Back up into Groznyj Grad for the lockers and the hangar's fuel tanks, then the motorcycle chase, the rail bridge, the forest chase and the walk to the final fight, and the closing scenes.
This stretch closes run 1. It climbs from behind the Tikhogornyj waterfall back into Groznyj Grad by day, empties two lockers in the Weapons Lab: East Wing, and plants four C3 charges in the Shagohod hangar. From the fourth charge on, everything is one way: a fight in the hangar, a motorcycle chase through the base and down the runway, the rail bridge, a chase through the Lazorevo forest, a slow walk through Zaozyorje with EVA, the final fight at Rokovoj Bereg and the closing scenes. Fourteen Kerotans, three snakes and four camos live in this stretch, and most of them can be taken only during a single fight or chase stage. Carry the Mk22, the Mosin-Nagant, the SVD, the RPG-7, Stun Grenades and the Thermal Goggles. The rule stays the same to the credits: no kills and no alerts, so every boss goes down on stamina and every soldier in the chases is hit only with the Mk22 or a Stun Grenade. The results screen and its trophies come after the credits, in the next part of the run.
Before you climb the ladder behind the waterfall
The ladder in the room at the end of Tikhogornyj: Behind Waterfall climbs back into Groznyj Grad Northwest, and the river, Tikhogornyj and the waterfall can't be reached again in this run. Check every row below first. The river: the Spirit camo you earned on the river walk comes back with your gear (below). Tikhogornyj: Kerotan: Tikhogornyj 1; Catch the Tsuchinoko again (keep it alive in your bag to the credits); Face Paint: Kabuki, in the pool at the foot of the waterfall. Behind the waterfall: Camo: Spirit in the returned gear; Kerotan: Tikhogornyj Behind Waterfall 1, on the pipe facing the ladder; and the optional Cardboard Box B. Food whose last spots are here: check the food list for Food: Giant Anaconda, Food: Rat, Food: Japanese Flying Squirrel, Food: Markhor, Food: Arowana, Food: Kenyan Mangrove Crab, Food: Vampire Bat, Food: Maroon Shark, Food: Bigeye Trevally, Food: Baikal Scaly Tooth and Food: Vine Melon; a missing one can still be found in Tikhogornyj or behind the waterfall, and nowhere after. Anything missed here comes back only in a later run that passes this way, and run 2 is a lean Extreme run with no time for it. Save on 140.96 once all of it is done.
Return into Groznyj GradHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Northwest – From the Kerotan on the pipe in the ladder room, climb the ladder: you come up in Groznyj Grad Northwest among the rows of tanks. Guards and a dog patrol by day, so stay low along the barriers and tranquilize anyone in your way. Save here with a call to Para-Medic on 140.96. Any Groznyj Grad Kerotan you missed on the first visit can be shot now, on the way to the Weapons Lab.
The ladder behind the waterfall brings Snake back into Groznyj Grad, now in daylight, with his gear, the C3 charges and Key C. All of the base and the Weapons Lab can be walked again until the hangar.
If you picked up Cardboard Box B behind the waterfall, a truck in Groznyj Grad Northwest gives you a ride: climb into the back and wear the box, and it carries you into the Weapons Lab. Check where you are when it stops, then make for the East Wing locker room. Walking works just as well.
Search the East Wing locker room againHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: East Wing – From Groznyj Grad Northwest, cross the base the way you went on the first visit to Groznyj Grad Northeast and go in through the Weapons Lab: East Wing door. Climb to 2F and enter the locker room where you hid Raikov.
Why you can lose it
Groznyj Grad stays open until the fourth C3 charge goes onto the fuel tanks in the Shagohod hangar; after that this area is gone for the rest of the run. Take it first.
Point of no return
Planting the fourth C3 charge on the hangar's fuel tanks. A long scene and a fight follow, and Groznyj Grad and every earlier area are closed for the rest of this run.
Camo: Sneaking SuitArmorMissablePoint of no return
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: East Wing – Open the red-striped locker you shoved Raikov into on the first visit: the suit hangs inside.
Why you can lose it
Take it on this visit: the locker room is gone once the fourth C3 charge is planted in the hangar.
Point of no return
Planting the fourth C3 charge on the hangar's fuel tanks. A long scene and a fight follow, and Groznyj Grad and every earlier area are closed for the rest of this run.
Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: East Wing – Turn to the bank of lockers facing the red-striped one and open the second locker from the left end; if it is empty, try the others in that bank.
