Cloverdale Research Iron Butte Facility
The Cloverdale Research Iron Butte Facility is a high-security private lab in Iron Butte, still powered two years after the outbreak. You only go here with Sarah for the story, so there is no open-world job to clear.
- Type
- Landmark
- Region
- Iron Butte
Good to know
- Electric fences and security cameras guard it, and an AI runs the site.
- Rooftop solar panels keep the power on.
- Automated corn crops still grow inside the fence.
- Sarah once worked here, and the gate login says her last visit was 751 days ago.
- It is a story location run by the Cloverdale Research company, not one of the 18 NERO research sites.
What's there
Inside the fence are a staff car park and three buildings under camera watch. The lab worked on genetic changes to plants. Sarah's login opens the gate.
What happened thereSpoilerShow
Security guard James Moore and his team sealed the lab and killed staff who wanted out. They attack Deacon and Sarah on arrival and die in the fight.
Origin of the virusSpoilerShow
The Freaker Virus came from this lab. An employee stole a sample and set off the outbreak by accident.
What Kept Me GoingYou and Sarah set out from Wizard Island to ride north over the Thielsen Pass. The goal is the old Cloverdale facility, where she can get the equipment she needs.- I Knew These PeopleSarah takes you to the Cloverdale facility where she used to work. You walk the grounds with her and look for a way into the warehouse so she can get inside.
- Expect The WorstSarah needs to get inside the Cloverdale research labs, and you clear the way. You fight through the warehouse to the atrium and then look for the facility's head of security.
We Couldn't Take The RiskYou and Sarah have reached the Cloverdale facility, and it is not safe yet. Shut down the electric fences, burn the Crier nests on the grounds and get back to your bike.
- Classified Virus ResearchA Cloverdale memo about virus samples from a classified agency, found inside the Cloverdale lab in Iron Butte. You reach it late in the story.
- Jim - "Advisory Warning"A security notice about Deacon from Cloverdale's head of security, Jim Moore, found at the Iron Butte lab. It also carries a surveillance photo of Deacon at the front gate.
- Sarah - "My Old Lady"A photo of Deacon and Sarah with a note from Deacon on it, found at the Cloverdale lab in Iron Butte. It is on the upper floor of the building inside the fenced complex.
- David GormanDavid Gorman was a young researcher at Cloverdale's Iron Butte lab who worked alongside Sarah. He never appears on screen, but his name comes up in her flashbacks and at the lab. He was sure the company was hiding a secret project.
- James MooreJim Moore was head of security at Cloverdale's Iron Butte lab before the outbreak. He once nearly came to blows with Deacon at the lab gate until Sarah stepped in. After the collapse he held the facility with his guards and kept everyone else out.
- Sarah WhitakerSarah Whitaker is Deacon's wife, a botanist with two PhDs who studied rare plants at Cloverdale's Iron Butte lab. You get to know her through flashback missions in the I Remember storyline. Deacon believes she was lost in the first days of the outbreak.
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- Infestation zone
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- Region
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- Horde
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- Landmark
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