You have to find Master Override Platform Locations as a member of Side quest “You are not allowed” to obtain the special authorization necessary to open certain locked doors and containers in the dead space redo.
Security clearance levels are a different thing, as they are acquired as part of the main story.
To help you get as many useful resources and diagrams as possible, we’ve detailed where to find all Master Override rig locations in Dead Space below.
This guide only applies to the remake, as there is no Master Override in the original game.
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How to Get Master Override in Dead Space
To get Master Override in Dead Space you need to find the platforms of seven Ishimura crew members, then create a master code in the captain’s nest on the bridge.
You will be able to collect all of the Master Override Rigs when you reach the Crew Deck area in Chapter 9.
You can find Dallas’s Rig in Chapter 7 and try to open a Master Override locked door to start the related “You’re Not Allowed” side quest, or you can interact with a console in the Captain’s Nest.
While you can find platforms before taking the side quest, we recommend starting with “You’re Not Allowed” as this allows you to track each platform’s exact location with your locator.
Once you have created the Master Override Code in the Captain’s Nest, you will then have access to all locked doors in Dead Space to obtain more resources and blueprints for your weapons.
Hangar Overseer Voelkner Rig location for Master Override in Dead Space
Voelkner’s Rig for Master Override in Dead Space is located in the hangar bay flight deck – ship’s cargo area, 1st floor. It’s in the Zero-G section outside the ship, near the oxygen tank to the north.
If you go back to get Voelkner’s Rig, you can’t follow the locator instructions, because the cockpit door will be locked. Instead, exit through the door opposite the locked one and turn left. Go through this door and follow its path to the Rig instead.
You can unlock the cockpit door by modifying the circuit puzzle behind the giant fans to look like before. This takes you back to the central room with the storage and save station.
Dallas Rig Mining Supervisor location for Master Override in Dead Space
The Dallas Rig for Master Override in Dead Space is located in the mining area of the ship as part of the story in chapter 7. This is also where you get Level 3 security clearance.
Rosseau Rig Chief Engineer location for Master Override in Dead Space
Rosseau’s Rig for Master Override in Dead Space is located in the small storage room of the ship’s engineering area, on the 5th floor. You need a level 3 security clearance to open the door, so the earliest you can get Rosseau’s Rig is at the end of Chapter 7.
Communications Officer Bailey Rig location for Master Override in Dead Space
Bailey’s Rig for Master Override in Dead Space is located in the communications control room of the ship’s communications hub area, floor 2. You can get Bailey’s Rig in Chapter 8 before or after repairing the communication board.
First Officer White Rig location for Master Override in Dead Space
White’s Rig for Master Override in Dead Space is located outside at Zero-G by the ADS guns in the deck area of the ship, 6th floor. You might be able to get it in Chapter 4 after using the ADS cannons, but we only spotted it after picking up the “You’re Not Allowed” side quest and returning to the area.
Tram Supervisor Benson Rig location for Master Override in Dead Space
Benson’s Rig for Master Override in Dead Space is located in the tram corridors of the Bridge area of the ship, on the 4th floor. It is accessed through the crew quarters door to the right of the store on the bridge, or by walking through the crew quarters after accessing the area on the tram.
The first one you can get Benson’s Rig is in Chapter 9.
We can help guide you through the Ishimura with pages on weapon and suit locations, how to get security clearance levels and master replacement, the science methods side quest, and the location of the Peng treasure. We also have solutions to the Communication Network Satellites and Centrifuge puzzles, a list of trophies and achievements, and strategies on how to beat the Hunter, Leviathan, and Leviathan Remnant bosses.
Lieutenant Commander Holt Rig location for Master Override in Dead Space
This is one of the trickier Rigs to find in the “You’re Not Allowed” side quest, as it requires multiple steps.
Holt’s Rig for Master Override in Dead Space is located outside in the grow room east of the hydroponic area of the ship, on the 3rd floor. However, to find out, you must first destroy four bags on the tentacles covering the room.
Location of the first tentacle bag
The first bag you need to destroy to get rid of the tentacles above Holt’s Rig is right above Rig’s location, as you enter the 3rd floor room.
Second tentacle bag location
The second bag you need to destroy to get rid of the tentacles above Holt’s Rig is on the floor 3 side, but you must use the elevator to go down to floor 2 in order to shoot it. Watch out for the Brute who will attack as soon as you reach the second floor for the first time.
Third Tentacle Bag Location
The third bag you need to destroy to get rid of the tentacles on Holt’s Rig can only be accessed after activating Zero-G.
To do this, insert the blue battery into the red slot near the circuit breaker on floor 2. Then, collect the Deck Systems keycard from the room across the way and deactivate the gravity of the circuit breaker.
You can now fly to the 4th floor to neutralize the Wheezer, then shoot the third bag of tentacles.
Fourth Tentacle Bag Location
The fourth and final bag you need to destroy to get rid of the tentacles above Holt’s Rig is now visible opposite the Rig’s location, when you enter the room on the 3rd floor.
You can now go to Holt’s Rig on the 3rd floor of the East Grow Chamber to add it to your collection.
Good luck finding all Master Override rigs in Dead Space!
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