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Crackdown 2 FAQ/Walkthrough
Author: Xiamut
Version: 1.00
Last Revision:8/12/2010
Platform: Xbox 360
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Introduction...........................................................[*01]
Controls...............................................................[*02]
Agent Skills...........................................................[*03]
Weapons................................................................[*04]
Vehicles...............................................................[*05]
Getting Started........................................................[*06]
- Agent Diagnostics...............................................[s01]
- Springside Quay.................................................[s02]
Project Sunburst Walkthrough...........................................[*07]
- Power Station...................................................[p01]
- Weapons Factory.................................................[p02]
- Mason's Quarry..................................................[p03]
- Sportiz Gym.....................................................[p04]
- Radio Station...................................................[p05]
- Comms Center....................................................[p06]
- Unity Heights Square............................................[p07]
- Security Ruins..................................................[p08]
- Research Ruins..................................................[p09]
- Refinery Infiltration...........................................[p10]
- Agency Tower....................................................[p11]
Optional Objectives....................................................[*08]
Agility Orbs...........................................................[*09]
Hidden Orbs............................................................[*10]
Online Orbs............................................................[*11]
Renegade Orbs..........................................................[*12]
Audio Logs.............................................................[*13]
Vehicle Stunt Rings....................................................[*14]
Wingsuit Stunt Rings...................................................[*15]
Avatar Awards..........................................................[*16]
Xbox 360 Achievements..................................................[*17]
Copyright Information..................................................[*18]
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[*01] \                       - Introduction -
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Players return to Pacific City in Crackdown 2. Buildings and infrastructure
crumbling, the city is now in shambles. A large insurgent group called Cell
fight to take control of the city during the day and hordes of lethal mutants
roam the streets at night. As a biologically enhanced Agent working for
Pacific City's Agency, it's your job to rid the city of its Freak problem and
quash the Cell uprising.
This guide to Crackdown 2 comes complete with a Project Sunburst walkthrough
and maps showing the location of every collectible in the game (all 925 of
them!) as well every Vehicle and Wingsuit Stunt Ring. You'll also find
information on weapons, vehicles and a complete list of Xbox 360 achievements.
Note: This guide was written based on the RUTHLESS difficulty level. The
instructions and strategies contained within will still apply to a campaign
played on a lower or higher difficulty level, but the amount of damage enemies
deal and the amount of damage they can sustain may differ from what is
described in the walkthrough.
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[*02] \                         - Controls -
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- On Foot Controls
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Left Bumper - Reload Weapon
Left Trigger - Lock Target (Hold)
Right Bumper - Throw Grenade/Object, Detonate Limpet Charge, Activate Floating
Proximity Mine
Right Trigger - Fire Weapon (Hold), Throw Object
Left Stick - Move, (Click) Crouch
Right Stick - Look/Aim, Precision Targeting, Jump (Hold)
Y Button - Wingsuit, Use Turreted Weapon, Look At (Hold), Enter/Exit Vehicle
B Button - Melee Attack, Ground Strike (Hold), Barge (Hold), Pick Up/Drop
Object (Hold)
A Button - Jump (Hold)
X Button - Swap Weapon, Pick Up Weapon (Hold)
D-pad UP - Orb Ping
D-pad DOWN - Cancel Race (Hold)
Back Button - Game Progress Screen, Call Helicopter
Start Button - Intel Screen
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- Vehicle Controls
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Left Bumper - Fire Vehicle Weapon (Hold), Decrease Helicopter Height
Left Trigger - Brake/Reverse (Hold), Fire Left Helicopter Turret
Right Bumper - Next Music Track, Increase Helicopter Height
Right Trigger - Accelerate (Hold), Fire Right Helicopter Turret
Left Stick - Steer, Air Control, Helicopter Speed Boost (hold)
Right Stick - Look Behind (Hold)
Y Button - Enter/Exit Vehicle
B Button - Horn (Hold), Fire Vehicle Weapon (Hold), Jump (Hold, SUV Only)
A Button - Handbrake
D-pad UP - Orb Ping
D-pad DOWN - Cancel Race (Hold)
D-pad LEFT - Decrease Music Volume
D-pad RIGHT - Increase Music Volume
Back Button - Game Progress Screen, Call Helicopter
Start Button - Intel Screen
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[*03] \                        - Agent Skills -
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You can develop your Agent in five different areas: Agility, Strength,
Firearms, Explosives and Driving. Each time you level one of these skills your
Agent will gain new abilities and become more proficient in that area. At the
time of this writing, the level cap for each skill is five.
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- Agility
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The Agility skill determines your Agent's running speed and how high he can
jump. Level the Agility skill by collecting the Agility Orbs and Renegade
Agility Orbs scattered throughout the city and by completing Rooftop Races and
Wingsuit Stunt Rings.
