Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
With Episode 2 of Wintermute, we embark upon a quest to reforge a legendary bear spear. The Old Bear stalks the player and the Trapper, and it must be dealt with before continuing onwards. In this walkthrough, I go over everything in the whole episode: main quests, side-quests, and the cabin keys. Timestamps for everything below.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro and Prologue
04:22 Jeremiah Dialogue #1
09:22 Chapter 1: The Wounded Trapper
19:22 Basic Survival Book Location #1: Hunting a Deer
24:20 Up the Lookout Tower
28:03 Mystery Lake Cache Note #1 (FM entrance)
37:03 Keys to the Dam Gate
42:19 Admin Office Key
44:25 Mystery Lake Cache Note #2 (Alans Cave)
45:27 Radio Parts
46:10 Medicine Locker Key
48:06 Back to Trappers
55:18 Cabin Key #2
56:16 Mystery Lake Cache #2 Location (Alans Cave)
1:01:07 Basic Survival Book Location #2: Fishing
1:06:18 Cabin Key #3
1:10:44 Mystery Lake Cache #1 Location (FM entrance)
1:15:00 Jeremiah Dialogue #2
1:29:28 Chapter 2: The Best Defense
1:33:43 To Forlorn Muskeg
1:40:10 Basic Survival Book Location #3: Killing Wolves
1:45:35 Mystery Lake Cache Note #3 (Ravine)
1:50:12 Mystery Lake Cache #3 Location (Ravine)
1:55:16 Old Bear Encounter #1
1:56:55 Methuselah Dialogue #1
2:00:41 Mystery Lake Cache Note #4 (FM Tree)
2:03:46 Lake Gunshots Note Location
2:05:38 Dealing with Aurora Wolves
2:10:34 Mystery Lake Cache Note #5 (Hunting Lodge)
2:12:06 The Bear Spear
2:15:24 Forest Talker Cache Note
2:20:20 Aurora Hatch Note & Mystery Lake Cache #5 Location (Hunting Lodge)
2:25:17 Forest Talker Cache #1 Location
2:26:55 Forging the Spear
2:35:43 Back to Forlorn Muskeg
2:45:47 The Aurora Hatch Location
2:51:20 Well Fed
3:00:46 Jeremiah Dialogue #3
3:04:22 Chapter 3: Signal to Noise
3:14:11 Forest Talker Cache #2 Location
3:18:16 Southeast Radio Tower
3:21:00 Cabin Key #1
3:25:14 Bunkhouses and Spencer's Farm
3:33:46 South Radio Tower: Old Bear Fight #1
3:41:20 Mystery Lake Cache #4 Location (FM Tree)
3:46:03 North Radio Tower: Old Bear Fight #2
3:48:26 Return to Jeremiah with Radio Parts
3:54:05 Chapter 4: What One Man Can Do (Old Bear Den)
4:02:25 Final Old Bear Den
4:05:56 Old Bear Fight #3 (Final Fight)
4:08:05 Jeremiah Dialogue #4
4:13:28 Chapter 5: Renewed Hope
4:22:09 Basic Survival: Fishing & Lake Cabins
4:24:31 Lake Gunshots: Blood Trail and Cabin
4:28:08 Mystery Lake Cache Note #6 (Clear Cut)
4:38:32 Hank's Hatch Note Location
4:43:17 Hank's Lockbox Location
4:46:04 Lake Gunshots: Supplies (Logging Camp)
4:47:10 Forest Talker Cache #3 Location
4:49:53 Mystery Lake Cache #6 Location (Clear Cut)
4:53:09 Hank's Bunker Direction
4:55:03 Hank's Bunker
4:59:15 Methuselah Dialogue #2
5:01:24 Lake Gunshots: Dam Documents Location
5:06:14 Lake Gunshots: Return to Cabin & Wait
5:10:06 Lake Gunshots: The End
5:14:22 The Dam Aurora: Navigating Around
5:23:52 Mathis Encounter
5:26:09 Completion & Reflection
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With Episode 2 of Wintermute, we embark upon a quest to reforge a legendary bear spear. The Old Bear stalks the player and the Trapper, and it must be dealt with before continuing onwards. In this walkthrough, I go over everything in the whole episode: main quests, side-quests, and the cabin keys. Timestamps for everything below.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro and Prologue
