Drowned Hopes is a Side Quest in Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW). This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of the Drowned Hopes side mission.
Location: Camp Nowhere
Quest Giver: Corend (Rumor Talker)
Quest Level: Level 22
Requirement: Locate the quest start in the open world at Carja Camp, or alternatively listen to the Rumor by talking to Corend
Reward: 5500 XP, 2 Skill Points, Weapon “Guardian Tripcaster”
Mission Info: A Carja expedition is combing a lake in No Man’s Land for ancient relics. What could they have unearthed?
Objectives:
- Listen to the Rumor about the Carja Expedition
- Talk to Carja Scholars
- Kill the Machines
- Investigate the Submerged Ruins
- Search the Ruins for a Security Console
- Go to the Coordinates for the Console
- Search the Ruins for a Security Console
- Search the Ruins for the Mobile Cover System
- Return to the Carja Scholars
- Craft the Guardian Tripcaster
Starting Location: Camp Nowhere
This side quest has two potential starting locations.
Option #1 is by listening to the Rumor by talking to Corend:
Option #2 is at Carja Camp by talking to the Carja Scholars – this skips the first quest objective:
Listen to the Rumor about the Carja Expedition
Head to Camp Nowhere and talk to the Rumor Talker. After listening to him while sitting next to him, you will hear the rumor about a Carja Expedition for Relics and this will start this side mission. Note: If you started the quest by talking to the Carja Scholars at Carja Camp directly, this step will be skipped.
Talk to the Carja Scholar
Head to the location marked on the map and talk to Scholars at Carja Camp.
They falsely believe the Relic they found was a tray, but Aloy figures out it is part of a weapon and that wakes her curiosity. Now you will have 2 locations you can choose from, but you will have to do them both anyway. We will start with the machines.
Kill the Machines / Investigate the Submerged Ruins
Head to the digging site and take care of the machines there. Just a few Snapmaws.
After killing the machines go for a dive and search the sunken ship to find your first Security Console which will grant you your first Vault Key. You should get the Diving Mask first, obtained automatically from Main Quest 11: The Sea of Sands.
Search the Ruins for a Security Console
Now head to the second location and climb the building with a broken roof. Inside the flooded building you will find the second security console and with that the second Vault Key. You will also receive a set of coordinates where you will have to head next.
Go to the Coordinates for the Console /Seach the Ruins for a Security Console
Enter the Ruins by diving into the facility.
Just a few rooms later you will find your third Console and the third Vaulty Key. Once again you will receive coordinates.
Search the Ruins for the Mobile Cover System
Navigate through the area to the very south until you find a cave, followed by an entrance to the ruins. There you will find 3 locks for your Vault Key. Inside you will find the Mobile Cover System needed for the mission.
Return to the Carja Scholars / Craft the Guardian Tripcaster
Head back to Scholars and after the cutscene craft the Guardian Tripcaster.
This finishes Drowned Hopes Side Quest in Horizon 2: Forbidden West.
For all other Side Quests and Main Quests, check out the complete Horizon Forbidden West Walkthrough.
Hey, you should add as a requirement that you need the diving mask in order to get the key from the sunken ship. Its not possible without it.