CONTROL Resonant Faults — Shift, Reach & Underpass Order

Campaign Progression Hub Updated Oct 22, 2026

In CONTROL Resonant, Faults are unstable, high-energy dimensional rift sites created where the Oldest House intersects with warped Manhattan. As part of the main campaign questline Search for Jesse, Dylan Faden must track down and cleanse all three major Faults across the city. Cleansing a Fault involves completing a complex ritual, facing waves of corrupted entities, and absorbing paranatural energy that permanently unlocks core traversal and combat abilities like Shift and Reach.

Because each Fault gates main story progression and opens access to previously unreachable Manhattan districts, clearing them in the proper sequence is essential. This hub guide provides a full breakdown of all three Faults, their location order, ability unlocks, and puzzle mechanics.

Quick Summary: The 3 Main Faults in Order

Here is the required progression order for all three campaign Faults in CONTROL Resonant:

Fault Name	Location Zone	Core Ability Unlocked	Key Story Gate Opened
1. Incursion Fault	West Incursion Zone	Shift (Phase Dodge / Gate Pass)	Unlocks access to Evacuation Zone and barricaded FBC security gates. Walkthrough: Incursion Fault Guide.
2. Subway Fault	Evacuation Zone (Subway)	Reach (Paranatural Tether / Gap Leap)	Unlocks traversal across wide chasms, necessary for Recursions and Iterations. Walkthrough: Subway Fault Guide.
3. Underpass Fault	Underpass District	Ritual Energy / Story Milestone	Prerequisite required to unlock The House in Distress and Zoe’s Oldest House elevator access. Walkthrough: Underpass Fault Guide.

1. Incursion Fault (West Incursion Zone)

The Incursion Fault is the first rift site encountered in the early hours of the campaign. Located at the heart of the West Incursion Zone, this Fault is surrounded by volatile shifting walls and gravity-defying architecture.

### Key Walkthrough Beats & Ability Unlock

Navigation: Follow the FBC distress beacons through the collapsed highway tunnel until you reach the Incursion rift chamber.
The Jesse Ritual: Approach the central golden resonance column and align the three floating obsidian rings using telekinetic throws.
Ability Reward — Shift: Completing the ritual unlocks Shift. Shift allows Dylan to instantaneously phase forward, dodging enemy attacks with invincibility frames and passing through electrified red Hiss barriers.

For detailed step-by-step puzzle solutions and combat strategies, view our complete Incursion Fault Walkthrough.

2. Subway Fault (Evacuation Zone)

Located deep within the flooded subway tunnels of the Evacuation Zone, the Subway Fault represents a major gameplay jump. You cannot complete this Fault without utilizing your Shift ability to bypass environmental electrical hazards along the train tracks.

### Key Walkthrough Beats & Ability Unlock

Navigation: Descend into the subway terminal through the collapsed station entrance. Use power batteries to restore station lighting and clear Hiss nests from the platform.
The Jesse Ritual: Defense wave mechanics require keeping Hiss enemies out of the central subway car while resetting three breaker switches on the train ceiling.
Ability Reward — Reach: Completing the ritual unlocks Reach. Reach acts as a long-range paranatural grapple hook, allowing Dylan to pull distant enemies, rip shields away from elite foes, and cross massive environmental chasms by latching onto glowing resonance points.

For detailed step-by-step puzzle solutions and combat strategies, view our complete Subway Fault Walkthrough.

3. Underpass Fault (Underpass District)

The Underpass Fault is located in the subterranean maintenance caverns beneath Manhattan. To access this area, you must already possess the Reach ability from the Subway Fault; attempting to enter earlier will leave you stranded at an impassable spherical distortion chasm.

### Key Walkthrough Beats & Story Importance

Prerequisite Check: Ensure you have completed Recursions and Iterations and acquired Grist’s tracking device.
The Jesse Ritual: Navigate through orange-pipe maintenance tunnels, solving environmental steam valve puzzles before activating the final ritual altar.
Story Milestone: Cleansing the Underpass Fault does not award a brand-new ability, but it provides the critical energy alignment needed to unlock The House in Distress quest with Zoe at Executive Research.

For detailed step-by-step puzzle solutions and combat strategies, view our complete Underpass Fault Walkthrough.

Stuck? Common Progression Blockers Explained

If your active quest marker tells you to clear a Fault but you cannot progress, check these common progression gates:

Can’t cross wide chasms in the Underpass?

You skipped the Subway Fault. Fast travel back to the Evacuation Zone subway terminal and complete the ritual to unlock the Reach grapple ability first.

Zoe elevator terminal locked at Executive Research?

You must finish the Underpass Fault ritual before Zoe will open the Executive Research wing for The House in Distress.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I replay Fault rituals after completing them?

While the initial story rituals cannot be replayed directly, the Fault chambers turn into repeatable combat challenge arenas accessible via the SHUM arcade units in The Gap hub.

Do Faults count toward Platinum completion?

Yes. Completing all three Fault rituals is mandatory for main story trophies and awards trophies like Sibling Reunion.