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Old Turbines

Old Turbines is a remote fast-travel location in the eastern Badlands, within the broad Rocky Ridge area.

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Key takeaways

  • Old Turbines is a fast-travel point, not a self-contained town or mission area.
  • The marker lies in Rocky Ridge, in the eastern Badlands and within the wider Eastern Wastelands.
  • The associated wind-farm landscape spreads beyond Rocky Ridge towards Sierra Sonora and Vasquez Pass. These neighbouring areas should not be merged into Old Turbines itself.
  • A free Ultrathin composite-print solo shirt can be found near rocks and bodies in the wind-farm desert. It is part of the Solo clothing set.
  • A separate environmental discovery involving Ian Zane and NCPD Officer Jesse Wedge lies north-east of the Old Turbines dataterm. It is best treated as a nearby Badlands encounter rather than as a structure at the fast-travel marker.
  • Old Turbines is commonly missed when completing fast-travel or dataterm collections because the surrounding terrain contains few obvious buildings or activities.

About this guide

Scope: Base game Cyberpunk 2077, including the wider wind-farm landscape associated with the Old Turbines fast-travel point. Phantom Liberty does not add a separate Old Turbines activity or story state here. Spoilers: Minor spoilers for Badlands exploration, equipment collection and NCPD-related environmental storytelling.

Overview

Old Turbines is a remote fast-travel location in the eastern Badlands, within the broad Rocky Ridge area. It is not a conventional settlement, dungeon or quest hub. Instead, it is a small access point into a much larger field of abandoned wind turbines, scattered service structures and empty desert.

The name is easy to underestimate. On the map, Old Turbines appears to be little more than a dataterm beside a road. In practice, the surrounding wind-farm landscape extends well beyond the immediate marker and forms part of the Badlands’ wider Eastern Wastelands. The wind-farm territory is associated primarily with Rocky Ridge, but stretches towards neighbouring Sierra Sonora and Vasquez Pass. It should therefore not be treated as an isolated landmark or as the whole of the Badlands wind-farm region.

There is no shop, named resident, major faction headquarters or dedicated boss fight at Old Turbines. Its importance comes from three things: it is an easily missed fast-travel dataterm, it provides access to a free Solo clothing item, and it sits in a broad, deliberately sparse landscape that rewards off-road exploration.

Where Old Turbines sits

Old Turbines is in the northern Badlands, east of Night City, in the Rocky Ridge local area. The immediate surroundings are characterised by flat or gently broken desert, long roads, rocky outcrops and rows of old wind turbines.

The fast-travel point is only one marker within this setting. The broader wind farm is a regional landscape rather than a fenced compound with a clear entrance. Some turbines and maintenance equipment sit close to roads, while others stand far out in the desert. The area’s visual identity comes from the repeated turbine structures, not from a central building or settlement.

The wind farms were once part of Night City’s power infrastructure. In 2077, much of the installation has fallen into disrepair. The in-game database describes the Badlands wind farms as once important to the city’s power generation but gradually abandoned or shut down. A later news reference gives the striking detail that 63 per cent of the turbines had been shut down for more than fifteen years, with only a small number still operating.

What counts as Old Turbines?

This distinction matters when describing collectibles and nearby encounters. A body north-east of the dataterm may be close enough to use Old Turbines as a navigation reference without technically being part of the fast-travel site.

For practical navigation, use the following hierarchy

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    Old Turbines dataterm The named fast-travel point.

What counts as Old Turbines?: steps

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    Immediate turbine field The nearby open ground, old turbines, rocks and maintenance features that visually surround the dataterm.

What counts as Old Turbines?: steps

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    Wind Farms The wider named environmental area associated with the old turbines. It extends across much more territory than the fast-travel marker.

What counts as Old Turbines?: steps

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    Neighbouring Badlands areas Rocky Ridge remains the main local classification, but the wind-farm landscape reaches towards Sierra Sonora and Vasquez Pass. Far Ridge, Wraith Camp and I-9 East are separate named points and should not be listed as Old Turbines subareas.

Verified named places in scope

Nearby or perimeter references

These names belong to nearby Badlands navigation, not automatically to Old Turbines itself:

The available evidence confirms these as nearby or perimeter landmarks, but does not establish that every one lies inside the Old Turbines site boundary. They are included here to prevent the broad region from being incorrectly reduced to the dataterm itself.

