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Walkthrough: Detention Center
The Surge 2

Walkthrough: Detention Center

Detailed walkthrough for The Surge 2's Detention Center. Includes enemy locations, boss strategies for Nitro and Warden Garcia, item locations, and tips for progression.

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Detailed walkthrough for The Surge 2's Detention Center. Includes enemy locations, boss strategies for Nitro and Warden Garcia, item locations, and tips for progression.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start in the Medical Observation room. Speak with Athena. You'll have the HL-1 Defibrillators and receive the quests Escape from Prison and The key to survival.
  2. 2
    Behind the curtains near the bed, find the Keycard - Medical Staff and the Audiolog Medical Report TS-2.
  3. 3
    Use the keycard to open the control door. Defeat 2x JCPD Drone.
  4. 4
    Open the control door to your right to find a First Aid Station.
  5. 5
    Go through the hole in the wall and turn right to reach Cell Block B.
  6. 6
    Defeat 1x JCPD Drone.
  7. 7
    In the next room, sneak up on a Prisoner and perform a backstab attack.
  8. 8
    Jump into the hole in the floor. Dodge the brick thrown by a Prisoner and defeat him. Use the First Aid Station if needed.
  9. 9
    In the next area, defeat 2x Prisoner. You can sneak or fight them directly.
  10. 10
    Go up the stairs to fight 1x Heavy Prisoner wielding an Equalizer. Wait for his slow attacks and strike during his recovery.
  11. 11
    Go up the stairs and turn left. Inside a cell, find Benjamin Bruke. He is trapped and cannot be freed yet.
  12. 12
    Go back and turn right. Enter the control room. Use the door control to open the door next to Benjamin Bruke, allowing a shortcut back to the start.
  13. 13
    To the left of the control room is another door and a First Aid Station. Open the door to enter the JCPD Armory.
  14. 14
    A boss fight against Nitro begins. Target his head as it's his only unprotected area. Dodge his wide, long-range attacks and strike when he recovers.
  15. 15
    After defeating Nitro, collect Keycard - Officer Johnson and 100 Tech Scrap.
  16. 16
    Open the door where Nitro came from to find the Audiolog Ready for Action? and a Medbay.
  17. 17
    Use the Medbay to acquire the Exo Rig. You'll gain access to the Energy bar, Finishing Blows, and Injectables. You can also respec your module points here.
  18. 18
    Exit the Medbay area to face 1x Infected Prisoner.
Tips
  • The HL-1 Defibrillators are your starting weapon.
  • Use limb targeting to focus on enemy weak points.
  • The Keycard - Medical Staff is found behind curtains in the starting room.
  • The Keycard - Officer Johnson is dropped by Nitro.
  • Benjamin Bruke can be freed later when you have your Exo Suit.
  • The Medbay allows you to respec your module points.
  • Exo Rig
  • Keycard - Medical Staff
  • Keycard - Officer Johnson
  • HL-1 Defibrillators
  • Audiologs: Medical Report TS-2, Ready for Action?
  • 100 Tech Scrap
  • Quests: Escape from Prison, The key to survival

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