DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT

HintBuild the network and collect nearby discoveries as each region opens.

WhereConnect every terminal you encounter, read new mail after resting, and keep a manual list of unfinished delivery and fabrication menus.

Full detailThere is no permanently missable completion content and free roam remains available. During the campaign, connect visible terminals, take hidden-recipient cargo when found, pick up nearby chips, and build roads. Leave the heavy five-star, premium-rank, fabrication, and all-order cleanup for the post-campaign map when every route and email gate is available.

HintOnly premium delivery grades care about the selected difficulty.

WhereUse any setting for campaign progress; switch to Hard or Very Hard before accepting premium Standard Orders.

Full detailNo campaign difficulty clear is required. Hard permits Legend of Legends grades and Very Hard permits Legend of Legends of Legends. Select the difficulty before accepting a Premium Delivery, complete twenty unique orders in each of the four delivery categories at the qualifying S rank, and lower the setting again whenever no premium counter is being attempted.

HintResting and reading mail is part of completion, not optional flavor.

WhereWhenever a connection meter or collectible spawn stalls, make one delivery, rest in a private room, and read every unread message.

Full detailReluctant shelters release connection caps only after specific mail, and several chips spawn only after their hint message is opened. Hand in one cargo item, rest, read the new mail, then repeat instead of banking many deliveries at once. Continue even after five stars when waiting for the Paleontologist's chip message.

HintThe open map is the safest place for the long completion sweep.

WhereAfter campaign completion, finish every star meter, chip, unique order, premium category, structure type, fabrication checkbox, and Director's Cut activity.

