140 campaign collectibles, by act
The game’s War Journal counts them as “Collectibles Found”. The game tells you to use Tac-Com (the tactical communicator) to find them, and to listen for a sudden burst of music.
Group headings give the act, then the group: Group 3-4 is Act 3, group 4. A letter or zone divides a group further.
Act 1
13 collectiblesGroup 1-2 · 1 collectible
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Monster Jaw | Dom here. These things are crawling out the ground and tearing people apart. What the fuck are they? Where are they coming from? |
Group 1-3 · 8 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Bloody Transit Worker's Helmet | Mags here. No one below ground had a fucking chance. I'd bet dozens of transit employees got sent out to assess for damage, only to be the first people those monsters tore apart. |
 | Front Page of the Kalona Times | MEMORIAL TO HONOR SLAIN SOLDIERS, CITY'S ROLE IN PENDULUM WARS KALONA - Kalona is set to commemorate the city's contributions to the Pendulum Wars and unveil a new addition to the Sanctum of the Fallen that sheds light on the city's role in turning the tide of the nearly eighty-year conflict.Opening lines only |
 | KPD Police Bulletin | 19:45.7TH.FALL.5992 KPD GENERAL BULLETIN #10278049 Tremors noted throughout Kalona … Structural damage has been reported … All on-duty officers are advised to support other emergency services in keeping citizens away from fissures.Opening lines only |
 | Bloodied Police Chief's Badge | Dom here. They didn't just attack the station. They went after the police chief and made a show of it. But how'd they know? Did they just go after the one barking orders, or was it something else? |
 | Army Recruitment Pamphlet | WHICH WAY WILL THE PENDULUM SWING? BECOME A GEAR! ENLIST TODAY! Lucas here. My buds and I promised we'd enlist together, in person, to make sure we'd serve together. That meant we had to wait for the youngest to turn of age - me. By the time my seventeenth birthday came, we were all so pumped we didn't even stop for breakfast before we put pens to paper.Opening lines only |
 | Try On Pilot Helmet | A well-worn promotional enlistment COG Air Corps pilot helmet. Lucas here. Man, as kids, me, Kev, Damien and Mo would come by this recruitment center all the time. The Gear at the front desk was always really kind to us. He'd help us try on each of the helmets; I was drawn to the pilot helmet. I always dreamed of flying a Razorbill or Petrel through the clear blue sky.Opening lines only |
 | Tomatoes, Canned | CANNED TOMATOES PEELED Finest Quality Dom here. I always ignore this supermarket crap. My mother always says, "If you want good tomatoes, you have to grow them yourself." |
 | Broken Lancer Bayonet | Marcus here. These blades are fucking useless. We need something that actually cuts these assholes, not just pisses them off. If you got the space for a running start, fine, but up close, when you really need it, damn things won't even break their hides. |
Group 1-4 · 4 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Frontpage of The Tyran Chronicle | THE TYRAN CHRONICLE Kalona City - Tetra, Fall 4th KALONA: A CITY AT A CROSSROADS Tyran manufacturing hub braces for looming postwar transition. By Sofia Hendrik KALONA, ORIA - As Sera stands on the threshold of a cautious new era of peace, its cities must adapt or risk collapse, says Isabel Shaw, the incumbent mayor of Kalona facing a tough re-election campaign next year.Opening lines only |
 | Anti-UIR Propaganda Poster | You face… MONSTERS! A Gear's steel is forged to beat monsters! Mags here. So much bullshit got printed about the Indies: they poison rivers, kick puppies, shoot babies, and plan to enslave us all. If it sounds scary enough, the propaganda machine will pump it out. Anything to strip away their humanity and make it easier to stomach an eighty-year war.Opening lines only |
 | Landa Memorial Medical Supplies Memo | LANDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL To: All Affiliated Clinics and Partner Facilities From: Dr. Tanir Chutani, Landa Memorial Hospital Chief of Surgery Transfer of Reserve Medical Supplies In light of the recent recovery efforts, patient admissions have risen sharply across all departments, particularly in trauma, psychiatric, and rehabilitation units.Opening lines only |
 | COG Tags of Private Brick RossoCOG Tags | BRICK ROSSO / PVT / 6I18S19-1854-S89R20 / KALONA / COG ARMY Marcus here. This must be Rosso, or what's left of him. They didn't just take his arm off, these monsters mutilated the guy. No time to recover his body, but we'll get his COG Tags logged. |
Act 2
38 collectiblesGroup 2-1 · 5 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | COG Helmet with Bullet Hole | Mags here. My unit always had a debate: helmet or no helmet. Half of 'em swore dulling the senses - cutting off peripheral vision, audio lag, loss of smell - was way more likely to put you in the grave, especially in the demo corps. With or without, neither made much of difference for them in the end. |
 | Sniper Goggles | A pair of goggles dropped by an enemy sniper. Uses unknown optical technology. Marcus here. These things have specialist units trained to use designated marksman rifles and who knows what else. At every turn they show more organization than we bargained for. Could use Pad here covering our heads. |
 | Bridge Worker's Lunch Kit | Have a Great Day at work! Dom here. Up on the bridge, watching the ships go in and out of harbor… would've made a helluva nice backdrop to eat your lunch. This poor guy didn't even make it to his break before things went to shit. |
 | Thrashball RUSH Magazine | Game 117: Hanover Cougars @ Kalona Eagles, 20:00 23rd Fall One of the most hotly anticipated games of the season has been the return of the "Cole Train" to Kalona.Opening lines only |
 | Medic's First Aid Kit | Lucas here. The first night on Legacy Bridge must have been horrific. This kit saw a lot of use… but I'm not sure there's enough stim and gauze in the world for what we're facing. |
