Contact Steven Heck is a mission from the Operation True Heirs set in Taipei.
Summary[]
Meet with a local informant, Steven Heck, who seems to know a lot about what's transpiring in Taipei. See what he knows about the attempt on Sung's life, and if there's anything you can do to stop it.
Available Intel[]
| Intel Type | Source | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Heck Dossier | Anonymous | $9,000 | Dossier information on Steven Heck. Purchasing this intel will expand your dossier on the self-proclaimed super-agent Steven Heck. |
Objectives and Walkthrough[]
This mission is an interactive cutscene featuring Steven Heck.
- Steven Heck - 1st dialogue
- Helpful - Heck +2
- Hesitant
- Businesslike
- Steven Heck - 2nd dialogue
- Admiring - Heck +2
- Joking
- Professional
- Steven Heck - 3rd dialogue / Only if Contact Steven Heck is your first mission in Taipei
- Aggressive
- Confused
- Professional
- Steven Heck - 4th dialogue
- Steven Heck -1 / Only if Contact Steven Heck is not your first mission in Taipei
- Aggressive
- Lying
- Honest - Heck -1
- Steven Heck - 5th dialogue
- Threaten - Heck -1
- Lying - Heck +1
- Faking
- Steven Heck - 6th dialogue
- Impatient - Heck -1
- Play Along - Heck +1
- Unsure
- Steven Heck - 7th dialogue
- Threatening - Heck -1
- Enemies
- Straightforward
- Steven Heck - 8th dialogue
- Aggressive
- Flippant
- Professional
Depending on the way you generally responded to Heck you will earn one of the following perks:
- Aggressive: Perk Everybody Loves Dry Cleaning Solution (5% Weaponry Discount from Heck Enterprises): You and Heck shared a mutual dislike for subtlety.
- Suave: Perk Speaking the Language (25% Intel Discount from Heck Enterprises): You played along with Heck's erratic persona and gained his trust.
- Professional Perk: Stick to Business (5% discount on Armor, Armor Mod, and Gadget purchases from Heck Enterprises): You remained mostly professional in light of Heck's insanity.
Choices and Consequences[]
Consequences of Previous Missions[]
- You lose 1 reputation with Steven Heck if this is not the first mission you started in Taipei.
- If you finished Intercept Surkov at US Embassy before this one, you can mention it to make Steven believe you really are the secret agent.
Consequences in Following Missions[]
- If Heck likes you enough (which only requires a reputation of 0 or higher), he will not betray you after the final mission in Taipei.
- He will provide the Clearinghouse intel that will spike Konstantin Brayko's cocaine in the Assault Brayko's Mansion mission, making that boss fight much easier.
Trivia[]
There is a reference to Majestic 12 in this conversation, as Heck tries to guess what agency Thorton is working for. Majestic 12 is a secret organization from many pop cultures sources. Notably, it was a major antagonist faction in the video game Deus Ex.
Another agency Heck names is TVC-15, a reference to the song of the same name by David Bowie off his 1976 album Station to Station.