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Distant Voice

Investigate RLSL-1's HQ and servers, establish the telescope's remote connection, and recover research records, the data drive and current experiment data.

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Earlier source versions · See version & sources

Lab Rat

Required tasks (1)
Silent Night

What to do

  1. 1

    Search the HQ for intel and access the servers.

    1. 1.1

      Access the first server.

    2. 1.2

      Access the second server.

    3. 1.3

      Find intel in the archive.

  2. 2

    Establish a remote connection from inside the radio telescope.

    1. 2.1

      Check if the backup generator is powered on. · optional

    2. 2.2

      Check if the lockdown is lifted at the power-routing station. · optional

    Then complete the objective

    Establish a remote connection from inside the radio telescope.

  3. 3

    Find intel about past and current research.

    1. 3.1

      Search the archive for intel connected to past research.

    2. 3.2

      Search the computer labs for intel connected to current research.

  4. 4

    Retrieve the data drive and report back to Lab Rat.

    1. 4.1

      Search the main computer lab and retrieve the data drive.

    Then complete the objective

    Retrieve the data drive and report back to Lab Rat.

  5. 5

    Find the current experiment and access its data.

Finish & hand in

  • Retrieve the data drive and report back to Lab Rat.
  • Stay alive during the task.
Rewards
  • Unlocks purchases from Collector.

Walkthroughs & video

Visually reviewed video reference, older source version

0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · Older walkthrough. Check against your current objective.

  1. Locate RLSL-1 on the map. The video shows Headquarters between Supply Depot to the west and Telescope Building by the lake to the east. Bring a Superior Hacking Tool for the level 3 door.

    Open original · 0:14Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  2. Enter the ground floor of Headquarters and find Communications. Use Gain Access on the tall black server between shelves of radio equipment.

    Open original · 0:34Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  3. Continue to Office 11 on the same floor. The room has a row of older computers beneath the window. Use Gain Access on the server beside the wall power symbol.

    Open original · 0:54Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  4. Go up one floor to Archives. The green folder is on the office chair seat by the desk, beside filing cabinets and a curtained window. Read it.

    Open original · 1:09Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  5. To lift the lockdown, return to Supply Depot. If the door is locked, the video shows a route via the backyard stairs, metal catwalk and ladder to the open roof hatch. Climb down to the generator room.

    Open original · 1:54Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  6. Between the large generators is a tall grey electrical cabinet with a lever. Use Turn On as shown in the source sequence.

    Open original · 2:14Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  7. Continue to the building south of Telescope Building. Inside, the video shows a bank of electrical panels with a lever labelled Turn On. Activate it after the generator.

    Open original · 2:29Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  8. Return to the bunker. Follow the passage past the truck and open heavy doors to the keypad beside the yellow door. Select Hack Level 3 using your Superior Hacking Tool.

    Open original · 3:14Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  9. Once inside Telescope Building, find the terminal beneath the stairs. Its CRT monitor is on a cluttered desk with files, boxes and an ashtray. Use Gain Access.

    Open original · 3:54Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  10. Go up to Archives on the next floor. The brown Project Distant Voice Report folder lies on stacked archive boxes beside the window. Choose Read.

    Open original · 4:14Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  11. Go up another floor to IT Office. The green folder is on the right-hand desk, beside a white desk lamp and red book. Read it before continuing to Operations.

    Open original · 4:34Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  12. Find the server racks in Operations on the same floor. Choose Loot on the server and move the data drive from the container into your inventory. Check that it is with you before leaving.

    Open original · 4:59Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  13. Go to the building northeast of Telescope Building. Use Gain Access on the laptop on the green table. The room has workbenches, cables on the floor and a blue floor mat. The game map shows the experiment building in grid 151,141. The point identifies the building.

    Open original · 5:24Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14

  14. Return to base with the data drive. The source video’s final scene shows Distant Voice as MAIN TASK COMPLETE. The reward-claim click is not shown.

    Open original · 5:44Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 (video context; exact gameplay build unreadable) · 2026-11-14
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Images & video

Open original · 16:26Visually reviewed for the stated step. 0.5 preview, exact build unreadable · 2026-11-14
Version, sources & details

The guide combines documented older builds and dated recordings. It is not verified in game for live patch 0.5.1.1. Loot, costs and times may have changed.

0.5.0 / cb4f600 (2026-10-22) · Sources checked 14 November 2026

Open source
All related map references (1)

Each map point shows its own meaning and precision.

Distant Voice · Game map at the experiment building · 151, 141

Not yet established

  • The reviewed text describes the mission goal, not a complete arrival-to-handover route.
  • Current-patch verification, sufficient map positions and visual step evidence are missing.
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