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Gears of War: E-Day Hard Cases
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The Campaign reports 125 Hard Cases across Acts 2–5. Use 125 mapped locations below to find a missing case by Act, Chapter or landmark, then check the result in your War Journal.
Hard Cases are the hidden Campaign pickups associated with Weapon Mods. They have their own completion counter, separate from Collectibles, Supply Cache item unlocks and Secondary Objectives.
- Mapped locations
- 125 / 125 reported
- Achievement
- Relax. I'm the Map. · 15G
Hard Case locations by Act and Chapter
Choose your Act and Chapter, or search a remembered landmark such as subway or warehouse. Follow the route cue, open the case and check it off. Turn on Show missing only for the next cleanup pass.
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Act 2 · 0 / 36 checked · 36 shown
Chapter 2 — Hold the Line · 27 Hard Cases
- Hard CaseOpening routeWatch this location at 3:56
Leave Last Dollar by the enemy approach, turn left at the main road, then look behind the burned bus at the junction.
Landmark: Junction near Last Dollar
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 5:57
Exit Major Burger to the right, pass the ambulance and descend into the parking garage; the case is at the bottom left.
Landmark: Parking garage lower floor
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 6:47
Clear the parking garage and enter the concealed room on its top floor.
Landmark: Parking garage top floor
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 7:36
Cross the small bridge by the canal and follow the stairs to the end of the lower path.
Landmark: Canal-side path
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 7:36
Before crossing the nearby bridge, turn left and descend the steps to the end of the path.
Landmark: Bridge-side lower path
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 9:52
Continue into the underground parking garage and clear the Wretch ambush before opening the case.
Landmark: Bank of Tyrus underground parking
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 11:07
Turn away from the theatre cache toward the billiards and open the case beside the newsstand.
Landmark: Newsstand by the billiards
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 11:24
Climb the outside stairs on the Kalona Times building and turn left at the second-floor landing.
Landmark: Kalona Times second floor
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 11:50
Pass the Envoy Hotel, enter the alley loading dock and check the back of the dock.
Landmark: Envoy Hotel loading dock
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 13:20
Return to the intersection, climb the dumpster ladder to the metal balcony and enter through the window.
Landmark: Apartment above the intersection
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 14:44
Follow the right wall past the newsstand into the alley with the blue postal truck.
Landmark: Blue postal-truck alley
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 15:15
Continue toward the refinery, cross by the newsstand and search the lumber-truck courtyard.
Landmark: Lumber-truck courtyard
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 16:00
Before investigating the muster point, open the case behind the pillars on the building’s right side.
Landmark: Muster-point building
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 16:17
After the muster-point objective opens Amberstone, enter the storage facility and look left.
Landmark: Amberstone Storage entrance
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 18:36
Inside the Bank of Tyrus vault, look right instead of left.
Landmark: Bank of Tyrus vault
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 19:16
Return to the construction-site cache, then climb into the apartment building on the left.
Landmark: Apartment beside the construction site
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 19:46
From the datapad, climb one floor and open the case almost directly above it.
Landmark: Construction site second floor
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- Hard CasePart 2Watch this location at 21:25
After the Charlie Squad gate opens, take the case immediately on the right before turning left.
Landmark: Charlie Squad gate
Timing: The left route is a point of no return.
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- Hard CasePart 3Watch this location at 22:11
After the courthouse defense, keep left through quarantine and search the rear white storage unit.
Landmark: Quarantine storage unit
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- Hard CasePart 3Watch this location at 22:40
Hug the left wall outside the large building, enter the gated park and search its back-left corner.
Landmark: Park opposite Monroe Library
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- Hard CasePart 3Watch this location at 24:12
Follow beneath the train line to the police car at the end.
Landmark: Police car under the train line
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- Hard CasePart 3Watch this location at 24:23
From the police-car case, continue through the forward alley and around the corner.
Landmark: Train-line shortcut alley
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- Hard CasePart 3Watch this location at 24:53
Break through the courtyard gate and look immediately left after entering.