04:22 Jeremiah Dialogue #1
09:22 Chapter 1: The Wounded Trapper
19:22 Basic Survival Book Location #1: Hunting a Deer
24:20 Up the Lookout Tower
28:03 Mystery Lake Cache Note #1 (FM entrance)
37:03 Keys to the Dam Gate
42:19 Admin Office Key
44:25 Mystery Lake Cache Note #2 (Alans Cave)
45:27 Radio Parts
46:10 Medicine Locker Key
48:06 Back to Trappers
55:18 Cabin Key #2
56:16 Mystery Lake Cache #2 Location (Alans Cave)
1:01:07 Basic Survival Book Location #2: Fishing
1:06:18 Cabin Key #3
1:10:44 Mystery Lake Cache #1 Location (FM entrance)
1:15:00 Jeremiah Dialogue #2
1:29:28 Chapter 2: The Best Defense
1:33:43 To Forlorn Muskeg
1:40:10 Basic Survival Book Location #3: Killing Wolves
1:45:35 Mystery Lake Cache Note #3 (Ravine)
1:50:12 Mystery Lake Cache #3 Location (Ravine)
1:55:16 Old Bear Encounter #1
1:56:55 Methuselah Dialogue #1
2:00:41 Mystery Lake Cache Note #4 (FM Tree)
2:03:46 Lake Gunshots Note Location
2:05:38 Dealing with Aurora Wolves
2:10:34 Mystery Lake Cache Note #5 (Hunting Lodge)
2:12:06 The Bear Spear
2:15:24 Forest Talker Cache Note
2:20:20 Aurora Hatch Note & Mystery Lake Cache #5 Location (Hunting Lodge)
2:25:17 Forest Talker Cache #1 Location
2:26:55 Forging the Spear
2:35:43 Back to Forlorn Muskeg
2:45:47 The Aurora Hatch Location
2:51:20 Well Fed
3:00:46 Jeremiah Dialogue #3
3:04:22 Chapter 3: Signal to Noise
3:14:11 Forest Talker Cache #2 Location
3:18:16 Southeast Radio Tower
3:21:00 Cabin Key #1
3:25:14 Bunkhouses and Spencer's Farm
3:33:46 South Radio Tower: Old Bear Fight #1
3:41:20 Mystery Lake Cache #4 Location (FM Tree)
3:46:03 North Radio Tower: Old Bear Fight #2
3:48:26 Return to Jeremiah with Radio Parts
3:54:05 Chapter 4: What One Man Can Do (Old Bear Den)
4:02:25 Final Old Bear Den
4:05:56 Old Bear Fight #3 (Final Fight)
4:08:05 Jeremiah Dialogue #4
4:13:28 Chapter 5: Renewed Hope
4:22:09 Basic Survival: Fishing & Lake Cabins
4:24:31 Lake Gunshots: Blood Trail and Cabin
4:28:08 Mystery Lake Cache Note #6 (Clear Cut)
4:38:32 Hank's Hatch Note Location
4:43:17 Hank's Lockbox Location
4:46:04 Lake Gunshots: Supplies (Logging Camp)
4:47:10 Forest Talker Cache #3 Location
4:49:53 Mystery Lake Cache #6 Location (Clear Cut)
4:53:09 Hank's Bunker Direction
4:55:03 Hank's Bunker
4:59:15 Methuselah Dialogue #2
5:01:24 Lake Gunshots: Dam Documents Location
5:06:14 Lake Gunshots: Return to Cabin & Wait
5:10:06 Lake Gunshots: The End
5:14:22 The Dam Aurora: Navigating Around
5:23:52 Mathis Encounter
5:26:09 Completion & Reflection
Art Director:
Elentia
Thank you so much to all my Patreons! If you would like to support the channel, consider becoming a patreon yourself:
patreon.com/zaknafein
YouTube membership is also available to get badges and emojis:
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Mods / Team Members:
Elentia
PrincessJade
youtube.com/@koruandthistle / twitch.tv/koruandthistle
youtube.com/@dhdunn / twitch.tv/dhdunn
twitch.tv/the_peach_bee
twitch.tv/very_tiny_birb
youtube.com/@Blurplurp
SlickSubversive
youtube.com/@Kirksteven-SC
Twitch: twitch.tv/StyleZaknafein
I stream rarely, so notifications are recommended
Discord: discord.gg/FZDRcGy
Feel free to join my discord for updates, help and friendly chat.
Merch:
hellofellowsurvivors.com
Intro Music:
Song: NOWË - Heart Of Gold (Vlog No Copyright Music)
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Video Link: youtu.be/EALgD9ZjFyo
