The Ascent

67 Achievements

15-20h

PS5

Explorer

Discover all locations

Silver

Ultra Rare

4.8%

How to unlock the Explorer achievement in The Ascent - Definitive Guide

F77Bloky

TrueAchievements

31 Jul 2021 13:28

You will discover most* locations by completing the main and side missions. The only location the missions won't explicitly take you to is Outskirts. The earliest you can unlock this achievement is by completing the main mission Root Access where you'll go to the area called MenShen.
*Edit: Evidently you won't visit all locations during the missions, which may depend on your reliance on fast-travel. Thanks for the comments pointing this out.

Below I have listed the locations as they are shown in the Codex and per map tier. However, not all locations are listed in the Codex, so these will only be listed in the map subsections. Additionally, I have included the most likely undiscovered locations if you have focused mainly on the story.
Edit: I have made maps (I am a photoshop noob, so they're far from perfect).

Most commonly missed locations

Outskirts - Tier: Warrens, east of Cluster 13, Gas Station, Blossom Hill, or northeast of Black Lake Towers.
The Golden Satori - Tier: highStreet, in the center of the Arcology. To access it, you need to ride one of the flying platforms found under a golden arch marked Golden Satori.
Scrapland - Tier: highStreet, northeast of the Node. However, to access it you may need to accept the side mission Plug & Play in Stimtown, as per the guide from BraddingoHD.

The list of locations in the codex

Patch 3 (version 4.2.4.0) has added 4 additional codex entries which will be added automatically at the start of the game for new playthroughs. These entries will be missing for previously started playthroughs and I assume they are not required for the achievement.

Locations of Tier: deepStink

Locations of Tier: The Warrens

Locations of Tier: highStreet

Locations of Tier: Pinnacle

31 Jul 2021 13:28

49 Comments

Stuck on 97% for me. Discovered all 35 locations, Outskirts was the last one, but achievement didn’t pop

By improlight on 01 Aug 2021 21:46

@improlight Did you switch characters or play a combination of solo/co-op? The progress of some achievements seems to halt when you do this.

If not, I also added interior locations to the guide. Most of them, if not all, you will visit during the main and side missions, however.

By F77Bloky on 01 Aug 2021 22:16

I was stuck at 97% after completing all side missions and visiting each location on the above list. I was yet to finish the game, but had gotten to the very end of the Menshen mission but exited out of it to complete the side missions and level up. Upon returning to Menshen I got the codex notification for the location and the achievement unlocked.

It may not fix the final 3% for @improlight but it might be worth a shot.

By Rhyneodon on 02 Aug 2021 06:06

@Jewhack thank you, actually that's excatly my situation, i will try return to Menshen today.

@F77Bloky no, i didn't switch characters. Only thing i did - wa change my console language from Russian to English, so that my game would show location names in English.

By improlight on 02 Aug 2021 10:19

Can confirm that @Jewhack method is worked fine for me.

By improlight on 02 Aug 2021 17:23

I’m stuck at 97% i already finished all missions, side missions and have all Locations any one knows the fix please let me know.

By mccxm on 03 Aug 2021 13:49

Outskirts was my last location. Thx for the guide.

By vinacha on 04 Aug 2021 14:40

I can add this : it doesn't count to just have them in your codex. I had "The Edge" because i went there in a coop session (my friend was the host). I had to rediscover it in my save. I'm sure of it, it was my last location !

So @mccxm look at the map F77Bloky provided and search the one you missing without looking in your codex !

By WhiterValkyrie on 04 Aug 2021 22:00

Same issue. Stuck at 97% after tring everything. Outskirt, Scrapland, etc have been discovered. I have 35 entries in my Codex.

By LibelluleGino on 06 Aug 2021 11:56

Yep, am at 97% without Outskirts. Found Outskirts and it stays at 97%.

By neeker75 on 07 Aug 2021 04:09

@F77Bloky another highly detailed, informative and comprehensive guide that you maintain and update accordingly well done.

By packetloss X on 10 Aug 2021 16:42

@packetloss X Thanks, I appreciate the kind words!

By F77Bloky on 10 Aug 2021 17:11

I did not play co-op at all. I'll try to rediscover Menshen as mentioned by Jewhack, but can't actually remember where it is since I've already completed the main story.

PS: Side quest achievement also glitching for me ("Silicon Optics" was completed and encountered a black screen - reloading save and missions disappeared from list and cannot be re-triggered; "Dark Horse" couldn't be completed, like many others).

By neeker75 on 11 Aug 2021 02:38

@neeker75 Also no switching between different characters? Otherwise, I'm not sure what's causing all of these bugs...
Additionally, although MenShen is northeast on tier: deepStink (see map), I don't think you can revisit this area after you've completed the main story. At least not when I tried when I was searching for the missing Codex entries.

By F77Bloky on 11 Aug 2021 06:11

Stuck %97

By PinkyDemonTR on 11 Aug 2021 13:51

Glitched for me at 97% as well, pretty certain I have been to every location

By JustinDM2 on 14 Aug 2021 03:02

97% ,Outskirts, popped as soon as I made it out there.

