ATOMFALL signal redirector: Both Locations and Uses

Where to Find the Signal Redirector in Atomfall

A locked door or a turret covering your path is a good reason to track down the ATOMFALL signal redirector. This tool lets you redirect compatible circuits, opening access to rooms and disabling turret defenses. You can obtain the ATOMFALL signal redirector from a keycard-locked chest in a Protocol bunker or from a security room inside Skethermoor Prison.

Both routes take you into territory occupied by Protocol forces. The difference is what stands between you and the tool: the bunker route involves finding the Windfall Keycard, while the prison route requires navigating guarded corridors and reaching the Lower Floor.

IGN’s guide documents both locations. The accompanying player video also demonstrates them, along with a conversation route that can make exploration less hostile.

Route	Where the tool is found	Access requirement	Hazards described in the sources
Windfall bunker	A B.A.R.D Chest behind a green door	Windfall Keycard from the Protocol Workshop	Soldiers inside the workshop and bunker
Skethermoor Prison	A shelf in the Lower Floor SECURITY room	A Security Keycard to navigate locked prison doors	Protocol soldiers and mechs

Atomfall’s official Steam listing describes its survival, scavenging, and investigation systems. Those systems matter here: approaching a guarded facility with supplies and a clear destination gives you a more focused plan than searching every corridor under pressure.

The walkthrough below covers the keycard route first, followed by the prison alternative and the tool’s uses.

Find the Windfall Keycard in the Protocol Workshop

The Windfall route has an investigative trail, but you do not need to collect its opening lead before visiting the relevant locations. According to IGN, you can head directly to Brinsop Manor Ruins whether or not you found the Signal Redirector lead in the Robotics Division of The Interchange.

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These coordinates identify the main stops in that investigation:

Location	Coordinates	What to find or do
Brinsop Manor Ruins	39.6E, 77.2N	Search the hedge maze for the buried plans
Nora’s Barn	41.8E, 77.5N	Follow the plans and speak with Nora
Protocol Workshop	38.0E, 77.4N	Find the scientist carrying the Windfall Keycard
Skethermoor Prison	41.1E, 70.8N	Enter the alternative retrieval route

Follow the plans to Nora

At Brinsop Manor Ruins, enter the hedge maze behind the building. Equip your Metal Detector and locate the cache containing the “Torn Signal Redirector Plans” lead.

Those plans point you toward Nora’s Barn. Watch your approach: IGN describes traps and tripwires around the barn, so a good approach is to inspect the ground and entrances before moving through the surrounding structures.

Player experience: The video shows the player discussing the plans with Nora. She suggests speaking with Dr. Garrow, but continuing the conversation also reveals a nearby bunker and advances the investigation toward the workshop.

This trail supplies context for the ATOMFALL signal redirector location. If your immediate goal is retrieving the tool, the workshop is where you need to obtain its chest keycard.

Search beyond the workshop bathroom

To pursue the Windfall route to the ATOMFALL signal redirector, enter the Protocol Workshop at 38.0E, 77.4N. Expect Protocol soldiers inside. IGN’s walkthrough reaches the keycard after defeating the soldiers, then entering the bathroom toward the back on the right.

From there:

1. Squeeze through the gap in the bathroom area.
2. Crawl through the opening higher on the wall.
3. Continue beneath the pipes.
4. Search the dead scientist for the Windfall Keycard.
5. Collect the accompanying “Windfall’s Discovery Dies With Me” lead.

The important detail is the concealed passage. Searching the main rooms alone will not take you to the scientist; look for the bathroom gap and the opening above it.

Player experience: The video demonstrates fighting from near the workshop entrance and using its doorway to confront approaching soldiers. It also highlights explosive barrels and carried explosives during the encounter. These are options shown in that playthrough, not a requirement for reaching the keycard.

Check the nearby optional loot

IGN also describes a crawlspace above the scientist. Following it lets you unlock a door associated with The Little Tea Room lead.

That room contains B.A.R.D Chests and Training Stimulants. A good approach is to check this passage while you are already beside the scientist, provided the surrounding area is secure.

Keep the objectives distinct: the keycard comes from the scientist, while the Signal Redirector itself is in another bunker.

Open the Bunker Chest With the Windfall Keycard

Once you have the Windfall Keycard, head to the bunker Nora directed you toward. The player video describes this destination using Protocol field station and garrison terminology. Focus on the bunker entrance and the interior room containing the chest.

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The ATOMFALL signal redirector is inside a B.A.R.D Chest, so finding the bunker is only part of the route. You still need the keycard collected from the workshop.

IGN gives the following interior directions:

• Enter the bunker and proceed down the corridor.
• Look for the green door on your left.
• Enter that room and locate the B.A.R.D Chest.
• Use the Windfall Keycard to open it and retrieve the tool.

Protocol soldiers are present in this bunker. IGN notes that it may be possible to reach the room and collect the Redirector without encountering them, but that is not a guarantee of safe passage.

