Prey
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I and Thou, No Kills, All TranScribes & Optional Objectives
By nekov4ego
Guide accompanied by video series which includes I and Thou (empathy), Do No Harm (no human kills), Psychometry (most TranScribes) in addition to most if not all optional missions with their respective achievements.
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Summary
A few disclaimers before I proceed with the main sections. Due to the structure of Prey, several of the side objectives and achievements span across multiple episodes. As such, I mark each note in the descriptions as Part 1, 2, 3, etc.

Some objectives, side objectives, TranScribes and Keycards are only available if certain conditions are met and therefore you cannot have them all in one run. The achievements respect that, so for example "Collect all TranScribes" achievement does not really require you to collect ALL of them. In fact, I unlocked this on my first run unintentionally because I simply explored a lot.

Most of the keycodes are random, so they may not be the same for you, but you can see where I found them.

By the end of the series you should have these achievements in addition to all the story-related ones which are not mentioned as they cannot be missed.

Achievement
Episodes
Do No Harm
Complete the game without killing any humans
All
Psychometry
Find and listen to all transcribe recordings
All
I and Thou
You completed the game in the most empathetic way possible
All
Coffee Break
You found Dr. Calvino's secret stash
2
Abandon Ship
You fled Talos I aboard Alex's escape pod before completing your mission
2, 4, 5, 9
Dear Future Self
You found and listened to all the messages you left for yourself
4, 5, 11
Black Market
You found all the smuggler's dead drops
4, 5, 6
Best Served Cold
You killed Luka and avenged Abby
5, 8, 9
Adrift
You rescued Dr. Igwe from a cargo container
6
The Gates of Hell
You helped all security officers survive the cargo bay battle
6
Brain Trust
You helped Igwe, January, and Makhaila meet in your office
7
A Friend in Need
You received Mikhaila's booster shots and healed her
7
Self-incriminating
You found out what happened to Mikhaila's father and let her know
8
A Gift to the World
You found Gustaf Leitner's connectome for Dr. Igwe
8
You Rang?
You used the psychotronics satellite to dismiss or summon the typhon nightmare
9
This Never Happened
You performed an apto-regressive neurotomy on Dahl
9, 10, 11
Suicide by Proxy
You killed January
11
TranScribes
As mentioned in the summary, you don't actually need all the TranScribes to unlock the achievement Psychometry. It will unlock at around 60 or so and I have collected 80. Some TranScribes can only be collected if you kill or knock people down, others have multiple versions and you only need to find one of them to count, so don't stress over this achievement. You are likely to unlock it even without help.

Here's a breakdown of where you can find each TranScribe and in which episode (or "X" if I haven't collected it).

Objective TranScribes

TranScribe
Episode
Leitner’s Music Sample
8
Satellite Signal: Attract Nightmare
9
Satellite Signal: Repel Nightmare
9

Neuromod Division

TranScribe
Episode
Clean it Up
1
Someone’s Coming
1
Dr. Igwe’s Wife
8
Neuromod Secret Ingredient
8

Talos I Lobby

TranScribe
Episode
This isn’t a Drill
1
Session Log: Dr. Calvino
1
Session Log: Sarah Elazar
1
Session Log: Danielle Sho
1
Morgan’s Breakdown
4
Session Log: Morgan Yu
1

Hardware Labs

TranScribe
Episode
Don’t Panic
2
Bring a GLOO Gun
2

Talos I Exterior

TranScribe
Episode
First Thing Tomorrow
2
The Doctor is Out
2
It’s Just in My Head
9
Shuttle Exalt Mayday
10
Dr. Igwe’s Last Words
X
Container Docking for Dummies
6

Psychotronics
TranScribe
Episode
LG Touch Screen Calibration
3
We Need to Talk About Annalise
3
How You Holding Up?
3

Project Cobalt
3
The Volunteers
3
Mementos
3
Million Dollar Caulk Gun
3

G.U.T.S.

