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Dr. Garrow is a curmudgeonly scientist you’re able to rescue inAtomfallwho is largely responsible for what happened in the quarantine zone. She tends to be a bit rude when speaking to you, and she refuses to answer most of your questions. That being said, it may be worth working with her as she offers you a way out of this terrible place.
To get Dr. Garrow’s ending, you’ll need to jump through a few hoops to give her what she wants. But the big question is, how trustworthy is she? And will she actually help you in the end?
How To Find Dr. Garrow In Atomfall
You first need to find Dr. Garrowif you want to get her ending. She’s found inSkethermoor Prison, which is in Skethermoor at the coordinates 41.1 E, 70.8 N. Saving her will alsoscore you theSignal Redirector, which will be necessary to continue her questline. After she’s been freed from jail, she’ll run off and be found later in theCentral Processor room inside The Interchange.
When you talk to her next, she’ll be evasive about her identity and her involvement in the events within the quarantine zone. She will offer to give you some real answers and an escape route if you canretrieve her research notes.These will be down in theRobot Maintenance section of the Robotics department of The Interchange.
This task won’t be easy as there areB.A.R.D. Robotswondering about that will attack you on sight, so bring plenty of weapons, ammo, and healing items.
How To Access The Casterfell Dam Data Store In Atomfall
After you hand Dr. Garrow her research notes, she’ll have another job for you. You’ll need to travel to theCasterfell Damand access an offline data facility called theCasterfell Dam Data Store. She’ll mark the location on your map, give you theDam Data Store Keycard, and tell you to enter in the commandGEN ERAon the computer console inside.
If you meetJoyce Tanner, she will also want the data stored at the Casterfell Dam Data Store. She will give you the commandGEN MOVEto enter into the computer. If you use this command instead,Dr. Garrow will turn hostile,and you can no longer pursue her ending.
Head to the Casterfell Dam Data Store. When you get inside, there will be a B.A.R.D. Robot armed with a flamethrower patrolling the building. It’s possible to sneak around to reach the computer console, but it’s better to just take it out. Aim for its gas tanks and the flamethrower on its arm to bring it down. Then, remove its Atomic Battery when it ejects out of its back.
Now we need to access the computer, but it will have no power. Look for theElectrical Room,which is up some stairs. Open the door using the Dam Data Store Keycard on the card reader. There will be anelectrical box with a yellow light that you can use the Signal Redirector on.
Reroute the power, but be careful exiting the electrical room as redirecting the power will activate asentry turreton the wall. Go around the turret to find another electrical box on the right side. Use the Signal Redirector again on this box to redirect the power and turn off the turret. This will activate two doors and summon a horde of rats. Use a melee weapon or Explosive Lures to deal with them.
The rooms that have been activated will contain multiple Training Stimulants, which grant the player skill points. So explore these rooms before you leave the Casterfell Dam Data Store.
Look upat the ceiling to find another electrical box.You’ll need to hop on some crates and climb up onto some of the old computer servers to reach the box with your Redirector. Reroute the power, and another sentry turret will activate.
Avoid being spotted by the turret’s laser and go up the stairs next to it to find the last electrical box. Use the Signal Redirector on it to gain access to theControl Room.There will be an upper level where you canuse the Dam Data Store Keycard on a card reader.Do that, and power will be restored to the facility, including the computer.
Access the computer, and you’ll have the option to look at the data stored on it. Most of the data will be redacted, but there will be some tidbits of lore you can discover.
When you’re done snooping,choose the option that says “Run command GEN ERA.“The computer will ask if you wish to proceed, so say yes, and all the data in this facility will be scrambled. It turns out that Garrow sent you here to erase sensitive data that she didn’t want the public to know about.
Can You Trust Dr. Garrow To Help You Escape In Atomfall?
After being tricked into destroying all that data, it’s easy to distrust Dr. Garrow. However, she will allow you to ask her questions, and she will answer them for the most part. She will then tell you she can offer you an escape, but will have one final, difficult task for you.
You need to reachOberon, the giant meteorite responsible for the infection plaguing the quarantine zone, and you will have tobring back a sample of it to Dr. Garrow.Furthermore, you must not harm Oberon.
To reach Oberon,you must power up Data Stores A, B, C, and D with Atomic Batteries.Once all four Data Stores are reactivated, return to the Central Processor Room. Four electrical boxeswill now be active on the floorwhere you’re able to use the Signal Redirector.
Redirecting the power will bring up four large consoles and turn some red lights green on a nearby board. When all the lights are green,you can pull a lever on that boardto power up the Central Processor and open the path to Oberon.
Make sure you’re well-prepared before heading to Oberon. The way to the dig site will have you running into Ferals, Thralls, and plant life that can inflict the infected status. If you haven’t learnedhow to makeStrange Tonicsyet, it would be a great idea to find that recipe before attempting this.
Make your way through the strange purple region to reach theOberon Dig Siteat the end. At the dig site, there will be a large building near the meteorite. Go inside, and be sure to check out the Administration Room on your right to get the Dig Site Storeroom Keycard, in addition to various crafting materials and bits of ammo.
That Storeroom will containa Pneumatic Tube,an Atomic Battery, and plenty of supplies. You’ll then need togo to the Generator Room, where you’ll need toinsert two Atomic Batteries into the terminal in the middle.There will be a Thrall in this room that you’ll need to deal with, but be aware that there are multiple Thralls in this building that will come to get you if you make too much noise.
Insert the batteries, which will activate the sample extraction drill. Now go to theControl Room.There will be various consoles with levers on them. The one you need to pull will be marked asSample Extractor Console. Use that, and then enjoy watching the fun animation of a drill burrowing into a giant purple meteorite.
Once the sample is extracted, it will be dropped into aSample Grinderthat will produce a purified sample. Exit the Control Room using the doors to the left to reach the grinder. Try to be careful around here, as there will be three B.A.R.D. Robots with flamethrowers guarding the meteorite.
There will also be a Thrall wearing body armor walking around here, so be prepared to deal with it. Reach the grinder and retrieve theMeteorite Sample Cannister.You now have what Dr. Garrow wants, so you can leave the dig site and make your way back to The Interchange.
When you get back to the Central Processor Room, Dr. Garrow will be gone. She’ll message you over the facility’s intercom and tell you thather escape route is located in her office down in the Lower Level of Robotics.This is where you retrieved her research notes earlier. Make your way back down there and head over to the sample. Surprisingly, Dr. Garrow will be faithful to her word andopen up a secret escape route behind the painting on the wall.
What she intends to do with the sample is unclear. She states that she has plenty of research to do, which could be bad considering how things turned out with her other research projects. There’s also a chance that you could become a research subject since it’s often implied that you’ve been infected with the same affliction as other residents of the quarantine zone.
However, despite her snobby attitude, Dr. Garrow doesn’t betray you and will help you escape if you give her what she wants. The only thing you need to consider is whether escaping is worth working with someone as condescending as she is.