Group 2-2, zone 1 · 4 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | A Letter Home | Hello from Ephyra! Mom, Dad, the capital's amazing. I keep thinking I'm finally starting to get a sense of where things are, but then I'll take a wrong turn and spend hours looking at buildings older than the whole of Kalona. There's so much to do at La Croix.Opening lines only |
 | Thrashies Cereal Box | Dom here. Number eighty-three. Marcus and I saw him play. Cole's a juggernaut on the Thrashball field - a damn runaway train. Wonder where he is now. Somehow I get the feeling he'll make it out okay. |
 | Kalona Postcard | Greetings from KALONA Lucas here. Postcards love showing off Oria Stadium. Perfect green fields, bright lights, and home to more championships than you can count on both hands. Photographs a lot better than ships being ripped apart at East Kostra Drydocks or a massive Imulsion refinery looming over rows of factories, that's for sure. |
 | Cinema Filmatica Magazine | "THEY CAME FROM B-LOW!" "An offense to the senses bordering on treason." By Laverne Fuller My dear reader, I invite you to recall a time when we visited the theatre to partake of cinema - not lecture.Opening lines only |
Group 2-2, zone 2 · 17 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Vandalized Salvaging Poster | Every Scrap Counts The old kettle could be the object that stands between our Gears and the UIR's bullets IT DIDN'T SAVE MY DAD Donate your metal All types accepted! Lucas here. That's tough. A lot of kids gave eagerly to the salvage committees - almost made you feel like you were right there, fighting alongside your deployed family. For some of us, the diligence wasn't repaid.Opening lines only |
 | Child's Monster Drawings | Dom here. Holy shit. A kid should never have to see this. I just want to be back home, with my arms around Maria and the kids. After all this, I never want to let them go. |
 | Major Burger Box | Marcus here. Carlos loved this shit. First thing he'd do when we got leave was drag me to the nearest Major Burger and order three Double Classics, just for himself. I could only taste stale bread and burnt grease, but never bothered mentioning it. Fries were okay though. |
 | COG Tags of Specialist Brendan O'ConnellCOG Tags | BRENDAN O'CONNELL / SPC / A4225-N2021-R5R / DENAVA / COG ARMY Marcus here. O'Connell must've been separated from his squad and made his final stand here. Judging by the burns, he got hit by an incendiary. Kept his finger on the trigger to end. |
 | COG Tags of Master Sergeant Mark AvamorCOG Tags | MARK AVAMOR / MSG / B519T-2R15T-8518 / TOLLEN / COG ARMY Dom here. Nothing left but a torso. Goddamn. But by the look of this heavy corpse, he unloaded a full mag into its gut before it squeezed out a last shot. At least you took this big bastard with you, Master Sergeant. |
 | COG Tags of Specialist Arnold ImhatipCOG Tags | ARNOLD IMHATIP / SPC / 20H5-M211313-25 / OSKENY / COG ARMY Marcus here. Gear got thrown clear when his 'Dill went up. It took a high velocity shell to the side panel, I'd bet. Takes a lotta firepower to crack 'em open. |
 | Timgad Refinery Recruitment Poster | Mags here. They make the work look glamorous. Celebrated. The poster lies. Each day at the refinery was a battle you might not come back from. If a pinhole leak or pool fire didn't get you, the fumes would. It starts when your buddy calls in sick. Next thing you know they've disappeared from the rotation and nobody will tell you why. |
 | Re: Vibration Complaints | Fall 6, 5992 Re: Vibration Complaints Dear Mrs. Palarmo, I'm writing to inform you that the city has now checked its records to confirm that there is no work currently ongoing in the area, and that the building is outside of the KCT Rapid Transit Vibration Zone.Opening lines only |
 | Photograph and Harmonica from Mags' Apartment | Mags here. I grew up singing and playing guitar with my dad. A couple weeks before I turned 12, I fell off my bike and broke my arm. So, for my birthday, he hands me a box with this harmonica, inscribed with "Stay Loose." He was teaching me to adapt to adversity, and I took that with me everywhere, even when I enlisted.Opening lines only |
 | Kalona Metro Fare Notice | RIDE TO VICTORY! To celebrate Armistice, all Coalition Citizens can travel at no cost until FALL 9th. Dom here. Marcus and I took the sky train up to the memorial. Standing there in our dress blues, people were frantic trying to offer their seats. A couple people even recognized Marcus. He didn't like the attention. Can't believe that was just yesterday. |
 | War Savings Bond | Lucas here. If you weren't old enough to enlist, this was the next best thing. Saved up my allowance for weeks just to buy one. The Allfather Prime Nassar Embry himself signed the original certificates - speaks to just how long war has been a part of life in the Coalition. |
 | COG Tags of Specialist Jada ClemmonsCOG Tags | JADA CLEMMONS / SPC / H9P16-O318-1T93 / ARGUS / COG MEDICAL Mags here. From the looks of the blood trail she went down hard and tried to crawl her way back into cover but bled out. A good reminder to always follow the golden rule of the Gears: "take cover or die." |
 | Caricature of Colonel Elias Trench | BY HIS ORDER Mags here. Used to be a saying that the fastest way to an Embry Star was to serve under Colonel Trench, so long as you didn't mind flying home in a casket. Wherever he deployed, the casualty rate spiked, for us and the Indies. But old "Bloody Star" kept winning battles, so the generals kept him on the front lines. And now he's calling the shots here. |
 | Tales from the Tyran Night Story Book | A Prologue: The Boogeyman's Whisper During the bleak silence on a cold Tyran night, a faint hiss of a whisper can be heard on the winds that blows down from the mountains. A sound that calls to ill-behaved children, and draws them from the warmth of their homes into the darkness where the Boogeyman awaits.Opening lines only |