TranScribe
Episode
Anders has the Key
4
Sting Operation
4

Arboretum

TranScribe
Episode
Find Grant Lockwood
4
Three Taps of a Wrench
4
Hacking Into Deep Storage
4
The Golden Gun
4
Super Fruit
4
I Keep Having This Dream
4
Just In Case
11
If Things Go Sideways
11

Crew Quarters

TranScribe
Episode
Bring Me Food
5
Happy Birthday Daddy
5
Fatal Fortress 3
5
Say Yes
5
Dear Future Us 1
5
Dear Future Us 2
5
Get Out
8
Calvino Notes 1
5
Calvino Notes 2
5
Calvino Notes 3
5
Calvino Notes 4
5
Surveillance Request: Annalise Gallegos
5
I Can Read Sheet Music
5
Birthday Tryst
5
Operator Skillet
5
Bang on the Window
5
Abby isn’t Answering
5
Fatal Fortress 2
5
Password Safety
5

Cargo Bay

TranScribe
Episode
What is a Reployer?
6
Alfred Rose’s Orders
6
Austin Cool’s Orders
X
A Commendation for Officer Hague
6
Cargo Bay B Keycode
X
Cargo Bay B Sitrep
X
We Need Bigger Guns
X
Parcel Not Delivered
6

Life Support

TranScribe
Episode
Remmer isn’t Remmer
7
Particle Injector
7
I Saw Something
10
Escape Pod Failure
X
The Drunk Tank
7

Power Plant

TranScribe
Episode
Grounding Resistor
7
Keycode Change: Parts Storage
7
Unconventional Leak Plugger
7
Big as Vegas
7
Reactor Divertors Delivered
7

Talos I Bridge

TranScribe
Episode
Shuttle Secret
9
Checking on an SOS
9
Captain Marks’ Dilemma
9
Full Evacuation
9

Shuttle Bay

TranScribe
Episode
Smuggling Ring Confession
10
Mayday: Bridge
10
They’re Just Animals
10
It’s Your Job to Know
10
Can You Get to Us
10
Dahl’s Orders
10
#1, Break Out

Main Objectives
  • First Day on the Job
  • Break Out
  • An Office with a View

Optional Objectives
  • The Corpse Vanishes (Part 1) - As shown at 0:16:05, to start this objective you need to read an email on one of the computers in the Simulation Lab’s offices. You will read about Dr Bellamy, who is somewhere in Psychotronics. His tracking bracelet is found in the Trauma Centre as shown at 0:31:30.

  • Everything You Know is About to Change - Starts automatically. Retrieve the Neuromod in the Neuromod Division’s lobby as directed by January to complete.

  • Stolen Neuromods - As shown at 0:43:00, you will need to break into the Security Station in the Talos I Lobby to start this mission. You will be given the code 1129 that you can use to open the door. Loot the body and read the book on the desk. Then reach the Sales Division taking a detour on your way to the Hardware Labs (the other way is blocked) and go to Yuri’s desk to find the Neuromods as shown at 1:00:00.

  • Do No Harm (Part 1) - 0:34:00. I think you are actually meant to do this way later after you retrieve DeVries’ Keycard and search his office (which I do in a later video). The code to his safe is in the cell with the mind-controlled person - 0:41:35. However, I already knew the answers from my first playthrough - simply reset the test in Dr Kohl’s office computer and answer the questions with the following answers: A, C, B, A, C.

TranScribes
  • Clean it Up - 0:14:30
  • Someone’s Coming - 0:20:00
  • Session Log: Dr. Calvino - 0:34:00
  • Session Log: Sarah Elazar - 0:34:00
  • Session Log: Danielle Sho - 0:34:00
  • Session Log: Morgan Yu - 0:34:00 Note: See Do No Harm optional objective.
  • This isn’t a Drill - 0:55:00
#2, Through a Glass Darkly

Achievements
  • Coffee Break - You found Dr. Calvino's secret stash.
    For this you need to watch the second video on the Looking Glass Console in Dr Calvino’s office. It’s pretty straightforward, don’t forget to move to another looking glass to see him put his coffee on the table. Then grab the cup as shown at 35:45 (for me it was behind the little cupboard, ha) and bring it over the same spot. This will open his secret stash and the achievement will unlock.

  • Abandon Ship (Part 1) - You fled Talos I aboard Alex's escape pod before completing your mission
    When December calls you, follow the objective marker and enter Neuromod Division. Then make your way to the Simulation Labs as shown at 53:15 and take the contents from the suitcase on top of the locker. When you go back, if January is alive, it will destroy December, but if you have destroyed January first, December will survive - so make your choice. Saving December will render Brain Trust achievement unobtainable within this playthrough, but failing this step does not actually fail the side objective itself - you can loot December after it gets destroyed. You cannot do much until later in the game

Main Objectives
  • Through a Glass Darkly
  • Speak with January
  • Detour

Optional Objectives
  • Zero G Propulsion System - Starts automatically. Schematics can be found at a computer in Hardware Labs as shown at 13:30 right next to a Fabricator.

