All Cult Stashes in Alan Wake 2
This collection includes every marker from the Cult Stashes category of points of interest in Alan Wake 2, all placed on interactive maps created specifically for the game.
This collection includes every marker from the Cult Stashes category of points of interest in Alan Wake 2, all placed on interactive maps created specifically for the game.
Cult Stashes in Alan Wake 2 are special crates generally containing various valuable supplies. They are always locked and to get to their contents you must find the key or discover the right combination of numbers, symbols or keypad buttons to open the padlock. A total of 22 Cult Stashes are available in the game. In the last one, which you will open, you will additionally find a Lighthouse Key that allows you to get inside the lighthouse in Watery.
Once you find all cult Stashes and Lunch Boxes, you will unlock the "Hidden by the Trees" achievement / trophy.
The index below enables quick navigation to the desired marker / point of interest.
Cult Stash #1Chapter: Return 1: Invitation. Stash found near a Cauldron Lake mobile home.
A box locked with a combination padlock. A clue on the box points out where to find the right symbols and in what order to use them.
Confused? Follow the steps!
- Wash hands
- Take chicken out of Fridge
- Take a nap
The correct combination is shown in the picture below:
The correct combination is indicated by symbols placed successively on the sink, refrigerator and next to the mattress.
Cult Stash #2Chapter: Return 1: Invitation. Stash found in front of the Elderwood Palace Lodge in Bright Falls.
You can walk up here during your first visit to the town. Interact with the lock and you will see some buttons lighting up green in sequence. To unlock the padlock press the buttons in the same order.
Cult Stash #3Chapter: Return 2: The Heart. Contains: Inventory Upgrade #1. Stash found at the Cauldron Lake Shore.
Interact with the lock and you will see a few buttons lighting up green in sequence. To unlock the padlock press the buttons in the same order.
Cult Stash #4Chapter: Return 2: The Heart. Stash found by a bridge near Cauldron Lake.
You need the Streamside Stash Key to open this stash. You can reach the place where the key is located by following the yellow arrows.
Cult Stash #5Chapter: Return 2: The Heart. Stash found near a creek in the Cauldron Lake area.
The code is: 658.
Rock (behind the box): 3 + 3 = 6
Rock (across the stream): 7 - 2 = 5
Tree: 6 + 2 = 8
Cult Stash #6Chapter: Return 3: Local Girl. Stash found in the woods near Watery.
Interact with the lock and you will see a few buttons lighting up green in sequence. To unlock the padlock press the buttons in the same order.
Cult Stash #7Chapter: Return 3: Local Girl. Stash found at the shooting range near Watery.
The code is: 527. In the crate you will find a Hunting Crossbow. When you grab it you will also be able to collect the arrows stuck in the numbered posts.
The correct code for the padlock can be read from the plaques with the numbers where the arrows are stuck: 5 (1 arrow), 2 (two arrows), 7 (three arrows).
Cult Stash #8Chapter: Return 3: Local Girl. Found near the Ferris Wheel in Coffee World.
The code is: 147.
You can read the code numbers from the slow Roaster carts painted in white and blue stripes.
Cult Stash #9Chapter: Return 3: Local Girl. Stash found near the wishing well at Coffee World.
You need the Coffee World Stash Key to open this stash.
Cult Stash #10Chapter: Return 3: Local Girl. Stash found at the Watery lighthouse.
The correct combination consists of symbols placed next to the fluorescent marks I,II and III that you will find around the chest.
The correct combination is shown in the picture below:
The symbols placed next to the fluorescent marks I,II and III:
Cult Stash #11Chapter: Return 3: Local Girl. Stash found at the Watery trailer park.
You will be able to get to this chest when the flood recedes that is, after the boss fight. To open it you need the Trailer Park Stash Key.
Cult Stash #12Chapter: Return 3: Local Girl. Stash found at the Watery docks.
Correct code is: 496. You will be able to get to this chest when the flood recedes that is, after the boss fight.
1) B1 + B2 + B3 = 1600
2) B2 = B3 + 128
3) B1 = 2 * B3
B2 = 1600 - B1 - B3
B2 = 1600 - 2 * B3 - B3 >> B2 = 1600 - 3 * B3
B2 = 1600 - 3 * (B2 - 128)
B2 = 1600 - 3 * B2 + 384
4 * B2 = 1984
B2 = 496
Show the mapCult Stash #13Chapter: Return 5: Old Gods. Stash found in the woods outside Bright Falls.
Interact with the lock and you will see a few buttons lighting up green in sequence. To unlock the padlock press the buttons in the same order.
Cult Stash #14Chapter: Return 5: Old Gods. Stash found in an abandoned pickup truck outside Bright Falls.
The code is: 177.
C + B = 200 >> B = 200 - C
4 * C + 2 * B = 754
4 * C + 2 * (200 - C) = 754
4 * C + 400 - 2 * C = 754
2 * C = 354
C = 177
Show the mapCult Stash #15Chapter: Return 5: Old Gods. Stash found by a forest bunker near Bright Falls.
You need the Bunker Woods Stash Key to open this stash. To reach the key follow the direction shown by the arrows on the wooden boards.
Cult Stash #16Chapter: Return 5: Old Gods. Stash found in the woods near Bright Falls.
Cult Stash #17Chapter: Return 5: Old Gods. Found by the ranger's cabin in the forest outside Bright Falls.
You need the Ranger Station Stash Key to open this stash.
Cult Stash #18Chapter: Return 5: Old Gods. Stash found in storage at the Bright Falls pier.
The code is: 697.
Cult Stash #19Chapter: Return 5: Old Gods. Stash found behind the Bright Falls Sheriff's Station.
The correct code can be found in the park.
The first symbol is located on a satellite dish.
The second one is located on the ground by the flowerbed and benches in the middle of the park.
The last one is in the gazebo.
Cult Stash #20Chapter: Return 5: Old Gods. Stash found at the Cauldron Lake rental cabins.
You need the Lake Cabins Stash Key to open this stash.
Cult Stash #21Chapter: Return 5: Old Gods. Stash found at the motorcycle club near Watery.
The code is 542.
Look around the yard and count the cars for each ride. There are five for the Slow Roaster, four for the Espresso Express, and two for Latte Lagoon.
Cult Stash #22Chapter: Return 6: Scratch. Stash found inside the Bright Falls Sheriff's Station.
The code is: 146. These are the numbers of segments from which the figures drawn on the page attached to the box are composed.