Full detailUse fast travel between regions, complete the mountain zip-line network, and inspect Bridge Links plus Data menus. Confirm every star-rated facility is at five, every network-only endpoint is connected, every chip is decrypted, all fabrication entries show their produced checkmark, all structure types were built and upgradeable types reached level three, and all finite Director's Cut drills and races are complete.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe large coastal city terminal at the eastern edge of the first region. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailIts connection is established through the available main delivery. Afterward, complete high-like Standard Orders addressed here until the terminal map shows five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe compact waystation west of the first city, beyond the rocky rise. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the first delivery addressed to this waystation, then return cargo and Standard Orders here until five stars are filled.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereNortheast of the western distribution center, on a steep hill beyond the nearby hostile-cargo zone. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailScan the slopes for Lost Cargo bearing this recipient's name and deliver one to reveal the shelter terminal. Continue deliveries, resting and reading mail if progress pauses, until UCA membership and five stars are shown.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe massive black distribution center near the middle of the eastern region. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailFinish the main delivery that opens its terminal, then use large incoming Standard Orders to raise the connection meter to five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe turbine facility at the bottom of the forested basin southwest of the western distribution center. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the delivery that activates the farm, then bring it premium or high-like orders until the fifth star fills.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereFollow the river southwest from the western distribution center toward the waterfall; the shelter overlooks the water. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailUse the shelter terminal and accept its sheet-music retrieval. Recover the pieces from the river below and deliver them, then keep completing orders to this shelter until five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe port terminal beyond the long rocky mountain pass at the far side of the eastern region. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the main delivery into the port and later return through fast travel for high-like Standard Orders until the connection reaches five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe large city terminal at the northern edge of the broad central plain. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailActivate the city through its first available main delivery, then use heavy deliveries from nearby facilities to reach five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe isolated shelter east of the Ruined Shelter crater, reached from the lake-city side of the plain. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete every email-triggered pizza delivery to this address. Rest in a private room and read the new message after each delivery so the next origin appears. Keep pizzas horizontal; one delivery includes hand-carried drink cargo. The final delivery completes the connection and fills all five stars automatically.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe low shelter south of Lake Knot City, close to the first road and hostile-cargo territory. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the delivery that introduces this terminal, then bring Standard Orders here until five stars are displayed.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe shelter on top of the isolated mesa southwest of the Engineer. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the initial climb and delivery to connect the shelter. Continue medicine and supply orders until five stars, and do not leave its recurring medical deliveries unattended for long stretches; a zip-line on the mesa makes upkeep reliable.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe shelter beside the ruined roadside buildings southwest of the Engineer. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the introductory retrieval and return it to this terminal, then deliver high-like orders here until five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe major distribution center south of the first central plain and north of the southern wetlands. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the main delivery that opens the center. Use its large order pool in both directions to build the connection to five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereIn the ravine roughly south of the southern distribution center; the terminal is set into a cliff beneath a mascot sign. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailDescend with a ladder or climbing anchor, use the terminal, and complete its retrieval from the nearby camp. Deliver one order at a time, rest, and read mail if the meter stops before the next threshold; continue to five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe flatland shelter west of the Junk Dealer, among low rocky ground. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the delivery that activates the shelter, then route nearby Standard Orders here until the fifth star fills.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe shelter on the rocky flats northeast of the large crater lake. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the available retrieval and follow-up deliveries into this terminal. Continue with high-like cargo until five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe shelter on the western shore of the large crater lake, south of the Junk Dealer. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the linked deliveries that activate the studio, then bring it Standard Orders until five stars are shown.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe large city terminal beside the southern crater lake. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailConnect it through the available main delivery, then return later with heavy Standard Orders and fill all five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereInside the narrow ravine northeast of the Collector and west of the southern city route. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailAccept the sewing-kit delivery from a surrounding major terminal and bring it into this ravine shelter. Continue deliveries, using a zip-line or anchors for the ravine, until five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe domed weather facility on the elevated grassland west of the southern distribution center. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the delivery that connects the station, then use nearby farm and mountain orders to reach five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe fenced agricultural facility in the broad basin south of the Weather Station. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete its introductory delivery chain and use large farm shipments for rapid likes until all five stars fill.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe mountain shelter immediately north of Timefall Farm. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailFind Lost Cargo addressed here near the lower slope and deliver only one piece or order at a time. After each hand-in, rest in a private room, read every new message, and make another delivery; repeating this exact cycle releases each connection cap through UCA membership and five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe waystation on the northern approach to the snowy mountain range. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the main delivery that opens the terminal, then bring high-like orders from both neighboring distribution centers until five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe large distribution center at the foot of the northern mountains. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailActivate it through the available main delivery, then use its heavy cargo routes to fill all five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereSouth of the northern mountain distribution center, in rocky ground near the hostile-cargo territory. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailScan nearby ground for Lost Cargo with this destination and deliver one piece. If the meter banks likes without moving, hand in only one order, rest, read the new mail, and repeat; continue through UCA membership to five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe shelter in the western foothills below the snowy range. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the delivery that introduces the terminal, then return nearby orders until the fifth star fills.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe shelter high on the western face of the snowy range. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete its available delivery sequence and use zip-lines for repeated incoming orders until five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe shelter on the snowy ridge north of the highest central peaks. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the delivery that activates this ridge terminal, then bring mountain orders to it until five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereA few hundred meters south of the Spiritualist, over the next high ridge. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailUse the unmarked shelter terminal and accept its anti-chiralium medicine retrieval. After every delivery, rest and read the resulting mail before returning another single order or Lost Cargo; repeat until the shelter joins the UCA and reaches five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe major city terminal in the deep basin on the western side of the snow range. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailConnect the city through its available main delivery, then complete large incoming Standard Orders until five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe medical shelter on a ledge southwest of Mountain Knot City, beside a narrow valley. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the delivery that opens the medical terminal and continue with nearby mountain orders to five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe laboratory beside the heart-shaped lake southeast of Mountain Knot City. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the main delivery that activates the lab terminal, then deliver its available Standard Orders until five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe shelter in the snowy valley east of the heart-shaped lake. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the delivery that opens the terminal and use a zip-line route for repeated cargo until five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe southern mountain shelter below the high snowfields. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailConnect it through the available main delivery, then complete incoming orders until the fifth star fills.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe shelter in the southern mountain basin near a deep gas-filled fissure. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the delivery that activates the terminal and reach five stars. Continue making single deliveries and resting afterward until all mail arrives; one collectible does not appear merely from filling the fifth star.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe shelter at the far southern end of the snowy mountain route. Connect this endpoint and raise its connection meter to five stars.

Full detailComplete the main delivery that connects this terminal, then use nearby orders to fill five stars.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe construction terminal beyond the southern mountains at the edge of the tar shoreline. Bring this endpoint onto the network; it has no five-star meter.

Full detailComplete the material-delivery objective that brings the relay online. This terminal has no repeatable connection-star track, so successful network activation is its full completion state.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe distribution terminal on the western shore beyond the tar crossing. Bring this endpoint onto the network; it has no five-star meter.

Full detailActivate the terminal through the available main objective. It has no five-star delivery track; connection is the complete requirement.

HintCheck every delivery terminal and any unconnected patch surrounding this part of the map.

WhereThe large terminal inside the western city ruins. Bring this endpoint onto the network; it has no five-star meter.

