PHILOSOPH-ISH

A red star * after an item's name indicate that it is missable; i.e., that there is only a specific window of opportunity to grab it. This also applies to items that will be removed from the inventory by making certain choices, such as camp item request items.

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WEAPONS AND CLOTHES

• Bucket Hat*. On a random Appleseed Timber Company worker during the related random encounter.

• Cattleman Hat*. May be on a rancher after Money Lending and Other Sins. Return to Painted Sky after recovering Wrobel's debt.

• Fisherman's Hat. While this is typically only obtainable in the Epilogue after catching all Legendary Fish, there is a way to obtain it right now. Visit Gill Landing, the shack on the northern shore of Flat Iron Lake and at the southernmost end of The Heartlands, near the Lemoyne border. Instead of triggering the Strangers mission A Fisher of Fish, toss a dynamite stick on the dock where Mr. Gill is fishing. Once he's dead, pick up the hat. He will respawn, and so will the mission, as soon as you walk away, but you keep the hat!

• Granger's Revolver*. Obtained from Emmett Granger's body during the Strangers mission The Noblest of Men, and a Woman.

• Newsboy Flat Cap*. From a Cornwall guard, only during the shootout in the main story mission The Sheep and the Goats.

• Scarecrow Hat*. Shoot it off the scarecrow at Guthrie Farm, just below "A" in "Hanover." Artists Card #11 is on the bed in the house.

  • ​​​Easter egg: a black sheep sleeping in the barn has a pink bow and gold wedding ring tied to it...

• Scout Jacket* (unique version). Reward for completing Pearson's first camp item request.

• Vaquero Riding Spurs* (unique version). Reward for completing Dutch's camp item request.

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MAPS

• For detailed treasure information, see my Treasure Maps Guide. Chapter guides only contain the location of specific maps.

• Chick Matthews' Map. Obtained while recovering Matthews' debt during the main story mission Money Lending and Other Sins.

• High Stakes Map #1. Obtained from a treasure hunter during this random encounter. There are several possible spawn points for this encounter, all in West Elizabeth between Wallace Station and Riggs Station, on high rises between the train tracks and the Dakota River. I have often found this near the writing "Diablo Ridge" on the map.

• High Stakes Map #2. Behind the Cumberland Falls waterfall, right under "F" in "Falls." Cross over on the log to reach the location.

  • To get this, you have to have gotten map #1 already, and although it's just across the Dakota River from here, technically it's in West Elizabeth, so I included it in my Epilogue I guide.

• Jack Hall Gang Map #1. Obtained from the treasure hunter during the Strangers mission All That Glitters.​

• Jack Hall Gang Map #2. Go to Caliban's Seat, ride to the top, and hang right just before getting to the makeshift camp. Drop down at left and shimmy along the cliffside until you reach a hole in the wall, which contains this map and some jewelry.

• Le Tresor des Morts Map #1. Obtained from the burned-out jailhouse in Limpany, the ghost town near Horseshoe Overlook.​

• ​Legendary Animals Map. Obtained from Hosea during the main story mission Exit, Pursued by a Bruised Ego.

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DOCUMENTS

• Black Belle Photograph. Received at the start of the Strangers mission The Noblest of Men, and a Woman I.

• Billy Midnight's Photograph. Received at the start of the Strangers mission The Noblest of Men, and a Woman I.

• Charity Handbill*. From Thomas Downes' desk in Valentine, near the stable. This must be obtained either right before the Polite Society, Valentine Style mission or right after the Americans at Rest mission, and it's no longer available after that.

• Dutch's Speech Notes*. On a crate at the south end of camp, near the slopes. Only available at camp during this chapter.

• Emmett Granger's Photograph. Received at the start of the Strangers mission The Noblest of Men, and a Woman I.

• Flaco Hernandez's Photograph. Received at the start of the Strangers mission The Noblest of Men, and a Woman I.

• Jack's Drawing*. Reward for completing Jack's second camp item request.

• Jail Ledger. On Sheriff Malloy's desk in the Valentine sheriff's office. Use the photo mode glitch.

• Letter from Ms. Hobbs. Received after completing the Strangers mission A New Friend, A Better World IV.

  • Also see my Hunting Guide for extensive walkthrough of this and other hunting-related activities.

• Letter from St. Luke Academy*. On an Appleseed Timber Co. worker's body mauled by wolves during the related random encounter.

• Letter to Bubba from Jillian*. Lootable from a random NPC in either Valentine or Strawberry. I found it once on a guy I robbed behind the Valentine general store and once on a guy by the Strawberry post office. Seems to be quite random.