  • Breach Access - 0:23:00 You need to repair the Breach Failsafe console, which requires Repair II and 7 Spare Parts. This quest may be started at a later point as I didn’t have a prompt to repair the console, but repairing it initiated the objective for me.

  • The Blackbox Project (Part 1) - 0:28:30 You need to read the email as shown at 29:00 to start this quest, but there is not much you can do until later point in the game.

  • Who Is December? (Part 1) - Starts automatically. See Abandon Ship achievement above.

TranScribes
  • Don’t Panic - 0:08:50
  • The Doctor is Out - 0:23:00
  • First Thing Tomorrow - 0:23:00
  • Bring a GLOO Gun - 0:37:00
#3, Detour

Main Objectives
  • Detour

Optional Objectives
  • Dr Kelstrup’s Neuromods - Starts automatically (0:08:30) with a call from Alex. Simply follow his instructions, it’s very easy.

  • Whistleblower (Part 1) - To start this objective, you need to find TranScribes The Volunteers and Mementos as shown at 0:25:20. Don’t forget to listen to them (I forgot until later on in this video).

  • The Psychotronics Prisoner - 0:34:00 You can choose what to do with the prisoner. +1 or -1 morality point depending on your choice. If you are on 1.03 Patch on PC, he shouldn’t run away from you like he did for me :D

  • Million Dollar Caulk Gun - Starts when you loot Kristine Lloyd’s body as shown at 0:34:00. Her TranScribe will autoplay and enable the objective marker. You will have to exit to the Talos I Exterior to fix a Breach with your GLOO Gun as shown at 0:41:55. Then simply return to the door and explore the room, collecting the exotic material.

  • The Corpse Vanishes (Part 2) - 0:38:45. You should be able to easily unlock that door with your crossbow. I don’t know why it didn’t work for me, the Operator ended up helping me. Simply loot Bellamy’s body to get the access key to his cabin crew. Not much you can do until later on in the game.

TranScribes
  • LG Touch Screen Calibration - 0:12:50
  • We Need to Talk About Annalise - 0:12:50 Note: I don’t listen to it immediately, but it’s taken automatically as far as I know. I then confuse it with the next TranScribe which I don’t play until few minutes after I have taken it.
  • How You Holding Up? - 0:19:30
  • Project Cobalt - 0:20:35
  • The Volunteers - 0:25:20 Note: Plays at 0:28:05. Same as Mementos.
  • Mementos - 0:25:20 Note: plays at 0:28:50. Starts Whistleblower optional objective.
  • Million Dollar Caulk Gun - 0:34:00
#4, G.U.T.S.

Achievements
  • Dear Future Self (Part 1) - You found and listened to all the messages you left for yourself
    This is not the first message from yourself that you listen to. However, it’s the first that you need to find on your own (i.e. the previous one are part of the story and cannot be missed). It’s in Alex’s safe. The code is 8198, which you take from December. The process is simple as shown at 0:31:00.

  • Abandon Ship (Part 2) - You fled Talos I aboard Alex's escape pod before completing your mission
    Once in Alex’s office (0:31:00), either use a Recycler Charge or Leverage II to remove the crate blocking the secret access. Use the code you took from December to open the safe and retrieve an important TranScribe. This quest continues later on.

  • Black Market (Part 1) - You found all the smuggler's dead drops.
    This starts at 0:38:10. You will need to listen to the TranScribe found on Lily Morris’ body. There are 6 fake fire alarm indicators that you will need to tap on three times with your wrench. The first one is right behind her body. There are two in the Talos I Lobby (0:47:20 and 0:48:00), one in Hardware Labs (0:53:00), one in Crew Quarters and one in Cargo Bay whose locations are available later in the game.

Main Objectives
  • Detour
  • Gathering Echoes

Optional Objectives
  • The Blackbox Project (Part 2) - You need to find Josh Dalton in G.U.T.S. I recommend that you follow my path from the very start (0:01:00), or if you have used a Security Terminal to mark his location, you can skip to about 0:13:00. Navigating behind that pipe is not immediately obvious, but if you know the path, it’s easy. Next step is way later at 0:54:20 in Hardware Labs where you will be able to access the previously locked room. Interact with the computer to download Q-Beam Gun fabrication plan and the report from the Blackbox Project to complete the quest.

  • Disgruntled Employee (Part 1) - 0:19:30 Listen to the TranScribe right at the entrance of the Arboretum to start this quest. That’s it until later on in the game.

  • Lift Interference - Starts automatically by a call from January. To complete, simply enter the Talos I Lobby from the Arboretum and kill the Technopath that is jamming the lift as shown at 0:42:50.

