Pinnacle Station (location)

Pinnacle Station is a station featured in the Mass Effect downloadable content released on the 25th of August 2009 on Xbox Live Marketplace.

Pinnacle Station is asteroid-based and was originally constructed by the Turians to function as a concealed command center during the Krogan Rebellions. Later retrofitted as a military training facility by the Citadel for high-special operations teams employed by the Council. The combat simulator allows for training under a variety of hazardous conditions. The station has a radius of 340m and a working population of 1200.

Plot
After joining the Spectres, Commander Shepard receives an invitation to train at Pinnacle Station, a holographic simulation station led by Alliance Admiral Ahern. Once aboard the station you can speak with Admiral Ahern or proceed directly to the simulator. The scenarios may be chosen by talking to the salarian technician. Once a Shepard sets a high score on one of the missions, a turian approaches a human competitor outside of the simulator chamber. If you interrupt the scuffle you have the option of competing against his times on the first tier of missions which rewards you with the choice of one of his weapons which differ depending on your level. Upon completion of all scenarios you are approached by Admiral Ahern with the option of participating in a simulation of a battle the admiral fought in during the First Contact War. If you participate in a wager with Ahern you can win an apartment on a neighboring planet from which you may refill your grenade stock and Medi-gel stock along with the ability to order random weapons, armor or upgrades from three different price tiers of 5000, 75000 and 220000 Credits from nearby ships.