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Part 6
The Quarry

Part 6

Learn how to save, kill, and infect characters in The Quarry. Includes steps for Dylan's hand, Emma, Jacob, Ryan, and Kaitlyn.

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Learn how to save, kill, and infect characters in The Quarry. Includes steps for Dylan's hand, Emma, Jacob, Ryan, and Kaitlyn.

Getting characters infected is also a viable way of saving them, as it renders them mostly invulnerable, though this can endanger non-infected characters.

Saving as Many Characters as Possible (and Dylan's hand)

At least 3 characters will die in any given playthrough, so it is not possible to save everyone. One of these is Kaylee, who always dies. The other two die in Scenes of the game where one character must kill the other, specifically 9-Ryan-3 where either Werewolf Chris or several other characters must die, and the penultimate 10-Laura-2 where it's a choice between Silas and most other characters present. 9-Ryan-3 always plays so is unavoidable, and avoiding 10-Laura-2 means getting characters killed.

The strategy below will unlock the Rough Night Achievement, for saving all playable characters, though simpler strategies are possible since it is not necessary to also save the Hacketts for the Achievement.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Chapter 1: In 1-Abi, don't break into the cabin. This will save Dylan's hand, allowing him to be bitten and infected but not outright killed late in the game.
  2. 2
    Chapter 3: There's a risk of Jacob getting killed in 3-Jacob-1. To easily avoid this, if the option to dive into the lake to retrieve the rotor arm appears, don't. This will miss the Bloated Corpse Evidence however. If that's desired, jump in and proceed as normal, and ensure that Detangle is chosen and not Pull, and chosen in time.
  3. 3
    Chapter 4: In 4-Ryan, don't shoot when something is emerging from the woods. Upon entering the cabin in 4-Emma-1, look in the bag rather than opening the trapdoor. Pass all of Emma's QTEs (Quick Time Events) in 4-Emma-1 during the chase. It's fine to fail some, but not others. This will also prevent Emma getting infected at this point, which can endanger additional characters later. In 4-Emma-2, Reel Slowly and do not choose the Interrupt to Speed Up. This is the simplest way of keeping Emma alive.
  4. 4
    Chapter 6: Optionally, get Jacob infected by choosing Run instead of Hide upon coming down from the walkway, and failing the subsequent QTE. This will prevent all his future deaths. Do not choose this approach if Emma was infected in Chapter 4, as this may result in her death later. Otherwise, at the end of the werewolf chase in 6-Jacob, when caught in the bear trap, choose Pry Open and not Pull Free. Have Abi shoot Nick in 6-Abi. Upon Emma encountering the hunters in 6-Emma, don't choose the Interrupt to Run, have Emma stay instead. This will ensure she doesn't get infected, which can endanger Abi later.
  5. 5
    Chapter 7: In the escape Scene near the end of the Chapter, 7-Laura-8, make sure to escape without shooting Travis. If too many QTEs are failed Travis will get shot.
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    Chapter 8: Upon reaching Jacob in the cages, choose the Interrupt to Stop Laura from killing Nick. Unless Jacob was infected earlier, save Jacob - Choose Breakers 2 & 1, then Continue, and choose Breakers 2 & 3.
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    Chapter 9: Fail the QTE when Constance grabs Laura's shotgun in 9-Laura-1, allowing Constance to disarm Laura. When attacked by Jed in 9-Laura-2, if getting the option to Run or Attack, choose Run. If the Interrupt to Stab Bobby shows in 9-Ryan-2, do not choose it; leave Bobby unstabbed. Have Ryan accept Laura's bite in 9-Ryan-2. During the werewolf battle in the scrapyard in 9-Dylan-2, choose to sound the Horn; the werewolf will come after Dylan. Succeed the QTE to light the torch. The werewolf will then break through the crane cabin window, and will go to attack Dylan - fail this specific QTE. Dylan will get bit and infected. Succeed the next QTE to pick the torch back up. Getting Dylan infected at this point will allow Caleb to be saved without killing other characters. In the big battle with Werewolf Chris in 9-Ryan-3, have Ryan shoot and kill Werewolf Chris. He will be the werewolf that Ryan is initially aiming at.
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    Chapter 10: At the end of Max's Scene, 10-Max, choose to Stay on the island, and not Swim. In Kaitlyn's werewolf battle in 10-Kaitlyn-2, be sure to succeed all QTEs. To keep Kaitlyn alive more easily, at the start of the battle choose Run rather than Wait, and choose Beam rather than Window when the option appears, though these choices aren't strictly necessary. Later in 10-Kaitlyn-2, when/if Abi or Emma are knocking on the door.
Tips
  • Getting characters infected can make them mostly invulnerable, but may endanger others.
  • At least 3 characters will die in any playthrough. Kaylee always dies.
  • The Rough Night Achievement requires saving all playable characters, but not necessarily the Hacketts.
  • Failing certain QTEs can lead to character deaths or infections.
  • Specific choices in Chapters 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are crucial for character survival and infection status.

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