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Pacific Drive — Achievement Walkthrough

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At a glance
Difficulty8/10
Missable
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The Auto Shop
Hidden achievement83.0% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Into the Wilderness
Hidden achievement64.9% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Investigate the Zone
Hidden achievement62.6% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Patent Pending
Invent something new after installing the Zone Scanner · 56.1% of players
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Invent something new after installing the Zone Scanner

Build and install the Zone Scanner at the workbench, then use it to scan and analyze a new anomaly, resource or object out in the Zone. The first successful scan of something the game hasn't logged yet unlocks this.

A Leap of Faith
Hidden achievement45.1% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Sleight of Hand
Distract an Anomaly with a light source · 42.6% of players
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Distract an Anomaly with a light source

Anomalies that hunt by sight can be pulled off your trail with light. Toss a flare or shine a light source away from yourself to bait the anomaly toward it, buying time to grab loot or reach the car.

Great Scott!
Reach 88mph · 35.4% of players
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Reach 88mph

A Back to the Future nod - get your wagon up to 88 mph. You'll want a long straight stretch of road and a well-tuned engine; downhill sections of a junction help.

Juiced Up
Complete a run with at least two junctions, and with twice the anchor charge necessary to escape through the Gateway · 33.9% of players
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Complete a run with at least two junctions, and with twice the anchor charge necessary to escape through the Gateway

Finish an escape run that has at least two junctions while carrying at least double the anchor charge you need to open the Gateway. Grab extra anchors along the route instead of leaving with the bare minimum.

Stabilizing the Route
Hidden achievement33.2% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Et tu?
Get hit hard by your car · 31.8% of players
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Get hit hard by your car

Let your own car strike you at speed - roll it toward you on a slope or brush against it while it's moving. A hard self-inflicted hit pops this.

Car Whisperer
Hidden achievement31.6% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Driver's Ed Dropout
Hidden achievement29.3% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

ARDA Record-Keeper
Discover 300 Logbook entries · 28.2% of players
~Varies
Discover 300 Logbook entries

Discover 300 Logbook entries. These accumulate steadily as you scan, loot and explore, so it comes with normal play - if you're short, scan everything new in each junction.

Troubleshooting
Hidden achievement27.0% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads
While driving, remain airborne for six seconds · 26.1% of players
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While driving, remain airborne for six seconds

Stay airborne in the car for six continuous seconds. Hit a steep ramp or anomaly-launched slope at high speed; a downhill jump with light suspension gives the most hang time.

The Mid-Zone Crossing
Hidden achievement24.2% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Hack the Planet!
Hidden achievement24.1% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

The Visions
Hidden achievement21.1% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

It Would Take a Miracle
Complete a run with at least four junctions, and without breaking or removing any car parts · 20.8% of players
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Complete a run with at least four junctions, and without breaking or removing any car parts

Complete a run of at least four junctions without breaking or removing a single car part. Drive cautiously, avoid anomaly damage and don't strip parts off - reinforced panels and careful routing help.

The Eye of the Storm
Hidden achievement19.9% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Packrat
Hidden achievement19.4% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

The Red Meadow Records
Hidden achievement18.8% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Car Of Theseus
Hidden achievement18.3% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Long Haul
Drive an exceptional distance · 18.0% of players
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Drive an exceptional distance

Drive an exceptionally long total distance. This is a cumulative odometer milestone - it unlocks naturally over many runs.

DIY Expert
Unlock quite a few things in the Fabrication Station · 17.6% of players
~Varies
Unlock quite a few things in the Fabrication Station

Unlock a good number of blueprints at the Fabrication Station. Keep researching and crafting new equipment between runs and this ticks over.

The Deep Zone Crossing
Hidden achievement15.3% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Personal Methods of Creative Expression are Highly Encouraged
Fully decorate your car by equipping one of each kind of cosmetic item, and applying a paint or decal to installed car parts in every possible slot · 14.6% of players
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Fully decorate your car by equipping one of each kind of cosmetic item, and applying a paint or decal to installed car parts in every possible slot

Fully decorate the car: equip one of every kind of cosmetic item and apply a paint or decal to installed parts in every slot. Unlock cosmetics through play, then deck the whole wagon out in the garage.

They Weren't Using It
Liberate and equip a part from an abandoned car · 14.5% of players
~Varies
Liberate and equip a part from an abandoned car

Find an abandoned car in the Zone, liberate a part from it, and equip that scavenged part on your own vehicle.

Fully Outfitted
Equip or install something in every possible slot on the car · 14.3% of players
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Equip or install something in every possible slot on the car

Equip or install something in every available slot on the car at once - doors, panels, bumpers, roof rack, engine, battery and all the rest filled.

