Navigate the Ziost Shadow Mission Deck, find the Zadd Mission Hangar, complete Directive 7's factory controls and shielded droid battles, and shut down Mentor by interacting with four glowing processors.
Mode and story notes: Story/Solo requires level 45+. Veteran Group Finder is available at eligible levels (commonly 45+); the current Master Group Finder is level 80. A repeatable Story Flashpoint does not independently complete Immediate Vengeance unless that overarching Imperial mission is active.
01
For the complete story, accept Immediate Vengeance
At Imperial Fleet's GALACTIC TRADE MARKET find K-4NV, the story quest droid, at level 45+. Accept IMMEDIATE VENGEANCE. You may also encounter this story droid at the Ilum Orbital Station.
02
WEST elevator → Interfleet Transport
From Vaiken Spacedock use the elevator at the WEST side of the station, select INTERFLEET TRANSPORT, then board the TAXI TO ZIOST SHADOW. If you have unlocked its direct Fleet quick travel, use that instead.
03
Find Moff Jiak on the Mission Deck
On the ZIOST SHADOW MISSION DECK follow the Immediate Vengeance quest indicator through a GREEN STORY DOOR to MOFF JIAK. Talk to him first. The repeatable Flashpoint droid is not a replacement for his story briefing.
04
Enter the Zadd Mission Hangar
After Moff Jiak grants [STORY] Directive 7, go back outside, DOWN THE NEARBY PASSAGE/TUNNEL to the ZADD MISSION HANGAR, then walk through the colored mission entrance.
05
For a repeatable run, use Z0-B5
On the NORTHWEST side of Ziost Shadow's Mission Deck find the Directive 7 entry droid labeled Z0-B5 (some guide text prints Z0-85). Choose START STORY MODE if level 45+, then enter the adjacent colored door.
06
Shortest repeatable solo route
Activity Finder (three people near the minimap) → SOLO → DIRECTIVE 7 → TRAVEL. This enters the instance but does not by itself grant the separate Immediate Vengeance story quest.
02 · OBJECTIVE-BY-OBJECTIVE WALKTHROUGH
Where to go and what to click next
01
Shuttle to Zadd and disable sensor array
Take the SHUTTLE TO ZADD when prompted. The first objective is DISABLE THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT SENSOR ARRAY. Follow the facility path and interact with the highlighted array controls before you try to enter the next sector.
02
Infiltrate the factory and destroy missile cache
After the sensor objective, follow INFILTRATE THE FACTORY, clear required droid patrols, and DESTROY THE MISSILE CACHE at the factory's marked location.
03
Speak to C5-M3
At the next mission marker find the friendly droid C5-M3. Start its conversation to unlock the subsequent assassin-droid encounter.
04
Defeat the three Mentor Assassin droids
Fight the THREE ASSASSIN DROIDS in the order RIGHT → LEFT → MIDDLE as a conservative response to a reported immunity bug. Hit only the unshielded target: ORANGE reflects damage and BLUE absorbs it.
05
Return to C5-M3
After all three droids fall, TALK TO C5-M3 AGAIN. This second dialogue is separate from the earlier conversation.
06
Enter the laboratory and fight Interrogator
Advance to ENTER THE LABORATORY. During INTERROGATOR, destroy the cyborg player-clones when they appear and wait for the droid's CONTROL MODE shield to finish before attacking the main boss again.
07
Override the core security controls
Use the highlighted CORE SECURITY CONTROLS when the objective updates. Then reach BULWARK. During that battle, blue panels to Bulwark's LEFT and RIGHT can be used to weaken the boss; stop repair droids from reversing the effect.
08
Proceed into Central Processing
After Bulwark, ENTER CENTRAL PROCESSING. Deal with the turrets and Assembler en route if engaged. Interrupt repair abilities instead of allowing enemies to heal one another.
09
Disable four processors to defeat Mentor
MENTOR STARTS INVULNERABLE. Avoid the CLAW and GREEN GROUND CIRCLES, clear turrets and Core Guardian, and RIGHT-CLICK A GLOWING BLUE PROCESSOR CORE WHEN THE RED WARNING TEXT APPEARS. Repeat until all FOUR cores are destroyed; only then attack Mentor in the center.
