The Way Home Reach House Camp

The quest's own objective text in play order, with the item, structure, animal or character each step points at.

1. 1
   Talk toTalk with SkinwalkerSkinwalker
2. 2
   Collect rewardTake the blueprints from Skinwalker's box
3. 3
   BuildBuild Tailoring BenchTailoring Bench
4. 4
   Unlock blueprintLearn Tribal Clothes Set BlueprintTribal Jacket
5. 5
   CraftCraft Tribal BootsTribal Boots
6. 6
   CraftCraft Tribal CapeTribal Cowl
7. 7
   CraftCraft Tribal GlovesTribal Gloves
8. 8
   CraftCraft: Tribal JacketTribal Jacket
9. 9
   CraftCraft Tribal PantsTribal Pants
10. 10
    Go toReach House Camp's OutskirtsHouse Camp
11. 11
    Go toLocate the ChurchChurch
12. 12
    Talk toTalk with SkinwalkerSkinwalker

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Everything the quest hands over or unlocks when its objectives are done.

• Utility Backpack×1

Blueprints unlocked

• Tailoring Bench · Structure
• Utility Backpack · Recipe

5 items are needed along the way; here is the quickest known source for each.

Items this quest asks for

Item	Where it comes from
Tribal Boots	Craftable: 4× Cloth, 2× Bones, 2× Treated Hide
Tribal Cowl	Craftable: 5× Cloth, 2× Bones, 2× Treated Hide
Tribal Gloves	Craftable: 4× Cloth, 2× Bones, 2× Treated Hide
Tribal Jacket	Craftable: 8× Cloth, 6× Bones, 2× Treated Hide
Tribal Pants	Craftable: 7× Cloth, 4× Bones, 2× Treated Hide

The 2 rewards and blueprints from The Way Home with their stats and costs.

What the rewards are worth

Reward	Type	Stats / cost
Utility Backpack	1× item	35 Bucks
Tailoring Bench	Building blueprint	HP 250 · 15× Wood, 3× Copper Ingot

The Way Home involves Skinwalker and takes you to House Camp, Church.

• SkinwalkerSkinner

  Anna's right hand, a talented hunter working with the Resistance. He possesses exceptional tracking and survival skills, which he willingly shares with those who prove their worth by participating in his hunting or…

• House CampLocation

  Once a thriving suburban settlement founded by Sheriff Ethan Cane in the early days after the Shattering, House Camp served as a beacon of hope for survivors seeking refuge from the frozen wasteland. The camp grew into…

• ChurchLocation · Fast travel point

  An old suburban building, served as the central point of House Camp. For a long time, it was a place of refuge for survivors, offering not only spiritual comfort but also functioning as a key meeting place. Here,…

What your character writes in the journal as the quest progresses.

Before heading out, I should have a word with Skinwalker.

Skinwalker left me some sort of reward.

I need to construct a tailoring bench to craft clothing and armor from hides.

I need to talk with Anna about Icarus.

Now it's time to craft the Tribal Clothes Set from the Blueprints.

I need to speak to Anna, she's in House Camp's headquaters in the church.

Place in the Main story

The Way Home is quest 8 of 37 in the Main story, a line of 217 objectives in total.

6. The Outpost · 1 objective — Reach Hunter's Glade
7. High Frequency · 4 objectives — Hunter's Glade tower can be a good spot to pick the signal from Icarus
8. The Way Home · 12 objectives — Reach House Camp
9. House Camp Flipper · 17 objectives — Renovate the walls of House Camp
10. Breaking the Radio Silence · 14 objectives — Listen to the message from Icarus

Every Main story quest in order

Before and after

Where this quest sits in its chain.

Starts after

High Frequency

Leads to

House Camp Flipper

Steam achievements this quest unlocks and the statistics it increments.

• Statistic: Main Quests Completed