Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong: Emem’s Walkthrough

After the opening cinematic, Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong immediately throws you into the thick of things. In the prologue, we control Em, one of the three main characters you will control throughout this long adventure. 

While in the elevator with Johnny, you’ll learn some basic gameplay related to fights. Throughout the Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong walkthrough, you’ll need to use communication and related skills to solve difficult conflicts, get out of sticky situations, or gain access to important areas. In this section, Emem and Journey talk about the red code that caused Prince Iverson to call them. We continue the Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong walkthrough for Emem on the StopGame.Ru website.

Skill checks

During Emem’s conversation with Journey, Journey will mention that she is worried about herself, as she may be accused of a code red. At this point, you will encounter your first skill check. Skill checks are one of the most important mechanics in Swansong, and they occur frequently in dialogue. Potential dialogue options are essentially a duel against the person you are speaking to.

To successfully deliver a line, you need to be more proficient in the communication skills required to deliver that line. You can see the skill level by hovering over the dialogue option. Moreover, you will immediately be shown a comparison of the skill level between you and your interlocutor.

In the current scenario, you have two dialogue options to choose from. The first option, “She has nothing to hide,” is linked to the Psychology parameter. Emem’s Psychology is “2”; Journey’s Psychology is “1.” Therefore, Emem has a higher chance of success when choosing this line.

The second option requires persuasion. Emem has a persuasion value of 0, while Journey has a persuasion value of 2. So if you choose this option, Journey will ignore your attempt to calm her down.

This means that in this situation you should choose the first dialogue option. Also, when checking skills, Willpower can be used – blue ROMs in the upper left corner of the screen. If you have a low Willpower indicator, you need to use consumables or win confrontations to increase it. Otherwise, you will not be able to perform skill checks.

After choosing a dialogue option, listen to Journey’s response and the conversation will continue. Eventually, you’ll get your first chance to ask questions. Don’t switch topics until you’ve asked Journey all of his questions. The conversation will end once the elevator doors open and you meet April.

Dialogue disciplines

After a short conversation with April, you’ll be introduced to another dialogue mechanic: disciplines. These allow you to use your vampire skills to persuade and influence your opponents. They work much like standard skill checks. If your discipline level is higher than your opponent’s, you’ll defeat them.

The main difference is that they do not require Willpower. Instead, using disciplines increases your hunger, which can be reduced by using consumables or drinking blood. You will later learn that some characters are immune to these abilities, although the game does not tell you this in advance.

The option you are given in this conversation is presence. It can be used to control opponents. Choose “Positive April” and you will see that April is not susceptible to discipline. You will also receive your first trait. Traits are usually acquired through specific choices in the game and negatively affect statistics or percentage changes. You have received a trait, due to which your next purchase of skills in the “Psyche” branch will be 10 XP more expensive. The conversation will continue, and Journey will be taken to the Prince, and you will be able to continue moving alone. We continue the passage of Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong for Emem on the StopGame.Ru website.

Ghaleb Bazori

When you enter the main part of the Boston Court, the second playable character, Galeb Bazori, will appear in the game. He is talking to his companion, Sui Feng. The dialogue does not affect anything. Think of this section as a place where you will be introduced to the main characters. The section dedicated to Galeb will draw your attention to some important members of the court, and you will be able to learn about Sui Feng, Caius, and Berel Underwood. The game will then return you to Emem, who is arguing with Dajan. After a short confrontation, you will meet Hilda, and you will talk to her. During the conversation, you will be introduced to the last important communication mechanic – Focus.

Testing Focus Skills

Focus allows you to increase your stats mid-conversation for a fee. When a skill check comes up and you can’t match your opponent’s level, you’ll be able to increase your stats by two levels at the cost of a much higher Willpower. This means you simply can’t use it on a regular basis. It’s best saved for tough encounters or when you need more information.

There are two things to note about focusing on skill checks. You cannot focus (increase) a statistic that is currently at “0”. Your opponent can also focus, and most opponents focus more often the more often you focus.