Full detailComplete the available main objective that brings this city terminal online. It has no repeatable star meter, so no delivery grind is required.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn a rock just beyond the southwestern side of the eastern waystation.

Full detailLeave the waystation toward the lower-left map direction, scan the first nearby rocks, pick up the chip, and decrypt it at any delivery terminal.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereImmediately behind the Wind Farm facility.

Full detailWalk around the rear of the Wind Farm structure, scan, collect the chip, and decrypt it at a terminal.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn top of stacked cargo containers inside Port Knot City.

Full detailClimb the container stack within the port, scan its roof, retrieve the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereIn the cave leading toward the hostile-cargo camp south of Distribution Center West of Capital Knot City.

Full detailEnter the cave from the distribution-center side, scan its floor, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereIn front of a blue cargo container east of Port Knot City's entrance.

Full detailCheck the blue container outside the port entrance, take the chip from its front, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereAtop the disposal plant west of the first city, on its high roof.

Full detailReturn when the upper structure is accessible, climb the plant, scan the rooftop, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn a rooftop across the road west of Capital Knot City's Isolation Ward.

Full detailRaise Capital Knot's connection, rest, and read its mail about a strange glowing object. Bring a ladder, climb the indicated roof, retrieve the spawned chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn the open ground northeast of the Musician.

Full detailClimb northeast from the shelter, scan the terrain, retrieve the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn a rock beside a postbox roughly halfway between the Wind Farm and the western distribution center.

Full detailFollow the route between those facilities, locate the lone postbox, scan the adjacent rock, retrieve the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn a parked truck east of Lake Knot City's terminal, close to the city wall.

Full detailBacktrack from the Lake Knot terminal toward the eastern wall, climb onto the truck, collect the chip, and submit it for decryption.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereBeneath the building with the satellite dish southwest of the Weather Station.

Full detailApproach the dish building from below, scan under its platform, take the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside the short tunnel at Mama's Lab.

Full detailEnter the small service tunnel beside the lab, scan the floor, retrieve the chip, and decrypt it at a terminal.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereAmong rubble on the southern end of South Knot City's crater-lake shore, inside the perimeter.

Full detailFollow the inner shoreline to its lower end, scan the debris, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereAt the foot of the Elder's mesa on its northeastern side.

Full detailDescend the mesa toward the northeast, scan at the base of the cliff, retrieve the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn a small access bridge high on the Incinerator west of Lake Knot City.

Full detailLevel the northern mountain waystation, rest, and read its mail about a glowing object. If absent, also read the eastern-waystation incinerator message. Climb the incinerator exterior, take the chip from the upper bridge, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOutside the Ruined Shelter crater on its western side, near the northern map-edge water.

Full detailStay outside the crater rim, follow its west side toward the water, scan the ground, and decrypt the recovered chip.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereBeside the tall Cryptobiote growth southeast of the Elder and north of the Film Director.

Full detailLocate the dense Cryptobiote cluster, scan beside its tallest growth, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereAt the west bank of the broken bridge in the river between Timefall Farm and Mama's Lab.

Full detailFollow the river to the broken bridge, search the western abutment, take the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside the hostile-cargo camp directly south of Lake Knot City.

Full detailClear or sneak through the camp, scan its interior for the chip, retrieve it, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereIn a shallow mountain alcove north of the road paver east of the Craftsman camp.

Full detailUse the road paver as the landmark, search the rock face to its north, scan the alcove, and decrypt the chip.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside the tent beside the right-side postbox in the camp north of Timefall Farm.

Full detailClear or bypass the camp, check the tent by its eastern postbox, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn the Timefall Farm roof near the front railing.

Full detailClimb onto the farm roof, scan along the front edge, take the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn the tall tower directly behind Mama's Lab.

Full detailBring a ladder, climb the rear tower, scan the top, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereIn a small western-shore alcove below the waterfall between South Knot City and the Weather Station.

Full detailDescend to the waterfall basin, follow its west shoreline into the recess, collect and decrypt the chip; this also adds the vehicle fabrication plan.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside the camp southwest of the Craftsman and north of the Elder.

Full detailSearch the camp after disabling or avoiding its occupants, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereAt the leftmost postbox in the camp north of Timefall Farm.

Full detailReach the western camp postbox, scan beside it, retrieve the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn a sofa inside a camp tent between the southern distribution center and the Film Director.

Full detailEnter the tent containing the sofa, scan it, take the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn stacked cargo containers at the Junk Dealer.

Full detailClimb the containers around the shelter, scan their top, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereBeside the northwestern postbox in the camp southwest of the Craftsman.

