The Compleat Red-Sider, by Souvenir

[TraumaTrain]

Red Side Completionist Road Map According to Souvenir, a non-Arachnos agent*

 

Part 1: Mercy Island, Port Oakes, and Cap au Diable (Levels 1-20)

 

Mercy Island Tier 1 (Levels 1-4) (Turn off XP at level 4)

• Breakout tutorial (either pick at the end is fine - doesn't matter)
• Kalinda (will introduce Mongoose)
• Matthew Burke (will introduce Dr. Creed)
• Operative Kuzmin (will introduce Fire Wire or Doctor Weber; pick Fire Wire)
• *Alan Desslock (for Soldiers and Widows of Arachnos archetypes only, level 1-10; will introduce Brick Johnson)

 

Mercy Island Tier 2 (Levels 5-7) (Turn off XP at level 7)

• Mongoose
• Dr. Creed
• Fire Wire (will introduce Lt. Harris)
• Lt. Harris [Freedom Cracker badge]
• Dr. Graves (first story arc) [Dark Heart badge]

 

 

Port Oakes Tier 1 (Levels 8-9) (Turn off XP at level 9)

• Newspaper contact introduction (will be either Mikey the Ear, Drea the Hook)
• Mr. Bocor (free contact; will introduce The Radio) [Bone Collector badge]
• three newspaper missions and an Atlas City bank job (pick Billy Heck)
• Billy Heck
• three newspaper missions and an Atlas City bank job (pick Angelo Vendetti)
• Angelo Vendetti [Stone Cold badge]

 

Port Oakes Tier 2 (Levels 10-12) (Turn off XP at level 12)

• Veluna Lunata (free contact)
• Dr. Graves (second story arc) [Blackened Soul badge]
• The Radio [Plague Carrier badge]
• *Brick Johnson (for Soldiers and Widows of Arachnos archetypes only, level 10-14; will introduce Fortunata Hamilton)

 

 

Cap au Diable Tier 1 (Levels 10-14) (Turn off XP at level 14)

• Dr. Shelly Percy (free contact; will introduce Marshal Brass) [Mask Maker badge]
• three newspaper missions and a Kings Row bank job (pick Peter Themari)
• Peter Themari (will introduce Willy Wheeler)
• three newspaper missions and a Kings Row bank job (pick Dmitri Krylov)
• Dmitri Krylov (will introduce Golden Roller) [Shady badge]
• Dean John Yu (free contact, invention system tutorial) [Inventor badge]
• Ashley McKnight (free contact) [Origin of Power badge]

 

Cap au Diable Tier 2 (Levels 15-19) (Turn off XP at level 19)

• Dr. Graves (third story arc) [Face of Evil badge]
• Marshal Brass (introduces Operative Wellman)
• Operative Wellman
• Golden Roller
• Willy Wheeler [Paragon of Vice badge]
• Bane Spider Ruben (free contact) [Gifted Speaker badge]
• Brother Hammond (free contact) [False Prophet badge]
• three newspaper mission and a Skyway City bank job (no new picks; just to make sure you are getting all the bank jobs)
• *Fortunata Hamilton (for Soldiers and Widows of Arachnos archetypes only, level 15-30)

 

 

{Return to} Mercy Island Tier 3 (Levels 15-19) (Don't tell me you turned your XP back on early)

• Seer Marino (free contact)
• Doctor Weber (through Ouroboros)

 

 

Cap au Diable Special

• The Facemaker (level 20+, free contact, costume slot unlock)
• Gorgeous Glenda (level 30+, free contact, costume slot unlock)
• Mr. Rodney (level 20+, free contact, capes unlock)
• Mr. Rodney (level 30+, free contact, auras unlock - must unlock capes first)
• Virgil Tarikoss Strike Force (level 15+)
• Deathsurge (Giant Monster, kill 100 gremlins to spawn) [Surging badge]

 

 

Edited June 4, 2022 by TraumaTrain

[TraumaTrain]

Part 2: Sharkhead (Levels 20-30) and Nerva Archipelago (Tier 1, Levels 25-30)

 

Sharkhead Tier 1 (Levels 20-24) (Turn off XP at level 24) (A busy time in a young red-sider's career.)