10
Exit and confirm story completion
After Mentor dies, use EXIT AREA or the nearby instance exit. If completing the Imperial story, confirm the overarching IMMEDIATE VENGEANCE mission has advanced; a stand-alone repeatable [STORY] completion is not the same as that outer quest.
Optional activities: MEANS OF PRODUCTION (optional Replicator): destroy 50 droids → another 50 droids → 8 Replicator Nodes → defeat Replicator. ORBITAL INTERFERENCE (separate optional XP objective): 5 Signal Transceivers and 8 Thermal Sensors.
03 · COMBAT TROUBLESHOOTING
Boss mechanics without guessing
These descriptions cover the relevant objective, visual warning, controls and known failure points. Optional bosses are labeled and do not block the mandatory story.
By Imperial Dark Sector
ENCOUNTER 01 / 06
Mentor Assassin Droid Trio
Where: Factory encounter after the first C5-M3 conversation.
01
Identify which droid is vulnerable
An ORANGE shield reflects attacks; a BLUE shield absorbs them. Attack the currently unshielded enemy.
02
Use a conservative kill order
Player guides report a bug if the wrong droid is killed too fast. Use RIGHT → LEFT → MIDDLE, rather than burning left first.
03
Do not try to out-DPS immunity
If the remaining droid stays permanently immune even after the others die, check whether a reset is needed; /stuck or leaving/re-entering are reported recovery steps, not guaranteed.
Stuck here? Last assassin immune forever? The three-droid encounter has a documented player-reported immunity bug. If the fight is irrecoverable, reset and use the conservative right-left-middle sequence.
Where: Laboratory, after the assassin-droid section.
01
Watch for Control Mode
Interrogator becomes IMMUNE while shielded.
02
Kill the cyborg clone
When a player-like CYBORG CLONE appears, change target and destroy it.
03
Wait before switching back
After the clone dies, the CONTROL MODE effect can linger. Wait for the shield/debuff to disappear before attacking Interrogator.
Stuck here? Damaging the Interrogator while Control Mode is active will not work. Killing the clone is necessary, but it may not drop the shield instantly.
Where: Behind the locked red door opened by Means of Production.
01
Finish the bonus counters
MEANS OF PRODUCTION: destroy 50 droids, then another 50, and destroy EIGHT REPLICATOR NODES.
02
Return to the previously red door
The bonus boss cannot be engaged before its requirements are satisfied.
03
Control spawned copies
Focus the Replicator and its additional copies; interrupt REPLICATE when possible.
Stuck here? This boss is OPTIONAL. A red door that never opens usually means you did not finish Means of Production; continue toward Mentor to finish the main Flashpoint.
MENTOR IS IMMUNE initially. Damage to the center does not solve the puzzle.
02
Watch claw and green circles
Stay clear of the large CLAW and move out of GREEN DANGER ZONES.
03
Clear active turrets and Core Guardian
Defeat the summoned adds so you can safely use the processor controls.
04
Use the blue processor when warned
On RED ON-SCREEN TEXT, RIGHT-CLICK the highlighted BLUE PROCESSOR CORE to destroy it.
05
Destroy all four processor cores
Repeat the cycle for ALL FOUR PROCESSORS. Mentor becomes damageable only after they are destroyed.
06
Finish Mentor and exit
Attack Mentor in the center when the shield drops, then leave the instance.
Stuck here? Mentor looks invulnerable because the room is a control-objective encounter. Four blue processors must be destroyed; the boss does not become vulnerable by waiting.
Where is the Directive 7 entrance for Imperial characters?
Imperial Fleet WEST elevator → INTERFLEET TRANSPORT → taxi to ZIOST SHADOW MISSION DECK. For the complete story talk to Moff Jiak, then descend toward the ZADD MISSION HANGAR.
Why did the Story Mode run not advance Immediate Vengeance?
You must have the separate IMMEDIATE VENGEANCE mission, accepted from K-4NV, active at its Complete Directive 7 step. A repeatable [STORY] Flashpoint alone does not grant the earlier briefing.
An assassin droid is shielded forever. Is this a bug?
Yes, this is a reported fight issue, particularly when enemies die too quickly in the wrong order. Reset and try RIGHT → LEFT → MIDDLE, hitting only unshielded droids.
It is a programmed environmental fight. Defeat turrets/guardian, avoid green circles, and CLICK ALL FOUR BLUE PROCESSOR CORES as they become available.
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