Follow our detailed walkthrough for Chapter 1: Anchored in Gears of War 3, including collectible locations, enemy strategies, and boss fight tips to help you progress.
Walkthrough
- 1Wake up and grab the collectible paper on the desk.
- 2Head into the hallway, listen to the lady mention Dom, and enter the room to the left.
- 3Hug the left wall and find a collectible on a dinner tray just after the cots.
- 4Return to the hall and enter the next door on the right.
- 5Enter the next door on the right, which is also open.
- 6Take the collectible on the table in front of Jack.
- 7Return to the hallway and proceed upstairs.
- 8Go up the next flight of stairs.
- 9Take a couple of rights and talk to Anya.
- 10Follow the objective marker to witness Nash being attacked.
- 11Clear the polyps one by one.
- 12Turn right and go up the stairs.
- 13At the top, you'll encounter the Drudge. Shoot its glowing belly.
- 14Head left, shoot the Drudge by the edge, and go up the stairs to your right to activate the dock lift.
- 15After the cutscene with Prescott, you'll be sent through the gardens.
- 16Cross the deck, taking cover and aiming for glowing parts to deal with the Lambent.
- 17After clearing the Lambent with the help of a Raven, go to the back left corner of the deck.
- 18Look up to the catwalk and shoot the dead Gear hanging off to make him drop his tags.
- 19Head for the stairs up to the catwalk on the right and go through the door at the end.
- 20After the cutscene, turn around and go back the way you came.
- 21Before going down the stairs, use your height advantage to clear the area of Lambent.
- 22Once back on the deck, head back towards the lifts, clearing enemies as you go.
- 23A COG will raise the lift for you. Use it to cross to the other side of the deck.
- 24Cross over and return to where you first met the Drudge.
- 25Go back down the stairs to where Nash was attacked.
- 26Pick up the extinguisher and put out the fire, aiming slightly higher than you think necessary.
- 27As you cross the next hall, take out the Lambent.
- 28At the end of the hall, turn right to save Prescott.
Tips
- The Drudge can mutate, but for this encounter, focus fire on its glowing belly.
- When dealing with the Lambent on the deck, use cover and aim for their glowing weak spots.
- The extinguisher can be finicky; adjust your aim if it doesn't immediately put out the fire.
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