Check out the "Agility Orbs" and "Renegade Orbs" sections of this guide for
maps showing the locations of all 500 Agility Orbs and 30 Renegade Agility
Orbs respectively.
Agility 2 - Running speed and jump height increase (about 15 feet).
Agility 3 - Running speed and jump height increase (about 20 feet).
Agility 4 - Running speed and jump height increase (about 25 feet).
Agility 5 - Unlock Wingsuit (hold Y while in the air to activate) and Wingsuit
Stunt Rings.
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- Strength
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Your Agent's Strength skill determines his total number of hitpoints as well
as what objects he can pick up and how far he can throw them. Each Strength
skill level gained will unlock an additional health bar (denoted by a red
circle below the red health meter in the top-left corner of the screen) and a
new skill.
Develop your Agent's Strength skill by killing Freaks and Cell soldiers with
melee attacks, thrown objects, and the Barge Attack and Ground Strike
abilities.
Strength 2 - Health increase, ability to lift some heavy objects and wield
them as weapons
Strength 3 - Health increase, ability to remove and wield turreted weapons
Strength 4 - Health increase, unlock Barge Attack (hold B while sprinting)
Strength 5 - Health increase, unlock Ground Strike (hold B while in mid-air)
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- Firearms
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Levelling your Agent's Firearms skill requires killing Freaks and Cell
soldiers with non-explosive weapons. Each time you gain a Firearms skill
level, new Agency weapons will be unlocked and from then on available whenever
you deploy your Agent.
Increasing the Firearms skill will also improve your Agent's lock on function
when targeting enemies.
Firearms 2 - Unlock Assault Rifle, Sniper, UV Shotgun
Firearms 3 - Unlock Ultra SMG, Ultra Shotgun, Machine Gun
Firearms 4 - Ultra Assault Rifle, Harpoon
Firearms 5 - Unlock Turret Machine Gun, AM Sniper
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- Explosives
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Improve your Agent's Explosives skill to increase the size and impact of
explosives, as well as unlock grenades and explosive weapons. You can level
your Agent's Explosives skill by killing Freaks and Cell soldiers with
grenades, explosive weapons and explosive objects (barrels, canisters, etc.).
Explosives 2 - Unlock UV Grenades, Satchel Charge
Explosives 3 - Unlock Proximity Mines, Flocket Launcher
Explosives 4 - None
Explosives 5 - Unlock Turret Rocket Launcher, Turret Flack
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- Driving
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Levelling the Driving skill won't offer any enhancements to your Agent's
driving abilities, but each level gained will unlock a new Agency vehicle you
can from then on request when deploying your Agent.
Level your Agent's Driving skill by running over Freaks and Cell soldiers,
completing Road Races and Vehicle Stunt Rings, collecting Renegade Driving
Orbs or by performing tricks (barrel rolls, J-Turns, etc.). Check out the
"Vehicle Stunt Rings" and "Renegade Orbs" sections of this guide for maps
showing the locations of all 30 Vehicle Stunt Rings and all 15 Renegade
Driving Orbs respectively.
Driving 2 - Unlock Agency Buggy
Driving 3 - Unlock Agency Supercar
Driving 4 - Unlock Agency SUV
Driving 5 - Unlock Agency Tank
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[*04] \                          - Weapons -
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You can equip your Agent with unlocked weapons on the Agent redeployment
screen or by requesting a weapon drop at an Agency Landing Zone.
Unlock Agency weapons by levelling your Agent's Firearms and Explosives
skills. You'll unlock two or three new weapons with each skill level you gain
(save for Explosives level four).
Weapons used by Cell soldiers are stronger than Agency weapons. To unlock a
Cell weapon, you must acquire the weapon from a dead Cell soldier and then
bring it to the marker at an Agency Landing Zone to store it. Once you've done
that, you can then select the weapons at a Landing Zone or when redeploying
your Agent.
Agency Landing Zones are created when you capture certain Tactical Locations.
These Landing Zones are denoted on the tracker and map (when the "Tactical
Locations" objective is selected) by an Agency emblem icon.
