The fourth task the vendor Handshake offers in Gray Zone Warfare is Rat’s Nest. You can acquire this task after completing Restoring Order by checking the task list for Handshake when at base camp. You’re tasked with obtaining two separate pieces of intelligence from two different criminal hideouts located in the nearby town. Here’s how you can complete the Rat’s Nest task in Gray Zone Warfare and where to find both pieces of intel.
Where to retrieve intel from the hideouts for Rat’s Nest
You can retrieve the intel from hideouts at specific locations for each faction in order to complete the Rat’s Nest task. Both locations are marked by red spray-painted graffiti as shown in the screenshot at the top of this guide. Once you head to the proper location at your local town as indicated by the below coordinates, kill the criminals outside and then head inside to find the intel.
The first piece of intel is in a double-room one-story building with red graffiti on the wall. Inside is the Convict’s Notepad evidence on the small table that also has a phone on it. Pick up this Convict’s Notepad for the first piece of intelligence.
The second piece of intel is on the second floor of a two-story building and is the Thug’s Smartphone sitting on the desk with the computer. There is a wall surrounding the building that also has the same red graffiti on it. This intel also requires one inventory slot, so make sure you have room to pick it up.
Here are the locations of both pieces of intel for each faction:
- Mithras Security Systems – 169, 119 in Nam Thaven for the first Intel, 172, 118 in Nam Thaven for the second Intel
- Crimson Shield International – 141, 162 in Kiu Vongsa for the first Intel, 143, 162 in Kiu Vongsa for the second Intel
- Lamang Recovery Initiative – 202, 160 in Pha Lang for the first Intel, 201, 163 in Pha Lang for the second Intel.
How to complete the Rat’s Nest task
Once you have both pieces of Intel in your inventory, it’s time to head back to base camp. Make sure you do not die on the way back, as there’s currently a bug where if you die with the Rat’s Nest Intel in your inventory, and lose it, you cannot reacquire it and therefore cannot complete the task. The only way to fix this is to abandon the task and contact support so they can reset it completely for you.
Once you are back to Base Camp, open your interface by hitting Tab and go to Vendors then Handshake then Tasks. Hand in both pieces of intel via the yellow button in the bottom right, which will complete the task for you. Finally, hit the complete button to officially finish the task earning you the following rewards:
- 1x Patrol Backpack with 20 slots
- $3,600
- 400 Experience
- 100 Reputation with Handshake
