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[8.7]. Mission 7 - Carrington Institute: Defense
The Long Dark

[8.7]. Mission 7 - Carrington Institute: Defense

Complete Mission 7: Carrington Institute Defense in The Long Dark. Release hostages, retrieve the experimental weapon, and deactivate the bomb.

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Complete Mission 7: Carrington Institute Defense in The Long Dark. Release hostages, retrieve the experimental weapon, and deactivate the bomb.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After a cut-scene (an in-game cinematic event) where Joanna steals a gun, strafe right and kill the giant Skedar monster. Turn left, run past the brown doors, and take the elevator on your right.
  2. 2
    At the top, use a Combat Boost, go right, and enter the door. Kill the guards holding hostages in this room.
  3. 3
    Leave this room and enter the room immediately to its right. Quickly kill the guards holding hostages here.
  4. 4
    Take the elevator back down to the lobby. Exit the elevator and go right to the last brown double door on your right. Move left and kill the guards to save as many hostages as possible.
  5. 5
    Leave this room and go left to the other brown double doors. Kill the guards holding hostages and free them. Your first objective will be complete.
  6. 6
    In the same room, find the experimental weapon in a glass case next to the computer desk. Open the case to get the weapon and complete your second objective.
  7. 7
    Run back into the lobby near where you started the mission. Take the ramps leading down through the halls.
  8. 8
    Make a left at the end of the hall and cross the helipad. Run to the Ship and use the Data Uplink on it to download the virus.
  9. 9
    Once the download is complete, run back through the hallway you came from, keeping to the right. Go through the door at the end on your right to complete your third and final objective.
Tips
  • Save as many hostages as you can by prioritizing their rescue.
  • The Skedar monster appears immediately after the initial cut-scene.
  • The experimental weapon is located in a glass case in the same room where you free the second group of hostages.
  • The Data Uplink is on the Ship across the helipad.

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