This is continued from the Starting the Quest section of Fever Dreams.
The player will wake up inside, via an animation, of a building with a metal cage in front of them, and an area to their right set up with seating and a small stage. All of their items and equipment will be missing, and they will be equipped with basic military fatigues.
Private Gutsy will immediately trigger a conversation with the player.
After the conversation, the player will receive an objective to explore the area.
In the adjacent room they’ll find a non-hostile Supermutant that appears to be waiting for something, a door that is sealed but that can be seen through where the Mister Gutsy is standing guard, and a path out of the room.
As the player approaches the Supermutant, it will call out - requesting the player chat with it.
Speaking to the Supermutant, who will introduce itself as Dolores, they’ll learn about a friend of the mutant that went deeper into the facility and an explanation of how they can possibly get free from the facility. At this point, the player will be given an objective to lift the facility lockdown. They’ll also be given some basic gear, and the keycard to open the door leading down.
Dolores will also introduce the player to Challenge Tokens. These can be exchanged in Challenge Token Machines throughout the facility to gain access to various items. Additional Challenge Tokens can be earned and found throughout the facility.
Dolores can be killed. If this is done, a holotape can be looted from it, as well as the gear, keycard, (and tokens) it would have given to the Player.
The player will proceed through a security area and a series of offices, on their way finding various loot and minor combat encounters with creatures and turrets.
Eventually, they’ll get to a hallway with a broken door. Beyond is the quest marker. Activating the door will trigger an animation where the floor will collapse underneath them, dropping them into the Lower Level Labs.