This is the Legendary Mission version of the similarly named Critical Objective. Enemies are tougher, but the rewards are excellent.
Hints and Suggestions
- The dialog exchange between the characters will change depending on whether single player or multiplayer mode is played.
- Remember to perform Feats to obtain XP for increasing Pilot Level and receiving Alliance bonus.
- This expedition can be played multiple times.
- Make sure to read the text pop ups that show up with the icon
. This can be easily done using a Sniper Rifle and zooming in near the icon. - The fire burning in the Regulator camp can set a fire status on the Freelancer's javelin if entered!
- Scars in large numbers can be a nuisance. Using Combat Equipment that do Blast Damage will be beneficial during this mission.
- Use Acid, Armor Buster, or Fire type damage to tackle Scar Enforcers and Dominion Brutes or Turrets.
- Use Ice or Lightning or Shield Breaker damages to deplete any shields of enemies.
- Set the Dominion Valkyries on burning status by doing Fire damage to them and disable their flight until the status wears off.
- Avoid defeating elite type Dominion Shocktroopers and remaining near them, because they drop loose death rattle grenades after their health is depleted, which self explode in a matter of seconds to do massive Lightning Blast damage.
- It is also recommended to make use of the explosives scattered across the map during combat when in need.
- The mines seen scattered around in the Shield Generator chamber glow red, before the cut scene, can automatically detonate when the Freelancer touches them.
- However, after the cut scene ends, the mines deactivate and glow green. So, they can only explode if they are detonated using a combat ability (ally or enemy).
- Starting from a second playthrough, if Crafting Blueprints are unlocked, it is possible to craft combat equipment to improve the health and damage output of the Freelancer's javelins.
- Interacting with the Shield Generator's console before the cut scene will slightly reduce the deactivation time, and unlock additional minor dialog from Owen. (Doing this reduced the time to stay inside the green circle after the cut scene).
- The Shrine is filled with chimeric alloys.
Objectives
Legendary: Incursion
Rendezvous with Tassyn's Agent
Travel to Regulator Camp
Defeat Wyverns
Search for Clue
Listen to Recording
Defeat Scar Ambush
Travel to Regulator Hideout
Explore the Regulator Hideout
Survive the Enemy Attack
Defeat Dominion Troops
Recover Intel from Tassyn's Agent
Investigate the Agent
Catch the Monitor before he escapes
Leave Hideout
Deactivating
Defeat Dominion Troops
Defeat Dominion Lieutenant
Leave Hideout
Track Monitor's Signal
Follow Monitor's Signal
Locate the Monitor and Stop Him
Defeat Dominion Troops
Defeat Dominion Lieutenant
Open Chest
These are the locations where the Freelancer begins the expedition, has to perform tasks to advance, and conclude the expedition.
Cortex Entry
Legendary: Incursion (Mission) is categorized under the Legendary Mission type of expedition. These expeditions do not have any specific cortex entries associated with them.
Trivia (May Contain Spoilers)
- This expedition makes use of a Hidden Place called The Shrine.
- There are several abandoned javelins inside the dead regulator camp, but not a single corpse.
- There is a pop-up in the middle of the abandoned Regulator camp on Regulator Gear that reads:
- Regulators scour the jungle for anything of value they can resell at exorbitant prices. The only thing they "regulate" is their profit.
- Standing in the burning fire inside the camp will put the Freelancer's javelin under the fire status.
- Outside The Shrine, when the Freelancer says more dead Regulators, there is exactly one abandoned colossus javelin, which is difficult to find, unless standing very close to the entrance, near the equipment.
- There is a text pop-up near one of the cargos when as soon as the Shrine is entered. It reads:
- The crown jewel in the Regulators' stock of black market goods. What any given relic actually does is often luck-of-the-draw. Buyer beware.
- There is a text pop up near the console for the "Shield Generator" that reads:
- Leave it to the Dominion to dream up a machine that somehow generates a shield that disables a javelin's flight capability.
- The Monitor saying that he has fought other Freelancers is a reference to the Battle of Freemark.
- There is a text pop-up near the corpse of Tassyn's Agent that reads:
- For security reasons, her real name isn't recorded with Corvus. We'll never know the identity of this brave soul.
- Although Tassyn's agent's real name is not revealed in the text popup near her corpse, a letter is received from her parent thanking the Freelancer after the mission is completed. From a certain Cortex Entry, the Agent's call sign is hinted to be “Indigo.”