Landmark: Fountain courtyard entrance
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- Hard CasePart 3Watch this location at 27:57
Before entering the Kalona Hotel, ascend the short zip line on the left and check the upper ledge.
Landmark: Kalona Hotel exterior upper ledge
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- Hard CasePart 3Watch this location at 28:06
Return to the hotel entrance and open the case near the front door before going inside.
Landmark: Kalona Hotel entrance
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- Hard CasePart 3Watch this location at 29:11
After leaving the hotel, drop onto the fire truck and check around the right-hand corner.
Landmark: Fire truck outside Kalona Hotel
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- Hard CasePart 3Watch this location at 29:11
Before the final transition, search the marked edge of the hotel district and clear the nearby enemies.
Landmark: Kalona Hotel district exit
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Chapter 3 — No Gear Left Behind · 6 Hard Cases
- Hard CaseWatch this location at 29:30
Enter the crashed-vehicle tunnel and check the central barricade.
Landmark: Opening tunnel
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- Hard CaseWatch this location at 30:02
Leave the tunnel and inspect the right side while climbing the incline.
Landmark: Tunnel exit incline
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- Hard CaseWatch this location at 30:50
Sweep the right side of the golden-statue plaza before advancing.
Landmark: Golden-statue plaza right side
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- Hard CaseWatch this location at 31:19
Climb the right-side scaffolding and search the shipping container.
Landmark: Plaza scaffolding container
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- Hard CaseWatch this location at 31:37
Drop toward the objective from the center scaffolding and look right.
Landmark: Plaza center route
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- Hard CaseWatch this location at 32:08
After the Seeder fight, check the left side of the walk-and-talk corridor.
Landmark: Post-Seeder corridor
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Chapter 5 — Overrun · 3 Hard Cases
- Hard CaseWatch this location at 33:07
After the hangar fight, check right of the newly opened exit hole before leaving.
Landmark: Hangar exit
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- Hard CaseWatch this location at 33:28
Descend into the red-lit crater and check the left side of the narrow tunnel.
Landmark: Red-lit crater tunnel
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- Hard CaseWatch this location at 33:52
Inside the final hangar room, inspect the left side before crossing the point of no return.
Landmark: Final hangar room
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Act 3 · 0 / 38 checked · 38 shown
Chapter 1 — Stranded · 3 Hard Cases
- Hard Case
After cutting the gate, keep left and search in front of the crashed helicopter.
Landmark: Fairlight gate helicopter
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From the outpost entry, turn left toward the two stacked red containers.
Landmark: Fairlight red containers
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Enter the substation and look immediately left in the corner.
Landmark: Substation entrance
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Chapter 2 — Enemy Lines · 8 Hard Cases
- Hard Case
Continue down the main path and check slightly right of center.
Landmark: Red-lit tunnel route
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Climb to the station’s upper floor and look behind the planks by the construction materials.
Landmark: Station upper floor
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On the station upper floor, look left of the central supply cache.
Landmark: Station supply cache
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Before crossing the crashed subway cars, sweep the platform to the left and check by the divider.
Landmark: Subway platform
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Cross the crashed train cars and look right on the route forward.
Landmark: Crashed subway cars
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After emerging outside by the fallen golden Gear statue, descend to the left.
Landmark: Collapsed golden Gear statue
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Continue toward the objective and check the left cliff edge before the path turns right.
Landmark: Cliff-edge path
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In the sewers, open the case beside the supply cache.
Landmark: Sewer supply cache
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Chapter 3 — Last Foothold · 12 Hard Cases
- Hard CaseWatch this location at 9:51
Face Kalona Theatre, turn around and follow the subway entrance toward the pool hall.
Landmark: Pool hall by Kalona Theatre
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Leave the building and continue forward; the case is on the left edge of the road.
Landmark: Collapsed street
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After crossing the bus, go right up the street and check against the left wall.