• Letter to Curtis from M. From the body of Sheriff Malloy in Valentine. Kill or hogtie him, then loot him and run like hell!

• Letter to Edmund from Mother*. In the serial killer's basement at the end of the Strangers mission American Dreams.

• Letter to Henrietta Douglas. In the abandoned mail wagon near "BE" in "Cumberland," along with four other letters.

• Letter to Judge Finley. In the abandoned mail wagon near "BE" in "Cumberland," along with four other letters.

• Letter to Miriam Wegner. In the abandoned mail wagon near "BE" in "Cumberland," along with four other letters.

• Letter to Saint Denis Times Tribune. In the abandoned mail wagon near "BE" in "Cumberland," along with four other letters.

• Letter to the doctor from Donal. On the Valentine doctor's body. Must incapacitate or kill him during his shop robbery.

• Letter to the Editor*. In the serial killer's basement at the end of the Strangers mission American Dreams.

• Letter to William Errington. In the abandoned mail wagon near "BE" in "Cumberland," along with four other letters.

• Lost Letter to Bonnie*. On the dying man along Flat Iron Lake, near Bard's Crossing, during the related random encounter.

• Mining Company Letter*. Inside Cornwall's private train car during the Chapter I story mission Who the Hell Is Leviticus Cornwall?

• Mysterious Sermon. On the desk inside Hani's Bethel, just north of "N" in "Hanover." Artists Card #3 is on a nightstand, Aged Pirate Rum is in the chimney, and a chest under the wagon outside holds $50 and the Volatile Dynamite Pamphlet.

  • Easter egg: after finding the sermon, visit after 2AM to witness a UFO flying overhead.

• Oil Company Letter*. Inside Cornwall's private train car during the Chapter I story mission Who the Hell Is Leviticus Cornwall?

• Otis Miller and the Black-Hearted Lady. In Osman Grove, east of Emerald Ranch, across the border. It's one of three options to fulfill Jack's first camp item request, or it can be kept. It also respawns in the Epilogue, so it's not missable.

• Phineas's Business Card. From the collector at Flatneck Station during the Smoking and Other Hobbies strangers mission.

• Poison Throwing Knife Pamphlet. In a lockbox at the poachers' camp during the "Go Hunting with Charles" camp activity.

• Special Horse Stimulant Pamphlet. In a lockbox under the desk in the burned-down sheriff's office in Limpany, just west of camp.

• Volatile Dynamite Pamphlet. In a chest under the wagon parked outside Hani's Bethel, just north of "N" in "Hanover."

• Wild West Heroes No. 132. Inside the house at Downes Ranch, along with the Horses Card #7. Inside the barn is Horses Card #10. This is one of three options for Jack's first camp item request, or it can be kept. It also respawns in the Epilogue, so it's not missable.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• Antique Watch*. From Wrobel's house during the main story mission Money Lending and Other Sins. This one is easily missable!​

• Elk Antler Trinket. After hunting the Legendary Elk in Cumberland Forest. See the Legendary Animals section under Collectibles.

• Fountain Pen*. In Osman Grove, east of Emerald Ranch, across the border. Fulfills Mary-Beth's camp item request, or can be kept.

• Jimmy Brooks' Pen*. From Jimmy Brooks if you spare him at the end of the Polite Society, Valentine Style main story mission.

• Skull Statue. Received from Dr. MacGuinness after mailing her any 15 dinosaur bones during the Strangers mission A Test of Faith.

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CAMP ITEMS

These items can be obtained between Chapter II and Chapter IV through the photo mode glitch. All are missable*.

• men's tent: The Case of the Deceitful German book, Bill's Dishonorable Discharge​ papers, and Letter from Lenny's Father

• women's tent: The Castle above the Moor book, Mary-Beth's Notebook

• Arthur's tent: Zoological Compendium book, Rambles through Woods & Plains​ book, and First Bank Robbery Newspaper Scrap

• Dutch's tent: An American Eden book, The American Inferno​ book, Existence and Oblivion book, and Molly's Poem

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FOUND ELSEWHERE BUT PART OF MISSIONS THAT START IN THIS CHAPTER

• Blackwater Ledger Scrap*. West Elizabeth. Return to Micah's camp after the main story mission An American Pastoral Scene.

• Cattleman Gambler's Hat*. West Elizabeth. May be on a coach guard during the main story mission An American Pastoral Scene.

• Dutch Wanted Poster*. West Elizabeth. Return to Micah's camp after the main story mission An American Pastoral Scene.

