Fieldguide
Quick reference
The HQ assault follows bomb progression at the Investigation Board. Its route includes a keycard search, Research protection objectives, five Production switches and the Director Bottomline fight.
- Campaign
- Collect the board’s components through normal journeys.
- Parking Lot
- Loot containers for the keycard.
- Research
- Complete six slime-tube objectives.
- Production
- Use five switches to stop the line.
What to do
- Inspect campaign progress beside the Investigation Board.
- Complete the area objective when the boss is protected.
- Preserve movement and recovery through the CEO’s later phases.
Useful equipment and guides
Complete normal journeys to collect the bomb components shown on the Investigation Board at base. The board tracks frying oil, a drive-through headset, an egg timer, a cash register and the HQ map. Check the bomb-assembly point beside the board for campaign progress.
HQ route
| Area | Objective |
|---|---|
| Parking Lot | Loot containers for the keycard, then reach the entrance. |
| Entrance | Use the safe stop’s vending and item machines. |
| Office | Reach the elevator and complete its repair objective after it stops. |
| Bridge | Follow the linear route while clearing enemies. |
| Warehouse | Cross the area to the exit. |
| Research | Break the slime-tube protection cycle while fighting the boss. |
| Production | Operate five switches to stop the production line, then leave. |
| Headquarters | Fight Director Bottomline. |
The Parking Lot keycard comes from lootable containers. Search the area rather than waiting for a fixed timer or assuming it lies at the entrance.
Research boss protection
Approach a slime tube and remain close enough for its progress meter to fill. Breaking it permits damage to another portion of the boss’s health. Repeat the objective at the remaining tubes; there are six.
If the boss stops taking damage again, locate the next tube. Increasing weapon damage does not bypass a protected portion of the fight. Approach each objective with room to leave its area when an attack arrives.
Director Bottomline
The opening phase uses shockwaves, coins and a pulling attack. Later phases add lasers, and the third phase adds a pursuing drone alongside heavier attack coverage. Keep enough room to change direction when the drone’s shots overlap the boss attacks.
Shield Generator’s recovery resets after damage, while Health Kit also needs an uninterrupted recovery interval. A build that clears ordinary enemies quickly can still struggle when attacks prevent these effects from finishing.
Before entering HQ, inspect the equipped gun’s hand requirement and reload support. Wi-Fi Repeater and Hand Mirror can extend support connections, but hover the final weapon after rearranging to check what actually reaches it. Weapon comparison covers the firing-cycle tradeoffs; achievement help separates reaching the CEO from destroying HQ.
