Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has 42 Facilities to connect and deliver to. Connecting and increasing connection level with all facilities is required for the following trophies:
- Starting Point
– Connect your Q-pid for the first time. - Keep on Connecting
– Connect all facilities using your Q-pid. - Connecting Hearts and Minds
– Maximize your connection level with all facilities.
– Connect your Q-pid for the first time.
– Connect all facilities using your Q-pid.
– Maximize your connection level with all facilities.None of the facilities are missable, you can still connect and level all facilities after the main story when you are in Episode 17 (post-game). 30 of the Facilities are unlocked automatically during the main story, with the remaining 12 being optional that you need to unlock either by delivering lost cargo to them, or by completing sub orders from other facilities. Leveling facilities is generally done by delivering orders or lost cargo to receive Likes from the Facility, though some of the optional locations also have extra sub orders that you need to complete at certain levels to keep increasing their connection. These typically become available when the current level is filled to around 80%, and you will receive an SSS message from the Facility when they have a new sub order that they want you to complete.
It is recommended to connect all optional Facilities as you progress the story to expand the Chiral Network to the area they cover. This makes certain story sections easier as you will need to go back through prior areas to complete main orders, as you will then have access to other players’ structures and can use a vehicle unlocked halfway through the story which only functions inside areas covered by the network.
Some optional Facilities you won’t be able to increase connection level until after the main story (notably Mr. Impossible) so if you are trying to work on connection level during the story and it isn’t progressing and you aren’t receiving an SSS about a new sub order, then that means you either need to progress the main story further or complete the story first.
Facilities
Facilities are listed in story unlock order, and optional Facilities are included in the location that is recommended you deliver to. Connection level rewards below do not list Music that some locations award.
When Main Orders or Sub Orders are required to unlock a facility, the starting location of the order is listed along with any other important information.
Mexico
#1 – Ciudad Nudo del Norte (C1)
Main Story
Main Order 002 (Sam’s Shelter)
- Level 1 – No Reward
- Level 2 – Machine Pistol [MP]
- Level 3 – SL Machine Pistol [MP]
- Level 4 – Big-Bore Handgun [MP]
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Norberto Puente, Patch 31: Mexican Cryptobiote
#2 – Villa Libre
Main Story
Main Order 003 (C1 Ciudad Nudo del Norte)
- Level 1 – PCC Lv1
- Level 2 – Custom Electric Rod
- Level 3 – Custom High-Voltage Rod
- Level 4 – Custom Twin Rod
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: La Madre, Patch 54: Chiral Rodent
#3 – C1 South Distribution Center
Main Story
Main Order 004 (Villa Libre)
- Level 1 – Blood Grenade Lv1, Timefall Shelter (PCC)
- Level 2 – EX Grenade
- Level 3 – Blood Grenade Lv2
- Level 4 – Assault Rifle [MP] Lv2
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Benjamin Rivera, Patch 25: Smile, APAS Enhancement: Improved Cannon Cooldown
#4 – Former Geophysics Research Lab
Main Story
Main Order 005 (C1 South Distribution Facility)
- Level 1 – MP Bullets
- Level 2 – Armor for Tri-Cruiser
- Level 3 – LW Assault Rifle [MP] Lv1
- Level 4 – LW Assault Rifle [MP] Lv2
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Deadman, Custom Hologram: Alex Weatherstone, Patch 57: Tri-Cruiser
#5 – The Artist
Optional
To connect The Artist you will have to pick up lost cargo for them, typically located around the mountain near where they are located.
- Level 1 – Colors: Coyote Brown, Bright Yellow
- Level 2 – Colors: Navy Blue, Volcano Orange
- Level 3 – Colors: Desert Pink, Ghost Green
- Level 4 – Colors: Express Purple, Signal Green, APAS Enhancement: Odarek Auto-Defense
- Level 5 – Colors: Sandy Tan, Rose Pink, Custom Hologram: Lauren Tsai, Patch 49: BT Magniceps
#6 – The Bokka
Optional
To connect The Bokka you will have to pick up lost cargo for them, typically located around the desert and forest near where they are located.
