This page has all the locations of the Data Recorders in the game Defiance

Pursuit Area Name Location Map Reference Associated Mission (M=Main, S=Side) Hint [Cords]

Mount Tam My Name is Ara Serenity Acadamy West of the Bloodbath Gorge area The Tranquil Surface, Part 4 (S) Ruined building by main gate on the second floor near a burning barrel

Mount Tam Gut Check Muir Gate End of the road NE Tranquility Road Fast Travel Chaos Reigns (M) Tunnel entrance

Mount Tam The Conspiracy KTAM Power NE of KTAM Radio Station The Tranquil Surface, Part 3 (S); Maintaining the Line (S) In one of the ruined buildings

Mount Tam The Assassination of Toruku Serenity Power Between the vendors and Bloodbath Gorge All Roads Lead to Bloodbath (M) In the ruined building

Madera Move to Paradise! Kenn Farm ~250m W of Rampage: Hellbug Extermination Farm Hand (S) Main barn, 2nd floor. [3512,915]

Madera My Lovely Predecessor Shondu's Consulate (FT) Eastern Madera, on a peninsula; has Fast Travel A Faustian Bargain (M) To the left of the door where Shondu sits near the lantern. [3878,1551]

Madera Mag-lev Negotiations Continue Shondu's Consulate (FT) Eastern Madera, on a peninsula; has Fast Travel A Faustian Bargain (M) In a small soldier's agora to the left of the building in which Shondu sits. [3892,1539]

Madera Meeting with Jon and Torc Iron Demon Ranch (FT) Northern part of Madera; Has fast travel Enter the Lawkeeper (M) Main house, in the cellar. [2310,699]

Madera Jon Sworn In… Finally Iron Demon Ranch (FT) Northern part of Madera; Has fast travel Enter the Lawkeeper (M) Under the left part of the main house's roof, on a worktable. [2315,692]

Madera Case # 44WKE - Teach, Joseph Iron Demon Ranch (FT) Northern part of Madera; Has fast travel Collateral Damage Expected (M) In the most northeast barn, on a box next to a large window with a view of a large puddle. [2385,577]

Madera Madera Mineral Scan Pitfall Mine At Hotshot: Crystal Defense In the pit, on a crystal box. [3241,798]

Madera Towers vs Soleptor Angel's Fall Mine NNW of Time Trial: North Point Eviction Notice, Part 1 (S) In a tent. [2393,1340]

Madera Varus the Robber Baron Blithedale Mine 400m SE of Time Trial: North Point Burning Rubber (S) To the right of the green tent, next to the roasting Pow. [2817,1764]

Madera Raiders On The Move Larkspur Landing Western Madera, on the peninsula north of Shondu's Consulate Follow Cass's Lead (M) Second floor of ruined building. [4183,1288]

Marin We're Home Top-Notch Toolworks (FT) Island accessed by long upward bridge A Disturbing Discovery (M) Rock island with windmill below ramp

Marin Not My Best Hour Top-Notch Toolworks (FT) Island accessed by long upward bridge A Disturbing Discovery (M) Catwalk

Marin It's Your World Dogtown Mine ~200m NE of Rampage: Hamburger Hill A Bullet For a Badman (M) Scrap heap

Marin Hope Union Depot NW of Time Trial: Tiburon Uplands near the east-west road An Unexpected Delay (M) Main building [3812,2512]

Marin Faith Towers Quarry ~600m ESE of The Crater (fast travel) A Disturbing Discovery (M) 2nd floor by "Repair Conduit"

Marin The 99 Mill Valley Mine E of Muir Processing Plant Hostile Takeover (M) Tower [2665,2489]

Marin Subject RR24F - Session 3 Muir Processing Plant Location of Hotshot: Dam Defense Distress Call (M) Dump truck

Marin Jackleg Is Back Bolinas Smeltery NW of Hotshot: Bolinas Sniper Bolinas Meltdown (-) Large building, above laddered catwalk

Marin That's All I Got The Crater (FT) On the edge between Madera and Marin on the western-most road Safe No More (M) Bar

Sausalito Meeting With Ms. Ducar Cronkhite Bunker 100m SE Hotshot: Sharpshooter Seize the Day, Control the Future (M) Fenced area

Sausalito Bovisuida In Sausalito Verdant Ridge 250m E of Time Trial: Ridgeline Racer Lend A Hand (M) Barn, 2nd floor outside

Sausalito Pertohol In Sausalito Diablo Station 210m E of Time Trial: Barnstorming Danger at Diablo (-) SW building on crate

