Collapsed Wasteland

* Interior⁠
* Collapsed lake⁠

The **Collapsed Wasteland** is a fenced-off area in the city of Portia that leads to the Sewage Plant Hazardous Ruins. The entire area is in shambles, with dilapidated buildings overtaken by nature and monsters surrounding a sunken lake. The wasteland hosts various hostile monsters, a lake with a fishing spot, rocks that provide the rare Nitre when broken, wild Bamboo Papaya and Ginger for ingredients, and many large trees.

The Collapsed Wasteland can be accessed via the gate above the Research Center. Initially, it is unavailable and cannot be unlocked until Spring 17 of the player's first year.

The eastern side of the Somber Marsh can be accessed after creating the Metal Ramp necessary to access the area north of the Collapsed Wasteland.

## History

Sometime after the Age of Darkness, the Collapsed Wasteland suffered through various natural incidents, including the ecosystem reclaiming the land and the surrounding buildings.

### Accessing the wasteland

When the player first attempted to enter the wasteland prior to Spring 17 of their first year in Portia, Sam stopped the player from proceeding. Sam claimed that the area was largely infested with strong monsters and tested the player's strength in a sparring match against one of the three Civil Corps members. Proving the player's worth, Sam granted the player permission to enter the wasteland.

### Ack's arrival

After defeating the Rat King at WOW Industries, a space shuttle crash landed into one of the buildings in the Collapsed Wasteland, releasing a horde of monsters. The Civil Corps attempted to stop the horde from causing further destruction. The player provided the materials necessary to patch the hole.

With the hole patched, the Civil Corps and the player investigated the space shuttle; to their surprise, a robot named Ack emerged from the shuttle and was taken to the Civil Corps headquarters for questioning.

### Finding Scraps

Polly became worried of Scraps whereabouts and asked the player to locate the dog. After several inquiries, the player managed to locate Scraps near the the sunken lake of the wasteland.

### Fishing

 A fishing spot is located in the sunken lake.

The **Collapsed Wasteland** fishing spot is on south side of the canyon lake in the center of the Collapsed Wasteland. The player can reach this fishing spot once they have completed the mission Hazardous Ruins, but it can be difficult to reach early in the game because it is surrounded by hostile Pinecocks and Slurpees.

## Monsters

* ⁠⁠ Panbat
* ⁠⁠ Vampanda (elite)
* ⁠⁠ Pinecock
* ⁠⁠ Poppycock (elite)
* ⁠⁠ Slurpee
* ⁠⁠ Flurpee (elite)

## Loot

* ⁠⁠ Bamboo Papaya, from gathering
* ⁠⁠ Ginger, from gathering
* ⁠⁠ Nitre, from quarrying

Logging loot
* Small trees
* Elm trees
* Oak trees
* Shrubs and bushes

Quarrying loot
* Small rocks
* Large rocks
* Crystal ore deposits

### Trivia

* Though quite likely unintended, if the player is able to progress their workshop and the main quests quickly enough, it is possible for an NPC builder to place a Dee-Dee stop in the Collapsed Wasteland, before it's accessible by the player. This can allow the player to access the Collapsed Wasteland, and the Sewage Plant before completing the Hazardous Ruins quest.