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- Agency Weapons
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SMG
Unlock: Firearms Level 1
Bullet Damage: 1
Effective Range: 4
Fire Rate: 8
Shotgun
Unlock: Firearms Level 1
Bullet Damage: 6
Effective Range: 2
Fire Rate: 2
Assault Rifle
Unlock: Firearms Level 2
Bullet Damage: 2
Effective Range: 6
Fire Rate: 6
Sniper
Unlock: Firearms Level 2
Bullet Damage: 8
Effective Range: 8
Fire Rate: 2
UV Shotgun
Unlock: Firearms Level 2
Bullet Damage: 8
Effective Range: 1
Fire Rate: 2
Feature: UV - Super effective against Freaks, non-lethal against human targets
Ultra SMG
Unlock: Firearms Level 3
Bullet Damage: 3
Effective Range: 5
Fire Rate: 10
Ultra Shotgun
Unlock: Firearms Level 3
Bullet Damage: 8
Effective Range: 2
Fire Rate: 1
Machine Gun
Unlock: Firearms Level 3
Bullet Damage: 7
Effective Range: 6
Fire Rate: 6
Ultra Assault Rifle
Unlock: Firearms Level 4
Bullet Damage: 5
Effective Range: 7
Fire Rate: 4
Harpoon
Unlock: Firearms Level 4
Bullet Damage: 8
Effective Range: 10
Fire Rate: 2
AM Sniper
Unlock: Firearms Level 5
Bullet Damage: 9
Effective Range: 9
Fire Rate: 1
Turret Machine Gun
Unlock: Firearms Level 5
Bullet Damage: 9
Effective Range: 8
Fire Rate: 6
Flocket Launcher
Unlock: Explosives Level 3
Bullet Damage: 7
Effective Range: 5
Fire Rate: 2
Turret Rocket Launcher
Unlock: Explosives Level 5
Bullet Damage: 7
Effective Range: 7
Fire Rate: 2
Turret Flack
Unlock: Explosives Level 5
Bullet Damage: 10
Effective Range: 5
Fire Rate: 1
Grenade
Unlock: Explosives Level 1
Damage: 5
Blast Radius: 5
Mag
Unlock: Explosives Level 1
Damage: 1
Blast Radius: 1
Feature: Magnetic
UV Grenade
Unlock: Explosives Level 2
Damage: 5
Blast Radius: 5
Feature: UV - Super effective against Freaks, non-lethal against human targets
Satchel Charge
Unlock: Explosives Level 2
Damage: 5
Blast Radius: 5
Feature: Manual Trigger - Hold RB to detonate
Proximity Mine
Unlock: Explosives Level 3
Damage: 5
Blast Radius: 5
Feature: Auto-Detonate - Detonates when target is near
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Ingalls XGS
Unlock: Acquire from Cell and store at an Agency Landing Zone
Bullet Damage: 2
Effective Range: 5
Fire Rate: 6
Ingalls AL-107
Unlock: Acquire from Cell and store at an Agency Landing Zone
Bullet Damage: 4
Effective Range: 6
Fire Rate: 6
Demp 90-A
Unlock: Acquire from Cell and store at an Agency Landing Zone
Bullet Damage: 7
Effective Range: 3
Fire Rate: 2
Mach HMG-120
Unlock: Acquire from Cell and store at an Agency Landing Zone
Bullet Damage: 8
Effective Range: 7
Fire Rate: 4
Sniper SX-1A
Unlock: Acquire from Cell and store at an Agency Landing Zone
Bullet Damage: 10
Effective Range: 10
Fire Rate: 1
Grenade Launcher
Unlock: Acquire from Cell and store at an Agency Landing Zone
Bullet Damage: 8
Effective Range: 6
Fire Rate: 2
Rocket Launcher
Unlock: Acquire from Cell and store at an Agency Landing Zone
Bullet Damage: 8
Effective Range: 6
Fire Rate: 2
Homing Launcher
Unlock: Acquire from Cell and store at an Agency Landing Zone
Bullet Damage: 7
Effective Range: 5
Fire Rate: 1
Cluster Grenade
Unlock: Acquire from Cell and store at an Agency Landing Zone
Damage: 8
Blast Radius: 10
Grenade
Unlock: Acquire from Cell and store at an Agency Landing Zone
Damage: 8
Blast Radius: 10
Quacker
Unlock: Acquire from Cell and store at an Agency Landing Zone
Damage: 10
Blast Radius: 10
Feature: Manual Trigger - Hold RB to detonate
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[*05] \                          - Vehicles -
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There are five unlockable Agency vehicles. You'll unlock each of these
vehicles when your Agent's Driving skill reaches a certain level.
One unlocked vehicle can be selected when deploying your Agent. You can also
request an unlocked vehicle be dropped by helicopter at an Agency Landing
Zone.
You can unlock Cell vehicles and some civilian vehicles by first acquiring the
vehicle and then delivering the vehicle to an Agency Landing Zone. Once at a
Landing Zone with the vehicle, drive onto the Agency marker, get out of the
vehicle, then press the Back button to call the helicopter and select the
"Store Vehicle" option. As with the unlockable Agency vehicles, once unlocked
these vehicles can be deployed with your Agent or requested at an Agency
Landing Zone.
Agency Landing Zones are created when you take over certain Tactical
Locations. These Landing Zones are denoted on the tracker and map (when the
"Tactical Locations" objective is selected) by an Agency emblem icon.