• Flaco's Revolver*. Ambarino. Next to Flaco Hernandez's body during the Strangers mission The Noblest of Men, and a Woman II.

• Liberty Hat*. West Elizabeth. May be on an O'Driscoll during the main story mission An American Pastoral Scene.

• Micah Newspaper Scrap*. West Elizabeth. Return to Micah's camp after the main story mission An American Pastoral Scene.

• Midnight's Pistol*. Lemoyne. Next to Billy Midnight's body during the Strangers mission The Noblest of Men, and a Woman II.

• Naval Compass. Lemoyne. In the Braithwaite Manor boathouse. Fulfills Pearson's second camp item request, or can be kept.

  • Pearson's request can also be fulfilled with another naval ​compass, obtainable during the Chapter IV Strangers mission Fatherhood and Other Dreams II.

• Otis Miller and the Arabian Prince. West Elizabeth. Clawson's Rest, the cabin north of Valentine just across the Dakota River. It's one of three options to fulfill Jack's first camp item request, or it can be kept. It also respawns in the Epilogue, so it's not missable.

• Pieced Together Map. Obtained after recovering the three serial killer map clues, which are in three different states:

  • First killer clue. New Hanover. Under the short railroad bridge between Valentine and Horseshoe Overlook.

  • Second killer clue. Lemoyne. On the large tree just off the road leading out of Bolger Glade, by the "S" in "Meadows."

  • Third killer clue. West Elizabeth. On the large rock southeast of Wallace Station, just across the creek near the railroad tracks.

• Pipe*. West Elizabeth. In Vetter's Echo, the shack south of Little Creek River. Fulfills Dutch's camp item request, or can be kept.

• Pocket Watch* (mission-specific item, not just any pocket watch). West Elizabeth. Inside Vetter's Echo, the shack south of Little Creek River. Fulfills Lenny's second camp item request, or can be kept.

• The Case of the Shrew in the Fog*. Lemoyne. Inside the house at Hagen Orchards, north of Saint Denis. Fulfills Hosea's first camp item request, or can be kept.

VALUABLES IN THIS AREA

• Brush Fire north of camp. Lockbox by the wagon. Gold nugget and Volatile Fire Bottle Pamphlet.

• Cumberland Forest, south of "D" in "Cumberland." Cliff's edge looking toward westward toward the "T" in "Forest." At the foot of a dead tree is a chest next to a barely visible corpse. $40, large jewelry bag, and two small jewelry bags.

• Dakota River. Under the bridge just east of "O" in "Dakota," across from where it becomes the emissary Creek River. $20 in a chest.

• Guthrie Farm. Inside the barn is a dead black sheep with a gold wedding ring tied to it.

  • Another black sheep is alive and roaming north of the Heartland Overflow, just south of the railroad, and it too has a ring.

• Larned Sod goat farm in the Heartlands. $25 and random jewelry inside the cabin.

• Limpany, the burned-down town near camp by the Dakota River, has several items:

  • A gold bar and the Special Horse Stimulant Pamphlet in the lockbox under Sheriff's office desk.

  • Le Tresor des Morts Map #1 inside the jail, near a corpse. See my Treasure Maps Guide.

• Osman Grove shack, just northeast of Emerald Station and barely west of the Roanoke Ridge border. $15 inside the house.

• Twin Stack Pass. Top of the tallest mesa, north of "N" in "Twin." Climb on foot and find $40 in a lockbox just below the highest point.

• Unnamed shack below "OV" in "Hanover" just east of Emerald Ranch. $10 on the nightstand and $15 in a lockbox under the bed.

• Whisky Tree, just west of the Lemoyne border, near Dewberry Creek. Of all the bottles hanging from the tree, shoot the one that has yellow markings when using eagle eye. It contains a gold nugget.

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High Stakes Treasure

• To get this, you must have found all previous High Stakes Maps. See my Treasure Maps Guide.

• Twin cliffs Bacchus Station, southwest of "S" in "Station" and north of "F" in "Fort Wallace." Go between the cliffs. Drop down at left. Crouch and walk up the slope on the overhang above the Rock Carving. Turn the corner. Drop down to the ledge below. Turn around and drop down again. Hug the left wall. Crouch and walk up another slope. The treasure is in a hole in the left wall: three gold bars.

COLLECTIBLES IN THIS AREA

CIGARETTE CARDS

• Artists #3. Hani's Bethel. On top of one of the nightstands among the skeletons.

• Artists #10. Valentine. On the porch of Mary Linton's house just outside of town.

• Artists #11. Guthrie Farm. On a bed inside the main house, just outside Emerald Ranch.

• Champions #3. Emerald Ranch. On the porch of the northernmost house (the abandoned bar).

• Champions #8. Cornwall Kerosene & Tar. On the porch of another worker shack.

• Fauna #7. Gill Landing. Under the sofa inside the star angler's cabin.

• Fauna #11. Firwood Rise. Below "OR" in "Forest," under the dresser inside the house.

• Flora #6. Emerald Station. Under the leftmost bench when facing the teller.

• Flowers #1. Carmody Dell. Inside the house, on the windowsill by to the downstairs fireplace. 

• Flowers #5. Cornwall Kerosene & Tar. On the porch of one of the worker shacks.

• Flowers #11. Valentine. On the second floor of the southernmost barn in the cattle corral structure.

• Flowers #12. Bacchus Station. On a crate by the front door, near the railroad tracks.

• Gunslingers #1. Valentine. In the graveyard, on top of a gravestone in the third row.

• Gunslingers #2. Six Point Cabin. On the back of the blue wagon outside.

• Horses #7. Downes Ranch. Inside the house, on the fireplace.

• Horses #10. Downes Ranch. Inside the barn, on the second floor.

• Inventions #9. Valentine. In the mail saloon, on the windowsill to the left of the entrance.

• Marvels #5. Emerald Ranch. On a workbench at the back of the horse stables.

• Prominent #4. Valentine. Outside the wooden house between "T" and "I" in "Valentine."

• Prominent #9. Cornwall Kerosene & Tar. Beneath the large wood tower at the northeast corner.

• Stars #7. Valentine. In the roadshow artists' camp, in the back of the wagon by the tree.

• Stars #9. Valentine. Inside the roadshow tent (buy a ticket to get in), near the projectionist.

• Stars #11. Larned Sod. On a barrel just outside the goat farmhouse.

• Vistas #5. Flatneck Station. On top of the yellow windmill.

• Vistas #8. Flatneck Station. In the back of the station building.

• Vistas #9. Valentine. On a table near the bulletin board inside the train station.

• Vistas #10. Emerald Ranch. On top of the windmill tower.

DINOSAUR BONES

• #1. On the slope by the railroad near the abandoned Trading Post, a short way southeast from where you first meet Deborah.

• #2. In the Heartlands, at the end of the dried river that leads into the cliffs, a short way east from where you first meet Deborah.

• #3. In the Heartlands, at the bottom of the well below the abandoned Oil Derrick, just south of "AR" in "Heartlands."

• #6. Near the unnamed shack just northwest of "O" in "Hanover" and barely south of the Ambarino border.

• #14. Just south of Bacchus Station, on the rocky hill at the very bottom of "S" in "Station."

• #16. On the mountain cliff just southwest of Six Point Cabin and the "C" in "Cumberland."

• #18. Straight north from "L" in "Valentine," on a grassy hill on top of a cliff overlooking the Dakota River.

• #19. Southwest of Downes Ranch, just below the clifftop overlooking the Dakota River and the bend in the road below.

DREAMCATCHERS

• #7. Precisely in the middle of "O" in "Hanover."

• #8. Along the south shore of the Heartland Overflow, between "AN" in "Hanover."

• #12. Precisely on the upper-left corner of "N" in "Heartlands."

• #13. Along the railroad leaving Valentine, halfway to the oil fields, on a rise running parallel to the tracks.

• #14. Just east of "E" in "New" (Hanover), right outside of Horseshoe Overlook.

• #15. Northwest of Flatneck Station, on top of a grassy rise overlooking the Dakota River.

• #16. Southwest of Caliban's Seat, at the bottom of a downward slope toward the Dakota River.

• #17. Northeast of Lucky's Cabin, on a tree in the middle of a clearing.

LEGENDARY ANIMALS

• Elk.​ In Cumberland Forest, just northeast of Bacchus Station and just below the Ambarino Border. Elk Antler Trinket.

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LEGENDARY FISH

• Chain Pickerel. From Chapter 3. In the Dakota River, just outside Limpany. Buy the Special River Lure from the Bait Shop in Lagras.

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ROCK CARVINGS

• #3. Follow the path heading north from Six Point Cabin until you reach the cliff overlooking the river. The carving is just below you.

• #4. Head north from Fort Wallace, across the clearing, and climb up to the top of the mesa. Follow the path down and go left. The carving is just below you. Also here are Dinosaur Bone #14 (atop the mesa) and High Stakes Treasure (further down the path). 

• #8. Just below a clifftop between Limpany and Flatneck Station, slightly to the West. Ride to the top and then drop down on foot.