Disco Elysium: Look for Ruby on the coast - walkthrough Disco Elysium guide, walkthrough

Look for Ruby on the coast is an important task from the game Disco Elysium from the confrontation with Ruby in the cave under the Feld building. The tutorial's solo explains how to explore the mural, how to get to the building and how to stop the compressor in the cave.

Last update: 06 August 2024

Look for Ruby on the coast is one of the more complex tasks in Disco Elysium. It involves catching up with Ruby and confronting her, which takes place by the Feld building on the west coast. This walkthrough explains how to pass the check in front of the mural, how to enter the Feld building, how to prepare for the confrontation with Ruby, how to interview her, and what choices you can make regarding Ruby and the compressor.

• Unlocking the task
• Mural Feld - Shivers test
• Getting to the Feld building
• Letting Kim into the building
• Reaching the cave underneath the Feld building - point of no return
• Confrontation with Ruby
• Finding Ruby's journal

Unlocking the task

You will search for Ruby through the Ask about Ruby in the village task.

At the end of the mentioned task, you will reach a large mural on the south wall of the Feld building.

Mural Feld - Shivers test

Your objective is to pass the Shivers skill check so that the protagonist can "consult the wind." By default, the chances of passing this test are small. You can increase them by completing other tasks on the west coast. Here are some examples:

1. Completing the task Dead Body on the Boardwalk increases your chances by 3;
2. Completing the task Meet Lilienne at Land's End increases your chances by 3;
3. Completing the task Inspect the traps increases your chances by 3;
4. Completing the task Help Ravers start a nightclub increases your chances by 2;
5. Completing the task Help Soona with her project increases your chances by 2;
6. Completing the task Confront the Pigs and get your gun back increases your chances by 1;
7. Completing the task Find Idiot Doom Spiral's Jacket increases your chances by 1;
8. Using the phone booth east of the Feld building may increase your chances by 2.

Getting to the Feld building

There are 2 ways to get inside the building:

1. Using the ladder - it is to the left of the mural. Here you'll have to complete the Savoir Faire skill check to "teleport" to the roof. Once on the roof, find a small destroyed staircase that will lead you inside the building.
2. Finding the drain pipe - it is located by the building, a short distance south-west of the mural. You must pass the Physical Instrument skill check to unlock the passage.

Letting Kim into the building

Once inside, get to the ground floor and do not move forward on your own. Harry may die if he makes it to the confrontation in the cave alone, without Kim's support.

Open the south door from the inside and your partner will head inside.

Reaching the cave underneath the Feld building - point of no return

Exploring the building is optional. Head north-west towards the cave underneath the building - it is a point of no return. A purple orb should appear - a warning of the Physical Instrument skill. This will trigger a conversation with Kim.

Before entering the cave, create a manual save and make sure Harry's health is full (use any available medicine if necessary).

Confrontation with Ruby

After entering the cave, Harry and Kim will meet Ruby and be trapped by the radio waves coming from a large compressor. At the very beginning, you will lose 1 health point. It is also possible to lose more health points if you anger Ruby during the confrontation - she can increase the machine's power. If necessary, keep using medicines.

During the encounter, you should ask Ruby as many available questions as possible. The most important finding is that she is not the murderer. This confrontation has 2 possible outcomes:

1. Allowing Ruby to leave - choose the last option from the list.
2. Attempting to destroy the compressor - you will have to pass the Physical Instrument skill check. If you fail the test, you will lose a health point. If you pass it, Ruby will want to commit suicide - you can stop her if you pass a Rhetoric skill check. Failing or ignoring it will make Ruby kill herself - you can find an A80 Pepperbox pistol next to her corpse.

If Ruby doesn't die and leaves the cave, you won't see her anymore. In addition, if Ruby commits suicide, Harry may decide that he no longer wants to be a cop. Choosing this option results in one of the minor endings (game over screen).

Finding Ruby's journal

Regardless of the outcome of the confrontation, you will be able to search the entirety of Ruby's hideout. The most important find is Ruby's journal log.

Open the inventory and locate the journal to see what it's about. You can study the whole journal or check only the last entry. You'll receive 70 XP and the next main task will begin: Return to the Whirling-in-Rags.