 | Birthday Card with Toy Lancer | Happy Birthday!! I'm sorry I missed the last one, but no more big trips okay? Daddy's home now. Here's a little gift for my little soldier, bring it to the store the next time you visit me at work, and I'll show you how to use it. Love you always, Papa Dom here. After Bennie was born, every set of deployment orders was harder than the last.Opening lines only |
 | Foreman's Datapad | Latest shipment came in short again. We received: · 29/200 steel girders · 6/36 pallets concrete mix · 84/320 cases rebar · 3/8 spools copper wire · 4/28 cases 1/2" copper pipes · 21/24 cases 1" polyvinyl pipes · 16/18 cases 3" polyvinyl pipes That's not even including the backlog. Supplier says eight shipping containers are "missing and unaccounted for."Opening lines only |
 | COG Tags of Private Liz WaxmanCOG Tags | LIZ WAXMAN / PVT / 14E-X20D15-O18 / NORDESCA / COG ARMY Lucas here. Acid completely chewed through her armor and, well, her. It must've been agonizing. |
Group 2-2, zone 3 · 6 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Pendulum Wars Victory Flag | Victory A brighter COG future ahead. Marcus here. Armistice. Victory. You go through the motions of toasting to it. Celebrating it. But it's not an easy thing. Not for me. What's left to do in that world? Stock shelves? Pick tomatoes? I'd look like a jackass. |
 | Muster Point Instructions | AIR RAID SHELTER DESIGNATED MUSTER POINT REPORT TO EMERGENCY WARDENS UPON ENTRY Lucas here. This has to be first time any of these shelters saw use. Monthly air raid drills had us all paranoid about bombs raining from the sky, but the war never even came close to Kalona. Who could've guessed the real threat would tunnel up from below? |
 | COG Tags of Sergeant Elijah AdamsCOG Tags | ELIJAH ADAMS / SGT / 315G-161523-E18 / ILIMA / COG ARMY Marcus here. Hard to find a team more in sync than a sniper and spotter. Losing your partner like that would have anyone out for blood. |
 | Portrait of Chairman Tomas Dalyell | A portrait of the Great Honorable Chairman Tomas Dalyell Marcus here. Well, that's a familiar mugshot. After my father joined the Defense Research Agency, Chairman Dalyell would visit the estate every once in a while. Always gave off this feeling that he never showed his true face, only the one he'd put on for people.Opening lines only |
 | Emgazi Blitz Display Case | In Remembrance of the Emgazi Blitz By Corporal Axton Redwan, 4th Kashkuri Rangers On the anniversary of the Emgazi Blitz, I still cannot think of that night without hearing the thunderous roar of Pariah tanks shaking my platoon from our cots.Opening lines only |
 | Holiday Photos | Dom here. Shit. They look so happy. Maria and I planned to spend the last half of the armistice celebrations together, right here in Kalona. We'd have been no different than this couple. It makes you wonder where the two traveled from. Is their home still safe? Can anywhere be safe? I can't stop thinking about Ephyra. |
Group 2-3 · 5 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | COG Tags of Private Sal HarknissCOG Tags | SAL HARKNISS / PVT / S1K54-T818U-C2 / KALONA / COG ARMY Dom here. Couldn't resist one last quip, could ya Sal? You were a good Gear. We'll get them back for you. I promise. |
 | Ink-Covered Wrench | Marcus here. This is the same inky shit that clouds the sky, right before those flying tumors rain down like mortars. Reeks like a sewage line leaked into a barrel of motor oil, and gotta be about as good for you. You see 'em headed your way, get in cover. |
 | Bloodied Spike | Marcus here. Gears, cops, anyone with a shred of authority; might've figured those monsters were just drawn to whoever was barking the loudest. Now we know it's all been their leader's work, and he's targeting them. |
 | COG Tags of Lieutenant Jane HawkinsCOG Tags | JANE HAWKINS / LT / 239C3-11541-1820 / KALONA / COG ARMY Lucas here. We were able to recover some of the fallen Gears before shit really hit the fan. Really sinking in how many people we've lost since the start of this attack, and that's not even counting of all the corpses we've passed by throughout the city. |
 | COG Tags of Private Siv StricklandCOG Tags | SIV STRICKLAND / PVT / C3-9MP1L54-31R / KALONA / COG ARMY Lucas here. I'm sorry, Strickland. If I had seen the transponder ping earlier, maybe we could have done something. Y'all deserved better than this. |
Group 2-4b · 1 collectible
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Point Fairlight Hangar Data Pad | A data pad depicting schematics for a King Raven helicopter and a message to the base commander. Zee, I'm writing to you as a friend, not a subordinate. I've been working at this base, in this very hangar for nearly two decades. What in Embry's name do you mean I need to start converting all hangars to King Raven repair bays? Don't tell me the rumors are true.Opening lines only |
Act 3
34 collectiblesGroup 3-1 · 5 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | COG Army Knife | Lucas here. The camper wounded his attacker before it killed him, but whatever it was, it got away. This knife's military-issue. Camper might've been a vet. Is that why they came out towards the base? Seems selfish to run away while your fellow Gears fight and die for Kalona. |
 | Fairlight Rifle Range Sign | Fairlight Rifle Range DANGER Live Fire Impact Area Do Not Enter Fairlight Auxiliary Outpost Mags here. Qualified with my Lancer at a range like this one. Knocked out every target at three-hundred, and then some. I worked hard for that badge; the Lancer doesn't make it easy. Kicks like an ulk.Opening lines only |
 | Gut-Puncher Grenade Rounds | Marcus here. Used these with a Lancer attachment at Aspho. One of those rounds punched a hole clean through the plating of an Indie Asp, but the damn thing kept moving and Carlos… shit. |
