Control Resonant Nostalgic Echoes and the Wallet Recipe

Every Artifact recipe in Control Resonant asks for Echoes, and Nostalgic Echoes come in a supply of 99: 54 free from crates, World Feats, and your starting stock, and 45 sold by Vendors. Every free one is in Downtown or Central, and the only recipe that uses them is the Wallet. If this sequel was Control 2 to you before it had a title, the Downtown map of the Pulse Fitness gyms has two of the zone’s Nostalgic crates.

Control Resonant Nostalgic Echo guide location screenshot

Vlad Susanu cleared every crate, feat, and Vendor that pays Nostalgic Echoes on his Map Master run, and the Control Resonant Echo and crafting maps cover the other five types. You start with exactly five, which is all the Wallet asks for, so the rest of the supply is a cushion rather than a requirement.

What Nostalgic Echoes Are Used For: The Deluxe Edition Wallet

The Wallet is the one Artifact that calls for Nostalgic Echoes, five of them plus 250 Source, crafted at the Artifact Formation station in the Gap. Its recipe is a Deluxe Edition bonus you receive at the start, and once equipped, it lets Combat Abilities draw on Dylan’s Health when his Power runs dry, as the Untapped Wallet and the other recipes describe.

Without the Deluxe Edition, none of the recipes on our list use them. That makes Nostalgic Echoes the one type you never need to spend Source on, whichever edition you own. Pick them up as you open crates and finish feats in Downtown and Central, since they come along for free, but leave every Vendor’s stack on the shelf.

Nostalgic Echoes From World Feats

World Feats pay 22 Nostalgic Echoes, and each one adds Zone XP too. Downtown’s ten come from Altered Tracking, two Air Drops, three Hold the Line events, a Mockery, and James, the Apex Hunt target, and two of those feats pay double, as the Echo rewards from every World Feat show.

Central pays 12 more, from the Bureau Aptitude Test, two Air Drops, both Suspended Exterminations, a Mold Infestation, two Hiss Hives, Hold the Line, the Central Mockery, and a Pattern Break. The Central map of the Wear’em & Wash’em shops puts those feats next to Central’s best crates, so one sweep covers both.

Nostalgic Echo Crates in Downtown and Central

Downtown’s crates give 15, and seven of them need Shift: the Atlantis Cafe, the northern Pulse Fitness gym, two rooftop rooms, and a garage behind an Ability Door. Leave those for your first trip back after The Incursion Fault, and take the others, from the pizza place and the Könstig Museum to the Urban Fresh Mart, as you go.

Central’s crates give 12, and three of them pay double: both Wear’em & Wash’em Dry Cleaning shops, one only after you clear its Mold, and the crate beside the third Orientation Point in the Patterned Factory tunnels. The Resource Crate rewards by zone list what else those crates give.

Buying Nostalgic Echoes From Vendors

Seven Vendors sell Nostalgic Echoes at 750 Source each: nine each in Downtown and Central, six each in four other zones, and three in the Unknown. The Evacuation Zone map of the plaza Vendor and the West Incursion Zone map of the parking lot Vendor place two of the vans.

Buying all 45 would cost 33,750 Source, Source you’d rather put toward Living Shards and recipes, which is why the Vendor stock is safe to ignore. The Underpass map of the Vendor van and the Park map of the parking garage Vendor place the other two six-Echo vans.

Nostalgic Echoes by Zone and Where the Free Ones Come From

Downtown has 39 and Central 33, while the other five zones only sell them, and the Unknown map of the Apartment Island Vendor has the smallest stack. The 54 free Echoes break down as five at the start, 22 from World Feats, and 27 from crates.

Every source stays in place after the credits, so a feat or crate you skip can wait for a later sweep. If you’re crafting for other Artifacts, the Quiet Echo sources and recipes matter far more, since two standard recipes call for that type.

