Doomsday Heist: Bogdan Problem Setup 3 - Salvage Hard Drives Mission

The 'Salvage Hard Drives' setup mission for The Bogdan Problem (Act 2 Doomsday Heist) in GTA Online utilizes the Riot Control Van from the 'Riot Control Van' prep.

This mission might seem daunting at first, but it is actually quite simple if you follow just one rule: stay in your van until the surrounding enemies are cleared off.

You will be asked to head to different locations where some mini-vans are on fire, and need to extinguish the flames and then salvage the hard drives from the vans. The easiest trick to do this one is to first head to the location and extinguish all the vans. After extinguishing the fire, kill off any surrounding enemies from within the van.

If you are an operator and driving the van, you won't be able to shoot from the van but only use the water cannon, so your friend needs to kill them off from the van. You can provide a helping hand by showering them with your water cannon, which definitely reduces a good amount of health.

After clearing off the enemies, you need to position your van in such a way so that the other incoming enemies cannot directly shoot at your friend while he is salvaging the hard drives. Once you've positioned the van, get out of the van and kill any incoming enemies while your friend is salvaging the hard drive.

Make sure you go to the next hard drive by driving in your van, it will provide you protection. Remember to always extinguish the fires first after reaching the sites. There are a total of four sites you need to reach, each getting tougher than the previous one. But make sure you follow our instructions on how to approach these sites.

When you get to the last location, quickly extinguish the fires and the mission timer should stop. That timer basically represents the time until the fire destroys the drives. Once the timer is gone, you can take your time in clearing off the enemies and salvaging the last bit of hard drives. Always remember to go to each drive in your van and position your van in a way it covers the salvage point.

Once you kill the enemies around the salvage point, get out and protect your friend as he salvages the van. For the last location, you go straight to salvage point 'E' and start extinguishing from there. After extinguishing all of them, head back to 'E' and start salvaging from there working your way down to salvage point 'A'.

After salvaging all hard drives, you're ready for the next set of prep missions involving Strombergs and Torpedo ECUs. The first of these is 'Acquiring Strombergs'. Explore all Act 2 guides on our Bogdan Problem Hub.