CORTEX

Prebrief

Inside a futuristic corridor, a soldier (Zaveri) in a blue hoodie slides into the foreground, pistol drawn. Behind her, a shootout unfolds between armored fighters, with bullets shattering glass around a red medical scanner displaying human anatomy.

Descend on a cliffside compound conducting experimental research for The Guild. Inside, scattered vat chambers hold subjects suspended in fluid, the operation supported by an adjoining autopsy and morgue. Lock down the underpass to control the heart of the map or branch out to the narrow skybridge overlooking the water.

Cortex Intel

1. Vat Chamber blast: Shotguns reign supreme around the red vats, large enough to hide your movement and squeezed in tight so that you’re right up against any enemies unlucky enough to cross your path.

2. Skybridge Finishing Moves: It’s easy to get caught up with what’s in front of you when traversing the Skybridge. Use this against enemy players by going in for the Finishing Move when their backs are facing you and they’re not checking their six.

3. Bedtime: Climb up into the bed of the parked vehicles around on the map, their ledges providing decent cover and a place to mount your weapon. When things get bad, go prone to minimize your profile and then pop back up for the counterattack.

Advanced Map Tips

Up and Underpass — Alpha (A)

A military garage with a white armored vehicle parked on a concrete floor beneath a low ceiling. Red lighting strip lighting and skylights provide illumination, and the garage opens to a rocky cliffside environment.

Get right into the action by playing the middle area between the Underpass and Skybridge. Climb up to take shots around the vehicle and then drop back down before the enemy has a chance to respond, pressing your back into the alcove to avoid being spotted by targets moving down the Skybridge.

Skybridge — Beta (B)

A modern concrete balcony overhangs a rocky cliffside above ocean water, featuring exposed machinery, red accent lighting, and industrial storage lockers lined against the wall.

Hop up on the low wall just north of the Skybridge for a long view down the side, covering nearly the entire length of the map. Bring a scoped weapon to maximize your targeting capabilities against distant targets.

Vent Passage — Gamma (Γ)

A sterile, futuristic cold storage room with blue lighting, stacked white cargo crates labeled “PHANTOM” and “GUILD,” and warning signs for hazardous materials on the glass doors. A window looks into an adjacent industrial space, and a red ladder rests against the far wall.

Easy to miss in the heat of battle, there’s a small passage connecting the Reactor room and the north end of the Skybridge near the low wall mentioned in the previous tip. Shoot or melee the vent coverings on either end to open up the useful shortcut and ambush point.

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Layers
- Domination Zone
- Hardpoint Zone