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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Checklist (2)

Complete checklist for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter's second murder scene. Find all clues, items, and solve the chronology puzzle to progress.

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Complete checklist for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter's second murder scene. Find all clues, items, and solve the chronology puzzle to progress.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Inspect Blood in Graveyard: Located near the Witch's Hut, labeled "Blood Stain."
  2. 2
    Inspect Graveyard Area: Find and inspect blood on the wall (labeled "Sigil"), and a "Wheelbarrow."
  3. 3
    Go Underground: Find a lever and a crow statue. Note that the crow statue is missing another piece.
  4. 4
    Solve Word Alignment Puzzle: Align the puzzle to point towards the graveyard.
  5. 5
    Find Crow: Locate the crow near a grave, furthest from the church. A tree may obstruct the view from the church.
  6. 6
    Return Underground: Place the crow with the statue to create a lever mechanism. Pull the lever to activate a light and reveal a corpse on a coffin.
  7. 7
    Inspect Corpse Area: Inspect the "Crow Dagger" in the corpse and the corpse itself. Do not use "Touch" yet.
  8. 8
    Inspect Tree Stump: Find the tree stump with a blood bucket to the right of the underground entrance. If you inspected this before getting the dagger, you'll get a "???" alignment pointing to the corpse.
  9. 9
    Fix Dagger on Tree Stump: Use the "Fix" action to place the dagger on the tree stump.
  10. 10
    Find Oil Lamp: Inspect the rock with the green oil can and matches across from the tree stump. Align letters to find the Oil Lamp in the Church tower.
  11. 11
    Retrieve Oil Lamp: Enter the church from the graveyard side and go to the tower. Pick up the Oil Lamp on the ground.
  12. 12
    Fix Oil Lamp: Return to the rock and use "Fix" to place the Oil Lamp. A scary noise indicates completion.
  13. 13
    Touch Corpse: Return underground and hold "Touch" on the corpse to spawn Shimmering Lights of Hope.
  14. 14
    Solve Chronology: Head to each spawned scene and determine the order (1-5).
    • Scene #1: Woman and bearded man on the path behind the Church.
  15. 15
    Scene #2: Three people near the underground entrance; bearded man back, other man cowering from woman.
  16. 16
    Scene #3: Woman overlooking a man crouched on the ground, next to Scene #2.
  17. 17
    Scene #4: Graveyard, in front of the Church; man strangling another, woman with crow dagger pointed at strangler.
  18. 18
    Scene #5: Behind the church, off the path; woman with lamp and a younger man.
  19. 19
    Visualize Final Scene: After setting the chronology, visualize the final scene, which involves a man and a boy talking underground. The boy mentions going into the mines, indicating the next destination.
Tips
  • The crow statue puzzle in the underground area requires finding a physical crow in the graveyard and returning it to complete the mechanism.
  • The dagger placement on the tree stump is a key step that affects a subsequent word alignment puzzle.
  • The Oil Lamp is found in the Church tower and is necessary to complete the murder scene investigation.
  • Solving the chronology puzzle is crucial for progressing the story and unlocking the next area, "The Mines Murder."

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