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Saving the Mole

“Saving the Mole” is a Mechanic task in Escape from Tarkov. Requires level 1. Reward: 3,800 XP. Objectives: Locate the USEC PMC group at the parking lot of the TerraGroup complex on Ground Zero; Locate the lab scientist on Ground Zero. Required for the Kappa container. Walkthrough, map and…

Mechanic — briefing

Hello, mercenary. I'm Mechanic. I was told you wanted to meet me. We could arrange that, but there's a matter to be settled first. TerraGroup sent a USEC task force after one of their employees. He was accused of leaking information and they wanted him removed. I don't know if they succeeded or not, which is why you need to investigate this. Check the TerraGroup complex in the city center, look for traces of both the squad and the employee. I used to work with him, so I'm interested in what eventually happened. He almost always carried a drive with his important data on it, so if you find it, bring it to me.

Objectives

• Locate the USEC PMC group at the parking lot of the TerraGroup complex on Ground Zero
• Locate the lab scientist on Ground Zero
• Access the scientist's office
• Locate and obtain the scientist's hard drive
• Hand over the hard drive

Tactical notes

• WHERE TO LOOK: the first part is on the TerraGroup building's parking level — the PMC bodies lie to the right of the entrance.
• Then the main hall, by the lifts: the scientist lies under the rubble with the office key on him. The key is always there — if it is missing, another player took it.
• Office no. 4 is on the second floor, on the right. YOU CAN GET IN WITHOUT THE KEY: go along the ledge through room 3 and break the glass.
• Inside, the hard drive is at the only desk with the screens switched on — either on the desktop or on the shelf to its right.
• The drive is a quest item: die with it and it is gone, and you start the trip over.

On completion

Mechanic: They killed him? Well, that's sad, but expected. TerraGroup was desperate to cover their tracks. You've done a good job, I think we can continue this partnership. And thanks for the data drive.

Data

• Where it happens: Ground Zero
• Trader: Mechanic
• Mechanic loyalty level 1 required
• PMC level (for reference): 1
• EXP: +3,800
• Objectives: 5
• Kappa: Yes

More from this trader

Mechanic

• Assessment - Part 3 (lvl 1)
• Assessment - Part 1 (lvl 1)
• Assessment - Part 2 (lvl 1)
• Getting Acquainted (lvl 1)
• Key to the Tower (lvl 1)
• Knock-Knock (lvl 1)

Rewards

• +3,800 EXP
• Mechanic Rep +0.01
• 15,000 Roubles
• 15,750 Roubles with Intelligence Center Level 1
• 17,250 Roubles with Intelligence Center Level 2
• 2× Tube of Poxeram cold welding
• 2× Metal spare parts

On the map

• Ground Zero — 1 point: Multiple possible spawns on this desk