Hello im still loving this game . So i know theres old posts on here bout gnome masks etc ive read and tried them but no luck so my question is is there any places other than the brand new island where we can find gnome ticks …I have been to that new island countless times and all im getting is ammo ammo ammo :(((( i would desperatly love a gnome mask just one PLEASE can someone please give me some insight thank you
PS could someone possibly help me get one or join a game where it meets all requirments to get a gnome …Im on xbox
As far as I know there is just this single spot.
There is a topic, where someone describes his experiences with the gnome there… under which circumstances you can expect to get special loot.
Idk, I guess it was at night, when some machines are nearby and if you use certain weapon categories (handguns?), but I’m not sure.
ok thx but how do you get enemies there or nearby… its in the middle of nowhere i dont think ive ever had any enemies around there runners ticks hunters man i hope i get a mask i have been trying so long
i heard night and frosty/snowy maybe kill the tick with any handgun
It’s so cool you’re looking for them! There’s a spot on the new island Aspholmen in the west, roughly due north of the security office safe house. You have to pass by some sheds, keep going north and there are two burnt out houses.
Go to the back of the red burnt out house and look at the back of the wood shed. There should be a gnome lying down, shoot it and it spawns into a gnome tick, shoot this tick and if gives you the option to loot it and a chance of getting a gnome mask. l’ve got six of the seven. The gnome resets itself after about 2hours then you can try again. Avalanche studio support is still available and they told me there are no conditions for it to spawn in like I previously thought.
Small odds though. It’s all down to the RNG gods unfortunately but completely worth it!! Good luck to you!
Massive credit to Gysbert’s map!!! It’s made GZ so much more fun!
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There usually are at least some apoc runners around.
ive tried prolly 20 times since the update and nothing just ammo and one tick pod i dunno if it has to be dark or light sunny or raining what gun or what or none of that matters ?? thats what i need help with plese its fun but getting frustrating and after 2hrs waiting i got 10 sniper ammo like big deal 
can someone help a bit more like does it matter what time of day weather guns etc ?? what am i doing wrong
i just reread that so doesnt not matter if i go in the day or night rain or snow ? doesnt matter what gun i use…cause i heard from lots that it has to be at night also frost wintery handgun apoc enemies around so now im confused …can it be cleared up please
Unfortunately, there’s no specific pattern or set of conditions for the Gnome Tick to spawn the masks , I’ve had that confirmed by the studio too. I’ve been farming them consistently for over a year (coming up to 2054 hours) with the same Gnome Tick and have managed to collect six out of the seven masks, though many have been duplicates.
There’s also no way to reliably increase your chances, but joining multiplayer maps and hunting the Gnome Tick on other players’ maps can help speed things up. Otherwise, you’re stuck waiting the usual two hours for it to respawn. It’s a grind, entirely RNG-based, but the unique look makes it worth the effort in the end. If I could drop you a mask I would but you can’t with apparel.
Best of luck with the Gnome Mask hunt, never give up and may the RNG gods be in your favour!
awww thank you very much i appreciate the feedback and help. Your great … maybe i can join you i play on xbox im on right now . try your map too
kinda a dumb question i suppose lol but how do we calculate 2 hrs have passed in the game its not like 2 actual hours playing the game right ? so for example like 6 to 8 pm right now … its in game correcct so how do we calculate like …i have 20 min left ill head back to that gnome spot then wonder around …
Yes, it’s 2 hours real time before the Gnome respawns. The day/night cycle in Generation Zero runs on a 4-hour real-time loop: 2 hours of daytime and 2 hours of night. I’ve tested it a few times, and it’s consistent.
Also worth noting: fast traveling doesn’t affect the time of day. I tried jumping across the map right at sunset, and the lighting was exactly the same after the load. Time progression is real-time only, no shortcuts.
I’d love to show you my map! I’ve got 2,054 hours in Generation Zero and I’m still discovering new secrets! I’ve spent a lot of time exploring the hidden areas of Östertörn, and there are tons of cool sights and tricks I can share. I’m on Xbox too! — GT is TimData — so feel free to add me. I’ll be on all day this Wednesday if you want to team up and explore!
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Cool. Please keep sharing these sights on the forum too, it would be great to find that you found something, I did not, but besides that it helps keeping to forum alive a bit longer, and gives people a change to check or re-check out these nice point of interest.
I’m still looking for a second Mkay magazine, I thought I’ve seen somewhere in early game, but I might have dreamt it… 