Control Resonant FBC Research & Records Locations

The Bureau’s studies of the Hiss, the Board, Hedrons, and its strangest objects make up the 16 FBC Research & Records collectibles, spread across six zones. Only six are there for the taking at the start, and ten wait on a keycard, a power, or a story event. Fans who waited years for a Control 2 can start with the Central map of the Field Office and Panopticon, which covers four of Central’s six.

Control Resonant FBC Research & Records Collectible guide location screenshot

All 16 were tracked down by Vlad Susanu, the editor-in-chief at Map Master, over a single playthrough, and the Control Resonant Archive locations by zone link the game’s other document sets. Six of the files only spawn after a story event, so this is a set you finish near the end of the game rather than in a single sweep.

FBC Research & Records Documents You Can Grab Right Away

Six files have no condition at all. Downtown has Hiss Spike in a fenced area to the south, and Central has Hiss Imposters in a warehouse east of the Field Office and the ShenyangIMC Door report beside the Field Office Fast Travel Door. The Evacuation Zone map of the Evac Building’s 12th floor has two more, one outside and one on the 12th floor you climb in Evacuation Procedures.

The sixth is in an unfinished building in the West Incursion Zone, behind boards you can smash, and the West Incursion Zone map of the building under construction places it. Three of the six are Hiss studies, so read them next to the Hiss enemy files in the Archive, while the door report reads like one of the Bureau’s Altered Item case files.

FBC Research & Records in the Executive Sector Hall

Two files need the Level 1 Keycard, which you pick up during the story in Central. Notes On The Board, Pope’s view of the Board and its bond with Jesse, is in the first locked office on the right in the large hall past Jesse’s office, and Research Notes: The Former, on the shadowy entity of that name, is two doors further along.

The first office also has two of Dylan’s own case files and a Jesse Faden memo, and the Dylan Faden Archive documents in the hall cover what Dylan’s two files say about him. With Levels 1, 2, and 6, the hall’s six locked offices give up 13 Archive files from seven sets and six Resource Crates, and the Level 1, 2, and 6 keycard sources explain where each card comes from.

FBC Research & Records Files That Need Reach or Shift

Orientation Points needs Reach, the power you earn in The Subway Fault. It’s on an upper street southeast of the West Incursion Zone Checkpoint, reached from the grapple points in front of the gate, so you’ll find it on the border rather than deep inside Central.

Acoustic Testing & Observations needs Shift, since it’s up on the roof of the Oldest House in the Unknown. It’s a report on how the Patterning is changing the building, and the Unknown map of the Oldest House rooftop has the ventilation unit it lies on, so pick it up on your first trip across the Unknown.

FBC Research & Records Files That Spawn Late in the Story

Three late files spawn at the Field Office, within a few steps of each other. The FBC Injury and Accident Report lands on Arish’s desk once The Enemy of My Enemy is done, the Fra Containment Report appears next to Langston after A New Directive, and The Nature Of Hedrons arrives on the front desk once you’ve won the Co-Director boss fight in the Unknown.

Two more wait in Downtown. Pope’s notes on Dimensional Faults appear in the lobby after the Co-Director and Defeat the Resonant Entities, which the Downtown map of the Oldest House lobby desk places. Aberrant is the last file in the set, in the P6 holding cell you visit during The Beginning, the game’s final mission.

How to Spawn the Hot Dog Incident FBC Research & Records File

The Hot Dog Incident is the easiest file in the set to miss. It’s a report on a 2001 “hot dog incident”, and it only appears in Zoe’s office once The Enemy of My Enemy has started and you’ve found the Hotdog Cart in the Evacuation Zone and reported it to her.

If her office is empty, the cart is the missing step, not the mission, and reporting it late still spawns the file. Report the cart as soon as you see it, and after The Enemy of My Enemy begins, check the table in her office, which the Watchtower map of Zoe’s office table places.

FBC Research & Records by Zone and the Last Files to Collect

Central has six, Downtown five, and the Evacuation Zone two, with one each in the West Incursion Zone, the Unknown, and the Watchtower. Six are free, two need the Level 1 Keycard, two need a power, and six depend on the story, with Aberrant as the final pickup. None of them is missable, since a late cart report still spawns the Hot Dog Incident and the P6 holding cell stays open after the credits.

If your count is short, start at the Field Office. After the Co-Director, check Arish’s desk, Langston’s crate, and the front desk before searching anywhere else, then confirm you’ve reported the Hotdog Cart. Every file you’ve read can be reopened in the Archive under FBC Research & Records.

