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NORTHERN REGION - THE MOUNTAINS
The Drifter

NORTHERN REGION - THE MOUNTAINS

A complete walkthrough for The Drifter's Northern Region - The Mountains. Find Gearbits, Monoliths, Modules, Keys, and hidden secrets with detailed steps and tips.

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A complete walkthrough for The Drifter's Northern Region - The Mountains. Find Gearbits, Monoliths, Modules, Keys, and hidden secrets with detailed steps and tips.

This section covers the Northern Region of the game, focusing on The Mountains area. It details the path to finding various collectibles and key items, including Gearbits, Monoliths, Modules, and Keys, along with strategies for overcoming enemies and environmental challenges.

Walkthrough
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    Northern Dregs: Head West around a building, then North. Dash over an Eastern gap to find the first GEARBIT. Return to the main path, continue North, and fight Robot Spiders. Past the walls, search for a square symbol on the ground near a tree. Activate this invisible switch with your Sprite to reveal a path to a collectible. Return to the main path, continue North to the exit, and find a collectible in a crate West of it.
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    The Mountains - Part 1: Head West for a collectible. Go up the first two sets of stairs and dash onto the Eastern platform. Activate an invisible switch to reveal a path to the first MONOLITH. Return to the main path, continue North, and talk to the Hiker who points to The Hierophant. Go South East and jump down for a collectible, or climb the wall, go down stairs, and slash behind trees to break a hidden crate containing a collectible. Head North up stairs, but instead of exiting, look West for a hidden platform. Dash to it and follow the trail to find a collectible, forming your first GEARBITS PACK. Proceed to the next area.
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    The Mountains - Part 2: Dash over the East gap, climb the building, and enter from the West side. Continue to the end of the hall and step on a switch to make a platform appear. Use it to reach a collectible. Jump back down, take the Southern passage, and kill all Dirks to get a collectible. Head West and fight Vultures. Go South between two buildings for a collectible, or head North up a staircase to the exit.
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    The Mountains - Part 3: Climb up the hill, jump down, and dash West if you need a collectible. Follow the path to two Crystal Wolfs. Defeat them and head East into a cave. Slash on your left to uncover a collectible. Climb the wall, break the crate for a collectible, and continue East. Walk through the Southern wall to find collectibles and a collectible. Climb the Northern wall to hear the story of The Vulture Hermit. Head back out and North, up broken stairs, to the next area.
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    The Mountains - Part 4: Follow The Jackal and talk to The Guardian, who will mark four Module locations on your map. Go up the right set of stairs. On the first landing, walk around the rocks to collect a collectible. At the top of the stairs, instead of entering, dash East to a small platform for a collectible, or dash West to a lonely platform. Activate an invisible switch there to reveal a path South to a secret area with your first MODULE. Grab the collectible and return to the lonely platform. Continue North to get another collectible. Head back to the main path, continue North, and collect a collectible in the South West corner. Proceed North.
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    The Mountains - Part 5: Encounter a Vulture Acolyte and proceed North to meet four more and a Dirk. Defeat them to get a collectible. Collect a collectible in the South East corner if needed. Look West near the edge for an invisible switch, revealing a path to an area full of Vulture Acolytes. Defeat them to get a collectible and open the way South to the first KEY. Head back to the main path and proceed North.
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    The Mountains - Part 6: Walk up the first set of stairs and jump down to a platform below with a collectible. Get on the brown platform, activate it with your Sprite, and go up to an area with Vulture Acolytes. Kill them all to get a collectible. Before exiting North, collect a collectible on the left and another on the right of the exit.
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    The Mountains - Part 7: Head North to encounter a Vulture Shaman. Defeat him and other monsters to open the way. Climb the stairs, activate the teleporter, and proceed North to the top of the Mountains.
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    The Mountains - Part 8: Head East to find a collectible, then West and down the stairs.
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    The Mountains - Part 9: Head all the way South to find a collectible behind a pillar. Dash South of it to a small platform and a secret area. Collect the collectible and another collectible. Walk South through the trees to another secret area and follow the path to a known region.
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    The Outset: Follow the introduction path to the area where you fainted before and enter the strange cave.
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    The Monolith Gallery: Collect a collectible and another collectible in the North West corner. Use the nearby teleporter.
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    Central Town: You will appear in a previously closed section and find a collectible. Head to the Dash Arena and buy the CHAIN DASH. Enter the arena and perform an 800-dash chain. A 100-dash chain opens a passage to a collectible, and an 800-dash chain opens a passage to the PURPLE OUTFIT.
Tips
  • A square symbol on the ground often indicates an invisible switch or a secret path. Use your Sprite companion to activate these.
  • For the 800-dash chain in Central Town, setting your controller to keyboard + mouse, placing your cursor above or under the center of the room, and pressing the space bar rhythmically can make it easier.

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