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Criptograma Chests
Criptograma Chests are locked guerrilla stashes of unique gear hidden near Yara's guerrilla paths. You open each one with two Criptograma Charts found nearby, and all 15 unlock That's Puzzling.
- Set
- Criptograma Chests
- How many
- 15
- Reward
- Unique gear
Good to know
- There are 15 chests: four each in Madrugada, Valle De Oro and El Este, two in Esperanza and one on Isla Santuario.
- Wind chimes hang near every chest, so you can often hear one before you see it.
- Painted Guerrilla Sigils near a chest lead to the two charts that unlock it.
- Unlocking all 15 earns the That's Puzzling achievement, which only about 1.5% of Steam players have.
- Each chest you open also adds its two charts to the Criptograma Charts collection.
Where to find them
Chests sit near guerrilla paths or in other hidden corners, away from the main roads. Each region's chests are named after the area they are in, such as Criptograma Box 1 - Aguas Lindas in Madrugada. Listen for wind chimes when you get close.
How to get them
A chest will not open until you have its two Criptograma Charts. Look for Guerrilla Sigils painted around the chest and follow them to each chart. Then return to the chest and open it.
Reward
Every chest holds a piece of unique gear you will not get from a standard drop. That makes them worth doing early, since good gear perks change how you play.
- El EsteEl Este is Yara's eastern region, a wild stretch of jungle and mountains. It is where you recruit the Legends of '67 and La Moral, and Admiral Benítez and Sean McKay hold it for the regime.
EsperanzaEsperanza is Yara's capital and largest city, and the heart of Castillo's regime. It is under martial law, most open streets are restricted areas, and the story only really sends you there near the end.- Isla SantuarioIsla Santuario is the small island in Yara's southwest where the game's opening chapter plays out. Comandante Rosario holds it for the FND, and Clara's Camp is your base here.
- MadrugadaMadrugada is Yara's western region: tobacco farms, coast and the Montero family's home. José Castillo's air force runs it, so expect heavy anti-aircraft cover when you try to fly here.
- Valle De OroValle De Oro is Yara's central region and home to Máximas Matanzas, the rebel crew led by Bicho. María Marquessa and Édgar Reyes run it for the regime.
- Criptograma Box 1 - Aguas LindasThis locked chest is the first of Madrugada's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Aguas Lindas area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
Criptograma Box 1 - BarrialThis locked chest is the first of Valle De Oro's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Barrial area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.- Criptograma Box 1 - EsperanzaThis locked chest is the first of Esperanza's two Criptograma Chests, hidden in the capital. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 1 - Isla SantuarioThis locked chest is the only Criptograma Chest on Isla Santuario, hidden on the starting island. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 1 - Sierra PerdidaThis locked chest is the first of El Este's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Sierra Perdida area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 2 - ConucoThis locked chest is the second of El Este's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Conuco area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 2 - Cruz del SalvadorThis locked chest is the second of Valle De Oro's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Cruz del Salvador area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 2 - EsperanzaThis locked chest is the second of Esperanza's two Criptograma Chests, hidden in the capital. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 2 - LozaníaThis locked chest is the second of Madrugada's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Lozanía area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 3 - ConucoThis locked chest is the third of El Este's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Conuco area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 3 - Costa del MarThis locked chest is the third of Madrugada's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Costa del Mar area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 3 - NoventarmasThis locked chest is the third of Valle De Oro's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Noventarmas area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 4 - BalacerasThis locked chest is the fourth of Valle De Oro's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Balaceras area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 4 - Costa del MarThis locked chest is the fourth of Madrugada's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the Costa del Mar area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma Box 4 - La JoyaThis locked chest is the fourth of El Este's four Criptograma Chests, hidden in the La Joya area. Find its two Criptograma Charts and it opens to give you a piece of unique gear.
- Criptograma ChartsCriptograma Charts are the coded symbol sheets that open Criptograma Chests. Every chest needs two of its own, so you hunt down 30 charts in all to empty the 15 chests on Yara.
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