No Signal is a mission/easter egg in Just Cause 4: International Waters.
Description[]
In-game map description: "A flash of light was seen in the mountains. Investigate the area. The Agency could have one last trick up their sleeves."
The marker can spawn anywhere in the region, so be alert.
Walkthrough[]
Be ready: Bring at least rocket launcher or shotgun. You will fight a very strong enemy.
When you reach the area, Rico will call Sargento.
Rico: "Sargento, we might have a problem on our hands."
Sargento: "Qué?"
Rico: "I saw a big flash of light in the sky over Altos Falésias. The Agency could be back for more."
Sargento: "That's odd. Better go see what The Agency's up to."
A marker will lead you to a crashed drone. A cutscene plays, and Rico looks down at it:
Rico: "It's a... drone?"
Sargento: "A drone? Like one of the ones from Robótica?"
Rico: "No, it's... from Medici. A company called the eDEN Corporation went under and left its technology like drones and mechs behind in Medici. It looks like someone attached a GRIP arm from a mech onto it, and it's glowing a strange purple."
Sargento: "Hmm. How do you think it got here?"
Rico: "I'm not sure, but it looks like it has a marking on it: LIFT-MSR C Unit 2a?"
Sargento: *Static*
Rico: "That can't be good..."
The drone slowly gets up repeating a strange mechanical noise. Its lights turn a hostile red. The drone force pulses Rico, and he stumbles backwards. He gets up, and prepares for a fight.
Rico "Let's dance, you piece of scrap metal!"
The drone will start with another force pulse from the GRIP, but after using that it will lower its shield. Now you can start damaging it. It will use its GRIP arm to attract and throw single rocks at Rico. Occasionally, it will charge up for a second and release a force pulse. If Rico is in the area of effect, he will be ragdolled and pushed back. Getting behind it is the best way to distract it and avoid its attacks. Do NOT use grenades or any lobbed explosives while it's attracting rocks, as it will also attract the explosives and throw them back at Rico. A rocket launcher is ideal for this phase, as a good distance should be kept between the drone and Rico. Repeat this until its at half health.
After it reaches half health, it will begin using rocks to shield itself. They will sort of orbit around the drone, and it will be invulnerable to all weapons while the rocks are around it. Shoot the rocks to expose it and deal more damage, but be quick as it picks up more to protect itself again. The drone will also sling some of the boulders at Rico when its rock shield is low, so be sure to evade those, as they do a lot of damage. Now you can use grenades, as it no longer attracts them. A shotgun would be ideal for this phase, since it can quickly shred the rock shield and do heavy damage to the drone itself.
Eventually, the drone will be at very low health, and will drop anything it's currently holding. It starts flying erratically, eventually disappearing in a flash of light. Rico then calls Sargento:
Rico: "Sargento, the drone attacked me and cut your connection!"
Sargento: "What happened?"
Rico: "I almost destroyed it, but it disappeared before I could finish it off. I don't think it'll be back anytime soon."
Sargento: "Let me know if you see that thing again."
Trivia/Author’s notes[]
- This is the LIFT-?¿? Reality Drone from New and Improved Medici, (a separate universe from this JC4:IW), and its concept is to appear in any other fanfiction written by User:AEgaming2 as a sort of Easter Egg.