 | Prepper's Scavenging Map | Notes on a hand-drawn map, marking out locations for supplies. MILITARY COMPOUND Might be some old radio parts in the substation we can use Flares Rations Batteries * Hangars * Armadillos Wires + Toolkits Mags here. Preppers. Eight decades of war and all the uncertainty that comes with it made a whole Tyran subculture of these guys.Opening lines only |
 | UIR Soldier Shooting Target | A training target of a UIR soldier with its head taken clean off. Dom here. Used to see these things in my sleep during STG Commando training. Sergeant Mataki taught us to snap off two to the chest and one to the head based on a split-second glance of an Indie's silhouette. Never felt as easy doing it for real, but the training works. |
Group 3-2 · 6 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Damaged Gnasher Shotgun | Lucas here. On the first night they came out of the ground with Gnashers in their hands. How long have they been watching? Waiting? Scavenging from us completely in secret? The more you think about it, the scarier it gets. |
 | Parchment with Indecipherable Writing | A scrap of parchment covered in crude handwriting. Dom here. So they write now too. Too bad I never took "monster language" in high school. |
 | Maintenance Worker's Bloodied Flashlight | Mags here. The Downtown metro line shut down without warning, stranding a bunch of folks on their way to the memorial, myself included. The Transit Authority didn't give any answers; guess now we know why. The subway tunnels must have been like open highways for the Grubs as they massacred their way to surface. We might as well have done their work for them. |
 | COG Tags of Private Beth AvilaCOG Tags | BETH AVILA / PVT / Y15U-13U19T-6978T / ALDAIR / COG ARMY Mags here. Did the ground swallow her up like it did us, or did the crawlers drag her down here and not start eating until they made it back to their nest? |
 | COG Tags of Private First Class Erick DavisCOG Tags | ERICK DAVIS / PFC / B1215-154L-9N5S / KALONA / COG ARMY Marcus here. The bodies were mangled real bad. Whatever hit this squad didn't even pay them any mind. Must've have been massive. |
 | Parchment and Powder Pouch | A worn piece of old parchment and a pouch full of an unknown substance. Lucas here. Who knows, these scribbles might be useful someday; give us some insight into these creatures. Also, what the heck is this white powder? Paste? Kinda looks like the same stuff those spiked assholes have on their armor. Wonder what it is, or maybe I don't want to know. |
Group 3-3, zone 2 · 3 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | COG Tags of Sergeant First Class Robin HamillCOG Tags | ROBIN HAMILL / SFC / 85L12-O6R95-144 / PELRUAN / COG ENGINEER CORPS Marcus here. She must have been the operator of CT-68. Looks like the Centaur was taken out by high explosive rounds. She probably barely made it out of the wreck before succumbing to her wounds. |
 | COG Tags of Corporal Tracy MooreCOG Tags | TRACY MOORE / CPL / 98U18-TP5O-P125 / ALMA / COG ARMY Dom here. Looks like she was ambushed while sweeping for survivors. The Grubs are turning our duty to each other against us. |
 | Colonel Trench's VIP List | High Command has ordered the safe extraction of the following VIPs. If anyone on this list passes through this check point, immediately contact me and place them on priority protection. I'll divert a King Raven to your location for pickup.Opening lines only |
Group 3-3, zone 3 · 9 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Captain Grey's Field Journal | Fall 8th, 5992 Captain Akila Grey, 7th KHI, Day Two After Emergence We're losing resources by the hour; the Locust keep coming no matter how many we put down. It's only a matter of time before we lose downtown. The mayor and I managed to convince Colonel Trench to evacuate the wounded to Fort Vigil, but he's set on holding the stadium.Opening lines only |
 | COG Tags of Private First Class John CarnahanCOG Tags | JOHN CARNAHAN / PFC / 3L5V-5R218-OT85R / KALONA / COG ARMY Mags here. Carnahan spent his last breath sealing the shelter. Takes a lot of guts to close off your only escape to keep others safe. |
 | Blade-like Projectiles | Blade-like projectiles found embedded in a deceased Gear. Lucas here. Of all the monsters we've seen over the past fifty-two hours, these ballsacks take the goddamn fucked-up cake. It's not enough for them to just fire spikes, they also shit out little tumors, and then those spit spikes at you. I feel gross just thinking about them. But the worst part has to be the sounds.Opening lines only |
 | COG Tags of Private Terrance SanderCOG Tags | TERRANCE SANDER / PVT / 25E19-8919-129O14 / KALONA/ COG ARMY Dom here. I think this might be Captain Sander's kid. Colonel Hoffman once told me about the Siege of Anvil Gate and how the attack started with Sander getting blown away by an Indie RPG. I'll never forget how he mentioned that the Captain was expecting a kid back home in Kalona… damn. |
 | Locust Pistol Ammunition | Mags here. A cluster of nails propelled by Imulsion. Anything it doesn't immediately rip to shreds faces a long, slow death. They're made of hatred and cruelty. |
 | COG Tags of Private Oded BayCOG Tags | ODED BAY / PVT / M54J-19W1R-R915R / ESTANA / COG ARMY Dom here. Whiskey squad was the Impaler's work, that's obvious now. I'm guessing he planned the fountain ambush too, terror tactics. But it's more than just a strategy to fuck with our heads. It's like they actually take some sick joy in all of the mutilation and the panic they spread. |
 | Damaged Heavy Locust Helmet | Lucas here. I have no idea what the hell they feed these Grubs to make them so giant, but man does it take a ton of lead to put them down. Maybe it's selective breeding, like we do with dogs? Whatever it is, they're like walking weapons platforms for all the shit too big and unhinged for even the regular Locust. |