• five newspaper missions and a Steel Canyon bank job (pick Captain Petrovich)
• Captain Petrovich (will introduce Lt. Chalmers)
• Lt. Chalmers
• five newspaper missions and a Steel Canyon bank job (pick Lorenz Ansaldo)
• Lorenz Ansaldo (will introduce Operative Vargas) [Seaweed badge] [Strikebreaker badge]
• Operative Vargas (will introduce Operative Kirkland)
• five newspaper missions and a Steel Canyon bank job (pick Vince Dubrowski)
• Vince Dubrowski (will introduce Crash Cage) [Slag Reaper badge]
• Crash Cage (will introduce Diviner Maros)
• Henri Dumont (unlocked with the Strike Buster badge - 200 dead Scrapyarders)

 

Sharkhead Tier 1.5 (Levels 20-29) (Turn XP off at level 29)

• Dean MacArthur (free contact; will introduce Leonard) [Bane of Ajax badge]
• Leonard [Explosive Finale badge]
• Vincent Ross (free contact) [Keep of the Coral Lore badge] [Connected badge]
• Darrin Wade (free contact) [The Thief of Midnight badge]

 

Sharkhead Tier 2 (levels 25-29) (turn off XP at level 29)

• Operative Kirkland [Agent of Discord badge]
• Diviner Maros
• collect history plaques for Lorekeeper badge (Mercy, Port Oakes, Cap au Diable, Sharkhead) (introduces Archmage Tarixus)
• Archmage Tarixus [Soul Taker badge]
• Doc Buzzsaw (free contact)

 

 

Nerva Archipelago Tier 1 (levels 25-29) (XP should still be turned off from Sharkhead)

• Darla Mavis (free contact; will introduce Psimon Omega)
• five newspaper missions and a Independence Port bank job (pick Lt. Demitrovich)
• Lt. Demitrovich (will introduce Operative Rutger)
• five newspaper missions and an Independence Port bank job (pick Shadowy Figure)
• Shadowy Finger (will introduce Timothy Raymond)
• Kristoff Jaeger (unlocked with the Villain badge - 1000 dead Longbros)
• Bobby Curtin (free contact, Rogue alignment only) [Diamond in the Rough badge]

 

 

Sharkhead Special

• Mortimer Kal Strike Force (level 20+; unlocked by completing Wizard's Weakness tip mission) [Promethean badge]
• Silver Mantis Strike Force (level 20+) [Air Pirate badge]
• Operative Renault Strike Force (level 25+) [Leviathan badge]
• Ghost of Scrapyard (Giant Monster, kill 100 Scrapyarders to spawn) [Hammer Down badge]

 

Nerva Archipelago Special

• Sparcetriel Trial (level 24+; respec trial) [Thorn Robber badge, respec token]
• Granny Beldin (offers costume slot for Halloween salvage)

 

 

 

Edited June 4, 2022 by TraumaTrain

[TraumaTrain]

Part 3: Nerva Archipelago (Tiers 2 and 3, Levels 30-40) and St. Martial (Levels 30-40)

 

Nerva Archipelago Tier 2 (Levels 30-34) (Turn XP off at level 34)

• Psimon Omega (will introduce Technician Naylor)
• Operative Rutger (will introduce Magus Mu'Drakhan)
• Timothy Raymond (will introduce Kelly Uqua) [Exterminator badge]
• Crimson Revenant (unlocked with the Hammer Down badge - redeading Ghost of Scrapyard)

 

 

{Return to} Cap au Diable Tier 3 (Levels 30-34) (Turn XP off at level 34) (Technically her arc is 30-50, but you have to unlock Midnighters' Club to do Mercedes Sheldon's arc)

• Ashley McKnight [Midnight Squad badge, Midnighters' Club unlock]

 

 

Midnighters' Club Tier 1 (Levels 30-34) (Turn XP off at level 34)

• Mercedes Sheldon (she can be found in the Steel Canyon branch of the Club)

 

 

{Return to} Sharkhead Tier 3 (Levels 30-34) (Turn XP off at level 34)

• Doc Buzzsaw [badge]

 

