Darkwood: How to Enter the Swamp on Day 1 + Free Axe

1. Start a new game and SKIP the prologue (skipping the prologue isnt necesary but we want to be extra fast)
2. The difficulty you choose is up to you, but if this is your first time trying this strategy, you might want to pick “Normal” so you don’t get f***ed by any enemies.

1. When you load in, check where the Silent Forest is located. (Check your map to see where it is).
2. Loot your hideout, the most imporant stuff you take with you, are Alcohol and the Rag.
3. Now make your way to the Silent Forest, on your way, try to dodge any enemy you come across and if they start to chase you just continue to run towards the Silent Forest in a Z-line (You will eventually shake them off).
4. You will find the Entrance to the Silent Forest. Loot the chest but DONT enter the room with the savage (the room with the chair laying on the ground) because that is not needed. Its important you loot the pile next to the oven because thats where you will find the board.
5. Craft a torch and make your way to the metal door. The code is 3333.

1. Now that you are in the Silent Forest, make your way to the Village. (I roughly expect from you to know where the Village is, because as I already said, this guide is not for complete beginners.)

2. Enter the Village and make your way to the Chicken Lady. Kill her and take the Doctors Note off her. For the Axe you have to enter the house containing the sick people and kill the guy sitting in the corner. Take his rust key.
3. Discover the holes, and enter the hole leading back to your hideout in the Silent Forest. Now make your way to the Old Woods

1. While walking towards the Old Woods, check your journal entry to see where the road is located that leads to the Doctors House.
2. Upon entering the Old Woods, go to the Road leading to the Doctors House and enter it.
3. While you walk the path down to the Doctors House you find a house that is halfly burned off. Enter it and use the Rusty Key on the door. And voila you got your axe!
4. Entering the Doctors House, you will find a safe under the carpet. Open it with the code 8459
5. Take out the paper, containing the code for the Train Wreck.
6. Leave the area again. The time will reset to 9:00 am due to a bug.

1. After you left the area of the Doctors House, open your Journal Entry again and see where the Train Wreck is located.
2. Walk there and open the door of the train with the code you got from the safe at the Doctors House.
3. Kill the Doctor and take back your key to entrance 21.
4. Open your Map and walk to the location marked with an X in Dry Meadows.
5. Enter the basement, and open the door of entrance 21. With that you will enter the Swamp and move to Chapter 2 (REMEMBER THAT YOU WONT BE ABLE TO GO BACK AFTER THIS POINT OF THE GAME)

6. You made it and entred the Swamp at Day 1 of the game, together with an axe! :)))

As I already mentioned, this guide is intended for players who have completed the game at least once, as I don’t explain every step in detail.

For me, it’s even more important that players who play for the first time experience the full story in the “normal” way instead of doing this way, because you would miss A LOT!!!

This guide is for players who want to reach the Swamp quickly with the best melee weapon in the game, whether for achievements or just for fun.