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Reaching Old Turbines

The most reliable way to reach the location is by road through the eastern Badlands. Once the fast-travel icon is visible, activate the dataterm. This is especially useful because the turbine field is visually repetitive and several roads and tracks look similar.

You can also approach off-road in a car or motorcycle. The landscape is generally open, but the turbine supports, rocks, fences and maintenance objects can obstruct a direct line. A motorcycle is useful for cutting across the desert, while a car is more comfortable for longer journeys from Night City.

Suggested approach

The Old Turbines dataterm is part of the Badlands fast-travel network. It is listed under Rocky Ridge alongside points such as Big Rock, Desert Film Set, Edgewood Farm, Mobile Camp, Rocky Ridge and Sunshine Motel.

Suggested approach

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    Open the world map and locate Old Turbines in the Badlands.
  2. 02
    Travel by road towards the marker rather than attempting to cross the whole desert in a straight line.
  3. 03
    Activate the dataterm as soon as it appears.
  4. 04
    Park near the marker and scan the nearby turbine field.
  5. 05
    For the Solo shirt, leave the immediate road and search the rocky outcrops near the bodies and cache.
  6. 06
    If investigating nearby Badlands evidence, use the dataterm as the starting reference but do not assume that every discovery is directly beside it.

Best routes for exploration

Short collection route

This is the quickest visit if you only want the main rewards:

Broader wind-farm route

The broader route is better for appreciating the scale of the wind farm, but the game does not provide a single formal tour or quest chain connecting every turbine.

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Short collection route

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    Fast travel to Old Turbines.
  2. 02
    Activate the dataterm.
  3. 03
    Search the nearby rocky area for the Solo clothing cache.
  4. 04
    Scan around the closest turbine bases and maintenance structures.
  5. 05
    Leave via the road towards another Rocky Ridge marker.

Broader wind-farm route: For a fuller exploration

  1. 01
    Start at Old Turbines.
  2. 02
    Drive through the visible turbine field rather than staying on the main road.
  3. 03
    Check rocky outcrops and areas containing abandoned equipment.
  4. 04
    Continue towards the wider Rocky Ridge roads.
  5. 05
    Treat Big Rock, Sunshine Motel, Mobile Camp and Edgewood Farm as separate destinations.
  6. 06
    Continue east or north-east only when deliberately travelling towards Sierra Sonora or Vasquez Pass.

Wind turbines

The turbines are the defining landmarks. Many are old, inactive or surrounded by neglected infrastructure. Their repeated silhouettes make them useful for orientation, although they can also make the area difficult to navigate because one turbine resembles another.

The environmental story is one of declining infrastructure rather than a sudden disaster. Night City still owns the wind farms, while PacCon Electric is identified as their manager in the wider setting. The site’s decline reflects the broader Badlands pattern of infrastructure left behind after its economic value or practical usefulness diminished.

Minefield and border landscape

The broader wind-farm territory approaches the border with Southern California. The eastern reaches are associated with a minefield established during the Unification War. This is a regional perimeter feature, not a guaranteed hazard immediately beside the Old Turbines dataterm. Do not treat every minefield reference as part of the local fast-travel site.

The minefield is useful context for understanding why some parts of the Badlands feel deliberately inaccessible or dangerous. It also helps distinguish the wind-farm region from the more settled roads around motels, farms and fuel stations.

Buildings, businesses and services

No functional business, vendor, motel, garage, clinic or purchasable property is verified at Old Turbines itself.

The turbine field contains industrial and maintenance scenery, but these should not be described as active shops or services. The Sunshine Motel, fuel stations, mobile camps and other named Badlands locations are separate places.

Directory: businesses and services

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Ultrathin composite-print solo shirt

The principal fixed reward associated with Old Turbines is the Ultrathin composite-print solo shirt, an Inner Torso clothing item from the Solo set. It is found in a cache near the wind farms, close to rocks and dead bodies in the desert. Sources describe the item as having a distinctive appearance but no unique special effect beyond its equipment properties.

How to find it

Several guides describe the cache as being east or north-east of the fast-travel point, near rocks and multiple bodies. Exact approach directions vary because the item sits in an open landscape and the position of the player, road and turbine used as a reference changes the description.

Important version and loot notes

The shirt’s quality, armour and available clothing slots can vary with the game’s loot system and version. The item is not an Iconic weapon and does not provide a unique quest effect. Its main value is that it is a free Solo-set piece with a recognisable appearance.

