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Pinnacle Station is the second DLC pack released for the original Mass Effect. Developed by Demiurge Studios, it released on August 25th 2009, nearly two years after the original game came out and five months before the release of Mass Effect 2.
Notably, Pinnacle Station is only available in the original Xbox 360 and PC releases of Mass Effect 1. It is NOT available in the PS3 port or the Legendary Edition, since by 2012 the source code was corrupted.
- Pinnacle Station Explained
- Pinnacle Station Sections
- Combat Missions
- Vidinos
- Convoy
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Pinnacle Station Explained
Pinnacle Station is a combat arena, similar to the Armax Arsenal Arena in Mass Effect 3's Citadel DLC, located in the Phoenix system of the Argos Rho cluster. In it, you can participate in four different challenge types across four maps based on existing Mass Effect locations. If you beat all of them plus a final Special Scenario, you'll unlock a small apartment. There are also three Achievements to unlock.
While Pinnacle Station is available as soon as you complete the Expose Saren Mission on the Citadel and gain captaincy of the Normandy, we do not recommend starting it until you are at least Level 30, preferably higher if you're on one of the harder difficulties.
That said, while Pinnacle Station only offers a little bit of XP overall, the apartment you unlock at the end is a hidden gem, as it offers an unlimited supply of Grenades and Medi-Gel, and a Convoy terminal that lets you access high-quality, end-game gear extremely early and much cheaper than buying them outright.
Also, as we noted above, Pinnacle Station is exclusive to the original version of the game on Xbox 360 and PS3. It is NOT available on PS3 or the Legendary Edition, as by then the source code was corrupted.
Combat Missions
Your primary objective on Pinnacle Station is to get the High Score in the various Combat Scenarios. This page guides you through how to do that, explaining what the Combat Scenarios are, how they work, as well as completing the Vidinos side-quest along the way.
Vidinos
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After you achieve your first #1 High Score, you'll bump into this side quest as you exist the simulator. Here, you're tasked with clearing the name of Lieutenant Bryant, who's being accused of cheating by Vidinos because he beat his high score. Your task is to prove Vidinos wrong by beating all of his High Scores!
Convoy
Once you've completed the Combat Challenges task and beaten Ahern's Special Scenario, you'll be able to do this Assignment. This is an important one as it allows Shepard to get access to some of the best equipment in the game, and this page will explain how it all works.