- Level 1 – Trekking Boots
- Level 2 – Sticky Gun
- Level 3 – Patch 9: Porter
- Level 4 – Backpack Accessory: Porter
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Bokka, Patch 42: Porter
Australia
#7 – The Government’s Base
Main Story
Main Order 009 (DHV Magellan/Plate Gate)
- Level 1 – Bola Gun
- Level 2 – Backpack – Antigravity Device
- Level 3 – Backpack – Large Spare Ammo Container Lv1
- Level 4 – Large Spare Ammo Container Lv2
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Old Oz, Patch 32: Australian Cryptobiote
#8 – Western Environmental Observatory
Main Story
Main Order 010 (The Government’s Base)
- Level 1 – Battle Skelton Lv1 + Grenade Pistol + MP Grenade
- Level 2 – Backpack – Electrical Shock Absorber
- Level 3 – Battle Skeleton Lv2
- Level 4 – Battle Skeleton Lv3
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Peter Gates, Patch 58: Pickup Off-Roader
#9 – The Lone Commander
Optional
Sub Order 100 (The Government’s Base)
Sub Order 101 (The Lone Commander)
- Level 1 – Tranq Sniper Rifle
- Level 2 – Smoke Grenade
- Level 3 – SL Tranq Handgun
- Level 4 – LW Tranq Sniper Rifle
- Level 5 – SL-LW Tranq Sniper Rifle, Custom Hologram: The Lone Commander, Patch 26: !
#10 – The Musician
Main Story
Main Order 011 (Western Environmental Observatory)
- Level 1 – Shotgun [MP] Lv1
- Level 2 – LW Shotgun [MP] Lv1
- Level 3 – Shotgun [MP] Lv2
- Level 4 – LW Shotgun [MP] Lv2, Licky Stick (Private Room item)
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Gen Hoshino, Patch 37: I Love BB
#11 – West Fort Knot (F1)
Main Story
Main Order 012 (The Musician)
- Level 1 – Floating Carrier Lv1
- Level 2 – Battery Unit Lv1
- Level 3 – Floating Carrier Lv2
- Level 4 – Battery Unit Lv2
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Olivia Westbury, Patch 61: Monorail
#12 – Rainbow Valley
Main Story
Main Order 014 (West Fort Knot)
- Level 1 – Tar Cannon
- Level 2 – Solar Generator
- Level 3 – Mini Extra Battery
- Level 4 – Electrobiote (Backpack accessory)
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Glenn Rain, Patch 33: Electrobiote
#13 – Animal Shelter
Main Story
Main Order 015 (Rainbow Valley)
- Level 1 – Decoy Hologrenade
- Level 2 – Stealth Hologrenade
- Level 3 – BT Hologrenade
- Level 4 – Quokka (Backpack accessory)
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Animal Shelter Staff, Custom Hologram: Quokka, Patch 28: Animal, Rest at Animal Shelter
#14 – Rainy’s Shelter
Main Story
Main Order 015 (Rainbow Valley) – This facility is unlocked automatically at the same time as Animal Shelter, which is when standard orders and lost cargo to deliver to Rainy’s Shelter become available
- Level 1 – No reward
- Level 2 – No reward
- Level 3 – No reward
- Level 4 – No reward
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Rainy, Custom Hologram: Rainbow Lorikeet, Patch 68: Rainbow Lorikeet
#15 – Northern Environmental Observatory
Main Story
Main Order 016 (West Fort Knot)
- Level 1 – Porter Suit: Squares, Blood Boomerang
- Level 2 – Guidepost
- Level 3 – Utility Pouch
- Level 4 – Bell (Backpack Accessory)
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Mike Northcote, Patch 65: Blood Boomerang
#16 – F2 South Distribution Center
Main Story
Main Order 019 (Northern Environmental Observatory)
- Level 1 – Combat Boots, Sticky Cannon, Heavy Machine Gun
- Level 2 – Combat Power Gloves Lv1
- Level 3 – Combat Power Gloves Lv2
- Level 4 – Boxing Kangaroos (Backpack accessory)
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Samson Hook, Patch 69: Boxing Kangaroos
#17 – The Inventor
Optional
To connect The Inventor you will have to pick up lost cargo for them, typically located around the shore of the mainland near their island. To get out to their island, you need to either walk across the yellow area in the tar visible with Odradeck scan, or repair then use the Monorail and drop off when you are over the island. Once you’ve connected him to the network you can set up a zipline or use the Coffin Board (once unlocked) to reach them more easily on repeat visits.
