The First Expedition

*"The Crown Archaeological Expedition Team was investigating something important. Investigate the site."*

## Rewards

### Recipe Reward

Gas Mask

Updated as of Version 1.3.0.70

**The First Expedition** is a required Side Quest for progressing Escape the Island. It rewards the Gas Mask, which allows you to access Central and other areas blocked by gas.

## Steps

1. You are given the quest when you get to Fool's Canyon in Sunburn Desert.
	* The route to get to Fool's Canyon starts at around 675º, 790º, west of Driftwood and far south of Mandrake's Diamond Mine.
2. Listen to the first Audio Log found at 899º, 744º.
	* You must stay within a certain radius of Audio Logs to listen to them, and an Audio Log must be listened to in full in order to count for the quest.
3. Travel east, circling around slightly to the north to get around the rocks that block the more direct path and listen to the second Audio Log found at 930º, 745º.
4. Travel east again and listen to the third Audio Log found at 949º, 744º. Head up the stairs of the Pyramid and stop and head back down once your character coughs and says something about deadly gas. Continuing up to the top without the Gas Mask will kill you.
5. Head south to the Expedition Basecamp and listen to the fourth Audio Log found at 945º, 824º.
6. Travel southeast across the bridge to Dig Site B and listen to the fifth Audio Log found at 1020º, 867º.
7. Travel to Temple Pass, found at around 1095º, 832º. The route to get here from Dig Site B is as follows:
	1. Cross the river at the stone bridge to the east of Dig Site B.
	2. After crossing the river, turn left (west) and then continue in that direction until you have crossed two wooden bridges, always keeping the river to your right. If you cross a Fixable bridge, you have gone the wrong way.
	3. After crossing the second of those two wooden bridges, head east until you are stopped by the river and then south to find a third wooden bridge. Cross this bridge.
	4. Head south after crossing the bridge to get to Temple Pass.
8. Listen to the sixth Audio Log, found next to the nearby Campfire at 1087º, 843º.
9. Open up the route through Temple Pass by using the lever found at 1103º, 848º. There are two ways to get to the lever:
	1. Complete the block pushing puzzle by using timed switches that open doors temporarily to allow you to push blocks onto the pressure plates found at 1096º, 842º, 1098º, 842º and 1100º, 842º. Only two blocks are needed for this.
	2. Travel almost directly south of the Temple Pass Campfire to find a route blocked by trees and bushes that allows you to get to the lever while skipping the puzzle entirely.
10. Travel to Beachhead Station, found at around 1180º, 861º. To get there from Temple Pass:
	1. Head southeast across the Temple Pass stone bridge that you just opened the way to by using that lever and then turn right (southwest) and travel to around 1097º, 875º.
	2. Head southwest and then east at the object that looks like a small stone tower, following the path.
	3. Once you get to around 1153º, 882º, head north following the path and then east at around 1154º, 862º, near another stone tower. Continue east until you reach Beachhead Station.
11. Listen to the seventh Audio Log, found at 1175º, 858º.
	* You will probably want to also activate the Serpent's Crossing Link Tower if you haven't already, found to the north of this Audio Log. It will reveal the Map of Serpent's Crossing and give you the option to stop creatures from respawning, which will make this quest easier.
12. Travel to Temple Grounds, found at around 1158º, 805º. To get there from Beachhead Station:
	1. Head west to around 1154º, 862º, and then head north following the path.
	2. Once you cross a stone bridge, head northeast until you get to Temple Grounds.
13. Travel to Rocky Mountain Path Entrance, found at around 1269º, 864º. To get there from Temple Grounds:
	1. Head southeast from the eastern side of Temple Grounds, following the path.
	2. Once you get to around 1227º, 875º, head east until you get to Rocky Mountain Path Entrance.
14. Listen to the eighth Audio Log, found at 1275º, 867º.
15. Travel to Volcano Mouth Temple, found at around 1253º, 820º. To get there from the Rocky Mountain Path Entrance Campfire:
	1. Go north across the stone bridge, and then left (west). Head north as soon as you can and continue north until you get to around 1214º, 827º.
	2. Continue generally north to the bridge at around 1213º, 796º, watching out for pitfall traps in this area that can kill you. Green spots and areas where Mortar Pods spawned are safe spots, and if you step on a pitfall trap accidentally keep running because if you stop you will fall and die.
	3. Keep going north until you have crossed a wooden bridge, and then head east.
	4. Follow the path in a generally southeast direction until you get to the Volcano Mouth Campfire.
	5. Head southwest to a stone bridge over the lava, northwest over the bridge and southwest to reach another bridge over the lava. Watch out for the Tomb Guard that spawns in this area.
	6. Head southeast over the second bridge over the lava and continue in that general direction to reach the entrance of Volcano Mouth Temple.
16. Travel through the Volcano Mouth Temple to around 1281º, 832º. The route to get there from the entrance of Volcano Mouth Temple is as follows:
	1. Head north through the entrance at 1255º, 830º and then east and step on the pressure plate. This will close the doors behind you. There are three Tomb Guards in this area to kill: one to the north, one to the south and one across the lava to the east. You can kill them easily by placing Machine Gun Turrets and luring them in, since you can see where they are going to attack you from. You can use the switches at 1259º, 820º and 1259º, 832º to open up the doors again.
	2. Use the switch at 1271º, 812º to open the door next to the nearby Campfire and allow you to progress.
	3. Use the lever at 1280º, 825º to open the double doors ahead. BEFORE walking through the doors, go back and rest at a campfire and change your equipped gear if you want, because as soon as you walk through the doors it closes them behind you and starts The Old Loyal Champion boss fight.
	4. Defeat the boss and head through the door that opens at the southwest of the boss arena.
17. Use the lever at 1278º, 837º to open the door and go through it. Continue along this path to get to the final Audio Log at 1305º, 852º. Search the nearby crate for the Gas Mask crafting recipe.
	* You can use the lever to the south to open up a shortcut back to the Mountain Path Entrance Campfire.