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Post-Shutdown Awakening

Navigate Routine's 'Post-Shutdown Awakening' with our comprehensive guide. Learn how to print your ID, use the C.A.T. tool, and bypass security systems to progress.

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Navigate Routine's 'Post-Shutdown Awakening' with our comprehensive guide. Learn how to print your ID, use the C.A.T. tool, and bypass security systems to progress.

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. Click the FORM tab and complete the tutorial.
  3. 3
    Press the PRINT tab and PRINT ID. Grab the ID that falls to the left of the computer.
  4. 4
    Crouch using 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, go into the room to the right (meeting room A01) and then the second door on your right.
  8. 8
    In the meeting room, go to the second table on the left and collect your C.A.T. tool.
  9. 9
    Go to the right side of the meeting room and use the computer to open another door. Find batteries (blue) inside, potentially by crouching under shelves in the recycling center.
  10. 10
    With a battery, go to the projection on the wall in the meeting room. Press R to view your tool, then press the Wireless Access Point button.
  11. 11
    Connect to the screen, go to the DATABASE page, and note the elevator keycode (e.g., 4832 - this is randomized per player).
  12. 12
    Leave the meeting room, go to the elevator door, and enter the keycode on the keypad. Press OPEN DOOR.
  13. 13
    Inside the elevator, press GATEWAY on the computer to access the next area.
  14. 14
    Exit the elevator and walk left to the ASN terminal. Listen to the voice recording.
  15. 15
    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.
  16. 16
    Aim your C.A.T. tool (M2) and fire a pulse (M1) at the box to open the gate.
  17. 17
    Walk through the opened gate to the Tram Station.
  18. 18
    Approach the Tram and use the computer screen inside to choose a location. Select the Mall.
  19. 19
    At the Mall, go to the front desk and press the IC assistance button. Follow the droid over the computer.
  20. 20
    Log in using your ID number (e.g., 9601 - found on the front of your suit, randomized per player).
  21. 21
    Select Business or Pleasure as your purpose. An error will pop up.
  22. 22
    Go back to the front desk, press the IC assistance button again, and follow the IC bot to a different entrance. Climb down the ladder.
  23. 23
    At the bottom of the ladder, walk straight to the Wireless Access Point. Walk right of it to the far end wall and find a hatch with cables.
  24. 24
    Follow the cables to an electrical box. Aim your C.A.T. tool (M2) and fire (M1) at the terminal to open the hatch. Press CTRL to climb through.
  25. 25
    Inside, a gate closes. Crouch and look under the Checkout desk for a red button. Press it. Hide behind the desk as a bot breaks open the gate.
  26. 26
    Once the gate is opened and the bot is clear, run left, then right toward Galaxy Video.
  27. 27
    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.
  28. 28
    Go back to the plant area before the video store, through Union Plaza, toward the panel of screens. Take a left.
  29. 29
    Go all the way down the hall, then take a right into the area with purple lighting. Go around the center planter.
  30. 30
    Crouch (CTRL) to get under the shutters into MEGAZONE.
Tips
  • When printing your ID, hold CTRL + Space + S to crouch and find the fallen ID easily.
  • Batteries for the C.A.T. tool are blue and have limited uses per battery (three). Check charge 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.
  • Bots in the mall area are hostile and cannot be fought. Avoid them by running (SHIFT) or hiding.
  • In MEGAZONE, find a powered-on arcade machine (back row with Gunshow image) and press E/M1 to interact. Follow on-screen prompts to play and earn an achievement.
  • Chapter 01 Achievement: Reach Chapter 01

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