- This is the first time Dominion Shocktrooper, Valkyries, Storm Brutes, Frost Brutes, Frost Founds, and Gauss turrets are encountered by the Freelancer.
- Both the Dominion Valkyries who show up are elite enemies. They are also named a s Dominion Lieutenants. In the subtitles, however, they are simply called Dominion Valkyries.
- The Monitor is only seen during the cut scenes.
- Unlike other cut scenes (between missions), where equipping the default helmets of Ranger/Default Ranger Helmet/Storm/Interceptor or the Default Colossus Torso shows the Freelancer's face, this one does not. And it is the only one to do so.
- No matter the guns equipped, the cut scene always shows a standard issue Defender Assault Rifle being fired at the Monitor.
Below is the Script and Walkthrough for Legendary: Incursion (Mission):
Briefing
Legendary: Incursion Find Tassyn's Agent hidden in the Regulator camp.
In Expedition
The Freelancer waits outside the Fort gates near Tarsis Falls, waiting for instructions from Owen.
Rendezvous Tassyn's Agent
- Owen: "I've got the map coordinates from Tassyn. You're headed for a regulator camp."
- The Freelancer: "Her agent will be there?"
- Owen: "Undercover. Tassyn gave me a picture so we can identify her."
Travel to Regulator Camp
The Freelancer flies to the coordinates given by Tassyn, heading towards Memorial Gate and The Crop Terraces.
- The Freelancer: "So what's the latest intel these days on the Regulators."
- Owen: "Still the same smugglers they've been. Anything is of value is fair game. Plus the usual rumors of secret hideouts in the area. They have to keep all that stuff somewhere."
- The Freelancer: "Question is, why would the Dominion be involved?"
- Owen: "I hope Tassyn's wrong about that. Not looking forward to being a wartime Cypher."
When the Freelancer flies along the Strider Way and crosses the Stone Bridge to enter The Palisades of Idris.
- Owen: "Okay, you're not far from the regulator camp. Should be coming up soon. And keep an eye out, we're skirting the edge of Scar territory."
As the Freelancer reaches the camp, a bunch of Wyverns are flying around.
- The Freelancer: "We've got trouble. The camp's been overrun. I'm clearing them out."
Defeat Wyverns
The Freelancer fights the fire breathing Wyverns and defeats them. The Freelancer then looks around the camp to check for survivors.
- The Freelancer: "Looks like we've got dead Regulators here. Owen, can you identify Tassyn's agent?"
- Owen: "Uhhh… not seeing her. Could still be alive."
- The Freelancer: "Well, animals didn't kill these people. They were already dead."
- Owen: "Is there anything useful at the site?"
Search for Clue
The Freelancer looks around the empty Regulator camp filled with dead bodies. They fly around searching for anything which may hint at Tassyn's Agent signs. There is a text pop-up near the center of the camp giving some details on Regulator gear. Further scouring, they find a recording device and interact with it.
- Owen: "There's some kind of recording there."
Listen to Recording
The recording when played was distorted.
- Regulator: "…Dominion have attacked the camp! I can't reach Tassyn. They're looking for the Regulator hideout at these coordinates…"
- The Freelancer: "That was Tassyn's agent."
- Owen: "I'll need to decrypt the coordinates and… hang on, Scars on top of you!"
Defeat Scar Ambush
The Freelancer is ambushed by scars entering the camp using hives. During combat, the Freelancaer realizes that Scars will always be after them.
- The Freelancer: "They're never gonna leave us alone, are they?"
- Owen: "They've been out for blood since we rescued Matthias. You know, Tassyn's right. Has to be the Dominion stirring the pot."
Several Scar Hives show up which the Freelancer destroys. After the Freelancer defeats all the Scars,
- The Freelancer: "Owen, do you have those coordinates?"
- Owen: "Yup, got it. It's not far."
- The Freelancer: "Then I'm going to the hideout now. Can't wait."
Travel to Regulator Hideout
The Freelancer takes off to the new coordinates.
- Owen: "You sure about this? Taking on the Dominion isn't like fighting a pack of wolven."
- The Freelancer: "When evil people knock on your door, you don't hide. You kick their ass back to whatever hole they crawled out of."
- Owen: "Stop the fire before it spreads?"
