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Dried up trenches (Act 1, Chapter 4)
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Dried up trenches (Act 1, Chapter 4)

Follow our detailed walkthrough for Code Vein's Dried Up Trenches (Act 1, Chapter 4). Find items, defeat enemies, and locate all mistles and chests.

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Follow our detailed walkthrough for Code Vein's Dried Up Trenches (Act 1, Chapter 4). Find items, defeat enemies, and locate all mistles and chests.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start from the first mistle and follow the path, collecting items and defeating enemies.
  2. 2
    When you reach an area with metal junk and boxes, go to the ledge on your left and jump down onto a spine-like bridge. An enemy will attack immediately.
  3. 3
    After defeating the enemy, enter the cave it came from and activate the mistle to reveal the surrounding area on the map.
  4. 4
    Cross the bridge to a ladder, climb it, and defeat the three large enemies. Collect item 8 (a Vestige) and jump out of the opening to the south, returning to the bridge area.
  5. 5
    Advance back on the main path until you reach a fork. Enter the cave on the right.
  6. 6
    Walk into the cave until you see a wooden plank near a ledge. Jump down and continue. Behind a wall, you'll find a large axe-wielding enemy and a chest (unlisted on the map).
  7. 7
    Go up the ladder, defeat the shield-holding enemy. To the left is the vestige area. Ahead is a ledge with a ladder. Go down this ladder, go straight to defeat an enemy and pick up an item.
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    Return to the fork with the cave. Follow the other path towards the enemy ahead.
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    Continue straight until you reach a cave with an enemy and boxes. Defeat the enemy and break the boxes. Jump down the ledge behind the boxes.
  10. 10
    Follow the path, eliminate three enemies, and purify the mistle at the end. This maps the area.
  11. 11
    Jump down from the mistle, turn right, then right again to a small ledge in the corner. Jump down and collect chest (5).
  12. 12
    Follow the path and jump back down. Return to where you jumped down for chest (5) and attack the enemy ahead. Behind it is a ladder. Go down.
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    Go forward for chest (4), but be careful of the powerful Armored Lost.
  14. 14
    Go to the ledge the Armored Lost came from. You'll find white roots with a regen upgrade (3).
  15. 15
    Go back up the ladder and backtrack to the first fork where you entered the cave after activating the second mistle. Follow the other path.
  16. 16
    Be wary of enemies that try to knock you over or ambush you. You'll encounter a stationary enemy that breathes fire.
  17. 17
    Eventually, you'll reach an open space with many large enemies and one with a rifle. Defeat them all, including the one above the house-like structure.
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    Move behind the house-like structure (do NOT cross the bridge north of you). Kill the lone Lost behind the house.
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    Look down where the Lost was standing to see another spine-like bridge. Jump down and follow it under the house. Be careful of a human-like Lost using Claw drain attacks.
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    Move forward to reach a Resting Mistle. Activate it to map the area.
  21. 21
    Go up the ladder near the mistle to reach the roof of the house. Collect the depths map (7) from an armored Revenant corpse.
  22. 22
    Go back to the spine bridge and take the other path into a cave with two large enemies and chest (6).
  23. 23
    After resting and restocking at base, complete the Depths map to find Davis's new vestige.
  24. 24
    Return and exit the house from the roof (you'll need to defeat enemies again). Cross the north-bound bridge.
  25. 25
    Follow the path until you reach an area with enemies and stationary fire-breathing enemies. Proceed north until you encounter a large axe-wielding enemy.
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    After defeating it, break the boxes to find a vestige and jump down onto a spine-like bridge.
  27. 27
    Follow the bridge to a ladder, climb it, defeat the enemy, and collect the item. Enter the cave to the south and beat three enemies.
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    To the west, there's a ledge. Jump down, beat two enemies, and purify the mistle for this area.
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    Go back to where you found the vestige and follow the cave north until you reach a resting mistle, just before the boss battle.
Tips
  • Enemies often hide under ledges or ambush you. Pay attention to your surroundings.
  • The area can be maze-like. Use the map and consider a YouTube video for navigation.
  • Some areas require jumping off ledges to reach lower platforms.
  • Be cautious of the Armored Lost, as they have powerful attacks and armor.
  • The Insatiable Despot boss is at the end of this area.
  • Vestige (Item 8)
  • Chest (Unlisted)
  • Vestige
  • Chest (5)
  • Chest (4)
  • Regen Upgrade (3)
  • Depths Map (7)
  • Chest (6)
  • Vestige

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