Control Resonant A New Directive Walkthrough

Not yet verified: Mission steps, rewards, and locations below are adapted from VGTimes side-story coverage (September 2026). Confirm names and objectives in your own save—patches can change routes.

• Talk to Fred in Unknown after he radios you.
• Complete the Field Office cafeteria, agent, and Langston steps in Central.
• Set up Vlad’s office, then lock him in containment.

Starts only in Unknown. Remaining steps are in Central: Field Office cafeteria, agent conversations, Langston, Zoe’s office near the Central checkpoint.

• Requires progress on Sever the Hedron Links and Pope's Research.
• Field Office cafeteria container: talk to Fred through all dialogue until objectives update.
• Speak with FBC agents in the Field Office, then Langston.
• Ask Fred what Vlad wants—Vlad wants his own Director’s office.
• Sketch the real Director’s office, arrange containment units to match, hang the official Director portrait, then the painted portrait.
• Langston suggests praising Fred to Zoe. Choose “I’ll help her understand”, then use Zoe’s office radio.
• Lock Vlad inside. After he enters the containment unit, use the external panel beside Langston to lower the shutter.

The Central stretch is arrangement and dialogue, not a listed boss. The “puzzle” is matching the Director’s office layout and hanging both portraits so Fred will move in.

VGTimes lists Untapped Whetstone—craft a new artifact in The Gap after the quest. Confirm the name in your inventory.

Open The Gap and inspect the artifact. Continue remaining Act III side stories from the side stories hub.