Search for survivors | 8: Off the Grid Dead Space 3 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

After crash-landing you'll find yourself on the snow-covered planet. During your walk you must monitor your body temperature, which is displayed on your suit back. The maximum value is 37 Celsius degrees. In order to warm yourself, you have to approach fire which you can encounter along your way. Go straight ahead, picking up a med kit and crashing a crate.

Weapon Parts 1/3 - On the left, near the crate at the place where you start the chapter.

The locator doesn't work but there is only one way - head mainly towards crates visible in a distance and fire (remember to always warm yourself to the maximum). After a short walk you'll exit the blizzard and find a collapsing part of the shuttle - QTE will activate - quickly press a correct key to avoid being killed. Finally you'll fall down.

Upgrade Circuit 1/2 - After the fall go around flaming shuttle parts on the right - you should see the circuit.

Keep moving forwards, heading towards other flames. You'll get to the bigger part of the shuttle, the one with the rest of the crew. The entrance will collapse behind you so do not forget about crashing crates next to it first. Listen to the video-recording before you move forwards.

This time you have to follow flares, but try to keep on the route and not explore too much, because you might freeze to death. At some point a cutscene will start, during which you'll be knocked down the hill by a large creature.

Move ahead carefully - you should encounter a chamber surrounded by red plates, inside which you can get warm. But first you have to start a generator - use kinesis to turn the valve several times. Without starting the generator, your body temperature will stay at the same level inside any room.

Text Logs 1/2 - Inside the chamber, on the table, left from the entrance.

Audio Logs 1/2 - In front of the entrance to the chamber - you have to start the generator first.

Once you warm up and explore the chamber clearing all crates, move outside and keep following flares. You'll reach the bridge - on its other side you'll find a ladder leading up. Climb it to the very top.

You'll get inside another room, where you can warm up. To do so, start the generator. Once done, you'll see tentacles of the creature, which attacked you previously. You'll find here also a workbench, where you can store some of items you've found.

Blueprints 1/1 - On the table in the left side of the room, next to colorful lights.

After clearing all lockers, exit the room through the door next to the workbench. Go past red plates and walk over the bridge towards the cargo elevator, which will take you down.

Go straight ahead, entering the large pipe-like part. After several steps, a fragment in front of you will collapse, allowing you to go down to the surface.

Upgrade Circuit 2/2 - After entering the "pipe", turn right - the circuit should be seen nearby.

Weapon Parts 2/3 - After leaving the collapsed pipe, go to the right. You'll get to the room, inside which you can find a weapon part lying on the bed to the right.

Move forwards but watch out, because you'll be attacked several times by Necromorphs hiding under the snow. You can easily trace their position and a moment then they will jump on you, because you can notice track of their activity on the snow.

Go past the quite large gate on the right - you need a keycard to get inside.

S.C.A.F. Artifacts 1/1 - In front of the gate you'll find a ladder - an artifact is located at its top, at the left side of the catwalk.

You'll get to another room with entrance surrounded by red plates. Watch out, because a Necromorph is lurking behind the gate - he will jump on you unexpectedly.

Inside the room you'll find a generator - activate it to warm yourself up. There is also a scavenger bot on a ground and you can have more that one of these, thus increasing number of supplies delivered to the workbench.

Audio Logs 2/2 - Right from the entrance - you have to start the generator first.

Text Logs 2/2 - Next to the bed, on the ground.

After collecting all useful items warming up, leave the room. You'll find yourself on the large, open space - Necromorphs will attack you here several times. Keep moving ahead, following pillars. At some point you'll be able to choose a path leading left or straight (where you'll probably see a gate and the entrance to the passage) - go left. You'll get to the large entrance where you'll find first survivor.

Weapon Parts 3/3 - Inside the cave, on the right. When walking along the hill you should see the entrance with no problems.