 

St. Martial Tier 1 (Levels 30-34) (Turn XP off at level 34)

• Vivacious Verandi (free contact; will introduce Jezebel Jones)
• newspaper missions and a Talos bank job (pick Hard Luck)
• Hard Luck (will introduce Basse Croupier) [Bad Luck badge]
• newspaper missions and a Talos bank job (pick Hardcase)
• Hardcase (I guess technically he introduces himself)
• Slot Machine (unlocked with the Gangbuster badge - kill 200 Family)

St. Martial Tier 1.5 (Levels 30-39) (Turn XP off at level 39)

• Sgt. Schorr (free contact, Rogue alignment only)
• Mr. G (free contact unlocked by completing "Inside Information" mission)

 

 

Nerva Archipelago Tier 3 (Levels 35-39) (Turn XP off at level 39)

• Technician Naylor [Portal Hopper badge]
• Magus Mu'Drakhan [Demon Slayer badge]
• Kelly Uqua
• Arbiter Leery (unlocked with the Thorn Robber or Thorn Thief badge - respec trials 1 or 2)

 

 

St. Martial Tier 2 (Levels 35-39) (Turn XP off at level 39)

• Hardcase (continued)
• Basse Croupier [Skip Tracer badge]
• Jezebel Jones
• Johnny Sonata (unlocked with the Obsessed badge - having 50+ badges)
• newspaper missions and a Brickstown bank job (no new picks)

 

 

Nerva Archipelago Special

• Trepsarciel Trial (level 34+; respec trial) [Thorn Thief badge, respec token]
• Ractespriel Trial (level 44+; respec trial) [Thorn Usurper badge, respec token]
• Caleb (Giant Monster (kill 100 spectral demons on Thorn Island then wait for dusk) [HellBane badge]

 

 

St. Martial Special

• Lovely Linda (level 40+, free contact, costume slot unlock)
• Ice Mistral Strike Force (level 35+) [Crystal Keeper badge]
• The Family Raid (level any; event raid) [Oobatz badge]

 

 

 

Edited June 12, 2022 by TraumaTrain

[TraumaTrain]

Part 4: Grandville (Levels 40-50)

 

Grandville Tier .5 (Level 35+)

 

• Arbiter Rein (free contact; will introduce your choice of Arachnos Patrons (see below) and unlock the Patron Power Pools)

 

 

Grandville Tier 1 (Levels 40-44) (Turn XP off at level 44)

• Westin Phipps (free contact; will introduce Arbiter Daos)
• newspaper missions and a Founders Falls bank job. (pick Terrence Dobbs)
• Terrence Dobbs (will introduce Dr. Forrester)
• newspaper missions and a Founders Falls bank job. (pick Regent Koral)
• Regent Koral (will introduce Mage-Killer Zuhkara)
• Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt (unlocked with the Native badge)
• Number 204 (unlocked with the Venomous badge)

 

 

Arachnos Patrons

• Black Scorpion
• Captain Mako
• Ghost Widow
• Scirocco

 

 

Grandville Tier 2 (Levels 40-44) (Turn XP off at Level 44)

• Arbiter Daos (will introduce Efficiency Expert Pither)
• Dr. Forrester (will introduce Vernon von Grun)
• Mage-Killer Zuhkara (will introduce Shadow Spider)

 

 

Grandville Tier 3 (Levels 45-50

• Efficiency Expert Pither [Efficiency Expert badge]
• Vernon von Grun
• Shadow Spider (will introduce Abyss)
• Television (unlocked with the Master of the Airwaves badge) [Couch Potato badge]
• Viridian (unlocked with the Infiltrator, Tracer, and Tank Buster badges, and must have defeated at least 200 Crey and 200 Council)
• newspaper missions and a Peregrine Island bank job (no new picks)

 

 

Grandville Tier 4 (levels 45-50)

• Abyss
• Tavish Bell [Demon Slayer badge]
• Operative Grillo

 

 

Grandville Special

• Barracuda Strike Force (Level 45+
• Lord Recluse Strike Force (Level 45+

 

 

(Work in progress; checking for accuracy and to add more definition.)