Sausalito The Day After Defiance Headlands Transit Depot (FT) SE headland of the little bay Old Friends, Old Swords (M) Torc's Garage

Sausalito Charge Blade To The Gut Miwok Ranch 250m SW of Time Trial: Miwok Hills Old Friends, Old Swords (M) Barn

Sausalito Raiders Don't Do Business Cronkhite Post ~500m SW of Time Trial: Barnstorming on peninsula with vendors Cut Off the Head (M) Behind large tower on ground

Sausalito New World Thugs Miwok Ranch 250m SW of Time Trial: Miwok Hills Old Friends, Old Swords (M) 2nd floor of the barn, jump on crates to the north to enter

San Francisco Amelio Rodriguez Bathhouse 452m W-NW of TT: Wasteland Circuit Near Sea Wall, North corner

San Francisco Casti Male - Doe, John Zhena Array 776m SW of TT: Communications Breakdown Behind the building on the hill

San Francisco Subject HM38 Shebo Lab 285m S of Overpass At the end of the building

San Francisco The Beginning of the End Mutant District 712m S-SE of Overpass 2nd floor in a corner

San Francisco EMC Occupation Dogpatch 55-60m South East of Rampage: SMASH!!!(2nd floor of building) Southern most white house on the street in Dogpatch, 2nd floor

San Francisco Defiance in the Face of Death Chinatown 400m W of Merchant in NE San Francisco It's Chinatown (S) In one of the ruined buildings. 2nd floor, by a window and support beam

San Francisco Rumors of Utopia (Small street with half-buried houses and a street car) 245m E of TT: Wasteland Circuit House furthest North

Co-op Paradise Invasion 101 Keys Co-op Instance Explosions 101 First area after the pier

Co-op Containment Suit 101 Keys Co-op Instance Explosions 101 West side of first island

Co-op Soleptor Warehouse 101 Keys Co-op Instance Explosions 101 Just before the bridge crossing

Co-op Best. Honeymoon. Ever. Angel Island Co-op Instance Island of Lost Soldiers From the dock, go left.

Co-op Tom is Incorrigible Angel Island Co-op Instance Island of Lost Soldiers After exiting the first mine tunnel.

Co-op Don't Touch Me Angel Island Co-op Instance Island of Lost Soldiers Just before the 2nd mine tunnel entrance.

Co-op Final Stages of Evac Cronkhite Bunker Co-op Instance Commandeer Cronkhite In a rectangular room with turret, up in the loft.

Co-op An EMC Past Cronkhite Bunker Co-op Instance Commandeer Cronkhite In a dead end between the 1st & 2nd round-shaped rooms.

Co-op Secret Alliance Cronkhite Bunker Co-op Instance Commandeer Cronkhite In the final round room before the interactive access point.

Co-op Reporting for Duty Delta Bunker East Co-op Instance Liberate The Lost located in the room with the ramps and the tanks, on top of the large, right side tank.

Co-op She Hasn't Much Time Delta Bunker East Co-op Instance Liberate The Lost In the right-hand nook after destroying the adreno supplies

Co-op Bioman Adreno Test Delta Bunker East Co-op Instance Liberate The Lost To the left of the interactive access point.

Co-op Mine 99, Mark 1 Mine 99 Co-op Instance The Mother Lode The crossroad after the first fan, near an ammo crate

Co-op Mine 99, Mark 2 Mine 99 Co-op Instance The Mother Lode Deadend to the left (south) before room for 2nd fan control, behind rocks/crystals coming up out of ground.

Co-op Mine 99, Mark 5 Mine 99 Co-op Instance The Mother Lode To the left/south before an interactive door, after all the hellbugs, before long narrow descent.

Co-op Soleptor Excavation, Late Tonight. Sorry Honey Ridgecrest Mine Co-op Instance Soleptor Excavation This data recorder is located in the middle of a circular room up a ramp after you defeat the raider ambush.

Co-op Soleptor Excavation, Late Again Ridgecrest Mine Co-op Instance Soleptor Excavation This data recorder is located on railroad tracks in a room to the left after you defeat the second raider ambush

Co-op Soleptor Excavation, Please, Don't Tell the Kids Ridgecrest Mine Co-op Instance Soleptor Excavation This data recorder is located in a shack in the northeast room where you encounter the turrets.



Co-op Scrapworks Salvage, Kraag's Proposisition Scrapworks Co-op Instance Scrapworks Salvage In the first building, in the back(have to crouch).

Co-op Scrapworks Co-op Instance Scrapworks Salvage Inside an orange crate.