The Approach is a subregion within the region of The Echo of Reality, located in the nation of Bastion, on the planet Coda, as of the year 468 LV.
History
Not much is known about The Approach Subregion, as it hasn’t been fully explored. The details of this location are hazy as of 468 LV. However, from the conversations that the Freelancer has with Faye Navine when braving the Echo of Reality Cataclysm, it seems that this area had been mostly wilderness with not a lot of structures.
In 468 LV, when Vara Brom caused the Echoes of Reality, the Freelancer finds a new Shaper ruin here called the Ring of Magnus. The ruin never existed before and Vara created it to change the existing reality into her own. The Freelancer encountered a Valkyrie Officer called Valkyrie Magnus, fighting and defeating whom, caused the Echo of Reality to weaken.
Geography and Layout
What existed here before the cataclysm started taking over is unknown. It may never be possible ot determine the real truth behind this area. There is at least one rift, one Pocket of Stable Reality, and one Central Crystal apparatus here. The Approach is located by the beach. It is an admixture of several Shaper structures, including a Shaper ruin. There are three deep water lakes here, one of which leads into the ocean. Broken Shaper Spines and a Shaper Sphere is also available here. There is one Pocket of Stable Reality here, which keeps any lancer entering the Cataclysm safe. There are plenty of plants and aquatic animals. This is the only location in the entire Echo of Reality region where Storm Wyverns are encountered.
Flora, Creatures, and Enemy
The Approach Subregion is a vast Subregion with multiple locations and changing environment. The vegetation and animal life varies depending on these environments. Enemies encountered also have a preference of trying to occupying specific locations. As such, it is easier to visit their individual pages to check these three lists out.
The Approach Location List
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Landmarks in this Subregion. |
Special Locations in this Subregion. |
Cortex
This location currently doesn't have any exclusive cortex entry found in the game. The Approach Subregion may have been mentioned in certain situations such as, the Freelancer having conversations or overhearing when the people in Coda speak, or mentioned outside the game in legitimate sources like the official tie-in media.
Expedition List
Subregions have several expeditions that take place inside them. Please visit individual district, landmark or special location to see the various expeditions that take place in those specific location of The Approach Subregion. See the location list mentioned above in the Geography section.
Trivia
- This subregion or its surroundings will look different during various seasonal times, which includes the presence or absence of various cataclysmic storms.
- There are no World Encounters here since this location is available only for a maximum of 43 minutes. However, there are encounters in the form of Area Fill Encounters and Cataclysm Events.
- The Approach Subregion was the first one with a Cataclysm Event available during the original run of Echoes of Reality.
- The reason why this subregion is thought to be in Bastion is because of the familiar flora found here. This location is also located between Northern Bastion and The Sunken Cell, since certain plants and animals are seen living in both these locations.
- The Approach is one of the two districts that had more than three districts in it.
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