Pink Desert (OOB) Sights

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*Main articles:* Expert Mode, Out of Bounds (OOB)

## Overview

This article lists points of interest in this Out of Bounds, from South to North (Mountain).

Pink Desert (OOB) gives a rather spoiler free overview about this OOB. Featuring

* entrances - the main OOB is by far the hardest-to-reach OOB area in the game.
* exits
* dangers of the OOB
* short list of easy to find or highlight sights, without describing the location in detail

 Add common or recommended routes/tours to combine certain sights. Share your own favorite routes!

### Maps

This map shows a general view of the level including key sights, landmarks and navigation elements.

### Additional maps

There are no other known PD OOB maps yet. Additional maps will be added in this section.

## List of sights

From South to North (the Mountain). Please refer to the accompanying level map for exact locations.

### HL Banner

*Main article:* History Lesson Banner (HL Banner)

Contrary to other HL Banners, this one is located high above the far South-West part of the map. Just above the corner of the visible surface. Very close to the Southern Blackness.

### South-West side - Sand formations

 This was observed on the Steam version. Dune settings might change the looks. Needs to be checked on a playstation version too.

A Smiley face can be formed by moving camera in the West part of the OOB, when you are lower the the sand level.

### Hidden symbol

Hidden symbol is one of the obtainable scarf symbols which the player can reach or observe from the distance given the right circumstances. It is suspended high above the city wall to the North-East of the Factory.

### Shadow planes

On the Northern side of the level, after the city wall, five yellowish shadow planes are clearly visible.

If looking from the tower at the end of the level (in-bounds), they form the "glow" or "mist" of the Sunken City ahead. When exploring OOB, however, each of these planes can be experienced up close, or observed from the side.

After boosting and flying over the Belle Area or the hills/walls on the East, the shape and direction of individual shadow planes can be observed, somewhat resembling real-life Northern lights but yellow.

### Long ramp

Near the North-East edge of the main terrain, a long "ramp" can be observed which goes along the East side of the level (further East is all fake terrain).

The side wall of this ramp is very similar to the Super Boost ravine in CS OOB and it has been speculated that it could be used for Super Boosting as well, although that hasn't been tested. Nonetheless it's an interesting sight and a distinct landmark which can be used for navigation.

### Fake canyon / Belle area

A decoration of the Sunken City level on the North, visible in-bounds from the Factory. It can be explored up close when going OOB.

The area includes fake rocks, arches, a tower (Belle area) and some more fake terrain / fake walls further North after that.

See Images and videos below.

### North-East Disco Zone

*Main article:* Disco Zones and other Disco Stuff#Disco areas .2F terrain becomes disco
This Gateway Article gives an overview about different things in Journey, that the community calls "disco".

### Black sky / black box

In PD OOB, a black sky area is located to the West from the Belle area (Northern side of the level beyond city walls, see map above). Inside this area a black cube with a small cloud inside it can be seen (similar to those found in other OOB areas).

You will most likely need to jump a few times to spot both the black cube and see the dark sky, as it is rather high in the air and invisible from the ground (a good dropshoot or RDS can help). The exact location is close to the first big tower in belle area, just a little West from it in the air.

See Images and videos below.

### Dark fog area

Going further past the fake walls of the Sunken City past purple fog and further North, the fog get progressively darker until the Blackness is reached.

This only occurs in the "middle" part, i.e. if going North past the fake canyon, roughly aligned with the valley where WM factory is in the main level. If travelling North along the edge of the main map the fog remains lavender in color until you hit the Blackness.

### Infinite Boosting in OOB

As in every level Infinite Boosting is a thing to do, if one has the skill to do so.

This is an IB inside the OOB.

## Images and videos

### Fake canyon / Belle area

* Belle Area
* Northern part of PD OOB.
* Non-solid parts of the Sunken City.
* Steam version. Inside the Fake Tower.
* PS3 version, photo of the TV screen.
* PS3 version. Going further South.
* PS3 version.
* PS3 version.
* PS3 version.

### Black sky / black box

* Black cube, North PD OOB
* Black box, northern side of PD OOB.
* North, near black cube
* **Camera hack for better view**.
* Black sky and black box, northern side of PD OOB, looking South (**camera hack for better view**).

## Trivia

* For long time it had been considered that PD had no access to the OOB area until it was discovered. "Maybe" first time, in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOzkq8DKeCY, as the comments to the video suggest.
* The location where Carpet Warp glitch moves the player to is near the origin coordinates of the map (0,0), which is the default pre-load location for many game elements. However, the player regains control a bit further North from the origin so whilst the general direction of Carpet Warp is towards (0,0) the destination is not.

## Routes (empty)

**The Wiki needs you! Tell us about your favorite routes. Tips on structrue and what to mention are below.** General editing information - here.

"Easy routes": are recommendations for newcomers or people who like to show OOB to newcomers.

* avoid places to get stuck
* easy to lead / little to no Fancy Flying
* no tricky triggers. Example: a place where its easy to hit a trigger and wind starts, getting frosty, camera can get stuck etc. Falls under "avoid danger zones".

 Leading Companions into OOB, can lead to problems: If a Companion flies off (curious), it is better to follow them. They could get lost quickly and a disconnect may happen, leaving them alone in the new terrain. Be flexible and on-the-fly change the route.

### Route 1 template for routes

Short overview, specials on this route, warnings.

### The route

* Enter OOB at [link to entrances at oob article]

Pictures will help to hint to certain place (like: here up, navigate around here etc.).

