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Your main goal inPacific Driveis escaping the Olympic Exclusion Zone after inadvertently being sucked into it, but it’s not as simple as driving cross-country. The Zone is filled with all manner of strange anomalies and dangerous conditions that can erase you from reality, and you’ll need the help of some eccentric characters to get through it.
They’ll help you realize there’s only one way out of the Zone: harnessing the chaotic energies inside it, and that means going far into the Zone and into danger. You’ll need to reach the Mid-Zone first if you want to escape the Olympic Exclusion Zone.
How To Unlock Access To The Mid-Zone
Toreach the Mid-Zone, you’ll first need toreach one of the major areas- the ruinedtown of Sieram.
Sieram lies towards the north, near themiddle-right side of the map, and you’ll generally be able to reach it by taking theE5 or E4 Junction to E1 Junction.
Once you get there, Oppy will tell you about the giant anomaly at Cappy’sand ask you to get as close to Cappy as you’re able to.Make your way to the center of the mapandpark outside the Control Tower near Cappy’s.
you may get past the Circuit Gate on foot by jumping over some of the nearby boxes, and use your Scrapper totear up the Lead Shieldingand begin to get Lead Platelets from them.
Drive your car into Cappy’sonce you’re ready, then head back to the shop and secure the next route after you’ve done any repairs.
Next, you’ll need tohead to the E5 Stabilizer Junction, andactivate three Zone Stabilizersaround the map.
All you’ll need to do for this isdrive up to eachof them andinteract with the switch on the control panelto turn them on. Once the third one is activated, you’ll have to head on back, thanks to the Storm, and you’ll get your next objective.
How To Get To The Wall Crossing Junction
You’re going toneed to head west to the G3 Junctionif you want toreach the Mid-Zoneonce you’ve gotten the towers online, butdue to the fluctuating natureof the Zone, itmay not be a straight shot there– or easy.
Look into unlocking and crafting better car parts, such asInsulated Doors and Panels, andOff Road Tires.
They provide increased resistance to common damage types like Electric and better handling in forested areas.
Heading tothe westbegins to give youareas of High Instability, which oftencome with more than one Junction Condition, and also include some of the more dangerous conditions, such as Swift Storm and Eerie Darkness.
You also may not always find a way through to the Wall Crossing Junction, so itmay take several runsto get a pathway without Stable Exits.
You can begin to find Unstable Anchors and Corrupted Anchors in the junctions inside High Instability regions.
Thebest routeto takefor a chance at reaching the Wall Crossing isG1 Junction to G3 Junction. The way to the G1 Junction is split up into two parts and often gives you along route with minimal danger, so youwon’t need to expend many resourcesto get to the more dangerous G3 junction.
This route also gives you more time to avoid either aRadiation Storm or an Instability Storm, since thelonger you’re out on a drive, thehigher your chance of them appearing.
Investing in theupgrades for the Antennacan make reaching the Mid-Zone easier, as you’ll have more charges to scan junctions and get better information on their conditions and see where they go.
Theroute from G8 Junction to G7 Junctioncan alsoget you to G3 Junction, but thisroute isriskiersince you’ll have to pass through one additional area. This will cost you more resources andtime, especially if there isn’t a way forward.
How To Reach The Mid-Zone
Once you’ve found a route to G2 Wall Crossing Junction, take your time exploring, thenhead to the wall portion that’s generally in the middleof the map.
Make sure tobring at least two Battery Jumpers, as you’ll be going through an extremely dark area, and you’llwant your Headlightson most of the time.
In thecenter of the wall portion, you’ll find anopen pipe lit up by a red light. Drive down to this pipe entrance carefully, thendrive inside the wall using this entrance, being careful not to end up in the water or flipping your car.
you’re able to get up to the buildingon the left side by using the debris to platform upand over the railings, but you’ll want towatch out for pockets of Radiationas you explore.
It generally has at least one crate in it, and one Computer to scrap, and the nearby shipping containers also contain loot occasionally.
Continue driving throughand avoiding the debris until you reach asecond pipe lit up by a red lightand can drive up to another part of the wall.
Avoid the Tourist Anomalies andtake out the Spark Towersas you make your way across the section, anduse the red lampposts as a guide, as they’ll give you the right direction to go.
On the other side of the area, you’ll see a new set of lampposts with white lights.Follow them up the gravel ramp, then curve around into the next area.
Watch out for Bollard Anomalies as you continue following the lampposts up and around.
Look foranother pipe entrance lit up by red lightsand surrounded by scaffolding, anddrive through to the other sideof the wall. As soon as you’re outside again, you’ll get a short call from Oppy, and you’ll be clear to drive through to the next junction.
How To Activate The Zone Stabilizer
Head on to theD2 Junction ARDA Site, and you’ll be contacted by Francis and Tobias, who’ll tell you what to do next to get a stabilized route going and reconnect with Oppy.
Keep driving through, and you’ll be able toscan several new Anomaliessuch as Belching Barnacles, andget accessto a new material:Marsh Eggs, whichrequire the Hand Vac to pick up.
If you want to explore this areafully, verify todo it beforeyou get to and activate the Zone Stabilizer.
Get to the Zone Stabilizerat the tower andturn it onusing the control panel, thenhead to your car as soon as possiblesince the Storm’s going to be coming. Outrun the storm andget to the Gate, and you’ll nowhave access to the Mid Zone.
