*NOTE: The side cases do not start until after you complete the new training the Commander assigned you in File 03.
Down and Nerdy
Obtained: Enter the Technical Crew on B3 at HQ
Objective: Get a material code
Enter the Technical Crew office to trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene, talk to Ted who is sitting at a desk in the room holding a baton. Buy the material code from him for 0G. Then head over to Tabitha and talk to her to upgrade your baton. After you finish upgrading the baton, she will give you a camera that she made for Max. Test it out by taking a picture of Lappy to complete the mission.
High Maintenance
Obtained: Enter the Command Center on B2 at HQ
Objective: Use the Legatus Terminal
Enter the Command Center to trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene, the case will complete.
Meet the New You
Obtained: Enter the Locker Room on B2 at HQ
Objective: Go to the locker room
Enter the Locker Room to trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene, the case will complete.
Staying Healthy
Obtained: Enter the Infirmary on B2 at HQ
Objective: Visit the infirmary
Enter the Infirmary to trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene, the case will complete.
Take a Load Off
Obtained: Enter the Break Room on B2 at HQ
Objective: Visit the break room
Enter the Break Room to trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene, the case will complete.
Sanctuary
Obtained: Enter the restroom on B2 at HQ
Objective: Visit the restroom
Enter the restroom to trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene, the case will complete.
Winging It
Obtained: Talk to the Art Aficionado in the alleyway at Z30 Maison Forest
Objective: Find the graffiti artist
Talk to the Art Aficionado in a dead alleyway near the center of Z30 Maison Forest. He will ask you to track the artist of some graffiti painted on a wall in the alley. Activate your IRIS and look for the flock of birds. They will be located in an area just passed the Quiz Kids, so climb up the ladder near the malfunctioning robot and head past the children behind some dumpsters to find Parnassus No. 2. Talk with him to begin a foot chase and follow behind him. Send your Legion to stun the artist then wrap the chain around him to bind him. This will trigger a cutscene and the case will complete.
Malfunctioning Robot
Obtained: Talk to the Arm Mechanic near the malfunctioning arm at Z30 Maison Forest
Objective: Look with your IRIS
Talk to the Arm Mechanic near the malfunctioning robot arm in the alleyway. Then activate IRIS mode to locate the signal causing the arm to malfunction and use the Sword Legion to sever the signal completing the case.
Quiz Kids
Obtained: Talk to the group of kids on the landing above the Malfunctioning Robot at Z30 Maison Forest
Objective: Take the boy’s quiz
Climb up the ladder next to the malfunctioning robot from the last side case and talk with the group of children. They claim to know something about the case, but will not tell you for free. Agree to take their quiz and listen to what each brother has to say. When they are done, talk to any of the brothers and tell them you are ready. Choose the fourth brother to get the right answer and complete the case.
Quiz Kid Shuffle
Obtained: Talk to the group of kids on the landing above the Malfunctioning Robot after completing the Quiz Kids side mission at Z30 Maison Forest
Objective: Take the boy’s quiz
Talk to the boys again after completing the Quiz Kids case and agree to take another quiz. The kids will run around in circles real fast and you have to keep track of the oldest brother. When they stop running and line up again, head to the brother you think is the oldest. You can also activate IRIS to get the boy’s dates of birth to determine who is the oldest.
A Drone’s Fate
Obtained: Talk to an officer near a dumpster near where you started on Z30 Maison Forest
Objective: Recover the drone
From the starting location at Z30 Maison Forest, follow the alleyway left to find a police officer standing in front of a dumpster. Talk to the officer to learn about a drone that is stuck on a pipe attached to side of a near by building. Locate the drone and when prompted use the ZL button on your Joy Con/Pro Controller to send the Sword Legion up there to retrieve it. This will trigger a cutscene where you hand over drone to the officer. Once that is complete, activate the IRIS and target the drone flying along the building diagonally from the dumpster (you can only see the drone in IRIS mode). Press the A button to check the drone’s footage completing the mission.
Soccer Dreams
Obtained: Automatically after bring the soccer ball to the children playing outside
Objective: Obtain the soccer ball
From the crime scene, follow the chimera trail down the alleyway and into an open area at the base of some stairs. In this area, you will see a soccer ball on the ground. Keep following the trail right into a hallway, which will lead to another alleyway. From that alleyway, take a right into a makeshift medical clinic. Pass through the clinic to arrive on a concrete pad that some children turned into a soccer field. Talk to the children to learn that their soccer ball is missing. Head back to the area where you found the soccer ball and kick the ball back to where the children were playing. When you kick the ball close enough to the children, the case will complete. Kicking the ball through the goal will award extra points for the case report.
Locked In
Obtained: Interact with the door with a 18036J number at the top
Objective: Break the lock
While following the chimera trail in File 03, you will pass through a hallway a short distance from the crime scene. Interact with the door to learn that there is a person trapped inside. Press L on the Joy Con/Pro Controller to cut the lock off the door with the Sword Legion, freeing the Confined Man. This will complete the case.
Unknown Signal
Obtained: Automatically while exploring on the other side of the gate in the Chimera World
Objective: Follow the call
This side case will start automatically while exploring in the other side of the gate after following the chimera trail. Follow the marker on the screen to locate a strange yellow drone and interact with it. The drone will ask you to locate its parts so that it can be repaired. The gyrosensor will be located next to the drone on the ground. From there, look for the two platforms moving horizontally across from the drone. When you see them, look to the left to spot another platform that moves vertically. Hop onto that platform and ride it to the top. Once there use your Legion to jump across the gap landing onto a ledge containing the titanium gear. Head back down to the drone and make your way past the platforms moving horizontally to find the camera cable. With the last of the drone parts in your possession, head back to the drone to trigger a cutscene where you will fix the drone, completing the case.