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Dr. Quill Quests — Forgotten Pages & Investigation

Separate Quill's early research objective from the later Ancient-clue stage and follow the evidence for each one.

Updated August 13, 2026Sources checked and labelled

Direct answer

Do not treat every search for Forgotten Pages, Quill's investigation or Ancient clues as one objective. Read the live clipboard first. A community reply places the early research in the basement of the first building on the left after leaving the safehouse. A separate documented objective, Find Clues About the Ancients, goes topside to the Radio Tower and the Ancient Facility below it, where the completion checks are 10/10 records and Return to Dr. Quill.

Quick facts

First check
Read the live objective wording
Early research
Basement location from one community report
Ancient clues
Radio Tower and Ancient Facility
Ancient counter
10/10 in the documented walkthrough
Official full quest order
Not published in the checked sources

First identify which Quill stage you have

Forgotten Pages, Quill investigation and Find Clues About the Ancients appear together in player searches, but the checked evidence does not establish them as one official quest name or one location. Use the exact text on your live clipboard/objective. A locked Radio Tower vault alone does not prove that your current step is the Ancient-clue stage.

Early research location — community report

For the early research objective, one Reddit answer directs players to the first building on the left after leaving the safehouse, then into its basement. This is a single community report, not an official map reference. Confirm that the object you interact with advances your own objective before treating the location as solved.

Find Clues About the Ancients

The documented later objective takes place topside. Travel to the old Radio Tower, enter the Ancient Facility below it, and read the available records until the objective counter reaches 10/10. The reliable completion signal is the objective changing to Return to Dr. Quill.

What this guide does not assume

The checked sources do not provide a complete official Quill quest order, universal reward table, fixed compass heading or proof that every phrase in the search cluster names the same stage. If your objective text differs, follow the live wording and current patch rather than forcing one of these two documented locations.

Common questions

Where is Quill's research for the early mission?
One community reply places it in the basement of the first building on the left after leaving the safehouse. This location is community evidence, not official confirmation.
Where do I find clues about the Ancients?
Go topside to the old Radio Tower and enter the Ancient Facility below it. Read records until the documented counter reaches 10/10.
How do I know the Ancient-clue step is complete?
The documented completion checks are a 10/10 counter and the objective changing to Return to Dr. Quill.
Are Forgotten Pages and Find Clues About the Ancients the same quest?
The checked sources do not prove that. Treat the search phrases as a mixed cluster and follow the exact objective shown in your current save.

Sources

Official descriptions establish the game rules. Community demonstrations are labelled separately and can change with a patch.