Arish’s Briefing is the third Main Story mission of Control Resonant in the Contain the Crisis chapter. After rescuing Arish from the Evac Building, Dylan Faden heads back to the Field Office to speak with the FBC Co-Director. This walkthrough for Arish's Briefing explains how to start the mission and what happens next.
Return to the Field Office
Your primary task in Arish's Briefing is to return to the Central Field Office to speak with the man in charge. As you leave the Evac Building, Zoe calls to provide you with a traveling tune: Say What.
Say What is the first collectible song in Zoe's Mixtape. To view all the collected tracks, open the Menu, navigate to Archives, and open the Zoe's Mixtape section. There are six songs in all.
There are two main ways to return to the office: hoof it or use the Main Street Fast Travel Door and travel to the Field Office Fast Travel Door.
Taking the long way back does let you listen to the song, but it's up to you!
You'll find Arish inside the Field Office at the center table. Approach and speak with him to begin. This starts a conversation sequence in which Arish mentions that the situation at the Evac Site is getting worse and fears the Hiss inside may try to escape.
You can choose any reply you want, as it won't change the course of the mission.
Arish reveals their plan to stop the Hiss: use the corpse of the first Resonant Entity you killed, aka the Artist, as a weapon, called the CFD, to kill the Hiss. He explains that the head is an "amplifier for Patterning resonance," so it should work. Should. They plan to use the Patterning resonance at the bottom of the sinkhole to power the weapon.
He tells Dylan that the previous team that went diving into the sinkhole didn't make it, so they want him to go down via a diving bell and install probe relays. But before that, he wants Dylan to go into the subways and activate stations that'll channel power to get the CFD up and running.
Arish also mentions that the team creating the CFD requires data from two more Resonant Entities, which means you'll have more boss fights ahead of you. When he's finished, Arish's Briefing comes to an end.
Two Story Missions become unlocked:
- Power Lines
- Into the Sinkhole
You can pursue either one or pause here to go locate and fight more Resonant Entities for the CFD. Stay informed on the next step by opening the menu and reading Notes: Plan of Attack under the Contain the Crisis section.
Your best options are:
- The Central Resonant
- The West Incursion Resonant
Both are highly recommended, with the latter being required for story progression. Open your Quest Log and navigate to the Defeating Resonants section for more.
