Destiny 2‘sThe Edge of Fatekicked off with a set of seasonal challenges, and one of them sends you looking for data pads scattered around three maps in the new Solo Ops playlist.
TheSolo Ops Data Pad Searchseasonal challenges hide those devices in multiple Solo Ops missions, giving players a little extra to hunt for when completing the Portal activities. You don’t always have to go at it alone, though: Bungie hid data pads in other playlists such asFireteam Ops,Empire Hunts, Onslaught, and even Pinnacle missions such asKell’s Fall, Encore,andStarcrossed.
Here are the locations of all Solo Ops data pads we’ve found so far, ordered from the most recent to the oldest.
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The third part of the quest brings you to two different locations: K1 Logistics on the Moon and Creation on Europa. The former is different in its Portal form, and Creation is new to the Solo Ops playlist.
This part of the Solo Ops Data Pad Search seasonal challenge brings a collectible to our favorite Portal activity to farm (sorry, Caldera). Continue through the mission until you enter the long hallway leading to the boss room. Stop at the door and look for this data pad in the small room on the right.
The Creation data pad is early into the mission. Capture the plate, get past the lasers, and look for the data pad before dropping down deeper into the old Bray Exoscience facility. It’s located behind some crates, though your quest marker will give it away.
The second part of the Data Pad Search triumph only has one destination: the Conflux on Nessus. It’s not the dwelling of the boss, informally known as Carl (famous for being the go-to practice dummy before the addition of the Tower’s Firing Range).
The data pad in the Conflux mission is located before the boss room, and it’s hard to miss. After defending the Confluxes, you’ll come out in an area with a large Vex portal, some statues, and an object that looks like a brazier. Look for the data pad on the left side of this room, on a rock surrounded by Vex milk.
Three locations are required to complete theSolo Ops Data Pad SearchPart Onechallenge:
More of those scavenger hunt-esque objectives will likely appear in the following weeks, taking players through other locations in the playlist.
The data pads spawn even in the lowest difficulties,in our experience, so don’t worry about buffing your enemies to complete this seasonal objective. Here’s where you can find each of them.
The data pad in Skywatch is hard to miss. Progress through the mission until your screen shows you’re enteringSkywatch,then just to your left to find this data pad on top of a barrel.
The data pad in the Salt Mines appears in one of the last areas in this Solo Op, after you’ve cleared two Taken Anchors. As you’re on your way to the third and final Taken Anchor, you’ll encounter a drop in one of the EDZ’s rocky areas. The data pad is on top of a rusted crate, almost in front of you.
The data pad in the Kepler Solo Ops appeared after we sabotaged the Fallen depots as part of the main objective. This led us to a cave with some derelict constructions. The data pad is to your right as soon as you enter the area and see the terrain change, just opposite a ruined building.
