Unlocking crates in Alan Wake 2 can provide the player with ammunition, utility items, and healing kits. These crates, known as Cult Stashes, are hidden throughout the game's chapters. The Cult Stashes come with mini-puzzles that require solving to open. This comprehensive guide aims to assist players in locating all 22 Cult Stashes and providing solutions for their associated puzzles.
How to Reveal All Cult Stash Locations
Initially, Cult Stash locations remain unknown to the player. However, during the chapter called "Return 3: Local Girl," you enter the Kalevala Knights Workshop. Inside this workshop, you'll find a board with several maps. Interacting with these maps will mark the locations of all remaining Cult Stashes that you haven't discovered yet on your own map.
Cult Stash Locations in Cauldron Lake
Cult Stash #1
Chapter: Return 1 - Invitation
Location: Near a cabin close to the Murder Site.
Puzzle Type: Cult symbols
Solution:
- First symbol: Triangle up and down; interlinked
- Second symbol: Triangle down and up; hourglass
- Third symbol: Triangle left and right; side-by-side
Cult Stash #2: Inventory Upgrade Reward
Chapter: Return 2 - The Heart
Location: The beach where Saga and Casey first meet Alan.
Puzzle Type: Button presses
Solution:
Players must press the buttons in a specific sequence, which is revealed through contextual clues in the game.
Cult Stash #3
Chapter: Return 2 - The Heart
Location: Lakeside area cleared after the first Overlap encounter.
Puzzle Type: Glowing arrows and missing key
Solution:
Shine your flashlight to reveal glowing arrows. Following them will lead you to a hidden key.