Welcome to our Gears of War: E-Day Collectible & Hard Case Guide!
This guide will walk you through the locations of every collectible and Hard Case in order.
There are 125 Hard Cases to find in the campaign. These are yellow boxes that contain weapon and armor mods when opened. They’ll be added to your map when you are near them and a music tone will play. If you die after opening one, but didn’t reach a checkpoint, you will need to open the case again. So make sure to keep that in mind if you die. You don’t want to miss one that already opened due to a death.
There are 140 collectibles to collect in the campaign. These are various items that need to be picked up. They’ll be added to your map when you are near them and a music tone will play. These are tracked in the pause menu in the top right corner of the screen. You can also view, “Collectibles” from the pause menu to see which ones you have.
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Gears of War: E-Day Achievement Guide & Roadmap
Act 1
Chapter – Emergence
Monster jaw
Immediately after meleeing the first group of enemies you come across, look over to your right to find this on the ground in front of the newsstand.
Bloody Transit Worker’s Helmet
Progress through the chapter until you are in the maintenance tunnel. You’ll eventually pass a big red glowing hole on your right side. Shortly after that, there will be a small cutout room on your left where this collectible can be found on the ground near a dead NPC.
Front Page of the Kalona Times
Shortly after helping the NPC pinned down by the rubble, you’ll come back out and onto the street. There will be a Cafe & Bakery in front of you across the street. Go inside of the Cafe & Bakery and head into the back in the kitchen to find this newspaper on a counter.
Chapter – Survival of the Fittest
KPD Police Bulletin
This is found on a desk on the left side of the police station after you first enter the station. The desk is next to a corkboard along the left side of the room.
Bloodied Police Chief’s Badge
This is found inside of the Tactical Operations Room. You’ll come to this room as part of the story. It will be on the shelf next to the cop that is impaled on the wall in the room.
Army Recruitment Pamphlet
Progress through the chapter until you reach the COG Armed Forces Recruiting Center. As soon as you enter, go straight to the back of the room to find this pamphlet on the counter under the COG displays on the back wall.
Try On Pilot Helmet
This is found to the right of the previous collectible in the row of displayed helmets.
Chapter – A Gear in Need
Tomatoes, Canned
Continue until you enter the Pay ‘N Save through the loading dock. This collectible will be on the ground next to a dead NPC on the left side of the second room of the loading dock.
Broken Lancer Bayonet
After defeating the waves of enemies inside the grocery store, look down and to your right to find this sticking out of the enemy that was holding Marcus during the cutscene. This will be as soon as you regain control after the cutscene.
Chapter – Back in the Fold
Frontpage of the Tyran Chronicle
Shortly after leaving with the mayor, this will be on a stack of newspapers in front of a door on the right side of the street that you’re walking down. Look for the lit up sign that says, Bar & Lounge. Go right just before that sign to find this collectible.
Anti-UIR Propaganda Poster
Progress through the chapter until you see the Landa Medical emergency care building across the street. Before crossing the street to the hospital, go right to find this poster hanging on a wall near a phone booth and food truck.
Landa Memorial Medial Supplies Memo
This will be on the desk to your right just before leaving the hospital.
COG Tags of Private Brick Rosso
After sealing the holes with grenades, you’ll have to cross a street toward Echo Park. Before entering the park, go a few steps to the left to find this tag on the ground behind a police car near the park entrance.
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