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All Puzzle Mystical Crate Locations

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Puzzle Mystical Crates, or sometimes called Hoard Loot Crates, are crates that are hidden behind puzzles in Once Human. See a list of mapped Puzzle Crates below, what to do with them, and the rewards you can get from Puzzle Mystical Crates.

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All Puzzle Mystical Crate Locations

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Dayton Wetlands Iron River Broken Delta
Way of Winter Map
Onyx Tundra Vena Fjord Ember Strand

Dayton Wetlands

✔️ World View Map Location
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Dayton Wetlands
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Dayton Wetlands Map
Coordinates: (6009, -5140)
Landmark: Throughville Substation
Location: On top of the Power Substation
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Dayton Wetlands
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Dayton Wetlands Map
Coordinates: (6627, -5415)
Landmark: Overlook Town
Location: On the right back part of the infastracture.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Dayton Wetlands
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Dayton Wetlands Map
Coordinates: (5623, -5210)
Landmark: Citrus County
Location: Floating behind the back of the middle house
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Dayton Wetlands
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Dayton Wetlands Map
Coordinates: (7248, -5327)
Landmark: Sutherland Family Orchard
Location: In front of the Market Stall Tent
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Dayton Wetlands
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Dayton Wetlands Map
Coordinates: (3745, -4511)
Landmark: Holt Town
Location: Near the bush fence south of the rift activator.

Iron River

✔️ World View Map Location
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Iron River
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Iron River Map
Coordinates: (5607, -3202)
Landmark: Greywater Camp
Location: On the edge of the bridge near Greywater Camp
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Iron River
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Iron River Map
Coordinates: (6088, -3038)
Landmark: East Blackfell Junction
Location: Can be solved near the parking slot.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Iron River
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Iron River Map
Coordinates: (5158, -3636)
Landmark: Refinery Pollution
Location: On top of the electric transformer behind the building.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Iron River
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Iron River Map
Coordinates: (6571, -3480)
Landmark: Ricci Securement Point
Location: On a corner on top of some supplies.

Broken Delta

✔️ World View Map Location
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Broken Delta
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Broken Delta Map
Coordinates: (7430, -7249)
Landmark: Wild Dog Isle
Location: On the eastern shore of Wild Dog Isle
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Broken Delta
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Broken Delta Map
Coordinates: (5963,-5984)
Landmark: Hearst Industries
Location: On the conveyor belt, west of the area
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Broken Delta
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Broken Delta Map
Coordinates: (6179, -7195)
Landmark: Harborside
Location: Near the roof of the warehouse

Onyx Tundra

✔️ World View Map Location
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Onyx Tundra
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Onyx Tundra Map
Coordinates: (4176, 5004)
Landmark: Moose City Food Factory
Location: Above the generator that you need to activate for the Snowsprite quest inside the big pink Moose Factory Building.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Onyx Tundra
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Onyx Tundra Map
Coordinates: (5622, 3289)
Landmark: Obsidian Camp
Location: Atop two cages inside the main camp of the vultures at the very top of the mountain.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Onyx Tundra
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Onyx Tundra Map
Coordinates: (5321, 4697)
Landmark: Moose City
Location: Atop a scaffolding near the cake.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Onyx Tundra
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Onyx Tundra Map
Coordinates: (3580, 3926)
Landmark: Great River Shelter Zone
Location: The puzzle mystical crate is by the stairs of the yellow and black building, southwest of the helipad where the rift anchor is.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Onyx Tundra
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Onyx Tundra Map
Coordinates: (2557, 5887)
Landmark: Wish Land - East
Location: This puzzle crate can be found in one of the rides in the northeastern side of the theme park.

Vena Fjord

✔️ World View Map Location
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Vena Fjord
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Vena Fjord Map
Coordinates: (705, 7090)
Landmark: Fiskur Harbor
Location: Can be found in northern Fiskur Harbor by a pier.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Vena Fjord
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Vena Fjord Map
Coordinates: (1380, 4711)
Landmark: Hiverail Restricted Area
Location: On top of one of the trucks.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Vena Fjord
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Vena Fjord Map
Coordinates: (-2405, 5004)
Landmark: Frost Forge
Location: Above a pipe near the Rift Anchor in the middle of the Forge.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Vena Fjord
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Vena Fjord Map
Coordinates: (2202, 5981)
Landmark: Wish Land - West
Location: Atop an umbrella in front of the building with a big crab and a burger.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Vena Fjord
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Vena Fjord Map
Coordinates: (-2939, 4820)
Landmark: Zone of Haze
Location: Frost Forge Bay | Near the solar generator area north of the rift anchor of zone of haze.

Ember Strand

✔️ World View Map Location
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Ember Strand
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Ember Strand Map
Coordinates: (-5251, 3303)
Landmark: Fire God Research Center
Location: This puzzle mystical crate can be found atop a large pipe. Find a high enough jump point to glide down to this location.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Ember Strand
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Ember Strand Map
Coordinates: (-5077, 4419)
Landmark: Fire Throat Fortress
Location: This puzzle crate can be found on a steel beam just outside the chapel where the mystical crate is.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Ember Strand
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Ember Strand Map
Coordinates: (-6395, 4659)
Landmark: Ashenton
Location: This puzzle crate can be found on top of one of the RVs north of the Rift Anchor.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Ember Strand
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Ember Strand Map
Coordinates: (-4800, 4617)
Landmark: Fire Throat
Location: The puzzle mystical crate is on top of the Fire Throat's entrance's arch.
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Ember Strand
Once Human - Puzzle Crate Location Ember Strand Map
Coordinates: (-5998, 7284)
Landmark: Sunshroud Cave
Location: The puzzle crate will be on base of the windmill on the west of the camp.

What are Puzzle Mystical Crates?

Hidden Crates that Reward Starchrom

Once Human - Puzzle Mystical Crate

Much like Scenic Viewpoints, Puzzle Mystical Crates or Purple Shadow Crates, are a type of optional overworld activity that rewards Stardust Source and Stellar Planula. The objective of this activity is to interact with the purple shadow and follow it to the location of the hidden crate.

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puzzle crate spots are not visible on the Manibus map!

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