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Cruiser
Unlock: Driving Level 1
Top Speed: 6
Acceleration: 6
Armor: 6
Buggy
Unlock: Driving Level 2
Top Speed: 8
Acceleration: 10
Armor: 4
Feature: Machine Gun - Hold RB to fire, Right Stick to aim
Supercar
Unlock: Driving Level 3
Top Speed: 10
Acceleration: 10
Armor: 7
Feature: Scoop - Push other cars out of the way without losing speed
SUV
Unlock: Driving Level 4
Top Speed: 8
Acceleration: 7
Armor: 7
Feature: Jump - Press B to jump (hold for a higher jump), hold B to stick to
surfaces
Tank
Unlock: Driving Level 5
Top Speed: 5
Acceleration: 3
Armor: 10
Feature: Rocket Launcher - Press RB to fire
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[*06] \                      - Getting Started -
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...Agent Diagnostics...................................................[s01]..
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Before your Agent can be deployed to Pacific City, you must run through a few
diagnostics programs. Once your HUD is online, use the Right Stick to move the
target reticule at the centre of the screen onto the four red lights on the
sides of the shielded door. You can then invert the aiming style by pressing
the B button when prompted or leave things as they are by pressing the A
button to continue.
Once you've completed the targeting program, the shield will lower and you
will be instructed to jump off the ledge through the doorway. Run to the ledge
and press and hold the A button to jump. Your Agent will take severe fall
damage when he lands, but not enough to kill him. Once your Agent's health is
completely restored, move on to the agility zone. Follow the white trail up
the steps and collect the Agility Orb at the top.
Your next task is to leave the area. First, you must stand on the switch on
top of the platform to open the exit and then pass through the door at the
other end of the room before the door closes. Follow the white trail onto the
first platform and stand on the marker to open the door. Then, jump over to
the top of the platform north of the marker and from there to the green ledges
at the other end of the room. Hold the A button when jumping to jump higher
and travel further. Your Agent will automatically grab hold of a green ledge
when he reaches one. While hanging from a ledge, press and hold the A button
again to jump up to a higher ledge and then again to reach the top of the
platform.
Hit the marker beyond the door to move on to the firearms program. Make your
way to the white blip on the Mini Map and pick up the SMG there by holding the
X button. Use free aim to kill the idle Freak nearby. You then must use
precision aim by locking on the Freak that appears and using the Right Stick
to target the Freak's head or legs. Shoot the Freak's head or legs while
locked on to continue. Next up is a free-for-all. Pick up the Shotgun that
appear and blast the Freaks to complete the program.
Follow the white trail to the next area to start the hand-to-hand combat
program. Beat down the first Freak with the B button and then take on the
group of Freaks that appear.
Once you're finished with close quarters-combat, pick up the Grenades that
appear (at the bullets icon on the Mini Map) and use them to destroy the group
of Freaks at the centre of the zone. Lock on with LT and press RB to throw a
grenade. Kill all of the Freaks with grenades to complete the program.
After the explosives test, follow the white trail out of the area and get in
the Agency car there. Standby and an Agency Helicopter will pick up the car
and transport your Agent to Hope Springs.
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...Stronghold: Springside Quay.........................................[s02]..
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Before you can get started on Project Sunburst, you must recover the Beacon
Prototype from the Cell Stronghold in Springside Quay. The Springside Quay
stronghold consists of two Tactical Locations, both of which are marked on the
tracker in the bottom-left corner of the screen with separate red "C" icons.
To initiate a tactical assault on the stronghold, you must stand on the Cell
symbol the icon on the tracker is pointing to and press the Back button to
call for an Agency Helicopter. Once you've done that, enemy soldiers will
begin to enter the area. Each enemy will appear on the tracker as a red blip.
To take control of a Tactical Location once you've initiated an assault, you
must kill enough of the Cell soldiers that spawn to deplete the meter in the
top-right corner of the screen.
As you have yet to develop any of your Agent's skills, you may find it tough
securing these first couple of locations. If your Agent is killed, you can
have him redeployed at the nearest drop spot so you can get right back into
the action. This may mean reinitiating the assault, however.
--- Tactical Location: Springside Quay ---------------------------------------
The first Tactical Location at the docks entrance is littered with explosive
materials. Use these to your advantage. A flame icon appears above explosive
items, so target these items when one or more enemies are close by and set it
off with gunfire.
Your Agent is currently equipped with an SMG and Shotgun. The Shotgun is a
powerful weapon that works best at close-range. Because your Agent's health
and shield are low, it's best to stick with your SMG and Grenades when facing
more than one soldier. If there's a lone soldier, you can run up with your
Shotgun and blow him away.
Once you've helped the Peacekeepers secure the docks entrance location, make
your way to the next Tactical Location marker further south.
--- Tactical Location: Container City ----------------------------------------
The marker for this location is on the central elevated platform. Clear all of
the enemies surrounding the marker before calling a helicopter.
There are two turrets on the central platform, but these are of limited use at
this point since you're left immobile while using one. Once you've increased
your Agent's Strength skill to level three, he'll be able to detach turreted
weapons and carry them around.