  • Gardening Tips - 0:22:30 when you exit from the locked entrance to the Arboretum, you’ll find yourself in the gardens. There will be a note to the right on a watering device. Pick up the note to activate the quest. Then at 0:32:30, you will need to loot Julien Howard’s body for a TranScribe and the Formula Fabrication Plan. Go to a Fabricator (one is available at the room from which you entered the Arboretum) and fabricate the formula, then apply it to the Fertiliser Dispenser above that room (0:38:00). Wait 10 minutes for the superfruit to grow and retrieve it.

  • Save Rani - 0:23:00 Go at the front entrance of the Greenhouse and pick up the note to activate this quest. Then hack the computer or pick up its password as shown at 0:24:50 and activate the sprinklers. DO NOT open the doors. If you let mind-controlled people escape, they will come near you and blow their heads up (and die, duh). When the sprinklers are activated, it might take a few tries, but the Telepath will come out of the Greenhouse from the roof. Kill it to free the people and save Rani. Then talk to Rani, who will give you access to Storage AR01 which is shown at 0:30:00.

  • Who Is December? (Part 2) - See Abandon Ship achievement above.

  • The Golden Gun (Part 1) - Loot the TranScribe from the body as shown at 0:35:00 to start this quest. Not much you can do until you enter Crew Quarters later on.

  • Talos Smuggling Ring (Part 1) - 0:38:10 See Black Market achievement above.

  • Do No Harm (Part 2 or 1) - 0:42:50. This is where you find Hendrik DeVries. Loot his body for a TranScribe and a keycard for his office. The code for his save is X (0:46:00). It automatically completed for me because I had already done the other part in the first video of the series.

TranScribes
  • Anders has the Kewy - 0:08:00
  • Sting Operation - 0:14:00
  • Find Grant Lockwood - 0:19:30
  • I Keep Having This Dream - 0:31:00 Note: You need this transcribe for Dear Future Self achievement.
  • Super Fruit - 0:32:30
  • The Golden Gun - 0:35:00 Note: You need this to start The Golden Gun side objective.
  • Three Taps of a Wrench - 0:38:10 Note: You need this to start Talos Smuggling Ring side objective.
  • Morgan’s Breakdown - 0:42:50
  • Hacking Into Deep Storage - 1:04:00
#5, Gathering Echoes

Achievements
  • Dear Future Self (Part 2) - You found and listened to all the messages you left for yourself
    31:20 The code for the elevator is 3003. Go to Morgan’s cabin and unlock his compute, then listen to ALL the memory logs available there.

  • Abandon Ship (Part 3) - You fled Talos I aboard Alex's escape pod before completing your mission
    33:40 Enter Alex’s cabin and remove the globe statuette next to his bed to find the keycard to his escape pod. Next part is in another video.

  • Best Served Cold (Part 1) - You killed Luka and avenged Abby
    49:40 Loot the body in the freezer to activate this quest. Then go to the Fitness Centre’s pool and banhg on the window three times with your wrench as shown at 51:20. This quest continues later on.

  • Black Market (Part 2) - You found all the smuggler's dead drops
    52:40 in the Fitness Centre’s first floor on the right as you enter.

Main Objectives
  • Gathering Echoes
  • Restore from Backup

Optional Objectives
  • The Cook’s Request - Starts automatically. Go in the kitchen area and speak to the cook (0:05:00) then follow his instructions and retrieve his trophy from his crew cabin. It’s really easy and very important that you complete this objective as it unlocks others. Once he lets you in, you will need to repair the regulator or find a replacement which is in the Arboretum’s Greenhouse where you save Rani.

  • Treasure Hunt (Part 1) - There are multiple locations where you can start this quest. I did at the Fitness Centre as shown at 11:00 from the computer on the second floor. It’s a very long quest, which requires you to go to several areas to find various clues for the treasure. You can cheat your way and enter code 6513 in Abigail Foy’s crew cabin, but the reward will be different from the one you will get if you find the clues first. I find neither to be worth the effort, but for completion's sake, read on … Zachary West’s map is what you will likely already have, because you are required to loot his body to unlock the Gathering Echoes objective. He’s located at the entrance of Deep Storage. Emma Beatty’s map is shown at 0:09:30 alongside two TranScribes. Rosalyn Swyft’s map is at 22:30 in the Crew Habitation Pods. Elias Black’s (Stabfellow) map can be found on the second floor of the Recreation Centre as shown at 36:55. His clue is shown right after that and it’s in the small room with the Recycler. That’s number 6.