- Level 1 – Otter Hood
- Level 2 – Stun Bomb
- Level 3 – Remote Stun Bomb
- Level 4 – Bola Stun Gun
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Inventor, Patch 63: Otter Hood
#18 – The Dowser
Main Story
Main Order 021 (F2 South Distribution Center)
- Level 1 – PCC Lv2, Zip-Line, Boost Skeleton Lv1
- Level 2 – Porter Suit: Desert Green
- Level 3 – Boost Skeleton Lv2
- Level 4 – Boost Skeleton Lv3
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Dowser, Patch 34: Chlorobiote
#19 – Heartman’s Lab
Main Story
Main Order 023 (The Dowser)
- Level 1 – Extra Battery Lv1, Jump Ramp, Safe House
- Level 2 – Extra Battery Lv2
- Level 3 – Extra Battery Lv3
- Level 4 – Extra Battery Lv4
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Heartman, Custom Hologram: Hydrologist, Patch 29: Hot Spring
#20 – The Pizza Chef
Main Story
Main Order 024 (Heartman’s Lab)
To reach Level 2 you must deliver a Pizza Chef Misanga’s lost cargo item, which can be found in the area around the Pizza Chef after reaching The Mechanic during the story.
- Level 1 – Machine Gun [MP] Lv1
- Level 2 – Rubber Pizza, Secrets of Pizza-Do Acrobatic Karate: Striking
- Level 3 – Machine Gun [MP] Lv2, Secrets of Pizza-Do Acrobatic Karate: Kicking
- Level 4 – Knitted Cap, Secrets of Pizza-Do Acrobatic Karate: Slamming
- Level 5 – Pizza Chef’s Suit, Pizza Chef’s Boots, Custom Hologram: The Pizza Chef, Pizza Chef’s Hat
#21 – The Architect
Optional
Sub Order 105 (The Pizza Chef)
- Level 1 – Chiral Bridge
- Level 2 – Electric Trap
- Level 3 – APAS Enhancement: Construction Speed Boost
- Level 4 – Architect repairs your structures over time
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram Data: The Architect, Patch 40: Wooden Blocks
#22 – The Data Scientist
Main Story
Main Order 025 (The Pizza Chef)
- Level 1 – Porter Suit: AI Camo, Sneaking Boots, SL-LW Assault Rifle [MP] Lv1
- Level 2 – Nousagi Hat
- Level 3 – No reward (Music)
- Level 4 – SL-LW Assault Rifle [MP] Lv2
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Data Scientist, Patch 27: Love it!
- Extra: Dog Mine – Sub Order No. 106 (The Mechanic)
#23 – The Motherhood
Main Story
Main Order 026 (The Data Scientist)
To open the door to The Motherhood you must enter the birthday you used at the start of the game. If you forgot you can view the entry for The Motherhood in the Corpus and press 
to reveal the number you need to enter.
- Level 1 – No reward
- Level 2 – BB Pod Patterns
- Level 3 – High-Capacity Blood Bag
- Level 4 – Auto-Resuscitation Device
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Doctor, Patch 38: BB in Pod
#24 – The Pioneer
Optional
After Main Order No. 28 you’ll receive an SSS message about items near The Motherhood (in the building rubble directly north of the entrance). Pick these up and take them to The Pioneer to the west. There will also be other lost cargo you can find throughout the desert area.
- Level 1 – Deployable Shield
- Level 2 – Camel Hood
- Level 3 – Fireworks (DHV Magellan support)
- Level 4 – Porter Suit: Desert Red
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Pioneer, Patch 64: Camel Hood
#25 – The Mechanic
Main Story
Main Order 029 (The Motherhood)
- Level 1 – Coffin Board, Instant Camera (Private room item)
- Level 2 – Antigravity Unit, Additional Armor
- Level 3 – Mortar (Offroader vehicle weapon)
- Level 4 – Rocket Launcher (Offroader vehicle weapon)
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Mechanic, Patch 59: Coffin Board
#26 – East Fort Knot (F4)
Main Story
Main Order 030 (West Fort Knot)
- Level 1 – Bokka Skeleton Lv1
- Level 2 – Porter Suit: Snow, Roads upgradeable to Lv2
- Level 3 – Bokka Skeleton Lv2
- Level 4 – Bokka Skeleton Lv3
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Leon Easton, Patch 39: Tentacle in BB Pod
#27 – The Chronobiologist
Main Story
Main Order 031 (East Fort Knot)
- Level 1 – Cryptobiote (Backpack accessory)
- Level 2 – Chiral Tea (Backpack accessory)
- Level 3 – Love Knot (Backpack accessory)
- Level 4 – Sign: Cryptobiote Roulette
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Chronobiologist, Patch 36: Chronobiote
#28 – The Ghost Hunter
Optional
Sub Order 109 (The Chronobiologist)
Sub Order 110 (The Ghost Hunter) – To complete this order you need to wait until nighttime (hold to rest and then sleep on the ground if you came to the marked location during the day) then ride a Tri-Cruiser in the area (there are typically a couple sitting nearby).
