Act 3
Chapter: Stranded
COG Army Knife
After repelling down for the first time, you’ll come to a fork in the path marked by a dead body that you can interact with. Go left just a few steps from the body to find this collectible in the clearing on the left. If you’re looking down the left path from the body, it will be after the second tree.
Hard Case #37
Go through the locked gate and ambush the enemies. Stick to the left side the combat area after going through the gate. You’ll eventually come to a crashed helicopter. The case is sitting next to that helicopter.
Fairlight Rifle Range Sign
Progress through the chapter until you climb over the fence. After dropping on the other side of the fence, go right and head toward the big gate with the gear logo above it. This sign is hanging on that that gate.
Hard Case #38
Return to where you landed when you climbed over the fence before the previous collectible. From there, go left toward a red shipping container. This case is on the ground in front of the shipping container.
Gut-Puncher Grenade Rounds
From the previous collectible, head further into the base, but stick to the left side. You’ll eventually pass a supply cache. This collectible will be right next to that supply cache.
Prepper’s Scavenging Map
When heading for the sub-station, there will be a row of generators on the right side just before the power station doors. This is on the ground in-between the generators.
UIR Soldier Shooting Target
Before entering the power station, go to the far left side of the building to find this collectible. It is a dead end, so just turn around from the previous collectible and head to the opposite side of the area.
Hard Case #39
Enter the power station and look to your immediate left to find this case.
Chapter: Enemy Lines
Damaged Gnasher Shotgun
Progress through the tunnel and you’ll eventually come to a red lit room. Go past this first red light and then hop over waist high debris. After hopping over, you’ll see another red lit room straight ahead. Before going there, go up the hill to your right to find this collectible.
Hard Case #40
This will be on the main almost immediately after the previous collectible.
Parchment and Powder Pouch
Proceed a little further in the tunnels until you are in a more brightly lit room. Go up the left side to find this collectible on some crates next to some weapons you can also pick up.
Parchment with Indecipherable Writing
Progress through the chapter until you reach Cooper Station. There will be a train car in the middle of the area. This collectible is found to the right of that train car on some crates on the ground floor.
Hard Case #41
This is found on the top floor of Cooper Station. It is in the top right corner behind a big stack of wood. Go up the stairs from the previous collectible and go to the right corner to find this.
Hard Case #42
This is found on the opposite side of the room from the previous Hard Case. Turn around and run straight over the other side of the top floor.
Hard Case #43
Progress to the area where you will need to climb up some train cars in order to exit. Only climb up half way and look to the left to see part of a tunnel. There will be a letter “K” on the wall marking the tunnel. Go down that tunnel to find this case before climbing up all the way.
COG Tags of Private Beth Avila
From the previous collectible, look over to the left to see an open doorway to the right of a big “K” on the wall. Go through that doorway and follow the trail to the end where you come across dead bodies as well as this collectible.
Maintenance Worker’s Bloodied Flashlight
From the previous collectible, backtrack the way you came back to where Hard Case #43 was. From there, run all the way to the end down the tracks to the right and you’ll come to a red lit area dead end. The collectible is on the ground next to the open door of the train car.
Hard Case #44
Now continue crossing the train cars toward the objective marker. This Hard Case will be on the other side of the gap. It will be right in front of you slightly on the right after walking over the bridging train car.
Hard Case #45
Progress further into the chapter until you come back outside and see the giant collapsed statue. From where you enter this area, go down to the left to find this case nearby the entrance.
Hard Case #46
Continue forward toward the objective just a little bit and look over to the left where the edge of the crater is. There will be a bus sticking up out of the giant hole. This case is right next to that bus on the edge of the ground.
Hard Case #47
This is found in the sewers when you first enter the area. There will be a big hole in the ground in front of you and a supply cache off to the side. The case will be next to the supply cache.
COG Tags of Private First Class Erick Davis
This is right next to the previous Hard Case.
Chapter: Last Foothold
COG Tags of Sergeant First Class Robin Hamill
This is found on the ground behind the taxi right in front of you at the very beginning of the chapter.
Hard Case #48
This is found sitting on the ground in front of the Pool Hall to the left of the Kalona Theater at the very beginning of the chapter.