 | COG Tags of Private Luis GarciaCOG Tags | LUIS GARCIA / PVT / 20A-115C1-185 / BRONN / COG ENGINEER CORPS Lucas here. The Impaler's work, that's for sure, but Garcia's COG tags were left behind. Why leave these while taking others? |
 | COG Tags of Specialist Bernard HavelockCOG Tags | BERNARD HAVELOCK / SPC / 8E18-15P9L-O20 / CLAYBOURNE / COG MEDICAL Dom here. Judging by the dead Gears around him, Doc must have been attacked while trying to treat the others. Grubs must've thought they were easy picking. Or were they baiting him in with the wounded? |
Group 3-4a · 3 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | COG Tags of Private Rudy BartholomewCOG Tags | RUDY BARTHOLOMEW / PVT / 1RM1518-16R1Y5-18 / KALONA / COG ARMY Mags here. Fuck's sake. Rudy always had a seat for Gears. Didn't matter if you were kicked out or covered in so much chest candy you jingled when you walked. If you served, he served you. Can't say I'm surprised he took up a Lancer. Rest in peace. |
 | Locust Crest | Marcus here. Chairman Dalyell called these things Locust. Pretty fucking fitting. Been seeing this symbol on all their armor, including the large ugly ones. Must be some sort of army crest. These Locust have a similar military structure for their units, except their armor has legs, arms and a whole lot of teeth. |
 | COG Tags of Corporal Kevin GaborCOG Tags | KEVIN GABOR / CPL / 2U44-25B5-14I / BRABAIO / COG ARMY Mags here. Medics couldn't even stitch his wounds. Bleeding out on a stretcher while the world falls apart around you; that's a nightmare I wouldn't wish on anyone. |
Group 3-4b · 5 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | A bottle of Iron Coast Beer | IRON COAST BREWERY BEER DRAFT Dom here. This is my dad's favorite brand. I had my first sip on Carlos' sixteenth birthday. I think Dad was planning some nice, rite-of-passage moment just between the two of them, while Marcus and I just awkwardly watched. Dad was flipping burgers, called Carlos over, and handed him a beer from the cooler.Opening lines only |
 | Portrait of Chairman Jacob Monroe | An oil painting of Chairman Jacob Monroe Lucas here. Oh, that's Chairman Jacob Monroe. We learned all about him in school. The first ever Chairman of the Coalition, appointed by the Allfathers themselves in the years just before the Pendulum Wars. If I remember correctly, he was chosen because they believed he stood for all the values the COG was founded on.Opening lines only |
 | Sanctum of the Fallen Memorial Ceremony Program | Sanctum of the Fallen Memorial Ceremony The Ceremony Music: Kalona Officer Academy Trumpet Corps Trumpet Call: "Rise, Tyrus" Call to Order and Welcome: Colonel Elias Trench Recitation of the Octus Canon Tyran National Anthem Reading: "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" Memorial Plaque Unveiled: Heroes of Aspho Fields Dedication Reading: Embry Star Recipients Sergeant Marcus Fenix…Opening lines only |
 | Locust Spiked Shoulder Pad | Marcus here. These assholes are harder to kill; they fight with advanced combat tactics and a damn arsenal of who knows what. These spikes appear to puncture deep into their hides, unlike any sort of injury I've ever seen. Looks self-inflicted. Damn crazy bastards, why would they pierce themselves like this? Trying to play favorite with the Impaler? |
 | Explosive Bolt | Mags here. An explosive charge set into an armor-piercing bolt. They punch deep, then blow up the target from the inside out. It's like they were made with Gears in mind. |
Group 3-4c · 3 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Torn Flag of Tyrus | Marcus here. The history teacher at Olafson drilled into our heads how the "Royal Tyran Dynasty conquered out from Fort Reval," "to build the nation that'd become the heartbeat of the Coalition." Every time Carlos got caught sleeping, I'd feed him answers just to keep the heat off. |
 | Morith Harbor Snow Globe | Mags here. Every summer, my dad and I made a trip out to Morith Harbor. It was mostly a base town serving coastal defense batteries rammed into the cliffs, but a ton of tourists flocked there to spot the "Terror of Morith Harbor." We were never into the shark-spotting; we went for what was the hands down best seafood on the Iron Coast. |
 | Commander's Letter Home | To my beloved Maddie, These past few weeks have been interesting, to say the least. Things are slowing down, and I'm starting to see new decommission directives come across my desk every day. Never thought I'd live to say the words, but the war's over. I got a call from the garrison in Jannermont the other day.Opening lines only |
Act 4
41 collectiblesGroup 4-1a · 13 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | COG Tags of Sergeant Betsy BarnesCOG Tags | BETSY BARNES / SGT / 12O15-1115-21T / PORT CAVAL / COG NAVY Lucas here. Shit, Barnes. You didn't have to wait for us. All you had to do was run across that bridge. |
 | Regalia Hotel VIP Guest List | Regalia Hotel VIP Guest List Guest Name / Room / Occupation / Special Requests & Notes Calvin & Suzy McGraw / Room 145 / Actor / DO NOT PLACE ON SAME FLOOR AS FASENER BOOKING!Opening lines only |
 | dISPUTE Magazine | TODAY IN DISPUTE: TREMORS By Nasra al-Fasih Do you feel it, skeptic? The rumbling in the night? Jolts and quakes that cannot be explained? The Coalition would have you deny the evidence of your own six senses - but they lie. But what doesn't lie? That's right, skeptic: animals. My young Hazel's been restless for weeks. She knows something wicked is coming our way.Opening lines only |
 | Anniversary Card and Tickets to Khindago | Here's to 40 Years of Adventures … and to a lifetime more. Happy Anniversary Jessie, We've been looking at pictures of sandy beaches since our first date. It's time we go take some of our own. Love you forever, Nate Dom here. Maria and I always said we'd go see the world together when the war was over. Take the honeymoon we never got to.Opening lines only |
