Project Silverfish Contract Guide (v0.1.6, Neutral Route)

This is a practical, step‑by‑step Project Silverfish Contract Guide for a neutral playthrough (Freelancer/Revolutionary) in Project Silverfish v0.1.6. It covers contracts from Simei, Dr. Mosby, The Broker, and Mama Roach. Cultist/Insurrection exclusives aren’t included here.

I’ve kept things readable and focused on what you actually need to do: where to go, what to pick up, which doors and terminals matter, and the little tricks that keep you alive. Use this as a reference when a task stalls your run.

Before you start

Recommended loadout. A scoped rifle with armor‑piercing for headshots, a reliable close‑range weapon, a melee for traps, a few flares, basic meds, and at least one door solution (crowbar, lockpicks, or blowtorch). Keep a couple of data tapes on you—many contracts become faster if you can record on the spot.

Movement and luring. Fire a couple of rounds into a safe surface to pull nearby enemies to one side, then clear them as a group. It’s safer than chasing scattered targets.

Night vs day. Some raids are dramatically easier at night with a sniper and patience. Others absolutely require a flashlight (not just night vision), because certain hazards only appear under a beam.

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Signal Jammers (Simei)

Crossroads – Signal Jammer

• Where: Junkyard zone in Crossroads.
• Spawns: Antenna top, silo roof, garage roof/corner, water tower, or the little tank.
• Clear: You can just shoot the jammer. Return for turn‑in.

Flood Plains – Signal Jammer

• Where: Industrial center.
• Spawns: Sniper tower, shelf tops, tanker roof, or the radio towers near RW East/West labs.
• Tip: Approach with cover; towers expose you to long sightlines.

Black Lake – Signal Jammer

• Where: Always dock‑side.
• Spawns: Watchtower, crane, or near the end of the dock.

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Simple Fetch and Clear

Broken Wrench (Simei)

• Guaranteed wrench: Crossroads warehouse interior.
• Routes: Ladder route through an opening, or use the boat office key to enter from below.
• Bonus: Lockers often hold early essentials (lockpicks, computer parts, meds).

Retake the Safe House (Black Lake)

• Where: Floating island north from Crossroads.
• Hazards: Trip mines along the path and in bushes; disarm and pocket them.
• Tactic: Draw defenders to one side with gunshots, then clear. Set a bed and stash here—great mid‑map anchor.

Hardware & Documents (Dr. Mosby, Broker)

Hardware Problems (Computer Part)

• Reliable spawns:
  • Observatory lockers (early free part).
  • Burrows north of Metropole (near Mama Roach office).
  • E206 Lab under Depot (static spawn).
• Reality: You’ll often loot one naturally before you finish checking all three.

Collect Depot Documents

• Step 1: In Depot office, use the terminal: check Directory → Staff Notice. You’ll learn Mr. Sheffield is the key holder.
• Step 2: At the Rolodex, grab 405 Mabel Square (Sheffield’s address). It’s in the adjacent neighborhood.
• Step 3: Loot his jacket for the records key.
• Step 4: Open the Company Records room, take the dossier.
• Read it before turn‑in. It lists train car inventories and a key location, saving lockpicks and granting early military gear and a consistent crowbar.

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Elimination & Special Contracts

Lenny’s House (Elimination)

• Entrance trap: Step aside from the door; a sawed‑off rig will fire.
• Inside: Use melee to spring bear traps safely.
• Target: Lenny uses a .30‑06 LMG—peek carefully, secure the gun and ammo.

Buried Treasure (Courier Chain)

• Start: Slums, tall blue building.
  • First room: silver‑gray door → Courier’s Journal (name Whitney, mentions the Therapist).
• Therapist’s room: Bottom floor, locked. Use the terminal to open Whitney’s session notes; clue references a horse on a beach.
• Go: Flooded Village graveyard → grab a shovel (and dig for jewelry if you want cash).
• Then: Run west to Skeleton Coast. Find the structure shaped like a horse and dig under the legs.
• Reward: Duffel bag with Arc Wardstone and Luftballon.

M35 Transmission (Data Tape)

• Where: M35 radio station at the first intersection right.
• Bring: Data tape. Guaranteed tape in Dr. Mosby’s lab projector room, or buy one from freelancers.
• Route: Crouch‑jump to roof, record, done.

Scorched Earth (Scorcher Weapon for Broker)

• Where: The MAW off M35 (left exit past the secret shop).
• Enemies: Cultist‑type humanoids.
• Drop: Scorcher weapon drops reliably from them. Extract and turn in.

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Dead Drops and a Riddle (Broker)

Crossroads Dead Drop + Missing Contact (Farmer)

• Tool Station: North of the railroad; grab fire axe and a shovel.
• Attic loot: Read Farmer’s Note. Clue: “Out his right eye, the scarecrow spots what lies beneath twin stones. Spades for aces.”
• Solution: The scarecrow fell pointing to the dig spot right outside.
• Inside the package: Stardust (vital for artifact farming) and Glow‑Sprout.
• Dead drop locations nearby: Under the tank, on the walkway, or on the boat just past the water‑lock door. Early prize: two rifles including the Type‑18 AR.

Metropole Police Station Dead Drop

• Search: Under desks on first and second floors.
• Loot: Honey eggs and other supplies.

Flooded Village Dead Drop

• Where: Drowned Café upstairs.
• Loot: Ether container and glowing sample.