  • The Corpse Vanishes (Part 3) - 16:00 All you need to do is enter Bellamy’s crew cabin to finish this quest.

  • Whistleblower (Part 2) - 22:40 in the Crew Habitation Pods, loot Maliah Fowles’ body for a TranScribe. The surveillance report is at the security station as shown at 30:20. This quest continues in another video.

  • The Lovers’ Gift (Part 1) - 23:30 Take the TranScribe in the Crew Habitation Pods and listen to it to begin this quest. It continues later on in the game.

  • The Golden Gun (Part 2) - 26:10 Loot the save using the previously acquired code (2788) to complete the quest.

  • Who is December? (Part 3) - 33:40 See Abandon Ship achievement above.

  • Danielle Sho (Part 1) - 49:40 See Best Served Cold achievement above.

  • Talos Smuggling Ring (Part 2) - 52:40 See Black Market achievement above.

TranScribes
  • Abby isn’t Answering - 0:09:30
  • Fatal Fortress 2 - 0:09:30
  • Dear Future Us 1 - 19:00
  • Dear Future Us 2 - 19:00
  • Say Yes - 19:30
  • Calvino Notes 1 - 20:30
  • Calvino Notes 2 - 20:30
  • Calvino Notes 3 - 20:30
  • Calvino Notes 4 - 20:30
  • Surveillance Request - 22:40
  • Birthday Tryst - 23:30
  • Operator Skillet - 28:25
  • Happy Birthday Daddy - 35:40
  • Fatal Fortress 3 - 36:55
  • I Can Read Sheet Music - 39:00
  • Password Safety - 40:20
  • Bang on the Window - 49:40
#6, Cargo Bay Defences

Achievements
  • Adrift - You rescued Dr. Igwe from a cargo container.
    0:30:00. Just enter the ID of the cargo container Dr Igwe is in at the workstation and choose to dock it to unlock the achievement. Note that this is required for Brain Trust achievement.

  • Black Market (Part 3) - You found all the smuggler's dead drops
    0:35:55 This is the last location. The achievement should pop up once you collect the contents.

  • The Gates of Hell - You helped all security officers survive the cargo bay battle
    You need to speak to Elazar to unlock this 0:37:00. Then all you need to do is gather three defense turrets at the door Morgan wants opened. You can fabricate them, repair broken ones or use the lift to move them into the safe place. This quest is very easy and there are many ways to do it. For some reason I couldn’t find the keycard for the main door, but it must be there somewhere because I had it on my first playthrough. I stand in front of everyone to make sure no one gets hurt. The battle was relatively easy for me.

Main Objectives
  • Restore from Backup
  • The Keys to the Kingdom
  • This Side Up
  • Shipping and Receiving

Optional Objectives
  • The Lovers’ Gift (Part 2) - 0:03:00 The tree is right in the middle of the Arboretum and the keycard is under a rock next to the woman’s body. The room you can open is near the entrance to Crew Quarters. You’ll find the husband there and loot.

  • Disgruntled Employee (Part 2) - 17:55 You need to activate Grant Lockwood’s tracking bracelet (ID 1129) from the workstation. You can use a security station (right below the room) to track him in the Talos I Exterior - 0:28:40. Loot his body to complete the quest.

  • Treasure Hunt (Part 2) - Melindra’s (Danielle) Treasure map can be downloaded from the workstation at 18:30. Way later on, Number 5 which is on Rosalyn’s Map can be found in Cargo Bay B as shown at 0:58:00.

  • Doctor Igwe - Starts automatically at 0:30:00. You can decide whether to save him or let him die - or kill him. Saving him will unlock the Adrift achievement. Not saving him will prevent you from unlocking Brain Trust among other achievements later on.

  • Talos Smuggling Ring (Part 3) - 0:35:55 See Black Market achievement above.

  • Cargo Bay Defences - See The Gates of Hell achievement above.

  • With This Ring … (Part 1) - 0:50:00 I accidentally started this quest actually. It continues in another video.

  • Whistleblower (Part 3) - I had missed the code to the cargo container in Cargo Bay B, but you can also hack the keypad to access the contents as shown as 1:00:40. This will complete the quest.

