Solomon Hill Horde

Solomon Hill Horde is a 125-Swarmer Horde in Highway 97, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after For An Outlaw Biker. Clear it for 4,000 XP and 1,650 Trust at Diamond Lake.

Horde size: About 125
Type: Horde
Region: Highway 97

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.

Requires

For An Outlaw BikerThe final push into the Ark on Wizard Island. You fight through the Militia inside, save Weaver, settle things with Skizzo and head for the Colonel's chamber.

Found in

Highway 97Highway 97 is the southern stretch of US highway running through Chemult and past Chemult Community College. It has more Hordes than any other region, including the 300-strong Lobert Draw Ridge Horde, so bring your best gear.

Good to know

125 Swarmers, in the Highway 97 region.
Pays 4,000 XP, plus 1,650 Trust and 1,700 credits at Diamond Lake.
It becomes a target after the mission For An Outlaw Biker.
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

This many Swarmers will flatten you in the open, so plan a route before you shoot. Bring Molotovs or napalm, pipe bombs, proximity mines and a high-capacity gun like an LMG. Lay mines along your retreat line and keep backing up while you fire.

Day and night

Hordes bed down somewhere dark during the day and move out at night to feed and drink. Scout the area in daylight while it sleeps, then pick when to start the fight. If you only need to pass through, give its route a wide berth after dark.

If it goes wrong

You can ride off, restock and come back. The kill count holds for a while, but stray Swarmers top the Horde back up if you wait too long. Keep your bike fuelled and parked on your exit route, not in the Horde's path.

Deacon's journalSpoilerShow

Deacon thinks he spotted it from Wizard Island. He gives the Colonel credit for one smart call: the island in the caldera is close to Horde proof.

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