Spruce Lake NERO Checkpoint
The Spruce Lake NERO Checkpoint shares its site with the Spruce Lake Ambush Camp at a barricaded tunnel in Crater Lake. It pays 3,500 Wizard Island credits and has one of the biggest loot piles of any checkpoint. A respawning Horde sleeps in the tunnel.
- Type
- Checkpoint
- Region
- Crater Lake
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Good to know
- It earns 700 Trust and 3,500 credits at Wizard Island.
- Clearing it gives 2,000 XP.
- It holds IPCA Tech, a NERO Injector and Intel Recorder #51.
- A small Horde in the tunnel respawns over time and doesn't count toward Horde Killer.
- Loot includes three medkits, five gunpowder, four spark igniters and a Health and a Stamina cocktail.
- Its log covers an agent named Martine Sinclair going AWOL.
How to approach it
Noise wakes the tunnel Horde, so clear the ambush camp quietly first. Cut or shoot the loudspeakers before you turn the power on, or they blare and draw Freakers. Then get the generator running with fuel, a new fuse or a reconnected cable, depending on the site.
What's inside
With the power on, the NERO trailer opens. Inside are the NERO Injector, which raises Health, Stamina or Focus, and the Intel Recorder. A powered checkpoint becomes a fast travel point.
Farming the Horde
The tunnel Horde comes back after you leave. The barricade, the explosives and the safe spots nearby make this a good place to farm Swarmer ears or practice Horde tactics.
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