100% Completion Guide for Resident Evil 2 Remake.
- The Lab Code Puzzle of Resident Evil 2 Remake takes place in the Greenhouse Control Room and Drug Testing Lab. This guide will show you the solution for the Laboratory Terminal Code / Keypad and how to synthesize the Herbicide using the Dispersal Cartridge. This Puzzle consists of two Parts. First, you need to enter two Codes.
- In this Resident Evil 2 Remake Puzzle Solutions Guide, we will show you how you can solve all the puzzles in the game. Puzzles are a mandatory part of the story of Resident Evil 2 Remake. Keep in mind that puzzles can change in the B-story of each character. We have also pointed out those puzzles that may only appear in the B-Story.
Other RE2 Guides:
Resident Evil 2 - Drug Testing Lab's Dispersal Capsule puzzle, using the Signal Modulator Resident Evil 2 - G Tyrant Stage 3 boss strategy Resident Evil 2 - Escaping the Laboratory and how to beat.
- All Endings.
- Beginner's Guide.
- All Mr Raccoons Locations.
- Lockers, Safe Codes / Combinations and Leon's Desk.
- The Tofu Survivor Bonus Mode (Characters / Unlocks).
- Weapon's Upgrades Location.
- Laboratory Puzzle Solution.
- Items / Keys Location.
- Weapon's Guide.
Puzzle Solutions
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Story Related
The achievements mentioned below are all story related so they can’t be missed.
Welcome to the city of the Dead
Make it to the police station. This achievement is unlocked right after you exit the gas station, just keep playing the game and rejoice your first one!
Path to the Goddess
Solve the Goddess Statue puzzle. This one requires you to get all 3 medallions and insert them at the statue located at the police station.
Never-Ending Rain
Escape the police station. You get this achievement after you go through the parking garage on to the 'Behind the RPD' section.
A Great Need for a Shower
Escape from the sewers. After the fight with 2G (William Birkin First appearence) your will be granted this achievement.
Endings and Difficulty
Achievements that you get by beating the game or certain stages several ways.
A Hero Emerges
Complete Leon's story. Beating the A or B campaign with Leon unlocks this.
A Heroine Emerges
Complete Claire's story. Beating the A or B campaign with Claire unlocks this.
Hack Complete
Complete Ada's segment. During Leon's campaign you get to control Ada, beating this segment unlocks this. Don't forget that you can also get the achievement called 'One Slick Super-Spy' while you play with Ada. For more information on how to get that achievement see the Misc section.
Hide and Seek
Complete Sherry's segment. During Leon's campaign you get to control Sherry, beating this segment unlocks this. Don't forget that you can also get the achievement called 'Youg Escape' while you play with Sherry. For more information on how to get that achievement see the Misc section.
Broken Umbrella
Witness the true ending. You get this achievement when you beat any B scenario. To unlock the ability to play on a B scenario you must play with Leon or Claire for the first time.
Leon 'S.' Kennedy
Complete Leon's story on 'Standard' or 'Hardcore' with an S rank. A S rank is get by beating the game within 3:30 hours in case you are playing an A scenario, or 3 hours in case you are playing a B scenario. That is true for the Standard difficulty because if you are crazy enough to do it on Hardcore mode, then the times are 2:30 hours for the A scenario and only 2 hours for the B one. Therefore the easiest way to do it is on Standard mode scenario A for Leon.
Sizzling Scarlet hero
Complete Claire's story on 'Standard' or 'Hardcore' with an S rank. A S rank is get by beating the game within 3:30 hours in case you are playing an A scenario, or 3 hours in case you are playing a B scenario. That is true for the Standard difficulty because if you are crazy enough to do it on Hardcore mode, then the times are 2:30 hours for the A scenario and only 2 hours for the B one. Therefore the easiest way to do it is on Standard mode scenario A for Claire.
Grim Reaper
Complete 'The 4th Survivor' extra mode. It unlocks when you beat a B scenario for Leon or Claire.
Hardcore Rookie
Complete Leon's story on 'Hardcore' game mode.
Hardcore College Student
Complete Claire's story on 'Hardcore' game mode.
Frugalist
Complete the game without using a recovery item. It is the easiest done in Assisted difficulty where the enemies are a little weaker and you recover a certain amount of health automatically.
Minimalist
Clear the game without opening the item box. Best done in Assisted difficulty where the enemies are a little weaker and you recover a certain amount of health automatically. If you pick up all of the Hip Pouches along the way that will help you a lot. Also if you unlocked any of the infinite weapons it will make your life easier.
A Small Carbon Footprint
Take 14000 steps or fewer in one playthrough. Doing a speedrun and getting a S rank of the game will naturally unlock this.
Bosses and Enemies
This section is dedicated to different ways to 'play” with the zombies.
