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There are a handful of toolsAtomfallplayers can collect that aren’t used in combat. TheMetal Detector is used to dig up buried stashesand hidden lunchbox collectibles, while the Flashlight is used to light up your surroundings and highlight items in the environment.
The Signal Redirector inAtomfallisone of the most useful things to get earlyas it is used to redirect power on certain switches, which disables machinery, opens doors, and otherwise grants control over various electronics throughout the world. This guide explains how to get a Signal Redirector and how this useful, but somewhat confusing, tool works.
How To Get Signal Redirector In Atomfall
All Signal Redirector Locations
To find a Signal Redirector, you must make your way to Skethermoor, the easiest entrance to which can be found in the east of Wyndham Village. Here, there are two Signal Redirector locationsAtomfallplayers can find: one in something called theWindfall Cacheand oneinside of the Skethermoor Prison, which was taken from Dr. Garrow upon her capture.
Once acquired,equip the Signal Redirector with △ (Y) when the prompt appears in the bottom-left, or by selecting it directly from your backpack menu. Like the Metal Detector, the prompt will only appear if you are close to a signal that can be redirected with the Signal Redirector.
There may be other methods to get a Signal RedirectorAtomfallplayers can discover in thisdense and interconnected Northern British landscape. This guide to how to find the Signal Redirector will be updated as we discover any additional locations.
How To Use The Signal Redirector
Signal Redirector Mechanics, Explained
InAtomfall, Signal Redirector mechanics work much like the Metal Detector. When you are close to a signal you’re able to redirect, a pop-up will appear in the bottom-left of the screen that prompts you to equip the Signal Redirector.
Once equipped, youmust point it directly at a power switch nodule while standing relatively close by. You do not need to be directly next to or under a Signal Redirector node, but you must be within a few feet to activate the tool.
Interestingly, you do not need toseea switch to change it with a Signal Redirector –Atomfallplayers can use the Signal Redirector through walls, as long as you are close enough to the power switch itself.
As you look around an environment trying to find a signal box,look at the Signal Redirector’s screen, and you will notice a small black bar that rises depending on where you look. When youget closerto the location of a signal, theblack bar will go all the way to the right and make a high-pitched tone. This helps pinpoint switch box locations for your Signal Redirector when you cannot directly see them.
Once you’re close enough, and theswitch is highlighted with a white box, press the R2 (RT) to activate the Signal Redirector.
Asatisfying beep sound effect will ring outas you switch the power, which swaps the lit bulb on the targeted signal box. Some signal boxes have two outputs, some have three, so be sure you redirect the power to whichever bulb is associated with the object you are trying to activate/deactivate.
