Complete walkthrough for Mission 1: dataDyne Central - Decfection in The Long Dark. Learn how to gain entrance to the laboratory, defeat guards, and find hidden doors.
Walkthrough
- 1Upon starting, your sole objective is to gain entrance to the laboratory.
- 2Locate the elevator to the laboratory, which is behind a hidden door.
- 3Exit the starting area and turn right, heading down ramps to a lower level.
- 4Spot and eliminate a patrolling guard and pick up the CMP150 he drops.
- 5Proceed left from the end of the ramp and enter through the door with steel grates.
- 6Go through the next door directly in front of you.
- 7Turn left and slowly descend a ramp to avoid detection by a guard. Eliminate him.
- 8Continue down the ramps to the bottom.
- 9At the bottom, turn right and go through the door with steel grates on the far wall.
- 10Descend another set of ramps until you encounter a guard halfway down. Defeat him using your Silenced Falcon.
- 11Proceed through the wooden door at the bottom.
- 12Turn right after exiting the wooden door and eliminate the guard ahead with a headshot. Deal with the second guard who comes to assist.
- 13Return to the glass elevator near the wooden door you just used and take it.
- 14Exit the elevator, head down the steps, and eliminate all helmeted guards in the vicinity.
- 15Turn right at the bottom of the steps and enter a small room containing a computer and a desk.
- 16Locate the multi-colored wall, press 'B' to open it, revealing a hidden door.
- 17Eliminate all enemies within this newly revealed area.
- 18Navigate the area until you find a blue-ish elevator. Take this elevator to complete the objective.
Tips
- Be aware of cameras: one is on the dataDyne rooftop (shootable from a hallway) and another is near the bottom of a side ramp (destructible).
- Only exit the level once all other objectives are completed.
- When descending ramps, move slowly to avoid being spotted by guards.
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