Activate Kruglov's keycard + 30-min Lab (scripted fail)
Accumulate 30 minutes alive across any number of Lab raids. The objective is designed to fail — Kerman then points you to Mechanic.
- Map
- The Lab
- Loc
- Anywhere
- Keys
- TerraGroup Labs access keycard(s)
Make sure the activation step fully completes before extract. Partial completion can force a redo of the whole 30-minute window. Don't fight the failure — it's scripted; let it flip.
This step is designed to fail. Kerman tells you to find a real RFID encryption device in The Lab, and the game tracks 30 cumulative minutes alive. After you cross the threshold, Kerman radios in to say Raiders looted everything and you'll need to go through Mechanic instead. There's nothing to actually find — banking time is the whole task.
Run cheap Lab raids: minimal kit, hold a quiet corner like Manager's Office or the showers, let the timer tick. Each Lab access keycard is one-use, so stockpile cards (flea or Therapist LL4) before this phase. Alive-time accumulates regardless of whether you complete other objectives in the raid, so this is the perfect time to also grab the Kruglov safe pass, Unheard tape pickups, and Lab minor evidences.
Same Lab raid: Kruglov safe (above), Unheard A.P. tapes, Lab minor evidences. Maximize each Lab access keycard.