Old man Nosek

Locate Wit Nosek
Sidequest
Quest information
Location	Panacea Lab Coretech Research Facility Talloski Manor
Given by	Azif
Rewards	5000 classic XP / 5 oddity XP 1000 Stygian Coin Huxkey 300 or 500 Stygian Coin(optional, depend on Mercantile) 100 or 200 or 300 or 400 Stygian Coin(optional, depend on Mercantile)
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Previous: Meet Azif

Azif has a mission for you.

Objectives

• Locate former Biocorp researcher Wit Nosek, dead or alive, and find out what it was he discovered while working on 'The Ark' project.

Walkthrough

Examining the Oculus database reveals he was part of a project that took place in Panacea Lab, in Upper Underrail. Head there to get started. The lab is in northwest Upper Underrail, outside any of the colored primary metro lines. Dig through the Lab's computers for some clues on Wit Nosek. Most computers and terminals are unresponsive, but there is a functional computer at the north side of the lab. There you will find out that Biocorp's facilities in Core City may hold more information, along with some useful document codes and Nosek's alias Thallo.

In Core City, make your way to the Coretech Research Facility that used to belong to Biocorp. If you haven't already done so, you will have to complete the main storyline up to the point where you get the keycard to enter the facility. On one of the research facility's computer consoles, you can learn Nosek's assistant's name using the codes you found in Panacea Lab. It will prove useful.

Optionally, you can ask Jon the Beautiful for information on Wit Nosek, but he knows nothing. If you have learned Nosek's nickname Thallo, Jon will note that Talloski sounds similar, but it will only trigger Gene's conversation about Talloski family.

There are several way to enter Talloski Manor

Front door assault：

• Throw any grenade far enough to lure front gate guard away, if the guard go far enough, you don't need any stealth skill to enter from front gate and will not trigger any hostile outside manor.
  • Kill anybody inside the manor except target, leave no witness.

If your character do not have minimal 5 Strength(boost to 8 to open shaft) or enough Hacking or Lockpicking or Pickpocketing. This is the only way to complete quest before Deep Caverns(Supersoldier Drug).

Basement entry：

• Sneak past or use grenade to lure the back entrance guard away then go to the back door(75 Hacking require).
  • Basement have a worker walking around, there is no need for any stealth skill if you move by shaft and careful enough, expect two fixed position guard at entrance hall.

Basement entry could fit to those player lack on stealth, but good at hacking and lockpicking.

Balcony entry：

• Sneak past or use grenade to lure the back entrance guard away then go to the back door, climb up those cargo, you need 8 Agility to do so.(Cave Hopper Leather boot or armor, Junkyard Surprise)

You will not need to avoid first floor or basement guard for this method.

Invite by Talloski family members：

• Sophie at Hardcore City Bar can be pleased with Captured Borer,either sell or give it to her, then she will invite you to Talloski Manor, normal price is 300 Charons, but can become 500 with 40 Mercantile.
• Maxim outside Arena office will invite you to Talloski Manor if you become a gladiator. You have to complete this quest to be a gladiator anyway.

Although both of them will give you first floor access and Sophie could give you extra cash, character lack on stealth may want to avoid Sophie because she will keep her view including one shaft that can lead you to first floor Armory. You can follow Maxim's invite, get the loot from Armory, then sell Captured Borer to Sophie.

• • After you enter Talloski Manor, ask one of them about their grandfather.
  • Return to Oculus. Ask Twitch to help you with monitor Talloski Manor.
  • Release Cybernetic Spawn to Talloski Manor ,return to Twitch and learned about the broken monitor.
    • Return Manor and tell Vlatko you can repair monitor, from now on, you can access to second floor openly.
    • The door to attic need 100 hacking. Open the shaft just beside ladder(force open need 8 Strength) then get the Attic Key Card (Core City Manor), or pickpocket Vlatko's Keycard (Core City) from Vlatko and open .
    • You can fix that monitor with 65 Electronics, Vlatko will pay you 200 Charons with 10? Mercantile, 300 Charons with 40 Mercantile, 400 Charons with 60 Mercantile.

This is the optimal way of entry without killing anyone and maxim your loot, since Vlatko will not came out from his room if the monitor is not broken.

Basement will always be a restricted area.

Wit Nosek himself can be found in the attic of Talloski Manor in Core City. However, he is old and somewhat deranged. No information can be extracted from him just like that, unless you know about his assistant and claim you are Al.

Once you find out what you could, return to Azif.