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Photograph 3 Spider Splicers.

  • 1 of 9: Now you need to take photos of three spider splicers, starting with the singing dolt who's on the other side of the large window. (See the Research Tips if you want to know more about the camera's general usefulness.)
  • 2 of 9: Get a good, centered photo of the spider splicer behind the window, then try taking a few more to help increase your research bonus progress.
  • 3 of 9: Head back down the corridor to find that an explosion has blocked your wall hole (and set a leadhead splicer on fire).
  • 4 of 9: After you drop down to the room with the ammo vending machine and security camera, look around for a few items, but don't mess with the camera yet. It can be *very* useful for researching security bots soon.
  • 5 of 9: Go through the door near the camera and look behind some flaming pipes for ammo, then go down the hall to reach an area with another security camera and a bot shutdown panel.
  • 6 of 9: Just past the security camera is a path split, with the Jet Postal area to the west and Fighting McDonagh's tavern to the east.
  • 7 of 9: Jet Postal is a much smaller and simpler area than McDonagh's, so go there first and photograph its spider splicer.
  • 8 of 9: The third and final spider splicer that you need to photograph is in Fighting McDonagh's tavern, so go there next.
  • 9 of 9: After the third photo is taken, this goal will end and the "Return to Fontaine Fisheries" goal will begin.