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Destiny 2's Presage mission has an absurd number of secrets for Guardians to uncover. Besides the chase for a perfect Dead Man's Tale, players can find multiple collectibles and datapads aboard the Glykon.
Datapads can be interacted with to unlock new sections of the Glykon, revealing chests that grant Legendary Engrams. While that doesn't sound too useful, these chests also speed up the Dead Man's Tale's Exotic Catalyst objective by 12%. Players who want to Masterwork this gun much later in the season can do so without needing to kill a single enemy. Finding all 12 datapads will also grant the Tucked Away Triumph. Here's where you can find all 12 of them.
Updated July 24th, 2021 by Charles Burgar: If you're still hunting for all of the secrets on Presage's Glykon, we've added additional images to each entry to make it easier to get your bearings. Image galleries are now present for each location, showcasing exactly where you need to go to find the datapad. Happy hunting.
How Datapads Work
Datapads work similarly to Presage's collectibles. Each week, you will be able to interact with hidden datapads to unlock a nearby door, revealing a chest that grants a Legendary Engram along with Catalyst progression for Dead Man's Tale. There is no weekly rotation for these datapads; they're tied to account progression and how many Captain's Log lore entries you own. For example, if you've cleared the Presage mission every week for five weeks, the first five datapads are available. All 12 datapads will become interactable when all 12 Captain's Log lore entries are unlocked.
Datapads must be opened in a sequence, starting from the earliest one all the way to the final datapad seen at the end of the mission. Before you can interact with datapads, you must complete the Presage mission at least twice on any difficulty. Finding all 12 datapads grants the Tucked Away Triumph.
Is There A Catchup Mechanic?
It's complicated. The number of Captain's Log lore entries you have determines which datapads you can open. You obtain a Captain's Log lore entry on your first clear of Presage each week. When you obtain the lore piece, you'll be able to unlock an additional datapad.
Technically, if you complete Presage on multiple weeks but haven't opened any datapads, you can open multiple datapads in one run, based on the number of Captain's Log lore entries you have. For example, if you completed Presage on three separate weeks but haven't interacted with any datapads yet, you can open the first three datapad chests. However, if you completed Presage for the first time and only have one Captain's Log, you can only open one datapad and will need to wait for the next weekly reset to open a second one. It's a needlessly convoluted way of implementing a catchup mechanic, but that's how it works.
Datapad #1: First Air Vent
When you enter the Glykon via the exterior air vent, break the air vent gate to the left of the main path. They'll be a datapad around the corner you can interact with.
Datapad #2: Second Air Vent
This datapad can be found in the second air vent you enter, just before reaching the first spore cluster. It's on the main path, so it should be near-impossible to miss.
Datapad #3: After First Spore Set
The room after the first spore cluster has a datapad on the right side of the room, resting beside a Cabal door and Darkness fauna.
Datapad #4: Electric Room
After you cross the first Darkness fog gate in the Electric room, drop down to defeat the small group of Screebs. Instead of jumping up to your right, look left to find a datapad resetting beside a wall hatch.
Datapad #5: Electric Room
From datapad #4, jump up to face the next group of Screebs. Instead of crossing the gap outside the room, turn left and enter the nearby room. Stick to the left wall to find a datapad beside a small Cabal door.
Datapad #6: Garbage Compactor
Jump down the escape vent in the Garbage Compactor encounter. The datapad will be right next to you.
Datapad #7: After The First Combat Encounter
Upon completing the first Scorn combat encounter in Presage, run through the room lit by red lights. After this room is a Cabal door to your left with a datapad beside it.
Datapad #8: Hangar
You can find this datapad at the direct opposite end of the hangar entrance, to the right of the docked human ship.
Datapad #9: Second Hangar
Enter the adjacent hangar after you defeat the Abomination duo. The end of the hangar will have a datapad lying just outside a Cabal door.
Datapad #10: Maze
When you enter the first room of the final maze—the one with a Scorn Chieftan on an operating table—turn right to find this datapad.
Datapad #11: Maze
When you reach the vent maze on the lower floor, travel down the right path of the maze instead of forward. For reference, the forward path is the vent directly across from the spore cluster. Go right instead, then push through that corridor in a straight line to find this datapad.
Datapad #12: Final Room
Jump behind the deceased Guardian to find a datapad tucked away at the end of the room.