This Gears Of War: E-Day unlock guide is a complete master list of primary weapons, sidearms, tactical gear, and other equipment. Finding them in the campaign will then unlock them in Supply Caches. In Horde Siege, however, you will have to attain a specific level with a given class in order to unlock the weapon permanently.

All Sidearms

Snub

COG Sidearm

• Act 1, Chapter 1: Emergence. Unmissable, acquired automatically.
• Starting weapon for Assault, Breacher, Marksman, and Medic

Striga

Locust Burst Pistol

• Act 3, Chapter 2: Enemy Lines. Lying in plain sight alongside other collectibles.
• Level 17 for Breacher and Medic
• Level 21 for Assault
• Level 28 for Marksman

All Primary Weapons

Gnasher

COG Shotgun

• Act 1, Chapter 1: Emergence. Unmissable, pick up anywhere.
• Starting weapon for Assault, Breacher, and Medic
• Level 6 for Marksman.

Lancer Mk1

COG Assault Rifle

• Act 1, Chapter 2: Survival of the Fittest. Unmissable story objective.
• Starting weapon for Breacher
• Level 6 for Assault and Medic
• Level 13 for Marksman

Hammerburst

Locust Burst Assault Rifle

• Act 1, Chapter 2: Survival of the Fittest. Defeat the Drones and find this.
• Starting weapon for Marksman and Medic
• Level 4 for Assault
• Level 6 for Breacher

Gut-Puncher

COG Grenade Launcher

• Act 1, Chapter 4: Back in the Fold. Lying in plain sight during the objective ‘Clear the way for Mayor Shaw’.
• Level 9 for Medic
• Level 28 for Assault
• Level 30 for Breacher and Marksman

Breechshot

Locust Precision Rifle

• Act 2, Chapter 1: Bravo Squad. Loot the Locust snipers to collect this for the first time.
• Level 9 for Marksman
• Level 13 for Assault, Breacher, and Medic

Prototype Lancer

COG Assault Rifle

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Unmissable after using initial Supply Cache.
• Starting weapon for Assault
• Level 4 for Breacher, Marksman, and Medic

Longshot

COG Sniper Rifle

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Unmissable after using initial Supply Cache.
• Starting weapon for Marksman
• Level 17 for Assault
• Level 25 for Breacher
• Level 30 for Medic

Fenix’s Signature Proto Lancer

COG Assault Rifle

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Unmissable after using initial Supply Cache.
• Unavailable in Horde Siege mode.

Santiago’s Signature Gnasher

COG Shotgun

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Unmissable after using initial Supply Cache.
• Unavailable in Horde Siege mode.

Reyes’ Signature Longshot

COG Sniper Rifle

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Unmissable after using initial Supply Cache.
• Unavailable in Horde Siege mode.

Carter’s Signature Gut-Puncher

COG Grenade Launcher

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Unmissable after using initial Supply Cache.
• Unavailable in Horde Siege mode.

Incinerator

Locust Imulsion Shotgun

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Loot the Incinerator-wielding Locusts during ‘Support Cpl. Haris at the hotel’.
• Level 9 for Breacher
• Level 21 for Medic
• Level 25 for Assault
• Level 25 for Marksman

Ripper

Locust Light Machine Gun

• Act 3, Chapter 2: Enemy Lines. In the Locust den during ‘Eliminate the Locust’.
• Level 9 for Assault
• Level 21 for Marksman
• Level 25 for Medic
• Level 28 for Breacher

Torque Bow

Locust Precision Bolt Launcher

• Act 3, Chapter 5: Desperate Times. In the snipers’ nest atop the tower during ‘Eliminate the snipers’.
• Level 17 for Marksman
• Level 21 for Breacher
• Level 28 for Medic
• Level 30 for Assault

All Tactical Gear

Sonic Disruptor

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Octus Way Supply Cache.
• Assault Horde Siege Class exclusive

