Borderlands Made In Fyrestone Trophy Guide
Made in Fyrestone
Completed all missions in the Arid Badlands
Here is the Borderlands Made In Fyrestone trophy guide which will help you complete every required mission in the Arid Badlands which is where Borderlands begins and make no mistake, there’s a lot of story and side missions to complete here 43 in total.
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Missions are how the story progresses and side missions are extra missions you can choose to complete all of which become available as you complete earlier missions and continue through the game. Certain side missions won’t be readily available as you will need to complete certain earlier missions so if there is a mission you want to complete then keep working through the game and they will all become available soon enough.
You have a set amount of rewards for completing the missions usually involving xp, cash and sometimes gear which you can either equip or sell depending on how well it suits your playstyle, build and character. Give the number of missions there are to complete in the Arid Badlands I have broken them down into their own 2 categories which are:
If certain side missions prove overly challenging at first then you can always come back to them later if it helps when you will be a lot more powerful and hold gear which should mince your opponents.
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There are 20 story missions for you to complete in and around the Arid Badlands which is where the game begins, the majority of them are fairly short with a few that require a bit of either thinking or grinding to get through them properly. The Story Missions in the Arid Badlands are:
- Fresh Off The Bus.
- The Doctor Is In.
- Skags At The Gate.
- Claptrap Rescue.
- Fix’er Upper.
- Blinding Nine-Toes.
- Nine-Toes: Meet T.K. Baha.
- Nine-Toes: T.K’s Food.
- Got Grenades?.
- Nine-Toes: Take Him Down.
- Nine-Toes: Time To Collect.
- Job Hunting.
- Catch-A-Ride.
- Bone Head’s Theft.
- The Piss Wash Hurdle.
- Return to Zed.
- Sledge: Meet Shep.
- Sledge: The Mine Key.
- Sledge: To the Safe House.
- Sledge: Battle for the Badlands.
- Leaving Fyrestone.
Fresh Off The Bus
Quest Giver: Start of the game.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: Nothing.
Follow Claptrap into Fyrestone after getting off the bus and interacting with the Registration menu. Kill the Bandits then loot the chest. Take out the Bandits as you make your way through the junkyard then after Claptrap speaks to Dr. Zed you will complete the Fresh Off The Bus mission.
The Doctor Is In
Quest Giver: Claptrap.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 48xp.
Open Building 03 where you will Zed, the “Doctor” in Borderlands, turn the mission in after the introduction.
Skags At The Gate
Quest Giver: Zed.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 144xp, £313.
Escort Claptrap to the gate and clear the ambush to complete the mission. You will need to complete Claptrap Rescue then with that done, the gate will be open so go and kill the 5 Skags at the marker. Return to Zed to turn this mission in.
Claptrap Rescue
Quest Giver: Angel.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 72xp.
Perform a diagnostic on the wounded Claptrap before running back down towards Zed and collect the Repair Kit from the table. Take the Repair Kit back to Claptrap to turn this mission in.
Fix'er Upper
Quest Giver: Zed.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 192xp, $188.
Speak to Zed then go and remove the Power Coupling from the fallen vending machine which causes a pack of Skags to attack you so kill the feral Mutts before retuning to Zed and place the Power Coupling in the vending machine. Purchase a Shield which then equips giving you a bit of extra protection then turn the mission in with Zed.
Blinding Nine-Toes
Quest Giver: Zed.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 480xp, $313.
Head to the marker and kill the Bandits and Skags that you’ll find before turning the mission in back with Zed.
Nine-Toes: Meet T.K. Baha
Quest Giver: Zed.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 90xp.
Go to the marker and meet T.K. Baha to complete this mission.
Nine-Toes: T.K.'s Food
Quest Giver: T.K. Baha.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 480xp, $313.
Make your way through the area collecting the food for T.K. taking out the Skags along the way which you then need to return to T.K. to turn the mission in.
Got Grenades?
Quest Giver: T.K. Baha.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 48xp.
