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Follow our detailed walkthrough for Gears of War 3 Chapter 3: Homecoming. Find collectibles, defeat Stalks, Lambent, and Drudges, and use the Loader to progress.

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Follow our detailed walkthrough for Gears of War 3 Chapter 3: Homecoming. Find collectibles, defeat Stalks, Lambent, and Drudges, and use the Loader to progress.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head towards the deserted outpost, turn left around a car, then right onto the road.
  2. 2
    At the road's end, turn right into an alley. Kick in the door on the left to enter a courtyard.
  3. 3
    In the courtyard, a collectible is on the right. Return to the main path.
  4. 4
    Continue until you encounter stranded enemies.
  5. 5
    Follow the path to a playground. Stalks will attack as you cross. Destroy the pods releasing drudges to kill the stalk faster.
  6. 6
    Kill the Lambent and another stalk will appear. Kill it to exit onto the next street.
  7. 7
    Before exiting, go up the slide next to the first stalk, take a right, and find a collectible in the corner. Use the X button on the slide to descend.
  8. 8
    Continue into the alley, encountering more drudges and Lambent wretches.
  9. 9
    Take a couple of rights and squeeze through the razor wire.
  10. 10
    You'll reach the front of the Grocery Store. Stalks will emerge, bringing Lambent grubs and drudges. Stay back, watch for mutations, and kill the pods.
  11. 11
    After clearing the area, find a small path across a hole to the grocery store on your right.
  12. 12
    Inside the grocery store, fight through the aisles. After the first encounter, head to the checkout area on the right.
  13. 13
    At the last register closest to the doorway, you'll find a collectible. Approach via the sides of the room.
  14. 14
    Round the next corner and engage more Lambent. Use the small room to the right to flank them.
  15. 15
    In the next open area, hang back and kill enemies at range. Watch out for stretching drudges, as their heads can remain active after death.
  16. 16
    You'll reach a small safe room with boxes. Chainsaw through the boxes to reveal a switch that opens the room to the loader.
  17. 17
    Use the loader to get beyond the locker and pick up the food.
  18. 18
    Before heading outside, check the room to the right. Find COG tags on the computer desks in the back, near a giant crimson Omen painted on the wall.
  19. 19
    Return to the grocery room and head to the far left door. Break it down using the loader.
  20. 20
    Outside, you can either get out of the loader to kill everything or proceed to the green smoke to drop off supplies.
  21. 21
    Use the loader to create a bridge of cars to cross to the green smoke.
Tips
  • Carmine's second weapon is a Torque bow, a nod to the series.
  • Destroying the pods releasing drudges is an effective way to quickly defeat Stalks.
  • When fighting inside the grocery store, use the side paths to avoid the center and make it easier.
  • Be cautious of stretching drudges; their heads can remain a threat after death.
  • The crimson Omen on the wall in the room with the COG tags is a significant visual element.
Collectibles and COG tags found throughout the chapter.

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