Adrenaline Injector

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Octus Way Supply Cache.
• Breacher Horde Siege Class exclusive

Pulse Drone

• Act 3, Chapter 2: Enemy Lines. Obtain a Mod Slot from the Hard Case in the vicinity of the wrecked train in the subway tunnels.
• Marksman Horde Siege Class exclusive

Stim Vaporizer

• Act 3, Chapter 3: Last Foothold. Obtain a Mod Slot from the Hard Case north of Monroe Library and east of Landa Memorial Hospital.
• Medic Horde Siege Class exclusive

All Grenades/Throwables

Frag Grenade

• Act 1, Chapter 4: Back in the Fold. In Kalona City Transit station.
• Level 4 for Assault, Breacher, Marksman, and Medic.

Smoke Grenade

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Unmissable after using initial Supply Cache.
• Starting weapon for Assault, Breacher, Marksman, and Medic

Concussion Grenade

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. In the Warehouse District of Kalona during ‘Secure the Imulsion stockpile’.
• Level 4 for Assault
• Level 14 for Breacher, Marksman, and Medic

Stim Grenade

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Atop the containers in the vicinity of the courthouse Supply Cache during  ‘Defend the courthouse’.
• Level 7 for Medic
• Level 22 for Breacher
• Level 26 for Assault and Marksman

Incendiary Grenade

• Act 3, Chapter 3: Last Foothold. Atop the containers in the vicinity of the ‘Weak Signal’ location.
• Level 7 for Marksman
• Level 10 for Breacher
• Level 15 for Assault
• Level 26 for Medic

All Traps/Placeables

Razor Mine

• Act 3, Chapter 2: Enemy Lines. Atop the containers In the Locust base.
• Level 18 for Breacher
• Level 22 for Marksman

Explosive Decoy

• Unobtainable in Campaign.
• Level 10 for Assault and Medic

Spike Trap

• Unobtainable in Campaign.
• Level 10 for Marksman
• Level 18 for Medic

All Turrets/Sentries

Machine Gun Sentry

• Act 2, Chapter 2: Hold the Line. Atop the containers in the vicinity of the courthouse during ‘Defend the courthouse’.
• Level 7 for Breacher
• Level 18 for Assault
• Level 22 for Medic

Mortar Sentry

• Unobtainable in Campaign.
• Level 18 for Marksman
• Level 22 for Assault
• Level 26 for Breacher

That is every weapon, tactical gear, and piece of equipment to be unlocked over the course of the campaign, as well as in the Horde Siege mode of Gears Of War: E-Day.

This guide for Enshrouded is all about farming the Runes you will need, not just for skill resets, but also weapon and armor upgrades, and other enhancements.

How To Respec

The respec function is readily available at any of your Flame Altars as the ‘Reset Skill Points’ button, and requires nothing more than Runes to spare.

However, that cost in Runes is based entirely upon the number of skill points you have already invested into the tree. You can, of course, only refund nodes instead of the whole tree, though you will have to pay attention to other dependencies.

How To Farm Runes

As a currency in-game, you can never have enough Runes, especially as you approach the endgame. Fortunately, much of the Rune farming opportunities are presented hand-in-hand with other activities, making it worth your time.

Salvaging gear is the most consistent source of Runes, since you will be acquiring scores of weapons, armor, and other recyclable items in your explorations.

Gear that you find in high-tier chests is the best of these, since that directly translates into an increased turnover in Runes. Respawn timers on the chests prevent you from simply reloading saves, so try and identify multiple loot routes that you can run while you wait.

Don’t even hesitate to salvage your duplicate drops from the epic and legendary tiers, and you should dispose of them rather than have them occupying storage space.

Beating fell enemies can provide some good Rune rates, with elites and bosses offering much larger drops.

Those are all the best sources of Runes you can grind, as well as how to reset your skill tree in Enshrouded.

This guide for Enshrouded is all about leveling up as quickly and efficiently as possible, with minimal effort.

