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Sunset Overdrive Official Strategy Guide
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Contents

  • Quests
    • Overview
    • ACT 1
      • Breaking Booze
      • Brewery Upgrade
      • Oxford's Lost and Found
      • Help a Hobo
    • ACT 2
      • Big Brother Sam
      • To Build a Better Cat Trap
      • Collect Some Comics
      • Collect More Comics
      • Collect Even More Comics!
      • Fizzie: The Inside Story
      • Garage Chaos
      • To Cure a Case of Scabs
      • Fizzco: The Dirty Secret
      • Hepcat's Upgrade
    • ACT 3
      • The Firework Show
      • The Warlock's Red Gaze
      • Wicked Watchers in the South
      • Crimson Eyes in the North
      • Fizzco: The International Conspiracy
      • Boat Upgrade
    • ACT 4
      • Hardcore!
      • The Most Epic Quest For EXP
      • One Man Is an Island
      • La Venganza
      • It's Personal
      • Re-Quests
      • Fizzco: The Secret Ingredient
      • Theater Upgrade
      • Take Back the Streets: Downtown
      • Take Back the Streets: Old Factory District
      • Take Back the Streets: The Harbor
      • Take Back the Streets: Little Tokyo
  • Chaos Squad
    • About Chaos Squad
    • Missions
    • Score
    • Mission Failure
    • Preparation & Customization
    • Rewards
    • Amps
    • Clothes
    • Weapons & Weapon Boosts
  • Amps
    • Overview
  • Missions
    • ACT 1
      • 1-1: Horror Night
      • 1-2: Awesomepocalypse & One Man's Trash
      • 1-3: Amp It Up
      • 1-4: Amptastic!
      • 1-5: A Way Out
      • 1-6: A New Friend
      • 1-7: Bora Bora Water
      • 1-8: Boo-Boo Roverdrive
      • 1-9: Max's Parents
      • 1-10: Buck National vs. The Apocalypse
      • 1-11: Midnight Brew (Night Defense)
      • 1-12: Up in the Air
    • Introduction
    • ACT 2
      • 2-1: Big Trouble in Little Tokyo
      • 2-2: It's Me! Fizzie!
      • 2-3: Hot Dog!
      • 2-4: Find 4Kim
      • 2-5: Hepcat's Late-Night Special
      • 2-6: Bryllcream
      • 2-7: The Fall of Emperor Norton
    • ACT 3
      • 3-1: To Fargarthia!
      • 3-2: The King's Feast
      • 3-3: Tastes Like Chicken
      • 3-4: Bad Medicine
      • 3-5: Ferry to Nowhere
      • 3-6: The Siege of Wondertown Land
      • 3-7: Floating Garbage
      • 3-8: A Hero's Duty
    • ACT 4
      • 4-1: Las Catrinas
      • 4-2: Awesomesmithing
      • 4-3: Getting the Band Back Together
      • 4-4: Concertpocalypse
      • 4-5: This Ends Here
  • Challenges
    • Overview
    • Bomb Delivery
    • Challenge: Smash Stuff
    • Buck National vs. the Apocalypse
    • Glider Challenge
    • Night Defense
    • Points Challenge
    • Traversal Challenge
    • Weapon Challenge
  • Sunset City Essentials
    • It's All About Style
    • Controls Breakdown
    • Killing Things for Fun and Profit
    • Currencies and Collectibles
  • Overdrives
    • Overview
    • Badges
    • The Use and Abuse of Overdrives
  • Weapons
    • Overview
    • Weapon Susceptibility
    • Leveling
    • Acquisition
    • Ammunition
    • Categories
    • Weapon Breakdowns
    • Weapon Amps
    • Builds
    • Traps
  • Enemies
    • Factions and Enemies
    • The OD
    • Scabs
    • Fizzco
  • Achievements
    • Challenge, Replay, and Chaos Squad Achievements
    • Amps, Traversal, and Combat Achievements
    • Exploration and Discovery Achievements
    • Quest Achievements
    • Mission Achievements

Sunset Overdrive Official Strategy Guide › Missions › ACT 1

1-4: Amptastic!

Old Factory District

Floyd’s ready to get some Amps cooking, but he needs your help with night defense. It has to be night because the Sun’s UV rays interfere with the process during the day. While the Amps cook overnight, the bubbling Overcharge is sure to lure tons of OD onto the brewery grounds. They’ll overwhelm the barricades Floyd set up and steal all the Overcharge from the Vat if you don’t keep them at bay. For now, you’ll just have to use your guns, but later on you’ll be able to manually set down Traps where you’d like in order to bolster defense. For this stand, Floyd’s set up some traps of his own. When you’re ready to try night defense, turn the valve in front of Floyd.

Outlast the OD onslaught and you’ll earn some fantastic new Amps, which you should equip right away. Bounce-Splosion turns your bounces themselves into explosive weapons at Style level 3. At Style level 2, Fired! adds a fireball toss to melee swings, and Bear Force One gives your kills from a particular weapon a chance to spawn teddy bear explosives.

Rewards

Cash

Overcharge

Items/Unlocks

Rewards

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Amps: Bounce-Splosion, Bear Force One, Fired!

Replay Rewards

$6000

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Completing “Amptastic!” opens up two optional tasks, called Quests: one is “Brewery Upgrade,” which allows you to strengthen the Vats in Old Factory District, and the other is “Breaking Booze.” The first six Challenges are also available: Traversal Challenges #1-3, Bomb Delivery #1, Points Challenge #1, and Smash Fizzco Stuff #1. Challenges can be selected directly from the menu, which takes you straight to their location.

Amped Up

Floyd explains that he can make some Amps more quickly than others. While stronger Amps usually come from night defense whenever Floyd is ready for it, many other Amps can be had simply by collecting enough raw materials and then visiting Floyd’s Amp inventory. You can now begin collecting Fizzie Balloons, Cameras, Shoes, Toilet Paper, and Neon Signs all over Sunset City.

Right now, Floyd’s selection is limited but useful. If you take the time to gather the collectibles Floyd needs, you can upgrade several different ways.

If you do the Quests now available, you may earn enough Overcharge to buy Freeze Bomb or Acid Sprinkler from Two Hat Jack. Either is extremely good and you’ll want them both eventually.

Amp Types

Amp Type

Name

Cost

Weapon

Recycler (Lvl. 1)

15 Shoes

Weapon

Grind to Win (Lvl. 1)

20 Camera Lenses

Weapon

Stun Rounds (Lvl. 2)

50 Fizzie Balloons

Hero

Damage Dodge Roll (Lvl. 2)

50 Camera Lenses

Hero

Sadomasochist (Lvl. 1)

10 Toilet Paper

Epic

FI-YAH! (Lvl. 1)

15 Fizzie Balloons

Melee

Roid Rage (Lvl. 1)

10 Shoes

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