Landmark: Street beyond COG checkpoint
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Inside the library briefing area, check the back-left corner behind the tactical table.
Landmark: Library briefing room
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Clear the hospital entrance and climb onto its roof.
Landmark: Landa Memorial Hospital entrance roof
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Follow the road right of the hospital and check opposite the nearby supply cache.
Landmark: Hospital-side road
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Use the underpass toward the library and enter the underground parking garage on the left.
Landmark: Library underground parking
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At the police-department crossroads, climb the stairs to the skytrain platform.
Landmark: Police-department skytrain platform
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Enter the yellow-and-green supermarket near the library and search its back room.
Landmark: Library supermarket
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Break the windows of the corner pharmacy near the Kalona Hotel and enter.
Landmark: Kalona Hotel pharmacy
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Descend the underpass stairs left of the COG roadblock and search beneath the road.
Landmark: COG roadblock underpass
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Sweep the lower roadblock route near the closed shelter before leaving the district.
Landmark: Shelter roadblock
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Chapter 4 — The Convoy · 5 Hard Cases
- Hard Case
At the top of the road, clear the left courtyard and search its far-right corner.
Landmark: Convoy-road courtyard
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On the upper bridge level, cross toward the control room and look beneath the military truck.
Landmark: Bridge military truck
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After leaving the control room, go to the end of the left side before dropping through the bridge floor.
Landmark: Bridge barricade
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Before ascending the rope, search behind the vehicles to its right.
Landmark: Convoy ascent rope
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After returning upstairs, enter the control room through the window and look left.
Landmark: Upper control room
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Chapter 5 — Desperate Times · 5 Hard Cases
- Hard Case
Look immediately right after collecting the beer bottle.
Landmark: Rooftop interior
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After the next outdoor fight, climb the small ledge on the left and check by the chain-link fence.
Landmark: Second rooftop fight
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Back inside, crawl through the hole in the left wall and look on the drawers ahead.
Landmark: Wretch-room wall opening
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After the Reaver courtyard fight, follow the left perimeter to the stone fence.
Landmark: Reaver courtyard
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After the Torque Bow scene, climb the ledge and look right before crossing the bridge.
Landmark: Clock-tower bridge
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Chapter 6 — Desperate Measures · 5 Hard Cases
- Hard CaseWatch this location at 33:49
After the opening defense, follow the fort’s left side and take the short stepped path.
Landmark: Fort left path
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From the center, take the upper-left walkway to its far end.
Landmark: Fort upper-left walkway
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Face the main entrance from the central statue and check behind the barrier on the left.
Landmark: Fort main entrance
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From the flag, turn around, hug the left wall and climb the ledge.
Landmark: Fort inner ledge
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Face the gift-shop stairs, step onto the left balcony and follow it to the far end.
Landmark: Gift-shop balcony
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Chapter 1 — Hope and Ruin · 14 Hard Cases
- Hard CaseWatch this location at 2:34
From the hotel front desk, search the lobby beside the ornate pillar and luggage trolley before climbing the main staircase.
Landmark: Regalia Hotel lobby
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- Hard CaseWatch this location at 8:01
Before continuing toward the Opera House, check the circular planter beside the blue police car. Open the yellow case at the planter’s base.
Landmark: Blue police car and circular planter
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Search the south side of Cooper Commons, beside the military crates.
Landmark: Cooper Commons military crates
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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Search the leaning stone slabs in the cathedral ruins.
Landmark: Cathedral leaning slabs
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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Check the ivy-covered alcove before leaving the burial grounds.
Landmark: Burial Grounds ivy alcove
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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Check the railed doorway west of the cathedral.
Landmark: Cathedral west doorway
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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- Hard Case
Look along the exterior wall south of the hotel.
Landmark: Regalia south wall panel
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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- Hard Case
Search beside the green café table in the southwest residential block.
Landmark: Residential café table
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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- Hard Case
Look along the wall beneath the Honor Street plaque.
