I slid into the Complex with one goal: two hacks, one run. The door sealed behind me and my heart sped—not from enemies, but from the math: both downloads must land before I leave. You can feel the run collapse in real time.
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I’ve done this run enough times to know where it splits: the plan, or the respawn screen. You’re chasing two identical downloads on Dire Marsh and they both must finish in the same run. Think of the map as a short sprint where every sidestep costs momentum.
Here’s the game plan in plain order so you don’t trade time for frustration:
- Head east to the Dire Marsh Complex POI and hack the secured terminal in the yellow PLX-3 room.
- Run to the southern Quarantine building and hack the quarantine terminal there.
- Exfil without dying—there’s usually a spawn nearby.
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You’ll find the Complex on the eastern edge of Dire Marsh. The target room is the small yellow chamber with PLX-3 on the roof. The main ground-floor door is locked, so ignore the obvious approach.
Use nearby crates to climb to the first-floor entrance. Watch for lasers and take the stairs down to the terminal. Hack it, then prepare for the trap: the post-hack doors lock.
There are two breakable boxes—one in the room and one on the stairs above. Smash both to force a path. If you miss them, you can wait three minutes and the door opens automatically. The Complex acts as a pressure cooker; plan your exit before the hack finishes.
How do I find Protocol G in Complex?
Protocol G is at the PLX-3 terminal. If you hover the POI in your map, a quest marker will point you to the yellow room. Bring mobility: crates and stairs are faster than clearing enemies.
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The second hack sits in a building on Quarantine’s southern edge. I marked the spot during my run; follow the quest marker and you’ll find a terminal inside. There are no heavy enemy spawns here, but runners pass through—stay aware.
After the hack you’ll see a keypad near the terminal. Interact to open the exit door, or wait three minutes and the system will release you automatically. Exfil usually spawns nearby—grab it and get out alive.
How do I escape after hacking both terminals?
Exfil is typically close to the Quarantine terminal. If one hasn’t spawned, hold a defensive angle and don’t push for extra loot. Your run’s success metric is two downloads plus a live extraction, not a kill count.
I run this route solo and with fireteams on Bungie forums and Discord; videos on YouTube show alternate approaches if you want visuals. Use Moyens I/O screenshots for reference if you need a frame-by-frame read of the room layout.
Two final practical tips: after the Complex hack, check the stairs for the second box before sprinting out, and after you finish the Quarantine hack, secure the nearest exfil point. The exit timer is a coiled spring—handle it with calm force.
Will you push both hacks in one tense run or split your tries and grind the next clear run?