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Knockin' on Heaven's Door


Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Type Main Job
Location Arasaka Tower
Previous For Whom the Bell Tolls

Knockin' on Heaven's Door is the main job on the Rogue path of the ending, after For Whom the Bell Tolls. Johnny Silverhand, in V's body, raids Arasaka Tower with Rogue Amendiares and her man Weyland, to free Alt Cunningham in the tower's system and reach Mikoshi. The raid ends with a fight against Adam Smasher and the final choice at Mikoshi.

Story

One More Wild Ride

The journal is Johnny again. The worst is behind them, he says. Rogue was shaking worse than all the corporate types put together, but she said yes in the end. They are going back to Arasaka Tower, and this time they will finish things right. They will cut Alt loose in the tower's system, and she will open the way to Mikoshi. Johnny only wishes V could see it.

The Jungle Floor

The flying car comes down in the forest section of the tower. Weyland is in trouble near the crash, and Rogue goes to help him. Johnny can follow her and take out Arasaka guards on the way. Then the team finds the commanding officer and takes his access token for the lifts.

Alt

The lift takes the team to the atrium and on to the security level. Johnny switches on access to the server room from a computer in the security room, then connects Alt to the system in the server room. From there, a lift leads down to the netrunner operations floor and towards Mikoshi.

Smasher

At the gate to Mikoshi, Adam Smasher waits. Weyland helps in the fight. After Smasher falls, Johnny decides his fate and can pick up Rogue's gun. Johnny connects to Mikoshi at its access point and enters cyberspace, where he finds V. Their final talk decides the ending: Path of Glory or New Dawn Fades.

Knockin' on Heaven's Door Map Location and Walkthrough

The map shows Arasaka Tower, where the job takes place.

Knockin' on Heaven's Door map location:

The Jungle Floor

  1. Follow Rogue to save Weyland if desired.
  2. Go to the platform with the conference table and take out one of the two guards when he looks away. Rogue deals with the other.
  3. At the waterfall, take out one of the three guards searching the crash site. Rogue handles the others.
  4. Talk to Rogue and Weyland.
  5. Find the commanding officer, take out the guard beside him, then defeat the officer.
  6. Search the officer's body for the access token.

The Atrium

  1. Fight to the lift, wait for Rogue and Weyland, and ride it to the atrium.
  2. Follow Rogue to the security level.
  3. Take out the guard in the security room and use the computer. Turn on the server room authorisation in the local network tab.
  4. Open the server room doors and connect Alt to the system.

Mikoshi

  1. Get to the lift and ride it down to the netrunner's nest.
  2. Get to Mikoshi and open the gate.
  3. Prepare for a boss fight, then defeat Adam Smasher with Weyland's help.
  4. Pick up Rogue's gun if desired.
  5. Decide Smasher's fate if desired.
  6. Talk to Weyland.
  7. Get to the Mikoshi access point and connect to it.
  8. Find V in cyberspace and talk.

Map credit by Map Genie.

Choices

The Body

At Mikoshi, Johnny and V decide who keeps the body. One choice leads to Path of Glory, where V returns to it. The other leads to New Dawn Fades, where Johnny keeps it.

Smasher

Smasher can be killed or spared after the fight. His access token can be looted, and it stays with V when the game returns to the point of no return after the credits. It opens Smasher's secret office aboard the ship Ebunike, where a crafting spec lies.

Rewards

Completing Knockin' on Heaven's Door rewards Pride (missable), Caretaker's Spade (missable) and Access Token.

Tips

Weyland fights alongside Johnny in the battle against Smasher. Prepare well before opening the gate to Mikoshi, as the fight is hard.

Characters

The characters who take part in Knockin' on Heaven's Door are listed below.

Name Image
Rogue Amendiares Rogue Amendiares
Adam Smasher Adam Smasher

Enemies

V fights these enemies during Knockin' on Heaven's Door.

Name Image
Arasaka Arasaka
Adam Smasher Adam Smasher

Notes

  • Shards along the way include news of Saburo Arasaka's death, an article about the Relic, and a list of the VIP clients of Arasaka's Secure Your Soul program.
  • The job is named after a song by Bob Dylan.

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