The Long Dark: Church Artifact Walkthrough

The Long Dark: Episode 3 – Sidequest: Church Artifact Walkthrough & Guide.

The Long Dark: Church Artifact Walkthrough

This sidequest is unlocked by picking up the note inside the Thomson’s Crossing church (there’s a red circle where the note should be since I picked it up before realizing that it triggered a sidequest).

Anyways, it looks like some person stole a priceless church heirloom. You are then tasked with finding more information. Pick up the note on the pulpit stand to learn where it might be.

From here, you’ll be sent to the base of Skeeter’s Ridge. If you’ve played Survival Mode, it’s inside the Draft Dodger’s cabin.

To get there, just follow the river until you’re close to the map marker. You can then head up the hill and it’s pretty obvious.

Now the confusing part. The note inside will direct you to the Skeeter’s Ridge Basement. Unfortunately, the climbing rope leading up from the cabin may not be pre-placed so you’ll have to take the long way. Plus if you’re used to Survival Mode, the main path that most people take has been blocked by the giant crash plane.

It’s actually easy to get there, but you need to avoid the storyline. When you first approach the crashed plane from the road, you want to ignore it and keep heading straight (follow the red arrow).

You’ll then find two destroyed buildings, one of which has a intact basement.

Once inside, you’ll get a new objective to search the loose floor boards for the artifact. Now I had some trouble finding the floor boards, so here’s a picture of the correct ones.

You’ll get the artifact, which is apparently a very fancy cross. Anyways, be sure to grab the stuff in the basement. I believe there’s a fair amount of firearm ammunition (rifle and revolver), and there may be a rifle too (my memory is a bit fuzzy… sorry).

You now need to return the artifact to the church (for some reason, we can’t just give it to Father Thomas directly). If you’re not encumbered, there’s actually a climbing rope next to the other destroyed building that you can deploy on a nearby rock. That will let you drop down next to the Draft Dodger’s cabin. Or you can just mountain goat down the cliff and endure some potential sprains.

Once you’re back at the church, you need to place the artifact in the alter. You then have to wait a day for your reward. Come back, and there will be a thank you note and a rabbit-skin hat for your efforts. The hat is very warm, highly water-proof, and the most durable hat in the game.