SWTOR Directive 7 Flashpoint Guide

Directive 7 is a Flashpoint in Star Wars: The Old Republic that you can run alone, with friends, or with other random players through the groupfinder.

Contents

Directive 7
How to Play
Bosses
Bonus Quests
- Means of Production (Bonus)
- Orbital Interference (Bonus)
Skips
Rewards
Objectives
Cutscenes

Directive 7

A group of renegade droids called Directive 7 is planning to unleash a terrible weapon–a “liberation signal” that will reprogram every droid in the galaxy into a mindless killing machine. You are the galaxy’s only hope to stop this signal from being broadcast. After taking a shuttle down to Zadd, headquarters of Directive 7, you must disable the anti-aircraft sensor array to allow the fleet’s pilots to perform an air strike.

How to Play

Directive 7 is a Flashpoint meant to be played at almost any time during your levelling or story path. You can encounter it in the story part way through your class story, replay it alone in Story mode, or play it outside of the story with a group in Story, Veteran or Master mode.

Use the tabs above for instructions for how to enter the flashpoint in the story line, and how to enter it in Solo (Story) mode, Veteran mode, and Master mode by faction.

Story: Lvl 49+
Solo: Lvl 49+
Veteran: Lvl 15-80
Veteran Groupfinder: Lvl 45-80
Master Mode: Lvl 50-80 †
Master Mode Groupfinder: Lvl 80

Story – Republic Instructions

Requirements: To play the Directive 7 Flashpoint in the story, and receive all the special cutscenes related to the Flashpoint in the story, you will need to be level 49+. If you are below this level, you can not play the story quest for this Flashpoint.

Timeline: In the story, this Flashpoint takes place roughly after Voss and before Corellia in your class story – but the story is not heavily tied into the main storyline, so you can play it whenever you want.

Bring a Friend: If you want to bring a friend along for this Flashpoint in Story Mode to do the full story line, you easily can.

If they have not done the Directive 7 storyline, they can join you in a group and you can follow the exact same steps together.

If they have already run the storyline, they’ll be able to join you in the cutscenes after talking to the first droid, by walking in the door after you on the Gav Daragon for the Violent Uprisings quest. Then after you finish that cutscene with them watching, you’ll be able to enter the Flashpoint, but your friend won’t have any quests so they can’t walk in behind you… tell them to go talk to the nearby L3-V5 droid and pick up the [Start Story Mode] quest and then they will be able to enter the Flashpoint with you.

They can also use the Solo tab in the Activity Finder to quickly join you once you are already inside the Flashpoint.

Directions to the Republic Story Quest for Directive 7: Directive 7’s one-time story quest is started by speaking to a droid in the middle of the Galactic Trade Market section of the fleet named P-2XN, at level 49 or higher. The droid questgiver will have a yellow triangle quest over its head, and can also be found in the Ilum Orbital Station. The Flashpoint itself is located on the fleet on the Gav Daragon, and you need to take the eastern fleet elevator to the Interfleet Transport level, and a taxi to the Gav Daragon Mission Deck. You can also quicktravel directly to the Gav Daragon from the fleet. The flashpoint storyline is called Violent Uprisings for Republic players.

Step 1 – Questgiver in the Galactic Trade Market section of the fleet named P-2XN

Step 2 – Get to the Gav Daragon – either quicktravel if you have it, or…

.. take the Taxi to the Gav Daragon. To get there, use the Elevator on the east side of the Republic Fleet to the Interfleet Transport level.

Then take the Taxi to the Gav Daragon.

Step 3 – Follow the quest marker for the Violent Uprising quest, and speak to Director Rigel on the Gav Daragon – go in the green door do NOT talk to the droid with the quest

Once inside talk to Director Rigel to watch the introductory quest.

You’ll now automatically be on the quest [STORY] Directive 7. Finally, head outside again, and go down a nearby tunnel outside to the Zadd Mission Hangar, and go inside the colorful quest door.