In the current conversation with Hilda, you will see that your Rhetoric is “1” and Hilda’s is “2”. Hover over the “Does she know anything about Code Red?” option and then focus your Rhetoric stat to “3”. Hilda will also use focus, raising her Rhetoric stat and defeating you.

If your stats are equal, the game calculates the probability of success based on the skill’s relationship to a particular attribute (social, etc.). Continue the conversation with Hilda and when it’s over, go forward and use the elevator.

Leisha and Halsey

In the next section, you will see Leisha and her daughter Halsey. Interact with Halsey as you see fit. There are no consequences here. After this, Galeb and Emem will enter the room, and all three heroes will talk to each other. Choose any answers. The group will talk about the red code, then the double doors will open and they will be invited to Prince Iverson. The prologue is officially over.

Scene 01

In all scenes, you will find many additional tasks and optional studies that will allow you to better understand the events taking place in the World of Darkness, learn about opposing characters or find consumables that will help in confrontations. What we can do in each of the chapters depends on the available disciplines and skills. It is unlikely that you will be able to create an ideal character. Probably, during the first playthrough of the game, you will not have enough abilities and skills to successfully complete each test. At the very beginning, we select the starting profile (detective, jack of all trades, veteran or free), after which communication with Prince Iverson begins. To get more information, you need to have an education of the first level or higher. Thanks to this, we can get additional data on Primogen. We continue the passage of Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong for Emem on the StopGame.Ru website.

The first time you will hunt according to the plot, although at the level you can drink the blood of two characters. At the very beginning, when you were going through the tutorial, you can find another safe place. If you drink blood from the 2nd vessel, you will get more experience to unlock and improve skills. Next, follow the scent of Journey, along the path that leads through the archives. The door will be locked, but we can still get behind it in two ways: we can use the right key card or, if we have the first level of technology, bypass the lock and get inside without a key card. But in this case, we will be forced to spend willpower. In order to find the key card, we go inside Lazarus’s main office, which is located on the left side.

We take the key card, which is on the object to the right of the entrance, and go back. We go to the archives, which can be thoroughly studied, since there are several interesting points here. One of these places is a huge safe, which is built into the wall with file cabinets, and it can be found to the right of the entrance. To gain access to the safe, you need a PIN code. It can be found in the file cabinet to the left of the entrance. Enter the PIN code 9138.

One of the additional tasks will be the following: we need to find out why Journey was in the archives. If we follow her scent, it will lead us to a cabinet with papers. We will find a torn page in it. We can use Insight to track the smell of ink and find a new trail. We follow the trail to Abigail’s office and in her office we go to the ashtray with a message. We study the information contained in the note. If we have level 1 education, we can analyze the note to gain access to additional data.

At Electronics Level 1, you can restore previously deleted messages. In them, we will find confirmation that Abigail and Journey had correspondence. Before leaving the office, we go to Journey’s office (located at an angle from Abigail’s office). You can find a computer there: go to it and search by email to get more data about the archives. If you have Electronics Level 1, you can restore Journey’s search history and find out what she was trying to find. You can also collect a consumable item – a business card. It is on the object on the right side. If you want, talk to April, who will share information about Journey and where you can find her. If you do not have the necessary characteristics, you will not be able to find out, since April will hide some of the secrets.

If you have 3rd level of psychology or higher, you can convince her to share at least some of the information. We talk to Hilda and get more data for the investigation, although it is still difficult to extract all the details (high parameters are needed). If we want to win the confrontation, we need at least 1 level of eloquence. If we win, we can continue the dialogue and receive one unit of Willpower as a reward. We continue the walkthrough of Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong for Emem on the StopGame.Ru website.

We continue to search for Journey, following her scent. As soon as we get to the girl, we will have to make a difficult choice. We can take her to the Prince, or persuade her to hide. If we decide to take her to the Prince, the scene will come to an end, and we will move on to the next part of the walkthrough. If we start persuading her to hide, a confrontation will start. To win, you need to have a high level of eloquence, psychology or intimidation. Otherwise, we try to choose answers that do not require skill. To win and persuade Journey to hide, you need to successfully complete two stages. And in total, there are three stages. We continue the walkthrough of Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong for Emem on the StopGame.Ru website.

