Exploration · MAIN MAP V2

Clues and rumours

Follow the story from Grandpa’s letter to Venn’s camp and find all 30 rumour drill spots.

Story clues

Location spoilers. This guide includes the notes and their exact map positions.

The story starts at the tutorial drop-off and follows Venn’s work through the valleys to his summit camp.

Story locations in order
LocationXZNotesMap
L Grandpa’s letter−47.683122.12Read the letter in the caravan, then take the gravel track into the woods.Open
S1 Venn’s cabin−1149Venn’s cabin points you to the steam shovel at the Grand Cut.Open
S2 Walter Briggs · Steam shovel31.5−119Briggs’ note puts the richer samples on the mountain side of the cut.Open
S3 Ray Keeler · Second valley178−59.5Keeler’s note describes Venn taking samples up to a summit camp.Open
S4 Ray Keeler · Pit178−169.5The pit crew spotted the old camp from here. The small bulldozer is nearby.Open
S5 Venn’s final note · Summit camp−162−226The last note points to the old river on the mountain’s north side and Venn’s flagged holes.Open

Rumour drill locations

Each note gives you ten drill locations. Expand a trail to reveal its coordinates and jump to individual holes.

R2Camp on the Dried-Up Glacier10 drill spots

The campers found gold beneath loose dirt and stones over the glacier’s edge. Open the note on the map

Camp on the Dried-Up Glacier drill coordinates
DrillXZMap
R2.1369297Open
R2.2366264.5Open
R2.3351242.5Open
R2.4334223.5Open
R2.5341.5217Open
R2.6356.5235.5Open
R2.7372258.5Open
R2.8365246.5Open
R2.9359252.5Open
R2.10358270Open
R3The Traveler’s Sixth Sense10 drill spots

The traveler points across the valley to another patch of glacial ground. Several marked holes land in seam #2. Open the note on the map

The Traveler’s Sixth Sense drill coordinates
DrillXZMap
R3.1−370.5334Open
R3.2−370321Open
R3.3−369302Open
R3.4−367280Open
R3.5−367.5265Open
R3.6−358331.5Open
R3.7−357319.5Open
R3.8−354.5301Open
R3.9−348277.5Open
R3.10−348.5255Open
R4The Hunter’s Watch10 drill spots

The watchtower overlooks the river bend where miners kept returning. Drill spot 8 reaches seam #12 at the riverbed. Open the note on the map

The Hunter’s Watch drill coordinates
DrillXZMap
R4.1−110−109.5Open
R4.2−131−127.5Open
R4.3−168−144Open
R4.4−208−144.5Open
R4.5−240.5−147Open
R4.6−267.5−152.5Open
R4.7−279−171.5Open
R4.8−280.5−188Open
R4.9−294.5−184.5Open
R4.10−295−171Open

Venn’s drill flags

The summit note points to three physical drill flags. Turn on Venn’s drill flags in the map layers to see them together.

Flag positions
LocationXZNotesMap
F1 Venn’s drill flag 1−119−276.5A physical flag from the final summit clue.Open
F2 Venn’s drill flag 2−134.5−259.5A physical flag from the final summit clue.Open
F3 Venn’s drill flag 3−139−237.5A physical flag from the final summit clue.Open
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