After gaining control of Artyom and obtaining the crossbow from the white statue, head right and pass the front of the house to enter a shack with some laundry hung in front of it. Once in the shack, turn left into the back room to find the postcard on a broken mirror.
Note on a Crossbow Bolt (Diary 1)
From the white statue where you got the crossbow, head past the left side of the house to the wooden gate. This diary will be on a crossbow bolt suck on the other side of the left fence. If it is not there, reload your last checkpoint and it should show up.
Unsent Letter (Diary 2)
From the previous collectible, turn right and follow the road across a bridge ending up on a sidewalk path leading to a statue at the end. Follow the path and take a left at the statue (break the statue using your melee for a trophy) to reach a schoolhouse. Enter the school to find this diary on the first desk to the left.
Postcard 16
From the previous collectible, exit the school and turn right towards the broken bridge. Head down the left part of the bridge towards the pond and keep left, passing a tree with a skull and bones. Walk through the broken fence and into the building. Follow the path straight ahead to find the postcard on the left bookshelf next to the window straight in front of you.
Little Kid’s Note (Diary 3)
From the schoolhouse, head straight across the broken bridge, jumping over the gap. Enter the first building on the right (there will be three pirates in here) and head to the room on the right side. The diary will be to the right on a table.
Solemn Oath (Diary 4)
From the previous collectible, exit the building and head right up the stairs to the gazebo. Once at the gazebo turn left and enter the building with the tower on the right. Take the stairs in the middle of the building to the top of the tower to find the diary on a wooden crate next to a zip line.
Dusty Diary (Diary 6)
From the previous collectible, take the zip line and follow the path forward until you come to a treehouse on the left. Climb the ladder and the diary will be immediately on your right sitting on a crate.
Alchemist’s Log (Diary 5)
From the previous collectible, take the zip line down and head straight ahead into the enemy’s campsite. The diary is located behind the guy whistling on the bed. Note: You cannot sneak up on him because you will break a stick every time no matter what angle you try, which will alert him of your presence. Highly recommend doing a quick save beforehand.
Lost Diary (Diary 7)
Head slightly northeast from the treehouse. You will spot an arched tree with a shack behind it on the water’s edge. Enter the shack via the side near the water to find the diary on a wooden crate next to a metal bucket.
Dusty Notebook (Diary 8)
From the last collectible head west back across the road until you see a tree’s roots growing around a cave in the cliff. Be mindful of the wolves in the area and enter the cave. The diary is located on a desk at the end of the cave.
Calligraphic Note (Diary 9)
After you get your backpack back, follow the path forward until you reach a totem next to a treehouse. Turn left at the totem and follow the path until you reach a wooden entryway. Turn right just before the entryway and follow the fence until you reach a section of broken fence. Head through the gap and into the building straight ahead to find the diary resting on the fireplace.
Scribbled Note (Diary 10)
When you reach the enemy village via the zip line, take the rope bridge right and follow the path until you reach the hut with the drummer. Use the ladder on the right side just before the drummer to reach the ground level. Enter the building on your left. The diary will be on the table in the left side of the room.
Worn-Out Letter (Diary 11)
After you leave the enemy village via zip lines, follow the path into the cave on the right with the wooden entrance. The diary is located right inside the cave on a bench to the right.
Crumpled Note (Diary 12)
The diary is located further inside the cave tunnel next to a corpse just before a ladder.
Postcard 17
After exiting the cave and proceeding through a building, head down the stairs and proceed to the house straight ahead. The diary is located on the wall next to a door frame in a room with a sunflower tablecloth.
Dirty Diary (Diary 13)
After you pass under the extended arm of an excavator and exit the village, follow the path forward until you reach the river’s edge. Turn right and follow the road to the end where you will find the diary sitting on a table. Alternatively, after leaving Olga in the church, head down the ladder and follow the path straight. When you reach the cross straight ahead, turn right and follow the path along the cliffside to reach a rope ladder you can kick down. Climb down the ladder and head straight ahead, turning right to follow along the water’s edge. The diary will be located at the dead end sitting on a table.
Hunter’s Note (Diary 14)
Work your way back through the village to reach a graveyard/church on the north side of the village. Alternatively, from the central campsite, head up to the church gate to find the diary on the ground next to a corpse leaning against the gate on the right side.
Weathered Note (Diary 15)
After leaving Olga in the church, head down the ladder and follow the path straight. When you reach the cross straight ahead, take the left path down the stairs until you reach a gazebo overlooking the water below. The diary is located on the left side of the gazebo on a sack.
Folded Note (Diary 16)
From the previous collectible, take the zip line down and follow the path to the left until you come to an enemy village. Climb up the ladder to enter the village and work your way through until you come to a shack with two oars crossed and a life preserver in the middle over the doorway. Head into this building and the diary will be straight ahead on a table.
Postcard 18
After leaving the boat, you will need to work your way through the three step electrical puzzle to gain access to the Admiral’s room (which is part of the story). The postcard is located in this room to the right on the wall with a bunch of postcards/pictures. (Note: By entering this room, you will complete the trophy of 5 o’clock: Take part in the Admiral’s tea party on the Taiga level.)
Blood-Soaked Letter (Diary 17)
After leaving the Admiral’s room via zip line, head into a tunnel and work your way through. Head up a set of yellow stairs and grab the red gas can to the left of a large red door in a room with green walls. Carry the can down the stairs and into the room below to put the gas in a generator. Head back up the yellow stairs and flip the switch to the right of the large red door, opening it. The diary is located under a corpse straight ahead.
Unfinished Letter (Diary 18)
After exiting the underground tunnel and meeting up with Alyosha, head through the town into the second house on the left with two vehicles parked in front of it. The diary is located on a table straight ahead after entering.
Postcard 19
From the above collectible, head into the next room on the left. The postcard will be on the green wall directly to the left of the doorway.
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