Bavarjen

Since patches 1.2.0.0 and 1.2.0.1 also did not resolve this issue, it will likely never be fixed. However, I managed to find a janky workaround using a trainer - of course I won't link anything, since that is pretty gray-zoney, but google is your friend. This likely only works, if you have a save before picking up the rift modulator! Go and pick up the modulator - now turn around and check, if the elevator doors are open, with the elevator itself missing. This didn't always happen for me and sometimes the doors just spawned in after climbing to the 2nd floor, but them missing is the important part. Since even with debug commands (via mods) or trainer there is no "ghost mode" to phase through walls, we instead activate godmode and/or deactivate fall damage in the trainer, and instead jump down the elevator shaft. This part could also be accomplished via debug commands, the next step will likely be the issue with only those, though. At the bottom of the elevator shaft, crawl into the space underneath the elevator you want to exit from - then activate "fly mode" in the trainer, which places you hovering mid air. Another command lets you adjust the flight height, shifting your character upwards - and can actually push you upwards through the floor of the elevator into the cabin. Then just deactivate all the trainer cheats and progress normally. I did not run into any other issues after this and could finish the quest with the rift modulator in my bag.

To the surprise of absolutely no one this gamebreaking bug still persists in version 1.1.1.0 as of March 2026, despite being reported numerous time - so even after half a year a bug that hardlocks your game has not been fixed.

Gave it another shot after yesterday's 1.0.5.0 patch, but still no dice. Intercom still remains unresponsive, elevator still can't be activated. Tried with saves before and after picking up the rift modulator.

Same issue here, explored the rooms before picking up the modulator and disabled the security terminal (left room). Also hopped up to the balcony. I don't know which of these actions broke the game, but exactly the same problem as the others described here, and posted by user Chny in another thread. I do have a save before picking up the modulator, so I can still leave the room and do other stuff - but still eventually a softlock here unless it gets fixed. And my previous backup save before that is like 10h ago ... (Playing in PC, but looks like platform doesn't matter)