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The Road is Rough Mission Guide

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Arknights Endfield - The Road is Rough

The Road is Rough is an Exploration Mission in Arknights: Endfield 1.0. Check out how to unlock this mission, its walkthrough, how to deploy a zipline near Hartmann, and all its rewards in this guide!

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How to Unlock The Road is Rough

Complete Paving the Way

Arknights Endfield Paving the Way Mission Guide.png

The Road is Rough will automatically unlock once you completed Paving the Way Mission!

Paving the Way Main Mission Guide

The Road is Rough Walkthrough

Talk to Salman

Endfield - Talk to Salman

Discuss with Salman the vendor contract with Erikssohn Trading House with Salman. Find out what she needs help with in the partnership.

Meet the Client

Endfield - Meet the Client

Talk to the client located in the northside of the Old Factory area. The client will introduce himself as Hartmann and will proceed with the product demo.

Deploy a Zipline Pylon Near Hartmann

You must give power to the Zipline Pylon from The Hub and into the Zipline Pylon beside Hartmann. Create multiple Relay Towers and connect them until you reach Hartmann’s location.

AIC Factory and Base Building Guide

How to Deploy a Zipline and Power it Up

How to Power Up Zipline
1 Endfield - Find the Nearest Relay Tower
Find the nearest Relay Tower that you have, or create a new one in the direction of the Old Factory, and start a Transmission.
2 Endfield - Create another Relay Tower for Transmission
While in transmission, create as much distance as possible and create another Relay Tower to connect the transmission.
Repeat this process until you reach the Zipline Pylon.

Place More Zipline Pylons

Endfield - Add More Pylon

Shortly after powering the Zipline Pylon, Hartmann will go to the otherside of the cliff. Follow him by teleporting to the nearest TP point and placing Zipline Pylons beside him. Make sure to have a power source for the Zipline to work.

Head Back to Hartmann Through the Zipline

Endfield - Use the Zipline

Use the zipline to get across the cliff to where you originally started. Arriving to that point, Hartmann will leave to fetch something from his car.

Find Hartmann

Endfield - Find Hartmann

After leaving, you'll be notified by Fiona that Hartmann is missing. You'll be tasked to find where he is, and he is located somewhere in The Hub with Wulfgard.

Investigate the Area

Endfield - Investigate the Area

Use your scan function to investigate your surroundings. You'll find Hartmann's Work ID, Used Bolts, and Hartmann's Dashcam Record.

After a brief dialogue, Fiona will give you information regarding Hartmann, and the mission will be concluded.

The Road is Rough Quest Rewards

Total Item Rewards

Total Quest Rewards
#T-Creds Image
T-Creds x5150
#ProtoprismImage
Protoprism x9
#OroberylImage
Oroberyl x75
#Intermediate Combat RecordImage
Intermediate Combat Record x16
#Arms INSP KitImage
Arms INSP Kit x12

You also receive 300 Operational EXP for completing this quest.

The Road is Rough Quest Information

The Road is Rough Quest Details

Mission Type Exploration Mission
Chapter Chapter 2 - Process 2
Location Valley IV, The Hub

The Road is Rough is a Exploration Mission that's located in The Hub.

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Arknights Endfield Missions

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List of All Exploration Missions

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OD Project - Reconstruction HQ II OD Project - Reconstruction HQ I OD Project - Refugee Camp III
Always Running The Bell Tolls Silent Grove - Zhailing Islet
Kindness is Rare Business is Tough Three Swords of Mastery
Sluggish Escapade Silent Grove - The Beginning Treasure Beneath the Pond
No Margin for Error Template Recovery Burdenbeast Tales
Innovate to Cultivate A Robot's Dream Outpost - Infra-Station
A Brewing Storm - Origin Lodespring Beyond the Worlds' Expanse IV Outpost Reconstruction HQ
Emergency Rescue Ode to the Oak I Ode to the Oak II
Pillars of Destiny OD Project - Sky King Flats I OD Project - Infra-Station III
The Road is Rough OD Project - Refugee Camp I Produce Industrial Explosives
Where Art Thou My Love Alluvial Cleaning A Brewing Storm - The Hub
Defense Construction In For a Penny, In For a Pound OD Project - Refugee Camp II
Dijiang Upgrade and Maintenance I Depot Node II Depot Node I
Etchspace Salvage Farming Toils Dispatch Reboot
A Brewing Storm - Aburrey Quarry Beyond the Worlds' Expanse III OD Project: Infra-Station II
Explosive Rescue Beyond the Worlds' Expanse II Repair Story
Elevated Rescue Dusty Old Files Outpost Infra-Station
OD Project - Infra-Station I Beyond the Worlds' Expanse I Savior of Bots
Had to Be Done Tripod Central Restart Area Stock Redistribution I
Restart Area Stock Redistribution II AIC Steward Dijiang Upgrade and Maintenance II

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1 Anonymous Anonymous 2 days

This is a prereq quest for Business is Tough

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