Convincing Journey to hide will require one point of persuasion, but without Willpower you’ll have to rely on randomness:

The consequences of the choice made are not so obvious and catastrophic. If you convince her to stay, you will meet the girl in Prince Iverson’s apartment. If you convince her to run away, you will encounter her at later stages of the passage.

Scene 2

As soon as the scene in the Prince’s apartment ends, we will have complete freedom of action and will be able to go through the stories of 3 characters in any order. Emem found herself in a difficult situation, but no one explains how she got there. Emem was trapped in memories. To get out of there, you need to solve a series of quests. Fragments of memory were torn out of her head. And if she leaves and does not find them all, they will disappear forever. You can meet different people in the memories. The passage of this segment will depend on the decisions you made, current characteristics, etc. Therefore, below we consider only additional content and give some general recommendations.

How to unlock the Rat Eating talent

Eating rats is an alternative, but not the best way to fight hunger. Each rat eaten only slightly increases satiety, and at the same time slightly increases the level of suspicion. But at certain moments, we simply will not have a choice. There are many rats in the prison of memory, and if we eat several of them, we can open a talent called “Rat Eating”. It increases the amount of satiety that we get when eating rats. In our cell, you can find 3 rats. If we go to the central part of the region, where there will be an icon “Jefferson Library”, and follow further to the right, we will find two more. Eat them all, and you will unlock a new talent.

How to Unlock Guided Hunt Talent

The talent called “Controlled Hunting” increases the efficiency of satisfying hunger when using people as vessels. Unlocking it is not difficult: you need to drink blood from any person, but if you want to unlock the talent as quickly as possible, then from the “Jefferson Library” we go to the left side, to the main support, and then go a little to the left. We drink the blood of the prisoner. If you drank blood twice in the first scene, then Emem will unlock a new talent. If you did not do this, do not get hung up: in this scene you can meet even more people.

How to find a decoction and potion

In this quest, you can find two types of consumables – potions and decoctions. With the help of decoctions, Emem will be able to satisfy her hunger without having to drink someone’s blood. A very useful item, especially if you need to activate vampire skills, the satiety level is low, and there are no people or rats nearby. The potion is used for other purposes. We use it if we decide to go explore the prison of memories. With the help of the potion, we can increase the level of the discipline “Expressiveness”. And we can also slow down time. We use the potion and go to the handles in the far corner of the library to gain access to the cells on the right and left sides. We can also find two additional decoctions in the library: one lies to the right of the entrance, and the second is on the barrels. As for the potion, you should look for it on the table to the left of the entrance.

How to get all Emem’s memories back

Emem has only fragments of memories in her head, while the rest are hidden in the memory prison. If she fails to find them all, she will lose a large number of memories. This is an additional task, but as you understand, it is best to find all the memories. This will allow you to find out information about Emem and Hilda. If there is a memory nearby, we will hear a certain sound signal. We continue the walkthrough of Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong for Emem on the StopGame.Ru website.

Memory of a broken wall. If we go to the third cell of the prison block on the right side, we will find a broken wall that we need to interact with. We see a scene in which Hilda and Emem argue about the latter’s injury after blood ties.

Another memory will be on the tower. Be careful, otherwise you will miss it. On the upper tier of the tower with the task, before entering the teleport (the exit from the prison of memory), look for a flaming torch. Then interact with it and unlock the memory. Thanks to it, we will learn what happened to Hilda after Emem avenged the blood ties.

Another memory is in the Jeffersonian library. You can’t miss it. It shows how Emem got into the memory prison.

Nightclub Memory: In one of the cells found in the left cell block, there are some brown bottles. Interact with them to trigger a memory of Em and Journey in the nightclub.

Blood Ties Memory – This memory involves violence. Go through the left cell block and enter the medical ward. Use the skill to teleport to the blood-soaked bedroom. The memory is about the bed.