Name	Map Location	Details
Nostalgic Echo x2Downtown Nostalgic Echo x2	Downtown	Two Nostalgic Echoes are obtained after completing the Altered Tracking World Feat in Downtown.
Nostalgic Echo x6Evacuation Zone Nostalgic Echo x6	Evacuation Zone	Six Nostalgic Echoes can be purchased from the Evacuation Zone Vendor for 750 Source per unit.
Nostalgic Echo x9Downtown Nostalgic Echo x9	Downtown	Nine Nostalgic Echoes can be purchased from the Downtown Vendor for 750 Source per unit.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is inside the Resource Cache found by the tables inside the northeastern Downtown Paradise Pizza Place.
Nostalgic Echo x6West Incursion Zone Nostalgic Echo x6	West Incursion Zone	Six Nostalgic Echoes can be purchased from the West Incursion Zone Vendor for 750 Source per unit.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is inside the Resource Crate found by the counter inside the Northern Downtown Atlantis Cafe, which you can visit after unlocking the Shift Ability.
Nostalgic Echo x2Downtown Nostalgic Echo x2	Downtown	Two Nostalgic Echoes are in the Resource Crate found inside the northern Downtown Pulse Fitness gym, which you can visit after unlocking the Shift Ability.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is in the Resource Crate found inside the room on the roof of the building, which you can reach using the Shift Ability. Smash the wooden boards blocking the door.
Nostalgic Echo x2Downtown Nostalgic Echo x2	Downtown	Two Nostalgic Echoes are in the Supply Crate found inside the room on the roof of the building, which you can reach using the Shift Ability.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is in the crate found inside the garage at the end of the alley east of the West Supply Route Station. You can get close to it using the Shift Ability. Hit the switch outside to open the Ability Door.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is in the Resource Crate found inside the Pulse Fitness Gym along the road southeast of the West Supply Route Station.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is in the Resource crate found in the back room of the northwestern Urban Fresh Mart in Downtown.
Nostalgic Echo x2Central Nostalgic Echo x2	Central	Two Nostalgic Echoes are obtained after completing the second Air Drop World Feat in Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained as a reward for completing the second Hold The Line World Feat in Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained by completing the Hiss Hive World Feat north of Testing Facility Platt in Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained by completing the second Hold the Line World Feat in Downtown.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is rewarded for defeating James, the Apex Hiss in Downtown. You'll get to fight him during the Apex Hunt World Feat.
Nostalgic Echo x3Unknown Nostalgic Echo x3	Unknown	Three Nostalgic Echoes can be purchased from the Unknown area Vendor for 750 Source per unit.
Nostalgic Echo x9Central Nostalgic Echo x9	Central	Nine Nostalgic Echoes can be purchased from the Central Manhattan Vendor for 750 Source per unit.
Nostalgic Echo x6Underpass Nostalgic Echo x6	Underpass	Six Nostalgic Echoes can be purchased from the Underpass Vendor for 750 Source per unit.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is inside the Resource Crate found in the back of the southeastern Downtown Könstig Museum.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained as a reward for completing the Suspended Extermination on the eastern side of Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x5Downtown Nostalgic Echo x5	Downtown	Five Nostalgic Echoes are automatically obtained at the start of the game.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained by completing the Air Drop World Feat near the Downtown Auction House.
Nostalgic Echo x2Downtown Nostalgic Echo x2	Downtown	Two Nostalgic Echoes are obtained by completing the second Downtown Air Drop world feat, southeast of the Vendor.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained by completing the third Downtown Hold The Line World Feat east of the Oldest House.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained as a reward for protecting the FBC cargo during the Hold The Line World Feat.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained by completing the second Hiss Hive World Feat in Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained as a reward for completing the Mockery World Feat in southern Downtown.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is earned by completing the Pattern Break in Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained from the Resource Crate found inside the Downtown Pulse Fitness gym, accessed via the eastern door on the street.
Nostalgic Echo x1Downtown Nostalgic Echo x1	Downtown	One Nostalgic Echo is inside the Small Resource Crate found behind a white car in the parking lot at the end of the back alley, southeast of the Oldest House.
Nostalgic Echo x2Downtown Nostalgic Echo x2	Downtown	Two Nostalgic Echoes are obtained from the small Resource Crate found on the roof of the building in southeastern Downtown.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained by completing the Central Bureau Aptitude Test World Feat.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is inside the resource crate found on the top floor of the Evacuation Zone building in Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Control Resonant Nostalgic Echo is obtained by completing the Air Drop World Feat in Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained by completing the Suspended Extermination World feat in northwestern Central.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is found inside the Resource Crate at the end of the broken street in northwestern Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo comes from the Resource Crate inside the northern Paradise Pizza restaurant in Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x2Central Nostalgic Echo x2	Central	Two Nostalgic Echoes come from the small Resource Container inside the Wear'em & Wash'em Dry Cleaning, which you can access once you clear the mold infestation.
Nostalgic Echo x2Central Nostalgic Echo x2	Central	Two Nostalgic Echoes are inside the Resource Crate found next to the third Orientation Point in the underground Patterned Factory tunnels.
Nostalgic Echo x6The Park Nostalgic Echo x6	The Park	Six Nostalgic Echoes can be purchased from the Park Vendor for 750 Source per unit.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained by completing the Mold Infestation World Feat in Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo comes from the Small Resource Crate found by the freezers inside the northern Urban Fresh Mart store in Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x2Central Nostalgic Echo x2	Central	Two Nostalgic Echoes are in the Resource Crate found inside the eastern Wear'em & Wash'em Dry Cleaning, in Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is inside the Resource Crate found in the back of the Urban Fresh Mart on the eastern side of Central Manhattan.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is obtained after completing the Central Mockery World Feat.
Nostalgic Echo x1Central Nostalgic Echo x1	Central	One Nostalgic Echo is inside the resource crate found in the office on the ground floor of the southern parking lot in Central Manhattan. Enter the parking lot via the door on the street because it's the closest.

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