Full detailReach the camp's upper-left postbox, scan nearby, retrieve the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside the abandoned building between the Craftsman and the northern mountain waystation.

Full detailEnter the ruined building carefully, scan its interior, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn open ground north of Timefall Farm.

Full detailTravel north from the farm while scanning, collect the chip when marked, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn a cargo container at Lake Knot City's arrival dock.

Full detailReturn to the dock-side container area, climb onto the correct stack, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside the gas-filled fissure directly north of the Film Director.

Full detailEquip an oxygen mask, descend into the fissure, scan quickly for the chip, exit before the gas drains consciousness, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereAt the southwestern inner edge of the Ruined Shelter crater entrance.

Full detailEnter only the crater's southwest lip, scan beside the entrance, retrieve the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn the rear of a car in the abandoned town southwest of the Junk Dealer.

Full detailSearch the old street and inspect vehicle backs, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside the shelter east of the Ruined Shelter crater after its entrance becomes available.

Full detailComplete the late email-triggered delivery chain associated with this shelter, read the message that opens its door, enter the underground room, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn the hood of a truck outside Distribution Center North of Mountain Knot City.

Full detailCheck the parked truck immediately outside the entrance, take the chip from its hood, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereBetween stone pillars on the snowy plateau north of Mountain Knot City.

Full detailClimb north from the city to the pillar cluster, scan between the uprights, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside a cave roughly halfway between the Doctor and the Photographer.

Full detailFollow the mountain route between those shelters, scan the cave interior, and decrypt the recovered chip.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereIn the drained tar basin beside Mountain Knot City.

Full detailReturn after the basin becomes safely accessible, descend into it, scan the exposed ground, and decrypt the chip.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn the summit immediately beside the First Prepper's shelter.

Full detailRaise the First Prepper's connection and read the mail about food tasting better up high. Rest to receive mail if needed; only then scan the summit, collect the spawned chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn the southern meeting point of the two halves of the heart-shaped lake southwest of Heartman's Lab.

Full detailReach the lake's southern pinch point, scan the shoreline, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn the high cliff immediately west of Heartman's Lab.

Full detailClimb the cliff west of the lab, scan its upper shelf, retrieve the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereAt the remains of a cabin in the mountains south of the Spiritualist.

Full detailReach the ruined cabin site on the southern slope, scan among the remains, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereIn a cave along the high mountain path west of the Mountaineer.

Full detailFollow the ridge path west, inspect the cave near the peak, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereBeside a building on the elevated cliffs southeast of Mountain Knot City.

Full detailClimb to the higher southeast shelf, scan beside the structure, take the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside the gas-filled fissure south of the Paleontologist.

Full detailReach five stars with the Paleontologist, continue single deliveries if necessary, rest, and read the porter-respect mail. Equip an oxygen mask, enter the fissure only after the message has spawned the chip, retrieve it, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside the camp between the northern mountain waystation and its distribution center.

Full detailClear or avoid the camp, scan within its boundary, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside the camp below the northern mountain distribution center, east of the Novelist's Son.

Full detailSearch the camp interior, retrieve the chip, and decrypt it at a terminal.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereInside the camp between the Evo-devo Biologist and the Chiral Relay site.

Full detailEnter the southern camp, scan for the chip, retrieve it, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn the terrain northwest of Waystation North of Mountain Knot City.

Full detailClimb northwest from the waystation while scanning, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereOn the summit rising directly below Timefall Farm on the map.

Full detailClimb from the farm toward the lower map edge, scan the mountain's highest point, retrieve the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereAmong the tall black tower ruins southeast of Mountain Knot City.

Full detailSearch the base of the black ruins, scan for the chip, collect it, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereAt the back of Edge Knot City's elevator-and-terminal room.

Full detailWalk to the rear wall of the terminal chamber, scan, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereImmediately outside Distribution Center North of Edge Knot City.

Full detailScan around the distribution-center exterior, collect the chip, and decrypt it.

HintSweep unusual structures, vehicle wrecks, caves, and high points with the scanner before leaving this route.

WhereRoughly midway between the western distribution center and Edge Knot City.

Full detailScan the route between the two western terminals, collect the chip from the open terrain, and decrypt it.

HintCheck the Orders for Sam tab whenever a terminal or email gains a marker.

WhereComplete every available gold-strand and optional Order for Sam, including Director's Cut and crossover chains.