## See also

 Beyond normal gameplay, top-topics

Carpet (Glitched) • Carpet Warp • Challenges • Crash Zones • Disco Wayfarer • Disco Zones and other Disco Stuff • Dune settings and PC glitches • Expert Mode • Expert Mode on iOS without Controller • Faceplant (FP) • Faceplant Jump (FPJ) • Fancy Flying • Glitches • Glossary • Guide to arranging a meetup • History Lesson Banner (HL Banner) • How to find Nick • Infinite Flight (IF) on PC • Infinite Flight (IF) on PS4 • Naked Wayfarer • Off-sync • Out of Bounds (OOB) • Peeling Grounds and Sanded Wayfarer • Sky Painting • Steam Infinite Flight Tricks • Surfing, Slides and Drops • The Difficulty Meter • Tricks • War Machine (Glitched) • Wayfarers (Glitched)
 Recommended Categories
Browse Categories (bottom of articles) to find more related articles. Below you find the category-tree of Expert Mode.

* Category:Glitches - all about making the game behave differently :)
* Category:Out of Bounds - ever jumped through a wall? Levels are not big enough?
* Category:Fancy Flying - take advantage of game mechanics and reach the stratosphere!
* Category:Glitched\_NPCs - Carpets, Wayfarers, Whales, WMs
* Category:Tricks - something rather easy
* Category:Challenges - thats real tough.

**Robins Guide for Newcomers** . 26 Minutes, full of tips, tricks, dos and don'ts.

Expert Mode
**Expert Mode** introduction article to everything beyond the most basic gameplay.
Expert Mode topics:

 Challenges  Fancy Flying  Glitches & OOB  OOB-Levels Surfing, Slides and Drops  Tricks

Expert Mode Glossary

Black Cloth • Black Sand • Blackness • Breaking the Shrine/HL • Carpet Chase • Carpet Warp • Crash Zones • Dirty robe trick • Disco War Machine / Disco WM • Disco Wayfarer • Disco Zones and other Disco Stuff • Dragonfly War Machine • Faceplant (FP) • Faceplant Jump (FPJ) • Fancy Flying • Ghost • Glossary • Happy War Machine • History Lesson Banner (HL Banner) • How to find Nick • Infinite Flight (IF) on PC • Infinite Flight (IF) on PS4 • Level Cube / Sky Box • Low FPS glitch • Off-sync • Peeling Grounds and Sanded Wayfarer • Sky Painting • Starfields • The ID rule • The Tumbler • Triggers • Unmotivated War Machine • War Machine Capture (WM capture) • Zen Jump • Zimcloak

 Beyond normal gameplay, top-topics

Carpet (Glitched) • Carpet Warp • Challenges • Crash Zones • Disco Wayfarer • Disco Zones and other Disco Stuff • Dune settings and PC glitches • Expert Mode • Expert Mode on iOS without Controller • Faceplant (FP) • Faceplant Jump (FPJ) • Fancy Flying • Glitches • Glossary • Guide to arranging a meetup • History Lesson Banner (HL Banner) • How to find Nick • Infinite Flight (IF) on PC • Infinite Flight (IF) on PS4 • Naked Wayfarer • Off-sync • Out of Bounds (OOB) • Peeling Grounds and Sanded Wayfarer • Sky Painting • Steam Infinite Flight Tricks • Surfing, Slides and Drops • The Difficulty Meter • Tricks • War Machine (Glitched) • Wayfarers (Glitched)
 Recommended Categories
Browse Categories (bottom of articles) to find more related articles. Below you find the category-tree of Expert Mode.

* Category:Glitches - all about making the game behave differently :)
* Category:Out of Bounds - ever jumped through a wall? Levels are not big enough?
* Category:Fancy Flying - take advantage of game mechanics and reach the stratosphere!
* Category:Glitched\_NPCs - Carpets, Wayfarers, Whales, WMs
* Category:Tricks - something rather easy
* Category:Challenges - thats real tough.

**Robins Guide for Newcomers** . 26 Minutes, full of tips, tricks, dos and don'ts.

Expert Mode
**Expert Mode** introduction article to everything beyond the most basic gameplay.
Expert Mode topics:

 Challenges  Fancy Flying  Glitches & OOB  OOB-Levels Surfing, Slides and Drops  Tricks

Expert Mode Glossary

Black Cloth • Black Sand • Blackness • Breaking the Shrine/HL • Carpet Chase • Carpet Warp • Crash Zones • Dirty robe trick • Disco War Machine / Disco WM • Disco Wayfarer • Disco Zones and other Disco Stuff • Dragonfly War Machine • Faceplant (FP) • Faceplant Jump (FPJ) • Fancy Flying • Ghost • Glossary • Happy War Machine • History Lesson Banner (HL Banner) • How to find Nick • Infinite Flight (IF) on PC • Infinite Flight (IF) on PS4 • Level Cube / Sky Box • Low FPS glitch • Off-sync • Peeling Grounds and Sanded Wayfarer • Sky Painting • Starfields • The ID rule • The Tumbler • Triggers • Unmotivated War Machine • War Machine Capture (WM capture) • Zen Jump • Zimcloak

## References

1. ↑ Ravingmadness, 2021-01-06: MonsieurDebris said on discord it might have been Rebi andAtenRyu-ichi indidpendently...

will be hard to find out imo :)

Be thankfull some people worked on finding out how to make it work consitent!