Outbreak

**Outbreak** is the second chapter for *The Callisto Protocol*.

## Walkthrough

The chapter opens with Jacob and Dani being transferred into Black Iron Prison. Jacob gets put into a room where Dr. Caitlyn Mahler instructs her assistants to hold Jacob until the restraints lock in place. Here, the CORE Device is implanted into the back of his neck. After this, he wakes up in his cell with a pink cube on the side of the bed. Interact with the cube to reveal that he was hallucinating and that a mass breakout had begun. Once you leave the cell, turn right and go down the path until you reach a set of stairs on your left. Continue to descend and a cutscene will play. Here, Jacob is introduced to a longtime inmate Elias Porter. He tells Jacob he will help him escape from Black Iron, but first he needs to open the cell door. The next task is to head for the Control Room.

### "Control Room"

Before leaving, Jacob receives the shiv to aid him in his journey. Head to the right and over the obstacles until you reach the control box next to the locked gate. Jacob will use the shiv and unlock the gate. Continue through until you reach a bridge with another control box and Jacob will cut through it like the previous one. You will then enter the Control Room of where several inmates are present. Simply follow the on-screen instructions to dodge the incoming attacks and counter attack when possible. After you defeat the inmates, you will receive the crowbar weapon. Jacob then discovers a Grunt is present. Use what you just learned to defeat this Biophage. Once the Grunt is defeated, activate the console ahead of you to open up Elias' cell. Return to him to get your next objective. Elias then instructs Jacob to head to the Watchtower.

### "Watchtower"

Head down the path until you encounter another Grunt. Once you kill it, you will learn about the stomp mechanic. Continue to the lift on the right side and activate it to head down to the lower level. Follow the path and head through different obstacles until you need to crouch for the last part. Another Grunt will attack so be ready. Check the box on the wall for a Health Injector which restores most of your health if needed. Continue on until you reach the next elevator on your left. Once inside, a cutscene will play in which the elevator goes down a level instead of up. Follow the hallway until you need to take a right to a bridge, then a left. When you enter the next room, grab the Energy Converter to sell for later. After that, take the door on the left to enter the cell block. There is loot in the first cell on the left, so make sure to collect it. Open the door at the end to proceed into the next corridor. The last cell on the left in the corridor also contains loot.

### "Security Bot Encounter"

Continue on through the door to a bridge while you hear Elias communicate with Jacob. Head for the control box and use the shiv to access the elevator. There is also a chest containing loot, so collect it before continuing on. Jacob will then reach the area he was supposed to travel to. Up ahead he sees a Security Bot executing prisoners. Crawl into the vent on the left to enter the next room. Here, you must avoid being detected by the Security Bot. Otherwise, Jacob will be spotted and killed. The Security Bots only react to what they see in their cone of vision, so stay crouched to get past them. Once you reach the surgery room, open the control box with the shiv to unlock the door. You will find a chest next to the surgical bed, but be careful as a Parasite will jump out and attack Jacob. Complete the quick time event to kill the Parasite. After that, head towards the other side of the room to pick up a Gate Fuse and an audio log as well. Once you go through the door, you will enter a corridor that is on fire. Around the corner on the left, a Grunt will attack Jacob, so be ready to fight. Open the next door and descend down the stairs to another door. Reach the end of the hallway to climb into another vent to a room where two Grunts are present. When you kill one, the other one will disappear into a vent below you. The room also has fans that can kill Jacob or the Grunts instantly if they make contact. Climb into another vent into the armory. Here, Jacob will pick up the Stun Baton weapon and discard the crowbar. After the cutscene is done, activate the security console on the left. Once you head for the exit, be ready for a Grunt that will attack. Behind the Grunt is a spiked wall hazard. Knock the enemy into the wall for a quick kill. Head through the door and go left, then right until you need to crouch through. Head left and then right into the next corridor. Make sure to pick the Health Injector if you need it. As you progress through the cell block, 4 Grunts will appear. Only two Grunts each will show up in waves, so stay alert and take them out as fast as possible to avoid being overrun. Once the fight is over, look for an audio log in a cell on your right. Head for the stairs and cross the bridge to enter the Security Control Room.

### "Security Control Room"

Once you enter the room, you will see Captain Leon Ferris, ahead of you. Crouch and then sneak your way to the door on the right for the cutscene to trigger. Here, Ferris grabs Jacob with the GRP and throws him against the wall. Jacob will then open the door behind him to let 2 Grunts into the room and attack Ferris. He will fall out of the room with the enemies giving Jacob a chance to escape. Collect an audio log over by where Ferris was prior to the cutscene before leaving. Once you go through either of the two security gates, the chapter will conclude.

## Hardcore Mode Tips

* Always remember to stomp every enemy that you kill. As even though item drops are lower, there is always a chance of getting an item.

## Enemies

* Grunt
* Parasite
* Security Bot

## Trivia

* This chapter introduces the Biophage for the first time in the game.
* Jacob gets access to the Stun Baton in this chapter.

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