Full detailAt each terminal, clear every Orders for Sam entry rather than only mandatory ones. Rest and read mail to expose follow-ups. Include the eastern Ruined Factory chain, every pizza delivery, all Companion Cube requests, all V-marked requests, and any post-campaign order. Use the order log to verify no available entry remains incomplete.

HintA completed order can reappear, so distinguish a first completion from a repeat.

WhereComplete every distinct Standard Order from every active terminal at least once.

Full detailUse the terminal origin list and Bridge Links delivery records to track first-time completions. Director's Cut contains 540 distinct Standard Orders across the eastern and central maps; repeated orders still give likes but do not advance the unique checklist. Some orders appear only after earlier orders, connection levels, or mail, so revisit all terminals after five-star cleanup.

HintOrdinary terminal work has a smaller cumulative completion check.

WhereComplete at least thirty-six Standard Orders.

Full detailAccept Standard Orders from any terminal and finish thirty-six successfully. Unique orders used for the full Standard Order sweep and premium work also satisfy this baseline; failed or abandoned deliveries do not.

HintChoose deliveries whose icon emphasizes careful handling.

WhereEarn a qualifying S rank on twenty unique premium Cargo Condition orders.

Full detailSet the game to Hard or Very Hard before acceptance and enable Premium Delivery. Protect the containers with careful routes and repair spray, then secure the difficulty's highest delivery grade. Repeat with twenty distinct condition-category orders; re-running one order does not add another unique result.

HintLarge consignments favor trucks and completed roads.

WhereEarn a qualifying S rank on twenty unique premium Delivery Volume orders.

Full detailChoose volume-icon orders, load the complete consignment into a truck, and use roads where possible. On Hard earn Legend of Legends, or on Very Hard earn Legend of Legends of Legends, for twenty different volume orders.

HintTimed work becomes much easier after roads and mountain zip-lines are ready.

WhereEarn a qualifying S rank on twenty unique premium Delivery Time orders.

Full detailAccept timed premium orders only after plotting a road, vehicle, or zip-line route. Use Hard for Legend of Legends or Very Hard for Legend of Legends of Legends, beat the premium time on twenty distinct timed orders, and verify the category counter in Bridge Links.

HintRetrieval and unusual-condition orders fill the fourth premium category.

WhereEarn a qualifying S rank on twenty unique premium Miscellaneous orders.

Full detailSelect premium orders with the miscellaneous icon, satisfy every retrieval or special condition, and return all required cargo. Accumulate qualifying S ranks on twenty different orders while playing Hard or Very Hard.

HintBalance order categories instead of letting one grade absorb all the likes.

WhereRaise Cargo Condition, Delivery Volume, Delivery Time, Miscellaneous, and Bridge Link to grade sixty.

Full detailInspect Bridge Links for the five separate grades. Use the matching order icon to raise each delivery grade, and online likes, shared structures, supply requests, and entrusted cargo for Bridge Link. Continue until every category reads at least 60.

HintLarge multi-piece consignments advance an item counter quickly.

WhereDeliver seven hundred individual cargo pieces.

Full detailComplete ordinary and premium orders with many separate containers until the delivery-results statistics show at least 700 cargo items delivered. Container count matters here, not total weight.

HintHeavy farm and material deliveries advance a different record.

WhereDeliver a cumulative three thousand kilograms of cargo.

Full detailUse trucks for dense material and farm consignments, complete the delivery normally, and continue until the statistics exceed 3,000 kg. Weight and item count are separate counters.

HintA long-running distance counter completes only when followed by a successful order.

WhereTravel at least eighty kilometers, then complete any order.

Full detailNormal movement across the campaign accumulates the distance. Once Bridge Links shows at least 80 km traveled, finish and submit one valid order so the completion check evaluates.

HintLet an automated unit finish one low-risk Standard Order.

WhereDispatch a delivery bot on a Standard Order and wait for its result.

Full detailAt a terminal with bot access, open Standard Orders (Bots), choose a route with a favorable predicted condition, dispatch it, and complete another delivery or rest until the bot returns. Open the results screen to register completion.

HintBlue-tagged cargo on the ground belongs to another recipient.

WhereReturn at least one piece of Lost Cargo to its named destination.

Full detailScan outside facilities, pick up cargo marked Lost, inspect its intended recipient, and deliver it to that exact terminal. Entrusting it elsewhere does not count as personally completing the return.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Ladder of your own.

Full detailFabricate and place one ladder so its hologram becomes a completed traversal tool.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Climbing Anchor of your own.

Full detailFabricate and drive one climbing anchor into valid ground, leaving its rope available.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Sign of your own.

Full detailOpen the sign wheel and place any sign in the world.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Postbox of your own.

