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Section 17: We Will Take Back This World
Days Gone

Section 17: We Will Take Back This World

Complete the 'We Will Take Back This World' mission in Days Gone by rescuing Justine Norwood. Details on Wizard Island Camp, rewards, and more.

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Complete the 'We Will Take Back This World' mission in Days Gone by rescuing Justine Norwood. Details on Wizard Island Camp, rewards, and more.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Report to Colonel Garret at Wizard Island Camp. Before doing so, visit the mechanic, merchant, bounty board, and kitchen. You start with 350 Wizard Island Camp credits, which can be exchanged for ammo, sidearms, and suppressors. A special suppressor requires Trust Level 1 (5,000 trust).
  2. 2
    Ride your bike up the mountain to Colonel Garret's tent at the marker.
  3. 3
    Colonel Garret will inform you that Justine Norwood has been captured by Drifters and task you with her rescue. Note that Weaver's requisition mission, Leave All That By The Door, is also active.

Storyline: A Good Soldier.

Never Give Up Hope (Main mission acquired):

Note: If you haven't found a Superior Metal Axe, drive east of Diamond Lake Fort; behind the service station is a burned-out shack where one can be found.

Justine Norwood is being held in the far northeastern area of the Crater Lake region. During the drive, Captain Kouri will call with an Encampment Mission, and Wade Taylor will call on an open channel. This ride will reveal the location of the Cascade Lakes Railway Ambush Camp and the Tumblebug River Infestation. Beyond the fractured bridge is the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway Checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death), and above the tunnel beyond is the Rimview Ranch Infestation. Before reaching the mission site, the Aspen Butte Ambush Camp will be revealed, as will the general marker for the Cascade Lakes Rail Line Infestation.

Note: Completing the following tasks will create a valuable fast travel route to the east of the region and earn needed XP, trust, and credits.

Cascade Lakes Railway Ambush Camp:

There are fifteen Marauders at this ambush camp, including an armored gunner and two snipers. Approach from the south on high ground and take out the sniper on the overlook near the upper "KEEP OUT" warning on the cliff. Continue skirting clockwise on the outskirts and take cover (press the cover button to crouch behind walls or objects) in the brush to down the sniper on the west overlook. Move north to the rear of the camp, crossing the stream, then go behind the big outcropping and silently down the two sentries. Wolves may be encountered. Use the log wall as cover to kill remaining hostiles. If a firefight ensues, target the gunner. Two bolts from the Drifter Crossbow can take him down.

The bunker is alongside the containers near the trestle on the south side of the camp. The map in the bunker reveals the Tumblebug and Rimview Ranch Infestations, as well as the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway NERO Checkpoint.

Storyline: Ambush Camp Hunter. Rewards: 4,000 XP, 1,100 trust and 2,650 credits and a craft recipe.

Tumblebug River Infestation:

The locations of the three nests are revealed by taking the Cascade Lake Railway Ambush Camp. Stop before the fractured bridge; a nest is embedded in the wall under it, near the general marker. Stay atop the bridge and toss a Molotov into the nest. Another nest site is embedded in the cliff just north of the fractured bridge, near the general marker. The third nest is in the back of a wrecked panel truck near the shallow stream just south of the general marker.

Storyline: Infestation Exterminator. Rewards: 2,000 XP, 550 trust, 2,650 credits.

Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway NERO Checkpoint:

This checkpoint is usually free of opposition unless Freaks are pursuing you after torching nearby nests. It has six speakers to disable: two on the guard huts (one on the north hut, another near the tunnel's entry) and two on each of the two NERO buildings. There are two gas cans: one near the bus and another near the southeast Quonset Hut. The generator is inside the fenced area near the tunnel. Fuel and start the generator to energize the doors, obtain the NERO Injector, and establish another fast travel station.

Storyline: World's End. Rewards: 2,000 XP, 700 trust and 3,500 credits.

Rimview Ranch Infestation:

This Infestation is on high ground east of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway NERO Checkpoint. The red house with a nest can be seen from the checkpoint's entry area; this nest is just north of the general marker. Drive west from the checkpoint onto the high ground to the east. Freaks may be foraging near the sites. Toss a Molotov through the front window of the red house and be aware that a Breaker is frequently among the Freaks that emerge from the flames of one or more nests. Another nest is in a weather-beaten shack east of the red house. Freaks may search after you torch the first nest; get onto the rocky ledge overlooking it to hit it through the open doorway. The last nest is in a cave south-southeast of the general marker. Be aware that the Rimview Ranch horde hibernates there.

Note: You can find a Superior Metal Axe behind the shed near the weather-beaten shack with the nest.

Storyline: Infestation Exterminator. Rewards: 2,000 XP, 550 trust and 2,650 credits.

Tips
  • Prepare at Wizard Island Camp by visiting the mechanic, merchant, bounty board, and kitchen before heading to Colonel Garret.
  • Utilize high ground and stealth when approaching the Cascade Lakes Railway Ambush Camp.
  • Use Molotovs to clear nests efficiently, especially those near water or in enclosed spaces.
  • Be prepared for a potential firefight at ambush camps and infestations.
  • The NERO Injector at the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway NERO Checkpoint will increase your health, stamina, or focus.

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