Questing

Progressing the story remains the biggest single source of XP, 49,825 XP to be precise, but it also serves to put you into the path of earning XP from other sources such as location and item discovery. There are 171 of these awarded, so they will eventually dry up as a source for XP.

Make awakening survivors a priority whenever available, as they themselves are major quest-givers.

Exploration

Discovering new locations around the open world supplies a routine amount of XP, but with a much lower individual payout than quests themselves. With scores of places to explore, it can be a steady source of early game XP, but is actually lower as a total lumpsum than collecting item sets.

Item Sets

There are 126 item sets in the game, each awarding XP, with the highest offering up to 2,200 XP for completion. These will eventually contribute a total of 48,925 XP to your pool, by the time you are done.

Mining

As the most dependable source of XP, with little to no stress as well as minimal effort, mining the right resource materials will eventually provide you with the lion’s share of your total XP pool.

• 12 XP Celestium Ore
• 12 XP Diamond
• 10 XP Amber
• 10 XP Amethyst
• 10 XP Aquamarine
• 10 XP Flintstone
• 10 XP Gold Ore
• 10 XP Iron Ore
• 10 XP Lapislazuli
• 10 XP Mother-Of-Pearl
• 10 XP Silver Ore
• 10 XP Sulfur
• 10 XP Tin Ore
• 9 XP Copper Ore
• 8 XP Obsidian
• 8 XP Red Marble Fragment
• 7 XP Fossilized Bone
• 5 XP Coal
• 5 XP Salt
• 4 XP Lump of Clay

If you are determined to make mining a particular ore a source of your XP grind, bear in mind that resources within the area of a Flame Altar do not regenerate.

Combat

Taking on enemies that are levels above you is the ideal source for XP gains, with fell, elites, and bosses offering up massive payouts of course.

For each level an enemy is above yours, you will receive a 10% bonus to XP, but with that reward comes the risk of death as well as the loss of your time and effort. The maximum cap is 90% of base XP, which is awarded from beating enemies ten levels above your own.

The reverse is also true, in the event that you attempt to farm lower-level enemies instead: there is a 10% penalty to XP gained for each level lower they are than you.

Having additional players in your group also reduces XP payouts, 5% per additional player. The minimum is finally capped at just 60% by the time you have nine players, but this presents opportunities to take on much higher level enemies

That is everything there is to know about sources for grinding XP in order to reach the new level cap in Enshrouded.

This guide for The Witcher 3 Remastered details what to do with the critical Ciri dialogue choices, and which outcomes lead to your desired ending or epilogue.

The Five Ciri Choices

These dialogue choices made during Act 3 serve as a points system which then determine which epilogue you arrive at later. During ‘Battle Preparations’, ‘Blood on the Battlefield’, and ‘Final Preparations’, they are:

Drink Or Snowball Fight

When Ciri is distressed after the Battle of Kaer Morhen, lifting her spirit with a snowball fight serves as a positive outcome, while relaxing with a bout of drinking is a negative outcome.

Audience With Emhyr The Emperor

While you can skip the visit to Emhyr entirely for a positive outcome, if you do go, turn down his huge monetary reward for the same effect, with accepting obviously being a negative outcome.

Accompany Ciri Or By Herself At The Lodge Of Sorceresses

Allowing Ciri some free rein when she has to confer with the Lodge Of Sorceresses has a positive outcome, while hovering over her will have a negative one.

Ciri’s Laboratory Tantrum

Allowing Ciri to wreck Avallac’h’s Laboratory is seen as a positive, while attempting to rein her in is a negative.

At Skjall’s Grave

If Geralt offers to go with Ciri to the grave then this becomes a positive outcome, while declining to take her there is a negative one.

The Three Epilogues

A simple majority of positive outcomes is enough to guarantee either one of the two good endings. However, determining which one you get is based on that critical decision to visit the Emperor or not.

