Cores are a necessary but rare resource in Cronos: The New Dawn which facilitate special upgrades to The Traveler’s equipment in the Workstation. Finding them is critically important to smooth progression through the storyline.
This guide is a complete chronological listing of all the 37 cores and their locations in Cronos: The New Dawn.
Core #1
In a wrecked dispenser in the Traveler’s Outpost.
Core #2
In a dispenser in the secret area you enter via the crawlspace.
Core #3
In a dispenser in the pharmacy Traveler’s Outpost.
Core #4
In a dispenser in the apartment building Traveler’s Outpost.
Core #5
Collect the Traveler’s Seal Key from the cat in the apartment complex.
In a dispenser in the apartment building Traveler’s Outpost.
Core #6
Collect the Shelter Key from the apartment complex.
Exit the apartment building then go to the playground across the street and interact with the cat.
Core #7
Post-awakening and encountering the Warden, enter the Traveler’s Outpost and check the dispenser.
Core #8
Return to the tram after restoring power and open the newly unlocked door to interact with the cat.
Core #9
In a dispenser in the Steelworks tram yard Traveler’s Outpost.
Core #10
In the locker room, squeeze through the hole in the wall, then find the dispenser in the bathrooms.
Core #11
In the dispenser that the creature is bashing its head on, in the Loading Bay.
Core #12
In a dispenser at the next Traveler’s Outpost.
Core #13
Enter the Warehouse with the Steelworks Master Key, then proceed to the room at the rear to find the Core atop the table there.
Core #14
After dropping down a ledge, circle around to a chained door and break out the bolt cutters to find the Core in a dispenser.
Core #15
Right after getting the Gravity Boots, take the path to the oddity so you can interact with the cat.
Core #16
In the newly unlocked door after finding the switchgear, interact with the cat.
Core #17
In a dispenser in the apartment building Traveler’s Outpost.
Core #18
Break through the barricaded door before making the gravity jump. Enter the apartment and find the Core atop a table.
Core #19
After gravity jumping to the next apartment building, notice the boarded up hole in the wall. Break through and interact with the cat.
Core #20
After gravity jumping to the next apartment building from the sculptor’s home, drop down a ledge then squeeze through the hole in the wall. Move the metal obstruction to reach and activate the oddity and then the Core.
Core #21
In a dispenser at the next Traveler’s Outpost.
Core #22
Atop a table in the first Traveler’s Outpost at Unity Hospital.
Core #23
Enter the operating rooms after getting the Access Card, then interact with the cat.
Core #24
In Infectious Diseases, use your bolt cutters on the chained door, and find the Core atop a table inside.
Core #25
After activating the first generator, return to the newly unlocked door. Inside, use your bolt cutters on the chained door, and find the Core in a dispenser.
Core #26
Enter the room to the right of the Christmas Tree, and find the Core in a dispenser.
Core #27
Post-defeat of the Station B Terror boss, climb up the ladder and then squeeze between the pipes to the left of the door to find the Core in a dispenser.
Core #28
In a dispenser at the next Traveler’s Outpost in Sector A-25.
Core #29
At the unpowered door, look right for a chained door. Use your bolt cutters and find the Core in a dispenser within.
Core #30
In a dispenser at the next Traveler’s Outpost in The Abbey, behind the power generator puzzle.
Core #31
In a dispenser at the next Traveler’s Outpost in the catacombs.
Core #32
Atop some wooden crates in the area to the right of the statue.
Core #33
To the left of the trident statue, use your bolt cutters on a chained door, and find the Core in a dispenser within.
Core #34
After opening the door with the fuse, circle around to the left till you find the dispenser with the Core inside.
Core #35
At the Police Station, enter the crawlspace on the left, opposite the door. Use your bolt cutters on a chained door, and find the Core atop a table.
Core #36
In a dispenser, post-awakening, on your quest to find The Pathfinder.
Core #37
In dispenser at the final Traveler’s Outpost before your showdown with The Pathfinder.
Those are all 37 Cores that you can find in Cronos: The New Dawn.
