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A Plague Tale: Requiem is stacked with puzzles and secrets, but among them none quite pack in as much intrigue as the Smugglers puzzle, which involves a set of four windmills towering over La Cuna.
As you walk around the plateau near the island’s palace, you’ll stumble across curious symbols carved into rocks at various locations, including a stone maze. Sophia reckons these relate to old smuggling routes, possibly concealing a hidden bounty. A hidden cave with hastily etched carvings of a windmill and indecipherable jargon confirm those suspicions.
Here’s how to solve the smugglers and windmill puzzle in A Plague Tale: Requiem.
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A Plague Tale: Requiem Windmill Puzzle – Finding The Carving
Head up to the windmills in Chapter IX – Tales and Revelations. Stick to the right of the mills until you see a path slopping off to the right. It’s distinctive as it has several large stone semi-circles jutting out from the ground. Follow it forward, then veer right and use the ladder to enter a cave. Continue forward as far as you can to find a cryptic carving depicting a windmill on the cave wall.
Solving The Puzzle
Windmill 1
Stop the first windmill by walking through the front door and pushing the lever in.
Windmill 2
Stop the second windmill by pulling on the rope to dislodge the barrels covering the window. Hop in then push the lever to stop the windmill. Continue with A Plague Tale: Requiem’s windmill puzzle.
Windmill 3
Leave the third windmill running, but if you want to get inside push the wheeled crate forward then instruct Hugo to crawl in to unlock the door.
Windmill 4
Activate the fourth windmill. Crawl under the cart outside the windmill then up the ladder leading to a small window. Look inside and use your sling to unlock the door. Head inside and pull the lever to fire up the windmill.
At this point, you’ll hear a distant but distinctive noise coming from afar.
A Plague Tale – Requiem Windmill Puzzle – Return to the Carving in the Cave
Head back to the cave where you saw the windmill carving. The carving is no more. In its place, you’ll find a new path leading to a smugglers cave and a horde of supplies, including a couple of valuable tool upgrades and the bracer, which allows Amicia to recover from enemy attacks faster.
Bounty in hand, you’re free to move on. Before you go, check out our guides to collecting all the feathers, souvenirs, and flowers in A Plague Tale: Requiem.
