The Long Dark: Forest Talkers Walkthrough

The Long Dark: Episode 3 – Sidequest: Forest Talkers Walkthrough & Guide.

The Long Dark: Forest Talkers Walkthrough

This sidequest is triggered by picking up any one of the six notes related to it. The main reward is a Steam achievement, but you also learn more about the Forest Talkers and how the locals of Pleasant Valley viewed them.

Pleasant Valley, Collectible One
You’ll find this note in Thomson’s Crossing. Head inside the store just across the street from the Community Hall and check the bulletin board.

Pleasant Valley, Collectible Two
So there is conflicting information on this note. I personally found it in the office of the Community Hall. It was on the desk of the room on your immediate right when you first enter.

HOWEVER, the forums and discussion posts say that people have been finding this note in the cabin at the Point of Disagreement. I didn’t see it there, but I also wasn’t looking (having already found it). Just in case, you get the Point of Disagreement by following the road up towards the plane crash. You’ll eventually see a cabin.

Pleasant Valley, Collectible Three
The final note from the Pleasant Valley locals is found at Signal Hill. However, you can’t access the area until you progress in the story and get the objective to visit Signal Hill. The note is inside the control station.

Forest Talker Collectible, Part One
To get this note, you must find the Three Strikes Farmstead. I’ve marked out a potential path below.

The note itself is next to the small pile of Forest Talker supplies inside the hay storage building.

Forest Talker Collectible, Part Two
This note is found in the Pleasant Valley Barn, in-between Molly’s Farmhouse and Thomson’s Crossing. It’s a pretty obvious building (stereotypical red barn). You’ll find the collectible upstairs, next to the box on the floor.

Forest Talker Collectible, Part Three
The final note by the Forest Talkers is found at the first of Joplin’s Shelters. To get there, check the Shelter Raid sidequest section of this guide. The note itself is found on the bed.