Borderlands 4: How To Unlock the Rift Incompatible Trophy

Unlock the Rift Incompatible trophy in Borderlands 4 by confronting Francis Oddman correctly during Exit Through the Rift Shop side mission.

Rift Incompatible trophy guide (Image via 2K)
Rift Incompatible trophy guide (Image via 2K)

You can unlock the Rift Incompatible trophy/achievement in Borderlands 4 by punching Francis Oddman when prompted during the Exit Through the Rift Shop side mission. Melee attacking counts as punching, but don’t shoot Oddman, as that will lock you out of the achievement. Next, find Oddman’s frozen body northwest of The Nightcap Safehouse to get the Rift Incompatible achievement.

How To Start Exit Through the Rift Shop Mission in Borderlands 4

Punch Francis Oddman
Punch Francis Oddman (Image via 2K)

The Exit Through the Rift Shop side mission is available after completing the main story of Borderlands 4 with the Secrets of the Vault mission. Once you have completed the story, the marker for Exit Through the Rift Shop will appear in either the Hungering Plain in The Fadefields or Ruined Sumplands in Carcadia Burn.

Once you reach the marked location, you can interact with the dead body on the ground to begin the mission. Investigating the oddity, you trace it back to Francis Oddman, who utilizes Eridium and rift technology to evacuate refugees from Kairos. 

Believing in a paradise on the other side of the portals, Oddman sends you to get replacement parts for his damaged equipment. However, you will soon discover that Oddman hasn’t been entirely truthful with you. After completing all the mission tasks, the penultimate objective will be to “Confront Francis Oddman.” 

He will then provoke you, saying you can’t shoot him. Complete the final objective by “punching” him. When you melee Oddman, he falls into the rift portal behind him. You have to locate his frozen body to complete the mission and earn the Rift Incompatible achievement. 

How To Get the Rift Incompatible Trophy If You Shot Francis Oddman

If you didn’t know about the achievement and shot Francis Oddman at the end of Exit Through the Rift Shop, you will be locked out of getting the Rift Incompatible trophy in your current playthrough. You cannot get the achievement by replaying the mission in the same save. 

In such a case, to get Rift Incompatible, you’ll have to start a new game and complete Exit Through the Rift Shop again. The quickest way to do so is to unlock Ultimate Vault Hunter mode, create a level 30 character, and start Exit Through the Rift Shop once more to get the achievement. 


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