To reach levels 2 – 5 you need to complete Sub Orders 111 – 114, which become available once you deliver enough to The Ghost Hunter to hit the cap about 80% towards levels 2 – 5. You will receive an SSS post from them when these orders are available for pickup. For the final request, you must have all other facilities connected to the Chiral Network before they will contact you.
- Level 1 – Porter Suit: Woodland, Rocket Box [MP]
- Level 2 – No reward
- Level 3 – Phantom Gas Grenade
- Level 4 – Large Grenade Pouch, Patch 50: BT Kheir
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Ghost Hunter, Patch 47: BT Gigas
#29 – The Metagenomicist
Main Story
Main Order 033 (The Chronobiologist)
- Level 1 – EX Capture Grenade
- Level 2 – Chiral Rodent Hat
- Level 3 – APAS Enhancement: Chiral Crystal Yield Boost
- Level 4 – Chiral Spider Hat
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Metagenomicist, Patch 55: Chiral Spider
#30 – East Distribution Center (F5)
Main Story
Main Order 034 (The Metagenomicist)
- Level 1 – Porter Suit: Junji Ito, Grenade Launcher [MP], Cargo Catapult
- Level 2 – Absolute Boots
- Level 3 – LW Grenade Launcher [MP]
- Level 4 – Custom Hologram: Ludens Duck Color Data
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Viktor Frank, Patch 1: Ludens
#31 – The Fisherman
Optional
Sub Order 116 (F5 East Distribution Center)
To reach level 5 you need to complete Sub Orber 117, which becomes available once you deliver enough to him to hit the cap about 80% toward level 5. You will receive an SSS post from him when this order is available for pickup.
- Level 1 – RD Grenade Launcher [MP]
- Level 2 – Backpack Cover Lv1
- Level 3 – LW-RD Grenade Launcher [MP]
- Level 4 – Backpack Cover Lv2
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Fisherman, Patch 48: BT Cetus
#32 – The Adventurer
Main Story
Main Order 036 (F5 East Distribution Center)
Main Order 037 (The Adventurer)
To reach levels 2 through 5 you need to complete Sub Orders 118 – 121, which become available once you deliver enough to him to hit the cap around 80% toward each level. You will receive an SSS post from the Adventurer’s son about his father going missing when these orders are available for pickup.
- Level 1 – Climbing Power Gloves Lv1
- Level 2 – Thermal Pad
- Level 3 – Climbing Power Gloves Lv2
- Level 4 – Porter Suit: Rescue
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Adventurer, Patch 35: Necrobiote, Patch 46: BT Bestia
#33 – Eastern Environmental Observatory
Main Story
Main Order 038 (The Adventurer)
- Level 1 – Oxygen Mask
- Level 2 – Stabilizer Lv1
- Level 3 – Stabilizer Lv2
- Level 4 – Stabilizer Lv3
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Ridge Frost, Patch 43: Like
#34 – The Aeronautical Engineer
Optional
Sub Order 122 (Eastern Environmental Observatory)
- Level 1 – Floating Sentry Gun, Cargo Catapults Improved
- Level 2 – Blood Boomerang Lv2
- Level 3 – Goggles
- Level 4 – Jump Ramps Improved
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Aeronautical Engineer, Patch 62: Cargo Catapult
#35 – The Phantom Smith
Main Story
Main Order 040 (DHV Magellan)
- Level 1 – Chiral Shock Cannon
- Level 2 – Multirocket Launcher
- Level 3 – Santa Hat
- Level 4 – LW Multirocket Launcher
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: The Phantom Smith, Patch 51: BT Raia
#36 – The Tar Therapist
Optional
To connect The Tar Therapist you will have to pick up lost cargo for them, typically located around the mountain near where they are located.