The Witcher Best Ending

If you choose to skip visiting the Emperor, as well as have at least two other positive dialogue outcomes with Ciri, you will get what is considered to be the best epilogue to the game.

The Empress Good Ending

If you do visit the Emperor, while having at least three other positive dialogue outcomes with Ciri, you will get this good ending.

The Bad Ending

A simple majority of negative outcomes with Ciri’s dialogue choices will lead to this, the absolute worst possible epilogue to the story.

Those are all three endings to The Witcher 3 Remastered, and which choices to make them in order to arrive at them.

This guide lists the three Backers in Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and what to expect when selecting them.

The Hutt

This Backer is the easiest to please, and is all about simplistic, straightforward challenges that are relatively safe to achieve. These include performing jumps, overtaking other racers, using the Ramjet, and merely being in first place for a while, if not necessarily finishing there.

The Pirate

A riskier Backer, but still presenting a moderate set of challenges such as using the Afterburner, and spending time in last place, which can synergize well with needing to slipstream consistently over the course of the race. Other dangerous plays that will impress the Pirate include redlining almost to catastrophic explosion of your racer, and triggering system malfunctions in those of your opponents.

The Broker

The most demanding of the three Backers, the Broker will have you take on dangerous tasks such as spending time at exceptionally high speeds through persistent use of both the Ramjet and the Afterburner, and remaining airborne for extended periods of time. Ultra-aggressive combat maneuvers and use of abilities to takedown opponents are also looked upon favorably.

Ultimately, your selection of Backer acts as a sort of difficulty modifier by determining the nature of the challenges you are expected to undertake, in order to satisfy their whims.

Those are all three Backers and which one is recommended for your particular style of play in Star Wars: Galactic Racer.

This guide for Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is all about tracking down each of the Beorcan’s Twinned Keys.

First Beorcan Twinned Key Location

The key can be found on B1F in the Beorcan Stronghold, but to get there from 1F you will need to use the hole in the ground on the eastern side of the map.

Descend the ladder and simply open the chest to acquire the first Beorcan Twinned Key.

Second Beorcan Twinned Key Location

The second key is also to be found on B1F of the Beorcan Stronghold. This time, use the southernmost of the four holes in the ground. After descending the ladder into the basement, pass through the corridor, and then ascend a second leader that leads up into a gated area.

Crack open the chest here to acquire the second Beorcan Twinned Key.

Using The Beorcan Twinned Keys

Head to the western edge of the Beorcan Stronghold to find a large, barred gate. Unlock it with the Twinned Keys to get:

• 3x Abandoned Supplies (Rare)
• 1x Hound’s Scent Pouch
• 1x Liquid Vim
• 3x Lvl 3 Spoils
• 1x Treatise of Fortuity
• 1x Treatise of Advertence
• 1x Wakestone

That is everything there is to know about finding both of the Beorcan Twinned Keys in Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen.

This guide for Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is a walkthrough for unlocking equipment Manufacture, by completing the ‘Hammer And Tongs’ mission.

Unlock The Quest

Once you arrive at the settlement, simply speak with Hal the Blacksmith at his forge and be given the side quest. It is a relatively simple fetch request for Winterweed Blossom from a location marked on the map.

Where To Find Winterweed Blossom

The Abandoned Village you will arrive at is barred to entry from the outside, so circle around the perimeter while proceeding northwards. Look for a pole to go down, and then head left to gain access to the Abandoned Village.

Battle your way through enemies, and be on the lookout for a blue glowing, which is what makes the Winterweed Blossom stand out. Retrieve some and return to Hal to hand it in.

Once the dialogue reaches its conclusion, you will have completed this side quest and received:

• Snowoak Bark
• Azure Ore
• 6,000 XP

Consider immediately using the resources you have in hand to acquire the best weapon possible for your vocation from Hal.

That is all you need to know to find Winterweed Blossoms and complete the ‘Hammer And Tongs’ side quest in Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen.

