This video provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for solo players to unlock the secret prototype weapon in Battlefield 2042, an Easter egg discovered by the game's community. The process is broken down into three distinct phases across different custom Portal server maps. The first phase involves obtaining a secret key card on the "Battle of the Bulge" map by destroying specific parts of angel statues in a precise sequence. The second phase requires the player to unlock a "Phantom" skin for the support class on the "Exposure" map by repeatedly injuring and healing themselves at five different objectives without dying. The final phase, set on "Arica Harbor," involves equipping the Phantom skin, entering a series of four complex codes into a keypad, navigating a deadly elevator ride, and using the key card to access a hidden room where the prototype weapon can be claimed.
Unlocking the Secret Prototype Weapon in Battlefield 2042
0:00:20 Step 1: Obtain the Secret Key Card: Create a custom Portal server on the "Battle of the Bulge" map set to nighttime.
At the church near objective D, shoot the right angel statue's wings, then the left angel's head, and finally destroy the right angel with dynamite.
Proceed to a graveyard near objective E1 and shoot the head off an angel statue inside a ring of fire. This will allow you to pick up the key card.
0:01:42 Step 2: Unlock the Phantom Skin: Create a new Portal server on the "Exposure" map. This must be completed without dying.
Play as the support specialist Falck. The process involves injuring yourself (e.g., with an explosive crossbow) and healing by shooting your syrette pistol on the ground and picking it up.
This "injure and heal" process must be repeated 10 times at five separate objectives in order: A1, B1, B2, D1, and finally C1.
0:05:09 After completing the final set of 10 heals at C1, you must stay within the objective's boundaries and call in an LATV4 Recon vehicle. Getting into this vehicle will unlock the Phantom skins for the support class.
0:06:09 Step 3: Access the Weapon Room: Create a final Portal server on "Arica Harbor" (Conquest).
Equip the newly unlocked Phantom skin before spawning.
0:06:41 Locate a keypad on the giant drill below objective C1.
0:07:12 Enter four specific codes to turn four lights green: 2550, 613251, 515176, and 441806.
0:09:25 Follow the path to a newly accessible elevator.
0:10:02Key Takeaway: When playing solo, you must activate the elevator and immediately go prone to survive the descent.
0:10:28 Use the key card to open the first door, and then walk through a laser-filled room. The Phantom skin is required to survive the lasers.
0:10:56 In the final room, shoot the glass case and pick up the weapon to permanently unlock it. An optional weapon skin can also be collected in this room.