Full detailBuild one with a PCC and contribute the listed materials through its structure menu until it reaches level three.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Watchtower of your own.

Full detailConstruct one with a PCC, then upgrade that tower or another player's example to level three.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Generator of your own.

Full detailConstruct a generator and add its level-two and level-three materials through the structure menu.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Bridge of your own.

Full detailPlace a bridge foundation on valid terrain, finish its initial metal requirement, then contribute the later upgrade materials through level three.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Safe House of your own.

Full detailPlace a safe-house foundation with a level-two PCC, complete the large material requirement, and continue contributions until level three.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Timefall Shelter of your own.

Full detailBuild a shelter with a PCC and add the displayed crystal and metal requirements until level three.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Zip-line of your own.

Full detailPlace a zip-line with a level-two PCC, connect it to another within range, and upgrade one zip-line to level three.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Cargo Catapult of your own.

Full detailAfter its blueprint unlocks, place a catapult using a level-two PCC and contribute every displayed upgrade requirement through level three.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Jump Ramp of your own.

Full detailUnlock and place a ramp with a level-two PCC, then add materials until that ramp type reaches level three.

HintTry every traversal and PCC category instead of relying only on shared structures.

WhereCreate one completed Chiral Bridge of your own.

Full detailUnlock and place the narrow chiral span with a level-two PCC, then complete its level-three upgrade; it functions only outside timefall.

HintShared structures can save materials, but each upgradeable category needs a maximum-level example.

WhereRaise Postbox, Watchtower, Generator, Bridge, Safe House, Timefall Shelter, Zip-line, Cargo Catapult, Jump Ramp, and Chiral Bridge to level three.

Full detailOpen the structure menu at one example of each listed PCC type and contribute its requested chiral crystals and materials until the display reads Level 3. Upgrading another player's structure counts. Ladders, anchors, signs, and roads have no three-level upgrade track.

HintRoads reduce the later delivery grind, so contribute after bringing each surrounding zone online.

WhereFinish every Auto-Paver section in the central region, including the Director's Cut mountain route.

Full detailConnect each paver's surrounding network zone first so online contributions reduce the personal cost, then supply chiral crystals, metals, and ceramics until the section prints. Follow both completed road ends to expose the next paver and continue until the Lake-to-south route and the full mountain loop have no blue gaps.

HintThe snow-region star and premium cleanup becomes faster with a reusable aerial route.

WhereLink the mountain shelters and major approach terminals with connected zip-lines.

Full detailUse level-two PCCs at clear high points, keep neighboring towers within displayed range, and upgrade strategic towers for extra distance. Test every link while carrying normal cargo; one floating carrier can ride a zip-line in Director's Cut. This network is not a finite record, but it is the practical completion route for five-star and timed-order cleanup.

HintWatch for steam, rock pools, and spring markers while crossing the central region.

WhereEast of the Craftsman, among the low rocky ground.

Full detailTravel to east of the Craftsman, among the low rocky ground. Scan until the spring icon appears, enter the water, and remain seated until the bathing interaction registers.

HintWatch for steam, rock pools, and spring markers while crossing the central region.

WhereBetween the Junk Dealer and Film Director, beside the crater-side flats.

Full detailTravel to between the Junk Dealer and Film Director, beside the crater-side flats. Scan until the spring icon appears, enter the water, and remain seated until the bathing interaction registers.

HintWatch for steam, rock pools, and spring markers while crossing the central region.

WhereSouth of the Novelist's Son and north of the Photographer.

Full detailTravel to south of the Novelist's Son and north of the Photographer. Scan until the spring icon appears, enter the water, and remain seated until the bathing interaction registers.

HintWatch for steam, rock pools, and spring markers while crossing the central region.

WhereBeyond the Doctor's shelter, through the rocks on the left.

Full detailTravel to beyond the Doctor's shelter, through the rocks on the left. Scan until the spring icon appears, enter the water, and remain seated until the bathing interaction registers.

HintWatch for steam, rock pools, and spring markers while crossing the central region.

WhereImmediately outside the Roboticist in the snowy valley.

Full detailTravel to immediately outside the Roboticist in the snowy valley. Scan until the spring icon appears, enter the water, and remain seated until the bathing interaction registers.

HintWatch for steam, rock pools, and spring markers while crossing the central region.

WhereOn the roof of Heartman's Lab.

Full detailTravel to on the roof of Heartman's Lab. Scan until the spring icon appears, enter the water, and remain seated until the bathing interaction registers.