- The Freelancer: "Fort Trasis cannot become another Freemark."
The Freelancer flies to the coordinates to The Shrine from Junkhead's Basin. When the Freelancer is outside the hideout, there are several wolven in their way.
- Owen: "This must be the Regulator hideout."
- The Freelancer: "With more dead Regulators."
- Owen: "The Dominion aren't known for taking prisoners."
The Freelancer defeats the wolven before entering the Shrine.
Explore the Regulator Hideout
The damp cave has several equipment laid out by its Regulator inhabitants.
- Owen: "A smuggler's cave, it would seem."
- The Freelancer: "Anything you could want for a price."
- Owen: "Looks like that includes Shaper relics."
Immediately after entering, there is a text pop-up near one of the cargos giving details about stolen Shaper relics. Further into the cave, is a closed door. When the Freelancer reaches the door
- The Freelancer: "Owen—flight controls are down. What's happening?"
- Owen: "Yeah, I'm seeing that. You're in some kind of a field. Has to be affecting your suit."
The Freelancer opens the door and walks through it. A large machine is spinning whilst emanating faint energy.
- Owen: "There's the problem—that machine. That's a Dominion shield generator. You're caught inside the field."
The console near the machine gives more information through a text pop-up.
- The Freelancer: "Could explain how they ambushed the Regulators. Can you disable it?"
- Owen: "I've never dealt with one before. It would take time to override. Best to press on."
If the Freelancer tries to interact with the shield generator's console
- The Freelancer: "Maybe this will turn it off?"
- Owen: "Not at the moment. But it gives me something to work with. Best get moving."
The Freelancer has to continue on foot to go further. There are several mines laid out in the area. If the Freelancer encounters a mine, it can explode.
- Owen: "Careful, they mined the place! That could ruin your day."
- The Freelancer: "Right…"
Further inside the cave, the reach of the shield generator is minimized.
- The Freelancer: "Flight control's back. I'm pushing on."
- Owen: "The Dominion can't be here by accident. These smugglers are hiding relics."
- The Freelancer: "I know. I'm trying not to jump to conclusions."
- Owen: "Oh, I will. Take a flying leap. Because the wrong Shaper relic in the wrong hands…"
- The Freelancer: "Means this won't be a boring day."
The Freelancer finds another locked door further in, behind a waterfall. Going through the door, several people are in conflict. There are Dominion troops. One of them is holding something. The Freelancer, being cautious, takes cover behind a boulder.
- Owen: "And there we are… the Dominion. Yeah and they've got Tassyn's agent. Best lie low."
A Dominion soldier is taking a captive Regulator—whom Owen has confirmed as the missing agent—to a Dominion Leader. The soldier throws the agent. Another soldier grabs her and inquires.
- Sominion Shocktrooper: "Give us the relic! We know it's here."
- Regulator: "I… I… don't know what you mean!"
- Dominion Shocktrooper: "Then I'll show you—"
As the Shocktrooper raises his weapon to hit the agent, he is stopped by someone in a strange javelin, clearly someone in charge.
- Dominion Leader: "No. That's not how we conduct business. I find that pain is no substitute for money."
The Dominion leader walks towards the agent and crouches near her. He then speaks with the agent
- Dominion Leader: "So, let's negotiate."
- Regulator: "The relic's… not… for sale."
- Dominion Leader: "Heh. See? Progress. You do have it. Now name your price and all walk away with something."
- Regulator: "Relics… are dangerous."
- Dominion Leader: "Only if you're careless. Do I look careless?"
Another Dominion Soldier shows up with a strange object.
- Dominion Soldier: "Monitor! We found the relic!"
The Dominion leader, Monitor, stands up as the soldier comes running with the relic in his hand. The leader examines the relic for a brief moment.
- The Monitor: "A pity for you. Negotiations have concluded."
The Monitor takes his gaze away from the relic in his hand, and without turning towards the agent on the ground, shoots a blast of purple energy at her.
- The Freelancer: "You bastard!"
As the Monitor walks away, the Freelancer come out of hiding and fires at the Monitor using a standard issue Defender assault rifle. None of the bullets reach the Monitor because of his powerful shields.
- Owen: "Oh. Well, now this is awkward."
The Monitor looks at the Freelancer and plays around with the relic while speaks nonchalantly, almost sardonically…
- The Monitor: "A Freelancer? How useless. I fought your kind before. And I put them in the ground… you'll be joining them"
The Monitor walks away.