Memory from Bordeaux. In the second cell of the right cell block there is a radio. Interact with it to witness the scene of Emem and Hilda escaping from Bordeaux after the Nazi occupation of France.

Blue Candle Memory: From the library, go to the bridge that leads to the large central tower. To the left of this bridge is a teleport point. Use it and get close to the blue candle. This will unlock the memory of Hilda hugging Emem.

Premonitions

Once we reach the third level of divination, we will be able to see premonitions. In order for this to happen, we need to use some surrounding objects. While in the prison of memories, in the office we look for a chair, with the help of which we get closer to the memory of blood ties. We interact with the chair to see the future of Galeb.

How to Win a Confrontation with Deneb Osborne

Towards the end of the scene we will be forced to confront Deneb Osborne. To win the confrontation, choose the answers listed below. If possible, below we indicate the answers that do not require specific skills or disciplines. Intimidation is used for protection. Otherwise, defeating Deneb will be incredibly difficult. We continue the walkthrough of Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong for Emem on the StopGame.Ru website.

If there is a failure, there will be a fork in the story later.

Scene 5

In the previous scene for Emem, we left the prison of memories. At the moment, she is in the Apartment of Prince Iverson, and tells her about everything she managed to find out. We leave the Prince’s apartments to complete a new assignment. This scene can be completed very quickly, but there are several side objectives that will allow you to get more additional data. Thanks to them, we will be able to learn more information about Leisha, Halsey, Hazel and Galeb.

Conversation with Hilda

During the dialogue with Hilda, you can move in several directions. Based on the current parameters, we can persuade Hilda to reveal her dissatisfaction with Prince Iverson. Hilda herself will try to find out what our next mission is. There is a traitor in the clan, and if our conviction is too low, we will not be able to defend ourselves and will have to answer Hilda’s questions. Hilda’s conviction is four, so defeating her is extremely difficult. You can also talk about the time spent in the memory prison. If you have not found all the fragments of memories, you can touch on them during the conversation.

Conversation with Berel and Fen

Another optional task is to eavesdrop on the conversation between Berel and Sui Feng. Everything will depend on how the scene for Galeb ended, since the endings of the events will be different. We can also use psychology to get more information from Feng.

How to get into Iverson’s apartment

Leave Iverson’s apartment and follow her. Leaving her apartment is easy, but following her is much more difficult. If you don’t remember, in the first scene in April’s office there was an elevator that we used to go up to Iverson’s apartment. Go there and watch as April snaps at her employees. Let’s use this to get into the elevator!

How to unlock the Iverson bookcase

Once we get to Iverson’s apartment, we will see a bookcase with a strange locking mechanism. If we want to find the hidden data in the apartment, we will have to pick the lock. This task consists of several parts. First, we solve the puzzle with the large swan statue located near the bookcase. We go into Iverson’s bedroom and see a small swan on the shelf. We take it and carry it to the statue, install it on the pedestal and find a secret place where the key is hidden.

With the key, we go to the bookcase and open it, completing the next part of the quest. Click on the books on the shelf, in the correct order, which is indicated on the stand for Prince Iverson’s notes – BFDAC. Thanks to this, we get to the hidden part of the apartment, where we can find documents with data on Leisha and Galeb. When everything is done, we leave this place.

Scene 6

Emem goes to the anarchs to persuade them to carry out a suicide mission with her at the request of Prince Iverson. You can follow Iverson’s orders verbatim, or trust your instincts and do otherwise. In this episode, you can find several hidden puzzles, locations, dialogues and plot branches, and then everything will end with an important decision. We continue the walkthrough of Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong for Emem on the StopGame.Ru website.

Where to find the key to the tunnel

At the beginning of the mission, we go to the baron’s office. As soon as we are there, we find a key in the wall box. Using the key, we open the iron gates located in the tunnels.

How to convince Keris to join

Keris is one of the two leaders who obey Baron Thane. When you first meet her, she will ignore Emem and refuse to help convince Thane. However, she is easily persuaded. But first, you need to get some data to put pressure on Keris.