If you're playing solo, it's best to drop down from the elevated platform once
you've called the helicopter, as using one of the turrets on the platform
would leave you open to enemy gunfire. If you're with one or more other
players, one or two of you can get on the turrets on the central platform
while the others sweep the area below.
There are several explosives in this area, so use them to your advantage if
there are enemies nearby.
If your Agent's shield is down and his health is low, duck into one of the
open containers surrounding the central platform and remain inside until his
health and shield are back up. There's one such container just north of the
central platform (one of the blue containers by the makeshift ramp). Just make
sure you have your Shotgun equipped to deal with any soldiers that come after
you.
Once you've captured both Tactical Locations, your next objective is to start
activating the three Absorption Units tied to the Beacon inside the Power
Station. Before you get to that, it would be worth upgrading all of your
Agent's Skills to at least level two. When you attain Firearms level two
you'll unlock the Assault Rifle and UV Shotgun, two weapons that serve you
well when it comes time to tackle the next objective.
Upgrading your Agent's Agility skill requires collecting the green Agility
Orbs scattered around the city. There are many easy-to-reach Agility Orbs
around the docks; you'll need to collect about 10 to attain level two -- less
if you're playing on the Tough or Fragile difficulty levels. This guide
includes a map showing the locations of all 500 Agility Orbs in Pacific City,
so refer to the "Agility Orbs" section before you get to collecting.?
Project Sunburst
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[*07] \                - Project Sunburst Walkthrough -
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Although after detonating the Power Station Beacon you can tackle the
remaining eight Beacons in any order you wish, it is highly recommended that
you detonate the remaining Beacons in the order they are presented in this
guide.
Crackdown 2 is an open world game, but some parts of the city are rougher than
others. As such, you'll want to take on the Beacons in the order the game
instructs you to via the flashing Absorption Unit icons on your map and
tracker.
Once you clear all of the Beacons in Hope Springs, your Agent will be better
equipped to survive Green Bay and then Unity Heights. Later Beacon deployment
areas require a skilled Agent with powerful weapons, so it's best to work your
way up.
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...Power Station.......................................................[p01]..
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Before taking on this objective, make sure you've levelled all of your Agent's
skills to at least level two. You'll unlock the Assault Rifle and UV Shotgun
at Firearms level two and UV Grenades at Explosives level two. UV weapons are
highly effective against Freaks. You'll be facing a mess of Freaks when you go
on to defend the Beacon after activating all three Absorption Units, so the UV
Shotgun and UV Grenades will definitely come in handy.
Before the Beacon can be delivered to the Power Station and detonated, you
must activate a network of three Absorption Units to power it. The three units
tied to the Power Station Beacon are on the northeast side of southern Hope
Springs.
Your current objective is highlighted on the tracker in the bottom-left corner
of the screen. To activate an Absorption Unit, you must first get to it.
Absorption Units are typically high up on buildings and other platforms and
surrounded by Cell soldiers. Once you've reached the unit, eliminate any
enemies nearby and then stand on one of the configuration platforms attached
to the unit until the meter in the top-right corner of the screen is
completely full to bring it online.
Some Absorption Units can be hard to reach, so make sure your Agent's Agility
skill level is at least level two (level three is ideal) before getting
started.
--- Absorption Unit 1 --------------------------------------------------------
This is the east-most unit on your map. The unit is on top of the fenced-in
industrial building. Pass through the opening along the wall on the east side
of the building and then start climbing the stairs along the south side of the
building to reach the roof.
Jump from the stairs over to the Absorption Unit and kill any Cell soldiers
nearby. Stand on one of the platforms surrounding the Absorption Unit until
the meter in the top-right corner of the screen is completely full to activate
the unit.
--- Absorption Unit 2 --------------------------------------------------------
This unit is on top of a red industrial building. Climb up the ridges next to
the windows along the east side of the building to reach the lower roof and
then climb up the ridges to the north to reach the second Absorption Unit.
--- Absorption Unit 3 --------------------------------------------------------
The final unit is at the end of a bridge next to the Purgery Chemical
Technologies building. To reach this unit, head up the stairs along the side
of the building across the street and then jump up to the platform to the
west. Ascend using the column of windows to the north to reach higher ground
and then cross the bridge over to the Absorption Unit.
--- Power Station Beacon -----------------------------------------------------
Before getting started, ensure your Agent is equipped with an Assault Rifle,
UV Shotgun and UV Grenades. You can switch your Agent's weapons at an Agency
Landing Zone or by selecting the "Extraction" option in the System section of
the Intel Screen and redeploying him.
Once you've activated all three Absorption Units and your Agent is outfitted
with the appropriate weaponry, make your way to the white blip on the tracker
in the bottom-left corner of the screen. Stand on the Agency symbol there and
a white trail will appear. Follow this white trail and it will lead you to the
entrance to the cavernous Freak Lair underneath the power station.
