Research & Development

CONTROL Ultimate Edition guide · Reach the HRA Lab to secure the HRA machines

Jesse Faden must navigate Central Research and the surrounding testing labs to reach the Hedron Resonance Amplifier Lab. Upon arrival, you need to repair the HRA machine and complete a punch card puzzle to secure the lab against Hiss corruption. Once the machine is stabilized, you can activate the resonance amplifier to progress the main story.

Items

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Personal and Weapon Mods: Defeating Hiss Ranger and Hiss Trooper enemies throughout the labsCrafting Materials (Ritual Impulse, House Safeguard): Found inside standard Bureau supply containers placed around the HRA Lab offices

Secrets

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Hidden Ability Point Area | In the upper balcony office above the HRA Lab, accessible using Levitation through the broken windows |

Enemies

Hiss Trooper

Weak to Kinetic and Service Weapon damage

Standard armed grunt carrying assault rifles, dangerous in crossfires

Hiss Ranger

Weak to Kinetic / Launch attacks

Aggressive ranged combatant that often uses shotguns or assault weapons and deploys shielding

Hiss Sniper

Weak to Launch / Pierce Service Weapon

Remains stationed at high perches in Central Research corridors, targeting Jesse with laser-sighted precision fire

Tips

Solve the terminal puzzle in the HRA Lab by collecting yellow punch cards scattered around the room and matching the symbols shown on nearby chalkboards to each numbered terminal.
Take out any nearby Hiss Snipers immediately using Launch or Pierce, as their charged shots can deplete your health bar in one or two hits.
Use office furniture and heavy consoles in the lab as kinetic ammunition with Launch to easily break through shielded Hiss enemies.

Not listed for this area: shops and people.

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