 | Statuette of Roman Kalona | A small gift shop statute of Roman Kalona, Allfather of Science and Innovation. Lucas here. Everyone knows that the city was named after the Allfather Roman Kalona, but that was only after he settled here.Opening lines only |
 | A Handwritten Letter, in Vasgari | *Translated to Tyran My dear mother, It was so wonderful to receive your letter and to learn that you and Poppa are still alive and well. I'm not too proud a man to admit that I wept when I saw my name in your handwriting again. I had no idea if our old home was even still standing. Please send my thanks to our old neighbour for finding and delivering my first letter to you.Opening lines only |
 | COG Tags of Specialist Dale MaddocCOG Tags | DALE MADDOC / SPC / 1SP8-O2ROT-85R / KALONA / COG ENGINEER CORPS Dom here. I remember a Maddoc attached to Colonel Hoffman's Red Troop during Operation Leveler. Poor guy was blown to bits by a mortar during our escape. Wonder if they were related. |
 | Blood Splattered Ulk Plushie | Mags here. I remember my dad taking me to the Langston Zoo and every time I'd beg him to take me to the gift shop to buy one of the ulks. He'd say I already had one - but I always wanted another. Even if he didn't understand, Dad always caved if it put a smile on my face. Must have had five or six of the little guys by the end of it.Opening lines only |
 | Lighter Darker Opera Program | Kalona Opera Company LIGHTER DARKER Marcus here. "The Life of Dr. Helen Cooper." My parents used to take me to the opera in Ephyra. Said it was important to see "culture." This was one of them. Could hear Mom and Dad holding their breath everytime the writer took a liberty with the science. I was always bored out of my mind. We stopped going when Dad got busy with work. |
 | Message From The Coalition | REMEMBER THE FALLEN To all our fellow Gears, We take a moment to remember those that are no longer with us. Wishing they could be on our journey and by our side, we hold their memory in our hearts. Never Fight Alone. Thank you for being part of our Gears family, The Coalition |
 | COG Tags of Sergeant Major Hank RustinCOG Tags | HANK RUSTIN / SGM / L1N3518-16R15T-15 / CLAYBOURNE / COG ENGINEER CORPS Marcus here. We'll put your work to good use, Russ, and make sure Dad gets his hands on it. Every single Gear's going to need one. |
 | COG Tags of Specialist Mei AoiCOG Tags | MEI AOI / SPC / 1R389-M545M-14O / SENIO / COG MEDICAL Dom here. Died trying to save lives. A medic's white armor might as well be a painted target to the Grubs. |
 | COG Tags of Specialist Harrison AlexieffCOG Tags | HARRISON ALEXIEFF / SPC / 20RU-19207U-T19 / HALVO BAY / COG MEDICAL Marcus here. Reaver took out the medic's whole squad. It's not just the ground we gotta watch, but the sky too. Anywhere, any time, any goddamn direction. |
Group 4-1b · 2 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | COG Tags of Sergeant Aman LandryCOG Tags | AMAN LANDRY / SGT / 2OO13-8514-S8OT / MERCY / COG ARMY Dom here. He was left completely mutilated. Given how many knives were stuck in him, who knows how many Grubs ganged up on him. Is that what these animals do for fun? |
 | NO 80 Graffitied Poster | Dom here. "No eighty years of war." Saw a lot of this going around during the final year of the Pendulum Wars. By the tail end, more and more people started to wonder if the war was going to last forever. A quiet movement shared by both citizens and Gears, the thought that one way or another, the war needed to end before its eightieth year.Opening lines only |
Group 4-2 · 14 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Young Artists Night Poster | Line's End Pub Presents Young Artists Night Live music No cover Drink specials Every Hepta Night Mags here. First time I got on stage alone was almost my last. I had only played music with my dad before, and he couldn't join me. My hands shook so bad, and I even forgot my own words. But I had my harmonica in my pocket, Dad in the front row, and all my fans from the 604. |
 | Maranday Apple Brandy Bottle | A bottle of limited reserve Maranday Apple Brandy. Marcus here. I still feel the cutting cold of patrolling the Sarfuth-Maranday border with Carlos. Somehow, he managed to get his hands on a bottle of this stuff. We'd pass it back and forth to keep us from freezing our asses off. The apple flavor's cheap, but I'm used to it now.Opening lines only |
 | COG Tags of Lance Corporal Calder HuntCOG Tags | CALDER HUNT / LCPL / 15P-12522EL-518 / PORT FARRALL / COG NAVY Marcus here. These Marines had no chance out here alone. Didn't matter how many Grubs they took down, once they got pinned in place more just kept coming. The Locust don't give a shit about their losses, if it means even killing just one of us. |
 | A Letter Regarding Armadillos | Fall 1, 5992 Seradyne Industries, Business Operations From: Taylor Woodward, Head of Production To: Clarence Rooney, Plant Manager, Seradyne Kalona Division Subject: [CONFIDENTIAL] End of Armadillo Production I have some bad news, and some great news. We fought them, but the Department of Defense won't budge on the voided Armadillo orders.Opening lines only |
 | R.I.G. Component | Mags here. The RIG uses resonation imaging to find Imulsion deposits. Design came from right here at Kalona University. Guess the only time the city remembers its roots in innovation is when there's a buck to be made. Between all the drilling and imaging going on, you've got to wonder if this invasion is just one big existential noise complaint. |
 | COG Tags of Corporal Goran DucaineCOG Tags | GORAN DUCAINE / CPL / D06-12OT9-L121 / PORT LORRENCE / COG NAVY Dom here. Looks like he was holding down the 'Dill factory till one of those big boys showed up. Ripped him out of position and chopped him in half. |
 | Refiner's Union Jacket | Mags here. In the union, you always knew someone had your back. That made us a threat to the execs at the refinery. Michael Olafson might have laid down the right to organize, but about a few years ago Timgad's descendants did everything they could to subvert it: mass layoffs, importing workers, even accusing us of being UIR assets.Opening lines only |
