Side Mission: The Hero’s Journey

• Prerequisites: Complete Story Mission: Free Larry
• Rewards: $2,000
• Details: Larry has enlisted your help to destroy the “listening devices” on the Purpletop Telecom Tower. Watch your step; it’s a long way down.

MISSION Commencement

Simply speak to Larry again to start this side mission, in which a paranoid Larry tells you that unknown forces have bugged a nearby tower with listening devices. Help Larry by removing these devices.

GO TO the Purpletop Telecom Tower Near Fall’s End

This 60-meter-tall telecom tower is located east of Fall’s End. Expect three or four foes here, as well as a wolf trapped inside the small locked fence surrounding the transformer and tower base. Be sure you’ve unlocked your Grapple perk before assaulting this structure.

Assaulting the base of the tower is straightforward. Expect light enemy resistance and additional foes approaching from the fields and dirt road as you neutralize cultists and the wolf inside the fenced area.

Check the tower grounds from the wooded area across from (and west of) the tower. The pasture field is good to crouch and hide in for stealth takedowns. Shoot the wolf before opening the locked gate (or lure it away with meat, or grapple up from outside the fence). Shoot the lock off to access the tower base, or unlock the chain lock if you’ve acquired the Locksmith perk.

Destroy Satellite Dishes (5)

Grapple and ascend to the first platform. Climb two ladders to reach the third platform. Look up to target and shoot the first of the five dishes. Grapple and ascend to the fourth platform. Shoot a second dish.

The last three dishes are trickier to destroy, as they’re at the tower’s top and the ladder doesn’t go all the way up. Fortunately, Larry arrives in his chopper, giving you the extra height you need. Grapple to snag your hook on his landing rail and ascend (don’t enter the chopper). As you swing back and forth, look at the small metal platform atop the tower, then release and land on it. Then shoot out all three dishes.

(Optional) GRAPPLE onto the Helicopter and CLIMB In

With the dishes destroyed, you can repeat the grapple technique, snagging Larry’s helicopter and pulling yourself into the chopper this time. Recover while Larry flies back to his compound. Or you can descend the tower (ideally via zip line) and head back on foot or in a ground vehicle.

SECURE the Area.

DEFEND the Area While Larry Lands.

Around six cultists are swarming Larry’s trailer and grounds, forcing you to drop out of his chopper (if you’re riding with him). You must secure the area, which means sweeping the premises and nullifying the Project at Eden’s Gate members trespassing on the property.

OPTIMAL Path

Approach from the woods to the southwest or the main driveway and try to silently dispatch as many foes as possible. When you’re discovered, there’s plenty of cover; stay mobile and sweep in a circular route around the main building, gunning down foes until you defeat them all. Then guard the dirt ground to the east while you wait for Larry to land there. The mission then concludes.

OTHER Paths

Surreptitious takedowns along the perimeter barbed wire fence in the wooded area between and allows you to tag foes before you’re discovered; then enter near the small hut at and finish off the foes.

Sniping opportunities occur at the highest point of the low wooded hillock between and . Dart between the trees as you tag foes.

Or you can snipe from the roof of the separate garage structure across the road to the south of the compound (not shown on the adjacent map).

If you want to access the ladder to the main building’s roof, approach from the windmill and creep across to the ladder or to the open door if you want to use the house for cover.

You can create a distraction by detonating the red gas canister or the propane tank, though a spreading fire isn’t the best way to secure this area!