Frontal Assault

**Frontal Assault** is one of the quests in The Factory.

## Rewards

* 180 Encounter XP for defeating the Black Hand regardless of path
* 120 Quest XP and access to the Habitat regardless of the outcome
* Five-Shooter and 12 Cells for storming The Black Hand Fort or successful Speech solution

## Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk with Stanton
2. Join the assault on The Black Hand Fort
3. Go to The Black Hand Fort and speak with Dumont
4. [Stealth] Breaking out of prison
5. Aftermath and journey to the Habitat

## Detailed Walkthrough

1. Talk with Stanton
	* He will ask you for help in attacking the Black Hand. If you accept you will join the assault (Step 2)
		+ TIP: Before the fight, in the Party Screen (P key by default) mark Fully Heal Party
	* You can alternatively offer to talk to the Black Hand to make things less bloody (Step 3)
	* You can also decline and go straight to the Habitat instead (Step 5)
2. Join the assault on The Black Hand Fort (NOTE: you will not be able to loot any of the bodies)
	1. Phase 1: You fight against six Black Hand thugs. You will be joined by Smiles (if she's still alive), one Keeper (plus one more ally per each missing party member below full party) and two AI controlled Keepers
	2. Phase 2: You fight against eight Black Hand thugs with two of them holding defensive positions and shooting you from the distance. You will be joined in combat with any ally survivors from the previous phase plus two more AI controlled Keepers
	3. Go to step 5
3. Go to The Black Hand Fort and speak with Dumont - you an either try to make his lieutenants kill each other by passing a series of speech checks or provoke him to throw you in prison.
	* "Stanton's coming for you."
		+ "Stanton's no foot soldier."
			- Persuasion:[5]
				* Streetwise:[5]
					+ Success: +40 LP to all Speech Skills
				* [Stealth] Provoke Dumont to get thrown in prison
			- [Stealth] Provoke Dumont to get thrown in prison
		+ "Beg forgiveness?"
			- "Stanton's no foot soldier."
			- Streetwise:[5]
				* Persuasion:[5]
					+ Success: +40 LP to all Speech Skills
				* [Stealth] Provoke Dumont to get thrown in prison
			- [Stealth] Provoke Dumont to get thrown in prison
		+ [Stealth] Provoke Dumont to get thrown in prison
	* "Stanton sent me. He wants peace."
		+ "Stanton's no foot soldier."
		+ "Is there something I'm not seeing here?"
			- "Stanton's no foot soldier."
			- Streetwise:[5]
				* Persuasion:[5]
					+ Success: +40 LP to all Speech Skills
				* [Stealth] Provoke Dumont to get thrown in prison
			- [Stealth] Provoke Dumont to get thrown in prison
	* [Stealth] Provoke Dumont to get thrown in prison
4. [Stealth] Breaking out of prison
	1. If you provoked Dumont, you will be thrown into prison. First you will need to open your cell (Lockpick:[3])
	2. Make your way to the 4th floor either by stairs or by elevator (Computers:[2] required to activate it). If at any point you are caught or cause hostilities, you will not be able to start combat and you will be taken to Dumont instead (Step 5)
		* In the top corner on the 4th floor is a locked room (Lockpick:[5]) with a locker containing Stasis, Disruptor, Pulse Grenade and Pilot Mask
	3. Access the control room in the bottom corner either by opening the main door (Lockpick:[4]) or by going through the back entrance
	4. Use the control console to reprogram turrets and kill Dumont (Computers:[4] required). If you fail this check, you will be forced to return to your cell without achieving your goal (Step 5). With Computers:[6] you can also turn off the force field in Dumont's room, allowing you to loot the corpses of him and his lieutenants
		* Loot: Dumont has Five-Shooter, Bowie, Traveler Coat, Guard Boots; The Ogre has Shredder, Toothpick, Heavy Ballistic Vest, Enforcer Armguards, Guard Boots; The Weasel has Old Ranger, Toothpick, Scav Armor, Gunslinger Jacket, Ranger Armguards, Guard Boots
5. Aftermath and journey to the Habitat
	* If you persuaded Bartholomew in previous quest, he and Stanton will defeat Black Hand regardless of your actions in this quest
	* If you killed Bartholomew in previous quest and either left for Habitat immediately or have helped defeat Black Hand, Stanton will take control over entire Factory
	* If you failed to persuade Bartholomew and resorted to lying to him in previous quest, he will take over Fort Stanton while the Keepers were fighting the Black Hand regardless of your actions in this quest
	* If you failed the speech check or failed the jailbreak sequence, you will be taken to Hanson, the Chairman of Brotherhood of Liberty who will offer an alliance with The Pit
		+ If you convinced Bartholomew to help Stanton, Dumont will then be defeated off-screen by their combined forces and Stanton will remain in control of the Toll Road
		+ If you killed Bartholomew in previous quest, Dumont will defeat Stanton off-screen and take control over entire Factory
	* Regardless of your choices, you will then move to the Habitat

## Allies

Smiles can help you in this fight if she survived previous encounters. She'll have the same equipment as earlier plus 100 more ammo, one bonus Aggro and Regen stim and one bonus Flashbang.

## Gallery

Black Hand Fort Assault - Phase 1Black Hand Fort Assault - Phase 2Black Hand Fort Infiltration - Floor 3Black Hand Fort Infiltration - Floor 4Black Hand Fort Infiltration - Dumont's Office