 | Imulsion Blast Charge | Mags here. These faulty charges are the same motherfuckers that took out my squad. One minute we're planting them beneath a bunker, the next, I'm the only one left. Brass threw the book at me without a shred of evidence; best they could muster was some Seradyne suit testifying at my court martial that the only possible cause was "user negligence." Yeah, right.Opening lines only |
 | COG Tags of Lieutenant Jacob PalmaCOG Tags | JACOB PALMA / LT / P15-R20R19-TK94 / EPHYRA / COG ARMY Lucas here. What a fucked up way to die. Looks like this poor Gear got his head torn off like the one we saw in the tunnels. But… where's his head? |
 | Severed JACK Bot Head | Lucas here. The Gears this little guy was heaped against looked like they were ambushed. I'll see if there's a transmission log, and if so, transcribe it here… Alright, here it is: Control, this is Sergeant Moore, Lambda Squad, reporting in. We've swept the sector, and took out two of those grenade launcher-swinging mountains of fat. We're headed back to FOB Oria to reup…Opening lines only |
 | Seradyne Factory Closure Sign | SERADYNE MANUFACTURING SERADYNE INDUSTRIES FACTORY CLOSING Mags here. Seradyne made a handsome profit during the Pendulum Wars. Manufactured the Lancer, the Armadillo and other lesser-known bits of the COG war machine. When the armistice was signed, a lot of folks got put out of work. No profit in peace. Gotta wonder what Seradyne's executives must be thinking.Opening lines only |
 | Blurry Photo of Locust Attack | Dom here. The guy we pulled this photo from was covered in slashes. We've seen torture like this throughout the city: the attacker makes shallow cuts so the victim doesn't die outright, but deep enough that they bleed out slowly. Doesn't look like the Impaler's doing, but some other sick fuck. Wait, is that a prosthetic? |
 | COG Tags of Lance Corporal Dalia AvdolCOG Tags | DALIA AVDOL / LCPL / 13A7-939AN-19R54 / RAGANI / COG NAVY Mags here. Of all the ways to die, killed by a crate. That's one unlucky Marine. |
 | Port of Kalona Docking Registry | ALL SHIPPING ACTIVITY PAUSED FOR THE ARRIVAL OF CNV RESOLUTE - KEEP ALL SEA LANES CLEAR FROM BOUNTY 33 07:00 TO BOUNTY 33 23:00 Dom here. Busy port. You never think about how much has to flow in and out of a city for it to survive. But at least we know that Raven's Nest made it through to dry dock. |
Group 4-3 · 5 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Infinity Mints | Eternally Flavored Candies Mags here. If there's one thing that would survive the apocalypse, it's Infinity Mints. My dad would always buy us a box whenever we got out of the city because they took so long to dissolve. One time I stuck four in each cheek, and all the mint made my eyes water.Opening lines only |
 | Signed Kalona Eagles Cap | Lucas here. After me and my buds got our enlistment bonus, we blew it all on front row tickets to the Eagles-Hellions game. 38-11 Kalona. Absolute ass-whooping. Kev managed to get "Touchdown" Adams to sign this on the team's way down the tunnel. You'd think he'd won the lottery.Opening lines only |
 | Photo of Lucas and his friends | Lucas here. These were my guys. Mo, Damien, me and Kev. I took leave from class to see them ship off from Point Fairlight. They became real Gears, while I got stuck with textbooks in a dorm room barely bigger than my cot. I had to take on weekend duty mopping up lecture halls to make up for the absence, but there was no way I was missing them getting on that plane.Opening lines only |
 | Lucas' Handheld Radio | Lucas here. This is how my fascination with radios all started. I didn't really know any other kids at school, so I'd bring this with me for company at lunch. Then, one day, a couple of other boys huddled around me to listen to the heroics on the Regimental Radio. Pretty soon we were acting out what we heard: fighting off the evil UIR to protect our freedom.Opening lines only |
 | Pair of Binoculars | Lucas here. While the rest of us focused on the ships coming into harbor, Mo did nothing but watch birds. If you think my facts are bad, you should have heard him once he zeroed in on a rare species.Opening lines only |
Group 4-4a · 2 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | COG Tags of Lance Corporal Aniyah MusaCOG Tags | ANIYAH MUSA / LCPL / G15-C1521G1-R19 / HANOVER / COG NAVY Marcus here. Lotta Marines must've made landfall out here after the Grubs sunk D-Flotilla. Swam all the way here in their boots, just to get picked off squad by squad. |
 | COG Tags of Lance Corporal Ava WilsonCOG Tags | AVA WILSON / LCPL / W51R-5T85S-21 / PORTA OGARI / COG NAVY Mags here. Shit, I worked with Ava. She settled in Kalona after a couple of tours in the Marines. I don't know if it was the camaraderie or that we just enjoyed the risk, but a lot of vets ended up working in the refinery. Rest easy, Ava. I know you put up a good fight. |
Group 4-4b · 5 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | Dalia Fabbri's Research Journal | DEFENSE RESEARCH AGENCY Property of Dr. Fabbri I continue to be astounded by the COG's receptiveness to my requests for resources. What might have taken poor Ritva Kovak years of begging to receive from the Ostri government, Dalia Fabbri receives with barely a second thought.Opening lines only |
 | Damaged Gas Mask | Mags here. These masks meet every Department of Health checkbox, for about a week. Then the Imulsion fumes start corroding them: seals won't stick, lenses pop loose, and straps stop holding shape. Older models used to last months before breaking.Opening lines only |
 | Tyran Business Monthly | GOLD RUSH ANEW! Timgad or Griffin: who will snag the drilling rights to the new liberated land? Exclusive Interview with Adira Timgad: As the new CEO of Timgad Prime Imulsion, what do you see for the future of the company? Thanks to the COG's victory, we are seeing a level of economic opportunity that hasn't been witnessed since the Gold Rush.Opening lines only |
