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Learn how to obtain keycards and access codes in Routine. This guide covers printing your ID, finding elevator codes, and navigating the mall to progress through Chapter 1.

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Learn how to obtain keycards and access codes in Routine. This guide covers printing your ID, finding elevator codes, and navigating the mall to progress through Chapter 1.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After the intro cutscene, approach your helmet on the wall and press E/M1.
  2. 2
    Look at the computer screen to the right of the helmet. Click the FORM tab to complete the tutorial, then press PRINT ID.
  3. 3
    Grab the printed ID from the left side of the computer. Crouch (CTRL + Space) to pick it up if it falls.
  4. 4
    Go to the computer beside the door and press OPEN DOOR. Leave your room and walk left.
  5. 5
    After the presentation, go to the elevator door. To the right of the panoramic screen, enter the room (Meeting Room A01).
  6. 6
    In Meeting Room A01, go to the second table on the left to collect your C.A.T. tool.
  7. 7
    On the right side of the meeting room, use the computer to open another door. Find blue-colored batteries inside.
  8. 8
    With a battery in your C.A.T. tool, approach the projection on the meeting room wall. Press R to view the tool, then press the Wireless Access Point button.
  9. 9
    Connect to the screen, go to the DATABASE page, and note the elevator keycode (e.g., 4832 - this is randomized).
  10. 10
    Return to the elevator and enter the keycode on the keypad. Press OPEN DOOR, then GATEWAY on the computer to proceed.
  11. 11
    Exit the elevator and walk left to the ASN terminal. Listen to the voice recording.
  12. 12
    Go back to the elevator and look right at the Tram Station. Follow the cables from the gate to the box on the wall above the note.
  13. 13
    Aim your C.A.T. tool (M2) at the box and fire a pulse (M1) to open the gate.
  14. 14
    Walk through the gate to the Tram Station. Board the tram and use the computer inside to select a location. Choose the Mall.
  15. 15
    At the Mall, go to the front desk and press the IC assistance button. Follow the droid to the computer.
  16. 16
    Log in using your ID number (found on the front of your suit, e.g., 9601 - this is randomized). Select Business or Pleasure.
  17. 17
    An error will occur. Go back to the front desk, press IC assistance again, and follow the IC bot to a different entrance.
  18. 18
    Climb down the ladder. Walk straight to the Wireless Access Point, then right to the far end of the wall.
  19. 19
    Follow the cables to an electrical box. Aim your C.A.T. tool (M2) and fire (M1) to open a hatch. Press CTRL to climb through.
  20. 20
    Inside, a gate will close. Crouch and look under the Checkout desk for a red button. Press it and hide behind the desk as the gate breaks open.
  21. 21
    When safe, run left, then right toward Galaxy Video.
  22. 22
    Walk down the hall to the right of Galaxy Video to the security room. Read the note indicating the meeting is moved to MEGAZONE.
  23. 23
    Go back to the plant area before the video store, through Union Plaza, past the room with the hatch, and take a left.
  24. 24
    Go down the hall, take a right, and go around the center planter. Crouch (CTRL) to get under the shutters into MEGAZONE.
Tips
  • Remember that keycodes and ID numbers are randomized for each player. Always check your C.A.T. tool's database and your suit for the correct information.
  • When encountering hostile bots, your primary strategy is avoidance. Use running (SHIFT) and hiding behind obstacles.
  • In MEGAZONE, find the powered-on arcade machine (back row with the Gunshow image) and interact with it to play the game and earn an achievement.
  • Your C.A.T. tool uses batteries, with each battery providing three uses. Monitor its charge by pressing R.

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