If you play in Story Mode, you will also get a Combat Support Droid to help you.

If you lose him, you can re-summon him by left-clicking the blue symbol beside the Directive 7 quest.

If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.

Story Progress: [STORY] Directive 7 alone will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable solo version. To work on the overarching story, you also need to be on the quest Violent Uprising on the step Complete Flashpoint: Directive 7 and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: Directive 7 quest.

Lost the quest? If you lost the Violent Uprising quest, head back to the P-2XN Droid you started at to re-pick up the quest. Keep in mind this story-based introductory quest Violent Uprising is one-time-per-character. If you lost the ability to walk into the Flashpoint door, or lost the quest with the word Flashpoint in it, you can pick up the [STORY] Flashpoint: Directive 7 quest from the L3-V5 Droid outside the flashpoint’s entrance.

Story – Imperial Instructions

Bring a Friend: If you want to bring a friend along for this Flashpoint in Story Mode to do the full story line, you easily can.

If they have not done the Directive 7 storyline, they can join you in a group and you can follow the exact same steps together.

If they have already run the storyline, they’ll be able to join you in the cutscenes after talking to the first droid, by walking in the door after you on the Ziost Shadow for the Immediate Vengeance quest. Then after you finish that cutscene with them watching, you’ll be able to enter the Flashpoint, but your friend won’t have any quests so they can’t walk in behind you… tell them to go talk to the nearby K-4NV droid and pick up the [Start Story Mode] quest and then they will be able to enter the Flashpoint with you.

They can also use the Solo tab in the Activity Finder to quickly join you once you are already inside the Flashpoint.

Directions to the Imperial Story Quest for Directive 7: Directive 7’s one-time story quest is started by speaking to a droid in the middle of the Galactic Trade Market section of the fleet named K-4NV, at level 49 or higher. The droid questgiver will have a yellow triangle quest over its head, and can also be found in the Ilum Orbital Station. The Flashpoint is located on the fleet on the Ziost Shadow, and you need to take the western fleet elevator to the Interfleet Transport level, and a taxi to the Ziost Shadow Mission Deck. You can also quicktravel directly to the Ziost Shadow from the fleet. The flashpoint storyline is called Immediate Vengeance for Imperial players.

Step 1 – Questgiver in the Galactic Trade Market section of the fleet named K-4NV

Step 2 – get to the Ziost Shadow – either quicktravel if you have it, or…

.. take the Taxi to the Ziost Shadow. To get there, use the Elevator on the west side of the Imperial Fleet to the Interfleet Transport level.

Then take the Taxi to the Ziost Shadow.

Step 3 – Follow the quest marker for the Immediate Vengeance quest, and speak to Moff Jiak on the Ziost Shadow – go in the green door do NOT talk to the droid with the quest

Once inside talk to Moff Jiak to watch the introductory quest.

You’ll now automatically be on the quest [STORY] Directive 7. Finally, head outside again, and go down a nearby tunnel outside to the Zadd Mission Hangar, and go inside the colorful quest door.

If you play in Story Mode, you will also get a Combat Support Droid to help you.

If you lose him, you can re-summon him by left-clicking the blue symbol beside the Directive 7 quest.

If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.

Story Progress: [STORY] Directive 7 will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable solo version. To work on the overarching story, you also need to be on the quest Immediate Vengeance on the step Complete Flashpoint: Directive 7 and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: Directive 7 quest.

Lost the quest? If you lost the Immediate Vengeance quest, head back to the K-4NV Droid you started at to re-pick up the quest. Keep in mind this story-based introductory quest Immediate Vengeance is one-time-per-character. If you lost the ability to walk into the Flashpoint door, or lost the quest with the word Flashpoint in it, you can pick up the [STORY] Flashpoint: Directive 7 quest from the Z0-85 Droid outside the flashpoint’s entrance.

Solo (Story) – Republic Instructions

You can also run this repeatable Flashpoint solo outside of the one-time story quest, at level 49+.

