Resonant Guide: Mastering the Incursion Zone in The West

Before You Set Out: How the Mission Becomes Available

'The West Incursion Zone' unlocks when you talk to Zoe at the Watchtower during the 'Welcome to Manhattan' mission. Finish 'Welcome to Manhattan' first, then make this mission your next priority: it rewards both a navigational ability and a Combat Ability that make everything afterward easier.

The mission breaks down into six main objectives:

• Reach the West Incursion Zone
• Unlock the West Incursion Zone map
• Complete 'The Incursion Fault' mission
• Get out of the car park
• Investigate / reach the theater
• Find the subway station

Stage One: Getting From Central to the West Incursion Zone

The zone lies west of Central. From the Field Office, take the west exit, head south following the 'West Incursion Zone' signs, open the doors and go left. Expect a World Feat event here — worth doing for extra XP for the Central.

Continue through a plaza (watch for Hiss enemies) until you reach a strange traffic jam. Report it to Zoe for extra dialogue, then follow it to the barrier. Jump onto one of the lifts and climb through the rooms linking Central to the zone. Opposite the exit building sits an Urban Fresh shop with a resource chest.

From there, climb atop a nearby awning, jump and float across the roofs to the patterned section of road, then jump onto the building next to the newsstand — this is where 'The Incursion Fault' mission unlocks. Float across to the adjacent roof and unlock the Theater Vista fast travel point, which lets you return to the zone freely. Unlock other travel points as you find them.

Stage Two: Mapping the Zone and Powering the Lift

The map in Control Resonant is far more useful than its predecessor's, so grab the Map Kit near Theater Vista — drop down below it, between two sets of trees. Clear the Hiss in the area first, then activate three radars:

1. Outside the House of Mirrors
2. North of that radar, at the base of the patterned road
3. Outside a shop called 'The Badger' on the road right of the Map Kit

Activate the main Map Kit after the radars. Then pop inside the House of Mirrors for a Power Upgrade Point, a resource chest, and collectibles.

Spoiler alert: the next section covers story progression details.

Stage Three: 'The Incursion Fault' and the Car Park Escape

'The Incursion Fault' is mandatory — the navigational ability it grants (the Shift ability) is required to finish 'The West Incursion Zone'. Grab the electricity from the power core inside the House of Mirrors and carry it to the core beside the lift at the base of the patterned road, next to radar 2. Ride the powered lift to the road above, where the car park waits. Defeat the Hiss outside, then report the car park to Zoe.

To leave, use Shift on the wall behind the TV and keep using it to follow the cars — sometimes by looking above you. Halfway through, grab a Health Upgrade Point, and smash an electrical box to reveal a resource chest.

Stage Four: Reaching the Theater and the Subway

Before heading to the theatre, consider using Shift to reach the area vendor, and try the road left of the House of Mirrors to find the Museum of Curiosities, where the 'Complete Set' side story starts.

From Theater Vista, jump back over the original gap, drop from the roofs near the steak and seafood sign, and hop to the right-hand roof. Shift upward, float across to the opposite roof, climb the wall at the back, then float across the chasm — aiming for the window cleaner's stage — and climb up through the next two roofs. Zoe contacts you here, telling you to find the subway station, where the rangers should be.

Shift on the wall to your right, pass the burning car, Shift again to the respawn point, and note the Empire cinema sign in the distance. Shift onto the road right of the respawn point, take the first left and Shift; smash the electricity box in the small parking area for a resource crate. Follow the pavement, climb the awning, jump across the chasm, Shift onto the road, then onto the roof by the white van — and jump across to the Empire cinema. You've found the subway. Detour to the nearby taxi to start 'The Last Taxi' side story before descending.

Stage Five: The Theater, The Dancer, and the Aftermath

Spoiler alert: the following covers a key story beat and boss encounter.

Inside the subway, go right past the ticket barriers for a Health Upgrade Point in a small shop, then exit. Jump and Shift onto the road above using the newsstand near the entrance, visit the Atlantis restaurant for a resource chest, and unlock the Empire Avenue fast travel spot. Your real destination is the unmissable blood mural — Shift up it to reach the theatre. Before entering, visit The Gap to spend Talent Points and upgrade. Inside, check the dressing rooms for a resource crate; the boss battle with The Dancer begins when you interact with the gap in the curtain.

Killing The Dancer triggers the Resonant cycle: all previously defeated enemies return, slightly stronger. A cycle occurs every time you kill a Resonant, so weigh your power level first — though ultimately you must defeat them all.

Your Reward and What Comes Next

Completing 'The West Incursion Zone Resonant' earns you 2,000 Source, one Reset Item, and the Untapped Amulet, craftable into an Artifact in The Gap.

At this point in a full playthrough, hunt down remaining Health and Power Upgrade Points and clear available side stories before moving on to the 'Evacuation Procedures' mission.