Navigating Manhattan is not easy, especially if you are dropped into a warped, paranatural version of it in Control Resonant. You need to work on locating the right people to help you, and also solve puzzles to progress further. In Act 1: Contain the Crisis, the first task will push you to find the Maintenance Worker and power up the Central Checkpoint.
This isn’t the warm welcome you are used to when you step into New York’s Downtown for the first time, but it is something you need to do to help you unravel what’s happening around the city. In this guide, I will run you through the locations that you need to investigate and how to move the charge to the central checkpoint for the Welcome to Manhattan quest.
Find the Maintenance Worker and Charge the Central Checkpoint
The first task in Control Resonant: Welcome to Manhattan quest is to find the maintenance worker to help you out. This will also introduce you to Dylan’s Aberrant technique, but it will only work for a short time before it runs out. You need to charge it up along the way by hitting 5 generators placed randomly around the map.
This will help carry the power to the final generator at the Central Checkpoint. Since this part is quite tricky, I’ve mapped out the easiest route that you can take to get from one generator to another before your charge runs out.
Generators #1 and #2 Locations
When you get control of your character, check out the letter left on the chair near your spawn point. Then, make your way to the dead end to find the first generator. Hit it once to charge up, then run straight ahead towards the long pillar to find the second generator.
Generator #3 Location
Go right from here and enter the first alley on your left. In this area, look to your left to find a garage door and a generator in front of it. Hitting the generator here will unlock the garage door. I suggest taking some time to check out the chest and the dead Maintenance Worker inside. Hit the generator again before heading out, then go straight ahead.
Generator #4 Location
Your quest will now be updated to Move the Charge to the Central Checkpoint. You need to make your way to the rooftop of the building on your right, and the best way I found to do that is by jumping up to the green platform on the left and double jumping across to the platform on the right. Get on the roof and jump up further to the roof ahead to find the fourth generator.
Generator #5 Location
Then, jump across towards the building with the water tank right across, on the left. Keep jumping forward towards the FBC testing facility with the white walls. Get inside the enclosure with the green cargo crates. The fifth generator is located inside here. Hit it twice to charge up, then enter the doorway behind the two guards on your left.
Generator #6 Location
Follow the road straight ahead towards the large central building at the end. Right in front of the building is where you can find the sixth generator that requires the charge. Be careful here, as hitting this generator will spawn some Hiss enemies nearby, so take them down quickly to complete the quest objective in Control Resonant.
