Quick Answer
- Put the Dam Surveillance Key in a safe pocket before your first deployment.
- Dam Battlegrounds: enter the Locked Room in Water Treatment Control.
- Spaceport: approach the rocket thrusters southwest of Rocket Assembly.
- Buried City: reach the barricaded area on floor 6 of the Space Travel Building.
- You can do the maps in separate raids and in any order.
- Do Dam first so the quest key stops being a liability.
Greasing Her Palms Requirements
Complete A Better Use, unlock all three maps and protect the Dam Surveillance Key Celeste grants when you accept the quest.
- Bring an augment with a safe pocket for the key.
- Keep the key out of normal inventory during risky travel.
- Use a normal combat loadout if you need to survive to extraction after each location.
The Best Order to Run the Three Maps
Run Dam Battlegrounds first, then Spaceport and Buried City. Dam is the only objective tied to the Surveillance Key, so clearing it first means you no longer have to carry the key through later raids.
- Clear Water Treatment Control on Dam Battlegrounds.
- Move to Spaceport for the Rocket Assembly thrusters.
- Finish at Buried City, where the floor 6 Space Travel Building route is the most vertical and combat-heavy.
Dam Battlegrounds: The Locked Room in Water Treatment Control
The Dam objective is inside the Locked Room in the Water Treatment Control building.
- Enter Water Treatment Control and move toward the central level.
- Find the locked room with the Surveillance Key interaction.
- Use the Dam Surveillance Key to enter and trigger the objective.
- Check each room briefly if another Raider has already opened the area and the update does not fire at the doorway.
Paving the Way also uses Water Treatment Control, so active objectives can be stacked here.
Spaceport: The Rocket Thrusters Outside Rocket Assembly
The Spaceport objective triggers beside the huge rocket thrusters immediately southwest of Rocket Assembly.
- Approach Rocket Assembly from the southwest side.
- Identify the row of massive external thrusters.
- Move to the southernmost thruster first and close the distance until the objective updates.
This is a proximity check, so do not waste time searching the thruster for a separate interaction prompt.
Buried City: The Barricaded Area on Floor 6 of the Space Travel Building
The Buried City objective is the barricaded area on floor 6 of the Space Travel Building.
- Reach the Space Travel Building near the Research building.
- Use the east-rooftop zipline when available to shorten the climb.
- Ascend to floor 6 and find the barricaded door.
- Enter the marked area and wait for the objective update before leaving.
Watch for turrets and Fireballs around the building, especially if you arrive from street level.
Greasing Her Palms Rewards
| Reward | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1x Lure Grenade Blueprint | Blueprint | Learn it from the Misc area of your inventory. |
| 3x Speaker Component | Material | Part of the Lure Grenade crafting bundle. |
| 3x Electrical Components | Material | Part of the Lure Grenade crafting bundle. |
The material rewards line up with the components used for Lure Grenades, so the quest gives you both the recipe and a useful start on crafting it.
Choose the key you need before heading back into a restricted room or locked loot area.
How to Craft Lure Grenades After the Quest
Learn the Lure Grenade Blueprint from the Misc section of your inventory, then craft it at a level 2 Utility station. Consume the blueprint instead of leaving it in your stash, where it continues to occupy a slot.
Lure Grenades are utility items for redirecting attention, making them useful when you want to create space or manipulate nearby threats instead of taking a direct fight.
What Comes After Greasing Her Palms
After turning in Greasing Her Palms, check Celeste's quest list for the next unlocked step. Straight Record is one of the nearby progression quests worth checking as you continue through the chain.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you lose the Dam Surveillance Key?
Yes. If you die with the key in normal inventory, it can be lost. Put it in a safe pocket before deploying and clear the Dam objective first.
Where are the rocket thrusters in Greasing Her Palms?
They are immediately southwest of Rocket Assembly on Spaceport. Start with the southernmost thruster and move close enough for the proximity objective to trigger.
Can you do Greasing Her Palms in any order?
Yes. The three map objectives can be completed across separate raids and in any order, but Dam first is safest because it removes the key risk.
How do you craft Lure Grenades?
Learn the blueprint from the Misc inventory area, then use a level 2 Utility station with the required crafting materials.
Do you need to extract for Greasing Her Palms?
Play each map as though you need to secure the objective before leaving the raid, and wait for the objective update before moving on. Separate raids are allowed.