Mýrdalssandur, Iceland

Mýrdalssandur, Iceland

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How to unlock bonus content
By Katana DK
How to "finish the game", and what you get access to if you do.
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Foreword
I highly, highly recommend that you play the game first (explore the whole map) to experience it "blind" before reading or following this guide. There are no achievements to complete and the "unlockables" described here are essentially quite minor, and not doing so will probably diminish your initial enjoyment. You have been warned.



AT THE VERY LEAST, don't continue reading here until you have found the locked gate on your own.



Completing the photo tasks after you have experienced the game first, will only take 5-10 minutes anyway (depending on which photos you have already taken "by accident").

That being said, I was annoyed that I saw mentions of this stuff in the discussions, but with no explanation of how to access them (and with some players being confused about what the board with photos even meant). So here we are.

I will say though, that the "sunset mode" is super pretty, and completing the photo tasks is worth it.
Finding the camera
First you must pick up the camera. It is possible the location is completely random, but I have seen it in these two places. From the starting location, either
1: turn left towards the grass area, it will be on the left hand side while still in the rocky area, or
2: continue straight ahead, enter the beach area, and the camera will be on the far end, away from where you entered.

If you explore the game a bit first, as I suggested, you can't avoid passing by a pickup point.
Photo tasks
Near the waterfall is a "tourist information board/map", which initially is covered with photos. You must walk around the map and recreate these 7 photos, using the camera.
Camera settings and exact framing don't matter. You will hear a "pling" or ringing sound for each location when it has been recreated correctly.
Photos are removed from the board when completed, so it is possible you have completed some tasks already once you make it here.
Note that to access the two mountain locations, you must enter through the path to the left of the waterfall.
Tip: the rightmost photo location is found when walking from the beach towards the T-junctiion in the grass area.
Unlockables - bonus content
After completing all photo tasks, the gate to the left of the board will open - walk along the new path.

After the "cutscene" you will be returned in "sunset mode".
Sunset mode will be reset when you exit the game.

Seen from the starting location turn left and continue towards and into the grass area. On your left is a short path leading into a circle, where you can pick up a drone. If you are coming from the waterfall moving towards the starting location, it will be on your right. It is possible this item appears at random or won't appear until you've explored the map first - I'm not sure.
Drone mode will continue to be available after restarts, press '1' to access.

If you unlock the first mode, exit the game, and complete the photo tasks a second time; you will be dropped into "blue hour mode".
Blue hour mode will be reset when you exit the game.

According to a comment by the developer, the second mode will also be enabled when starting the game several times, without needing to complete photo tasks again, as a surprise to returning players.


If you made it this far, please hit the rate button. KTHXBYE!
7 Comments
Ubisoft Shareholder (Bankrupt) 2 Nov, 2023 @ 9:37pm 
Yes, the rest of the guide was helpful, I was just a tad confused because when I pressed space I would have a camera. I was not sure if it was changed or if there was an upgraded(?) camera that you could unlock.
Katana DK  [author] 2 Nov, 2023 @ 8:45pm 
@IgniVellex It is possible that the game has been modified in the meantime so that you always start with it equipped - or simply added to be one of the random variables every time you start the game. Regardless, the rest of the guide should still apply (unless other changes were made).
Ubisoft Shareholder (Bankrupt) 1 Nov, 2023 @ 5:45pm 
I don't understand the camera task, I spawn in with one already?
Sei P. Asagiri 13 Sep, 2022 @ 7:05pm 
nevermind i get the blue hour by starting the game several times
thanks again for your useful guide!!
Sei P. Asagiri 13 Sep, 2022 @ 6:51pm 
eww i don't get into the blue hour mode,it's just like sunset
maybe i do something wrong!
thanks for your guide,it helps a lot!!
thide 1 Apr, 2022 @ 10:29pm 
Nevermind, found it.
thide 1 Apr, 2022 @ 10:28pm 
this really helped, although the drone is still really hard to find.
can you give me more directions to find the drone?:p2cube: