How to complete the Absolute Massacre mission in Killing Floor 3

Taking down zeds in Killing Floor 3 might be tricky enough on its own, but it can be even more challenging to do it while completing objectives. The game’s first full mission, Absolute Massacre, kicks off a storyline that brings more lore to the beloved franchise.

Missions in Killing Floor 3 are usually straightforward, especially at the beginning. For instance, Absolute Massacre tasks you with finding an incident log, collecting tainted corpse samples, and getting out of dodge. Here’s what you must do.

Killing Floor 3 Absolute Massacre mission guide

Your first objective after flying into the Army Depot is to find a message log. The device is near the train wreckage right in front of you, marked on your map. Grab it just after climbing the ramp into the depot, before the locked zipline, and finish the wave for the next step in this mission.

After that, you must head into the inspection room. Head straight and make a left once you see the containers in the shipping area. This should lead you through the large set of blast doors into a part of the room with a square marked on the floor and a set of stairs to your right. There are three tainted corpses in this room, and we’ll tell you where to find them.

All Tainted Corpse Sample locations in Absolute Massacre in Killing Floor 3

• On top of a container on the left part of the room, opposite the stairs.
• In front of a container on the far side of the room.
• On the ground on the second floor, just before a gap to a nearby container.

If you walked in from the large door, the first corpse should be just to your left, lying on top of a container. Climb on it to grab this sample, then look to your left (away from the door) for the second tainted corpse on the ground.

The last tainted corpse sample is up top. Climb the first set of stairs, then either jump on the hanging container or go the long way around it. The final corpse sample will be at the foot of the container, on a wall with an A painted over it.

Once you’ve found all the samples, all you need to do is complete the mission. Don’t worry if you fail: this mission progresses regardless of outcome, so you can move on to the next mission in Killing Floor 3.