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Follow this step-by-step guide to print your ID, obtain the C.A.T. tool and batteries, and access essential modules in Routine's Chapter 1: Birth.

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Follow this step-by-step guide to print your ID, obtain the C.A.T. tool and batteries, and access essential modules in Routine's Chapter 1: Birth.

This guide covers the initial steps in Routine, focusing on obtaining your ID, the C.A.T. tool, and accessing crucial modules. You'll learn how to navigate your starting room, print your ID, use the C.A.T. tool for various functions, and find the necessary codes to progress through the early stages of the game.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After the 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.
  3. 3
    Press the PRINT tab and PRINT ID. Grab the printed ID from the left side of the computer.
  4. 4
    Crouch (CTRL + Space + S) to pick up the fallen ID.
  5. 5
    Go to the computer beside the door and press OPEN DOOR. Leave your room and walk left.
  6. 6
    Watch the presentation on the panoramic screen.
  7. 7
    Go to the elevator door and use the computer. Instead, enter the room to the right (meeting room A01) and the second door on your right.
  8. 8
    In the meeting room, collect your C.A.T. tool from the second table on the left.
  9. 9
    Use the computer on the right side of the meeting room to open another door. Find batteries (blue-colored) inside, either from the recycling center or underneath shelves by crouching.
  10. 10
    View your tool's charge by pressing R and looking at the meter. Each battery has three uses.
  11. 11
    Go to the projection in the meeting room, press R, and press the Wireless Access Point button to connect.
  12. 12
    Go to the DATABASE page and note the elevator keycode (e.g., 4832 - this is randomized per player).
  13. 13
    Leave the meeting room, go to the elevator, and enter the keycode on the keypad. Press OPEN DOOR.
  14. 14
    Inside the elevator, press GATEWAY on the computer to access the next area.
  15. 15
    Exit the elevator and walk left to the ASN terminal. Listen to the voice recording.
  16. 16
    Go back toward the elevator and look right at the Tram Station. Follow the cables from the gate to the box on the wall above the note.
  17. 17
    Aim your C.A.T. tool (M2) and fire a pulse (M1) at the box to open the gate.
  18. 18
    Walk through the opened gate to the Tram Station. Approach the Tram, and the door will open.
  19. 19
    Get on the Tram and use the computer screen to select a location. Choose the Mall first.
  20. 20
    At the Mall, go to the front desk and press the IC assistance button. Follow the droid over the computer.
  21. 21
    Log in by entering your ID number (e.g., 9601 - this is randomized per player), found on the front of your suit.
  22. 22
    Select Business or Pleasure as your purpose. An error will occur.
  23. 23
    Go back to the front desk and press the IC assistance button again. Follow the IC bot to a different entrance.
  24. 24
    Climb down the ladder.
  25. 25
    Walk straight to the Wireless Access Point. To the right, follow cables to an electrical box on the wall.
  26. 26
    Aim your C.A.T. tool (M2) and fire at the terminal (M1) to open a hatch. Press CTRL to climb through.
  27. 27
    Inside, a gate closes. Crouch and look under the Checkout desk for a red button. Press it.
  28. 28
    Hide behind the desk as a bot breaks open the gate.
  29. 29
    When the bot is out of the way, run left, then right toward Galaxy Video.
  30. 30
    Walk 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 is moved to MEGAZONE.
  31. 31
    Go back to the plant area before the video store, through Union Plaza, straight toward the panel of screens, and take a left.
  32. 32
    Go all the way down the hall, take a right, and enter the area with purple lighting.
  33. 33
    Crouch (CTRL) under the shutters into MEGAZONE.
  34. 34
    In MEGAZONE, find a powered-on arcade machine (back row with Gunshow image) and press E/M1 to interact. Play the game by following on-screen prompts to earn the achievement.
Tips
  • Your C.A.T. tool requires batteries, which have three uses per battery. Keep an eye on the charge meter by pressing R.
  • The elevator keycode and your ID number are randomized for each player. Always check the Database or your suit for the correct codes.
  • Hostile bots roam certain areas. You cannot fight them; focus on running (SHIFT) or hiding behind obstacles.
  • When a gate closes you in at the Mall, hide behind the desk after pressing the red button to avoid the bot.

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