Landmark: Honor Street plaque
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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- Hard Case
Enter the restaurant storeroom on the east side of Remembrance Plaza.
Landmark: Plaza restaurant storeroom
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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Check the doorway bench on the east side of Kalona Square.
Landmark: Kalona Square doorway bench
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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- Hard Case
Inspect the bench in the Kalona University courtyard.
Landmark: University courtyard bench
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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- Hard Case
Search around the barricade on the station’s upper level.
Landmark: Station upper barricade
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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Check the bar patio on the east side of Highview Forum.
Landmark: Highview Forum bar patio
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
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Chapter 2 — Technical Difficulties · 3 Hard Cases
- Hard Case
Before the train ride, inspect the left side of the bench in the wider subway room. The case rests along the advertisement wall.
Landmark: Central bench and hotel advertisement
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- Hard Case
After leaving the train platform through Exit, check the room straight ahead before taking the corridor’s left turn.
Landmark: Room beyond the platform Exit corridor
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Clear the street encounter after exiting the subway, then climb the yellow skytrain stairs. Turn right and inspect the platform edge across the gap.
Landmark: Yellow platform beyond the subway exit
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Chapter 3 — Tough as Nails · 12 Hard Cases
- Hard CaseWatch this location at 362:39
Find the metal door alongside the warehouse shelving. Clear the Wretches inside the side room, then inspect the case near its windows before returning to the district.
Landmark: Warehouse metal door and windowed side room
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Sweep the rail yard’s upper-right path near the R.I.G. Component route. Check behind the dumpster before approaching Special Cargo.
Landmark: Dumpster along the upper-right rail-yard path
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After reaching Special Cargo’s container, continue behind it onto the helipad and inspect the case there.
Landmark: Helipad behind the mission’s cargo container
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After leaving the bar, cross the low wall right of the district entrance.
Landmark: Main-area low wall
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Enter the warehouse on the right and climb the back ledges.
Landmark: Warehouse upper floor
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Leave through the broken wall; climb the crates to the upper ledge.
Landmark: Warehouse exit ledge
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Search the small loading dock at the rear of the roof.
Landmark: Warehouse roof loading dock
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Clear the optional Trapped Locust encounter and search inside its carriage.
Landmark: Trapped Locust carriage
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Climb the rope near Seradyne and inspect the platform above.
Landmark: Seradyne rope platform
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
From the factory entrance, turn left and climb the ladder.
Landmark: Seradyne factory ladder
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Check the right-hand slope entering the loading bay.
Landmark: Seradyne loading-bay slope
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Clear the power station and check beside the truck’s driver cab.
Landmark: Power-station truck cab
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
Chapter 4 — Signals · 5 Hard Cases
- Hard Case
Clear the fuel station, then search the white van’s side opening on the right of the car park.
Landmark: White van on the right of the fuel-station car park
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Go behind the fuel-station shop and climb onto its roof using the dumpster. Sweep the right side for the case.
Landmark: Shop roof reached from the rear dumpster
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Inspect the right-hand side of the substation.
Landmark: Power substation
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
After the tower cutscene, turn left to the neighboring building wall.
Landmark: Comms-station wall
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Check right of the tower beside the shooting range.
Landmark: Comms tower right side
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
Chapter 5 — Paths Diverge · 4 Hard Cases
- Hard Case
Enter the warehouse at the end of the opening street; search its rear-right room.
Landmark: Warehouse back room
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
At the lower trainyard entrance, head immediately left to the far corner.
Landmark: Trainyard left corner
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Search left just inside the upper factory entrance.
Landmark: Upper trainyard building
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Search the mesh wall around the final combat arena before leaving.
Landmark: Trainyard mesh wall
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
Chapter 6 — Critical Failure · 8 Hard Cases
- Hard CaseWatch this location at 113:49
On the reception route, go around the left side of the counter and inspect the case behind it before moving farther into the facility.
