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Prepare for Battle: Geothermal Valley
Rise of the Tomb Raider

Prepare for Battle: Geothermal Valley

Explore the Geothermal Valley in Rise of the Tomb Raider. Find Strongboxes, Relics, Documents, and complete challenges like 'Fowl Play' and 'Hung out to Dry'.

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Explore the Geothermal Valley in Rise of the Tomb Raider. Find Strongboxes, Relics, Documents, and complete challenges like 'Fowl Play' and 'Hung out to Dry'.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start by looting the Strongbox [01/08 - Weapon Part: Bolt Action Rifle Component 02] and Survival Cache [01/20].
  2. 2
    Shoot the Bull’s-eye [Bull’s-eye 01/08] above the stairs to start an area challenge.
  3. 3
    Find a Relic [01/13 – Planter Vase] under white tarpaulins down the stairs.
  4. 4
    Locate the new Base Camp ‘Valley Farmstead’ on the eastern side. Use it to apply upgrades and spend skill points.
  5. 5
    Head north to a cave blocked by wooden beams. Use a gun to clear them and find Magnesite Ore, Mushrooms, and two piles of Byzantine Coins.
  6. 6
    Return to the Base Camp and take the eastern stairs. Hop down to the lower path and destroy a blockage with firearms to find an Archivist’s Map, reagents, and a Relic [02/13 – Bear Carving].
  7. 7
    Follow the path into the village. Find reagents in a shack, resource locations for Hardwood and Herbs. Shoot the Bull’s-eye [Bull’s-eye 02/08] in the central tree.
  8. 8
    Find the Monolith near the pumpkin patch.
  9. 9
    Complete the ‘Fowl Play’ challenge by catching five chickens and throwing them into the enclosure west of the well.
  10. 10
    Climb onto the roof of the shack near the Base Camp, jump to the next building, and traverse across to a ruin. Scramble up the wall and use the scalable wall to reach the top. Collect reagents and cut down a box of reagents. Use a rope pillar to create a zip line shortcut back down.
  11. 11
    In the house closest to the Base Camp, find a Document [01/33 - Greek].
  12. 12
    In the large ruin on the eastern side, find a Document [02/33 - Mongolian] and a Strongbox [02/08 - Weapon Part: Heavy Pistol Part 01]. Shoot the Bull’s-eye [Bull’s-eye 03/08] on the ruin's exterior.
  13. 13
    In the building north of the well, find a Document [03/33 - Greek]. Find a Coin Cache [01/09] northeast of the shack.
  14. 14
    On a viewing platform north of the large ruin, find a Document [04/33 - Greek].
  15. 15
    At the guard tower further north, find a Bull’s-eye [Bull’s-eye 04/08] and a Hanging Rabbit to start the ‘Hung out to Dry’ challenge [Hung out to Dry 01/06]. Speak with the ally here to get the side-mission ‘Defensive Strategy’.
  16. 16
    Take the eastern path from the village homestead. Find a Document [05/33 - Greek] and a Hanging Rabbit [Hung out to Dry 02/06] near a tent.
  17. 17
    Scramble up a tree and jump to a large stone pillar to find a Document [06/33 - Greek]. Find a Mural [01/04 - Greek] on the western side of the pillar's base.
  18. 18
    Cross the bridge. On the far side, find a Bull’s-eye [Bull’s-eye 05/08] hanging from a dead tree overlooking a high ledge. A cave ahead contains a Challenge Tomb requiring the Rebreather.
  19. 19
    Return across the river and climb the hill to the west.
Tips
  • The SMG becomes available at this point.
  • The Challenge Tomb requires the Rebreather, which is not yet accessible.
  • Complete the ‘Fowl Play’ and ‘Hung out to Dry’ challenges for XP.
  • The side-mission ‘Defensive Strategy’ can be picked up from an ally at the guard tower.
  • XP for completing challenges.
  • Weapon Parts from Strongboxes.
  • Relics, Documents, and Coin Caches for collection.
  • Archivist's Map.

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