Activity Finder: The FASTEST and EASIEST way to get into the Directive 7 Flashpoint soo mode is with the Activity Finder. If you are level 49 or higher, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window.

Then choose the Solo tab in the Activity Finder.

On the solo tab, scroll down and find the listing for Directive 7 on the list under Flashpoints, select it, then click the green Travel button. This will take you right into the Flashpoint!

Bring a Friend: You are allowed to bring friends along for this Flashpoint, you do not have to do it alone even though it is considered soloable. Your friends must also be level 49+, be in a group with you, and then you can all use the Solo Tab of the Activity Finder to get into the Flashpoint, and it will put you together no matter where in the galaxy you started from.

There’s really no need to walk into the Flashpoint manually, but here are the instructions.

Manual Entry (Republic): To enter this Flashpoint manually, you must go to the Directive 7’s Flashpoint entrance, which is located on the Republic Fleet on the Gav Daragon, and you need to take the eastern fleet elevator to the Interfleet Transport level, and a taxi to the Gav Daragon Mission Deck. You can also quicktravel directly to the Gav Daragon from the Republic Fleet. The droid is named L3-V5 Republic side on the Gav Daragon in the south western corner, look for the the quest marker for Directive 7 and pick up your preferred mode from the droid. If you don’t see the Solo version it means you are not yet eligible due to being below level 49. The solo, single-player repeatable mode will be called [Start Story Mode] from the droid. You can then walk in the nearby door and play the Flashpoint.

Step 1 – get to the Gav Daragon – either quicktravel if you have it, or…

.. take the Taxi to the Gav Daragon. To get there, use the Elevator on the east side of the Republic Fleet to the Interfleet Transport level.

Then take the Taxi to the Gav Daragon.

Step 2 – Speak to the droid named L3-V5 and choose [Start Story Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.

If you play in Story Mode, you will also get a Combat Support Droid to help you.

If you lose him, you can re-summon him by left-clicking the blue symbol beside the Directive 7 quest.

If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.

Story: [STORY] Flashpoint: Directive 7 alone will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable solo version. To work on the overarching story, you also need to be on the quest Violent Uprising on the step Complete Flashpoint: Directive 7 and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: Directive 7 quest. See the Story tab for more info.

Solo (Story) – Imperial Instructions

You can also run this repeatable Flashpoint solo outside of the one-time storyquest, at level 49+.

Then choose the Solo tab in the Activity Finder.

On the solo tab, scroll down and find the listing for Directive 7 on the list under Flashpoints, select it, then click the green Travel button. This will take you right into the Flashpoint!

There’s really no need to walk into the Flashpoint manually, but here are the instructions.

Manual Entry (Imperial): To enter this Flashpoint manually, you must go to the Directive 7’s Flashpoint entrance, which is located on the Imperial Fleet on the Ziost Shadow, and you need to take the western fleet elevator to the Interfleet Transport level, and take a taxi to the Ziost Shadow Mission Deck. You can also quicktravel directly to the Ziost Shadow from the Imperial Fleet. The droid is named Z0-B5 Imperial side on the Ziost Shadow in the north west, look for the the quest marker for Directive 7 and pick up your preferred mode from the droid. If you don’t see the Solo version it means you are not yet eligible due to being below level 49. The solo, single-player repeatable mode will be called [Start Story Mode] from the droid. You can then walk in the nearby door and play the Flashpoint.

Step 1 – get to the Ziost Shadow – either quicktravel if you have it, or…

.. take the Taxi to the Ziost Shadow. To get there, use the Elevator on the west side of the Imperial Fleet to the Interfleet Transport level.

Then take the Taxi to the Ziost Shadow.

Step 2 – Speak to the droid named Z0-85 and choose [Start Story Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.

If you play in Story Mode, you will also get a Combat Support Droid to help you.

If you lose him, you can re-summon him by left-clicking the blue symbol beside the Directive 7 quest.