Continue following the white trail down the step-like platforms and then drop
down to the bottom of the tower. If your Agent isn't packing a UV Shotgun, you
can find one by the weapon crate at the south-most bullets icon on the
tracker.
When ready, stand on Drop Point marker in the middle of the lair and press the
Back button to signal an Agency Helicopter to drop the Beacon inside.
Once the Beacon is set, you must defend it until the blue meter in the top-
right corner of the screen is completely full. The meter will fill overtime,
so you just need to keep the Freaks off the Beacon until it detonates. The red
meter below the blue meter represents the Beacon's condition. You'll fail the
objective if the Freaks manage to destroy the Beacon before it detonates.
Though there are many Freaks in this lair, the only Freaks you have to worry
about are those that appear on the tracker as red blips. These Freaks have a
glowing symbol above their heads; they'll stand back and throw projectiles at
the Beacon, damaging it. The other Freaks in the lair may make it difficult to
move around, but they deal a negligible amount of damage to the Beacon, so try
your best to ignore them and focus on taking down the attacking Freaks that
appear on your tracker.
UV weapons are highly effective against Freaks. One shot from a UV Shotgun
will destroy a Freak and any others close by. The UV Shotgun has very limited
range, so get up close to your target before firing. UV Grenades work well for
clearing out large crowds of Freaks (as do standard Grenades), and you can
also target the explosive items scattered about the lair.
Continue sprinting around the lair and blasting attacking Freaks with your UV
Shotgun to quickly put them down. If you run out of ammo, switch to your
Assault Rifle and continue mowing down the attackers. If your Assault Rifle is
out of ammo, look for another weapon by the weapon crates (the bullets icons
on your tracker) around the Beacon.
Continue defending the Beacon until the blue meter in the top-right corner of
the screen is completely full.
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...Weapons Factory.....................................................[p02]..
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--- Absorption Unit 1 --------------------------------------------------------
The first unit tied to the Weapons Factory Beacon is in the northeast quarter
of southern Hope Springs. Make your way to the blinking Absorption Unit icon
on your tracker in the bottom-left corner of the screen to locate the first
unit in the network.
This unit is on the rooftop of the industrial building with a "Hi-Power" sign
above its main entrance. To reach the top of this building, start by jumping
onto the bus shelter next to the southern entrance and then from there jump to
the pipes attached to the southern side of the building. Once on top of the
pipes, jump over the railing and head through the alley to the east. You can
ascend to the roof from here using the black, protruding structures along the
west side of the building.
Because you are near a Tactical Location, there will be many Cell soldiers on
the roof of this building. Take the time to clear them out before activating
the Absorption Unit. The rooftop is littered with explosive objects, so use
these to your advantage. You can secure the Tactical Location here afterward
if you are so inclined.
--- Absorption Unit 2 --------------------------------------------------------
This next unit is a bit of a pain to get to. It's on the south-most rig in the
water southeast of southern Hope Springs. You'll have to cross the first two
rigs to get to the third where the Absorption Unit is. Each rig is rife with
Cell soldiers, so make sure your Agent is equipped with an Assault Rifle,
Shotgun and Grenades. You can switch your Agent's weapons at an Agency Landing
Zone or by selecting the "Extraction" option in the System section of the
Intel Screen and redeploying him.
To get to the first rig, you can either swim out to it or cross the large
piping attached to it. It's best to swim to it, since you'll no doubt have
Cell soldiers firing at you if you attempt to cross the pipe.
Fight your way to the other end of the first rig and jump to the suspended
stairs attached to the second. The second rig is crawling with Cell soldiers.
Since you'll be fighting in close quarters, it's best to go at these guys with
your Shotgun
Keep an eye on your tracker as you move toward the south end of the rig. White
blips denote enemies that are not yet aware of your presence, while red blips
denote enemies who are on to you. Further, triangular blips on the tracker
denote enemies who are either above or below you, depending on which way the
tip of the blip is pointing.
When a group of enemies becomes aware of your presence (usually when one of
them fires a flare), they often cluster together when trying to reach you.
This is where grenades are especially useful. The dumb-as-rocks AI very rarely
scatters when a grenade is thrown, so you can often score multiple kills with
a single, well-thrown grenade.
Fight your way to the top level of the second rig. The stairs at the south end
of the top level lead to the third rig. Mind the gap.
There are many Cell soldiers in the area surrounding the Absorption Unit.
Since you're more in the open now, equip your Assault Rifle and start picking
off enemy soldiers from afar. If your Agent's health is low, fallback down the
stairs and remain there until his health is restored before heading back up to
continue the fight. As per usual, there are plenty of explosive materials
dotting the area, so use these to your advantage if there are enemies nearby
them.