Landmark: TIMGAD reception counter
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiCommunity route / gameplay · GOWSeriesVideos
- Hard Case
In the room containing Dalia Fabbri’s Research Journal, look past the onward doorway to the console on the right.
Landmark: Console in the green-schematics research room
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Turn right twice after the lift; climb the wall ladder.
Landmark: Elevator exit ladder
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Before entering the main building, check the platform to the left.
Landmark: Refinery platform edge
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
After the squad rejoins, take the first right out of the upper room.
Landmark: Upper-room service crates
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Enter the room across the walkway; drop through the right-hand floor hole and look left.
Landmark: Walkway broken floor
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
Before the corridor turns left, enter the small room straight ahead and look right.
Landmark: Corridor side room
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
- Hard Case
In the room after the schematics, look opposite the Supply Cache.
Landmark: Final-room cache opposite
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Independent route · ApolloTrailIndependent route · Gamer Social Club
Act 5 · 0 / 5 checked · 5 shown
Chapter 1 — One Problem at a Time · 2 Hard Cases
- Hard CaseWatch this location at 6:17
While moving through the rail yard, follow the track-side wire fence and open the yellow case resting against it before continuing toward the city.
Landmark: Wire fence beside the railway tracks
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiCommunity route / gameplay · EMK KrAuSeR
- Hard Case
Before boarding the train, look right across the tracks to the dark corner on the far platform.
Landmark: Opposite railway platform
Timing: Location reported by ApolloTrail. Check the opposite platform before boarding the train.
Finish: Open the case and confirm the pickup in your War Journal.
Chapter 2 — Ghost Town · 3 Hard Cases
- Hard CaseWatch this location at 12:16
After the chapter’s opening containers, search beside the damaged sedan parked along the wire fence. The yellow case is on the car’s near side.
Landmark: Damaged sedan against a wire fence
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiCommunity route / gameplay · GOWSeriesVideos
- Hard CaseWatch this location at 12:47
Continue through the burning street and check the brick wall beside the wreckage. Open the case at the foot of the wall before leaving this stretch.
Landmark: Brick wall beside burning wreckage
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiCommunity route / gameplay · GOWSeriesVideos
- Hard CaseWatch this location at 13:44
On the rooftop route, inspect the corrugated wall next to the curved ventilation duct. The case sits in the narrow space along the wall.
Landmark: Curved rooftop duct and corrugated wall
Community route / gameplay · E-Day WikiCommunity route / gameplay · GOWSeriesVideos
Mapped locations and reported Act totals
The tracker lists 125 locations: 36 in Act 2, 38 in Act 3, 46 in Act 4 and 5 in Act 5. Act 1 has no reported Hard Cases.
| Act | Mapped here | Reported total | Route coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act 2 | 36 | 36 | Full reported set |
| Act 3 | 38 | 38 | Full reported set |
| Act 4 | 46 | 46 | Full reported set |
| Act 5 | 5 | 5 | Full reported set |
Clean up a missed case without replaying everything
- Act 4 subway-bench case: inspect the bench and advertisement wall before the train ride.
- Act 4 Trapped Locust carriage: clear the optional encounter, then inspect the carriage before leaving.
- Finish each chapter sweep before its one-way transition. Compare your Act total with the War Journal before moving on.
- 1Open the War Journal and compare the Hard Case tally for each Act. Keep it separate from your Collectibles count.
- 2Use the Act and Chapter filters to narrow the route. Search the landmark before replaying a chapter you already cleared.
- 3Use Chapter Replay for the relevant chapter. Read Timing notes before leaving a district, boarding a train or following a one-way transition.
- 4Open the case, finish the pickup interaction, then compare the in-game counter before marking the route complete. Browser checks are your own notes.
Relax. I'm the Map.: discover every Campaign Hard Case
Official sourceThe official 15G achievement requires discovering all Hard Cases in the Campaign. Compare all 125 browser checks with your War Journal before expecting the unlock.
