Mining Core
Walk forward and through the door. A guard patrols ahead of you. He walks to the edge of a railing and stops. Enter sneak mode and move forward and behind the guard. Shoot him with the tranquilizer gun to knock him out then stomp on his head to finish him off. You can also shoot out the lights to provide cover! There’s a health unit in the same hall if you need to mend wounds.
The next room contains a technician and a patrolling riot guard and perhaps another regular guard. This is one of the toughest stretches in the game. There are two routes into the room. You can hop over the railing and drop onto the crates or go down the stairs across from the health unit. Either way, it’s best to wait until the riot guard moves away from the room. Watch his movements from the railing and wait for him to move away to the left.
The darkness behind the crates provides ideal cover. Drop down onto then behind the crates. Lure the tech close (he’ll run at you if he sees you) and shoot him with the tranquilizer gun. Drag his body into the darkness. You should also wait to see if you spot any regular guards and take them out while the riot guard has moved away. Take out lights while you’re at it!
The service panel on the opposite side deactivates the turret defenses. Not a bad idea if you can get there. If you are spotted by the riot guard, just take cover. If you are collecting smokes, jump over the railing to the right of the panel. Go left and find pack of smokes #4 in the dark corner.
Return up over the railing by climbing on top of the crate. If any guards have been alerted from the noise (such as the riot guard spotting you), shoot them from long-range with the tranquilizer gun. If you’ve been spotted, don’t bother trying to combat the riot guard. Just run to the right and through the tunnel. Hide in corners and allow the guards to come toward you and disable them with the tranquilizer gun. You can also shoot out the lights in the hallway to provide cover.
When you reach the area with the catwalk on the upper left side, hide in the darkness by the crates on the right. Remain there and disable any other nearby guards with the tranquilizer gun--even if you can’t reach them and finish them off. Shoot out any lights you spot, including those above the catwalk.
Solving Wilkins’ Mission: Go behind the crates at your current position and find Jagger Valance. Speak with him. He’ll help you--but for a price.
Objective: Help Jagger Valance.
He wants you to get a package for him; it’s located in a gas-filled room past the rock crusher. He also gives you a code to the gas-filled room; it’s placed in your inventory.
You can get to the rock crusher using force--primarily the tranquilizer gun--or through stealth. Using force, just make sure the riot guard is well away from the area before you start tagging regular guards with the tranquilizer gun. Move around the miners on the right corner of the area and continue to the opposite side to find the rock crusher. It may not be worth the commotion it causes.
For the sneak route, return left from Jagger and peer out from behind the crates. Keep in the darkness and in sneak mode. Look for patrolling guards (and that riot guard is probably still around). Spot the valve across from your position. When the coast is clear, run up to the valve and use it. A ladder lowers to your right. Ascend the ladder to the catwalk. Move in sneak mode to the end of the catwalk. Leap up to the ledge on the left. Shimmy all the way around to the right until you’re over the room containing the rock crusher.
Look down and wait until the guards are moved away and drop down. Arm the tranquilizer and shoot them quick, especially if they’ve detected you. Back into a corner so you can ensure no guard is behind you then pelt any incoming guard.
Go down the hall to the right and through the door. Guards patrol the intersection ahead. Hide in a dark corner in the room containing the barrels and wait for a guard to move past. Creep in sneak mode into the intersection and shoot the remaining guard. There’s a health unit here if necessary. Approach the door down the hall. That’s the gas-filled room. Use the keypad then duck and crawl inside. Climb over the crates ahead of you and maneuver to the back of the room to find Jagger’s package. There’s also a med cartridge amongst the rubble.
Return to Jagger Valance. Shoot out all lights with the tranquilizer gun to better conceal yourself in darkness. When you return to the main room, hug the left wall and go to the left side of the crates to find pack of smokes #41. Keep on the far left side over the rail system and you’ll reach the miners. Depending on how you treated the guards earlier, there may or may not be some remaining. Sneak past in the darkness or plug a guard with the tranquilizer gun. Go behind the crates to reach Jagger.
Objective: Get a bomb from Jupiter.
Jagger tells you to see Jupiter in Tower 19. He can get you a bomb. He gives you a code for the elevator and directions toward Tower 19.
Retrace your steps all the way back to the Cargo Transport level. It is ground you’ve already covered so there may be guards still patrolling. Shoot out lights and take your time, especially if there’s a riot guard around.
Face the lifts and use the one on the right. Ride it up. Get off at the middle floor to complete some optional missions.