⚡ STEP 1 — TURN ON THE POWER

Your first objective is straightforward.

Open your way through the facility and locate the power generator.

Activate it.

This restores power to the facility and allows you to use the map’s Exo-related equipment.

⚡ POWER ON.

Nothing exploded.

Nobody summoned an ancient god.

No interdimensional portal appeared.

THIS IS ALREADY GOING BETTER THAN WWII.

Give it time.

🦾 STEP 2 — GET AN EXO SUIT

Make your way toward the:

🦾 EXO TESTING ROOM.

You’ll find the Exo Suit station.

Grab one.

The Exo Suit gives you Advanced Warfare’s movement abilities, including boosted jumps and dodging.

You’re going to need it for the Easter Egg.

And congratulations:

We have now willingly strapped experimental Atlas technology directly onto our bodies.

🧪 SURVIVAL RULE:

DON’T WEAR EXPERIMENTAL TECHNOLOGY DURING A ZOMBIE OUTBREAK.

Us: Too late.

🔫 STEP 3 — GET PROPERLY EQUIPPED

Before doing the more annoying Easter Egg steps, build yourself up.

You want:

🦾 Exo Suit

❤️ Exo Health

🔫 A reliable weapon

💰 Plenty of credits

And eventually:

🔧 WEAPON UPGRADES.

Advanced Warfare handles weapon upgrading differently from traditional Pack-a-Punch.

Instead of simply upgrading once and calling it a day, weapons can be upgraded repeatedly through the map’s upgrade stations.

Each upgrade increases the weapon’s:

MARK LEVEL.

You’ll want strong equipment before the later rounds.

🃏 STEP 4 — WE NEED FOUR KEYCARDS

The central Easter Egg objective is obtaining:

🪪 FOUR SECURITY KEYCARDS.

Each belongs to one of the four characters:

Oz

Lilith

Decker

Kahn

The cards don’t simply appear in front of you.

Each requires a different challenge.

Once all four have been obtained, they eventually need to be upgraded before they can be used to access the final computer.

So our mission is basically:

STEAL EVERYBODY’S EMPLOYEE BADGE.

Atlas security is having a terrible day.

🪪 STEP 5 — DECKER’S KEYCARD

We’re starting with one of the most memorable challenges.

You need access to the:

🗑️ TRASH CHUTE.

You’ll use the chute to enter a special disposal/incinerator-type area.

Once inside, you have a limited opportunity to locate the card.

Use your Exo movement to navigate the area and grab:

🪪 DECKER’S KEYCARD.

You need to do this before the disposal sequence becomes a problem.

ATLAS EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK:

Question: Where should we store an important security card?

Atlas: Trash compactor.

Question: Why?

Atlas: Security.

…

FAIR ENOUGH.

🪪 STEP 6 — LILITH’S KEYCARD

For Lilith’s card, you’ll need to interact with the map’s zombie containment/security system.

The objective involves getting the correct infected/zombie interaction near the required door or scanner so you can access the card.

Once you’ve successfully completed the interaction:

🪪 LILITH’S KEYCARD ACQUIRED.

Two down.

🪪 STEP 7 — KAHN’S KEYCARD

Kahn’s card requires another environmental interaction involving the facility and its zombie systems.

You’ll need to use the map’s equipment and enemy behavior to expose/retrieve the card.

Complete the sequence and collect:

🪪 KAHN’S KEYCARD.

Three down.

At this point Atlas should probably deactivate our employee access.

Fortunately:

EVERYONE WHO COULD DO THAT IS CURRENTLY A ZOMBIE.

🪪 STEP 8 — OZ’S KEYCARD

Oz’s card is tied to another special interaction within the facility.

Complete the required environmental challenge and retrieve:

🪪 OZ’S KEYCARD.

You should now have access to all four:

🪪🪪🪪🪪

DECKER

LILITH

KAHN

OZ

Are we done?

HAHAHAHA.

NO.

Because apparently these keycards aren’t good enough yet.

🔢 STEP 9 — UNDERSTAND THE CARD LEVELS

Each security card has a value associated with it.

Your goal is eventually to bring the combined access level high enough to use the final computer.

That means the cards need to be:

⬆️ UPGRADED.

You do this by completing specific interactions around the map.

Think of it like leveling up your security clearance.

Except instead of attending corporate cybersecurity training…

WE’RE KILLING ZOMBIES.