By sensAzn on 15 Aug 2021 04:34

is "Chunk's Basement (Black Lake Towers)" part of a mission?

By on 16 Aug 2021 06:10

Why it doesn’t unlock ,when I found all 35 locations?......

By Sweetyxc on 17 Aug 2021 05:38

@Cuthred I am not sure tbh. I visited it when I was trying to find additional Codex entries, but at the time I could not remember if I had been there before.

By F77Bloky on 19 Aug 2021 11:57

@Sweetyxc Unfortunately, this game is pretty buggy at the moment, especially when you play it in co-op where progress isn't saved for everyone. I don't know if this has happened to you too, but I suggest playing the game solo or waiting for a patch. Actually, today a patch has been released for the game, but I don't know if any of the previous issues have been fixed by it.

By F77Bloky on 19 Aug 2021 11:59

I have located all of the locations listed on the codex but still no achievement. However the patch update did fix the bug on the Dark Horse mission to rescue Ubi. So I must be missing some small out of the way location. I have a few chest I haven't collected so I'm getting them now and hopefully I will find the last hidden location

By Super Beaztie on 20 Aug 2021 16:46

I am also stuck at 97%, only played co-op for the final boss and it was in my game. I revisited every location yesterday. The only locations I can't confirm from the list above are Menshen (since it's not accessible post-final boss) and Gas Station. I see Gas Station on the map but haven't been able to find a place actually named that between The Pods and Blossom Hill.

By SeeWaffleRun on 21 Aug 2021 16:03

This achievement and For Both Our Benefits are both glitched for me. Currently stuck at 94 and 67 percentages respectively despite having visited all locations and cleared all quests. If the developers don’t fix this **** then this is a clear case of “money back” (I don’t care about the money, but I care about them not getting away with putting people through this crap).

By Guds Skyfall on 22 Aug 2021 13:47

Here's my theory on this one. Make sure Menshen is your last one. I went all the way to the final area of Menshen but kept failing so I backtracked and did all side quests, all areas, never popped the achievement. Menshen was even listed in my codex. But as soon as I went back to Menshen it said "area discovered" and it popped.

By CUfuzzy on 28 Aug 2021 23:43

How did u enter Menshen again? I beat the game, im 97% stuck but menshen is locked for me...

By AlexPinkmane on 30 Aug 2021 09:14

thats a pitty... it appears in my codex as all the places, but idk what to do to get de achievement... im stuck in 97% forever lol

By AlexPinkmane on 30 Aug 2021 11:33

Head to the Blossom Hill Metrostation, head up the stairs to left and follow the path down and 'outskirts location' popped for me there. Hope this helps ✌

By oO Tearz Ooe on 05 Sep 2021 04:36

Still stuck at 97% on this one after today's patch.

By Maikuberu on 18 Oct 2021 19:55

Im still stuck at 97% on this one too…

By I ACE NTN I on 19 Oct 2021 17:06

Same. I think I am unfortunately going to have to play through this again being extra careful around that final boss. I don't know if I have it in me. It wasn't great and certainly doesn't feel worth multiple playthroughs...

By SeeWaffleRun on 20 Oct 2021 01:06

@Maikuberu @Ace Ntn @SeeWaffleRun
I wish I could help you but I have no idea what is causing this 😔

By F77Bloky on 20 Oct 2021 07:10

Me too still 97%, really don't know where I miss...

By HOEAIKL on 20 Oct 2021 08:29

Hey guys…lets send report tickets to NeonGiant reporting this bug! I think its the only way to have at least a answer about it

By I ACE NTN I on 21 Oct 2021 00:12

i was missing outskirts, be sure to run through your codex locations to see what youre missing

By Electronidus on 21 Oct 2021 08:47

I was stuck at 97%. I switched to single player and went to the Outskirts even though it showed on my codex. The achievement popped. It must be because i went there in coop and like most everything else in this damn game, it didnt count. To get to the Outskirts, I took taxi to Black Lake Towers and went just a little north east towards Blossom Hills and Pod Lot.

By MiZ Dove OG on 30 Oct 2021 13:35

Can't believe this is still glitched. The latest update fixed the other achievements, I even unlocked the achievement for unlocking ALL codex entries, but this one is STILL stuck at 97%. I would have thought they would have fixed this one along with the other codex achievements.

By JustinDM2 on 04 Dec 2021 16:44

^ Second what JustinDM2 said. Comprehensive unlocked but not Explorer or Flatliner.. Both at 97%

By TwP GoRmS on 18 Jan 2022 19:31

Thank you, missed outskirts ;)

By FreebirdX3 on 05 Feb 2022 12:13

Missed Outskirts in Blossom hills (TIER: WARRENS)

By RogueAgent4 on 27 Mar 2022 10:59

Thanks bro

By DJpate on 11 Apr 2022 05:21

The only location I missed was "Scrapland". Also a heads up to those who missed it. The taxi feature is left on the D pad.