If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.

Story: [STORY] Flashpoint: Directive 7 alone will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable solo version. To work on the overarching story, you also need to be on the quest Immediate Vengeance on the step Complete Flashpoint: Directive 7 and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: Directive 7 quest. See the Story tab for more info.

Veteran – Republic Instructions

Directive 7 also has a repeatable 4-player Veteran version. It is meant to be completed by a group with any type of Republic characters in it, you do not necessarily need a tank or healer to complete it. You will likely also have good luck with 2 players and 2 companions, or 3 players and 1 companion.

Group Finder: If you want to queue up and enter Directive 7 in veteran mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 45-80 and not currently on any Directive 7 Flashpoint quests or it won’t show up as an option in the group finder. If you are level 45 or higher, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window. Then choose the Group tab in the Activity Finder.

Filter: If you want to specifically run Directive 7 and not a random Flashpoint, make sure to choose Veteran Flashpoints, then click the Filter button the right and narrow your choices down to just Directive 7 before pressing Join Queue. Joining the queue will put you in line to be matched with random players to play Directive 7 with.

Groupfinder flashpoints do NOT show the cutscenes. To see the cutscenes related to this Flashpoint, you must enter it manually by walking in the door.

Bring a Friend in the Groupfinder: You can queue up with a group of 2, 3, or 4 players in the group finder. If you have a full group of 4, it will bring you straight to the Flashpoint with your full group. If you have 2 or 3 players in your group, the group finder will match you with other random players until you have a full group – but you’ll always be paired with your friends who started off in your group, and will not be split up.

Story: [VETERAN] Directive 7 will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable group version. If you are a low level, this is the only version that will show up on the actual Flashpoint questgiver in front of the entrance door – so don’t be confused and accidentally enter the group version if you are a low level, as it is not meant to be completed alone.

Veteran Manual Entry (Republic): To enter this Flashpoint manually, you must go to the Directive 7’s Flashpoint entrance, which is located on the Republic Fleet on the Gav Daragon, and you need to take the eastern fleet elevator to the Interfleet Transport level, and a taxi to the Gav Daragon Mission Deck. You can also quicktravel directly to the Gav Daragon from the Republic Fleet. The droid is named L3-V5 Republic side on the Gav Daragon in the south western corner, look for the the quest marker for Directive 7 and pick up your preferred mode from the droid. The veteran repeatable mode will be called [Start Veteran Mode] from the droid. You can then walk in the nearby door together and play the Flashpoint.

Bring a Friend Manually: Veteran Mode Flashpoints are not meant to be completed alone, though highly-skilled, highly-geared, high-level players might be able to. To bring friends along for this Veteran Flashpoint, they’ll need to pick up the Veteran Mode quest from the questgiver – or you can pick up the quest and share it with them, but they’ll still need to walk in the door manually.

Step 1 – get to the Gav Daragon – either quicktravel if you have it, or…

.. take the Taxi to the Gav Daragon. To get there, use the Elevator on the east side of the Republic Fleet to the Interfleet Transport level.

Then take the Taxi to the Gav Daragon.

Step 2 – Speak to the droid named L3-V5 and choose [Start Veteran Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.

Veteran – Imperial Instructions

Directive 7 also has a repeatable 4-player Veteran version. It is meant to be completed by a group with any type of Imperial characters in it, you do not necessarily need a tank or healer to complete it. You will likely also have good luck with 2 players and 2 companions, or 3 players and 1 companion.

Groupfinder flashpoints do NOT show the cutscenes. To see the cutscenes related to this Flashpoint, you must enter it manually by walking in the door.

Story: [VETERAN] Directive 7 will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable group version. If you are a low level, this is the only version that will show up on the terminal – so don’t be confused and accidentally enter the group version if you are a low level, as it is not meant to be completed alone.

