After some dialogue, the player needs to go to Peck's window in Mission Control and talk to him. The player should now head to the large dome at OPC and wait for the door to open at the top of the stairs.
A series of dialogue will come from the Central Machine. Press interact to deposit the Floppy Disk. On the eastern wall, the player will find the Quantum Mainframe. Grab the floppy disk and head over to Planning Offices. After completion, the Memory Transfer Station will dispense a floppy disk. Once the final Mimic memory is deposited into the Memory Transfer Station, the player will need to wait for the final memory to play. The player will need a RAI K-84 in the coming section. Step Three: Collecting Aether Containers in CoD: Black Ops Cold War Firebase Z It is also possible the player collects an unneeded memory- they will have to collect a new essence trap and continue hunting for Mimics to capture until the player has the three memories necessary. Complete this process to collect all three required memories. If it's Sokolov's, Brahm's, or, Zhabin's memory (use subtitles for a visual queue on whose memory it is), Weaver will let the player know they have the right one. Once deposited, the station will play one of several pieces of dialogue. If the player successfully traps the Mimic, they have 3 minutes to pick up the purple trap and deposit it at the Memory Transfer Station.
If the Mimic escapes, it will destroy the trap, and the player will need to collect a new one from the Memory Transfer Station. Hit the prompted inputs to trigger the trap and capture the Mimic, and wait until the trap turns purple to pick it up. Once the Mimic is in range, the essence trap will give an audio alert. The essence trap is triggered like C4 after placing. The player needs to get the Mimic's health incredibly low (roughly less than 15-20%) and throw down their essence trap. Walk over these items until one in the bunch turns into a Mimic. The player does this by locating a group of items (grenades, materials, or equipment) that they are unable to pick up. The player needs to gather three essences-one for Sokolov, Brahms, and, Zhabin. Once in Mission Control, the player needs to interact with Peck through the window in the north-western corner of the first floor of mission control. After the player has talked to Ravenov, they should go back through the Teleporter to Firebase Z and travel to Mission Control in the map's northeast section. The player's current location is shown in the top left of the screen for reference. After turning on the power, return to The Village through the teleporter and talk to Ravenov behind the window in Atrium, east of Courtyard. The power must be turned on to begin the easter egg's preliminary steps. The objective of the player's mission at Firebase Z: recover Agent Maxis.
Related: How to Complete the Nuketown Easter Egg in COD: Black Ops Cold War This guide contains all the steps necessary to complete the main easter egg and get the player to the final boss fight. Once the player spawns in The Villiage adjacent to Firebase Z, it may seem daunting to figure out what to do next.
The new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War map Firebase Z has some of the most exciting easter eggs to date.