- Owen: "And now we get down to business."
Survive the Enemy Attack
The Monitor's forces begin to gate in.
Defeat Dominion Troops
The Freelancer fights hordes of Dominion enemies.
- Owen: "Can't believe this. Are we really in a firefight with Dominion?"
- The Freelancer: "I am. You're sitting in a chair somewhere!"
- Owen: "Not used to having professional soldiers shoot at us! Scars maybe, but not like this!"
- The Freelancer: "Bullets work on both of them."
- Owen: "I didn't say it wasn't exciting! Just… be careful."
The Freelancer fights all the enemies and defeats them.
- The Freelancer: "Clear!"
Recover Intel from Tassyn's Agent
The Freelancer scours for any sign of Tassyn's agent.
Investigate the Agent
- Owen: "You did it. But what about Tassyn's agent? She still alive?"
The Freelancer goes to check on the agent and interacts with her to see if she is still alive.
- The Freelancer: "She didn't make it. But there's an archive here."
- Owen: "I see it. Looks damaged from the fight."
- The Freelancer: "Maybe Tassyn can make sense of it. This can't be for nothing."
- Owen: "What about the one they call “the Monitor”? he took the relic."
- The Freelancer: "Then I'm getting it back."
Catch the Monitor before He Escapes
The Freelancer exits the interior of The Shrine to catch the Monitor!
Leave Hideout
- Owen: "These are classic Dominion tactics. Total carnage and no witnesses."
- The Freelancer: "What are they doing this far south?"
- Owen: "I don't know, but it involves relics. That won't end well."
The Freelancer reaches the chamber with the shield generator.
- The Freelancer: "My javelin's grounded again."
- Owen: "It's that shield generator! That's trouble. Push them back. Watch it! Looks like the Monitor left a clean up crew behind."
Defeat Dominion Troops
The Freelancer must fight Dominion troops.
- Owen: "Try to disable that machine. I have the specs. I think I can override it."
Deactivating
The Freelancer goes towards the Shield generator. A green cypher projected circle reveals the range of deactivation signal. The Freelancer must remain within the range marked by the green circle to deactivate the shield generator, while combating Dominion troops. If any enemies show up on the circle, its color turns pale and the progress slows down.
- Owen: "That's trouble. Push them back."
If the Freelancer is outside the range of the green circle, the cypher projection circle turns orange. During such times, the progress dwindles.
- Owen: "Hold there—I'll try to deactivate it!"
The Freelancer must return to the circle!
- Owen: "That's it we're back in range"
- The Freelancer: "Great place to die, Owen!"
- Owen: "Have I ever let you down?"
The shield generator is finally deactivated.
- Owen: "(Laughs.) It's off! You can fly again!"
The Freelancer can now fly around while in combat. Several more enemies gate in along with a Lieutenant.
Defeat Dominion Lieutenant
Additional Dominion troops gate in.
- Owen: "More Dominion coming at you! Pretty serious-looking, too! Watch yourself!"
The Freelancer encounters a Monitor's Lieutenant piloting a Valkyrie javelin.
- Dominion Lieutenant 1: "Freelancer, you can die a meaningless death, or surrender to us now. We'll spare you the agony."
- The Freelancer: "Agony is going to be this bullet up your ass!"
- Dominion Lieutenant 1: "Tear them apart."
- The Freelancer: "Look who has a temper!"
The Freelancer continues to fight the lieutenant and the remaining Dominion troops. When the Lieutenant's health is halfway depleted, the Freelancer mocks the Dominion.
- The Freelancer: "Hey, Dominion idiots! Guess who's still alive?"
- Dominion Lieutenant 1: "Shut that one up!"
- Dominion Soldier: "Acknowledged."
- Owen: "You just had to go and piss them off."
- The Freelancer: "They shouldn't have pissed me off. Tassyn's agent deserves a good fight."
After a long battle, the Freelancer defeats the lieutenant and the forces.
- Owen: "That's the last of them."
- The Freelancer: "I can still catch the Monitor"
- Owen: "Better hurry. He's got a head start."
Leave Hideout
The Freelancer flies outside the Shrine and tries to locate the Monitor.
Track Monitor's Signal
- The Freelancer: "I'm outside."
