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I Tried To Hit That Once
Weaver needs polystyrene for a new weapon. You collect it from the roadsides around Crater Lake and bring it back to Wizard Island so the two of you can test the result.
- Type
- Story
- Given by
- James Weaver
- Region
- Crater Lake
- Rewards
- 7,000 XP, 550 Trust (Wizard Island), 350 Credits (Wizard Island)
Storylines
Part 12 of 18 in A Good Soldier
Part 4 of 7 in Blow It Up Good
Found in
- Crater LakeCrater Lake is the far southern region built around the real lake and Wizard Island, the Militia's headquarters. It opens in the second half of the story and has the most encampment jobs and NERO research sites in the game.
- Wizard IslandWizard Island sits in the middle of Crater Lake and is the Deschutes County Militia's main base. You work for Colonel Garret here, with Dee's gun shop and Caleb Tomlinson's garage as the draw.
Good to know
- Unlocks the Napalm Molotov, which you test with Weaver at the end.
- Infected ravens (Criers) attack while you gather the polystyrene, so keep a gun ready.
What happensSpoilerShow
You pick up polystyrene while Criers dive at you. Back at the island, Weaver shows you the Napalm Molotov he has made from it. Along the way Deacon hears how Weaver once tried to flirt with Sarah and nearly got his arm broken.
Objectives
1. Collect the polystyrene for Weaver. 2. Bring it back to him. 3. Try out the Napalm Molotov together.
- James WeaverLieutenant James Weaver is the Militia's chemist at Wizard Island, working on an advanced napalm to burn out Freaker hordes. Garret introduces him right after Deacon enlists. He gives Deacon jobs in the Blow It Up Good storyline.
Sarah WhitakerSarah Whitaker is Deacon's wife, a botanist with two PhDs who studied rare plants at Cloverdale's Iron Butte lab. You get to know her through flashback missions in the I Remember storyline. Deacon believes she was lost in the first days of the outbreak.
Related missions
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A War We Can Win
A War We Can Win is the story mission where Deacon arrives at Wizard Island, the Deschutes County Militia's fortress in Crater Lake. Colonel Garret walks you through the base and explains what his Militia is fighting for.
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Shadow Of Death
Deacon tries to get Sarah off Wizard Island. You take out the Militia's RPG, reach Sarah's lab in the Ark and lead her to the top of the volcanic cove.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationStoryYou Alone I Have Seen
Captain Kouri wants Weaver's new Napalm Molotov tested on a real horde. You take on the Chemult horde of 300 Freakers, then report back to Kouri.
- Story
He's Not Big On Tunes
Weaver, the Militia's explosives man on Wizard Island, asks you to fetch his MP3 player. It is a small errand you run to stay on his good side.