I dropped into Buried City with the timer breathing down my neck, a squad pressing every rooftop. You watch the map and feel something click—one door, one terminal, and the quest snaps into focus like finding a map in a maze. I’ve replayed this route until the rewards hit reliably.
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You’re after a short chain of objectives that reward attention more than brute force. I’ll show you the exact steps I use to finish the quest cleanly and fast: save time, avoid unnecessary fights, and grab the reward without the guesswork.
- On the Buried City map, find the foreman’s barricaded apartment south of Piazza Roma.
- Access the foreman’s digital logbook.
- On Dam battlegrounds, reach the Power Generation Complex.
- Find a way into the Controlled Access Zone.
- Search the Controlled Access Zone for evidence of the foreman’s reconstruction project and photograph the whiteboard.
Concrete buildings hide practical secrets — On Buried City, find the foreman’s barricaded apartment south of Piazza Roma
Drop into the Pizza Roma quadrant and head south to the A2 block. The foreman’s apartment is barricaded on the lower floors; I prefer the zipline across the A2 roof because it keeps you out of the main choke. If you miss the zipline, the interior stairs work fine—both routes funnel you to the same doorway.
Where is the foreman’s barricaded apartment?
It sits just south of Piazza Roma in the A2 building. If you can see the pizza-sign landmark on your mini-map, you’re one block north. Approach from the rooftop zipline for the fastest entry if enemy teams aren’t contesting the sky.
Office clutter contains the story — Access the foreman’s digital logbook
Once inside the apartment, the terminal sits against the back wall with a physical logbook on top. Interact with the logbook to register that objective. I treat this as a one-click housekeeping task that removes the mental nag from the rest of the run.
How do I access the foreman’s digital logbook?
Open the terminal and pick up or inspect the physical logbook on the terminal. It registers immediately; you don’t need to finish anything else in the room. If you’re using Embark’s patch notes or Steam community guides, they’ll confirm the same spot—this is standard on current builds.
Power plants occupy the map’s north side in most missions — On Dam battlegrounds, reach the Power Generation Complex and find a way into the Controlled Access Zone
Head north on Dam until you hit the Power Generation Complex marker. The underground entrance to the Controlled Access Zone is tucked just beyond that point; if you treat the map like a flowchart, the Complex is the choke that funnels you underground.
How do I get into the Controlled Access Zone?
From the Power Generation Complex, find the stairwell or service hatch that leads down. I prefer the stairwell because it gives immediate cover; the hatch is faster but exposes you to flank fire. Once below, move straight, take the first left, pass the corridor and enter the small room on your immediate left—the whiteboard is inside.
Evidence lives in the smallest rooms — Search the Controlled Access Zone for clues about the foreman’s reconstruction project
Go down the stairs and keep your eyes peeled; corridors can hide ambushes. Enter the room with the whiteboard, interact to take the photo, and the final objective completes. Treat the Controlled Access Zone like a locked vault—approach its entrance the same way you would a bank’s back door.
I tested this route across multiple matches and cross-checked community notes on Discord and Steam guides; the path is consistent in the current patch from Embark Studios and the screenshots above were sourced from Moyens I/O and Embark. Follow the sequence—apartment, logbook, Power Complex, stairs, whiteboard—and you’ll cut the run time and the guesswork right out of the loop.
Will you be the player who finishes the quest cleanly and collects the reward, or will you leave the foreman’s plans to someone else?