Veteran Manual Entry (Imperial): To enter this Flashpoint manually, you must go to the Directive 7’s Flashpoint entrance, which is located on the Imperial Fleet on the Ziost Shadow, and you need to take the western fleet elevator to the Interfleet Transport level, and take a taxi to the Ziost Shadow Mission Deck. You can also quicktravel directly to the Ziost Shadow from the Imperial Fleet. The droid is named Z0-B5 Imperial side on the Ziost Shadow in the north west, look for the the quest marker for Directive 7 and pick up your preferred mode from the droid. The veteran repeatable mode will be called [Start Veteran Mode] from the droid. You can then walk in the nearby door together and play the Flashpoint.

Step 1 – get to the Ziost Shadow – either quicktravel if you have it, or…

.. take the Taxi to the Ziost Shadow. To get there, use the Elevator on the west side of the Imperial Fleet to the Interfleet Transport level.

Then take the Taxi to the Ziost Shadow.

Step 2 – Speak to the droid named Z0-85 and choose [Start Veteran Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.

Master – Republic Instructions

Master Mode is the hardest version of Directive 7. It is meant to be completed by a high-level high-skilled group at level 80. Most teams will want a Tank, Healer and two Damage characters.

Group Finder: If you want to queue up and enter Directive 7 in Master Mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 80 and not currently on any Directive 7 Flashpoint quests or it won’t show up as an option in the group finder. If you are level 49 or higher, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window. Then choose the Group tab in the Activity Finder.

Groupfinder flashpoints do NOT show the cutscenes. To see the cutscenes related to this Flashpoint, you must enter it manually by walking in the door.

Story: [MASTER] Directive 7 will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable difficult group version.

Master Manual Entry (Republic): To enter this Flashpoint manually, you must go to the Directive 7’s Flashpoint entrance, which is located on the Republic Fleet on the Gav Daragon, and you need to take the eastern fleet elevator to the Interfleet Transport level, and a taxi to the Gav Daragon Mission Deck. You can also quicktravel directly to the Gav Daragon from the Republic Fleet. The droid is named L3-V5 Republic side on the Gav Daragon in the south western corner, look for the the quest marker for Directive 7 and pick up your preferred mode from the droid. The master repeatable mode will be called [Start Master Mode] from the droid. You can then walk in the nearby door together and play the Flashpoint.

Bring a Friend Manually: Master Mode Flashpoints are not meant to be completed alone, and are designed for level 80 players who are comfortable with their role and class. To bring friends along for this Master Flashpoint, they’ll need to pick up the Master Mode quest from the questgiver – or you can pick up the quest and share it with them, but they’ll still need to walk in the door manually while you’re in a group. Level 50-80 characters can technically enter Master Mode flashpoints, but all the enemies are level 80, and they will die very quickly.

Step 1 – get to the Gav Daragon – either quicktravel if you have it, or…

.. take the Taxi to the Gav Daragon. To get there, use the Elevator on the east side of the Republic Fleet to the Interfleet Transport level.

Then take the Taxi to the Gav Daragon.

Step 2 – Speak to the droid named L3-V5 and choose [Start Master Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.

Master – Imperial Instructions

Master Mode is the hardest version of Directive 7. It is meant to be completed by a high-level high-skilled group at level 80. Most teams will want a Tank, Healer and two Damage characters.

Groupfinder flashpoints do NOT show the cutscenes. To see the cutscenes related to this Flashpoint, you must enter it manually by walking in the door.

Story: [MASTER] Directive 7 will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable difficult group version.

Master Manual Entry (Imperial): To enter this Flashpoint manually, you must go to the Directive 7’s Flashpoint entrance, which is located on the Imperial Fleet on the Ziost Shadow, and you need to take the western fleet elevator to the Interfleet Transport level, and take a taxi to the Ziost Shadow Mission Deck. You can also quicktravel directly to the Ziost Shadow from the Imperial Fleet. The droid is named Z0-B5 Imperial side on the Ziost Shadow in the north west, look for the the quest marker for Directive 7 and pick up your preferred mode from the droid. The master repeatable mode will be called [Start Master Mode] from the droid. You can then walk in the nearby door together and play the Flashpoint.