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Sawmill Pair: Fan the Flames + Stolen Goods (Insurrection Zone)

• Where: From Crossroads, head east to Goldwood Forest.
• Threat: SMG carriers will shred you in the open. Bring armor and spare meds.
• Fan the Flames: Blow six fuel tanks. The sawmill has several; an extra cluster sits just east in a tucked‑away yard.
• Stolen Goods: Easiest entry is through a small window ledge into the locker room; otherwise fight to the top office, kill the overseer, and use his key.
• Duffel reward: Friend Maker Wand.

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Facility Pair: Modal Interaction + Bad Egg (Lab Complex)

• Lighting: Bring a headlamp or night vision, but also a handheld light for dark corners.
• Primary terminal doors to open: C01, C04, L01, U03, U02, E04, E03.
  Optional: C02, C03.
• Bad Egg: Usually in L01. He carries a strong SMG, attic key (Metropole), and a facility keycard.
• Second terminal: Activate S06 and read the Lockdown Notice for the four‑digit door code 8344.
• Battery: Retrieve the battery and install it at the marked slot to finish Modal Interaction.
• Loot notes: Blue crate can roll decent guns. L‑wing lockers often hold samples and armor.

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Counter Sniper (Metropole/Industrial Edge)

• Target: Insurrection sniper with night vision.
• Approach: Move building to building; once indoors he’s slow to react.
• Reward: A proper sniper with armor‑piercing ammo.

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E206 Lab Tape + Red Root Sample (Dr. Mosby)

• Entrance: Basement door labeled E206 inside Depot office complex.
• Spawns: Expect light humanoids early; tougher factions later.
• Loot: Oxygen tanks, glowing samples, armor crate, a static computer part spawn.
• Gas handling: On the terminal, toggle GAS_05 = FALSE and open the required doors.
• Data tape: Record at the E206 terminal, return to Mosby and play it in the projector to reveal the red root location and the code 8613.
• Use now: Enter 8613 at the root vault while you’re still in the area to skip backtracking.

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Kill Sprat → Prototype Drill Chain (Broker/Revolutionary Fork)

Find Sprat’s trail

• Slums Saloon: Sprat’s locked room is off the stairway.
• No tools? Hug the right exterior wall, break the rear window, shoot the plank, and open from inside.
• Note: References Crossroads warehouse, entrance by the water. Mentions A04.

Prep the fork

• Read the Test Drill Memo from RG East, then talk to Dr. Mosby about equipment.
• Speak to the Broker about artifacts. He’ll ask for the Drill.
  • Turning in the prototype to the Broker hurts Revolutionary rep. Decide before you commit.

Cistern Dungeon and Sprat

• Entrance: Northwest side of the Crossroads warehouse at the river grate.
• Terminal: Activate AG04.
• Sprat: He’s visible through a window. Eliminate and loot Refinery Keycard and Infrastructure Records.

PD00002 Lab and Drill Bit

• Code: From Infrastructure Records, use 71038.
• Lights: Bring a flashlight. Shadow hazards are only visible under direct light. Night vision won’t show them.
• EMP: Frequent pulses will kill your lights; just keep clicking them back on.
• Route: Open everything except SR06 unless you’re comfortable with additional threats. Clear debris, hit the Flush Generators button to disable EMP and electricity.
• Drill Room: Grab the Prototype Drill Bit quickly—radiation builds up.
• Exit: Expect husks, basic revenants, or worse. Move with purpose.

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Flood Control (Metropole Subway)

• Start: West Metropole, First National Bank. Drop into the blown‑out basement and follow signs to STNW13.
• Navigation: Train car to the end, out, then the next car to the end.
• Damage: As of newer tuning, acid and gas hurt more—consider Poison/Acid resist.
• Objective: Turn the valve and extract. Optional upstairs exit grants a blue crate and an armor locker.

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Copper Stop (Resource Grab)

• Where: Metropole’s factory in the middle of the lake.
• Do: Enter on the right side, take the copper wire, leave.

Refinery Raid (Large‑Scale Assault)

• Approach: Enter from Slums → Refinery at night with a sniper and AP ammo.
• Open: Clear watchtower snipers first. Most troops funnel to the gate once alerted.
• Sirens: Alarm boxes exist in the overpass, refinery interior, and near the helipad. Shut them off if you want a quieter cleanup.
• Terminal: In the reactor admin, open doors and deactivate gate locks before you plant charges, or you can trap yourself.
• Blow the reactor: Multiple Ospreys will insert squads. Exploding anomalies spawn on the escape route—do not run through them.
• Extraction: Either fight back across the bridge or dive off into the water and climb the ladder out toward Skeleton Coast.

Stone Maze Readings (Data Tape)

• Fast access: With ~1000 Revolutionary rep, use the Burrows’ guarded entrance to the underground rail. Ride it to Graywater Marsh.
• Route: Take the railroad north to skip acid, then head east into Stone Maze.
• Target: Lab tent connected to the antenna. Walk to the end tent and download your data tape.
• Threat: Stalkers patrol here; clear as needed.

Strange Shopkeeper – Molasses Delivery (Broker Adjacent)

• Where: M35, northwest along the tracks. The entrance is heavily decorated; you can’t miss it.
• Do: Hand over Molasses when asked. It’s a straight trade and a tidy wrap‑up to this chain.

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Door Codes and Keys (Quick Reference)

• Modal/Bad Egg door code: 8344
• Red Root sample vault: 8613
• PD00002 Lab entry (from Infrastructure Records): 71038
• Sheffield’s records key: In jacket at 405 Mabel Square
• Refinery keycard: Looted from Sprat
• Attic key (Metropole): Looted from Bad Egg