Ready or Not has a surprising variety of mission themes, and one of them includes a SWAT raid on a seemingly homicidal internet streamer with an itchy trigger finger. The 23 Megabytes A Second mission sends the LSPD SWAT team to San Uriel Condominiums in order to prevent possible loss of civilian lives.
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This is the second mission players will unlock in Ready or Not's Commander mode, and it can be difficult to clear perfectly at first. Here's a guide covering the best way to clear this mission as well as the locations of all its soft objectives.
Ready or Not 23 Megabytes A Second Walkthrough
There are two possible entry points to the area of operations: the main atrium and the fire escape. Due to the randomized suspect placements per mission, the atrium will likely be a death sentence as gunmen can shoot at players from the second and third floors. The best way to start this mission is to open the gate leading to the fire escape and start clearing the second floor first.
Incidentally, the first door on the right, after reaching the second floor, leads to a server farm that's usually guarded by a few suspects. Check all the rooms, neutralize the suspects, and make sure to have someone watching the door leading out to the atrium. Once the server farm is clear, head back to the fire escape and move on to the third floor.
The next room leads to the condo unit belonging to a woman who appears to be the mother of Michael, the streamer next door and the main suspect of the mission. This already suggests that the report received by the LSPD is fake, though the presence of armed thugs implies something else is going on within the premises. Restrain the mother, and get ready to clear the atrium.
The biggest issue with the atrium is visibility. It's hard to see suspects that are shooting from different floors. This problem is somewhat alleviated by clearing it from above first since players won't have to deal with having the sun in their eyes. Sweep every corner, neutralize and restrain targets, then head back to the third floor.
Post up on the locked door with the graffiti and prepare for a hard breach. Clear the main room with a flashbang, and make sure to keep an eye on every closed door. This is usually where the highest concentration of armed suspects is, and they can catch players off guard easily. Sweep the rooms and arrest Michael, who is usually inside the streaming room. Be careful not to kill him so as not to fail the main objective.
23 Megabytes A Second Soft Objectives
There are three soft objectives in this map that players can easily miss. Secure the following to get a higher ranking upon completing the mission:
- The servers in the server farm
- Pictures of minors in Michael's drawers
- The Discord-esque chat window on Michael's computer