 | Bust of Allfather Decha Timgad | Lucas here. It's a common misconception that Decha Timgad was the founder of Timgad Prime Imulsion, when he really inherited it from his father. The Timgad family has been in the energy business since before the Age of Silence, with one of their own always as CEO, even today.Opening lines only |
 | Memorandum to Dr. Elliott | DEFENSE RESEARCH AGENCY COALITION OF ORDERED GOVERNMENTS MEMORANDUM ATTENTION: DR. ELLIOTT SUBJECT: Gratitude - DRA Conference I wanted to express my gratitude to you in person at the DRA conference in Tollen, but alas, we were as ships passing in the night.Opening lines only |
Act 5
14 collectiblesGroup 5-1a · 1 collectible
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | COG Tags of Private Lorin GalvinCOG Tags | LORIN GALVIN / PVT / J214-713514-20 / HALVO BAY / COG ARMY Lucas here. For fuck's sake. Locust strung the private up and carved into him with his own knife. Avoided vital organs too when they shoved it back in his side; they wanted him to die slow. |
Group 5-1b · 5 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | COG Tags of Specialist Wallace TealeCOG Tags | WALLACE TEALE / SPC / 168-O20O-S15N / KALONA / COG MEDICAL Marcus here. Bled out before he could patch his own wounds. Stim's not worth shit if you're cut off from your squad. |
 | Landa Memorial Hospital Evacuation Order | Evacuation Order ID No 80591 Landa Memorial Hospital Tanir Chutani, M.D. Chief of Surgery Special Order Notice to all staff remaining at Landa Memorial Hospital. The army predicts the Locust creatures will soon overrun Landa Memorial; Captain Akila Grey has ordered a full evacuation.Opening lines only |
 | Clinical Test Trial Medication | Coalition Department of Health RL-ISB-Clinical Trial Ver x5 Nedroma Health Institute Mags here. Fucking docs. Couldn't even give me a straight answer to what was wrong with me. Kept skirting around, saying it could be anything from "work fatigue" to asthma. Yeah, I don't fucking think so. I guarantee that refinery workers aren't dying from asthma.Opening lines only |
 | COG Tags of Master Sergeant Joseph KopecCOG Tags | JOSEPH KOPEC / MSG / 615R-7R1144-161 / TIMGAD / COG ENGINEER CORPS Lucas here. Aww hell. This Gear must have been fighting here all alone, picking off Grubs one by one before getting engulfed by the flames. Guess he got one last look at Kalona before passing on. One hell of a final view. |
 | COG Tags of Specialist Rachel CarnahanCOG Tags | RACHEL CARNAHAN / SPC / L9218-A189-114 / KALONA / COG MEDICAL Marcus here. Took the shit end of one of those fucked-up Markzas to the chest, and still finished the Grub off with her knife. Mutually assured destruction. Fuck. |
Group 5-2b · 5 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
|---|---|---|
 | COG Tags of Lieutenant Enola TabaahaCOG Tags | ENOLA TABAAHA / LT / 12O20S-O6T17S / MENDURAT / COG NAVY Mags here. There was no holding the Locust back for these Gears. If we get cornered now, the grubs will just keep coming. |
 | CNV Resolute Decommissioning Plans | CNV RESOLUTE-26 Raven's Nest - Decommission NCOG MEMORANDUM CNV RESOLUTE ATTN: Team Leaders Due to last week's incident, please remind your teams about our priorities.Opening lines only |
 | COG Tags of Lieutenant Arthur PalarmoCOG Tags | ARTHUR PALARMO / LT / M51N-19N15T89-147 / KALONA / COG NAVY Marcus here. A Gear getting crushed by a shutter doesn't just "happen." Not with enough to force break armor. Grub must've been real fucking proud of itself for that one. |
 | Captain's Log, CNV Resolute | It's a sad day, seeing the old girl pull into dock for the final time. There's fight left in that stalwart hull of hers, but with the Armistice, the brass has little use for a Raven's Nest-class vessel in the fleet. Ah, but the damn writing has been on the wall for years. Even before the end of the war was in sight, the Navy'd seen its budget slashed to ribbons.Opening lines only |
 | Sketch of the Kalona Skyline | Lucas here. Can't believe someone was up here just busting this out on their lunch break. Might be one of the last images of Kalona we ever see. |
Group 5-4 · 3 collectibles
| Artwork | Collectible | In-game text |
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 | COG Tags of Sergeant Alton HauCOG Tags | ALTON HAU / SGT / 21S5M-15R5-7UN / SENIO / COG ENGINEER CORPS Lucas here. Sergeant Hau. Last we heard he fell down a sinkhole. How long did the Locust torture him and all these other Gears before stringing them up like a morbid display of victory? But the Impaler hasn't won yet. |
 | COG Tags of Sergeant Bryce ValenCOG Tags | BRYCE VALEN / SGT / L9V5-N15-Y95I4 / KALONA / COG ARMY Marcus here. Paid the Impaler back for you and the rest of Charlie Squad. Rest well, Valen. |
 | Carlos Santiago's COG Tags and PhotoCOG Tags | CARLOS SANTIAGO / ES / PVT / 292571-2313D-A1 / EPHYRA / COG ARMY Written on the back of the photo: Best brothers anyone could ever ask for. Love you guys. - Carlos |
What is not on this page
The game gives no location, coordinates or area name for any collectible.
The game names no chapters for them. Group numbers like 3-4a come from each collectible’s ID code.
The game does not label collectible types. COG Tags are marked because their names say so. Hard Cases and secondary objectives are not listed here because the game has no list of them.
13 more entries have no name or text and are not listed.
Counts by act follow the game: 13, 38, 34, 41 and 14. Other guides also total 140 but count 36 in Act 3 and 12 in Act 5. The difference is two items, the Landa Memorial Hospital Evacuation Order and the COG Tags of Specialist Rachel Carnahan. The game lists both under Act 5, so we do too.
55 entries have long text, so only the opening lines are shown.