This guide for Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen lists every way to beat Blackdogs by breaking through their defenses.

How To Break Blackdog Defense Aura

Holy damage is the key to breaking past the Blackdog defense aura. The Mage is naturally equipped with offensive Holy spells including Virtuous Bolt, Exalted Bolt, Empyrean, and High Empyrean, so use those as available for the initial strike

The Mage’s healing Anodyne sigil can work as a passive aura-breaker if you can lure Blackdog targets through its area-of-effect, in order to dissipate their defenses. Non-Mage vocations can try using the Emergent Vitality Grimoire which can invoke Anodyne, to achieve the same result.

Other Grimoires such as Effulgent Aurora, which invokes High Empyrean, allow non-Mage vocations to cast a more straightforward Holy damage dealing spell. These will come into your possession through Relic Appraisal.

Weapons that are Holy-infused are also a good alternative for other vocations, and will crack right through Blackdog auras and inflict some damage directly.

Note that the Blackdogs’ defense aura does regenerate given enough time, so be sure to wrap things up quickly by following up with your most withering offensive strikes.

That is everything there is to know about beating Blackdogs in Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen.

This Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is all about grinding the now endgame critical currency that are Rift Crystals quickly and efficiently with minimal effort.

How To Farm Rift Crystals (RC)

The Thief’s Plunder is your best mechanic for sourcing nigh unlimited quantities of Rift Crystals. Simply deploy it on Phantoms, Phantasms, and Specters, as the opportunity presents. This enemy type or class is rife along mountain trails to Norgan, specifically at night time.

Consider having your Main Pawn also be a Thief running Plunder, in order to double dip the Rift Crystal farming potential during encounters.

Once a spawn location is exhausted, simply rest for a while at a campsite to reset the area.

With enough Relics accumulated, a good strategy is to then equip and arm a Pawn to the teeth, in order to rent them out to other players who will be willing to part with their Rift Crystals in exchange for some asymmetric assistance in Norgan.

And remember to cash out those earnings often, by resting at a home or an Inn.

Some elites and bosses in the new region can be repeatable sources for large chunks of Rift Crystals. Whether their difficulty in combat makes those rewards worth the effort needed to take them down is based on your current gear and skill level.

That is everything there is to know about farming for the Rift Crystals you will be needing for all that Relic Appraisal in Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen.

This guide for Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is for acquiring the Proving Grounds Compass in order to use it for unlocking the locations to the Lost Rites dungeons.

How To Get The Proving Grounds Compass

Begin at Ventworth’s Stardrop Inn where you must speak with Captain Brant in order to acquire the ‘Lost Rites’ questline in the first place, via the dialogue “About the uncovered ruins…”

Next, embark north to reach the Darkhorde Cave in the wilds of northern Vermund, south-west of the Malachite Forest.

Located here is the very first of the twelve Lost Rites for you to challenge: Devilkin Hollow. This will be the most straightforward of the challenge dungeons, since it serves as a tutorial and eventually rewards you with the Proving Grounds Compass in the treasure room, along with other loot.

How To Use The Proving Grounds Compass

Once in your possession, you must open your Inventory and proactively Use the Proving Grounds Compass the first time in order to permanently place markers on the map for the remaining eleven Lost Rites dungeons, which span both Vermund and Battahl. Three of them are only accessible in the endgame i.e. The Unmoored World.

Unlike Devilkin Hollow, these additional dungeons will have other gameplay gates that prevent immediate access, including story progression, as well as dungeon rules such as vocation and equipment restrictions.

You will also have to complete the ‘Convergence’ quest in order to acquire the Empowered Godsbane Blade. This item is required for cracking open the glowing blue spellseal doors in several, but not all, of the Lost Rites dungeons, behind which are the true treasure troves.

That is everything there is to know about acquiring the Proving Grounds Compass and unlocking access to the Lost Rites dungeons in Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen.