Chapter 2: Intensive Care Walkthrough, Interactive Map, and Collectibles

Intensive Care is the second chapter of Dead Space Remake (2023)'s main story. Read on for a detailed walkthrough, list of rewards, tips for completion, an interactive map of Intensive Care weapons, upgrades, and logs, as well as other strategies!

Chapter 2: Intensive Care Collectible Locations

Interactive Collectibles Map

Weapon and Upgrade Locations

Weapon/Upgrade	Location
Line Gun	Found inside the Emergency Equipment Storage at the Medical Deck.
Pulse Rifle	Dropped by a dying security officer once you reach the Tram Station in the Medical Deck.
Kinesis Module	Found on top of a crate as you enter the Medical Cargo Depot at the start of Chapter 2.
Stasis Pack	Schematic found in the Main Lab Changing Room in Chapter 2, after clearing the quarantine.
Pulse Rounds	Schematic found inside the Coolant Pipelines room in Chapter 2, to your immediate left after leaving the oxygenless area.
Line Racks	Schematic found inside the Dr. B. Warwick - CPO room in the hallway leading to Zero-G Therapy in Chapter 5. Requires Security Clearance Level 2.
Cartridge Rack	Found inside the Ishimura Clinic in Chapter 2, on top of the seats on the left side of the room.
Portable Heliotron	Found inside the Bioprosthetics Locker Room past the Main Lab Changing Room in Medical. Requires Security Clearance Level 3.
Photon Energizer	Found inside the Lab Storage room near Cryogenics in Medical. Requires Security Clearance Level 3.
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Log Locations

Log	Event Trigger
Calculated Risks	Found on top of a surgical bed inside the Medical Deck Observation Room.
They Defy Death Itself	Found in a bathroom cubicle at the lower level of the Medical Deck’s Main Lab.
Marker Discovery	Found on top of a table inside Dr. T. Kyne’s Office.
Nicole's Log	Found on the desk inside Dr. Nicole Brennan’s Office in the Main Lab of the Medical Deck.
Anonymized Transcript	Found on a shelf inside Dr. Nicole Brennan’s Office in the Main Lab of the Medical Deck.
Vital Personnel	Found on a desk inside the Biological Prosthetics Center of the Medical Deck.
Patient Observations	Found on one of the medical beds inside the Emergency Room.
Nicole's Study	Found on an operating table hidden behind the shower in the Emergency Room.
Rats in the Walls	Found by interacting with the mail terminal just beside the door to the Intensive Care Unit in ER Hallway B.
Colony's Problems	Found at the end of ER Hallway B, just beside the O2 station.
Autopsy Report	Found on a desk inside the Morgue.
Patient Harris	Found on a desk inside the Consultation Room of the Imaging Diagnostics Room.
Mercer's Volunteer	Found on a desk inside the Medical Deck Observation Room.
Dr. Kyne's Dementia	Found in the ER Hallway A, just in front of the room that needs a Leve 2 Security Clearance.
Sterile Instruments	Found at the end of ER Hallway B, on a gurney near the O2 Station.
Harris's Choice	Found on a desk in the Intensive Care Unit.
Mercer's Journal	Found inside Dr. Challus Mercer’s Office.
A Tissue Sample	Triggers after you pick up the Hunter’s tissue sample in Cryogenics.
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All Log Locations

Chapter 2: Intensive Care Walkthrough

Intensive Care Summary

Intensive Care Detailed Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	Get to the Medical Deck. From the elevator, go down the hall to reach the Medical Cargo Depot. Reach for the Kinesis Module on the crate. Use Kinesis on the large crates that are in your way. Go up the hall and through another door to the Tram Station in Medical. Go down the hall to the Security Station.
2	Destroy the Barricade. You will need 2 things, a Hydrazine Tank and a Shock Pad. The order in which you get these items do not matter, so long as you acquire both items. Hydrazine Tank Location: Zero-G Therapy Shock Pad Location: Limb Stimulation Therapy
3	Get the Hydrazine Tank. ]Go to Imaging Diagnostics, down the hall past the patient banging their head on the wall. Use Kinesis to move the large obstacle in your path. Grab the Power Cell with Kinesis and take it to the wall socket to reroute power to the elevator. Proceed to the other side of the room. Once you enter a vacuum, run straight to the other side as your oxygen runs out. When you enter the Zero-G area, fly straight to the door on the other side and grab the Hydrazine Tank in the adjacent room. Get back to the Security Station.
4	Get the Shock Pad. Head down the door next to the Save Point to the Main Lab. Use Stasis on the malfunctioning door. Head down to the Main Lab and kill the Necromorphs that will appear during the quarantine protocol. Once the quarantine is lifted, gather the audio and text logs in Nicole's office and proceed to the Main Lab Changing Room. Head to Biological Prostethics Center and deal with the Lurkers inside. Get the text log from the table and proceed to the elevator then head to Limb Stimulation Therapy just past Sanitary Showers. Interact with the Circuit Breaker to reroute power away from the Shock Pad and remove it from the patient. Get back to the Security Station ►Scientific Methods Side Mission Guide
5	Find the Captain's Body. Once both items are in your possession go back to the Security Station and interact with the barricade. Pass through the hall into the Emergency Room. Gather the logs and supplies in the area and proceed to the Circuit Breaker. Reroute power away from the Lights to get the Power Cell and use Kinesis to take it to the socket that powers the door to ER Hallway A. Take a right to go to ER Hallway B and head to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The Morgue is just past the ICU. Run towards the other side of the hall and grab the Power Cell to open the elevator to the Morgue. Head inside the Autopsy Room to get the RIG from the Captain's body.
6	Kill the Captain. After the scene plays out, kill the Captain-turned-Necromorph and acquire the RIG from the autopsy table. Kill the other Necromorphs that will spawn to unlock the door back to the Security Station.
7	Get to the Hangar Bay. Once you have the Captain's RIG, go back to the ICU. Retrace your steps until you arrive back at the Security Station. Go to the Medical Tram Station to get back to the Hangar Bay. Ride the elevator in the Medical Tram Station to get back to the Flight Lounge. Go to the Hangar and wait for Hammond to turn off the artificial gravity. Use your thrusters to reach the broken cargo lift to Engineering.

Chapter 2: Intensive Care Tips and Strategies

Upgrade to Level 2 RIG as soon as possible

It is recommended that you do not buy any other type of weapon until you secure your Level 2 RIG. There will always be ammo or med packs lying around the Ishimura, upgrading your RIG should be a top priority as it offers more resistance the further your upgrade it. You should also start upgrading the Air and HP capacity of your RIG whenever you can.

Invest in Your Plasma Cutter

Your Plasma Cutter alone is a pretty decent enough weapon against Necromorphs. We highly recommend using most of the power nodes you find or buy on this weapon.

Focus on Infectors First

The Infector turns nearby corpses into Slasher Necromorph. While it makes sense to focus on the current Necromorph in front of you, it is better to deal with the Infector before it has the chance to turn the other corspes into Necromorphs.

Use Your Kinesis Module to Save Ammo

The Kinesis Module has unlimited “ammo”, so to speak, in the sense that if you are running low on weapon ammo, you can use Kinesis on a number of things lying around the Ishimura. These can range from explosive crates, stasis crates, fire extinguishers, even torn Necromorph limbs!

Approach Shock Pad with Caution

When you see the Shock Pad in the Limb Simulation Therapy Room, approach with caution. Reroute power away from it before attempting to get the Shock Pad. Failure to do so will result in Isaac getting electrocuted and possibly dying.

Chapter 2: Intensive Care Enemies Encountered

List of Necromorphs
Infector	Weak Spots: None Specific Weaknesses: Stasis
Leaper	Weak Spots: Limbs Weaknesses: Stasis
Lurker	Weak Spots: Tentacles Weaknesses: None
Slasher	Weak Spots: Limbs Weaknesses: None
Super-Slasher	Weak Spots: Limbs Weaknesses: None
Swarmers	Weak Spots: None Specific Weaknesses: Stasis, Explosives, Fire

Dead Space Remake Related Guides

Full Story Walkthrough: All Chapters

Main Missions

All Story Chapters
New Arrivals (Chapter 1)	Intensive Care (Chapter 2)
Course Correction (Chapter 3)	Obliteration Imminent (Chapter 4)
Lethal Devotion (Chapter 5)	Environmental Hazard (Chapter 6)
Into the Void (Chapter 7)	Search and Rescue (Chapter 8)
Dead on Arrival (Chapter 9)	End of Days (Chapter 10)
Alternate Solutions (Chapter 11)	Dead Space (Chapter 12)