 

Edited September 28 by TraumaTrain

[Six-Six]

Quick note on Dr. Weber and Firewire. I tend to choose Dr. Weber for 3 reasons:

1) his 2nd missions coincides with Kalinda's 3rd so it's more convenient.
2) heading to him, the Tiki Fan badge is on the way (again, convenient)
3) Having a Devolved while solo is a better choice for me than 2 Skulls in Harris' final mission.
4th, but not a big deal, is you get to kill longbow which adds up to the 1k you'll need later in Nerva

Also, in Harris' final mission, don't kill Harris when you're presented with the choice. Killing him sometimes throws off the Pillar mission for Firewire. Same if you choose Firewire instead of Dr. Weber, don't kill him otherwise Harris may glitch. Just something I've noticed from countless runs redside.

Also for Cap, I tend to prioritise Marshal Brass and get him done as soon as possible to unlock Operative Wellman (capped at 19), who's got a pretty enjoyable arc.
Besides, Ruben and Hammond can be done after level 20 as long as you've established contact before then.

Edit:
Just remembered another tip.
On Seer Marino's arc. the third mission is known to have a marker bug. One way around it is after the 2nd mission, exit the Arachnos building (so you're out in the street) before you call Marino. (the building is probably wire-tapped haha).

And a minor tip for Ruben's arc. For the first mission where you have to mingle with the other villains, all you need to do is talk to Martial Gloom then head to the door and wait a bit until you're called in by Zukor. No need to shmooze the other buggers.

 

Edited June 10, 2022 by Six-Six

[TraumaTrain]

1 hour ago, Six-Six said:

Quick note on Dr. Weber and Firewire. I tend to choose Dr. Weber for 3 reasons:

1) his 2nd missions coincides with Kalinda's 3rd so it's more convenient.
2) heading to him, the Tiki Fan badge is on the way (again, convenient)
3) Having a Devolved while solo is a better choice for me than 2 Skulls in Harris' final mission.
4th, but not a big deal, is you get to kill longbow which adds up to the 1k you'll need later in Nerva

Also, in Harris' final mission, don't kill Harris when you're presented with the choice. Killing him sometimes throws of the Pillar mission for Firewire. Same if you choose Firewire instead of Dr. Weber, don't kill him otherwise Harris may glitch. Just something I've noticed from countless runs redside.

Also for Cap, I tend to prioritise Marshal Brass and get him done as soon as possible to unlock Operative Wellman (capped at 19), who's got a pretty enjoyable arc.
Besides, Ruben and Hammond can be done after level 20 as long as you've established contact before then.

 

 

 

Oh crap, I forgot Wellman! Thanks Six-Six!

 

Those are all good tips and advice. Thanks for that input!

 

I like Fire Wire of Weber because he's standing right there when you exit Kuzmin's final mission. Mongoose gives a mission at Larry's Tiki Lounge, which of course, is a great time to pick up the badge right outside the door there.

 

 

[TraumaTrain]

Just Grandville left to cover. And special things like Who Will Die, Pandora's Boxx, and the PvP zones.

[Six-Six]

Now that you mention it, since we're doing Pillar misions, I always make it a point to do these three things on all of my toons (which are all red):

1) Run Recluse's Victory once for the free Arachnos Mini-blaster summon, and 2nd or 3rd time for 2-3 more badges.
2) Regardless of which patron I choose, I like doing Mako's 3rd arc via Pillar to get a Bane Spider summon
3) Who Will Die 2 gives you a 3-use (IIRC) Numina's Grace (full heal self + pets) if you choose the right option (hint, think like a villain)
And 4, if I'm a rogue, I make sure not to miss Schorr's arc for 3 very useful summons.

[TraumaTrain]

Sgt. Schorr is an great contact to run. The missions are fun and the targets are colorful. The summons rewards are nice. I wish there was a completion badge, but we can't have everything I suppose. 

[Apparition]

One very minor thing you may want to mention is that you need to at least start Mr. Rodney's missions before doing a Dr. Aeon SF, or he'll completely disappear from the world.  The only way you'd be able to do the cape and aura missions then would be via Ouroboros Flashback.

[TraumaTrain]

Finish this, dummy.