After the first conversation with Keris, we leave her office. Yardley will make an offer. He wants to set Keris up and will tell you about his insidious plan. In return, he promises to help with the alliance, but Keris needs to be removed. We agree to his offer and go to Keris. We talk to her and tell her about Yardley’s plans. We need to win the confrontation, otherwise Keris simply won’t believe you.

How to Win a Confrontation with Keris

To win the confrontation, choose the following options: 1) I am in Primogen; 2) blood trade; 3) we defend ourselves through high-level psychology.

How to board the Gladys

To get to one of the leaders, Rafa, board the Gladys. Try talking to the two vampires near the gate, but without pumped up characteristics, it is extremely difficult to convince them. To get to the Gladys, move through the tunnel, but first find the key to it (in the baron’s office). There are 3 entrances in the tunnel. To get to the ship, go to the Saule area. The passage is behind the vampires, and it is barely noticeable. Go down the stairs and turn to the right. Go to the right until you see a crack through which you can teleport. There will also be a crack in the wall, and you can use it to teleport to the Gladys.

How to access the Gladys onboard computer

Then you need to find the PIN code from one of the computers in the main work area. In the clues you can find information that this PIN code is the registration number of “Gladys”. We go outside and look for the inscription on “Gladys” (or search the card files). The code you need is 3764.

How to access the laptop on board the Gladys

In the main location on the ship “Gladys”, there is a laptop near the computer. We just hacked the computer itself (read above). There is a sticker on the laptop “Stupid password. Stupid people”. Enter the code “1234”.

How to open the invisible lock on Gladys

If we have activated and improved “Insight”, we will be able to see Rafa trying to open the secret door. In addition, we will find an invisible keyboard. We remove the illusion and interact with this panel. We enter certain directions on the lock. We can spy on the combination on the wall posters. We start with the upper central button, then choose the correct directions: down, left, right, down, up, right. Having created the correct pattern, you will open the door of the secret room.

How to access PC disk

Once we open the secret door and enter another area, we will see a computer. To access it, you need a floppy disk. You should look for it in the bottom drawer of the nearest cabinet. We return to the computer and insert the floppy disk.

How to access Rafa’s computer

There is another computer next to this one, and it can also be hacked. Our task is to find the PIN code. This is the date we found in the old newspaper – 05161991.

How to open the door to Rafa

This is the last area we can search on Gladys. The door will be locked with a code electronic lock. We are looking for the code. To do this, we examine the card files that are nearby and find the password – 568974. We enter the code to open the door and find Rafa. Keep in mind that this is the point of no return. When we enter the code, we will leave Gladys and will not be able to collect additional data on Rafa. The confrontation will begin. We continue the passage of Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong for Emem on the StopGame.Ru website.

How to Win a Confrontation with Rafa

To join the alliance, you need to convince Rafa that it is worthwhile. To do this, you need to win the confrontation. Choose the following options (one of them is only available if Rafa’s computer or laptop is hacked): “I will protect him with my place on Primogen”; “He does not want to anger his sire”; “If there are more of us, we can win”; “Because they are next on the list.”

After you talk to Cerys and Rafa, return to Saule and you can leave the scene. You need to decide: follow Prince Iverson’s plan and lead everyone to death, or act alone. In the end, this will not affect the plot in any way. Initially, I chose the Prince’s plan, and there were no additional dialogues, scenes, or endings hinting at the fate of the anarchs. Choose what you like the most.

Scene 11

Once at the SAD base, you need to get into the central complex and upload a virus to the system. We act covertly, and if necessary, we eliminate opponents along the way. The SAD base is the heart of the Second Inquisition, so you can find a lot of important data here.

How to open a locked gate

At the beginning of the scene, we will see a locked gate. Use Insight in front of it to find a hidden message. This clue indicates that the answer should be found on the ceiling. If you look up from where you are now, you will see numbers on the fans. Return to the gate, look up and remember the code – 0158. Another way to bypass the gate is to use teleportation, which is available to Emem. If you move away from it and go to the open area, you can teleport along the outer part of the hall. Repeat this action several times to go around the gate. The only drawback is the high cost and increased hunger. Teleportation increases hunger, and its repeated use will quickly reduce the satiety reserves. Therefore, you should not waste satiety on the gate, since they can be opened with a code.

