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F.E.A.R. Hints

Enter the Vault

  • 1 of 8: Pass through the newly opened security door and head up the stairs, ready to SlowMo-shoot the two Elite Replicas who are over on the right.
  • 2 of 8: Past that, find the little lift with the blue "activate" panel and take it down.
  • 3 of 8: Go down some stairs and through a door to see a vision of Alice and Fettel moving toward the Vault door.
  • 4 of 8: Don't try to follow them right away, though, since three robot sentries will activate and start flying around the walkway area.
  • 5 of 8: SlowMo-shoot the things from cover, then go get one last message from Mapes.
  • 6 of 8: Use the blue "activate" panel near him to open the vault door.
  • 7 of 8: When you go inside, your objective will switch back to "Locate Harlan Wade," but the interval's almost over.
  • 8 of 8: Now all you have to do to move on to Interval 10 - Revelation is find and use the blue "activate" panel on the large lift in the back of the room.