Why you can lose it
Take it on this visit: the locker room is gone once the fourth C3 charge is planted in the hangar.
Point of no return
Planting the fourth C3 charge on the hangar's fuel tanks. A long scene and a fight follow, and Groznyj Grad and every earlier area are closed for the rest of this run.
Area: Shagohod hangar (Weapons Lab: Main Wing)Hidden spoiler – activate to revealAreaMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing – From the East Wing locker room, go back down and through into the Weapons Lab: Main Wing. Key C, which you got behind the waterfall, opens the locked engineering door into the hangar. Put on the Maintenance camo before you step in: guards then ignore you, but the real mechanics grow suspicious if you walk close to them.
Kerotan: Weapons Lab Main Wing 1Hidden spoiler – activate to revealCollectibleMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing – Walk round to the Shagohod's west (left) flank. The frog is tucked behind a railing in the gap between a pair of control panels, facing one of the fuel tanks you have to mine. Shoot it with the Mk22 before you plant the last charge.
Why you can lose it
It is gone once the fourth C3 charge is planted: shoot it before that.
Point of no return
Planting the fourth C3 charge on the hangar's fuel tanks. A long scene and a fight follow, and Groznyj Grad and every earlier area are closed for the rest of this run.
Planting the fourth charge starts a long scene and a fight, and after that Groznyj Grad and every earlier area are closed for the rest of this run. Check every row below first; any Kerotan missed on the first visit can still be shot today. Groznyj Grad: Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Southwest 1 (in the gap of the middle hangar's doors); Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Northwest 1 (on the stairs in the west searchlight tower's yard); Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Southeast 1 (on the roof of the big building); Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Northeast 1 (behind bars in the underground ditch); and Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Southeast Guardhouse 1 (under the desk in the small office by the big building's entrance). Weapons Lab: Kerotan: Weapons Lab East Wing 1 (on the bookshelf in the 2F room by the lockers); Kerotan: Weapons Lab West Wing 1 (on the pole outside the corridor window); Search the East Wing locker room again, with Camo: Sneaking Suit and Camo: Maintenance. The hangar: Kerotan: Weapons Lab Main Wing 1. Take any supplies you want from the armory in Groznyj Grad Northwest too. Then save on 140.96, and switch to the Sneaking Suit before the last charge: the fight that follows hits hard. A reload puts you back at the hangar's entrance and can undo Kerotan: Weapons Lab Main Wing 1: after one, shoot it again before the fourth charge.
Plant C3 on the four fuel tanksHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing – Still in the Maintenance camo, walk to each of the four fuel tanks around the Shagohod and plant a C3 charge on it. Keep away from the mechanics: if one stands by a tank, wait for him to move or put him to sleep with the Cig Gas Spray. Plant the fourth charge only once the warning above is done.
The fight with Volgin starts straight after the fourth charge, on a lowered platform in the hangar, and it is the only chance at three rows: Kerotan: Weapons Lab Main Wing 2, high on the rim of the arena; Stamina Kill: Volgin; and Camo: Cold War, which he drops only after a stamina win and which you have a few seconds to grab before the next scene. A lethal finish loses the camo and is a kill, which breaks the no-kill run. Shoot the Kerotan early, and if you die and continue, shoot it again.
VolginHidden spoiler – activate to revealBossMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing – The fight starts on its own after the scene. Keep to his back and stay unarmed whenever he sends his homing electric beams, or the beam follows your gun. When his body is not crackling, run in, CQC-slam him to the ground and roll over him, then put Mosin-Nagant or Mk22 shots into his head while he is down. Wearing the Mask face paint at the start makes him take you for Raikov for one free hit; take it off right after. In the second half, go prone when he raises both hands to spray bullets all round. If the fight drags, an announcer counts down the C3 timer: keep pressing.
Kerotan: Weapons Lab Main Wing 2Hidden spoiler – activate to revealCollectibleMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing – It exists only during the Volgin fight. From the platform, look up to the back-left (south-west) corner of the arena: the frog sits high on the rim beside some crates. Shoot it with the Mk22 early in the fight, and again if you die and continue.
Why you can lose it
It is there only while the hangar fight lasts: shoot it before Volgin's last stamina point.
Point of no return
The hangar fight ending: the scene that follows puts Snake on EVA's motorcycle, and the hangar can't be reached again in this run.
