Hardware Labs

Prey guide · Searching for January and Dr. Calvino

Morgan Yu enters the Hardware Labs to locate the Looking Glass workstation of Dr. Lorenzo Calvino and restore video data revealing Calvino's research and January's instructions. The station's exterior must be accessed through the airlock to find Dr. Calvino's corpse and retrieve his keycard to fix the laboratory systems. Along the way, players acquire key mobility and utility gear while navigating breached corridors and Typhon infestations.

Achievements here

You Rang? MissableUse the Psychotronics satellite signals to summon the Nightmare Typhon to your location, then use the alternate signal to drive it away.

Ball LightningUse the Electrostatic Burst Typhon ability to disable or destroy at least two Corrupted Operators simultaneously.

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Items

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GLOO Cannon: Found on the floor next to a fallen technician in the Hardware Labs FoyerModel: Artax Propulsion System: On the fabrication console inside the Machine ShopLorenzo Calvino's Keycard: On Dr. Lorenzo Calvino's floating corpse near the breached Looking Glass hull section in Talos I ExteriorHuntress Boltcaster: Resting on a desk in the Ballistics LabWrench: Planted near the entrance workbench if not carried over from earlier sections

Secrets

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Beams and pipes above the Machine Shop can be scaled using the GLOO Cannon to find hidden maintenance stashes with ammo and neuromods.Entering the Ballistics Lab test chamber allows you to detonate a Recycler Charge safely behind glass to gather condensed resource blocks from materials inside.

Enemies

Mimic

Weak to Wrench, Kinetic BlastSteal / drop Mimic Matter

Common ambush predator capable of mimicking small inanimate objects throughout the labs.

Greater Mimic

Weak to Psychoshock, ShotgunSteal / drop Mimic Matter

Stronger mimic variant with higher durability and tentacle strike capability.

Thermal Phantom

Weak to Nullwave Transmitter, Cryo/Cold attacks, Kinetic BlastSteal / drop Typhon Plasma

Roams the Machine Shop and creates explosive fire patches near the player.

Corrupted Operator

Weak to EMP Grenades, Stun GunSteal / drop Spare Parts

Hostile hovering repair and medical drones firing lasers and flamethrowers.

Cystoid

Weak to Explosive damage, kinetic impact from thrown objectsSteal / drop Cystoid Biomass

Small suicidal kamikaze organisms that rush any moving object in zero-G or breached areas.

Tips

Throw small debris like spare wrenches or mugs into clusters of Cystoids to detonate them from a safe distance without wasting ammunition.
The GLOO Cannon can extinguish fiery ruptures and seal arcing electrical conduits to create safe paths through damaged rooms.
Craft the Artax Propulsion System at a Fabricator as soon as you find the fabrication plan to enable controlled movement in zero-gravity space.

Not listed for this area: shops and people.

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