- Level 1 – Golden Hunters (DHV Magellan weapon)
- Level 2 – Canteen Lv2
- Level 3 – Sign: To Another World
- Level 4 – Color: Emergency Yellow,
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Tar Therapist, Path 44: Handprint
#37 – South Fort Knot (F6)
Main Story
Main Order 041 (The Phantom Smith)
- Level 1 – Chiral Cannon (Offroader vehicle weapon), Spiked Tires for Slopes (Offroader tires)
- Level 2 – Active Defense System (Offroader vehicle weapon)
- Level 3 – Electrical Defense Unit
- Level 4 – Color: Grass Green
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Pierre Southern, Patch 56: DHV Magellan
#38 – Southern Environmental Observatory
Main Story
Main Order 043 (DHV Magellan)
- Level 1 – No reward
- Level 2 – LW Machine Gun [MP] Lv1
- Level 3 – Color: Blood Red
- Level 4 – LW Machine Gun [MP] Lv2
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Gregory Southall, Patch 66: Higg’s Guitar
#39 – F7 North Distribution Center
Main Story
Main Order 044 (Heartman’s Lab)
- Level 1 – Quadruple Rocket Launcher
- Level 2 – Patch 5: Fragile Express
- Level 3 – LW Seven-Rocket Launcher
- Level 4 – Color: Rainbow Purple,
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Bianca North, Patch 60: Monobike
#40 – F8 Terminal Fort Knot
Main Story
Main Order 046 (DHV Magellan)
- Level 1 – No reward
- Level 2 – Patch 53: Chiral Mammal
- Level 3 – Color: Lightning Blue,
- Level 4 – Patch 45: BT Octopoid
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: James Ender, Patch 52: BT Megalocarcinus
#41 – BPAS
Optional
To connect BPAS you will have to pick up lost cargo for them, typically located around the mountain near where they are located. After you bring them one item they will post a Standard Delivery you can complete to retrieve items that will convince them to connect.
- Level 1 – APAS Enhancement: Super Chiralium Extraction
- Level 2 – APAS Enhancement: Super Balance Assistance
- Level 3 – APAS Enhancement: Super Enhancement Switch
- Level 4 – APAS Enhancement: Super Aim Assistance
- Level 5 – APAS Enhancement: Super EM Plasma, Custom Hologram: BPAS, Patch 3: APAS
#42 – Mr. Impossible
Optional
To connect Mr. Impossible you will have to pick up lost cargo for them. There is only a handful of lost cargo items available for them throughout the game, typically in hard to reach places. The closest lost cargo item can be found on the cliffs around the Tar Lake directly north of their location. Two other locations are on top of the mountain peak near The Aeronautical Engineer, and on a small island off the west side of the bridge by F8 Terminal Fort Knot. After you bring them one item they will post a Sub Order you can complete to retrieve items that will convince them to connect.
To reach level 5 you need to complete Sub Orber 124, which becomes available once you deliver enough to them to hit the cap about 80% toward level 5. They will tell you when you make the delivery that unlocks this that they have a sub order available. This order requires you to make your way around the entire map to pick up 7 XL sized items, one located in each of the enemy MULE areas, so you will want to make sure you have the road network complete and set yourself up with a vehicle and a number of weapons to bring with you. Going counterclockwise around the map starting with the Coffin Board to reach the farther apart areas more quickly, then switching to an Offroader on the north side of the map will allow you to complete this in around 35 minutes out of the 50 minute time limit (you must finish under 45 minutes for the highest rank, but this isn’t required when completing it for maximum connection level). You can have the DHV Magellan sitting at Heartman’s Lab with the vehicle waiting for you to pick up, and swap to it when you are going through the MULE areas between Heartman’s Lab and The Pizza Chef.
- Level 1 – Color: Omnireflector, Custom Hologram: Die-Hardman Praise
- Level 2 – Color: Chiral Gold, Custom Hologram: Die-Hardman Dance
- Level 3 – Red Mask Lv2, Custom Hologram: Red Samurai
- Level 4 – Golden Mask Lv2, Custom Hologram: Higgs
- Level 5 – Custom Hologram: Mr. Impossible, Patch 67: Impossible Shape, Chiral Sculpture (Private Room Item)
More Death Stranding 2 Guides:
- Trophy Guide & Roadmap
- All Facility Locations & Unlocks
- All Mine Locations
- All Hot Spring Locations
- How to Prevent Terminal Fort Knot Voidout
- How to Solve Riddle of the Headless Riders
- How to Defeat Lord of the Tar Lake
- How to Discover the Truth About Pizza Chef
