Are you looking for all Dead Hills collectible locations in Aliens: Dark Descent so you can complete achievements that require you to find all Datapads and Xenomorph Blueprints? The Datapad and Xenomorph Blueprint collectibles are scattered all over the Dead Hills compound, but some can be missed. Three are only available if you progress your deployments far enough as part of different quests. Discovering that you can’t collect all of them on your first deployment may be frustrating, leading to wasted time and confusion during your search. But don’t worry. We’ve got you covered with an easy-to-follow guide that lists all the locations.
All 19 Dead Hills Datapad Locations in Aliens: Dark Descent
Author’s Note: A bug with Dead Hills keeps your progress at 98% even though you’ve collected everything. As long as your brief says you collected everything, you are good for the achievements.
Here are all 19 Dead Hills Datapad locations in Aliens: Dark Descent broken down by location and total Datapads at each location:
- Agricultural Laboratory: 2
- Bar: 1
- Community Center: 1
- Generator Room: 2
- Level 2: 1
- Mine Entrance: 2
- Sheriff’s Office: 4
- Slaughterhouse: 3
- Veterinary Clinic: 1
- Warehouse: 1
- Workshop: 1
Agricultural Laboratory
There are two Datapads in the Agricultural Laboratory building.
Bar
There is one Datapad in the Bar building.
Community Center
There is one Datapad in the Community Center building.
Generator Room
There are two Datapads in the Generator Room building. Note: You will find the second Datapad during the second deployment to Dead Hills. You can find it when searching for the Smuggler’s Datapad in this location.
Level 2
You will find one Datapad on Level 2 at the marked location above.
Mine Entrance
There are two Datapads at the Mine Entrance. You cannot access this area during your first deployment to Dead Hills.
Sheriff’s Office
There are four Datapads at the Sheriff’s Office building.
Slaughter House
There are three Datapads in the Slaughterhouse building. Note: You will find the third Datapad at this location when you investigate the shipping container manifest, which is the Datapad itself.
Veterinary Clinic
There is one Datapad at the Veterinary Clinic building.
Warehouse
You will find one Datapad during your second deployment to Dead Hills when you search the quartermaster’s computer for supplies for the Otoga.
Workshop
There is one Datapad in the Workshop building.
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Dead Hills Xenotech Blueprint Locations in Aliens: Dark Descent
There are two Xenotech Blueprints in the Dead Hills compound. You can obtain the first one at the start of your first deployment there. Unfortunately, the second one can’t be obtained until the end of the second deployment after you kill the Xenomorph Queen in the mine location.
Where to Find the Chitin Kevlar Plates Xenotech Blueprint
The first Xenotech Blueprint is located on the 2nd Floor in the location of the green dots shown above. The Chitin Kevlar Plates passively increases the Armor Points of the whole squad by 1.
Where to Find the Extraction Device Xenotech Blueprint
The second Xenotech Blueprint is located on the Mineshaft -1 floor of the Mine. You will obtain it automatically when you loot the Xenomorph Queen as part of the quest. The Extraction Device allows you to heal a Marine from a Facehugger implantation.
