MISSION BRIEF
Before you deploy
Team up with Captain Corvo's Stillwatch Battalion in the asteroid-base operation. Secure a defensible first turn, monitor ally positions and follow the current tracking objective to Fathom's last indicated location. If a new phase starts, regroup before spending all three AP on forward movement.
Recorded Cycle windows are a community launch-build snapshot. Check the current HoloTable timer and objectives in your own save.
TACTICAL DIRECTIONS
Step-by-step walkthrough
Follow 5 documented tactical checkpoints. Exact objectives come from community records; tactical routing includes reported playthroughs and IDS recommendations. Your chosen squad, difficulty and campaign settings can change encounters.
Jump to a checkpoint (5 steps)
- CHECKPOINT 01 OF 5
Confirm the actual story assignment
Stillwatch follows Behind Enemy Lines. The mission summary says to track Fathom at Vull Quist, but recorded combat objectives lead into betrayal and a battle with Stillwatch troops; it is not a routine enemy-marker search.
Next checkpoint → - CHECKPOINT 02 OF 5
Understand the opening change of perspective
Published objective records list an opening Execute the Republic Traitors phase involving Trick. Complete the on-screen prompted sequence and wait for control and objective text to return to Hawks before attempting to locate Fathom again.
Next checkpoint → - CHECKPOINT 03 OF 5
Set up safe positions for the battalion fight
When the tracker becomes Defeat Stillwatch Battalion, take paired cover positions with clear supporting fire. Save recovery and Overwatch options for another enemy group; don't strand an operator in the open chasing a retreating trooper.
Next checkpoint → - CHECKPOINT 04 OF 5
Deal with the named Trick encounter
The documented last objective says Defeat Trick. Concentrate the squad on the active target and protect injured members while the encounter resolves. Do not assume you can talk him out of the fight: current recorded coverage provides no verified spare-Trick route.
Next checkpoint → - CHECKPOINT 05 OF 5
Check the next mission at the Den
After completing the betrayal encounter, return to the HoloTable for Strike Action and inspect any remaining Hero or Crisis deadlines. Main-story order is a guide, not permission to ignore current timed missions.
After this mission →
COMMON BLOCKERS
Stuck on this mission?
Stillwatch: where is Fathom?
This mission changes into a Stillwatch betrayal and battle. Follow the battalion and Trick objectives on the tactical tracker rather than searching for a separate Fathom objective marker.
Link to this answer ↗Stillwatch: can I spare Trick?
The available mission records only verify a Defeat Trick requirement. We are not presenting an unverified dialogue or spare path as a working option.
Link to this answer ↗CAMPAIGN CONTINUATION
Where to go next
After the result screen, check the Den, companion conversations, Intel Operations and expiring Hero Missions. Your next documented main assignment is Strike Action. The HoloTable in your own save takes priority over this sequence.
Before deploying again, compare optional and Crisis mission deadlines → or compare gear and utility setups →. Tactical contracts advance the Cycle; eligible 25-Intel Crisis Operations resolve through the HoloTable.
SOURCES
Evidence and further reading
Official guidance establishes the combat and HoloTable systems. Individual objective details come from fan-maintained campaign indexes and observed gameplay. IDS tactical suggestions are not publisher-approved or universal.
Lucasfilm: official Zero Company gameplay guide ↗ Community story mission index ↗ Community objective record: Stillwatch ↗