Don't Touch the SidesHidden spoiler – activate to revealAchievementMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing – Bullet wounds are rare on Very Easy, but the bullets Volgin fires in this fight cause them. Once one hits, open the Cure menu and treat the wound: the trophy pops when the knife takes the bullet out. If it doesn't pop, on the next bullet wound apply the Bandage, Disinfectant and Styptic first and use the knife last. If you miss the chance here, The Boss's gunfire at Rokovoj Bereg gives another.
Stamina Kill: VolginHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing – Keep every hit non-lethal: CQC slams, rolls, Mk22 darts and Mosin-Nagant shots to the head all drain stamina. The quickest pattern is a slam, a roll over him, then two quick headshots before he gets up. Stun Grenades help in the second half when he lowers his guard.
Why you can lose it
The hangar fight is the only chance; a lethal win drops no camo and counts as a kill. If his life bar is falling, reload your last save and fight again; after a reload, shoot Kerotan: Weapons Lab Main Wing 1 again before the fourth charge, and Kerotan: Weapons Lab Main Wing 2 again in the fight.
Point of no return
The hangar fight ending: the scene that follows puts Snake on EVA's motorcycle, and the hangar can't be reached again in this run.
Camo: Cold WarHidden spoiler – activate to revealArmorMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
Location
Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing – It drops beside him as his stamina runs out. You have only a few seconds before the next scene starts: run over and pick it up at once.
Why you can lose it
It vanishes when the next scene starts, a few seconds after the fight: grab it straight away.
Point of no return
The hangar fight ending: the scene that follows puts Snake on EVA's motorcycle, and the hangar can't be reached again in this run.
His reward for a stamina win: a uniform that makes soldiers hold their fire while Snake faces them. One of the uniforms for Fashionista, and a great help in the chases ahead.
Motorcycle chase through Groznyj Grad and the runwayHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad – After the hangar fight's scenes you start in the sidecar on the east side of the Weapons Lab; EVA steers, you only shoot. Wear the Cold War camo and keep facing the soldiers, who then mostly hold their fire; turn toward the few with rocket launchers in Groznyj Grad straight away. Hit soldiers only with the Mk22 or Stun Grenades: crashes they cause don't count as kills. On the runway, fire the RPG-7 at the Shagohod at a steady pace with quick reloads to keep it back. Save on 140.96 as each new stage begins, so a missed Kerotan costs only that stage.
EVA drives a motorcycle out through the base, the runway buildings and the runway itself, with Snake in the sidecar firing back and the Shagohod in pursuit. Ammo is unlimited while the chase lasts.
Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Bike Chase 1CollectibleMissablePoint of no return
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad – It sits on the searchlight of a guard tower. When EVA stops for the first time, look at the tower ahead and shoot it with the SVD. Missed it? She stops again on the bridge by the rows of tanks, with the same tower on your right. If a round or rocket hits a soldier, reload the save from the start of this stage.
Why you can lose it
The chase never stops or turns back: once this stage is behind you, the frog is gone for this run. Save on entering the stage and reload if you miss.
Point of no return
The chase leaving the runway for the Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge: the chase stages through the base and the runway are over.
One of the 64 Kerotans, shot from the back of the motorcycle. Shoot it to count it; all 64 give a trophy and help toward Stealth, and this route takes every one in run 1.
Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Runway South 1CollectibleMissablePoint of no return
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Runway South – In the stage among the runway buildings, EVA soon stops; the frog sits on the seat of a forklift on your left (the top-left corner of the area). Shoot it before you shoot any of the soldiers coming in, because dealing with them makes her drive on.
Why you can lose it
The chase never stops or turns back: once this stage is behind you, the frog is gone for this run. Save on entering the stage and reload if you miss.
Point of no return
The chase leaving the runway for the Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge: the chase stages through the base and the runway are over.
One of the 64 Kerotans, shot from the back of the motorcycle. Shoot it to count it; all 64 give a trophy and help toward Stealth, and this route takes every one in run 1.
Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Runway 1CollectibleMissablePoint of no return
Location
Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Runway – Save as the runway stage starts. After EVA turns left onto the long straight, the frog sits on a sign marked 5 on the left side, about halfway along, with parked planes beyond. It flies past while you move: aim just to the left of it with the SVD and keep firing. The Directional Microphone pointed at it tells you whether it croaked. If a round or rocket hits a soldier, reload the save from the start of this stage.