- Owen: "I've got a signal we can track. Can't hide from this cypher."
Owen creates cypher projected signal markers to help the Freelancer navigate and get a better signal from the trail left behind by the Monitor.
Follow Monitor's Signal
The Freelancer flies through the cypher projections. When a few signal markers are traversed through, Owen continues to chat when reaching back the Palisades of Idris and through the Lost Road.
- Owen: "There you go. He can't be too far. Dominion must have big plans if a guy like the Monitor's in our neighborhood."
- The Freelancer: "We just need to make sure he never comes back."
- Owen: "Y'see, this is why I want to be out there with you. Show bad people the door."
- The Freelancer: "Not as easy as it looks."
- Owen: "Okay, show bad people the door at the end of a very large gun."
The Freelancer continues to traverse.
- Owen: "Still got a trial. Keep it up and we might have a shot at this."
- The Freelancer: "That's all we need."
The Freelancer goes through more signal markers and reaches some Shaper Keys leading to The Pistons.
- Owen: "Okay, you're coming up on him. Just ahead."
Locate the Monitor and Stop Him
There is a massive Dominion army waiting for the Freelancer!
Defeat Dominion Troops
There are several Dominion enemies and Turrets targeting the Freelancer.
- Owen: "Checking. They've got turrets of some sort. Those'll ruin your day. Probably want to take them out!"
- The Freelancer: "I see a lot of Dominion! Where's the Monitor?"
The Freelancer destroys the Gauss Turrets.
- Owen: "Is it just me, or does it look like the Dominion are staying a while?"
- The Freelancer: "I don't know what they're up to, but it's not happening in our neck of the woods."
- Owen: "I suppose they'd listen to reason? Talk it out?"
- The Freelancer: "Does this look like they dropped by for tea?"
The enemies and turrets are defeated.
- Owen: "I'm not seeing him. Getting a bad feeling here. I think…"
- The Freelancer: "…maybe this was an ambush. They led us here!"
- Owen: "Damn. Time to show them that really large gun."
Even more enemies gate in.
Defeat Dominion Lieutenant
- Owen: "Watch it! Another one of the Monitor's lieutenants!"
The Freelancer continues with the combat as a Dominion Lieutenant shows up. She is also in a Valkyrie javelin.
- Dominion Lieutenant 2: "The Freelancer. The Monitor has ordered your elimination."
- The Freelancer: "We all want things we can't have."
- Dominion Lieutenant 2: "I never disappoint him."
- The Freelancer: "Yeah? Was that your friend back in the cave? You twins or something?"
- Dominion Lieutenant 2: "We do not fail our orders."
- The Freelancer: "Well, she had orders to kill me too. Guess who was disappointed?"
- Dominion Lieutenant 2: "Crush them!"
- The Freelancer: "Come and try!"
The Freelancer finally defeats all the Dominion enemies and the Monitor's lieutenant.
- Owen: "Score one for the Freelancers."
Immediately, the Freelancer's hud begins to distort and glitch. Owen's voice cannot be clearly heard. His cypher signal through the link is jammed by something powerful.
- The Monitor: "Yes. Congratulations on walking straight into my trap."
- The Freelancer: "Owen? Owen, what's happening?"
- Owen: "I don't know. He's—"
- The Monitor: "Obviously more powerful than you. I think it's important to take a measure of one's adversary. And I find you… lacking."
- The Freelancer: "Yeah? Ask your lieutenants how they feel? Oh right, you can't. Because I put them down."
- The Monitor: "The Freelancers boast of courage they never have. It's why they're extinct."
- The Freelancer: "I'm alive and well, you son of a—"
The distorted signal goes away and there are no more glitches in the hud.
- Owen: "He's gone. Save your breath. You best head back to the fort. I'll let Tassyn know we need to talk."
Open Chest
The Freelancer opens the Treasure Chest.
Post Expedition
The Freelancer can repeat this expedition or go on a different one.
Notes and Remarks
- Unless the chest is opened, the expedition will not end.
- The moment the chest is opened, the expedition end banner shows up, unlike the Critical Objective counterpart.
- It is tough to fight the ambushes, so equipping fire damage dealing combat equipment and heavily armoring the javelin is recommended.
- The dialogs in this expedition will always remain the same as mentioned in this script. However, certain conversations may be skipped if actions are performed quickly, or additional conversations will show up if there is a delay.
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