Rise of the Tomb Raider - Research Base Collectibles
Updated: 2/22/19(†)
This guide, along with the annotated level map, should help when revisiting this level. If you are playing through for the first time, you may want to follow the main walkthrough instead. Weapons, Equipment, and Outfits are covered separately.
BUG NOTE: If you missed document #4 or the last truck for the Scorched Earth Challenge, be careful when returning to that area later. An invisible floor may appear near the Soviet Facility Base Camp, preventing you from getting back. I recommend saving in a new slot before attempting this, just in case. See the main walkthrough for details and possible solutions.
Relics · Documents · Mural · Explorer Satchel · Survival Caches · Strongboxes · Archivist Map · Scorched Earth Challenge
RELIC 1
The first relic is lying on the ground next to the Weather Station Base Camp. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
RELIC 2
When you first climb the metal stairs to the weather station, there's a round, cement building with a blue metal upper story directly ahead. Go around behind this building to find the relic sitting on top of a storage box. If you missed it, return to the Weather Station Base Camp, swim under the ice, and follow the road back to the buildings. See the map and walkthrough. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
RELIC 3
The third relic very near the second. Climb the yellow ladder to the catwalk on the side of the building with the large dome on top. Then follow the catwalk to the end to find the relic. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
DOCUMENT 1
When you first climb the metal stairs to the weather station, there's a round, cement building with a blue metal upper story directly ahead. This document is sitting on a storage crate out front. If you missed it, return to the Weather Station Base Camp, swim under the ice, and follow the road back to the buildings. See the map and walkthrough. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
DOCUMENT 2
This document is inside the weather station. Climb the yellow ladder into the building with the big dome on top. Go through the dimly lit rooms to the west side and you'll find this recording sitting on a table by the window. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
DOCUMENT 3
This document is also in the weather station building with the large dome on top. After climbing the yellow ladder to get inside, enter the room in the northern corner to find this recording. This is the same room with the ladder leading up to the dome. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
DOCUMENT 4
This document is in the gulag. If you're playing through the first time, immediately after sliding down the zip line from the tower, turn around and go down the stairs to find the document in the room below. (map/walkthrough) If you missed it the first time, it's faster to return to the Soviet Facility Base Camp, climb the ladder to the jail, go through the building to the southwest end, and then descend the stairs to the document. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
MURAL
The only mural in this level is in on the high, cement wall near the Weather Station Base Camp. If you missed it, return to the camp, crawl through the crack in the wall to the south, and turn around. The mural will be ahead on the right, between the crack and the large, metal gate. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
EXPLORER SATCHEL
The satchel is on the water tower between the dome and the gulag. If it's your first time through, just before sliding down the zip line into the gulag, follow the catwalk around the water tank to find the satchel. Otherwise, fast travel back to the Weather Station Base Camp. Retrace your earlier route to get up into the dome. Then slide down the zip lines to the water tower to get the satchel. From there, zip down into the gulag and use the other base camp to fast travel back to the weather station to find the caches—or return to wherever you left off in the game. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
SURVIVAL CACHE 1
The first cache is just beyond the little stream on the path to the combat areas. After crossing the stream via the fallen tree, look to the left to spot the cache at the end of a short, dead-end path in the snow. Check the map and walkthrough for details. If you missed it, return to the Weather Station Base Camp and proceed southwest, through the areas you visited earlier, until you come to the stream. The cache will then be on your right. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
SURVIVAL CACHE 2
Starting from the third combat area, just south of the large metal gate near the mural, follow the road south/southwest to the broken wooden bridge. Jump across the gap in the bridge where the snowplow fell through and continue down the road. The cache is on the right just before the rusty gate. The walkthrough includes additional screenshots. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
SURVIVAL CACHE 3
The third cache is buried on the east side of the forest, near the edge of the cliff, in the area with the road leading up to the weather station. The walkthrough includes additional screenshots. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
STRONGBOX 1
The first strongbox is on the frozen pond just beyond the Weather Station Base Camp. Swim under the ice and climb out onto the ice near the tents. (If it's your first time through, there will be enemies here.) The strongbox is on the northeast side of the pond. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
STRONGBOX 2
The second strongbox is in the same area, just down the hill from the trucks parked beyond the frozen pond. As you approach the large, metal gate from the north, the strongbox will be on the left. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
ARCHIVIST MAP
The map that reveals the locations of this level's documents and relics is hidden behind the crashed snow plow under the broken bridge in the second combat area. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
SCORCHED EARTH
In order to beat this challenge, you must find and destroy 4 fuel tanker trucks. Three are along your path as you move through the level. The last one is easy to miss since it's down below in an area you pass over using a zip line. All are marked with red dots on the annotated level map.
FUEL TANK 1
The first tanker truck is in the clearing with the trackhoe where you fight the first two enemies. It's on the north side near the metal gate. Shoot the red fuel barrels near the truck to destroy it and start the challenge. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
FUEL TANK 2
The next tanker is in the third combat area, just south of the big metal gate and the mural. The truck is right in the middle of the road so it's hard to miss. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
FUEL TANK 3
The third tank truck is in the open area just before the metal stairs leading up to the weather station. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
FUEL TANK 4
The last tank is in the yard outside the gulag. You need to shoot it from above before sliding down the zip line into the building. If you miss it, return to the Weather Station Base Camp, climb back up to the dome, and slide down the various zip lines to the water tower. Once you've shot the tank, slide down into the gulag and go through the jail to the other base camp. You can then fast travel out to wherever you left off. (Click screenshot to enlarge.)
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†UPDATE HISTORY: 6/18/16 - Page first posted online.
2/22/19 - Added bug note. Better late than never...?
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