(4) Aggressive solution: Finding Nia Colvin Deus Ex: HR Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Note! Three scientists located by Pritchard can be reached in any order and this has no influence on further course of the quest. In a description below I assume that you've already met Declan Faherty, which was described in details in the description of Step 3.

Map legend: 1 - Stairs leading to the bridge connecting both buildings.

Map legend: 1 - Main entrance to the Micro-Gen Lab building; 2 - Breakable wall.

Nia Colvin stays on the second floor of the northeastern Micro-Gen Lab building and the easiest way to get there is to use a bridge which connects both labs. In order to do so, return to the audience room in the Bio-Mech Lab building (level 1). Explore its eastern part, finding a proper passage (Skywalk) #1. After reaching the bridge, head east #2, and upon getting to the destination place you would find yourself on second level of the Micro-Gen Lab building.

Head north and stop when you reach the nearest corner (screen above). Shoot at the guard patrolling this corridor and be prepared to eliminate more soldiers who will probably come running from central balconies side. If you find defending yourself too problematic, then retreat to the bridge or to one of the offices, where you could barricade yourself.

You can get to the Nia Colvin's lab using the main entrance to the Micro-Gen Lab (screen above). It is located north-east from the main square and you have no problems with getting there, because all enemies here should be dead by now.

Go through the reception room, choosing the only possible corridor #1. Stop after reaching the place, where lab employees are decontaminated #2. Activate this process and do not worry - you won't alarm any enemies.

Carefully move towards the building lobby, shooting at enemies there (screen above). It would be good to use a long distance weapon here, so you will not waste too much ammo.

During fights watch out for guards on upper floors of the Micro-Gen Lab building #1. A sniper rifle would be the best choice to eliminate them, but you can also ignore them or wait until they go down towards you. After winning the fight choose the stairs leading to level 2 #2.

Regardless of how you get there, eventually you need to reach level 2, which will allow you to get inside the Nia Colvin's lab. Head to the end of the northern corridor #1 and interact with electronic lock of the room G-21 #2. You can solve a mini hacker game here or enter a code 1504.

Enter the room G-21 and start a conversation with Nia (screen above). Its course may slightly differ, depending on the fact if you've already talk with one of the other scientists, or you've reached Nia first. If you've followed this guide, then you had visited Declan already, so Nia is the second scientist you're talking to. She will tell you that she likes work conditions and Jensen will inform her about his plan of simultaneous sabotage in three different places.

Reward: 250 experience points.

Note! A description of further actions can be found in the description of Step 5 (Finding Eric Koss).