When the area is clear, head for the Absorption Unit on the platform in the
northwest corner of the rig. Eliminate any remaining enemies nearby and then
stand on one of the platforms until you've activated the unit.
--- Absorption Unit 3 --------------------------------------------------------
The final unit is on the east-most bridge between northern and southern Hope
Springs. It's on top of the platform midway down the bridge. There is a group
of Cell soldiers surrounding the unit; they'll fire down at you as you
approach, so quickly make your way to the series of red ridges leading up to
the middle of the platform and start climbing.
Once on the platform, use your Assault Rifle and Grenades to take down the
enemy soldiers there and then get to activating the unit.
--- Weapons Factory Beacon ---------------------------------------------------
Before getting started, ensure your Agent is equipped with an Assault Rifle,
Machine Gun (go with a UV Shotgun if you don't yet have this weapon unlocked)
and UV Grenades. You can switch your Agent's weapons at an Agency Landing Zone
or by selecting the "Extraction" option in the System section of the Intel
Screen and redeploying him.
The Beacon deployment area is inside the weapons factory on the island east of
southern Hope Springs. Cross the ruined bridge over to the island and make
your way to the weapons factory at the north end. To get inside the factory,
you must climb the rocks surrounding the tower to get to the opening at the
top of the tower. The rocks on the east side of the tower are the easiest to
climb.
Once you've made it up to the tower, ascend to the top using the grooves
around the tower. Use the platforms all along the walls of the inside of the
tower to descend to the Freak Lair without suffering fall damage. When you've
made it to the bottom, stand in the marker and call the helicopter to get
started.
There are two different types of attacking Freaks in this lair: the
projectile-throwing Freaks you encountered in the Power Station lair and a
new, exploding type. These new Freaks will attempt to run at the charging
Beacon and explode to damage it. These explosions deal modest damage and just
one bullet is enough to detonate these exploding Freaks, so there's not much
to worry about.
The best way to go about defending this Beacon is to remain on the circular
walkway that's suspended above the bottom floor and take down attacking Freaks
from there. The exploding Freaks will enter the lair from the entry points on
the bottom floor and the projectile-throwing freaks from the entry points
along the side of the circular walkway.
Not only does remaining on the circular walkway protect you from the garden
variety Freaks below, but it also puts you in a good position to take down
both types of attacking Freaks with your Assault Rifle.
Keep an eye on your tracker for red, upside down triangles, as these will
denote exploding Freaks below you if you're standing on the walkway. You just
need to hit these Freaks with one bullet to detonate them, so get on that as
soon as they enter the area and then get back to clearing any projectile-
throwing Freaks on the walkway.
Continue sprinting around the circular walkway, gunning down any projectile-
throwing Freaks that appear on the walkway and any exploding Freaks that
appear below, until the blue meter in the top-right corner of the screen is
completely full and the Beacon detonates.
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...Mason's Quarry......................................................[p03]..
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--- Absorption Unit 1 --------------------------------------------------------
This first unit is at the northeast end of northern Hope Springs. This one is
easy to reach. Just make your way to the blinking Absorption Unit icon on your
tracker and get onto the roof of the building there. Eliminate the Cell
soldiers surrounding the unit and then stand on one of the configuration
panels until you've activated the unit.
Though you've activated this unit, there's a makeshift barrier blocking the
power beam now emitting from it. You must demolish this barrier so the unit
can power the Beacon. Follow the power beam emitting from the unit to spot the
barrier.
There are a few ways you can go about tearing down the barrier. If you've
unlocked the Flocket Launcher weapon (by levelling your Agent's Explosives
skill to level three), you can simply fire a single rocket at the barrier to
knock it down. If you don't have such a weapon, stand on the rocks directly
below the barrier and either throw a grenade up there or throw an explosive
object and shoot it in mid-air when it reaches the barrier.
--- Absorption Unit 2 --------------------------------------------------------
This unit is up on one of the hills surrounding Mason's Quarry. Getting to it
is a bit tricky. You'll need climb out of the quarry west of the Absorption
Unit icon on your tracker to get onto the hill.
Inside the quarry, get onto the lower ridge and sprint over to the large
boulder partway down. Jump onto this boulder and then onto the middle ridge.
Then, sprint to the southern end of the middle ridge and jump up the rocks
there to reach the hill.
Eliminate the Cell soldiers surrounding the platform and toss a grenade or two
onto the platform to detonate the explosive barrels there. When the area is
clear, stand on one of the configuration platforms until you've activated the
unit.
--- Absorption Unit 3 --------------------------------------------------------
The final unit of this network is on top of a curved, red-bricked building at
the north end of southern Hope Springs. You can scale to the top of the
building by climbing the last column of windows in the southeast corner. Make
sure you're climbing the correct column, because if your Agent's Agility skill
isn't high enough you'll need the tan protrusion above the column to make it
to the top.