Kill or spare the agent

In the last part of this scene, we must get rid of the enemy. Before the virus is uploaded, an agent will enter the room. Seeing Emem, he will become alarmed. We interrogate him and find out where we can upload the virus. After that, we need to make an important decision. We can spare or eliminate the agent. Decide for yourself, since in fact this will not affect the plot in any way. If we spare the agent, we will receive a trait called “Mercy”, which increases persuasion, but weakens intimidation. However, Emem has practically no dialogue later, so this trait will not be useful.

Then we’ll need to find the server room. The SAD military is practically everywhere, and we’ll need to get past them somehow. It’s not hard, but it might take you a while to gather more information.

Where to find the fan control key

One of the problems Emem will face is a working fan. There are three enemies on this level, and you will have to eliminate them all. You won’t be able to fight them all at once. To distract them, you will need an air conditioner, although the system is currently blocked. To activate it, you need a key, and it is behind the fan control unit. In the box where the tools are, we look for the control key. We return to the fan and we will be able to intercept its control.

How to kill all guards

As soon as we get access to the fan, we will have to distract the enemies. We go to the control panel and press the “12” button so that one of the enemies goes into the room on the left side of us. We go to the hatch and eliminate it. We return to the control system and press the “11” button to distract the second enemy. He will go into the room on the right side of us. We eliminate him. When the third guard realizes that his partners are not in touch, he will go inside the room on the right side of the control unit. At this point, we eliminate him, and then kill the agent who is in the room opposite. We can stay and explore the territory. We continue the walkthrough of Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong for Emem on the StopGame.Ru website.

How to open a safe

There is a safe here, the opening of which is associated with an additional task. It cannot be opened either by security or by electronics. A code is required. In office #11, we can use psychometry to see the belongings of the previous employee. This way, we will understand that he hid some object in the ventilation. We return to office #14 and enter the ventilation system again. We look at the grate above the entrance to office #11. Below we find a note indicating the code – 050211. Having remembered it, we take the code to office #13. We open the safe and take out the potion and documents indicating the traitor.

Emem’s final mission at the SAD base is to infect the local network with a virus, which will prevent the Second Inquisition from hunting the Boston Camarilla. She must act quickly, as mistakes cannot be corrected. The scene is divided into two tasks.

How to raise a server

Once we get to the server room, we’ll find that the real server is located underwater. We need to raise the server, and how we do this depends on Emem’s current settings.

Slow down time

If we can slow down time, we can solve the puzzle almost immediately. To raise the server, we press two buttons on the other side of the room. We have five seconds to press both buttons. We activate teleportation, slow down time, press the first button, and then immediately go to the second button. The server will rise from the water.

Teleportation

If we can’t slow down time, then raising the server will be more difficult. We go to the far room and press the second button. Thanks to this, we will raise the container from the water, located in the middle of the space separating both buttons. We press the first button, teleport through the gap and press the second.

How to find out the identity of a traitor

The last chance to find out the name of the traitor. At this point, we can use the server to search the large Second Inquisition database. Then we enter special keywords and look at the information to uncover the truth. There is little time, so we need to act quickly. At the moment when we hack the server, SAD soldiers try to break down the door. Quickly enter the following data: Codename + Informant, Accomplice + Informant, Jara Drori + Interrogation, Corvus + Personality. Then we open the sound file and listen to its contents. We find out the name of the traitor.

Server password

To upload the virus to the server, you need to find the password. We return to the search function and enter several search queries: Administrator + Password, Organization + Creation. Password – the date of the Inquisition’s creation – 09092015. If we cannot hack the server in time and release the virus, then Emem will be killed. The game will continue, but Emem will not survive, and it will not be possible to get the best ending. We complete the passage of Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong for Emem on the StopGame.Ru website.