Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationNo screenshot of Gear Up For The Ride yet. This one shows Boozer (Bend Studio / PlayStation).
Gear Up For The Ride
Gear Up For The Ride is the opening storyline in Belknap. Deacon and Boozer want to ride north, but first Deacon has to fix up his bike and earn better gear by doing runs for Copeland's Camp and Tucker's Hot Springs camp.
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BelknapBelknap is the volcanic region south of the Cascade, home to Ada Tucker's Hot Springs camp and the town of Marion Forks. You come here early for Tucker's work and stay for its seven Hordes and three infestations.
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.- Hot SpringsHot Springs is Ada Tucker's work camp in Belknap, set in an old luxury resort on a dormant volcano. Go here for Alkai Turner's weapons and Belknap jobs, but expect hard rules: Tucker runs it with guards and forced labor.
Good to know
- It has 6 missions, starting with Bad Way To Go Out and ending with No One Saw It Coming.
- At 67% it unlocks the Copeland's Encampment Custom Accent, and at 83% the Hot Springs Encampment Custom Accent.
- At 100% it unlocks the Drifter Crossbow and the Gear Up For The Ride Custom Accent.
What it's about
Deacon and Boozer plan to ride north, but the bike and the gear are not up to it. You run jobs for Copeland's Camp and Tucker's Hot Springs camp to earn trust, credits and parts, starting with the walk through the infested Belknap Tunnel.
How it endsSpoilerShow
In No One Saw It Coming, Boozer's burned arm has gone septic. He wakes up delirious and nearly shoots Deacon. Deacon gives up on going north and takes Boozer south toward Lost Lake, where the only antibiotics are in Iron Mike's camp.
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Bad Way To Go OutBad Way To Go Out is the first proper mission after the prologue. Deacon and Boozer need to get through the Freaker-infested Belknap Tunnel, so you walk point on foot, then ride with Boozer to Crazy Willie's. - 2
Drifters on the MountainWith 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. - 3No Starving PatriotsCopeland pays Deacon to clear the Marauder ambush camp at the Cascade radio tower so he can get Radio Free Oregon back on the air. It is the first ambush camp in the game.
- 4Drugged Outta His MindYour 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.
- 5Everyone Has To WorkTucker sends you north of the Hot Springs camp to find Rose, one of her workers who has gone missing. It plays as a hostage rescue job.
- 6No One Saw It ComingThe mission that closes out the opening act. Deacon rests up at the safehouse with Boozer, then the two of them leave O'Leary Mountain and ride south toward Lost Lake.
Ada TuckerAda Tucker runs the Hot Springs work camp, where everyone has to earn their keep. She is the one who puts the bounty on Leon in the opening storyline. Early on she becomes a key job giver, paying well for bounties, rescues and new workers.- BoozerBoozer is Deacon's best friend and riding partner, and a former Sergeant-at-Arms of the Mongrels MC. He rides with you from the first mission as the two hunt bounties in the Cascades. What happens to him in the opening hours drives much of the first half of the story.
- 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 / 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.
- Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationStory
Price On Your Head
Deacon meets Tucker and Alkai at the Hot Springs Encampment to turn in Leon's bounty. You ride with Tucker, find Alkai, then decide whether Leon's drug stash goes to Tucker or to Copeland.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationStoryYou Can't Do This Alone
The final push on Wizard Island. With Lost Lake's fighters behind you, you storm the Militia's stronghold and fight your way into the Ark toward Colonel Garret.
- Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationStoryline
He's My Brother
He's My Brother is the storyline about Deacon and Boozer, his best friend and fellow Mongrel. It covers Deacon's effort to keep Boozer alive after he is badly hurt early in the game, and the long road back to riding together.