Take down the Cell soldiers surrounding the Absorption Unit and then get to
activating it.
--- Mason's Quarry Beacon
-----------------------------------------------------
Before getting started, ensure your Agent is equipped with an Assault Rifle,
UV Shotgun and UV Grenades. You can switch your Agent's weapons at an Agency
Landing Zone or by selecting the "Extraction" option in the System section of
the Intel Screen and redeploying him.
The Beacon deployment area is inside the cavern accessible from the middle
ridge in Mason's Quarry. Get onto the lower ridge and sprint over to the large
boulder partway down. Jump onto this boulder and then onto the middle ridge.
Start south once on the middle ridge and turn left when you reach the cave
entrance.
Drop down to the Beacon Drop Point marker in the middle of the cavern and
press the Back button to signal to the helicopter.
The attackers in this lair are large, agile Freaks that throw acidic
projectiles. These Freaks will jump onto one of the rock columns surrounding
the Beacon and throw projectiles at the Beacon from atop the column.
As per usual, attacking Freaks will appear as red blips on your tracker. When
one of these Freaks appears, follow the red dot to the Freak's perch, then
jump up and blast the Freak with your UV Shotgun. All it takes is one well-
aimed shot to blow the Freak away. The UV Shotgun has limited range, so make
sure you're close enough.
While the Beacon charges, continue sprinting around the area to avoid unmarked
Freaks and use your UV Shotgun to knock attackers off of the rock columns as
they appear. Although it's best to ignore common Freaks and focus on
eliminating attackers, it might be worth throwing a couple of UV Grenades when
the Freaks are dense to give yourself more room to move around.
Keep this up until the blue meter in the top-right corner of the screen is
completely full to detonate the Beacon.
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...Sportiz Gym.........................................................[p04]..
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Ensure your Agent is equipped with an Assault Rifle, Sniper Rifle (or Flocket
Launcher if you've levelled your Agent's Explosives skill to level three) and
Grenades before setting out to activate this network.
--- Absorption Unit 1 --------------------------------------------------------
Look for this unit on a platform alongside the beach at the west end of
southern Green Bay. Toss a Grenade onto the platform or shoot one of the
explosive barrels to kill the Cell soldiers guarding the unit.
The biggest threat here is the armoured, Rocket Launcher-wielding Cell soldier
on the rock formation south of the platform. Use your Sniper Rifle or Flocket
Launcher to take him down. He's armoured, so it'll take quite a few hits with
a Sniper Rifle to kill him. Aim for his head. Jump or dodge to the side to
avoid incoming rockets if necessary.
--- Absorption Unit 2 --------------------------------------------------------
This unit is on a suspended platform at the end of the boardwalk along the
south coast of southern Green Bay. The start of the boardwalk is just off the
street that runs alongside the beach.
A group of Cell soldiers will appear as you near the gazebo; a couple of well-
thrown Grenades can clear them out. When the way is clear, move through the
gazebo and kill the enemy soldiers standing on the other side. Toss a grenade
onto the Absorption Unit platform to kill the two enemies there before jumping
over to it. With that, stand on one of the configuration platforms until
you've activated the unit.
--- Absorption Unit 3 --------------------------------------------------------
The last unit in this network is on top of a grey office building at the east
end of southern Green Bay. You can scale one of the window columns on the west
side of the building to reach the roof.  The Cell population in this part of
Green Bay is dense, so be sure to clear any soldiers on street level before
beginning your ascent.
Once on the roof, gun down the enemies on the platform and then stand on one
of the configuration platforms to begin activating the unit. There are snipers
and one or two Rocket Launcher-wielding enemies on the rooftops surrounding
the Absorption Unit platform, so use your Sniper Rifle to take out these
enemies while configuring the unit. Jump or move onto one of the other
platforms if you need to dodge an incoming rocket or lock on to a distant
enemy for a quick kill.
When the Absorption Unit is online, you'll come to learn that something is
blocking the power beam the unit is now emitting. You must destroy the
makeshift barrier blocking the power beam so the active unit can power the
Beacon.
Use a Flocket Launcher to demolish the barrier. If you've levelled your
Agent's Explosives skill to level three, you can select the Flocket Launcher
on the Agent redeployment screen. Switch your Agent's weapons at an Agency
Landing Zone or by selecting the "Extraction" option in the System section of
the Intel Screen and redeploying him.
Follow the power beam emitting from the unit east to the barrier (the power
beam trajectory also appears on the map on the Intel Screen). From street
level, look for the barrier on top of a white building. Lock on to the barrier
with your Flocket Launcher equipped and fire a rocket to knock the barrier
down.
--- Sportiz Gym Beacon -------------------------------------------------------
Ensure your Agent is equipped with UV Grenades before setting out. You can
switch your Agent's weapons at an Agency Landing Zone or by selecting the
"Extraction" option in the System section of the Intel Screen and redeploying