Why you can lose it
The chase never stops or turns back: once this stage is behind you, the frog is gone for this run. Save on entering the stage and reload if you miss.
Point of no return
The chase leaving the runway for the Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge: the chase stages through the base and the runway are over.
One of the 64 Kerotans, shot from the back of the motorcycle. Shoot it to count it; all 64 give a trophy and help toward Stealth, and this route takes every one in run 1.
Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Runway 2CollectibleMissablePoint of no return
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Runway – Save as the second runway stage starts. Right away, look to the right side of the runway: the frog sits on another sign there, and the soldiers on bikes give you little time. Aim just to the right of it with the SVD and keep firing as you pass; reload the save if it doesn't croak. If a round or rocket hits a soldier, reload the save from the start of this stage.
Why you can lose it
The chase never stops or turns back: once this stage is behind you, the frog is gone for this run. Save on entering the stage and reload if you miss.
Point of no return
The chase leaving the runway for the Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge: the chase stages through the base and the runway are over.
One of the 64 Kerotans, shot from the back of the motorcycle. Shoot it to count it; all 64 give a trophy and help toward Stealth, and this route takes every one in run 1.
Once the chase reaches the rail bridge, the base and the runway are behind you for good. Before the runway ends, have Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Bike Chase 1, Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Runway South 1, Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Runway 1 and Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Runway 2. If one is missing, reload the save from the start of its stage.
Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge 1CollectibleMissablePoint of no return
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge – This stage opens with Snake lying prone with the SVD, facing the bridge. Before you fire at any charge, stand up and look down to the lower left: the frog sits on the girders under the near end of the bridge. One SVD shot does it; keep enough time and ammo for the charges.
Why you can lose it
It can be shot only while you wait on the bridge with the rifle. Take it first.
Point of no return
The chase leaving Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge North for the Lazorevo forest.
Set off the C3 on the rail bridgeHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge – From the Kerotan, lie prone again and watch the bridge through the SVD scope. Wait for EVA to call out that it has arrived, then shoot the C3 on the bridge. Firing too early or too late fails the mission, so if that happens, retry from the continue screen. Some players shoot the other charges first and keep the last one for her cue. The RPG-7 also works.
The Shagohod fight comes in two halves: first from the sidecar, then on foot with Volgin riding on top. The Kerotan on the roof of the small building at the foot of the radio tower can be shot in the second half. Volgin goes down on stamina here too: Mosin-Nagant or Mk22 shots to his head, never the SVD. Don't skip the scene after the fight: it holds Hidden view: rail bridge. When Snake says it is finally over, hold the first-person button (R1) for a while.
ShagohodHidden spoiler – activate to revealBossMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge – From the sidecar, fire the RPG-7 at the treads to stall it, then at the weak spot on its back while it is stuck; quick reloads let you land more than one shot. On foot, stall the treads with the RPG-7 again and put Mosin-Nagant shots into Volgin's head; about four bring him down, and Mk22 headshots work too. Keep the SVD and other lethal guns off him.
Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge 2Hidden spoiler – activate to revealCollectibleMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge – Once you are on foot in the Shagohod fight, look across the area to the radio tower: the frog sits on the near corner of the roof of the small building at its foot. Shoot it with the Mk22 between attacks.
Why you can lose it
It is there only while the on-foot half of the fight lasts.
Point of no return
The chase leaving Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge North for the Lazorevo forest.
Hidden view: rail bridgeHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
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Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge – Don't skip the scene after the fight. When Snake says it is finally over, start holding the first-person button (R1) and keep holding for a while: no prompt shows for this one.
Why you can lose it
The view exists only in that one scene; skipping it or letting go too early loses it.
Point of no return
The chase leaving Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge North for the Lazorevo forest.
Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge North 1CollectibleMissablePoint of no return
Location
Groznyj Grad · Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge North – Save as the chase resumes. Near the end of the stage EVA stops for a moment at a roadblock of two armored cars; the frog sits on the ground between the two barriers, with a soldier walking toward it. Shoot it at once with the SVD: she drives on within seconds. If a round or rocket hits a soldier, reload the save from the start of this stage.
Why you can lose it
Her stop at the roadblock is the only chance; after it the chase leaves for Lazorevo.
Point of no return
The chase leaving Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge North for the Lazorevo forest.
One of the 64 Kerotans, shot from the back of the motorcycle. Shoot it to count it; all 64 give a trophy and help toward Stealth, and this route takes every one in run 1.