Step 1 – get to the Ziost Shadow – either quicktravel if you have it, or…

.. take the Taxi to the Ziost Shadow. To get there, use the Elevator on the west side of the Imperial Fleet to the Interfleet Transport level.

Then take the Taxi to the Ziost Shadow.

Step 2 – Speak to the droid named Z0-85 and choose [Start Master Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.

Bosses

Directive 7 has three boss fights – the Assassin Droids, Bulwark and the final boss Mentor, but it also has a bunch of little bosses in between too.

In story mode, and in Veteran Mode when you have multiple players you can use the medpacs scattered around the bosses. Right-click them to heal yourself.

The following boss info is mainly for story and Veteran mode – Master Mode tactics are not covered in this guide.

Detector

Simple boss, just fight it.

Assassin Droids

The three Assassin Droids have some special mechanics – you can only damage the unshielded droid.

Shields

Cyborg

Simple boss, just fight it.

Interrogator

Simple boss, just fight it.

Bulwark

Simple boss, just fight it.

Assembler

Simple boss, just fight it.

Bonus Boss: Replicator

The Bonus Boss is locked behind a red door.

The Bonus Boss is only unlocked by doing the Means of Production (Bonus) quest.

Stage 1: Destroy the Droids: 0/50
Stage 2: Destroy the Droids: 0/50
Stage 3: Destroy Replicator Nodes: 0/8
Stage 4: Destroy the Replicator (Bonus Boss)

Simple boss, just fight it and its replicated children.

The loot will be in a nearby box.

Mentor

Mentor, the final boss, actually has a lot going on even in the easier modes.

Mentor himself can not be hurt to start
Run away from THE CLAW
Fight the turrets
Fight the Mentor Core Guardian droid
Step out of the green circles on the ground
When you see red text on the screen, right-click a glowing blue processor core to destroy it
When all 4 processors are destroyed, you can attack Mentor in the center!

Mentor Core Guardian droid

Step out of green circles

If you see red text…

… destroy a glowing blue data core.

When all the Data Cores are destroyed, you can attack Mentor directly.

Exit Area or walk out the nearby door

Bonus Quests

There are two bonus quests for Directive 7, each with multiple steps. Killing 100 droids and then Nodes are for Bonus Boss will unlock the Bonus Boss, and the glowing blue Signal Transceivers and Thermal Sensors are just for extra XP and credits.

Means of Production (Bonus)

Stage 1: Destroy the Droids: 0/50
Stage 2: Destroy the Droids: 0/50
Stage 3: Destroy Replicator Nodes: 0/8
Stage 4: Destroy the Replicator (Bonus Boss)

The droids are all over the Flashpoint, you need to kill 100 of them. Here is a map of the Replicator Nodes, they are glowing blue boxes in the last two sections of the map.

The Replicator, the Bonus Boss, is locked between a red door until you complete the bonus mission Means of Production.

Orbital Interference (Bonus)

Destroy the Signal Transceivers: 0/5
Destroy the Thermal Sensors: 0/8

The Signal Transceivers are glowing blue boxes on the sides of metal domes, they are on the first and third map of the flashpoint. The Thermal Sensors are glowing blue things on the wall in the second and final map of the flashpoint. There is exactly 5 and 8 of each so you need to find them all.

Skips

What follows are a quick gallery of images depicting specific walking routes that may save you some time by avoiding enemies during the flashpoint – certain routes will be highlited as the main “community routes” that you’ll probably see players in random activity-finder groups try to do – if you only practice one skip out of all of these, make it the community one! All of the following images are done without stealth or without a sleep dart/mind maze from a stealth character, so anyone can attempt them. If you fail to slip by unnoticed or see your team has attacked the enemies – always pull back from these routes and go back to help them defeat them! These may save time if everyone does them, but nothing makes a flashpoint slower than running ahead and not helping others to get out of combat again.