A good approach is to identify the green door before exploring farther. Your target is the chest room, so continuing deeper into the facility adds exposure without helping the immediate retrieval.

If you reach the chest without its keycard, return to the workshop’s hidden scientist passage. The prison’s Security Keycards serve a different purpose; this chest specifically requires the Windfall Keycard.

Get the Alternative Redirector in Skethermoor Prison

The other ATOMFALL signal redirector is inside Skethermoor Prison at 41.1E, 70.8N, along the region’s southern border.

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Nora and Alf can both provide information about Dr. Garrow’s imprisonment. IGN identifies Alf as being inside the Grendel’s Head inn in Wyndham Village. These conversations explain the prison connection, while the retrieval instructions lead to the security room.

The prison route has fewer investigative stops, but IGN warns that the facility is heavily guarded by soldiers and mechs. A good approach is to prepare ammunition and supplies before entering, especially if you expect to fight through it.

Stage	What to look for	Action
Prison entrance	Facility at 41.1E, 70.8N	Enter and advance toward the Holding Cells
Holding Cells	Security Keycards	Collect one to unlock doors along the route
Lower Floor	A room containing isolated cells	Find the SECURITY room immediately to the left
SECURITY room	Shelves in the back corner	Pick up the Signal Redirector

Security Keycards are scattered throughout the prison, according to IGN. You need one to open doors that allow access to the Lower Floor.

Once you reach the room containing isolated cells, look immediately to the left for the doorway labeled SECURITY. Search the shelves in the back corner. Here, the tool is on a shelf rather than inside the Windfall chest.

Player experience: reduce hostility through the captain

The player video presents another way to approach Skethermoor: help the captain in Wyndham Village with his investigation into the baker.

Player experience: The demonstrated sequence involves investigating the baker’s sick husband and reporting the findings to the captain. The video also identifies a note and room key inside Wyndham’s garage, which can help uncover that situation. After receiving the report, the captain grants permission to investigate a prisoner, making much of Skethermoor accessible without the usual hostility.

That account includes important limits. Restricted areas and certain bunkers can remain dangerous, and the video warns that attacking guards or later betraying the captain can undermine the arrangement.

A good approach is to watch for trespassing warnings even after receiving permission. The player’s access arrangement does not establish that every Protocol room is safe.

This optional investigation includes story decisions. You can follow the documented prison navigation without choosing the same dialogue path shown in the video.

How to Use the Signal Redirector on Doors and Turrets

Obtaining the ATOMFALL signal redirector gives you a way to interact with compatible electrical systems. The supplied player video demonstrates locating junction boxes, redirecting circuits, opening doors, and shutting down turrets.

Player experience: The tool emits a ping near usable junction boxes. Its central dial helps indicate direction as the player aims, while yellow piping provides a visual trail between parts of the system.

A good approach is to work backward from the blocked door or turret: identify its nearby yellow piping, follow that route, and look for the connected junction box.

What you encounter	What to inspect	Next action
Tool pings nearby	Walls and surrounding junction boxes	Use the directional dial while aiming
A circuit-controlled door	Yellow piping connected to its system	Trace the piping and locate the junction box
Door stays locked after one redirection	Other connected circuit routes	Search for additional junction boxes
A turret with a compatible circuit	Its associated wiring and junction box	Redirect the circuit to disable it

Player experience: The video shows that some doors require multiple circuits to be redirected. One successful interaction may therefore leave a door locked.

A good approach is to inspect the remaining yellow pipes before abandoning the puzzle. The missing step may be another junction box elsewhere along the connected system.

The video’s turret examples also come with limits: laboratories and trespassing areas can remain threatening. Keep the distinction clear between disabling a compatible turret circuit and gaining permission to enter a restricted location.

Once you have the tool, a good approach is to revisit circuit-controlled doors you previously passed. Use the piping and junction boxes to establish which obstacles the Redirector can address, then search the newly accessible rooms for supplies.

FAQ

Where can I find the ATOMFALL signal redirector?

The supplied guides document two locations: a B.A.R.D Chest in a Protocol bunker reached through the Windfall investigation, and a shelf in the Lower Floor SECURITY room of Skethermoor Prison.

Do I need the Torn Signal Redirector Plans before visiting the workshop?

IGN states that the opening lead from The Interchange’s Robotics Division is optional. You can visit the relevant locations directly. The plans explain the route to Nora, while the Windfall Keycard comes from the dead scientist beyond the workshop bathroom’s hidden passages.

Where is the prison’s Signal Redirector security room?

Reach the Lower Floor room containing isolated cells. The room labeled SECURITY is immediately to the left, and the Signal Redirector sits on a shelf in its back corner.

Why is a door still locked after I redirect a circuit?

The player video demonstrates doors that require multiple redirected circuits. A good approach is to follow the remaining yellow piping and search for additional connected junction boxes before assuming the door cannot be opened.