(8) Reaching the broadcast center Deus Ex: HR Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Note! Unlike actions described in Step 6 and Step 7, which were optional, Reaching the broadcast center is a mandatory task.

If you've followed my description so far and you have visited both, Taggart and Sarif, your further actions will be easier. After leaving the machine room with a cargo lift, you have only to choose a northern corridor (main screen). But if you've ignored a possibility of visiting Taggart and Sarif, then you need to reach an eastern part of level -1. In such case I suggest to scroll up to description of Step 7 (the beginning), which describes in details how to do it.

Head north all the time, avoiding small obstacles. Do not hesitate to pick up a heavy gun #1 along your way or at least ammo for this weapon. After that use the stairs and pass by a small guard room #2. Carefully open the door leading to the bridge, which is occupied by large group of insane civilians.

Before you start dealing with them, you might move a crate lying to the left and reveal and entrance to an air vent #1. After crossing through the vent, you would find yourself in the guard room. But you can enter it only when you have the Implanted Rebreather augmentation, otherwise you could be killed by poisonous gas fumes #2.

It is worth to look around for a locker here - there are many valuable items inside #1. If you want to get rid of civilians on the bridge now, you can hack into a computer terminal, which has fourth security level lock. You'll be able now to activate and reprogram a defensive turret (you need the Turret Domination augmentation), which would solve a problem #2.

Return to the bridge. If civilians are still alive and you prefer force solution, then start shooting at them. Same as with the battle in the machine room, try to aim at explosive barrels, so you will be able to eliminate more enemies at once. And remember do not let anyone get close to you.

If civilians are still alive and you prefer peaceful option, the wait until a situation calms down, move sloe to the bridge and jump over a right railing #1. Now you can move north #2, but do not count that you'll reach your target that way. Along your way you'll have to move from one balcony to another and in such cases you have to watch out civilians who do not stand on the bridge but patrols it. Of course this march can be much easier if you use a camouflage (the Glass-Shield Cloaking System augmentation).

Regardless of option you chose, you have to reach the northern passage (screen above) and keep going to the broadcast center.

Use the only possible path and after few moments you'll reach a large hall #1. Get closer to a cargo lift here, interact with its control panel and confirm that you want to operate it #2.

Wait until a lift gets to a new floor and move ahead, using the only possible passage #1. Along the way look around for corpses and weapons left behind - you can find a heavy gun and plasma rifles #2.

After reaching the door leading to the broadcast center #1, save the game because a final battle waits you. Opening the door leads to a cut-scene with Zhao Run Yu #2. She'll decide to connect with the Hyron Project and your task is to stop her.

Reward: 500 experience points + 750 experience points for remaining unnoticed.