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Old Sawmill Horde
The Old Sawmill Horde in Lost Lake is the biggest Horde in Days Gone, at 500 Swarmers. You have to clear it in I'll Save Some For You so the creosote truck can be filled. Stock up on fire and explosives before you ride in.
- Horde size
- About 500
- Type
- Horde
- Region
- Lost Lake
Requires
Part of
Horde KillerHorde Killer is the storyline for wiping out every Freaker Horde in Oregon. It mixes a few story missions with the open-world Hordes you find yourself, from small cave groups in the north to the huge swarms in the south.
Race Against TimeRace Against Time is a short late-game storyline that sets up the final push against the Deschutes County Militia. It picks up after Deacon rides north to Lost Lake and covers the plan to strike back at Wizard Island.
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Good to know
- 500 Swarmers, the largest Horde in the game.
- Clearing it is the main goal of the story mission I'll Save Some For You.
- The mission pays 10,000 XP, 450 Trust and 250 credits at Iron Mike's Camp.
- It counts toward Horde Killer but not toward the Lost Lake region total.
- You can attack it before the mission; any Swarmers you kill early stay dead for the mission.
- Horde Killer progress unlocks guns: the SMP9 at 4 Hordes, the Auto Shotgun at 10 and the MG 55 at 24.
How to approach it
Walk the mill before you start and plan a loop. The yard has explosive barrels, loose log and plank piles and shelving you can drop. Tight gaps between the buildings funnel the Horde into a line.
What to bring
Carry as many Molotovs and napalm Molotovs as you can craft, plus frag grenades or pipe bombs. Keep health and stamina cocktails ready, since stamina is what keeps you ahead of the pack. Save the LMG for the last hundred or so.
Hit and run
You do not have to finish it in one go. Hit it, run until it loses interest, and it heads back to the mill. Most Swarmers will not turn on you while they walk away, so you can shoot them in the back.
StorySpoilerShow
Once the Horde is gone, Deacon fills Rikki's truck with creosote. That truck is the bomb meant for the Wizard Island assault.
Related places
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Iron Butte Ranch Horde
A 300-Swarmer Horde at Iron Butte Ranch that you clear in Keep Them Safe, part of the push toward Wizard Island. It is the only Horde you ever fight in Iron Butte, and it shows up just for this mission.
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Berley Lake Horde
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Metolius Lava Cave Horde
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River Flow Farms Horde
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