Pick up the turtle, and report it to Delilah to give it a name. As the player makes choices that help define who their Henry is, scribbled notes begin to appear on the map that are customized to match those choices. Put simply, the map in Firewatch reflects Henry’s personality in a minor but meaningful way. At the end of the path, look for a turtle sitting on a rock just in front of the rockslide. But Firewatch is a good example of how and where that investment can pay big dividends. You will eventually pass by a fallen log that you can either hop over or walk around. Before the trail curves to the left, look for an opening in the fence leading to another trail heading east. One of Firewatch's most divisive design decisions was whether to reveal the player's location on the in-game map. Starting at the Two Forks Lookout tower, head southeast along a trail leading away from the bottom of the tower stairs. The first location you can check for a turtle is along the Thorofare Trail. We really, really liked Firewatch by fresh-faced studio Campo Santo, and now you can get even closer to the game, thanks to a couple of high resolution printable maps, which the developer put out via a blog post. Once you find a turtle, make sure to report it to Delilah and adopt it to bring it with you. These are just some of the common locations that players have found their own turtle companions. However, keep in mind that a turtle will not always be present at the locations listed below. The game was released in February 2016 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, and PlayStation 4, for Xbox One in September 2016, and for Nintendo Switch in December 2018. I listed a few of these locations below if you wish to find a turtle pet of your own. Firewatch is an adventure game developed by Campo Santo and published by the developer in partnership with Panic. Enter the cabin where the arrow is pointing and go down the stairs.
Start a free roam game and go to the location marked on the map. I listed a few of these locations below if you wish to find a turtle pet of your own.
In the PC version of the game (it's also available on PlayStation 4) Firewatch will also "develop," print and mail you physical copies of pictures taken with the disposable camera in the game. For the record, the shale pile is called "Shitty Boss is Going to Get Me Killed Hill." I don't care what anyone else named it. Neither have Henry's scribblings as the game progresses. In this guide, you can find a detailed walkthrough that presents ways to complete each day and task presented to you. There are two maps, a clean version and a textured one that's suitable for a desktop wallpaper or other decoration. Firewatch Game Guide & Walkthrough Become a Wyoming ranger This guide for Firewatch includes all of the necessary information that will let you complete the entire game and discover its puzzles. It makes it a little more like a hike in the wilderness, relying on a compass and landmarks, though I've still walked in circles trying to find the scout camp. The map presents key locations connected with missions and optional exploration. Additionally, tour map is updated by the paths that you can copy from other maps that you find in supply caches. This is the same map that you use in the game.
That's disabling the "show location on map" feature for the in-game map. The map in Firewatch presents the entire area available to Henry. It does make a gameplay option in Firewatch a little more manageable, too.
I think it'd just be easier to refer to this rather than always stop and bring up the map and compass and orient myself that way. If you've been stumbling into trees while walking with your map in Firewatch, well, the game's creators have a solution: printable, high resolution versions to lay next to you on the couch or coffee table.Ĭampo Santo did it on request of many Firewatch fans, and pitches it as a way to get a couch companion interested in what you're doing.