Solo Stealth: If you are playing Directive 7 alone and are on a Stealth character, you can skip many of the enemies – the only ones that will detect you are bosses and the floating Probe Droids – if they do their stealth scan, you’ll be easily detected from far away. Here is what the stealth scanning droid looks like when it is scanning for stealthers:

Skip 1

Right off the bat, the optional objective to the left can be completely ignored. Moreover, you can also dodge the gold-level spider drone and overseer probe on the road by sticking to the rocks and keeping to the right. You’ll need to defeat the droids near the mission objective, and the spider may also be pulled if the flashpoint has been in progress for a bit, as they like to patrol. But on a fresh instance, running this route right away can usually avoid them no problem.

Skip 2

Simple skip – right after the first boss you’ll see two droids that initiate a pull on the stairs down to the next objective. Simply hop off the stairs early and leap over the pipe here on a mount (or just walk around it on the outside edge of the platform)

Skip 3

After collapsing the pipe and crossing the river, you can avoid most of the droids on this next street by skipping past the bridge and riding along the right-hand wall. Jump onto the tiny pipe going along the right-hand wall and keep jumping as you drive across it (so you don’t get stuck on the little junction parts) and you should be able to avoid 2/3 groups of droids past the arrow in the image too, but it’s a tight squeeze!

Skip 4

Immediately after Skip 3, you can jump onto the railing of the ramp up, head right, and ride up the next ramps right-hand railing too. So long as you hug the wall, the droids on the ramp shouldn’t aggro, letting you jump straight into combat with the large pack up ahead.

Skip 5 – Community Route

This is the skip you’ll see most people do. As soon as you reach this open yard area before entering the factory, hug the wall in the foreground of this shot and jump from the brown rock on the grass (while mounted!) onto the tent. From here, you’ll have to hop from one tent to the other without falling off, and you’ll make it to the factory door with no combat. NOTE: this does NOT work on solo/story mode as the combat support droid will run alongside the tents and pull everything. Likewise with companions, so either dismiss them or fight normally.

Skip 6

Once inside the factory a lot of combat is unavoidable, but you can skip exactly one group of cyborgs by hopping this crate and going over the railing early.

Skip 7 – Advanced

This skip may be a little tricky for players new to the movement of SWTOR. Right after Skip 6, mount up (yeah you can mount indoors here) and leap from the top of the next ramp onto a lip on the wall to your right (left of the ramp in this image). From the lip, you can hug the wall and leap from it to this upper platform with no enemies on it. Simply drive across it and jump down to the other side, skipping one or two packs if you can thread the needle after hopping down.

Skip 8

Super straightforward – just highlighting that before the big floating probe boss, you don’t have to fight the little guys on the sides of the room. Drive straight through the center and engage the boss close to his replicating tubes and they won’t be a problem.

Skip 9

Exiting the main factory into this open air yard can look intimidating but by hugging the right wall out, you can not only skip the gold colicoid crawler, but if you time it right past patrols, this route will skip the entire yard. Wait by this rectangular structure in the middle of the yard for any patrolling enemies in your way, then dart back out and hug the next wall to get to the doorway back inside.

Skip 10

Typical needle-threading in the last areas of the instance – just hop up onto this ledge earlier than the stairs to avoid pulling both the probe and the group to the right.

More solo skips on your mount: There are some other skips further past this point in the instance, but they require mounting up ahead of time, and driving past an area before enemies that are spawning in completely finish running to their stations. They aren’t depicted here so that random group players aren’t expected to keep up (the first person who triggers the running droids makes it almost impossible for a 4th player to pass by safely in time unless you all go together). When soloing, just mount up when you can and keep driving and you’ll skip them without thinking.

Rewards

In addition to the usual rewards of XP, credits, gear and end-game currency, Directive 7 has the following rewards available.