When EVA swerves off at the roadblock, the chase heads into the forest and the rail bridge stages are gone. Before that, have Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge 1, Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge 2, the Hidden view: rail bridge and Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge North 1. A missed Kerotan means reloading the save from the start of its stage; a missed hidden view can't be brought back without replaying the bridge fight from your last save before it, and after that reload, shoot Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge 1 and Kerotan: Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge 2 again.
Motorcycle chase through LazorevoHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMinor spoiler
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Lazorevo · Lazorevo South – After the roadblock, EVA swerves off the road and the chase carries on into the forest. Keep the Cold War camo on and face the pursuers, putting them down with the Mk22 and Stun Grenades. When EVA warns of a fallen tree across the road, shoot the tree at once to clear it, or the bike hits it and you both take damage. Save as each half begins.
Kerotan: Lazorevo South 1CollectibleMissablePoint of no return
Location
Lazorevo · Lazorevo South – About ten seconds into the stage, look ahead and to the right: the frog sits on the ground just before a large rock. The RPG-7 is the surest hit; the M37 works once you are close. If a round or rocket hits a soldier, reload the save from the start of this stage.
Why you can lose it
The chase never stops or turns back: once this stage is behind you, the frog is gone for this run. Save on entering the stage and reload if you miss.
Point of no return
The chase ending in Zaozyorje West: Lazorevo is behind you for the rest of this run.
One of the 64 Kerotans, shot from the back of the motorcycle. Shoot it to count it; all 64 give a trophy and help toward Stealth, and this route takes every one in run 1.
Kerotan: Lazorevo North 1CollectibleMissablePoint of no return
Location
Lazorevo · Lazorevo North – Soon after the second half begins, look ahead and slightly left: the frog sits on a rock. Hit it with the RPG-7, or the M37 when close. If a round or rocket hits a soldier, reload the save from the start of this stage.
Why you can lose it
The chase never stops or turns back: once this stage is behind you, the frog is gone for this run. Save on entering the stage and reload if you miss.
Point of no return
The chase ending in Zaozyorje West: Lazorevo is behind you for the rest of this run.
One of the 64 Kerotans, shot from the back of the motorcycle. Shoot it to count it; all 64 give a trophy and help toward Stealth, and this route takes every one in run 1.
The chase ends in Zaozyorje West and doesn't come back. Have Kerotan: Lazorevo South 1 and Kerotan: Lazorevo North 1 before it does; reload the save from the start of the half you missed one in.
Area: Zaozyorje WestHidden spoiler – activate to revealAreaMinor spoiler
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Zaozyorje · Zaozyorje West – The Lazorevo chase ends here, and from now on you walk. Before moving off, pick up everything at the spot where the chase stopped: Rations, ammo and grenades lie there once only, and EVA will need food. Save on 140.96.
Treat EVA's wounds and lead her onHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMinor spoiler
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Zaozyorje · Zaozyorje West – Open the Survival Viewer and switch to EVA: treat her wounds in her Cure screen and give her food whenever her stamina runs low. She crouches until you call her on; if she stops, walk back to her, lie down and stand up again. Clear any snake from her path. At the fork, guards come into view ahead: wait for them in a crouch behind the nearest tree, stun them with a grenade, then lead EVA along the right-hand branch and across the log bridge (stop halfway across for the Kerotan, next row) to the far end.
EVA's Cure screen recordsHidden spoiler – activate to revealOtherMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
Location
Zaozyorje · Zaozyorje West – While EVA follows you on foot, open her Cure screen in the Survival Viewer. Press R1 for her X-ray and R2 for her medical record, and press left on the pad for her food log.
Why you can lose it
Her screen can be opened only while she walks with you, before you reach Rokovoj Bereg.
Kerotan: Zaozyorje West 1CollectibleMissablePoint of no return
Location
Zaozyorje · Zaozyorje West – On the right-hand path, stop in the middle of the log bridge and look down to the left: the frog sits on a small ledge below. Shoot it with the Mk22.
Why you can lose it
Zaozyorje West can't be walked back into once you leave Zaozyorje East for the final fight. Take it from the log bridge.
Area: Zaozyorje EastHidden spoiler – activate to revealAreaMinor spoiler
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Zaozyorje · Zaozyorje East – From the log bridge, follow the right-hand path to the end of Zaozyorje West with EVA behind you: it leads into this area. Deal with the first group of guards using the Mk22 or a Stun Grenade, keep your camo index high and go slowly.
