After just having worked your way through Steelrising's Gros Caillou, The Factories definitely feels like a much smaller area. However, while it doesn't wrap around itself in the same way that the Gros Caillou does, The Factories utilizes verticality to a greater degree than we had seen previously. So, instead of wrapping around itself, this stage is stacked on top of itself.
Related: Steelrising: Les Invalides Part 1, Gros Caillou Walkthrough
The Factories is an area that is home to a number of dimly lit, closed-in environments. Which, naturally, means you have plenty of ambushes to look forward to. Oh, and unlike the Gros Caillou, this stage does feature another one of those lovable Unstable Automat bosses.
Starting at Eugene De Vaucanson's Workshop, you are going to follow the giant cable from the elevator. It will lead you directly to the gate that will bring you into The Factories. Upon throwing open said gate, you will be greeted by a courtyard with a few basic Automats patrolling it. But watch out; there is one of those Lancer Automats in the distance, and they will fire on you once they see you. Stealth kill the Automat patrolling closest to you, and then hustle over to the Lancer. Kill it and then finish off the rest of the Automats stumbling around.
Now, the first entrance on your right (if your back is facing the gate you entered through) is the building you will want to explore. Follow it around until you reach a set of stairs, climb them, but be warned, there are Automats wedged in the corners up here, and they are more than happy to attack your back if you expose it to them.
After you clear the Automats out, climb the stairs. Open the chest up here, and get the module key and Grade 1 Lasting Affliction
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