Honestly, probably more enjoyable.

👁️ STEP 10 — FIND THE HIDDEN HANDPRINT SCANNERS

Around Outbreak are hidden scanners/terminals that interact with the keycards.

You’ll need to locate the correct stations and use them as part of increasing your card levels.

Watch carefully for environmental clues and interactable panels.

Each successful interaction increases your progress toward the required security clearance.

🪪⬆️

Continue working through them until your cards have been sufficiently upgraded.

🧟 STEP 11 — WATCH FOR SPECIAL ZOMBIES

Outbreak introduces several special enemies that can completely ruin your afternoon.

Most importantly:

⚡ EMP ZOMBIES.

These can temporarily disable your Exo Suit.

And once you’ve gotten used to double jumping everywhere, suddenly losing your Exo feels like somebody removed your legs.

You’ll also encounter:

🦠 INFECTED ZOMBIES.

These can infect you.

If infected:

GET TO THE DECONTAMINATION ZONE.

You only have a limited amount of time before the infection kills you.

So—

🧟 SURVIVAL RULE #9:

IF THE ZOMBIE IS GLOWING…

MAYBE DON’T HUG IT.

🧼 STEP 12 — USE DECONTAMINATION WHEN NECESSARY

Remember where the decontamination station is.

Seriously.

Remember.

Because eventually you’re going to hear the infection warning and experience approximately:

THREE SECONDS OF PURE PANIC.

When infected:

Run to decontamination.

Activate it.

Get cleansed.

Return to whatever ridiculous security-card puzzle you were doing.

🔢 STEP 13 — REACH THE REQUIRED SECURITY LEVEL

Continue completing the card-upgrade interactions.

You’re trying to reach the necessary combined clearance for the final terminal.

Check your card levels as you progress.

Once you’ve reached the required access:

🔓 FINAL SECURITY ACCESS AVAILABLE.

Now we’re getting somewhere.

💻 STEP 14 — ACCESS THE MAIN COMPUTER

Head to the main security/computer terminal associated with the Easter Egg.

Use your upgraded keycard clearance.

The computer accepts your access.

💻 SECURITY OVERRIDE.

And now the final sequence begins.

Surely Atlas will recognize we’re survivors and immediately evacuate us.

Right?

…

RIGHT?

🚨 STEP 15 — THE EXTRACTION SEQUENCE

The facility begins moving toward the final Easter Egg sequence.

Follow the objective prompts and make your way through the required areas.

You’re working toward:

🚁 EXTRACTION.

At this stage, survival becomes the priority.

Keep your Exo Suit functioning.

Watch for EMP zombies.

Watch your infection status.

Keep moving.

And whatever you do:

DON’T GET TRAPPED.

🚁 STEP 16 — REACH EXTRACTION

Complete the final interactions and reach the extraction area.

The survivors finally have a way out.

After everything we’ve done:

Experimental technology.

Zombie infection.

Security cards.

Trash compactors.

EMP zombies.

Atlas secrets.

We can finally escape.

🚁 GET TO THE EXTRACTION POINT.

Complete the sequence.

And—

🏆 GAME OVER, MAN! COMPLETE.

The Outbreak Easter Egg is finished.

🎬 BUT THE STORY ISN’T OVER

Because this is Zombies.

Nobody gets a normal happy ending.

The survivors’ situation continues directly into the next Exo Zombies chapter.

And where are we going next?

🌆 BURGER TOWN.

Yes.

Seriously.

After surviving a secret Atlas research facility filled with zombies…

OUR NEXT MAJOR BATTLEFIELD IS A FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT.

😭

📝 QUICK CHEAT SHEET — OUTBREAK

⚡ SETUP

Power on
↓
Get Exo Suit
↓
Buy Exo Health / weapons
↓
Upgrade weapons as needed

🪪 KEYCARDS

Obtain:

Decker

Lilith

Kahn

Oz

↓

Complete their required security interactions
↓
Upgrade card/security levels
↓
Reach required combined clearance

💻 COMPUTER

Take upgraded clearance to the final computer
↓
Security override
↓
Final sequence begins

🚨 SURVIVAL

EMP zombie → Exo temporarily disabled

Infected zombie → get to decontamination immediately

Keep armour/Exo Health and ammunition ready

🚁 END

Complete final sequence
↓
Reach extraction
↓
Finish Easter Egg

🏆 GAME OVER, MAN!