How to Find and Open Encrypted Vaults in The First Descendant

The First Descendant is filled with mystery, and one thing that seems to be confusing players is the Encrypted Vaults. Here’s how to find and decrypt vaults in The First Descendant.

How to Find Encrypted Vaults in The First Descendant

To find Encrypted Vaults, you first need to find small, blue holographic squares in the game’s playable areas. Stand on the square and then hit Tab on PC, or the right stick on console. This will bring up your scanner for a moment, and you will hear two different possible noises. The first is the standard low tone when you scan something. Keep turning in a circle, scanning as you go, until you hear a high-pitched chime. This means you’re facing in the right direction to find the Encrypted Vault.

Move forward and search for another square or the Encrypted Vault itself. As long as you are following in the direction of the chime, you are going the right way. Now, where it gets complicated is that these things can be high or low, and The First Descendant is a game with a lot of verticality, so don’t be afraid to look on top of buildings, under stairs, etc.

How to Open an Encrypted Vault

Important Note: Enzo will absolutely trivialize opening these. Even the Ultra-Precise Vaults are incredible easy to open with him, as the mini-game is much easier to complete, and far less punishing if you make a mistake.

To open the Encrypted Vault, you will need an item called a Code Analyzer. These can be earned from missions and come in three forms: Ultra-Precision Code Analyzer, Precision Code Analyzer, and the standard Code Analyzer.

Each of these analyzers drop from enemies in any area. If you’re farming for Ultra-Precision Code Analyzers, you’ll have the same chance to get it in Kingston as you would in Fortress. Thus, the best way to farm Analyzers is while farming for something else, like experience or coveted mods.

When you have the required Analyzer and interact with the Vault, you will need to perform a quick mini-game. Failure at this stage means that the Analyzer will be used up, and you will then need to farm a new one, so do your best to succeed. It’s pretty simple, boiling down to a basic quick-time event that you follow along with.

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