Trawling the depths in Dredge, you’ll come throughout a sequence of various folks to assist you — or not — in your journey. A kind of folks is the Collector, a person who lives alone in a ruined mansion and duties the participant with, effectively, amassing a bunch of things regarded as misplaced to the ocean. He’s key to the sport’s mysterious story, and he’ll usher the fisherman towards the top of the sport.
[Ed. note: This guide has spoilers for Dredge’s two endings.]
Dredge’s “unhealthy” ending is basically the default, the one that the majority gamers will encounter with out understanding there’s every other possibility. Trying to drive both of those endings? Right here’s the way you’ll do it.
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The way to get the “unhealthy” — or default — ending in Dredge
To get Dredge’s unhealthy ending, you’ll merely must do because the Collector says: Discover and convey him the 5 misplaced relics strewn all through the ocean and its completely different archipelagos.
When you’ve bought all of them, you’ll must return to the Collector (who lives on Blackstone Island within the mansion). He’ll provide the possibility to maneuver ahead to the top of the sport; there’s a warning that there’s no turning again from it. When you select to maneuver ahead, he’ll mark a location on the map, however it’s best to have the ability to see a pink pillar of sunshine rising from the depths on the ocean, too. Steer the ship there and work together with the pillar of sunshine.
The way to get the “good,” secret ending in Dredge
The nice ending nonetheless requires you to seize all 5 relics on the Collector’s request, however as a substitute of bringing the final one to him, you’ll maintain it and take the pink e book from him. (You may skip the Outdated Mayor, by the best way, and simply begin resisting the Collector, however it’s tougher to know the story.) Right here’s what to do to know the entire story:
- You’ll sail to an unnamed island close to Satan’s Backbone, on the northeastern facet of the map. The small island is south of Satan’s Backbone on the P10 coordinates on the map.
- Sail across the island till you discover a dock to cease at. There’s a man there, the previous mayor of The Marrows.
- Speak to him and he’ll begin revealing the reality of the matter, and he tells you to go to the Lighthouse Keeper.
- Return to Larger Marrow to see her and he or she’ll inform you concerning the e book and the secrets and techniques of the Collector.
- Return to the Collector and get the e book from him. He’ll resist a couple of occasions, however maintain asking for the e book.
- If you get to the Step Nearer immediate, press that after which take the e book.
- Then return to the Lighthouse Keeper who will information you to a distinct spot, G8, on the map — the lighthouse is illuminating the spot.
Dredge’s endings, defined
Within the unhealthy “default” ending, the Collector and the fisherman are utilizing the relics to deliver the useless spouse again to life, which type of occurs, however a horrible monster can also be revived — in all probability the Collector’s precise aim. That is mainly the top of the world, and the encircling islands go up in flames and everybody dies. Whoops!
Within the good “secret” ending, you throw the e book again when prompted, wait a bit and also you and the e book will get chomped up by an enormous sea monster.
Wait, what?
Are you confused? Let me clarify. The sport begins with the fisherman winding up at Larger Marrow with no reminiscence. That’s as a result of his reminiscence was wiped, perhaps by the ability of the e book. However the occasions that led as much as that second was what you uncover all through the sport: The fisherman’s spouse and him have been crusing the seas collectively and located the pink e book. A monster attacked the boat after they discovered it, and it was so horrific that the Outdated Mayor fled to that deserted island whereas the Lighthouse Keeper stayed.
The e book created the Collector to level the fisherman towards the relics and unlocking the evil powers of the ocean — that vast monster that units flames upon the realm. The Collector, you understand, is a mirrored image of the fisherman himself. Within the unhealthy ending, the girl floating above the ocean is his spouse, introduced again to life with the ocean monster. My concept is that the fisherman doesn’t understand the Collector is a mirrored image of his personal thoughts within the “unhealthy” ending.
The “good” ending is when the fisherman does understand it and understands the ability of the e book — which is why he throws it again.