HintWatch for steam, rock pools, and spring markers while crossing the central region.

WhereSouth of the Evo-devo Biologist.

Full detailTravel to south of the Evo-devo Biologist. Scan until the spring icon appears, enter the water, and remain seated until the bathing interaction registers.

HintRecheck the western distribution center in the eastern region after its early retrieval orders.

WhereComplete the three Director's Cut Orders for Sam that progressively open the Ruined Factory.

Full detailUse the distribution center in the western half of the eastern region to complete both early factory-related orders. Return later when the follow-up becomes available, enter through the newly accessible interior route, finish the final objective, and submit the order. The chain is optional but supplies unique data and unlock progress.

HintRead messages marked with the lambda symbol and check their named origin terminals.

WhereComplete every lambda-marked retrieval request and return each Companion Cube.

Full detailOpen each lambda email, accept the corresponding request at its stated terminal, scan the marked search zone for the Companion Cube, and deliver it. Rest and read the next email between requests. Finish the entire chain to unlock all Half-Life equipment needed by the fabrication checklist.

HintA second crossover chain arrives through messages carrying a V symbol.

WhereComplete every V-marked retrieval or delivery request.

Full detailRead each V email, accept its associated request, retrieve or deliver the marked cargo, and submit it before waiting for the next message. Complete the whole chain to unlock its abilities, cosmetics, and fabrication entries.

HintNew equipment adds a matching practice drill.

WhereComplete every finite Firing Range drill, then earn S rank on all of them.

Full detailEnter Firing Range from a distribution-center, safe-house, or private-room terminal. Unlock missing drills by obtaining their listed weapon or equipment, finish all twenty-eight once for the Spare Ammo Pouch Level 2, then repeat any lower result until every drill shows S rank and the final backpack patch is awarded.

HintA post-delivery email points to an Auto-Paver south of the farm.

WhereContribute the required materials to the racetrack terminal south of Timefall Farm.

Full detailAfter the racetrack message arrives, deliver 650 chiral crystals, 2,240 metals, and 1,960 ceramics to its terminal. Online contributions reduce what remains. Confirm the track menu opens before beginning race cleanup.

HintEach vehicle class has its own set of courses and permanent rewards.

WhereComplete all twelve races and earn S rank in every Reverse Trike, Roadster, and Truck race.

Full detailFinish all twelve finite races once to receive the completion patch. Earn S in all four Reverse Trike races for its hologram, any Roadster race for the Roadster blueprint, all four Roadster races for the Long Range blueprint and hologram, and all four Truck races for its hologram.

HintThe online ranked board rotates rather than forming a permanent finite checklist.

WhereComplete at least one available Ranked Order, Drill, and Race while each activity is online.

Full detailOpen Ranked Orders from the cuff link, a Firing Range terminal, and the completed racetrack. Submit one active event in each mode before its timer expires and claim the result after ranking closes. These events rotate indefinitely, so there is no honest all-events completion state beyond participation and any desired banner or medal collection.

HintThe fabrication description contains a small produced-before checkbox.

WhereUnlock and fabricate every weapon, equipment item, and vehicle variant in the Director's Cut menu.

Full detailInspect every fabrication tile and produce each one until its lower-corner checkbox is marked. The complete Director's Cut menu contains 108 required entries. Common blockers are Memory Chip #31, five-star facility plans, every lambda and V request, Maser Gun, Support Skeleton, Buddy Bot-related unlocks, and the two Roadsters from racetrack S ranks. Gold or special-edition color variants that are not separate menu entries do not add extra requirements.

HintNew mail arrives after deliveries and private-room rests.

WhereOpen at least one hundred distinct mail entries from the Data menu.

Full detailRest regularly, open Data > Mail, and mark every unread message as read. Facility and optional-order cleanup naturally produces more than the required hundred; opening a message, not merely receiving it, advances the record.

HintConnection rewards and selected orders add archive interviews.

WhereOpen at least one hundred distinct interview entries.

Full detailRaise facilities, complete optional and Standard Orders, then open Data > Interviews and read every unseen entry. Continue delivery cleanup until at least one hundred have been opened.

HintSafe traversal and calm recovery steadily improve the companion bond.

WhereRaise BB's connection meter to its maximum level.

Full detailAvoid repeated falls and danger, soothe BB whenever crying, rest in private rooms, use hot springs, play the harmonica while resting, and trigger positive interactions. Inspect Bridge Links until the BB connection displays five stars.

HintThe online request menu can ask another porter for equipment.

WhereIssue one supply request from the cuff-link menu.

