.
- 17Go back 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.
- 18At the bottom of the ladder, walk straight to the Wireless Access Point. Walk to the right of it, and on the far wall, follow cables to an electrical box. Shoot a pulse with M2 and M1 to open a hatch. Press CTRL to climb through.
- 19Inside this room, a gate closes. Crouch and look under the Checkout desk for a red button. Press it, then hide behind the desk as a bot breaks open the gate.
- 20Once the gate is opened and the bot is out of the way, run left, then right towards Galaxy Video.
- 21Walk 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 was moved to MEGAZONE.
- 22To reach MEGAZONE, go back to the plant area before the video store, through Union Plaza, straight towards the panel of screens, and take a left. Go down the hall, take a right into the purple-lit area, go around the center planter, and crouch (CTRL) under the shutters into MEGAZONE.
- 23In MEGAZONE, find a powered arcade machine (back row with Gunshow image) and press E/M1 to interact. Play the game by following on-screen prompts to earn the 'Play a game in MEGAZONE' achievement.
- 24Go down the hallway in MEGAZONE to the office. Follow the cables from the non-working computer to the electrical box. Shoot a pulse with the C.A.T. tool to open the office door.
- 25Inside the office, look at the desk on the right to turn on a voice recorder and read the note.
- 26Look at the computer. Read emails and watch the video on the MEDIA page. Switch to the DOOR tab and open the door marked Playground.
- 27Leave MEGAZONE, go around the center planter, take a left, then a right through the sitting area, and another left. Go into the blue-colored room (The Playground).
- 28Maneuver around the bot in the Playground room to the now-open gate.
Tips
- Remember that keycodes and ID numbers are random for each player. Always check the in-game Database or your suit for the correct codes.
- Your C.A.T. tool uses batteries, with three uses per battery. Keep an eye on the charge meter by pressing R.
- Hostile bots roam certain areas. You cannot fight them, so prioritize running (SHIFT) or hiding behind obstacles.
- Use Wireless Access Points to save progress and view current tasks.
- Chapter 01 Achievement: Reach Chapter 01
- MEGAZONE Achievement: Play a game in MEGAZONE
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