(4) Peaceful solution: Finding Nia Colvin Deus Ex: HR Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Note! Three scientists located by Pritchard can be reached in any order and this has no influence on further course of the quest. In a description below I assume that you've already met Declan Faherty, which was described in details in the description of Step 3.

Map legend: 1 - Stairs leading to the bridge connecting both buildings.

Map legend: 1 - Main entrance to the Micro-Gen Lab building; 2 - Breakable wall.

Nia Colvin stays on the second floor of the northeastern Micro-Gen Lab building and the easiest way to get there is to use a bridge which connects both labs. In order to do so, return to the audience room in the Bio-Mech Lab building (level 1). Explore its eastern part, finding a proper passage (Skywalk) #1. After reaching the bridge, head east #2, and upon getting to the destination place you would find yourself on second level of the Micro-Gen Lab building.

If you do not want to use a bridge, or you just can't do it, you might want to consider breaking the wall leading to the Micro-Gen Lab building. To do so, head north from the main square, where opponents are stationed and one defensive turret is deployed (more details can be found in the description of Step 1). Locate a breakable part of the wall #1 and destroy it using the Punch Through Wall augmentation. It would allow you to get inside the warehouse G-13, located on first floor of the Micro-Gen Lab building #2.

The last option assumes using the main door to the Micro-Gen Lab building (screen above). It is located north-east from the main square, where opponents are stationed (they are described in Step 1) and one defensive turret is deployed. On order to increase your chances of getting there safely, it would be good to use a camouflage (the Glass-Shield Cloaking System augmentation) and walk cross the balcony adjacent to the eastern security building.

Once you're in the reception room, you can hack into a computer terminal or choose the only passage here #1 right away. Stop after reaching the place, where lab employees are decontaminated #2. Activate this process and do not worry - you won't alarm any enemies. After this process is over, open the new door and carefully move towards the building lobby.

You have to be very careful now, because this area is patrolled by several opponents and additionally there is an active security camera in front of you #1. Enter the lobby and move quickly towards the left cover #2. Now head the stairs visible in the distance. You can help yourself with a camouflage (the Glass-Shield Cloaking System augmentation), but it is not required.

Eventually you should find yourself west of the previously mentioned security camera #1. Take few moments to look around. A ground floor should be guarded by two guards, but there is also third soldier, who walks on the stairs #2 between ground floor and upper floor of the building.

You could bypass guards on the ground floor, but it is better to stun them. Start with the soldier who stops closer to you #1, and then neutralize his buddy, who is near the security camera #2. In both cases make sure to pull guards' bodies in some secluded place. Also examine their bodies - you'll find a PDA with a password.

You might interact now with a computer terminal #1, which was used by one of the guards. It has fourth security level lock, but you can use password topfrag. After hacking into the system, you'll be allowed to disable two security cameras #2.

Stay at the desk and look for a PDA with a code #1 and an ammo box. You might also explore the rest of first level of Micro-Gen Lab building, but watch out for previously mentioned enemy who patrols this level and upper floor. It would be best to wait until he stops somewhere and stun him #2.

Map legend: 1 - Main entrance to the room G-11; 2 - Breakable wall; 3 - Air vent entrance.

Now you could get inside the Nia Colvin's lab through air vents. In order to do so, find the room G-11 on level 1 of this building. You can enter this room in two ways. A first option is to use an electronic lock #1 and win the mini hacker game or enter the combination 9992. A second option is to enter the adjacent room G-12 and break through the weaker part of the wall (the Punch Through Wall augmentation needed) #2.

Once you're inside a small storage room, move few boxes to reveal an air vent entrance #1. Jump inside and go through it, using a ladder on your way. Eventually you should find yourself at the vent exit located near the Nia Colvin's lab #2.

An alternative way is to get to the main entrance to Nia Colvin's lab. If you're currently on level 1, you have to return to the lobby and carefully use the stairs leading to level 2 #1. But if you've used a bridge connecting both building, then exploration of Micro-Gen Lab building should be started on the right floor #2 by default.

Be very careful, because balconies on second level are patrolled by at least one enemy #1. Try to surprise attack him and after that examine his body, finding another PDA. I suggest spending few moments now on exploring two little rooms in the southern part of this floor. The room G-24 is open for general use.

Once you're inside the room G-24, it would be good to sneak to the sleeping guard and stun him #1. Examine his body, taking another PDA with a code to the Nia Colvin's lab. Inside the room there is also unlocked computer terminal. Move now to adjacent office, G-25 #2.

Inside the room G-25 you might interact with another computer terminal #1. It has fourth security level lock, but you can also use a password ruckus. Note, that after logging into the system, you'll be able to disable two security cameras #2.

Go now to the northern part of this floor. This area is patrolled by one more enemy #1 and stunning him may be difficult if you haven't disable local security camera (a terminal in the office G-25). If a camera is inactive, you can surprise him from behind. The room, where Nia Colvin works, can be entered in two ways. A first option is to interact with electronic lock in the room G-22 door #2. It has third security level lock, but you can use a code 1504.

There is a computer terminal in the room G-22, but more important is to use the door leading to the adjacent lab #1. Another way to reach Nia Colvin is to interact with electronic lock in the room G-21 door #2. Here also you can choose between mini hacker game and entering a code 1504.

Whichever option you chose, you need to get inside Nia Colvin's lab. Interact with a computer terminal, and then start a conversation with Nia (screen above). Its course may slightly differ, depending on the fact if you've already talk with one of the other scientists, or you've reached Nia first. If you've followed this guide, then you had visited Declan already, so Nia is the second scientist you're talking to. She will tell you that she likes work conditions and Jensen will inform her about his plan of simultaneous sabotage in three different places.

Reward: 250 experience points.

Note! A description of further actions can be found in the description of Step 5 (Finding Eric Koss).