Go back towards Zeds then get close to the left side building which will open revealing 2 new vending machines. Purchase a set of grenades then return to T.K. to turn the mission in.
Nine-Toes: Take Him Down
Quest Giver: T.K. Baha.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 2,880xp.
Head to the marker and blow the barricade using the conveniently placed detonator then proceed through to Skag Gully. Fight through the Skags to the grave which holds the Gun stash, collect anything you want before fighting through the small encampment. Drop down and face off against Nine-Toes the first boss of the game, a Bandit with 2 powerful Skags, Dinky and Pinky. Kill them all then return to the Badlands and turn the mission in with T.K. Baha.
Nine-Toes: Time To Collect
Quest Giver: T.K. Baha.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 108xp, $2,210, Blue Grenade.
Speak to T.K. then return to Zed and collect your rewards for killing Nine-Toes.
Job Hunting
Quest Giver: T.K. Baha.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 108xp.
Walk, run, hop, skip or jump your way to the Bounty Board to turn this mission in.
Catch-A-Ride
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 108xp.
Go to the Cath-A-Ride station for Scooter and turn the mission in.
Bone Head's Theft
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Catch-A-Ride.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 4,320xp, $1,552.
Be prepared for a tough run as the enemy’s in the local area will be around level 10 so complete some optional missions first before going over to Bone Head. Once you’re ready go over to the marker in the Bandit camp, kill everyone including Bone Head. Loot the chest and collect the Digistruct Module which you need to return to the Catch-A-Ride to turn the mission in.
The Piss Wash Hurdle
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Catch-A-Ride.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 720xp.
Spawn a vehicle then jump across Piss Wash Gully and drive round to the gate switch you can open and turn the mission in with a single press of the button.
Return To Zed
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Gate Switch.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 720xp, $1,552, Weapon Slot Storage Deck Upgrade.
Return to Zed then turn the mission in.
Sledge: Meet Shep
Quest Giver: Zed.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 144xp.
Go to Shep Sanders who you need to speak to whilst turning the mission in.
Sledge: The Mine Key
Quest Giver: Shep Sanders.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 1,440xp.
Head to the marker then mantle up to the roof and drop down through the hole where you can turn the mission in with the Note on the desk.
Sledge: To The Safe House
Quest Giver: Sledge’s Note.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 5,760xp.
Make your way up to the Arid Hills biome then fight your way through to the Sledge’s Safehouse biome which you need to fight through to the powerful Roid Rage Psycho. With the Roid Rage Psycho dead, hit the button then collect the Mine Gate Key and return to the Arid Badlands and turn the mission in at the Mine Gate.
Sledge: Battle For The Badlands
Quest Giver: Mine Gate.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 9,804xp, $6,866, Class Mod.
Enter the Headstone Mine then fight your way through to the elevator you need to ride up, go through the corridor then go through a door pulling the lever inside on the front wall to summon Sledge. Kill Sledge and his entourage then loot the chest which holds the Eridian Artifact. Return to Zed in the Arid Badlands to turn the mission in.
Leaving Fyrestone
Quest Giver: Zed.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 1,200xp.
Speak to Zed then head over to the Dahl Headlands border and speak to the Claptrap there to gain access where you then need to run up the hill and speak to Ernest Whiting to turn the mission in.
This story mission will be started in the Arid Badlands, however, it actually counts towards the Rust Commons story missions as that’s where you turn the mission in. Refer to the Made in New Haven guide to see the Rust Commons missions.
Optional Missions
There are 23 optional missions for you to complete which I recommend doing not only as you need to for the trophy but also as they give you xp, cash, weapons and more in some cases so they can be a very good way of levelling up for the upcoming tougher areas. The optional missions which can be found in and around the Arid Badlands are:
- T.K. Has More Work.
- By The Seeds Of Your Pants.
- T.K.’s Life And Limb.
- Why Are They Here?.
- Get a Little Blood on the Tires.
- Hidden Journal: The Arid Badlands.