COG Tags of Corporal Tracy Moore
Progress through the chapter and make your way underneath the monorail toward the objective marker. As the road starts to head back up, there will be a building ahead of you with a blown open wall. Go inside of that apartment and into one of the bedrooms to find this collectible.
Hard Case #49
Exit the building toward the objective and this will be over on the left side of the street right after exiting the previous apartment. It’s down the hill of debris near the edge of the street.
Colonel Trench’s VIP List
After meeting up with Tai, enter the checkpoint and head over to the immediate right to find this on a table under a tent. Don’t climb over the bus until you have this.
Hard Case #50
After climbing over the bus, go over to the right and look left at the truck with the white cog logo painted on the side. This case is on the ground in front of that truck.
COG Tags of Private Luis Garcia
Make your way toward the objective. After you go under the destroyed road along the edge, you’ll come out to a fight with the library ahead of you. Before going to the library, climb up the destroyed pieces of road on your right. At the top, backtrack a little bit to a ripped up tent. This collectible is inside of that ripped up tent.
Hard Case #51
This is found to left of where Grey gives her briefing inside of the library.
Captain Grey’s Field Journal
This is found in the room behind Grey when she is giving the briefing inside of the library.
Hard Case #52 REAL
This is found in the corner right out front of the hotel. After the fight, go to the left corner. There is a truck nearby that has its headlights pointing right at it.
Heavy Locust Helmet
From the hotel, head down the street west and then turn left at the intersection to see the secondary objective, Lost in the Park. Complete the secondary objective. In the area where the fight takes place go over to the open gate on the left side of the area. Once through the gate, go right to find this.
COG Tags of Specialist Bernard Havelock
After leaving the hotel and when you’re headed to the Hospital, head straight up the street from the entrance of the hotel. When you come to the monorail above you, climb up the Jackson’s Discount Furniture truck and get into the train car above to find this collectible.
Hard Case #53
From the previous collectible, get back down to the street and jump through a window of the nearby pharmacy. This case is in the pharmacy on the back counter.
COG Tags of Private Oded Bay
From the intersection with the pharmacy, head down the street west. Keep going down the street until you come to opening on the right. Go through that and you’ll come to the area with a fountain full of blood. This collectible is in the fountain.
Hard Case #54
From the intersection with the pharmacy, head east down the street and you’ll come to enemies climbing over a wall and some other Gears fighting. From that fight, look left to see stairs that will take you underneath the bridge you are standing on. Go under the bridge to find this case under where the fighting was happening above.
COG Tags of Private First Class John Carnahan
From the previous Hard Case, go back up stairs to where the battle was earlier. From there, run down the street south. Keep going until Shelter 05 is on your right. These tags are on the dead Gear slumped up against the wall.
Locust Pistol Ammunition
Return to where the fight took place at the roadblock on the east side of town. This was the location of Hard Case #54 under the bridge. From that intersection, head north up the street. Go to the right side of the street where the trees are to find this on the ground in between the trees.
Hard Case #55
When headed for the hospital, go down the middle street near the library. You want to find the Last Dollar convenience store. We came in here earlier in the game for a collectible. Enter the store again to find this case in the back room.
Blade-Like Projectile
This is found where the secondary objective, Rooftop Mayday, takes place. This is north of the previous Hard Case. Enter the gate and go up the stairs. Go left after the first set of stairs and follow the scaffolding around to the end to find this collectible.
Hard Case #56
From the previous collectible, get back on the street and head east under the overpass. Once you’re under, look to the right to find a half open gate that you can crouch under to enter a parking garage. This is in the back corner of this parking garage.
COG Tags of Private Terrance Sander
From the previous Hard Case, head west back up the street to the police station. Head into the entrance at the very end of the street. Go inside and look down on the ground near several bodies. One of them is impaled to the wall.
Hard Case #57
From the police station, turn around and back down the street. You should see stairs that lead up to the monorail station across from the giant red glowing hole. Go up to the station to find this case in front of one of the train cars.
Hard Case #58
This is found on the roof of the awning of the hospital. After killing the enemies, use a rope to ascend up to the roof where the enemies were to find this case.
Landa Memorial Hospital Evacuation Order
This is found on top of some filing cabinets behind the reception desk of the hospital in the lobby where you are ambushed.