Kerotan: Zaozyorje East 1CollectibleMissablePoint of no return
Location
Zaozyorje · Zaozyorje East – Past the first guards the path splits round a big tree in the middle. The frog sits behind that tree, before you take either branch; shoot it with the Mk22. Then take the left branch and use the Thermal Goggles to find and tranquilize the snipers lying in the grass, and the soldiers at the foot of the cliff, before you bring EVA through.
Why you can lose it
Zaozyorje East is left for good when you walk on into Rokovoj Bereg. Take it at the fork.
Walking out of Zaozyorje East leads to the final fight, and Zaozyorje can't be walked back into. Have Kerotan: Zaozyorje West 1 (below the log bridge) and Kerotan: Zaozyorje East 1 (behind the big tree at the fork), and, if you want it, the optional EVA's Cure screen records. The final fight is timed: equip the Sneaking Suit or the Snow camo with the Snow or Oyama face paint, have the Mk22, Mosin-Nagant, SVD and Thermal Goggles to hand, and save on 140.96 here.
Area: Rokovoj BeregHidden spoiler – activate to revealAreaMinor spoiler
Location
Rokovoj Bereg · Rokovoj Bereg – From the cliff at the end of Zaozyorje East, walk on with EVA into the field; a scene starts the fight. Save on 140.96 as you arrive, so a reload puts you back at the start of the fight.
The fight with The Boss is the only chance at all of these: Kerotan: Rokovoj Bereg 1 (the 64th), Food: Snake Liquid, Food: Snake Solid and Food: Snake Solidus (one by each fallen log), which complete Charmer: all eleven snakes; Stamina Kill: The Boss and Camo: Snake, dropped only after a stamina win and gone once the next scene starts; and the Hidden view: final battlefield in the scene after the fight. The fight has a time limit of about ten minutes: the weapon and item menus don't stop the clock, but the Survival Viewer does. Take the Kerotan and the snakes in the quiet moments while she hides. A full food bag can't take the snakes, so eat or drop something before the fight. If you die or reload, take the Kerotan and the snakes again. The hidden view's cue: in the scenes after the fight, when the horse comes over and lifts its head to neigh, hold the first-person button (R1) for a while.
The BossHidden spoiler – activate to revealBossMinor spoiler
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Rokovoj Bereg · Rokovoj Bereg – She fights two ways. Close in, she comes at you with CQC and strips any gun you hold, so put it away; counter her grab with the CQC button (Circle) and the left stick the instant Snake grunts. A slam leaves her open for a pair of Mk22 darts to the head, and then it is time to reach cover before her rifle comes up. At range she shoots from among the trees: stay low in the white flowers, find her with the Thermal Goggles and answer with the Mosin-Nagant or the Mk22.
Kerotan: Rokovoj Bereg 1CollectibleMissablePoint of no return
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Rokovoj Bereg · Rokovoj Bereg – Stand near the middle of the field and look straight up: the frog sits at the top of one of the tall trees there. Find it with the Thermal Goggles and hit it with the SVD during a lull in the fight.
Why you can lose it
It is there only while the fight lasts: shoot it before her last stamina point.
Point of no return
The scenes after the final fight ending and the story moving on to the WIG.
It Ain't Easy Being Green: all 64 KerotansAchievement
Location
Rokovoj Bereg · Rokovoj Bereg – It pops when the Rokovoj Bereg frog croaks, if the other 63 were hit earlier in this run. If it doesn't, a Kerotan was missed earlier and can't be recovered in this run: the Stealth camo still comes from the run's no-alert clear.
Food: Snake LiquidConsumableMissablePoint of no return
Location
Rokovoj Bereg · Rokovoj Bereg – One of three white snakes in the field, each on the ground beside one of the three fallen logs. Switch on the Thermal Goggles to spot it among the flowers, tranquilize it with the Mk22 and pick it up. Eating any of the three refills Snake's stamina.
Why you can lose it
The three white snakes exist only during the final fight: take them before her last stamina point.
Point of no return
The scenes after the final fight ending and the story moving on to the WIG.
SNAKE I, one of the 48 plant and animal types for the King of the Jungle trophy and one of the eleven snakes for Charmer. Holding it once is enough; you don't have to eat it.
Food: Snake SolidConsumableMissablePoint of no return
Location
Rokovoj Bereg · Rokovoj Bereg – Go to the next fallen log and look along its base with the Thermal Goggles; tranquilize the white snake there with the Mk22 and pick it up.
