A Cleaner throws a torch toward a bound civilian beneath a flickering streetlight. I sprint in, drag the hostage away, and the firefight snaps into a clear rhythm: hit the spawns, protect one life, then stop the second wave. You can finish Scout 1 in one focused run if you stop guessing and follow a short, ruthless plan.
I play this game the way I plan a raid: tight routes, predictable timers, and a single objective at a time. You’ll save time, scraps, and frustration — and I’ll point to the exact spots in Downtown East where the season wants you to fight.
Traffic cones still half-buried in rubble — The Division 2 Y8S3 Red Horizon Scout 1 guide
The Week 1 manhunt hands you three tasks beneath one clue chain. Think of these as short checkpoints: decode, act, repeat. I’ll walk you through each objective, where to find it, and the practical tips that stop wipes.
How do I complete Scout 1 in Y8S3 Red Horizon?
Scout 1 is three found-and-finish objectives: stop two public executions, capture three control points in Downtown East, and kill 10 Cleaners inside that same district. Use the red map icons and your mission marker — Ubisoft’s indicator is reliable here — and place yourself where reinforcements funnel in. Your approach should be a scalpel, cutting only what’s needed and keeping one hostage alive during execution events.
Prevent Public Execution
These pop up with a red icon on your map and they’re short, violent, and repeatable. When you arrive, you’ll find hostiles surrounding hostages and a clear spawn order: trash minions first, then a heavier wave with officers and explosives.
- Enter from cover; don’t sprint into the open. Use a grenade or turret to buy a few seconds.
- Kill the first wave and keep at least one hostage alive. If everyone dies, the event fails and respawn timers waste your run.
- When the second wave arrives, focus the officers and any flamethrowers first. Cleaners’ fire stacks fast; break it with distance or a well-timed blowback.
- Repeat once more at the next red icon to finish the two required interruptions.
If you’re on PC via Steam, or using Ubisoft Connect, call a friend on Discord or in-game — two players make these trivial. Solo, lower the difficulty for faster spawns and cleaner pacing; Massive Entertainment hasn’t gated these behind team-only mechanics.
Where are the control points in Downtown East?
Downtown East has four control points; you need to recapture any three. The district clusters around a few landmarks. Your map marker and Ubisoft’s indicator point to the right neighborhoods, but move fast: the second enemy wave brings elites and a boss.
Capture Control Points in Downtown East
Request nearby allies at the flag to spawn friendlies, clear the initial group, then hold through the counterattack. Kill the elites and the minibosses that spawn on the recapture; once that wave falls, the control point flips.
- Prioritize cover and verticality; Cleaners and other factions like to flank.
- Bring sticky or area-denial tools to punish clustered elites.
- Your map marker should be treated as a lighthouse guiding you through Downtown East — follow it to reduce wasted runs.
Repeat this process for two more control points. If an objective respawns far away, reset and fast-travel to the closest safehouse — that’s faster than running across the map chasing a respawn you didn’t need.
Eliminate 10 Cleaners in Downtown East
This one is simple: kill any 10 Cleaners inside the Downtown East boundary. You can finish it while completing the other two tasks. Use area-of-effect tools, incendiaries, or a shotgun for close-range clusters — Cleaners will rush you with flamethrowers, so stagger their approach and pick off the thrower first.
If you’re earning Scout medals or tracking progress on Xbox, PlayStation, Steam, or Ubisoft Connect, tab your tracker between events so you don’t miss the count. Drop difficulty if you need cleaner pacing — there’s no reward for repeated failed attempts.
That’s the whole chain: two saved executions, three recaptured control points, and ten Cleaners dead inside Downtown East. Follow the map, pick your angles, and finish the waves quickly — the season’s timer won’t wait. So, will you make Week 1 a quick win or grind for hours on end?