Alan Wake 2: How To Get The Crossbow

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Don’t miss out on the Crossbow in Alan Wake 2. Depending on how you progress the story and if you’re searching everywhere you go, it is possible to miss the Crossbow or get it much later in the story. The Crossbow is an incredibly valuable weapon that can score one-shot kills if you get the right upgrades. Not only that, but you’ll be able to recover the bolts from the ground or even dead enemies. Keeping a stock of Crossbow Bolts is surprisingly easy if you’re patient and learn how to use it.

The Crossbow is available in Saga’s story — Return 3 — and found in the dumpy town of Watery. This not-so-cozy village is south of Bright Falls, and adding the Crossbow to your arsenal will make the challenges here a little more manageable. Unlike the Shotgun, the Crossbow isn’t found in an easy-to-identify gun case. You’ll need to be solving the Cult Stashes to get it. Learn where to find it and how to solve the puzzle below.

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The Crossbow is a powerful single-shot weapon that can hit enemies with devastating force. It’s also cumbersome to use, slow to reload, and takes time to travel through the air. Hitting enemies with the Crossbow requires a little more finesse than your average shotgun — but it’s still extremely valuable. Crossbow Bolts can be collected from bodies or picked up off the ground if you miss. That means you’ll (usually) have a steady supply of Crossbow Bolts, even when you’re fighting lots of enemies. You won’t want to miss this totally optional weapon.

How is the puzzle solved? To the right of the stash, there are multiple numbers. Three of those numbers have crossbow bolts