By Titan Mars on 18 Apr 2022 19:27

There is that section where that Banking Sector down an elevator, forget the name but it’s a very small location. Nothing to really interact with. Didn’t know if this was a missable location or even part of this achievement?

By REYDOG23 on 18 Jun 2023 19:06

Just to chip in on my experience, I was stuck at 97% and revisted most locations. I bought the dlc to play through that and as SOON as I got to the Harbour it popped for me, even though it is not part of the main game.

By AbsoIuteZero x on 25 Jul 2023 21:55

@mccxm @LibelluleGino @neeker75 @everyone_else_stuck It's probably buggy like many other achievements (sigh) but did you try rediscovering all locations (incl interiors)? Also, did you play co-op, as this is the most common culprit of the buggy achievements?
Even so, as you might need another playthrough for the Codex achievements, it's possibly a better idea to wait for the game to be fully fixed before attempting this.

By F77Bloky on 07 Aug 2021 07:25

Thank you I did everything in the game and the only place it never took me was the outskirts. Was at 97% went there and instantly popped.

By TheBiohazard187 on 11 Aug 2021 22:51

@TheBiohazard187 @sensAzn @others Okay, so I guess Outskirts isn't a place you would normally go to during the missions. Or maybe it depends on how much you rely on fast-travel? Anyway, thanks for the comments and I will update the solution.

By F77Bloky on 15 Aug 2021 07:31

@CUfuzzy Great that you've got it to unlock, but I am unsure if it's necessary to discover MenShen last. I think many players have unlocked it by discovering Outskirts after the main story for example. Perhaps it just didn't register the first time you reached MenShen and therefore 'discovered' it the second time you went there?

@AlexPinkmane I don't think you can revisit MenShen after completing the main missions. I tried a while back searching for new codex entries, but it was locked for me as well.

By F77Bloky on 30 Aug 2021 10:37

For those of us stuck at 97% even after visiting Outskirts and other less common areas. I can confirm that if you just suck it up and play through a second time, visit every location, and save Menshen for last, the achievement will pop as soon as you enter the Menshen area.

If you skip all the side content and just grind it out, it's not too bad. Probably an additional 8-10 hours. I have never uninstalled a game as fast as I uninstalled this one.

By SeeWaffleRun on 31 Oct 2021 20:02

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BurritoCatXL

TrueAchievements

13 Aug 2021 18:52

If you’ve completed everything in game, Everyone’s missing place is “Outskirts”. Take the taxi to Black Lake Towers in the warrens and go north east. It should pop.

13 Aug 2021 18:52

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Thanks, that was my last one!

By motter on 27 Aug 2021 11:25

Yeah, this was the one. Thanks! +1

By HamsterLV on 27 Jul 2023 17:14

BraddingoX

TrueAchievements

31 Jul 2021 10:46

A lot of people are having issues getting into Scrapland which is close to The Node.
You will need to complete the side mission Plug & Play which can be found in Stimtown - you will be tasked with speaking to Grigor and he will open up the path.

31 Jul 2021 10:46

The, Pants, Party

XboxAchievements

There are a total of 39 locations to visit for this achievement. You should go to most of these automatically during the story. Two of them (Golden Satori and Scrapland) are only visited during side missions and one (Outskirts) doesn't need to be visited for any reason, but is still required for the achievement. The full list of locations is (courtesy of F77Bloky on TA):

Ascent Group HQ
Black Lake
Blossom Hills
Cluster 13
Coder's Cove
corpZone
deepStink
dNexus
Gemini Stacks
Gratitude
Grinder
highStreet
MenShen
Nitroad
No Man's Land
Onyx Void HQ
Outskirts
Pod Lot
RBM-5
RezDev
Rooftops
Scrapland
Serenity Plus
Stimtown
Sub-Sector 41A
Tham's Gate
The Common
The Cosmodrome
The Dusk
The Edge
The Glut
The Golden Satori
The Node
The Pinnacle
The Shaft
The Umbilical
The Warrens
Veles
Waste Recycling Network

aka_Yafiz

stratege.ru

06 Sep 2021 10:02

This guide was translated automatically.

Below is a list of all the achievement locations in the game.

RBM-5
Serenity and more
Gratitude
Coders Bay
Vertex
Gate of Tam
Deepstench
Crusher
Link D
Golden Satori
Surplus
Issraz
Capsule parking
Cluster 13
Corpzone
Cosmodrome
Roofs
Men-Shen
Anthill
Neutral territory
Nitro track
tip
Periphery
Subsector 41A
Umbilical cord
Waste recycling network
Twin Towers Stacks
Steamtown
Tekhnosvalka
Knot
Highstreet
Blooming Hills
Black Lake
Headquarters of “Ascent Group”
Onyx Void Headquarters

06 Sep 2021 10:02

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For a long time I couldn’t find the Periphery location, since I didn’t go there due to the plot and missions. Here is her location:

By Sanek_Igrok on 21 Dec 2021 22:30