Outposts are a core part of The First Descendant's endgame content. These remote bases can be infiltrated and cleared out to earn some exclusive rewards, including Amorphous Material Patterns (AMPs for short) and Shape Stabilizers. If you're looking to unlock every Descendant or Ultimate weapon, you'll need to farm these outposts at some point.
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PostsFortunately, clearing outposts is a trivial affair for most builds in this game. We'll show you how to clear an outpost on both difficulty settings, explain how to complete a successful infiltration run, and cover the rewards you can earn from every Recon mission in The First Descendant.
How To Clear Outposts
CloseEach outpost is powered by a handful of generators, all of which are guarded by roughly a dozen Vulgus units. You must either destroy or hack the generators to spawn the outpost's commanding officer. Kill the Elite unit, and you'll complete the mission. It really is that simple.
Outpost Lockout Timer
Once you clear an outpost, you must wait one minute to clear the same outpost again. This timer was reduced in Patch 1.0.4.
You can bypass this cooldown by fast-traveling to another zone and back, although this doesn't always work.
However, where outposts get tricky is in hacking the generators. If you enter the outpost without being seen, you can hack the generators by interacting with them. Doing this is necessary to access a bonus reward pool for that outpost, some of which give exclusive Amorphous Materials and Shape Stabilizers.
How To Stealth Hack Generators
Hacking generators is currently only possible with Sharen through her Active Camouflage ability. You'll want to go invisible before entering the outpost. If you enter the outpost and see "Infiltrating" at the top of your screen, you're hidden. Simply walk up to the generator and hold the interact button to hack it. If you build Sharen for ability duration, you should be able to hack every generator before your camouflage runs out.
Outpost Rewards
CloseEvery outpost you find will have two rewards pools: a completion reward and an infiltration reward.
- Completion Reward: Awarded upon eliminating the Elite officer. You typically earn a weapon, reactor, and have a 25% chance of earning an Amorphous Material.
- Infiltration Reward: Awarded for hacking the generators. You have a chance to earn an extra Amorphous Material and Shape Stabilizer, up to a 25% chance.
Completion rewards drop from completing the mission, no side objectives required. Clearing an outpost will usually drop a random weapon and reactor, with a chance of dropping an Amorphous Material, Shape Stabilizer, and/or exclusive crafting materials from the Elite boss. You cannot influence these drops. Clear the mission, wait for a minute, and then try again.
Infiltration rewards are earned from hacking the generators within an outpost, which requires you to enter the outpost without being spotted. Each generator you hack increases the chance of earning a bonus infiltration reward. This reward pool drops exclusive Amorphous Materials on Hard difficulty, so it's highly recommended that you aim to hack outpost generators whenever possible.
Outpost Locations
Each zone in The First Descendant has at least one outpost, usually two. Every outpost has a unique drop table, one for Normal difficulty and another for Hard. The only limit to farming these outposts is the 60-second lockout timer between each clear. If you're looking for certain Amorphous Materials or crafting materials, check the tables below to see where they drop at.
Agna Desert
The Recon mission material in this zone is Synthesized Artificial Biometal.
Region
Drop Table
Normal
Drop Table
Hard
Vermillion Waste
- AMP 26 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 5 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 26 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 5 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 88 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 5 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 89 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 5 – Up to 3.5%
The Storage
- AMP 27 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 5 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 27 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 5 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 90 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 5 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 91 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 5 – Up to 3.5%
Miragestone
- AMP 28 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 5 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 28 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 5 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 92 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 5 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 93 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 5 – Up to 3.5%
Echo Swamp
The Recon mission material in this zone is Macromolecule Biogel.
Region
Drop Table
Normal
Drop Table
Hard
Muskeg Swamp
- AMP 20 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 4 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 20 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 4 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 80 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 4 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 81 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 4 – Up to 3.5%
Derelict Covert
- AMP 21 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 4 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 21 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 4 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 82 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 4 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 83 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 4 – Up to 3.5%
Fortress
The Recon mission material in this zone is Deformed Biometal.
Region
Drop Table
Normal
Drop Table
Hard
Frozen Valley
- AMP 47 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 8 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 47 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 8 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 118 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 4 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 119 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 8 – Up to 3.5%
Convertor Facility
- AMP 48 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 8 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 48 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 8 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 120 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 4 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 121 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 8 – Up to 1.6%
Defense Line
- AMP 49 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 8 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 49 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 8 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 122 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 4 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 123 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 8 – Up to 3.5%
Hagios
The Recon mission material in this zone is Specialized Biometal.
Region
Drop Table
Normal
Drop Table
Hard
Dune Base
- AMP 40 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 7 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 40 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 7 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 108 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 4 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 109 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 7 – Up to 3.5%
The Corrupted Zone
- AMP 41 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 7 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 41 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 7 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 110 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 4 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 111 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 7 – Up to 1.6%
Kingston
Elite monsters drop Low-Carbon Activators.
Region
Drop Table
Normal
Drop Table
Hard
The Fallen Theater
- AMP 01 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 1 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 01 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 1 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 54 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 1 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 55 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 1 – Up to 3.5%
Sterile Land
The Recon mission material in this zone is Fusion Plasma Battery.
Region
Drop Table
Normal
Drop Table
Hard
Rockfall
- AMP 06 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 2 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 06 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 2 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 60 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 2 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 61 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 2 – Up to 3.5%
Repository
- AMP 07 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 2 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 07 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 2 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 62 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 2 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 63 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 2 – Up to 3.5%
Classified Area
- AMP 08 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 2 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 08 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 2 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 64 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 2 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 65 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 2 – Up to 3.5%
Vespers
The Recon mission material in this zone is Inorganic Biogel.
Region
Drop Table
Normal
Drop Table
Hard
The Lumber Yard
- AMP 13 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 3 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 13 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 3 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 70 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 3 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 71 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 3 – Up to 3.5%
Lost Supply Depot
- AMP 14 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 3 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 14 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 3 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 72 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 3 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 73 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 3 – Up to 3.5%
Moonlight Lake
- AMP 15 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 3 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 15 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 3 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 74 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 3 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 75 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 3 – Up to 3.5%
White-Night Gulch
The Recon mission material in this zone is Crystal Biogel.
Region
Drop Table
Normal
Drop Table
Hard
The Mountaintops
- AMP 33 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 6 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 33 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 6 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 98 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 6 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 99 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 6 – Up to 3.5%
Shipment Base
- AMP 34 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 6 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 34 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 6 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 100 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 6 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 101 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 6 – Up to 3.5%
Hatchery
- AMP 35 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 6 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 35 – Up to 20%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 6 – Up to 1.6%
- AMP 102 – 25%
- Shape Stabilizer 6 – 1.5% [Infiltration] AMP 103 – Up to 25%
- [Infiltration] Shape Stabilizer 6 – Up to 3.5%
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