Name	Map Location	Details
Notes On The BoardDowntown Notes On The Board	Downtown	Notes On The Board is a document in the FBC Research & Records set of collectibles. It contains Pope’s observations on the Board and Jesse’s relationship with them. You can obtain it only after you reach Central Manhattan and collect the Level 1 Keycard (story-related item). The document is in the Executive Sector of The Oldest House, in the locked office of the large hall, past Jesse’s office. After reaching the large hall, it is the first office on the right. Look for it on the coffee table.
Research Notes: The FormerDowntown Research Notes: The Former	Downtown	The Research Notes: The Former is an Archive document in the FBC Research & Records set of collectibles. It contains the research notes on the shadowy entity known as “the Former”. You can obtain it only after you reach Central Manhattan and collect the Level 1 Keycard (story-related item). The document is in the Executive Sector of The Oldest House, in the locked office of the large hall, past Jesse’s office. After reaching the large hall, it is the third office on the right. Look for it on the desk.
Volatile Floating HissEvacuation Zone Volatile Floating Hiss	Evacuation Zone	The Volatile Floating Hiss is a report on how to tell if a floating Hiss is about to turn hostile and a collectible from the FBC Research & Records. You'll find it on a table behind a fence south of the Evac Building in the Evacuation Zone.
Sound Bath Sterilization StudyEvacuation Zone Sound Bath Sterilization Study	Evacuation Zone	The Sound Bath Sterilization Study includes a summary of the research done on sound bath sterilization and it is a collectible in the FBC Research & Records set. You will find it on the 12th floor of the Evac Building, in a small cubicle inside the hall on the left side of the main corridor.
Orientation PointsCentral Orientation Points	Central	The Orientation Points collectible in the FBC Research & Records Set is found on a small table near the Orientation Point southeast of the West Incursion Zone Checkpoint. It is an FBC report on mysterious objects referred to as Orientation Points. After you unlock the Reach Ability by completing The Subway Fault Main Quest in the Evacuation Zone, you can reach the upper street via the grappling points in front of the West Incursion Checkpoint.
Field Notes: Pattern AnomaliesWest Incursion Zone Field Notes: Pattern Anomalies	West Incursion Zone	Field Notes: Pattern Anomalies is a document from the FBC Research & Records set, and it is found on a table on the ground floor of the building under construction in the West Incursion Zone. Look for the large room behind a barred door. You can easily get inside by destroying the wooden boards. The document contains an FBC researcher’s field notes on a new Patterning phenomenon.
Acoustic Testing & ObservationsUnknown Acoustic Testing & Observations	Unknown	The Acoustic Testing & Observations is one of the documents in the FBC Research & Records. You'll find it on the roof of the Oldest House after using the Shift Ability. It is sitting on a ventilation unit. The document is a summary of new research and observations on the Patterning’s effects on the Oldest House.
Dimensional FaultsDowntown Dimensional Faults	Downtown	The Dimensional Faults document is the 13th collectible in the FBC Research & Records set, and it spawns on a desk inside the Oldest House Lobby after defeating the Co-Director Resonant and completing the Defeat the Resonant Entities Quest. The document reveals Pope’s thoughts and observations on Dimensional Faults.
The Nature Of HedronsCentral The Nature Of Hedrons	Central	The Nature of Hedrons is the 14th Control Resonant FBC Research & Records collectible and an FBC report on what little is known about Hedrons. The document spawns on the front desk inside the Field Office building in Central Manhattan after defeating the Co-Director in the Unknown area.
Fra Containment ReportCentral Fra Containment Report	Central	Fra Containment Report is the 15th collectible in the FBC Research & Records set. It spawns on the crate next to Langston after completing the A New Directive Quest. It is an FBC Containment worker's voice log about Fra Mauro.
The Hot Dog IncidentWatchtower The Hot Dog Incident	Watchtower	The Hot Dog Incident document in the FBC Research & Records Set is a highly missable collectible you can obtain only after you start the Enemy of My Enemy Main Quest. The document is an FBC report on the “hot dog incident” of 2001. It spawns on a table in Zoe's office in the Watchtower; however, it appears only if you find and report to Zoe the Hotdog Cart found in the Evacuation Zone.
FBC Injury And Accident ReportCentral FBC Injury And Accident Report	Central	The FBC Injury and Accident Report is an FBC form for reporting injuries and accidents at work, and a collectible in the FBC Research & Records Set. You can find it in the lobby of the Field Office building in Central Manhattan. Look for it on Arish's desk, but be advised that the document spawns only after you complete The Enemy of My Enemy Quest.
AberrantDowntown Aberrant	Downtown	Aberrant is the last collectible in the FBC Research & Records set. It is found on the surgery table in the corner of the P6 holding cell, which you'll have to visit during The Beginning Main Quest (the last quest in the game). It is an initial FBC report on Aberrant.
Hiss SpikeDowntown Hiss Spike	Downtown	The Hiss Spike document collectible from the FBC Research & Records Set is found on the table in the enclosed area on the southern side of Downtown. Look for it near a Hiss Spike.
ShenyangIMC Door (AI2294-UE)Central ShenyangIMC Door (AI2294-UE)	Central	The ShenyangIMC Door (AI2294-UE) Altered Item in the FBC Research & Records Set is found by the Field Office Fast Travel Door on top of the office made of orange containers.
Hiss ImpostersCentral Hiss Imposters	Central	The Hiss Imposters collectible in the FBC Research & Records Set is found on a metal crate in the warehouse east of the Field Office in Central Manhattan. It is a research report on a new kind of Hiss appearing in Manhattan.

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