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Drifters on the Mountain
With your bike gone from O'Leary Mountain, you set out on foot to get it back. The trail leads through a marauder camp near the safehouse and ends at Copeland's Camp.
- Type
- Story
- Region
- Cascade
- Rewards
- 4,000 XP, 1000 Trust (Copeland's Camp), 100 Credits (Copeland's Camp)
Storylines
Part 2 of 6 in Gear Up For The Ride
Part 1 of 10 in Marauder Camp Hunter
Part 2 of 28 in Ripped Apart
Found in
- CascadeCascade is the northern starting region, in the Farewell wilderness around Copeland's Camp at Peaceful Lake. It is where you learn the game, and it still has 8 Hordes and 4 NERO research sites to come back for.
Copeland's CampCopeland's Camp is Mark Copeland's encampment on Peaceful Lake in the Cascade, and your first real base. Go here for bounties, ammo and the bike upgrades that open the map, starting with Nitrous I and Saddlebags I.- O'Leary MountainO'Leary Mountain is where Deacon and Boozer's lookout-tower safehouse stands at the start of the game. It is home turf early on, with a small Horde on its trails and a nest zone at its foot.
Good to know
- Finishing it opens the open world in the Cascade and Belknap regions.
- It is your first visit to Copeland's Camp, where you meet Copeland and the mechanic Manny.
- Afterward you can have extra conversations with Jezzy and Mercer.
What happensSpoilerShow
Squatters have moved in near the safehouse, so you track one back to his camp and wipe it out. Copeland's salvage crew turns out to have taken your bike. Copeland agrees to let you have it back, but he expects you to run jobs for his camp. He also warns you the Rippers are asking around about you and Boozer.
Objectives
1. Check the gun locker at the safehouse. 2. Go back to where you left the bike. 3. Follow a marauder to his camp and clear it. 4. Follow Copeland's man to Copeland's Camp. 5. Find Manny. 6. Walk and talk with Copeland. 7. Go back to Manny for the bike.
- Death Train HordeThe Death Train Horde is a 50-Swarmer Horde Killer target in the Cascade, named for NERO's body trains. It opens after Drifters on the Mountain and pays Copeland's Camp.
Lava Arch HordeThe Lava Arch Horde is a 50-Swarmer Horde Killer target in Belknap. It opens after Drifters on the Mountain and pays Hot Springs Trust and credits.- Patjens Lakes HordePatjens Lakes Horde is a 100-Swarmer Horde in Belknap, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after Drifters on the Mountain. Clear it for 2,000 XP and 1,550 Trust at Hot Springs.
- Proxy Falls HordeProxy Falls Horde is a 50-Swarmer Horde in Cascade, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after Drifters on the Mountain. Clear it for 2,000 XP and 1,600 Trust at Copeland's Camp.
- Shadow Lake HordeShadow Lake Horde is a 50-Swarmer Horde in Belknap, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after Drifters on the Mountain. Clear it for 2,000 XP and 1,550 Trust at Hot Springs.
- Twin Craters HordeTwin Craters Horde is a 50-Swarmer Horde in Belknap, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after Drifters on the Mountain. Clear it for 2,000 XP and 1,550 Trust at Hot Springs.
- White King Mine HordeWhite King Mine Horde is a 50-Swarmer Horde in Cascade, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after Drifters on the Mountain. Clear it for 2,000 XP and 1,600 Trust at Copeland's Camp.
- Manny MendezManny Mendez is the mechanic at Copeland's Camp, selling bike parts and handling fuel and repairs. He is the one stripping Deacon's bike when you first ride in. He promises to make it right by building you something better.
- Mark CopelandMark Copeland, called Cope, runs Copeland's Camp on the shore of Peaceful Lake and hosts the Radio Free Oregon broadcast. You meet him early, right after his people strip your bike for parts. His camp is the first one you build trust with.
Related missions
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationStorylineHorde Killer
Horde Killer is the storyline for wiping out every Freaker Horde in Oregon. It mixes a few story missions with the open-world Hordes you find yourself, from small cave groups in the north to the huge swarms in the south.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationSideNose Down, They Feed Ya
A hostage rescue for Copeland's camp. Manny, the camp's mechanic, has gone missing. You follow his tracks, free him, survive a nasty fight and see him back to his bike.
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Here's A Little Chaos
An Anarchist camp clearing job for Copeland. A group of Anarchists has dug in nearby, and you find their camp and wipe it out.
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Drugged Outta His Mind
Your first bounty job for Copeland. A drugged-up drifter killed three men at Copeland's Camp and rode off, and Copeland wants him brought back alive.