Fallout 76 hides secret messages, curious scenes, or small treasures in various locations. The places are usually remote or hard to reach. MeinMMO has discovered a treasure for you in the climbing forest at the New River Gorge Resort. And our author Benedict has tips on how to find the treasure.
What kind of treasure is it? At the end of a tricky course, a hidden camp awaits you. In this camp, we found several items:
- a stash of 31 caps (amount may vary)
- a box with junk and caps
- multiple Stimpaks and a medical box
- a dexterity bobblehead
- a letter and the corpse of “Tumblin’ Joe”
The rewards may vary, as the loot in crates is random. If someone has been there before you, the stash of caps and some of the Stimpaks are likely already gone.
The Climbing Forest Course of Fallout 76
Where is the climbing forest? If you want to undertake the dexterity challenge yourself, you just need to head to the park at the top of the mountain south of the Overseer’s camp. The fastest way is to fast travel to the New River Gorge Resort.
From the resort, you only need to walk a short distance north. There, you’ll see a wooden structure with a staircase. In front of it, some wooden dexterity exercises have already been set up on the ground.
The staircase leads to a floating bridge, which is secured with ropes and climbs up through some platforms into the treetops. This is where the actual challenge begins.
The challenges of the climbing forest: The climbing forest consists of 4 stages. The first stage is quite easy: a destroyed hanging bridge connects two platforms. You just have to jump over a small gap once, and you are done.
The second part is a bit more difficult. Here, smaller squares hang in the air and are connected by wooden posts with a holding rope. You need to jump from one square to the next until you get across.
The third stage is the hardest. Five thin logs float between the two platforms. You have to balance on these and jump to the next log. Since the logs are round, you could easily slip. Good judgment and air control are advantageous here.
The final part consists of logs driven into the ground that have been cut off at the top. You must jump from one log to the next and have only a very small area on which to land. At the end, there is a tower where the treasure lies.
Tips for the climbing forest: After jumping over the wood multiple times (and failing) I have prepared some tips for you. With these, it should be easier for you to reach the loot.
- 1. Wear Power Armor: With Power Armor, you take no fall damage. Since you will likely fall several times, this will save you Stimpaks and other healing items. Even a naked chassis completely negates fall damage.
- 2. Play in first person: Even if you might see your character better in third person, the controls in first person are more precise. You can better judge distances and land more accurately.
- 3. Get mutations: I played without mutations myself. However, at the end of the course, you can jump back on the logs with the mutation “Pack Rat” (or a jetpack on the Power Armor) if you fall onto the connecting beams. With the mutation “Bird Bones”, you could also navigate a bit easier in the air.
- 4. Take the “Pharma-Fan” perk: On each platform and at the end of the course, there is a medical box. With the “Pharma-Fan” perk, you can search these and take additional chems for free with a bit of luck.
The climbing forest presents a tricky challenge. Master it for a reward or hold a small competition with friends. Who will be the fastest to the goal?
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