For wider completion, continue with the Secondary Objectives checklist and Campaign tracker. The 1000G roadmap combines these jobs with co-op, Insane, Horde and Versus requirements.
The locations look complete but the counter is short
Community-reportedFirst compare the expanded in-game list with the Act counter. A missing entry calls for its route; a complete list with a short counter is a different problem. Capture the affected Act, platform and build, keep your save, and check the current patch/known-issue guidance before repeating an entire Campaign.
Sources and version notes
Sources
- E-Day Wiki — Hard Case location referencesCommunity-reported
Landmarks and linked gameplay openings for selected Act 4 and Act 5 Hard Cases; the site-wide count alone does not prove route completeness.
Retrieved
- Gamerpillar — Act 4 Chapter 1 location footageCommunity-reported
Regalia lobby and balcony route, and the opened case beside the police car planter. The video’s 11-case count is its shown coverage, not an official chapter total.
Retrieved
- GOWSeriesVideos — Act 4 campaign walkthroughCommunity-reported
Fort Vigil and subway cache approaches, and the TIMGAD reception case route.
Retrieved
- HegsbroGaming — Campaign walkthroughCommunity-reported
Warehouse side-room case route, with the metal-door approach at 6:02:39.
Retrieved
- EMK KrAuSeR — Act 5 campaign walkthroughCommunity-reported
Rail-yard case opening and selected Act 5 cache station references; Spanish reward names are not treated as verified English localization.
Retrieved
- GOWSeriesVideos — Act 5 campaign walkthroughCommunity-reported
Ghost Town case openings beside the sedan, burning wreckage and rooftop duct.
Retrieved
- ApolloTrail — Acts 2–5 Hard Case routesIndependent reporting
Chapter-level case routes, including the opposite platform in Act 5 Chapter 1. Earlier filmed Act 5 routes are retained where descriptions differ.
Retrieved
- OhNoNotAddy — Act 4 case routeCommunity-reported
Location references linked by E-Day Wiki for Hope and Ruin, including the military crates, cathedral, university and Highview patio.
Retrieved
- Gamer Social Club — illustrated Act 4 completion routeIndependent reporting
Selected chapter-specific Hard Case landmarks and the start, availability and completion actions for seven Act 4 Secondary Objectives. Chapter 1 counts differ between route sources.
Retrieved
- Player report — expanded collectible list and Act 4 counter disagreeCommunity-reported
Players report a complete expanded list but a short Act total or achievement. A different co-op host is an anecdotal recovery report, not an official or universal fix.
Retrieved
- Plan for Emergence Day Today With the Full Gears of War: E-Day Achievements ListOfficial source
Five Acts and completion jobs including objectives, Hard Cases, collectibles, Supply Cache items and progression.
Retrieved
- One of Gears of War E-Day’s collectibles is a letter from The Coalition thanking those that are no longer with usIndependent reporting
Independent reporting of 140 Collectibles, 125 Hard Cases, 36 Supply Caches and 17 Secondary Objectives for Campaign completion.
Retrieved
- Gears of War: E-Day - Act 2: 100% Locations GuideCommunity-reported
Act 2 play-order route across collectibles, Hard Cases, Supply Caches and Secondary Objectives.
Retrieved
- Gears of War: Act 2 Collectibles, Hard Cases, and Secondary Objectives GuideIndependent reporting
Act 2 chapter distribution and a mixed route across Collectibles, Hard Cases and Secondary Objectives.
Retrieved
- Gears of War: Act 3 Collectibles, Hard Cases, and Secondary Objectives GuideIndependent reporting
Act 3 chapter counts and play-order locations for collectibles, Hard Cases and Secondary Objectives.
Retrieved
- Gears of War: E-Day Act 3 Collectibles, Hard Cases, and Secondary Objectives GuideCommunity-reported
Act 3 visual route and video chapter timestamps.
Retrieved
Evidence note: Campaign totals follow independent reporting. Location routes combine illustrated guides and linked community gameplay; each checklist row links its route sources.