Whistleblower - main mission | Frequently asked questions Shadowrun: Hong Kong Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Task: Find the samples and still the data
Usefull Skills: Decking [4] + Cyberdeck, combat; optional: Intelligence [4]
Difficulty: Hard
Talk to the Captain Jomo in the southern part of Heoi town. You will go to the battle ship (M10,1) where you have to turn off the cameras with the terminal on the wall (M10,2) with Decking [4]. You may also go under the deck (M10,3). The entrance is on the other side of the ship so you may decide to either sneak your way or to defeat the group of eight your enemies.
If you want to pass the guards undetected you have to enter the planning mode. Only three enemies will change their position so you may easy get to the other side, especially since the enemies turned towards you with their backs will basically ignore you. You have to avoid being detected or the entire plan will fail and you will have to fight no matter what. Sneaking by will provide you 1 Karma.
Once you will be under the board (M10,4) you need to enter the second room on the left (M10,5). Intelligence [4] will provide you an access to the cameras. In other rooms you may also find something interesting if you have not activated the alarm. You will find two first aid kits, a hand grenade and a sphere of summoning fire elemental (M10,11-13). If you want to keep being undetected you have to go to the first room to the left of the entrance where you will find the terminal (M10,6) which will allow you to get rid off the enemies in the end of the corridor. You may safely download the data (M10,8) required in your mission. You may also pick another first aid kit from the wall.
However if you have turned on the alarm the enemies will be waiting for you in the next room. You may get to them only through the southern door. You can't lure them out with the fake terminal alarm since the door will also be closed. You will also not avoid the reinforcements (M10,10) after the fifth turn. You may use the valve on the wall in the southern part of this area to flood the lower levels and to postpone their arrival.
Tip: if you have a drone you may also make an ambush and get to your enemies from behind through the ventilation tunnel.
When you will get the data you will be contacted by Hwang who wants to attack your employer and wants to ask for your help. Allegedly he may prove his betrayal. If you will hang up on him you will be unable to contact him later on. You have to choose who do you want to support from now on (although you may also decide to ignore both of them).
Use the ladder to exit the ship with the now open passage (M10,9). When you will get to the deck also go to the exit. You will be moved to a small residential. You don't need to pay anyone for information - people here don't have a lot to tell you. You may use the terminal on one of the building's walls to hack the cameras. It will give you an access to a recording which will show you how Tigath makes a deal with a group of mercenaries. When you will meet him you may mention it.
If you have made a deal with Hwang you will find him in the middle of this area (you may also betray him in any second). Go north to meet Tigath. In any moment you may call Hwang with a dialogue option to begin an assault. If you haven't talk to Hwang yet he will attack you as well. Both sides will call the reinforcements. With your allies you are basically already on winning side however you should beware of Tigath/Hwang, mages/drones.
Tip 1: If you want to kill both enemies and their teams you should start from fighting only one of them and later on attack the other one. This way you may avoid fighting both of them at the same time.
Tip 2: You surely have noticed the electric cables on both sides of this area. Your decker may hack the terminal among the cables on the western wall to turn on the electricity which will damage people who stand in the water. You may choose in the Matrix which puddles you want to electrify.
Tip 3: If you feel to weak to fight you may go toward south and wait for the gangs to shoot each other down.
Tip 4: You don't have to destroy drones. If you will find out who controls them (Rigger) and kill him his drones will explode.
After the won fight you may take the "Sandblaster" gun (worth 200 yens) from the Tigath's body or the "Wild One" SMG [worth 1200 yens] from the Hwang's body. Use metro to get back to Heoi. After completing this quest you will receive 8 Karma and money:
- 1000 for helping Tigath,
- 1300 for helping Hwang,
- 1600 and 1 Karma for killing both of them.