- Shock Crystal Harvest.
- Get the Flock Outta Here.
- Braking Wind.
- Circle of Death: Meat and Greet.
- Circle of Death: Round 1.
- Circle of Death: Round 2.
- Circle of Death: Final Round.
- Scavenger: Combat Rifle.
- The Legend of Moe and Marley.
- Scavenger: Sniper Rifle.
- What Hit the Fan.
- Claptrap Rescue: Safe House.
- Claptrap Rescue: The Lost Cave.
- Find Bruce McClane.
- Product Recall.
- Insult to Injury.
- Schemin’ That Sabotage.
T.K. Has More Work
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 360xp, $776.
Go and see T.K. Baha then turn the optional mission in.
By The Seeds Of Your Pants
Quest Giver: T.K. Baha.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 1,980xp, $1,386, Sniper Rifle.
Speak to T.K. then go through to Skag Gully and collect the Bladeflower Seeds whilst killing the Skags. All 8 Bladeflower Seeds are marked so just get there and collect the Seeds which you then return to T.K. to turn the optional mission in.
T.K.'s Life And Limb
Quest Giver: T.K. Baha.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 4,320xp, $2,210, Shotgun.
Head through to Skag Gully and take on Scar, a powerful Skag who, once defeated will drop T.K. Baha’s prosthetic leg you need to collect and return to T.K. which then allows you to turn the optional mission in.
Why Are They Here?
Quest Giver: Data Recorder.
Location: Skag Gully.
Rewards: 1,944xp, $1,658, Shield.
Collect the Data Recorder on the bench to the right of the vending machines when you enter Skag Gully then go to the markers and collect the next 2 Data Recorders killing the Skags along the way. Once you have the 2 Data Recorders, return to the Fyrestone Bounty Board in the Arid Badlands and turn the optional mission in.
Get A Little Blood On The Tires
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 1,152xp, $2,329.
Get out into the Badlands and run over 10 enemies. Use the Catch-A-Ride you will have rebuilt in the story to get a vehicle if you’re struggling then run over Skags and Bandits. If enemies stop spawning, save and quit then go back in to reset the enemies. Return to the Bounty Board and turn the optional mission in once you’ve road-killed 10 enemies.
Hidden Journal: The Arid Badlands
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 2,700xp, $5,454.
Head to each of the 5 markers and collect the Journals scattered throughout. If you’re struggling to find them, zoom in on your map to see exactly where they are then follow the path around the area to the Journal. Once you have all 5 Journals and have learnt some history from Tannis, you can then turn the optional mission in at the Bounty Board.
Shock Crystal Harvest
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 3,672xp, Shock Artifact.
Accept the mission then go through to the Lost Cave biome at the marker from the Arid Badlands, take out the Worms then shoot the Crystals taking care to not get to close. Collect all of the Shock Crystals which drop then continue through the cave until you have 50 then return to the Arid Badlands Bounty Board to turn the optional mission in.
Get The Flock Outta Here
Quest Giver: Shep Sanders.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 2,880xp, $2,329.
Head to the marker and kill 10 Rakk before returning to Shep and turning the side mission in.
Braking Wind
Quest Giver: Shep Sanders.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 3,023xp, $2,329, Shield.
Go to the Turbines and release their brakes whilst dealing with the Bandits, then, with the 3 Turbine Brakes released you can turn the optional mission in with Shep.
Circle Of Death: Meat And Greet
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 504xp.
Head to the marker and speak to Rade Zayben to turn this optional mission in.
Circle Of Death: Round 1
Quest Giver: Rade Zayben.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 1,680xp, $1,947, Shield.
Enter the Circle and put down all of the Skags who ambush you before returning to Rade and turning the optional mission in.
Circle Of Death: Round 2
Quest Giver: Rade Zayben.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 2,652xp, $4,105, Grenade.
Re-enter the Circle and take down the next wave of Skags which does include several Alpha Skags so shoot them at their side or from behind for maximum damage. With everything dead, return to Rade and turn the optional mission in.
