Alan Wake 2: Watery stash with hunting crossbow puzzle Alan Wake 2 guide, walkthrough

Saga can find a secret weapon in Alan Wake 2 - a hunting crossbow. On this page of the guide we explain how to open the cult cache with the crossbow in Watery and how to get crossbow bolts.

Last update: 27 October 2023

When playing as Saga in Alan Wake 2, you can obtain a unique weapon - a hunting crossbow. This guide page suggests where the cult stash with the crossbow in Watery is located, how to solve the puzzle of opening the container, and how to acquire crossbow bolts.

• Reaching the hunting cabin in Watery
• How to solve the puzzle of opening the Cult Stash?
• Obtaining crossbow bolts

Reaching the hunting cabin in Watery

Saga can obtain a hunting crossbow. You can find it during Return 3, on the way to Coffee World. The heroine will have to pass through a forest.

1. The hunting cabin is located in the forest in the eastern part of the Watery map. You can start the generator and make the cabin become a checkpoint.
2. Next to the hut is a locked Cult Stash that contains a crossbow. You can see the note, which is a hint on how to determine the 3-digit combination for the padlock.

How to solve the puzzle of opening the Cult Stash?

1. Look for numbers with bolts stuck near them. What matters is how many bolts are next to a given number.
2. There is 1 bolt next to number 5 - that's the first part of the code.

1. There are 2 bolts near number 2 - this is the second part of the code.

1. There are 3 bolts next to number 7 - this is the third part of the code.

1. By collecting all the numbers, you will get the combination 527 - enter it after interacting with the padlock.
2. You can now take out the crossbow from the container, but it requires 3 free slots in your inventory. If your inventory is full, reach a break room and transfer unnecessary items to the shoebox.

Obtaining crossbow bolts

1. There is a chance that an enemy killed with a crossbow may drop a bolt. Its icon will appear on the map. You can pick up the bolt and use it again. However, this is not a guarantee and some bolts may be lost (including those from missed shots).
2. You can find bolts as loot, but only after obtaining the crossbow. You can easily obtain the first bolts in the place where you solved the puzzle. Remove the bolts stuck in, for example, planks or trees.