El Camino

Olympus · mission.

Mission read

Track the dropship's remains, and discover what happened to the mission. Run it as a mission prospect on Olympus with a recorded difficulty of 3/4. Time allowance: 7d; payout: Easy 125 Ren; Normal 250 Ren; Hard 375 Ren

Campaign position

• Prerequisite: Avalanche
• Leads to: Relocated, Loose Ends, Nightwatch, Migrating Sands, Sandbox, Seven Pillars, Nightfall
• Unlocks: Sandworm Desert Module

Where to go

Objective approach

No per-difficulty item manifest is recorded for this guide. Follow the on-screen tracker, then use the notes below to decide what to stage before committing to the final hand-in.

• Read the objective tracker after every major interaction; many ICARUS prospects reveal the next step only after the current one completes.
• Stage resources at the hand-in or build site before triggering final timers, wildlife waves, or extraction travel.
• If the guide has a manifest above, build the Hard list first when possible; it covers lower-difficulty planning and avoids under-packing.
• Keep the return route open. A finished objective still fails the run if the crew cannot safely reach the dropship or delivery pod.

Preparation

• Start with a bedroll, campfire or shelter kit, oxygen and water storage, bandages, splints, and enough food to cover the full route.
• Assign one player to navigation and one to resource accounting so the crew does not duplicate long hauls or miss a delivery line.
• Use the loadout list below as the minimum kit, then add mission-specific tools before launch.

Hazards and controls

• No special hazard is recorded, so default to storm shelter, wound treatment, spare tools, and enough ammunition for unexpected predators.
• Long travel remains the risk: mark caves, water, and emergency shelter locations as you move.

Execution checklist

• Before drop: confirm prerequisite unlocks, mission timer, loadout, and who carries shared deployables.
• On landing: locate water, set a respawn point, and confirm the first objective marker before building a permanent base.
• Mid-run: consolidate loot and mission items at one marked cache; keep one repair kit and medical stack on each player.
• Before extract: verify every optional delivery, reward unlock, and follow-up objective is complete before leaving orbit-side cargo behind.

Source notes

Olympus · mission.

Briefing

Discover the Dropship's Fate
//OPERATOR: Lagos Unit
//BIOME: Desert
//BACKGROUND: When the Lagos Unit approved a drop into uncharted territory for Group 15, the drop failed. The craft was lost. Data on the dropship's fate is urgently required before the region can be opened to general prospecting.
//MISSION: Track the dropship's remains, and discover what happened to the mission.
//TERMS: Modelling indicated unknown threats.

Objectives

Determine the Cause of the Dropship Crash

• Locate the first crash debris site
  • Search the crash zone for debris
  • Investigate the crash debris
• Locate the second crash debris site
  • Search the crash zone for debris
  • Investigate the crash debris
• Locate the third crash zone for debris
  • Search the crash zone for debris
  • Investigate the crash debris
• Dispatch the creature
• Reach the final crash debris site
  • Search the crash zone for debris
• Return to Dropship

Hints & tips

There are multiple items in the crash sites that will aid in the mission.