(8) Aggressive solution: Reaching the Data Core Deus Ex: HR Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Map legend: 1 - Main entrance guarded by a soldier; 2 - Laser beams; 3 - Southern storage area (vent and a destroyable wall); 4 - Door leading to the laser room; 5 - Guard post.

If you've been actively taking part in battles on the lower levels of the tower, then there's a big chance that enemy guards on this floor are hostile towards you and will be waiting for your arrival. In that case you should take cover behind one of the walls and start shooting at them, preventing them from moving too close.

If by some chance enemy units aren't informed yet about your intentions, then you should take this opportunity and surprise at least one of them. The soldier guarding the main entrance is an excellent choice #1. Either way you should pay special attention to another soldier who wears a solid armor and uses a heavy rifle, because he's not going to be easy to kill #2.

Aside from human guards you'll also have to deal with a robot patrolling this floor (screen above). Destroying the machine can be achieved based on the same tactics as before, so by using powerful weapons, mines or an EMP grenade. Alternatively you could try escaping the robot, because the machine would have some serious problems entering rooms found on this floor.

Your current objective is to reach the room filled with laser traps and the easiest way to do that is to find a green door behind the security room (screen above). The electronic lock found near the door has a level four protection, but you can also input a 0703 security code (it's obtained from a datapad found by one of the bodies).

If you don't want to spend time searching for the closed door you may also enter the security room #1. Use the opportunity to examine the lockers in the back, pick up an Ebook and hack into a main computer terminal #2 by solving a mini-game or typing the mounrule password. Notice that you will be allowed to open a nearby door, as well as to disable cameras and a robot (only with a Robot Domination augmentation).

Exit the guards post and proceed towards the newly unlocked passageway (screen above).

Both paths described in this step will allow you to get to the room with laser traps. Your next objective will be to make your way to the opposite end of the room in order to use a new elevator. Assuming you're playing aggressively you won't have to worry about crossing the laser beams, but you must know that doing that will result in another alarm and it will mean having to participate in a new battle

Important! The walkthrough is continued in Step 9 (Heading through the laser room).