COG Tags of Specialist Rachel Carnahan
From the reception desk, go to the left and straight back to find a staircase in the back right inside of the hospital. Go up the stairs and look left at the top to find this collectible.
Hard Case #59
Outside of the hospital at the emergency entrance, go northeast up the street and look for this to the left of the barbershop. It is on the sidewalk across the street from the barbershop.
Chapter: The Convoy
COG Tags of Private Rudy Bartholomew
This is found at the very beginning of the chapter. As you run up the highway, there will be a burning car up on your left. This collectible is on the body that is propped up against the burning car.
Hard Case #60
Shortly after the previous collectible, there will be an area off to the left side of the highway where more enemies will be. Take them out and then go into this side area to find this case in the back right corner next to a flood light.
Hard Case #61
This is up on the bridge when you are going for the control room. This will be on the right side of the bridge in front of a truck with the COG logo painted on it just before the control room.
Hard Case #62
After the control room, but before jumping down to the lower level to advance the story, this case is found just a little bit past the hole up on the right. Do not jump down to the lower level until you grab this case.
Locust Crest
After dropping down to the lower level, fight off the enemies. When the convoy starts moving again, get on the right side of the road and head forward. You’ll eventually come to an overturned police car. This collectible will be on the ground next to that police car.
Hard Case #63
From the previous collectible, head forward up the street but do not ascend the ropes yet. Instead, go around the vehicles to get to near the front of the line to find this case. It will be to the right of the two ropes you need to use for advancing the story.
Hard Case #64
Climb up into the next control room. Turn left in the control room to find this case out in the open.
COG Tags of Corporal Kevin Gabor
This is next to the body in the center of the same control room as the previous Hard Case.
Chapter: Desperate Times
A Bottle of Iron Coast Beer
Shortly after the beginning of the chapter, you’ll enter an apartment. There will be an NPC sitting on the couch of the room you enter. This will be laying next to him.
Hard Case #65
This will be across from the previous collectible in the same room.
Hard Case #66
This is found in the next section after dealing with the next group of enemies. After they’re dealt with, you’ll need to continue on. Instead of going through the next set of doors, go to the left of the objective doors and climb up onto the electrical box and then climb up to the ledge to find this case.
Hard Case #67
Enter the next set of doors from the previous collectible and you’ll need to kill some wretches. After they’re dead, crouch through the hole in the wall on the left side of the room to find this case.
Portrait of Chairman Jacob Monroe
Turn around from the previous case to find this laying on the ground in the center of the same room.
Hard Case #68
This is found along the left side wall of the area where you have to fight the reaver. Kill it and then grab this case.
Sanctum of the Fallen Memorial Ceremony Program
From the previous collectible, turn around and head over to the opposite side of the area. There is an open gap in the waist high wall in the corner with a dead body laying in front of it. This collectible is right next to that body.
Hard Case #69
Progress a little ways into the chapter until you see the cutscene were a soldier is killed by a torque bow bolt. From there, head forward to the bridge you need to cross. Before crossing the bridge, look to your right to see this case.
Locust Spiked Shoulder Pad
Cross the bridge from the previous collectible. At the other side of the bridge, go to your immediate right and then go behind the lone tree here to find this collectible.
Explosive Bolt
Kill all of the enemies in the tower. When they’re gone, go inside the tower and go all the way to the top of it to find this collectible next to a torque bow.
Chapter: Desperate Measures
Hard Case #70
After the big battle at the start of the chapter, you’ll need to meet with the Quartermaster. On your way to him, head left and then look to your left to see a short staircase that leads into a side room. You’ll hear NPCs arguing about the Locust following the Gears here. The case is along the left side wall in that side room.
Hard Case #71
From the previous case, exit that side room to the right of the case. Continue straight and look over to the left to see this case under an arch with a bright light coming from it.
Hard Case #72
From the previous collectible, turn around and go to the stairs in the middle. Before going down them, follow the walkway to the left to find this case at the end.
Commander’s Letter Home
From the previous case, turn around and go back to the stairs in the middle of the area. Go down them. Head over to the left corner to find this on the ground next to some vehicles.
Torn Flag of Tyrus
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