How to get the Binoculars in REPLACED

The Station is home to many people who can help Reach and Warren in REPLACED, but they’re not going to hand over aid without something in return. Many, like David, will ask for items like Binoculars, and you’ll have to go on a series of fetch quests to get them.

After first speaking to David, he’ll inform you that the Binoculars are with Susan, the girl in the arcade. Unfortunately for players, nothing is clearly marked in REPLACED, so finding the arcade can be quite the hassle.  

Here’s how to get the Binoculars in REPLACED.

Where to find the Binoculars in REPLACED

The arcade, where Susan and her Binoculars are, can be found in the main building, which has “Western Station” in big letters above the entrance. Once you enter the building, head to the left and descend the stairs. Keep moving to the left, and you’ll eventually enter the arcade. Susan can be found sitting atop a bunch of busted arcade machine to the right of the area’s entrance.

After you introduce yourself, she’ll ask for a Rectifier. You can get one from the old ticket machine, which you can find by exiting the Station Hall and venturing left. Head beneath the bridge, and the ticket machine will be just past the encampment. Interact with the ticket machine, and Reach will say he doesn’t know what a Rectifier looks like. Don’t worry, though; he’ll just take everything with him back to Susan in hopes she can make use of them.

Head back to the arcade and hand over the goods to Susan. She’ll use them to repair her arcade machines, and after she does, speak to her again and choose the “Binoculars” option. She’ll then tell you that she’ll only part with them if you can beat her high score.

Beating Susan’s high score in Donor Rush

To get the Rectifier from Susan, you’ll have to beat her high score in Donor Rush, a game where you pick people up off the street, drive them to a hospital, and harvest their organs. Yeah, it’s a grim game for anyone to play, let alone a kid. But we need the Binoculars to get David to take us into the Wall, so it’s time to roll up your sleeves and show this kid what a real gamer looks like.

Donor Rush is relatively straightforward: Using the arrow keys, you drive a car around in the streets in whatever direction the arrow is facing to pick up people. Once you’ve acquired a certain amount of people, transport them back to the hospital. From there, it’s you’ll have to move the organ from one body to another without crossing the boundaries. If you’ve ever played the old board game Operator, it’s a lot like that.

You only have 100 seconds to play, but every time you pick up a donor or transplant an organ, you gain a few seconds on the clock. Luckily for us, everyone in the world of REPLACED sucks at games, apparently, because it’s incredibly easy to beat Susan’s high score on your first try, even if you fail a few organ transplants.

Once you’re done setting a new high score, head back to Susan to tell her the news of her defeat. Susan’s a good sport about it, congratulating you on your win and giving you an Immune Modulator, which makes using Med-Stims much faster. Speak to her and choose the “Binoculars” option one more time, and she’ll hand them over.

Now all that’s left is to take them back to David and install their lens in the generator. He’s located by a giant telescope near the train station where you first met him, up the stairs to the right of your original meeting spot.

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Windrose‘s map might appear pretty small at first, but it expands quickly once you explore new areas. After a certain point, traveling from one point to another will take a lot of time, whether you travel the distance on land or by ship.

Thankfully, there’s a pretty elaborate fast travel system that’s been added from the demo to the early access version.

How does fast travel work in Windrose

If you’ve played the demo of Windrose, you’ll be pretty well aware of the system in place. If you’re someone completely new, read on. Once you’ve completed the first quest and started How My Shore Adventure Began (can’t miss as it’s part of the main story), you’ll be able to smelt your first copper ingot.

Once you know how to get Copper Ingot, you’ll be able to make a Fast Travel Bell using the Workbench. You’ll need 10 Copper Ingots and three Ropes to create a bell. Incidentally, you can also get Fast Travel Bell as random loot.

To set up a network, you’ll also need to create a Fast Travel Point. You can do that from the build menu. To create a Fast Travel Point, you’ll need 20 Wood and one Fast Travel Bell.

Before you can fast travel, you’ll need at least two points in two different locations. You can create two points on the same island, but they have to be distant from one another. Fast Travel Points can only be placed near water.

When you’re on your ship, you can fast travel from any location by selecting the point. This works as long as you’re not being chased by an enemy or in active combat. If you’re walking on foot, you’ll have to travel to a Fast Travel Point manually. I am unsure as to why the system works like this, but it is what it is.

Additionally, you can also find random Fast Travel Points existing in several locations. The different faction islands also have them, and you can use those after activating them by manually traveling to those locations. Once done, those travel points will be automatically added to your network.

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