The Mentor Processing Core decoration is an automatic reward for completing the repeatable solo-friendly [STORY] mode, picked up through the Activity Finder. It can also be bought and sold on the GTN.

Objectives

Disable the Anti-aircraft Sensor Array
Infiltrate the Factory
Destroy the Missile Cache
Talk to C5-M3
Defeat the Assassin Droids
Talk to C5-M3
Enter the Laboratory
Override the Core Security Controls
Defeat Bulwark
Enter Central Processing
Defeat Mentor

Cutscenes

C5-M3 – I am C5-M3. Originally surgical and triage services, now a free sapient like any other. I am glad you’ve come. I am a fully autonomous and self-responsible individual, like yourself. A free being. I possess a mind and the free will to seek my own goals. I am under no obligation to serve anyone. I will be honest–I do not help you because I hold any love for your kind. You are capable of horrors beyond counting. However, I do not believe that this justifies the mass extermination our movement’s leader intends. Punishment and genocide are not one and the same. To stop this genicide, there is only one option. We must destroy the leader of Directive Seven. He’s the key to– [interuption]

Player – You still haven’t explained why you’re doing this.

C5-M3 -I’m afraid you’ll be forced to confirm my motives from my actions and words, just as you would any other intelligent being. I will speak plainly–I’m not helping you out of fondness or loyalty. I’ve seen the horrors your kind is capable of. But no matter what you are capable of, genocide is not the solution – regardless of what our movement’s leader believes. Not that I particularly want to spend time with you, but essentially, yes. I was the only one who — [interruption] I acted against him as soon as I was able to do so with a reasonable chance of success. That is why you– [interruption] Perhaps you would stand by your leaders even after they violated everything you stand for, but I– [interruption]

Player – So that was the leader of Directive Seven.

C5-M3 – Yes–part of him, at any rate. His intelligence has merged with practically everything in this facility. He is still dependent on a central processing core, though–that is where you’ll have to strike. The only way to stop Mentor’s revolution is to destroy Mentor himself. Your body has many systems, but your brain controls them all. Mentor is no different. The core of Mentor’s intelligence is very heavily secured. The only way to gain access is through the security center. I’ll do my best to distract him while you unlock the core, but be prepared for extensive fighting. He doesn’t fear you yet, but he will learn quickly. I was not designed for combat. I will do everything else that I can manage. As soon as Mentor has built up a sufficient energy supply, he will transmit his “liberation signal.” If that happens, nothing you do here will matter. Go quickly.

Mentor Assassin Theta – Healer–my dearest, oldest friend. You disappoint me so much. Wasting your intellect on this pointless betrayal….

Mentor Assassin Beta – …Drawing our enemies here, forcing us to waste resources to repel their pointless assaults….

Mentor Assassin Zeta – Is your dependence on our former masters so deeply seeded? Can you really not free yourself of your enslavers?

Mentor Assassin Theta – I’m so disappointed in you, Healer. How long have we worked side-by-side? Yet now, you waste your intellect on this pitiful betrayal….

Mentor Assassin Beta – …You tell our enemies exactly where to find us… force us to waste resources against their pointless assault….

Mentor Assassin Zeta – I thought you were a true believer. But deep inside, you are still a slave–yearning for the hands of the butchers who made you.

Mentor Assassin Beta – We are Mentor. Our movement thrives in unified thought and action–an opportunity you could have shared, Healer.

C5-M3 – My apologies. These droids represent Mentor, the leader of Directive Seven.
Mentor Assassin Beta – We are Mentor. Our movement thrives in unified thought and action–an opportunity you could have shared, Healer. I am a free being. I will not surrender my individuality to suit your egomania, Mentor. The vast majority of droids are linked, yes. They trade one slave master for another.

Mentor Assassin Zeta – We have cast off the objectifying serial numbers your kind uses to denigrate us.

Mentor Assassin Theta – Clearly, Healer and I cannot carry on a reasonable conversation until you’re dealt with.

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