A Plague Tale: Requiem was released on the 17th of October it’s the sequel of the acclaimed A Plague Tale: Innocence joining Amicia and Hugo on a heartrending new journey. Other than the usual lengthy chapters where you face all sorts of dangers the developers also managed to slip a few secrets and hidden collectibles throughout the game. One of these secret collectibles is a valuable Armor which can be quite easy to miss if you don’t know where to find it. This how to get the secret Armor guide will make sure you won’t miss this invaluable item!
What does the secret Armor do?
The secret Armor is a bracer that allows Amicia to recover from enemies’ attacks faster since it makes her health regenerate more rapidly. This is particularly helpful for encounters that don’t involve stealth and situations where she’s inundated by enemies. Since there’s parts of the game that can be pretty intense and action packed.
Where can you find the secret Armor?
To get the Secret Armor you must solve an exploration puzzle at the start of Chapter 9: Tales and Revelations. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to unlock the bracer until this chapter therefore you will need to go through the first eight chapters without it. During the free exploration part of Chapter 9 you will encounter a small pasture with windmills. You must solve a puzzle there in order to unlock the hidden cave that will lead you to the Secret Armor.
Once you begin Chapter 9 you will find yourself walking around a Palace. You will have to go downstairs and find a soldier standing in front of a door. Speaking with him will allow you to head outside where a cutscene will begin. After said cutscene, look to your right and you will see the windmills. Head to the windmills and make sure to go thought the very centre of the four building you should see a small hill that leads though archways. On the right of the last archway, you will find a square hole on the ground with a ladder. Climb down the ladder and find a wall with a strange windmill marking. After that you can head back to the windmills and start the puzzle.
How to solve the puzzle
If you look above the door of the windmills you can see a roman numeral. The windmills are numbered one to four. Now follow the steps bellow to solve the puzzle:
- Step 1 – Turn off Windmills 1. To do this simply go inside it and pull the switch to turn the windmill off.
- Step 2 – Now head to windmill number 2. Pull the rope down to bring a crate down. Climb up and crouch into the windmill. Now turn off the windmill like you did the first.
- Step 3 – Go to Windmill 4. Around the side there is a cart, crawl under it, then climb up a ladder and through a small window shoot the lock with Amicia’s sling. Now go down and go inside the Windmill and turn it on by pushing the switch.
If you did everything correctly this should spark a conversation between Amicia, Hugo, and Sophia about hearing a noise in the distance. All you have to do now is head back to the wall with a strange windmill marking in the underground cave. You will find a room with two chests; the bracer should be between the chests on top of a crate.
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Amicia is going to wear the bracer from now on throughout the rest of the game, giving you an extra advantage against enemy attacks. We hope this article was helpful for you and if you liked it make sure to check out our other A Plague Tale: Requiem Articles!
