Quest Guide: The Stench Of Corruption

Objective list

• In one round
• Reach the southwest lobby of the Departure Building
• Find the staff locker room
• Search the room for any clues of the saboteur's identity
• Reach the tunnels below the Spaceport
• Use the key on any Flushing Terminal to override the bypass protocol

What to bring

• A reliable mid-range primary and a sidearm or close-range backup; most quest deaths happen while rotating, not while looting.
• A light-value raid kit. 'In one round' objectives punish greed, so bring enough to survive, not enough to cry over.
• Stamina-friendly utility like smoke or a distraction item, because recon steps usually force you into exposed rooftops, offices, or dead-end rooms.
• Put any required stash items in your secure slot or the safest inventory space before you queue. Do not trust yourself to remember them after you deploy.
• Enough meds and shields to survive two rotations; multi-location quests punish players who arrive at the final step with no resources left.

Bring these items in from stash

• Flushing Terminal Key x1

If one of these items fits in a safe pocket, use it. The easiest way to brick a clean route is to lose the one thing the objective needs.

How to run it

Because the tracker says this must be done in one round, treat the named objective areas as a route: get in, clear the interaction, confirm the update, then rotate immediately. You are not trying to win the whole lobby; you are trying to leave with the quest done.

1. Step 1: Reach the southwest lobby of the Departure Building

   Make this your opening waypoint. Move quickly, clear only what blocks the path, and do not burn utility before you reach the named area.

2. Step 2: Find the staff locker room

   Once you are at the point of interest, clear the nearest angle first, then interact. Most misses on this step happen because players sprint past the actual prompt or loot through the room too early.

3. Step 3: Search the room for any clues of the saboteur's identity

   Once you are at the point of interest, clear the nearest angle first, then interact. Most misses on this step happen because players sprint past the actual prompt or loot through the room too early.

4. Step 4: Reach the tunnels below the Spaceport

   Make this your opening waypoint. Move quickly, clear only what blocks the path, and do not burn utility before you reach the named area.

5. Step 5: Use the key on any Flushing Terminal to override the bypass protocol

   These interactions keep you still and make noise. Heal first, clear the immediate area, complete the interaction, then move off the objective instead of admiring it.

Where players usually throw this quest

• Starting the raid without a simple, clockwork route. One-round quests fall apart when you improvise after the first gunshot.
• Forgetting a required stash item, or carrying it in a loose slot where one bad decision turns the run into a wipe.
• Running past the actual interaction prompt. Slow down for five seconds, clear the room, and let the tracker update before leaving.
• Taking a fight on the way out just because you hear it. Quest raids are won by discipline, not by K/D.

Miswired note

Use the named area as your anchor, then plan your extract before you touch the objective. That matters more than another backpack worth of salvage on Spaceport.