Lupine

Styx · mission.

Mission read

Contractors are required to eliminate the threat and will be granted access to resources from the creature. Run it as a mission prospect on Styx with a recorded difficulty of 2/4. Time allowance: 5h; payout: Easy 75 Ren + 25 Exotics; Normal 150 Ren + 50 Exotics; Hard 225 Ren + 75 Exotics

Campaign position

• Prerequisite: Vertigo
• Unlocks: Black Wolf Knife, Black Wolf Arrow, Black Wolf Throwing Knife

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

Styx · mission.

Briefing

Track down an imposing threat and eliminate it
//OPERATOR: UDA
//BIOME: Arctic/Conifer
//BACKGROUND: The emergence of a previously unreported wolf-life creature has resulted in devastating loss of life to teams in the area.
//MISSION: Contractors are required to eliminate the threat and will be granted access to resources from the creature.
//TERMS: Contractors will be provided with a functioning envirosuit. They will otherwise be unassisted.

Objectives

• Hunt Black Wolves to discover new weapon recipes
  • Find a way to track the creatures on the map
  • Collect prototype tracker from the drop ship
  • Deploy the prototype tracker
  • Hunt Black Wolves [M]
  • Black Wolves Killed (1, 2, or 3 depending on difficulty setting)
    • Kanis the Victor
    • Shakur the Sleeper
    • Bakan the Guardian
  • Collect Black Wolf Teeth 0/8
• (Optional) Using the Black wolf samples, Craft the Black Wolf Weapons
  • (Optional) Craft weapons on Anvil
  • (Optional) Craft the Black Wolf Knife
  • (Optional) Craft the Black Wolf Arrow
• Return to dropship.

Hints & tips

Don't stay in the desert when you land. Grab the prototype tracker and head south into the snow and east into the forest. Set up camp in the forest and prepare to find the Black Wolves. You will have to fight a pack of wolves and the Black Wolf at each site.
This mission unlocks the Black Wolf Knife, the Black Wolf Throwing Knife and the Black Wolf Arrow. Note: Similar to other blueprint unlocks, the recipes unlocked are character-specific. Characters that do not have access to these recipes will need to re-do Lupine: Extermination.