Don't Need No Stinkin' Gun
Defeat an enemy with a knife. Don't need to be all knife hits to get this one, so you can shoot a zombie down to the floor and then hit him with the knife until you kill it.
Bon Appétit
Shoot the grenade you fed to an enemy. Equip a grenade as a defense item, then let a zombie grab you and press space to use it. Then step back and quickly shoot it to send him your regards and get the achievement.
Zombie Roundup
Kill 3 enemies at once with a sub-weapon. A good place to do this is in Jail with Leon when the cells are released. Just herd them and throw a grenade to get the achievement.
Like Skeet Shooting
Shoot a zombie dog or a licker out of the air. Best done with Leon's shotgun when you first encounter a zombie dog at the Parking Garage.
Keep Their Heads Ringin'
Paralyze a licker's sense of hearing. When you first encounter a licker use a flash grenade on him to stagger it and get the achievement.
Hats Off!
Shoot Tyrant's hat off his head. Just a single pistol shot will do, aim for his head and the achievement is yours.
Gotcha!
Defeat Stage 2 G using the crane only once. The fight against him is at the final part of the Sewers. Shoot him down 2 or 3 times to make sure that the first crane use is also his last. If he gets knocked down that means you got the achievement.
With Time to Spare
Defeat Stage 4 G with 4+ minutes left until detonation. This is in Claire's campaign, kill William Birkin as fast as possible outside the train car.
In The Blink of an Eye
Defeat Super Tyrant with 5+ minutes left until detonation. This is in Leon's campaign Mr. X in his final form will come at you, just down him as fast as possible. After receiving enough damage Ada will send you a rocket launcher to finish him off.
Collectibles
All the collectibles in the game can be found here.
Vermin Extermination
Destroy a Mr. Raccoon. First, go to the S.T.A.R.S. office like below picture:
Treasure Hunter
Using the photo hints, find 2 hidden items. First you need to get to the Workroom in the Sewers and get the roll film called 'Hiding Place'. Then you must head to the Dark Room back in the Police Station. Do not worry you will find a shortcut to it around the room where you found the roll film, assuming you have already the T-Bar Valve Handle. Once you reach it, reveal the film to get 2 pictures containing different places for you to loot, being those the Press Room, and the STARS Office. Do a quick search of the desks and you should get your rewards as well as this achievement.
Lore Explorer
Read all of the files.
Complete Vermin Extermination
Destroy all Mr. Raccoons. Read this guide.
Miscellaneous
Everything else that doesn’t fit into the other categories.
The Basics of Survival
Combine two items together. You can get this several ways like combining green herbs with red ones, or greens with greens, but interestingly most likely you will get it first by modding your pistol. See the achievement 'Customizer' for more details.
Hip to Add Squares
Increase your inventory slots. Done after you open the dial safe located at the West Office 1F that will provide you with the item needed. The code for it is as follows: 9left - 15right - 7left.
Also, You can increase your inventory slots by finding bag in below place:
As well, you can get next bag in below locker (code: NED (left) and MRG (right):
Customizer
Customize a weapon. Obtainable after you open the 'chest' locked by 2 dial locks at the West Office where the police is throwing a welcoming party dedicated to Leon. The code for the left lock is 'NED'; the one for the right lock is 'MRG'. After that combine the item with your pistol.
Eat This!
Counterattack with a sub-weapon. After you get your first defense item, let a zombie grab you and press space when the time is right to use it.
That'll Hold 'Em
Use Wooden Boards to board up a window. After you go through the Reception you will encounter a zombie banging on the window. Pick up some Wooden Boards just to your right and use them there to get the achievement.
A Vault-like Mind
Open a portable safe.
Probably everyone has a different combination. If you have portable safe in your equip, click on buttons in correct sequence. Lights must to turn on green in the order shown in the picture below. Check which button lights which lamp (I prefer write it on the sheet of paper), then click on it in the correct order:
First Break-in
Open a dial safe. Gettable after you open any of the ones avaible throughout the game like the one at West Office. See 'Hip to Add Squares' achievement for more information.
A Waist of Space
Expand inventory slots to max.
One Slick Super-spy
Use only the EMF Visualizer to complete Ada's gameplay segment. Do not use the pistol or any sub weapons you may get or else you will fail to get the achievement.
Young Escape
Escape the bedroom within 60 seconds during Sherry's segment. Pick up the Stuffed Doll on the chair. Then examine it on your inventory, turn it arround and press Space. It will reveal a block that you need to insert at a puzzle near the door. Solve it and get the Scissors needed to cut yourself out of the bedroom.
Resident Evil 2 Lab Puzzle 2nd Run
Master of Unlocking
Open all of the safes and locks in the game. See the 'Tips' section of this guide for more information, where you will find all the safe and lock codes there are.