TranScribes
  • Container Docking for Dummies - 0:32:00
  • A Commendation for Officer Hague - 0:40:10
  • What is a Reployer? - 0:43:25
  • Alfred Rose’s Orders - 0:51:40
  • Parcel Not Delivered - 0:53:30
#7, Reboot

Achievements
  • A Friend in Need - You received Mikhaila's booster shots and healed her.
    Starts automatically at 12:30 when you enter the Power Plant. Through natural progression you will reach a room where you will find Mikhaila struggling to stay alive due to her medical condition. She will mention where her medicine is located and you will have 2 hours to retrieve them (that’s way too much time as the meds are right outside the Power Plant in the Exterior). Grab the meds and go back to Mikhaila to save her as shown at 0:37:00. This is a key part of the Brain Trust achievement.

  • Brain Trust - You helped Igwe, January, and Makhaila meet in your office
    If you haven’t destroyed January and have saved Dr Igwe and Mikhaila, upon exiting Life Support, Brain Trust should unlock as all three will meet in Morgan’s office.

Main Objectives
  • Reboot
  • The Keys to the Kingdom

Optional Objectives
  • Drunk Tank - 0:02:55 Listen to the TranScribe (the second one which plays) to start the objective. For some reason, I didn’t realise I could finish the quest until 0:46:00.

  • Psychic Water - 0:08:00 Read the note at the Water Treatment facility (you can start this from a TranScribe too). Tobias Frost is in the vents of Life Support’s entrance from the Talos I Lobby as shown at 0:55:00. Loot his body to find the Psychoactive Particle Injector and install it in the Water Treatment Facility.

  • Treasure Hunt (Part 3) - The number 3 (Hordinbaffle) is located on the outside wall of this room. However, for me it always activates when I enter (Patch 1.03 on PC).

  • Assist Mikhaila Ilyushin - Starts automatically as you enter the Power Plant (12:30). See A Friend in Need achievement above.

  • Copy Protection (Part 1) - 0:33:50 This side objective is unlocked after you fabricate a certain amount of Neuromods. I did it on purpose, even though I didn’t need to. The quest continues later on.

  • Missing Engineer - Read the email on the security station in Life Support to unlock this objective. Jean Faure is located in the elevator shaft of the Power Plant reactor. If you have Typhon ablities, you can unlock the door and jump across to the shaft. If you are using only human abilities, you will need to do some GLOO tricks as shown at 1:00:00. Loot the locker at 1:07:30 to complete the quest.

TranScribes
  • The Drunk Tank - 0:02:55
  • Grounding Resistor - 0:14:20
  • Big as Vegas - 0:15:00
  • Keycode Change: Parts Storage - 0:16:40
  • Unconventional Leak Plugger - 0:21:50
  • Reactor Divertors Delivered - 0:30:00
  • Remmer isn’t Remmer - 0:53:00
  • Particle Injector - 0:55:00
#8, Self-incriminating

Achievements
  • Self-incriminating - You found out what happened to Mikhaila's father and let her know
    Go to Morgan’s office and talk to Mikhaila. This will not activate automatically after her short side objective. You need to go near her and start the conversation manually - 0:03:00. Once in Deep Storage (0:32:00) Dr Igwe will call you to warn you about this message. The keypad to the room is malfunctioning and I haven’t been able to find an alternative path, so you will need Level 4 Hacking skill to get in. Send the message to Morgan’s workstation. 0:44:00 Talk to MIkhaila in Morgan’s office and play the message from the computer. This will complete the quest and unlock the achievement.

  • A Gift to the World - You found Gustaf Leitner's connectome for Dr. Igwe
    Starts automatically at 0:10:00 if you have saved Dr. Igwe. He will send you a TranScribe that you can play in his cabin in Crew Quarters. Play it in front of the pianist’s portrait as shown at 0:12:15 to retrieve the contents in the safe. Give it back to Igwe who is in Morgan’s office to complete this quest (0:43:00).

  • Best Served Cold (Part 2) - You killed Luka and avenged Abby
    0:48:20 Go to Neuromod Division and access the Volunteer Quarters. Track V-010655-37 from the workstation and go to the Talos I Bridge’s escape pods to find him.

Optional Objectives
  • Mikhaila Ilyushin - Starts automatically. Just go to Morgan’s office to complete this objective.

  • Mikhaila’s Father - See Self-incriminating achievement above.

  • Gustav Leitner - Starts automatically. See A Gift to the World achievement above.

  • With This Ring … (Part 2) - 0:11:30 Nicole Hague is in Crew Quarters across Alex Yu’s room. Loot her remains and go to the Cargo Bay to give the ring to her dancing husband, Kevin, as shown at 0:22:00.