Players on different versions have reported variations in the presentation of the cache or its statistics. If the item is not immediately visible:

The verified fixed item directory for this scope is:

How to find it

  1. 01
    Travel to Old Turbines.
  2. 02
    Face away from the dataterm and search the open desert around the turbine field.
  3. 03
    Look for a rocky outcrop rather than a prominent building.
  4. 04
    Search the bodies and the nearby cache.
  5. 05
    Loot the shirt and inspect its current equipment values.

Nearby shard and body discovery

A separate shard entry concerns Ian Zane and NCPD Officer Jesse Wedge. The shard can be found on Ian Zane’s body north-east of the Old Turbines dataterm. The associated conversation concerns a supposed cash find and a planned trip to the Badlands.

This is best classified as a nearby environmental discovery rather than a formal Old Turbines quest. The evidence identifies the Old Turbines dataterm as a location reference, but does not establish a dedicated mission beginning at the terminal.

Directory: verified named item and evidence entries

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Named characters

No permanent resident, quest giver or vendor is verified at Old Turbines.

The nearby shard names Ian Zane and Jesse Wedge, but the evidence presents them as subjects of an environmental discovery rather than as living occupants of the turbine field. They should not be listed as residents.

Factions

The wind farms are owned by the Government of Night City and managed by PacCon Electric in the setting information, but neither organisation is represented by a functioning office or visible faction headquarters at the fast-travel point.

The wider Badlands are contested by nomad groups, particularly the Aldecaldos and the Wraiths. That does not mean Old Turbines is a permanent Aldecaldo or Wraith base. Faction activity in the Badlands includes roaming encounters, mission areas and isolated camps, each of which should be treated as its own location unless the game explicitly identifies it as part of the wind farm.

Directory: faction and institutional associations

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Dedicated missions

No dedicated main job, side job or fixer gig is verified as starting at the Old Turbines dataterm.

The location may be encountered during general Badlands travel and while exploring areas connected with Panam and the nomad storyline, but this should not be confused with a mission-specific Old Turbines interior or objective. The nearby Badlands contain several major story locations, yet the Old Turbines marker itself is primarily an exploration and fast-travel point.

Available activities

There is no verified checkpoint, scripted boss arena, vendor inventory or repeatable local activity tied specifically to Old Turbines.

Directory: activities

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Old Turbines is not documented as a permanent enemy stronghold. Hostile encounters in the Badlands can be fixed, mission-related or generated as ordinary open-world activity, so enemy presence should not be treated as a constant feature of the dataterm.

There is no verified Old Turbines boss, cyberpsycho, gang leader or security checkpoint.

Directory: verified enemy and hazard entries

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Use this checklist if you are visiting for completion:

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Is Old Turbines the same thing as Wind Farms?

Not exactly. Old Turbines is the named fast-travel point. Wind Farms is the broader environmental area of abandoned turbines associated with the Badlands. The shirt is usually described as being at Wind Farms, while Old Turbines is the most useful nearby map reference.

Which subdistrict contains Old Turbines?

Fast-travel directories place Old Turbines in Rocky Ridge, within the Eastern Wastelands of the Badlands. The wider wind-farm territory reaches towards Sierra Sonora and Vasquez Pass, but those are separate regional areas.

Is there a shop at Old Turbines?

No verified shop or service operates at the location. The dataterm provides fast travel only.

Where is the Solo shirt?

Search the desert near Old Turbines, particularly around the rocky outcrops and bodies east or north-east of the dataterm. The shirt is in a cache associated with the Wind Farms.

Is the Solo shirt missable?

It is not tied to a known quest failure state in the available evidence. The item is an open-world cache, so it can normally be collected when you reach the area. Loot statistics and presentation may differ between game versions.

Why do players miss Old Turbines?

The marker sits in a very sparse part of the Badlands, and the turbine field lacks a large building or obvious settlement. It is also one of many Badlands fast-travel points spread across a broad desert, making it easy to pass nearby without activating it. Player reports specifically identify Old Turbines as a commonly missed dataterm during fast-travel completion.

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The location is sufficiently documented for a base-game guide, but some boundaries remain informal rather than explicitly defined by the game:

This guide should therefore be read as a researched location article for the Old Turbines dataterm and its associated wind-farm landscape, not as a claim that every nearby Badlands feature belongs to one single enclosed location.

Sources