While exploring the open world ofAtomic Heartplayers willfind many testing groundsscattered across Facility 3826. These optional testing grounds are mini-dungeons filled with puzzles and valuable blueprints. The unique blueprints can be found in bronze, silver, and gold loot robots as players progress through the various test chambers. Blueprints allow players to upgrade weapons in specific ways at vending machines. Without these blueprints, many weapons and extra abilities cannot be used inAtomic Heart.One of the first testing grounds that players can enter is Testing Ground 1 located northeast of the train station. Follow this walkthrough to enter and complete the trials in Testing Ground 1.
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Unlock Testing Ground 1
When players make it to the entrance they will find the front door locked.
Head west from the door to find aspiral staircasenearby. Climb the stairs and activate the terminal. This allows players to hack the cameras in the area. Find the correct camera and hit RB/R1 tounlock the door.Players can now enter and use the elevator todescend into Testing Ground 1.Players will enter a type of magnet puzzle room that is featured in many testing grounds and laboratories in the main story.
Puzzle Room #1
This room is simple to navigate. Hop over the red row of magnets to the center of the room. Look up through thebroken ceilingto usethe Shok glove abilityon the magnets above. This will shift the wall in front downwards and reveal the exit door. Another wall will slowly block the exit. Walk forward and look up to see a new separate group of magnets on the ceiling.Use Shok on themto open the exit.
Puzzle Room #2
This magnet room looks daunting at first glance. Ignore the large magnet columns and drop to theblue elevated magnet stripright below the entrance. Walk along it and jump to the non-magnetic platform. Look to the right to see the overhang. Drop to the blue magnetic stripon the ground.Use Shok on the ceiling magnets to raise the blue strip while standing on them. Hop off the strip to the overhang then to the exit stairs. Make sure to double-tap the B/Circle button while jumping for extra jump range.
Bronze Chest
Follow the corridors until there is a vent.
Navigate the vents and drop to a hall with three doorways. The door on the left is a safe room. The farthest door down the hall holds the Bronze Chest.
Loot it to receivethe Fox-Handle Blueprint.
Thermal Room
Save and enter the final door to find the thermal room. There are a few standard white jumpsuitguards and small robot enemies.Destroy them and walk to the end of the room to find a hallway blocked off by a truck. Enter the nearby corridor to find a hole in the wall.
The door to the left is another save room and the office is filled with desks to loot.
Silver Chest
Save and move on to the magnetic doorway. Use the glove to open it and follow the tinklingpiano musicdown the hall to find the next chest.
Loot the Silver Chest to acquire the MP Expansive Converter Blueprint.
Backtrack to the magnet door and flip it back in place from theother side.Doing so will reveal a new path.
Puzzle Room #3
This is the most complicated room in Testing Ground 1.
Jump to the red magnetic platform directly to the right of the entrance.
Jump to the red magnetic strip dividing the room. The exit door is locked and using the scanner will highlight the cable leading down to the red platform near the ground.
Drop to the floor and climb up that lower red platform. Activate and solve the laser puzzle on the wall.
Leave the platform and stand on the blue magnet platform on theother side of the laser wall.Use Shok on the ceiling magnets to lift the platform and jump to the exit.
Gold Chest
Move through the remaining hallways to find the end of Testing Ground 1. There is a save room on the right and the Gold Chest on the left.
Loot the chest to gain the KS-23 Extended Magazine Blueprint andZvezdochka Reverse Shot Blueprint.Use the elevator to return to the surface after completing Testing Ground 1.
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