Gears of War: E-Day Act 3 Collectibles – All 36 Locations

Chapter 1: Stranded — 5 Collectibles

Stranded contains 5 collectibles between the opening crash route and the Fairlight Outpost helipad section.

The first one appears before Bravo fully reaches the military installation. Once you enter the Fairlight area, the remaining collectibles are concentrated around the airfield, Supply Cache area, substation, and helipad approach.

That makes this Chapter relatively easy to verify if you treat Fairlight as one cleanup zone instead of rushing directly toward the extraction objective.

Check Fairlight Before Restoring the Helipad

Once the objective starts pulling you toward the helipad power system, search the military compound first.

The airfield perimeter and the machinery around the substation contain several of the Chapter’s pickups. If you activate the next sequence immediately, it becomes much easier to forget which part of Fairlight you already searched.

If your subtotal is 4 / 5, I would start around the airfield and substation rather than replaying the entire opening crash route.

Chapter 2: Enemy Lines — 6 Collectibles

Enemy Lines has 6 collectibles during the underground route.

This Chapter is easy to under-search because tunnels that look like dead ends can contain a collectible even when the objective clearly points somewhere else.

Pay particular attention to side tunnels, the old train-station area, wrecked trains, and the large sewer section near the end of the route.

Check the Tunnel Opposite the Objective

One of the most useful cleanup rules in Enemy Lines is simple:

if the objective sends you down one tunnel, briefly check the other branch first.

The Chapter repeatedly uses side spaces that are not required for progression. Following the objective marker without looking around is the easiest way to finish Enemy Lines with 5 / 6.

The train section deserves the same treatment. Search around and behind the damaged cars before continuing deeper underground.

Chapter 3: Last Foothold — 14 Collectibles

Last Foothold contains 14 collectibles, the most in any Act 3 Chapter.

If you are missing multiple Act 3 collectibles, this should usually be the first Chapter you inspect.

Unlike the compact Fairlight and tunnel sections, Last Foothold spreads collectibles across surface streets, COG positions, damaged apartments, shelters, side objectives, hospital areas, and routes that branch away from the most direct progression path.

Do not try to clean this Chapter from memory. Use the tracker and work through the locations in campaign order.

The Early Surface Route Has Several Quick Checks

After Bravo returns to the surface, do not immediately treat every COG position as a place to pass through.

Check bodies near major combat landmarks, damaged interiors, military tents, and field stations before moving to the next objective.

Several early collectibles are close enough to normal progression that they are easy to assume you already collected, but they are not automatically awarded.

Side Routes Matter More Here Than Anywhere Else in Act 3

Later in Last Foothold, some collectibles are tied to areas that look optional compared with the main route.

The sections worth checking carefully include:

• the park route,
• the police-rescue area,
• the rooftop distress route,
• and the hospital section.

These are exactly the places I would revisit if the Chapter subtotal is something like 11 / 14, 12 / 14, or 13 / 14.

Do Not Leave the Hospital Too Quickly

The hospital area comes late enough that it is tempting to push straight toward the next objective.

Search the reception area and upper floor before leaving. If your Last Foothold count is only one short after checking the earlier city routes, the hospital is one of the strongest places to verify again.

Chapter 4: The Convoy — 3 Collectibles

The Convoy has only 3 collectibles, so this is one of the quickest Act 3 Chapters to rule out.

All three appear around the convoy and bridge progression rather than being scattered across a large exploration area.

After the first major convoy fight, check around the damaged vehicles before moving too far forward. Later, inspect the area around the bridge encounter and search the bridge control room before using the objective and leaving.

If You Have 2 / 3, Check the Bridge Sequence First

The Chapter moves quickly once the convoy reaches the bridge.

If you focused on getting the route open, it is easy to interact with the controls before fully searching the room and the surrounding crash site.

Because there are only three collectibles here, a quick bridge cleanup is usually faster than replaying a larger Act 3 Chapter.

Chapter 5: Desperate Times — 5 Collectibles

Desperate Times contains 5 collectibles while the evacuation route moves through apartments, rooftops, and the sniper-heavy approach toward Fort Vigil.

The vertical layout is the main reason collectibles are easy to miss here. Progression repeatedly moves Bravo from an interior room to a rooftop and then back toward street level.

Before climbing or dropping into the next section, check the current floor.

Search the Apartments Before Reaching the Rooftops

The first part of the Chapter contains collectibles inside the apartment route.

When combat ends, check side rooms and openings before following the evacuation path upward. Once you reach the rooftops, the route becomes much more directional and returning to an earlier interior is less natural.

Finish the Tower Before Leaving It

The later sniper section also deserves a cleanup pass.

When Bravo climbs the tower to deal with the elevated threat, search the upper platform before coming back down. If your Chapter count is 4 / 5, this is one of the first places I would revisit.

Chapter 6: Desperate Measures — 3 Collectibles

Desperate Measures has the final 3 Act 3 collectibles around the Fort Vigil transition and the later pursuit route.

The first collectible appears close to the Chapter transition, which makes it easy to overlook while the game is pushing you into the defense sequence.

Once inside the Fort Vigil area, search the edges of the outpost before committing to the next combat objective.

Check Side Areas During the Final Pursuit

The final collectible route includes an interior side space during the later chase.

If the objective is pulling you forward aggressively, do not assume every building is just scenery. Check accessible rooms before leaving the current section.

Because Desperate Measures has only three collectibles, a subtotal of 2 / 3 is usually easier to solve by following the tracker from the start of the Chapter than by searching the whole Act.