Talos I Lobby

Prey guide · Initial awakening and exploration

The Talos I Lobby serves as the primary central hub of the station, connecting multiple departments and floors. After breaking out of the simulation apartment and navigating through the testing labs, you arrive here to investigate your surroundings and reach your office. You must avoid or fight the initial Typhon infestation while securing access keys and equipment.

Achievements here

Brain Trust MissableKeep Igwe, January, and Mikhayev alive so they gather together in your office.

Know Thy SelfInstall any Neuromod that unlocks an ability from the Human skill trees (Scientist, Engineer, or Security).

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Items

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Wrench: Found directly outside your apartment in the simulation control room on a workstationGLOO Cannon: Found on the second-floor mezzanine near an unconscious body and heavy Typhon residueSilenced Pistol: Inside the Security Office desk or on the desk in Morgan Yu's OfficeNeuromod: On the desk directly in front of the video screen in Morgan Yu's OfficeVideo Conferencing Keycard: On the corpse of Elias Black on the lobby's lower floorGeneral Access Keycard: In the Trauma Center area or carried on personnel corpses in the lobby

Secrets

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The Security Office can be accessed early without a keycard by climbing the exterior pipes into the overhead maintenance duct leading through the ceiling grate.A hidden safe behind the portrait in Morgan Yu's Office contains fabrication plans and Neuromods.

Enemies

Mimic

Weak to Kinetic damage, Wrench, GLOO CannonSteal / drop Typhon Organ

Can disguise itself as everyday ambient objects like mugs, chairs, and medkits.

Phantom

Weak to Kinetic damage, GLOO Cannon, FirearmsSteal / drop Typhon Organ

Bipedal Typhon that patrols corridors and fires kinetic projectiles.

Tips

Use the GLOO Cannon to create makeshift staircases along the lobby walls to reach higher balconies without unlocking elevators or doors.
Watch for duplicate objects in close proximity, as one of them is frequently an ambush set by a Mimic.
You can search employee computer terminals to read emails containing door codes and to register employee tracking bracelets.

Not listed for this area: shops and people.

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