Circle Of Death: Final Round
Quest Giver: Rade Zayben.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 4,800xp, $9,612, Pistol.
Enter the Circle for the final time and take down the herd of Skags who ambush you including the Alphas which can be a pain when you’re mobbed. Return to Rade and turn the optional mission in once everything is dead.
Scavenger: Combat Rifle
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 2,484xp, Combat Rifle.
Go to the Bandit camp then search for the four Combat Rifles parts with the Sight being around to the edge of the Western side of the metal walkway as you look over the Western side of the Arid Badlands. Return the 4 Combat Rifle parts to the Bounty Board to turn the optional mission in.
The Legend Of Moe And Marley
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 6,120xp, $4,105, Fire Artifact.
Go to the Arid Hills then fight through to the marker where Moe, a powerful Badass Fire Skag and Marley, an even more powerful Badass Shock Skag will ambush you with what feels like every other Skag in the game. Kill everything then return to the Fyrestone Bounty Board to turn this optional mission in.
Scavenger: Sniper Rifle
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 1,932xp, Sniper Rifle.
Enter the Arid Hills then search for the 4 Sniper Rifle parts all of which should be easy to find as long as you look on the ledges and follow the arrow up to the ledge. You can then return back to the Bounty Board to turn the optional mission in.
What Hit The Fan
Quest Giver: Shep Sanders.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 3,240xp, $6,130.
Make your way round to the fan then shoot the droppings off. There are 6 in total which you need to destroy as well as dealing with an entire flock of Rakk. With the droppings removed, return to Shep and turn the optional mission in.
Claptrap Rescue: Safe House
Quest Giver: Safe House Claptrap.
Location: Sledge’s Safe House.
Rewards: 960xp. Backpack Storage Deck Upgrade.
Head through Sledge’s Sage House which is a biome you go to as part of the story then interact with the blue Claptrap at the optional mission marker. Go to the upper level of the Safe House where the marker will be and look for the Repair Kit on the air conditioning vent up high. Take the Repair Kit back to the Claptrap and turn the optional mission in which then revives Claptrap who opens a hidden room for you to loot.
Claptrap Rescue: The Lost Cave
Quest Giver: Lost Cave Claptrap.
Location: Lost Cave.
Rewards: 1,020xp, Backpack Safe House.
Fight your way through the Lost Cave to the Claptrap Unit following the optional mission marker. As for the Repair Kit you need, head through the Cave to the marker then look inside the pipes on the platform, grab the Repair Kit, kill the Bandits then drop down and go back to the Claptrap who you can turn the optional mission in with as you bring it back to life.
Find Bruce McClane
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 3,240xp.
Go to the small shack near the marker then down in the tunnel, kill the Midgets and collect Bruce’s Journal next to the corpse to turn the optional mission in.
Product Recall
Quest Giver: Bruce’s Journal.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 3,672xp, $4,597.
Head to the marker and pick up the 3 boxes of Cigars. 1 is up on the ledge found by going up ramp to the left of the entrance to the camp. The other 2 are at the back of the area on the lower ground behind where a load of Bandits and Skag will be fighting. Once you have all 3 boxes of Cigars turn the optional mission in back at the Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Insult To Injury
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 4,800xp, $3,844, SMG.
Go to Titan’s End and remove the 10 Skulls from the Pikes all of which are marked, you will also have a heavy number of Bandits to deal with throughout so be aware of the Badasses and try not to get cornered. Once you have all 10 Skulls, return to the Fyrestone Bounty Board and turn this optional mission in.
Schemin' That Sabotage
Quest Giver: Fyrestone Bounty Board.
Location: Arid Badlands.
Rewards: 4,800xp, $7,689, Grenade.
Make your way to Headstone Mine and place the 3 Fuses at their designated points then go up to the detonator and blow the pipeline
That’s the Borderlands Made In Fyrestone trophy guide complete, I hope it helped you complete every mission in the Arid Badlands.
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