Full detailOpen Cuff Links > Supply Requests, select any unlocked item and destination structure or facility, then confirm the request. The request only needs to be issued; another player need not fulfill it.

HintShared lockers accept useful fabricated gear.

WhereDonate one weapon or equipment item to a share locker.

Full detailAt a facility or Postbox, open Share Locker > Donate Weapons & Equipment, select an eligible item, and confirm the donation.

HintFriendly porters sometimes travel in pairs near connected facilities.

WhereExchange cargo with an NPC porter.

Full detailApproach a nonhostile porter without a weapon drawn, give repeated likes, place a carried item on the ground when prompted by their behavior, and accept the item they offer. Complete both halves of the exchange.

HintOther connected players can answer a call even when unseen.

WhereSend a shout and receive a response.

Full detailWhile online in connected territory, use the call-out input near active shared structures or another player's route and repeat occasionally until an unseen porter answers audibly.

HintUse shared structures and signs instead of treating the world as single-player only.

WhereGive a manual like and receive at least one like from another source.

Full detailStand beside another player's structure, cargo, or sign and use the Like input; then build or place something useful, deliver entrusted cargo, or interact positively with BB until an incoming like registers.

HintA fully disabled camp becomes safe for ordinary porters temporarily.

WhereNeutralize every opponent in one MULE or terrorist area.

Full detailUse nonlethal equipment, scan the camp perimeter, disable every occupant including patrols, and wait for the on-screen notice that ordinary porters can pass through safely. Leaving one distant patrol active prevents completion.

HintA late cuff upgrade enables a silent close-range interaction.

WhereApproach an unaware BT and cut its umbilical cord.

Full detailEquip no noisy weapon, crouch and hold breath while approaching an exposed cord after the cuff upgrade becomes available, then use the cut prompt before detection. Escape the immediate area after the cord dissolves.

HintA marked hazardous package near the crater lake has a special disposal method.

WhereThrow one piece of chiralium-contaminated cargo into the crater lake.

Full detailPick up the contaminated cargo outside the Junk Dealer, travel to the crater-lake shore, hold it in one hand, enter the throw stance, release the package over the water, and wait for it to sink. Delivering or recycling it does not perform the disposal.

HintIf escape is not the goal, blood-based weapons can end a large BT encounter.

WhereDefeat one Catcher during any open-world encounter.

Full detailAllow an ordinary BT encounter to pull Sam into the larger arena, use hematic grenades or blood ammunition on the visible target, collect supplies from white helper figures if online, and continue until the arena clears.

HintResting on safe open ground can restore minor damage.

WhereUse the field-rest sleep action once while healing is needed.

Full detailReach safe terrain, hold the rest input, then choose Sleep. Remain still until health or stamina recovery begins; a private-room transition is a different interaction.

HintPrivate rooms contain a player for unlocked tracks.

WherePlay one unlocked song from a private room.

Full detailEnter any private room, interact with the music player, choose an available track, and let playback begin.

HintKeep a spare pair on the boot clip before the current set fails.

WhereEquip a different pair of boots from carried cargo.

Full detailCarry spare footwear, open the cargo menu, select the spare pair, and equip it. Merely moving boots onto the boot clip does not change the worn pair.

HintA bodily-function interaction exists outside facilities.

WhereUrinate once in valid open terrain.

Full detailLeave restricted facility space, equip the urination action from the equipment wheel, face clear ground, and hold the use input until the interaction completes.

HintContinue the gold-strand Orders for Sam at the pace you prefer.

WhereComplete the full main campaign on any difficulty.

Full detailFollow only gold-strand Orders for Sam when advancing the campaign. No difficulty-specific clear is required, and optional completion remains available afterward, so finish at the pace you prefer without opening future objective details.

HintThe completed save returns to an unrestricted delivery map.

WhereAfter the campaign, revisit every region and finish the remaining completion menus.

Full detailLoad the completed save, use private-room fast travel between eastern and central maps, and verify: every rated facility has five stars, network-only endpoints are connected, every chip is decrypted, every finite order and activity is complete, premium category counters are satisfied, all build and upgrade records are present, every fabrication tile is checked, and archive counters are complete.

HintCheck reward panels whenever a new terminal feature, delivery, or customization option opens.

WhereComplete the listed Half-Glass Gaming requirement that awards the listed entry.

Full detailOpen the Half-Glass Gaming activity or menu, select the entry whose reward panel includes the listed entry, and complete its displayed condition. Allow the results or connection screen to close normally, then verify the unlock in fabrication, customization, holograms, music, interviews, or the relevant terminal menu.