The Ghost Survivors DLC
Hell of a Sheriff
Complete the No Way Out scenario (No training mode). You unlock this mode when you complete all of the 3 previous ones: No Time To Mourn, Runaway and Forgotten Soldier. Watch the video below for a playthrough.
Got 'Em
Destroy all Mr. Raccoons hidden in The Ghost Survivors mode. Watch the video below for their locations.
For the past week, millions of players have had the chance to play Capcom’s remake of Resident Evil2, a full-fledged reimagining of the 1998 classic from the original PlayStation. The story follows protagonists Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, as players will be able to play their respective storylines as they each look to escape the terrors of the Racoon City Police Department and surrounding areas, as well as uncover the conspiracy centered around the recent zombie outbreak.
During the game’s final act, both characters will find themselves trenching through the dark hallways of the Umbrella Corp. Underground Facility in search of the G-virus, the chemical solution responsible for the recent outbreak. In order to gain access to the facility’s maximum security lab, players will need to upgrade their security clearance ID wristbands they acquire shortly after entering the area in order to eventually find the virus, and beat one of Resident Evil 2‘s multiple storylines.
In order to upgrade the wristband from level 2 to level 3 security clearance, players will need to find the cooling solution for the facility’s Greenhouse section, which opens a new area where the level 3 upgrade can be acquired. This guide will walk through how to acquire the cooling solution, from finding the initial capsule, to arming it with the solution necessary to clear the pathway for players.
Note: Depending of which walkthrough is being played, the location of key items and combinations to unlock certain areas will vary.
This guide follows the ‘A’ Walkthrough, as Leon.
Players will first need to acquire the Dispersal Cartridge, located in the Greenhouse Control Room. When prompted, a short cutscene will initiate, showing the current state of the canister has no effects on the vegetation, which is referred to as ‘Plant 43’.
Resident Evil 2 Lab Puzzle Solutions
Once players have the capsule, make note of the input device to the right of the dispersing mechanism; this will be important throughout the entire section. From here, head into the Greenhouse and examine the escape hatch in the lower-right corner of the room. Examine the hatch and make note of the combination of symbols, then return to the input device in the Control Room and enter the combination to gain access to the basement floor.
Once players have entered the hatch, they should first head towards the room’s dead end and pick up the floor map laying on the table. Turn around and head into the hallway corridor, where there are multiple zombies and lickers waiting. Make sure to grab the trophy placed on the table in the middle of the hallway, kill as many zombies as desired, then head through the door at the other end. Head up the stairs and turn left to find the Signal Modulator in the wall.
Head through the door in the Storage Room, which brings players back to the save room. Return to the Control Room and examine the trophy, where a different code is located under its base. Enter the new code to unlock the panel in the Drug Testing Lab, which is located in the upper-right area of the Greenhouse. Once players have entered the lab, they’ll need to insert the Dispersal Cartridge to start a puzzle which will, in turn, fill the container up with the required solution.
In order to solve the puzzle, the vial farthest to the left needs to be filled exactly to where the red measurement line is located. For the quickest steps to get there, first fill the left-most vial all the way up to the top by swapping out the middle and right vials and combining the solution as needed. Then, swap the left and middle vials before filling the middle tube to its maximum amount. Once that’s done, move the tubes around so they go in the order of small, medium, and large capacities. Move the fluid in the medium vial to the small one, then continue to move the vial around so the large and small vials are in the left and middle, respectively. Combine the fluids to match the required amount to complete the puzzle.
After solving the puzzle, the Dispersal Cartridge is returned to inventory. Head back down the hatch to the basement level and locate the wall module next to the vending machines, where the Signal Modulator can be inserted. Before inserting it, however, make note of the code shown on the wall – that’s the same signal prompt needed from the Modulator in order to turn the power back on in the basement. Examine the Modulator and switch its frequency in order to make it compatible with the wall module. Inserting the Signal Modulator restores power to the basement level, granting access to the Low-Temp Testing Lab.
Re2 Remake Drug Testing Lab
Once inside the testing lab, head into the large room in the back where the Dispersal Cartridge can be inserted. Revenge of the enemies patches. Once the lab machine finishes the procedure, the solution is then ready for use. Head all the way back to the Greenhouse Control Room, insert the cartridge, and see the layout of the Greenhouse completely change. Reenter the Greenhouse and earn the Level 3 Security Clearance to the facility.
Resident Evil 2 is filled with numerous puzzles rewarding players with anything from new weapons to even more durable equipment. None of those rewards, however, will prevent players from having to encounter the terrorizing Mr. X, who always seems to be stalking Leon and Claire at every corner they turn. With most of this walkthrough running parallel between both walkthroughs, make sure to use it in order to access the game’s true ending even quicker.
Resident Evil 2 is available now for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.