  • Treasure Hunt (Part 4) - 0:25:00 Travel to G.U.T.S. from the Cargo Bay and go to the Shuttle Bay Fuel Storage which is right next to it. The number 1 is displayed on the wall right in front of the grav lift. Then it’s time to enter the numbers on Foy’s workstation in Crew Quarters. I could never tell what order the numbers should be entered in, so I took a couple of minutes to try several combinations; for me it was 6513 as shown at 0:39:25. Foy’s password is under her desk, you don’t need to hack her workstation.

  • Danielle Sho (Part 2) - 0:48:20 See Best Served Cold achievement above.

  • Copy Protection (Part 2) - 0:57:30 Neuromod Division. Go into Halden Graves’ Office and use his workstation to renew the license for Neuromod fabrication. This will complete the quest.

TranScribes
  • Leitner Music Sample - 0:10:00 Sent to you by Dr Igwe.
  • Get Out - 0:39:25
  • Dr. Igwe’s Wife - 0:58:30
  • Neuromod Secret Ingredient - 0:58:30
#9, The Keys to the Kingdom

Achievements
  • Best Served Cold (Part 3) - You killed Luka and avenged Abby
    0:01:10 Approach him slowly because there is a Recycler Charge mounted right next to his head. Disarm the charge and move back a bit. You don’t need to kill him, he will die on his own and this will NOT void “Do No Harm” achievement. You can check your stats. If the “Humans Killed” entry is missing, you’re safe.

  • You Rang? - You used the psychotronics satellite to dismiss or summon the typhon nightmare
    0:14:30 Starts randomly by January. It usually activates after you install a certain amount of Typhon Neuromods and I got it even though I had none. It might also start after killing the Nightmare 3-4 times. You need to repair the Communication Device in Hardware Labs then place it on the Exterior Satellite as shown at 0:20:20. Once you receive the two TranScribes, play either to unlock the achievement. I don’t do this until later in this game, but you can do it whenever you want.

  • Abandon Ship (Part 4) - You fled Talos I aboard Alex's escape pod before completing your mission
    0:26:30 Now that Alex has given you access to his computer, you can extend the rooftop bridge in the Arboretum and access his private escape pod. To unlock this achievement, simply launch the shuttle once you are in. I don’t do it, because I wanted to finish my mission. I advise you to make a save before launching in case you change your mind.

  • This Never Happened (Part 1) - You performed an apto-regressive neurotomy on Dahl
    0:47:00 Starts automatically by Dr Igwe. Complete Ghosting Dahl first then go to Morgan’s office as shown at 0:54:50 to meet Dr Igwe. This quest continues in another video.

Main Objectives
  • The Keys to the Kingdom
  • Before I Give You The Key
  • The Repo Man

Optional Objectives
  • Danielle Sho (Part 3) - See Best Served Cold achievement above.

  • Shuttle “Advent” - 0:08:30 Read the emails on the workstation on the second floor to start the objective. You can use the other workstation on the left to kill the crew on the shuttle. However, for the empathetic playthrough, you should just leave it and the objective will complete itself once they land (in 5 minutes or so - 0:16:00).

  • Where is Kirk? - 0:05:00 Unlocked from a TranScribe. Unfortunately, this side objective was bugged for me as I had already explored the escape pods in Life Support and I could not complete it. Kirk Remmer (now Phantom) would simply not spawn - 0:14:30. I can confirm that if you have never explored the escape pods, he will spawn and you will be able to complete the mission. Nothing I could do in this case.

  • Mixed Signals - See You Rang? Achievement above.

  • Who Is December? (Part 4) - See Abandon Ship achievement above.

  • Ghosting Dahl - Starts automatically at 0:45:30. Simply go to Deep Storage and use the workstation on the second floor to deactivate Morgan’s tracking bracelet as shown at 0:49:00.

  • Incapacitate Dahl (Part 1) - 0:47:00 See This Never Happened achievement above.

  • Help Luther Glass - Starts automatically at 0:51:30. Luther is in the Trauma Centre as shown at 0:58:30.

TranScribes
  • Checking on an SOS - 0:05:00 Unlocks Where is Kirk? side objective.
  • Captain Marks’ Dilemma - 0:09:00
  • Full Evacuation - 0:09:20
  • Shuttle Secret - 0:12:00
  • Satellite Signal: Attract Nightmare - 0:23:00 Part of the Mixed Signals side objective.
  • Satellite Signal: Repel Nightmare - 0:23:00
  • It’s Just in My Head - 0:37:30
#10, Dahl’s Ultimatum

Achievements
  • This Never Happened (Part 2) - You performed an apto-regressive neurotomy on Dahl
    29:30 He is in Life Support and you can use the oxygen flow system to knock him down. Simply restart the system from one of the workstations and he will pass out.

