Blackout Event Guide: New Labs Mechanics, Quests, and Achievement
A new in-game event, Blackout, has begun.
Once a raid starts on , the power goes out, so make sure to bring Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) or a flashlight. The map is now occupied by soldiers and , the boss introduced with the Icebreaker update. Raid duration has also been reduced to 25 minutes.
Only two extracts are available during the event: Parking Gate and Hangar (all transit extracts are disabled). Before you can use them, you must activate the extraction panel in the . The room is unlocked with a key that drops from Black Division soldiers and The Wedge. Instead of using keycards, previously locked rooms are now opened with a password that appears on the whiteboard in the room above and changes every raid.
One of the more interesting additions is a new depth-of-field blur effect when using NVGs, making night vision feel more immersive.
Access to Labs still requires a . Since the keycard has become expensive on the Flea Market, several new trader offers have been added for the duration of the event:
- Purchase from Therapist LL3 or Ref LL3.
- Trade with Mechanic LL2 for 1×+ 1×.
Guides for every event quest are available below:
Completing the entire questline rewards the "Into the Darkness" achievement.
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