Why you can lose it
The three white snakes exist only during the final fight: take them before her last stamina point.
Point of no return
The scenes after the final fight ending and the story moving on to the WIG.
Food: Snake SolidusConsumableMissablePoint of no return
Location
Rokovoj Bereg · Rokovoj Bereg – The third white snake lies by the last fallen log. Find it with the Thermal Goggles, tranquilize it with the Mk22 and pick it up.
Why you can lose it
The three white snakes exist only during the final fight: take them before her last stamina point.
Point of no return
The scenes after the final fight ending and the story moving on to the WIG.
SNAKE K, one of the 48 plant and animal types for the King of the Jungle trophy and the last of the eleven snakes for Charmer. Holding it once is enough.
Charmer: all eleven snakesAchievementMissablePoint of no return
Location
Rokovoj Bereg · Rokovoj Bereg – It pops as the last of the three white snakes goes into your bag, if the other eight snake types were taken earlier in this run. If it doesn't, an earlier snake was missed and can't come back in this run.
Why you can lose it
The last three snakes exist only during the final fight, so the trophy is lost with them if they aren't taken before it ends.
Point of no return
The scenes after the final fight ending and the story moving on to the WIG.
Stamina Kill: The BossHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
Location
Rokovoj Bereg · Rokovoj Bereg – Keep every hit non-lethal: CQC counters and slams, Mk22 darts and Mosin-Nagant shots, ideally to the head. A Stun Grenade after a slam buys another shot. If she runs off, follow her and keep firing darts.
Why you can lose it
The final fight is the only chance: a lethal win drops no camo. If her life bar is falling, reload your save from the start of the fight.
Point of no return
The scenes after the final fight ending and the story moving on to the WIG.
Rokovoj Bereg · Rokovoj Bereg – It falls beside her as her stamina runs out. You have only a few seconds before the next scene: run over and pick it up at once.
Why you can lose it
It is gone once the scene after the fight starts: grab it straight away.
Point of no return
The scenes after the final fight ending and the story moving on to the WIG.
Hidden view: final battlefieldHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
Location
Rokovoj Bereg · Rokovoj Bereg – Don't skip the scenes after the fight. When the horse comes over and lifts its head to neigh, hold the first-person button (R1) and keep holding for a while.
Why you can lose it
The view exists only in that one scene; skipping it loses it.
Point of no return
The scenes after the final fight ending and the story moving on to the WIG.
The closing scenes: don't skip from the hall scene on
Three rows sit in the scenes that end the run. Keep the Single Action Army (optional) is the duel in the row just below: pick the gun on the right. The Cat's out of the Bag: hidden view 5 and Snake Eyes are hidden views in the closing scenes, each a single chance. Up to the scene in the hall you may skip: the WIG scenes after the duel, the jets, and, after the save prompt, both scenes with EVA. Once the scene in the hall starts, let everything play through to the credits.
Aboard the WIGHidden spoiler – activate to revealQuest stepMinor spoiler
Location
Rokovoj Bereg · WIG – After the scenes at the lake, a short CQC exchange with Ocelot plays in the cabin. He then lays two revolvers down, which show as item boxes: walk into the right-hand one (it keeps the Single Action Army for a new game on this save). You don't need to fire it: whichever way the duel goes, the ending is the same.
The Cat's out of the Bag: hidden view 5Hidden spoiler – activate to revealAchievementMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
Location
Rokovoj Bereg · Ending – In the scene in the hall, when the man speaking to Snake offers his hand, hold the first-person button (R1) and push the left stick left to look toward the window. Keep holding until the trophy pops.
Why you can lose it
The view exists only in that one scene; skipping it loses the trophy for this run.
Point of no return
The closing scenes ending and the credits rolling: run 1's story is over.
Snake EyesHidden spoiler – activate to revealAchievementMissablePoint of no returnMinor spoiler
Location
Rokovoj Bereg · Ending – In the last scene before the credits, hold the first-person button (R1) right as Snake salutes, and keep holding: the view goes blurred. The trophy pops here if the other five views were seen this run (the Krasnogorje Mountaintop overlook, the scene after the West Wing, the rail bridge, the final battlefield and the hall).
Why you can lose it
The view exists only in that one scene; skipping it loses the trophy for this run.
Point of no return
The closing scenes ending and the credits rolling: run 1's story is over.