How to clear Securement Silo 08 in Once Human The Way of Winter

Along with The Way of Winter, we’ve received a couple of brand new Silos in Once Human. In this article, I’ll take you through how to complete Securement Silo 08 — even solo — since it can be a pretty tricky dungeon and there are some new mechanics for us to play with.

Without further ado, here’s how to clear Sercurement Silo 08 in Once Human.

How to prepare for Securement Silo 08

If you’re running this silo on Normal Mode, you can enter with pretty much any uncalibrated build and dominate. However, if you’re planning on Hard or Pro mode (the latter available later this week), then you’ll need to do some planning.

First, pick a strong build. The M416 Silent Anabasis Frost Vortex build is quite viable given the amount of adds. However, I’ve personally had more success running an MP7 Power Surge build. But then that’s also my main build and I’m used to it, so whatever you used to complete LEA solo should work.

Next, bring plenty of Quick Activators and Adrenaline Shots, because boy, things in this dungeon tend to really hurt. If you’ve already run it a few times, you’ll know all about those rocket launcher guys.

How to clear Securement Silo 08

I’m not going to tell you to loot every room, so just… loot every room. There’s tons to get in here, so take your time for the first run of the day and grab everything. With that out of the way, here’s what to do.

In the first room, simply head up the stairs to your right as you enter the room, then head through the hallway and get ready for a tough fight (especially if you, like me, are running this dungeon with no calibrated gear!).

This room has plenty of enemies, and they do quite a bit of damage beyond Normal Mode, so my strategy is to head to one of the rooms and hide, waiting for enemies to emerge so I can take them out one by one.

Once the enemies stop coming, you can slowly take out the rest of the room. Once you’ve cleared and looted the room, head to this top landing.

Here you’ll find a large painting on the wall — walk through it to find the next area.

You’ll find a staircase, but it has translucent spots that you fall through if you try to walk over them. You’ll also notice a nearby fountain with floating balls nearby. The idea here is to “paint” the stairs with these balls in order to make them solid. There’s no need to do this, as you can simply jump over the missing spots and continue, but make sure to remember this mechanic for the next room.

Be careful with the enemies on the stairs here, since they can one-shot you if you’re not careful. Take them out quickly.

Head up the stairs and grab the med kit, then turn back just slightly and head down the stairs into the next room. Take your time here, there’s a translucent Elite enemy and a powerful Phase enemy in this room.

My strategy is to take out all the additional enemies first, then focus on the Elite. If you’re not running something like Powersurge, it’ll take an eternity to kill the Phase enemy, so do your best to just avoid his attacks.

You can take care of the Elite enemy by getting him to walk over the fountain with the floating paintballs, or you can grab and throw one of the balls at him.

Once done there, you can grab two more storage chests on your way to the next room. Spam your Q key so you don’t miss them, they’re hidden and you won’t see them if you run straight to the next painting, which is also the way to the next section of the dungeon.

You’ve reached the penultimate area, and it couldn’t be more straightforward from here. Just run down the hallway and take out any enemies that appear (none of them are difficult here). When you get to the next main chamber, interact with the blue painting to enter the boss room.

How to defeat the boss in Securement Silo 08

You’ll be shot at the second you enter this room, so what I do is jump down and take shelter behind the pillars on the left.

From here, you have at least some cover. Take out the adds as quickly as possible. They can burst down your health in a moment. Once you’ve taken care of the adds, focus on the boss. If it’s translucent, you’ll need to hit it with a paintball.

However, it’s not necessary here, as the boss goes through phases. As soon as it steps on a fountain, you can hit it. You’ll need to crush a shield first though, and on Hard Mode, it’s pretty substantial, so I sure hope your build can dish out enough DPS!

One last thing… you might want to deal with the two Vulture Trackers up the stairs to the back of the room. Their attacks not only deal massive damage but also stun you for a moment. Trust me, you don’t want those two shooting at you while you’re trying to fend off rocket launcher guys and spirit bears and who knows what else!

Now you’ve just got to win this fight. It’s not easy, at least not for me. But if you focus and take shelter any time the adds spawn back in, then take them out first, you’ll get the boss down in no time.

Good luck!