Certified Mechanic
Fix six status effects on the same car component · 12.5% of players
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Fix six status effects on the same car component

Repair six different status effects (cracks, punctures, rust, etc.) on the same single car component in one go using repair tools like putty and the panel patcher.

I Don’t Know What I Expected
Deconstruct a resource · 12.4% of players
~Varies
Deconstruct a resource

Deconstruct a resource

The Anomaly Barricade
Hidden achievement12.0% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Graverobber
Hidden achievement11.1% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

The End of the Road
Hidden achievement10.8% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Nothing Personnel, Zone
Hidden achievement10.7% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

Streets Ahead
Complete a run with at least seven junctions · 10.0% of players
~Varies
Complete a run with at least seven junctions

Finish a run that strings together at least seven junctions before escaping. Plan a long route and keep the car healthy and fueled across all of them.

Renewable Power
Fully charge a car battery from under 50% using only natural energy sources · 9.9% of players
~Varies
Fully charge a car battery from under 50% using only natural energy sources

Charge a car battery from under 50% back to full using only natural energy sources (lightning, solar or other environmental charging) rather than fuel-burning generators.

Fly Homeward
Escape through a Gateway while the car's wheels are airborne · 9.5% of players
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Escape through a Gateway while the car's wheels are airborne

Escape through the Gateway while the car's wheels are off the ground - line up a ramp or bump right at the Gateway so you launch through it airborne.

Along for the Ride
Hidden achievement9.4% of players
~Varies
Hidden story/campaign milestone.

Hidden achievement - the in-game description is concealed. This tracks a story or campaign milestone; keep advancing the main route deeper into the Zone to earn it. Exact trigger not verified - if it hasn't unlocked, check a community guide.

ARDA Lorekeeper
Discover 600 Logbook entries · 9.1% of players
~Varies
Discover 600 Logbook entries

Discover 600 Logbook entries - the higher tier of the collection milestone. Scan and explore thoroughly across many runs.

Scientific Pursuit
Scan an Anomaly while the storm is approaching · 5.8% of players
~Varies
Scan an Anomaly while the storm is approaching

Scan an anomaly while the Zone storm is actively closing in. Stay a little longer than is comfortable and use the scanner on an anomaly as the storm bears down.

Garage Barrage
Upgrade the Auto Shop into its prime · 3.6% of players
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Upgrade the Auto Shop into its prime

Fully upgrade the Auto Shop / garage to its highest tier by spending resources on every station and workbench upgrade over the course of the campaign.

Lumberjack
Destroy 1,000 trees · 3.1% of players
~Varies
Destroy 1,000 trees

Destroy 1,000 trees. Plow through the wooded junctions with the car - the count is cumulative across runs, so just keep driving through forests.

No Parking
Complete a run with at least three junctions, and without the car ever being in park · 2.6% of players
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Complete a run with at least three junctions, and without the car ever being in park

Complete a run of at least three junctions without ever putting the car in park. Keep the handbrake and park gear off the whole time - leave it in neutral when you step out.

DIY Master
Unlock not everything, but really quite a lot of things in the Fabrication Station · 2.4% of players
~Varies
Unlock not everything, but really quite a lot of things in the Fabrication Station

Unlock a very large share of the Fabrication Station blueprints - the higher tier of the crafting-unlock milestone. Keep researching everything you can.

Just Walk it Off
Get electrocuted, acid-burned, and physically hurt all within a minute · 2.4% of players
~Varies
Get electrocuted, acid-burned, and physically hurt all within a minute

Suffer electrocuted, acid-burned and physical-injury status effects all within one minute. Find an area with an electric anomaly plus acid and take some knocks in quick succession.

With the Top Down
Complete a run with at least three junctions, and without any panels, doors, or bumpers on the car at any point · 2.0% of players
~Varies
Complete a run with at least three junctions, and without any panels, doors, or bumpers on the car at any point

Complete a run of at least three junctions while the car never has any panels, doors or bumpers attached at any point. Strip the body down before you set off and leave it bare.

Running on Empty
Complete a run with at least two junctions, and with the car always having a low or empty fuel tank · 1.7% of players
~Varies
Complete a run with at least two junctions, and with the car always having a low or empty fuel tank

Complete a run of at least two junctions with the fuel tank always low or empty. Coast, use downhill momentum and natural charging so you never top up.

Watch Out for Hop-ons!
Drive several miles with a Bunny on your car · 1.6% of players
~Varies
Drive several miles with a Bunny on your car

Drive several miles with a Bunny anomaly clinging to your car. Let one attach and just keep driving the distance without shaking it off.

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