Main Objectives
  • The Repo Man

Optional Objectives
  • Derelict Shuttle - 15:30 Starts from a TranScribe in the Pilot Lounge of the Shuttle Bay. You can use a security station to track Hunter Hale, but the Derelict Shuttle is pretty obvious once you are outside Talos I - 43:15.

  • Escape Attempt - Starts automatically when you enter the escape pods in the Shuttle Bay at 16:50. You will need to exit to the Talos I Exterior for this quest so best to combine it with Derelict Shuttle. 24:00 the escape pod is located very close to the exit from the Shuttle Bay. Once in the escape pod bay (40:50) use the Launch Control station to release the pod. Go to the marked location to collect your reward and complete the objective (42:20).

  • Dahl’s Ultimatum - Starts automatically at 0:24:00. You need to go to Life Support and reactivate the oxygen flow system. This is a convenient opportunity to incapacitate Dahl - 29:30.

  • Incapacitate Dahl (Part 2) - 29:30 See This Never Happened achievement above.

TranScribes
  • Can You Get to Us - 07:10
  • Dahl’s Orders - 08:30
  • Smuggling Ring Confession - 09:40
  • Mayday: Bridge - 15:30
  • They’re Just Animals - 16:50
  • It’s Your Job to Know - 18:15
  • I Saw Something - 31:30
  • Shuttle Exalt Mayday - 45:00
#11, A Mind Without Limits

Achievements
  • This Never Happened (Part 3) - You performed an apto-regressive neurotomy on Dahl
    From the start of the video, once you have incapacitated Dahl, Igwe will call you and wait for you in the Neuromod Division. Go there and follow the instructions to wipe Dahl’s memory and unlock the achievement. It’s very simple.

  • Dear Future Self (Part 3) - You found and listened to all the messages you left for yourself
    18:30 Located in Alex’s safe room is the last TranScribe from Morgan to Morgan. Once you listen to this one, the achievement should unlock.

  • Suicide by Proxy - You killed January
    35:00 Required for A Mind Without Limits objective. January won’t let you use the nullwave on the Typhon so if you want to, you have to destroy it or destroy the whole station.

Main Objectives
  • The Repo Man
  • The Keys to the Kingdom
  • A Mind Without Limits

Optional Objectives
  • Incapacitate Dahl (Part 3) - See This Never Happened achievement above.

  • Save Alex - Starts automatically at 18:00. Simply pull his body into the safe room and seal it.

TranScribes
  • Just in Case - 18:00
  • If Things Go Sideways - 18:30 The last TranScribe Morgan left for himself.
6 Comments
Antony Marinos 13 Nov, 2018 @ 12:57am 
The most difficult achievement is "I and It", not because it's difficult to make the kills, but because there are many things that can go wrong causing you to miss a kill, most notably in Crew Quarters - Fitness Center and later in the Escape Pods during Showing Initiative. I would suggest getting into Fitness Center and Escape Pods in Life Support asap, in order to make the necessary kills yourself. Track the remaining alive people at all times, both to count your kills and to check if anyone died by a different cause. Make sure you destroy all escape pods, spawn and kill Hague and Remmer, and also destroy the named Operators.
Antony Marinos 11 Nov, 2018 @ 11:54pm 
Excellent video (and text) guides !!! Just to (re)affirm that the "Find all..." achievements will unlock at about 90% of the total number, so you don't actually have to find ALL of the logs/mails/people on Talos, however you need to do rather thorough exploration.

Also the Most Empathic will almost certainly unlock after a "good/human/save people" run, while the "bad" achievements (I and It, Awkward etc) will most likely unlock after a psycho run (i.e. kill all :morgansdead:).
Joanne Fairchild 10 Jul, 2018 @ 6:45am 
Thanks, this guide and videos helped a lot!
Dies Irae 9 Jun, 2017 @ 10:00pm 
I did finally find him, he was right outside Alex's saferoom, hacking into the door, got em.
nekov4ego  [author] 9 Jun, 2017 @ 5:52am 
His location might have changed from the way you've played the game. I can't think of a certain reason why. However, if you know where he is, you can use the Disruptor Stun Gun to incapacitate him.
Dies Irae 9 Jun, 2017 @ 5:18am 
What're my options to incapacitate him if i didn't do it at the oxygen stage, i'm at part 3-ish and he's hunting Alex, I'm in the arboraetum. :GoBoom: