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CHAPTER 1: Fighting chance
Gears 5

CHAPTER 1: Fighting chance

Follow this comprehensive Gears 5 walkthrough for Chapter 1: Fighting Chance. Find all collectibles, components, and relic weapons as you progress through the early missions.

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Follow this comprehensive Gears 5 walkthrough for Chapter 1: Fighting Chance. Find all collectibles, components, and relic weapons as you progress through the early missions.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start the chapter and head to the bar to find the 1st Collectible (Corisku Newspaper) on the counter.
  2. 2
    Enter the room near the bar to find 1 Component on a desk. Climb down the stairs.
  3. 3
    Go to the counter next to the stairs to find 1 Component near a PC.
  4. 4
    On the other side of the room, find the 3rd Collectible (Doomed Empire) on a luggage trolley near some crates.
  5. 5
    Enter the room ahead and take the 3 Components from the top of the shelf.
  6. 6
    Exit the room, head right, and interact with the poster. Meet Baird. Before Baird's upgrade, interact with the guardian on the table.
  7. 7
    Head right to find 1 Component on the ground near a disassembled Guardian.
  8. 8
    Take Baird's upgrade and test it. Find 3 Components near the crates in the right of the test field.
  9. 9
    See Paduk. Before opening the door to Paduk, enter the room ahead to find 3 Components in a panel and the 2nd Collectible (Missive to Agent 9) on a desk in the corner.
  10. 10
    Proceed outside. Head left to find 1 Component on a table with a Markza Mk1.
  11. 11
    Get around the tent near Paduk to find a safe with 5 Components inside.
  12. 12
    Look in the tent on the far right to find the 4th Collectible (Nomad’s Creed) on a table. You can find weapons here, including a Torque bow near the barricades. Head to the hangars.
  13. 13
    Go around the first hangar to find a panel on its side containing 3 Components.
  14. 14
    Proceed outside the airport; a cutscene will trigger. After the cutscene, explore the hangars. Find the Talon Relic in the first hangar, identifiable by the crimson omen on its gate. The weapon is on the side of the hangar.
  15. 15
    The third hangar has a Boomshot on top of a container at the end.
  16. 16
    The fourth hangar has the 5th and last collectible (The Astounding Lighting Rangers!) on a desk near the helicopter.
  17. 17
    The fifth hangar has a Dropshot on top of a container to the right of the helicopter. After clearing the area, get the Skiff to proceed.
  18. 18
    Go to the third hangar on the far right to find a panel containing 5 Components.
  19. 19
    Find the blocked entrance of the airport in the Northwest to find 1 Component. Exit the airport area.
  20. 20
    Explore the first part of the map before going to the Rocket Hangar. Head east to find a car near a fence on the border of the map; find 1 Component on a corpse.
  21. 21
    After exiting the initial area, you will pass between mountains. Head east to find a fence. Look back to see the crimson omen on a rock. Approach it to find the Gnasher Relic on a rock.

Side Missions:

  1. WaterWorks: Located Southeast after passing a slope. Find the entrance on top of a mountain.
  2. Once inside, fight through Swarm Drones on ramps until you reach an open area with snipers on construction and Drones on the ground. After defeating them, open the door to rescue a nomad. Enter the room to find the 1st Collectible of Chapter 3 (Nomad’s Sketchings) on a console.
  3. Get around the building to find a panel containing 3 Components.
  4. Climb ladders and head right to find 1 Component on the other side of the walkway. Send Jack to retrieve it.
  5. From the water tower, head south to find the Lancer GL Relic on top of a column's support.
  6. Continue south to find 5 Components next to some drop pods near a fence.
  7. Head east from the water tower to find the Claw Relic. It's located past ruins in the last of some buried buildings, then around the building in a bush.
  8. Past the ruins and from the Relic Weapon location, look southeast towards a bridge. Find a panel containing 5 Components.
Tips
  • Collectibles from Chapter 3 can be found in Chapter 1. This guide prioritizes getting them early.
  • The Lancer GL's alt-fire launcher fires straight and bursts in the air when it detects a nearby target.
  • The Claw variant has a higher rate-of-fire with its active reload.

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