Act 3 of Gears of War: E-Day takes you through dangerous streets, underground tunnels, abandoned buildings, and areas filled with Locust. While on your journey, you can discover various Collectables, Hard Cases, and a few Secondary Objectives. Some of these are quite obvious, while some are hidden from the main path and difficult to locate. This guide covers all the Act 3 Collectables, Hard Cases, and Secondary Objectives and explains where to find each one.
Act 3, Chapter 1 – Stranded
Collectable – COG Army Knife
Make your way to the clearing towards Fairlight Outpost. As you come down via the rope, you will arrive at a fork with a dead body lying there. Take the path on your right, but make your way into the short left path to find the collectable.
Hard Case
Go past the locked gate, then proceed until you see Fairlight Outpost in the far distance. After killing the Locust, stick to the left part of the map where the nearest enemies were located. Seek out the wrecked helicopter where the Hard Case is seated in front of it.
Collectable – Fairlight Rifle Range Sign
Climb the shipping container in order to climb the fence and reach Fairlight Outpost. After you get down on the other side, turn to your right and walk uphill. On the other side of the blocked fence gate, you will find the collectable sticking out of the wall.
Hard Case
After crawling over the shipping container and going inside Fairlight Outpost, go left. There will be two red shipping containers, one above the other, and Hard Case will be in front of them.
Collectible – Gut-Puncher Grenade Rounds
Move beyond the last Hard Case. You will find a warehouse building on your left, along with a Supply Cache. The item you are looking for is near some crates beside the supply cache.Collectablee – Prepper’s Scavenging Map
Your objective will take you to the substation to restore the power. Go through the doorway in the fence and look to your right for the generators. The collectable is between two of them.
Collectable – UIR Soldier Shooting Target
Before entering the substation, turn left from the entrance. Follow the side of the building to the back, where the collectable is leaning against a fence.
Hard Case
Enter the sub-station and immediately look left. The Hard Case is in the corner.
Act 3, Chapter 2 – Enemy Lines
Collectable – Damaged Gnasher Shotgun
As you work your way through the tunnels, you’ll come to a large, red-lit room with tall metal poles. To the right, up a small slope, are some supplies and the collectable.
Hard Case
From the last collectable, stay on the main path and continue forward. The Hard Case is slightly right of centre and should be easy to spot.
Collectable – Parchment and Powder Pouch
Next, you’ll enter a wide room filled with supplies. It is better lit than the previous rooms, and Dom will mention the ‘supply lines’. Go up the slope on the left to find the collectable on some crates.
Collectable – Parchment with Indecipherable Writing
You’ll come to an underground subway station. Move to the right of the tracks and the subway car to find the collectable on some crates.
Hard Case
In the underground subway station, go up to the floor above. On the right side, look behind some planks near the construction materials to find the Hard Case.
Hard Case
On the upper floor, look for the Supply Cache in the centre of the area. The Hard Case is just to its left.
Hard Case
Later, you’ll need to climb over some crashed subway cars to continue. Before doing that, go left onto the subway platform. At the far end, look in the centre, in front of the divider, to find the Hard Case.
Collectable – Maintenance Worker’s Bloodied Flashlight
From the last Hard Case, continue away from your objective marker and head down the dark tunnel, following the train tracks. You’ll see a red light up ahead. Move toward it until you reach some wreckage and a dead end. The collectable is on the floor to the left.
Collectible – COG Tags of Private Beth Avila
Turn back toward the train platform and the crashed subway cars you need to cross. Pass the previous Hard Case on your right, then look left for a doorway with stairs leading down. Go downstairs and enter the area below. The COG tags are on the floor to the right, beside a body.
Hard Case
Cross the train cars and continue toward the main objective. Once you’re across, look to the right of the path for the Hard Case.
Hard Case
Later, you’ll emerge from the underground into an area filled with destruction. A collapsed golden Gear statue will be in front of you. Deal with the enemies, then go down to the left to find the Hard Case.
Hard Case
Continue toward the objective from the previous Hard Case. Before turning right onto the next path, look left near the edge of the cliff to find another Hard Case.
Hard Case
Later on, when you’re in the sewers, you’ll come to a Supply Cache with the Hard Case next to it.
Collectible – COG Tags of Private First Class Erick Davis
In the sewers, look immediately to the left of the previous Hard Case to find the COG tags.
Act 3, Chapter 3 – Last Foothold
Hard Case
From the start of the chapter, facing the Kalona Theatre, turn around and head left down the side of the subway entrance. You’ll find the Hard Case in front of the pool hall.
Collectible – COG Tags of Sergeant First Class Robin Hamill
Go to the right of the Kalona Theatre and look behind a taxi. The COG tags are on the ground.
Collectible – COG Tags of Corporal Tracy Moore
You’ll make your way through the collapsed streets underneath the sky train. You’ll come to a building on your right. Head inside and look in the back room to find the COG tags on the floor.
Hard Case
Leave the building and continue forward. The Hard Case is on the left side of the road, near the edge.
Collectible – Colonel Trench’s VIP List
You’ll meet up with Tai at an abandoned COG checkpoint. You’ll need to follow him by climbing over a bus. Before you do, head to the right side of the checkpoint to find the collectible on a table under a gazebo or tent.
Hard Case
After climbing over the bus, turn right and continue up the street. The Hard Case is against a wall on the left.
Collectible – COG Tags of Private Luis Garcia
As you make your way to the library to meet Captain Grey, you’ll enter a fight with the Locust. Head to the right and climb up the ledges. At the top, turn around and head toward the edge. You’ll find a shipping container on your right with the COG tag inside.
Hard Case
Meet Captain Grey and the surviving COGs in the library. During the briefing, you’ll find a tactical map table in the center of the room. The Hard Case is in the back-left corner.
Collectible – Captain Grey’s Field Journal
From the last Hard Case, turn right and enter the room at the back. The collectible is on a table.
Hard Case
Go to Landa Memorial Hospital and deal with the Locust. Then check the roof above the entrance to find the Hard Case.
Collectible – Landa Memorial Hospital Evacuation Order
Enter the hospital through the ground-floor entrance and stay to the right. Behind the reception area, you’ll find the collectible on a filing cabinet.
Collectible – COG Tags of Specialist Radchel Carnahan
From the hospital entrance, turn left and head up the stairs. At the top, turn left to find a dead Gear soldier. Move over to the body and grab the collectible.
Hard Case
Go down the road to the right of the hospital. You’ll find a Supply Cache in front of some buildings on your left. In front of it, on the right side at the start of the road heading left, is the Hard Case.
Hard Case
Head back toward the library. When you’re almost there, turn right to enter an underpass. On your left, you’ll see an entrance to an underground parking lot. Marcus will comment that there is something in the parking garage. Head inside to find the Hard Case against the back-left wall. Watch out for an ambush.
Hard Case
Go to the Kalona Police Department, which is to the right of the underground parking lot entrance. At the crossroads, look right for the stairs leading to a sky train platform. The Hard Case is on the platform.
Collectible – COG Tags of Private Terrance Sander
At the Kalona Police Department, go down the right side of the building. Enter the door on the left and look beside the body near the entrance. The collectible is on the floor.
Secondary Objective – Weak Signal
Across from the police station, on the other side of the road, look for a loading bay. Go to the back and check the right side to start the secondary objective. Defeat all the Locust that spawn to complete it.
