Welcome to our Borderlands 4: The Fadefields – The Howl Area Guide! This walkthrough covers everything you need to fully complete the region, including all collectibles, activities, and hidden objectives. If you’re aiming for 100% completion, our step-by-step breakdown will help you track down every item and activity in The Howl.
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The Fadefields – The Howl Area Guide
In The Howl, there are several items and activities to track down for 100% completion:
- Collectibles: 22 total
- Activities: 3 total
The Howl Collectibles
Vault Hunter’s Guide to Kairos: The Fadefields
This ECHO Log can be found stuck in the side of an overhang with two people sitting under it next to the vending machines north of The Launchpad.
ECHO Logs
When in Need
This ECHO Log can be found on the couch to the left of the bank in The Launchpad.
Get Pranked
This ECHO Log can be found on the diving board of a pool on the east side of The Launchpad.
Fit to Lead
This ECHO Log can be found on a haybale next to a building south of The Launchpad.
Hello, World
This ECHO Log can be found at the top of the Gushing Turret. To reach it, you’ll need to first unlock The Kit Hole Order Silo. After unlocking the silo, head south to the circular launch pad filled with water. Press R3 on the circles attached to the rope to fly high in the air.
You’ll then be able to glide to the ECHO Log.
Safe Cracker
This ECHO Log is resting on a chair in front of a small building east of the Order Silo.
Rafa’s Rebirth
The ECHO Log can be found at the top of the tall tower in the northeastern corner of The Howl, just north of Horace’s Oversight. To reach it, you’ll need to glide from the tall cliff to the north of the tower.
How to Hack
During The Kairos Job side mission, you’ll gain access to the room at The Launchpad containing this ECHO Log.
Kilo’s Instructions
During The Kairos Job side mission, you’ll gain access to the room at the Launchpad containing this ECHO Log.
Dead Bolts
Snatch Me If You Can
This Dead Bolt ECHO Log can be found next to a corpse at the base of a Kratch nest on the western side of The Howl.
Into the Mild
This Dead Bolt can be found on the ground next to a corpse at a makeshift camp southeast of the Wreck of the Maestar point of interest.
Lost Capsules
Once you find the below Lost Capsules, interact with them and then carry them all the way to The Launchpad and deposit it in the decryption receptacle next to the gold chest.
Lost Capsule #1
This Lost Capsule can be found inside a house north of The Launchpad.
Lost Capsule #2
This Lost Capsule can be found in a cave southwest of the Gushing Turret.
Lost Capsule #3
The Lost Capsule can be found in Ardor’s Bounty.
Propaganda Speakers
Propaganda Speaker #1
This propaganda speaker can be found on the far western side of The Howl in an enemy camp.
Propaganda Speaker #2
This propaganda speaker can be found just southeast of The Launchpad!
Survivalist Caches
Survivalist Cache #1
To reach the survivalist cache on the western side of The Howl, you’ll need to enter a cave on the southeastern side under a rock overhang.
Work your way through the cave until you reach the end where you’ll fight a bunch of enemies. Take them out then loot the chest!
Survivalist Cache #2
This cache can be found inside the Gushing Turret. To reach it, head through the drainage pipe in the water!
Survivalist Cache #3
This Survivalist Cache can be found in a cave just south of the western Propaganda Speaker.
It will be at the end of a giant cave filled with Threshers.
Evocarium
The Evocarium can be found in the Wreck of the Maestar, which is available during the Savage Salvage side mission. You’ll find the pedestal in the room with the large ball hanging from the ceiling, which is where you’ll find the crash survivor!
From the pedestal, head right to find one orb in a circular house.
Grab it then head east toward the stone with the tree roots. At these roots, head to its right side then look down to spot the second orb on the ledge.
The last orb can be found across the pedestal on the other side of the room.
Once you have sent all three orbs back to the pedestal, interact with it to unlock the message.
Vault Fragment
The vault fragment can be found in a cave northeast of The Launchpad.
To reach it, head to the northern side of the giant rock where you’ll find the entrance to the cave.
Vault Symbol
This vault symbol can be found on the wall at the bottom of the bunker in The Launchpad faction town. To reach it, head through the door on the west side of the command room. In the hallway, look for a ladder on your left just before a set of stairs heading up.
Follow the path to find it on a wall.
The Howl Activities
Order Silo: The Kit Hole
This Order Silo can be found on the western side of The Howl.
Order Bunker: Blacklime Bunker
You’ll gain access to the Order Bunkers at the start of the Rush the Gate main quest. When you find an Order Bunker, you’ll need to use the Locust Canisters to bypass their Bio-Armored doors, defeat their threats, and earn SDU Tokens.
This Order Bunker can be found on the western side of The Howl. When you arrive at the bunker, grab the Locust Canister from the tall pillar across from the cave’s entrance and bring it to the door inside the cave.
Once in the bunker, work your way through the area until you reach the boss fight at the end. Core Observer, the boss, will have 3 bars total: Shield, Armor, and Shield.
Safehouse: Shut-Eye Keep
This safehouse can be found along the northern edge of The Howl. The datapad can be found at the end of the safehouse on the second level reachable via a grapple point.
After you retrieve the datapad, place it in the console to capture the safehouse.
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