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Directive 8020 Episode 4: Dragnet Walkthrough

Dragnet is Directive 8020 Episode 4 and the best early chapter for stealth and pursuit notes. Use it to learn scanner discipline, hiding habits, QTE consistency, and route-safe movement.

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Short route note: Move slowly, preserve line of sight, and keep QTE outcomes consistent while testing choices. Stealth mistakes can look like choice consequences if you do not track them separately.

Verification Status

Episode

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Episode 4: Dragnet

Source status

Verified

GamesRadar lists Dragnet as Episode 4.

Route focus

Working guide

Stealth pressure, pursuit routing, scanner habits, and mid-run branch testing.

Spoiler policy

Working guide

Contains stealth guidance without revealing late endings.

Use this official Directive 8020 video as visual context while following the Dragnet walkthrough. Exact route outcomes still depend on your Story Tree state.

Dragnet Quick Facts

This page is written as a focused chapter guide, not a copied transcript. It uses verified episode structure and collectible coverage, then tells you what to watch for while playing.

Episode position	Episode 4 of 8.
Primary purpose	Teach stealth, pursuit, scanner, and action-sequence tracking.
Best first-run goal	Survive cleanly and document whether failures affect the Story Tree.
Replay priority	Replay stealth failures separately from dialogue choices.

Step-by-Step Route Priorities

Follow these priorities before you replay the chapter. If you change a choice, keep QTE success, exploration, and survivor state as consistent as possible so the Story Tree result is readable.

Step	Do this	Why it matters
Threat zones	Crouch, watch sight lines, and avoid unnecessary sprinting.	Noise and visibility are the main risks in stealth-heavy sections.
Scanner	Use scanner checks deliberately instead of constantly staring at the interface.	Scanner data helps only if you still move safely.
QTE testing	Repeat QTE success or failure consistently when comparing branches.	This keeps choice consequences readable.
Collectibles	Search after danger drops, not during active pursuit.	Collectible cleanup should not cause avoidable deaths.

Dragnet Directive 8020 walkthrough scene — Dragnet should be tracked by objective, survivor state, collectibles, QTEs, Turning Points, and any route condition that carries into later episodes.

Collectibles and Search Notes

Current collectible coverage lists 65 total collectibles across the game. Use this section as a route reminder, then use the dedicated collectibles page for exact cleanup.

Check safe rooms after pursuit pressure ends.
Mark collectibles that are only reachable after a stealth route opens.
If you miss an item, note the nearest Turning Point before replaying.

Route Warnings

Do not change multiple route variables during a replay; test one choice, QTE result, or exploration path at a time.
Check the Story Tree after the episode before assuming the final visible choice caused the outcome.
If a character was isolated, treat later trust prompts as route-critical until evidence proves otherwise.

Sources Used

These sources are linked because the page contains launch-sensitive route facts. Reddit and forum posts are useful demand signals, but the facts here are based on guide, review, or official coverage.

Source	Used for	Link
GamesRadar episode guide	Episode order, chapter role, rough length, and replay guidance.	Open source
100% Guides collectibles	65 collectibles, episode collectible notes, Simms Recordings, and O Death cleanup.	Open source
PC Gamer preview	Eight-episode structure, first-run blind advice, and Turning Points replay method.	Open source