YEEESSS!! You absolute legend! I’m so so happy for you!!! massive congratulations on finally getting the green gnome mask! All that patience and grinding has paid off, and you are now officially part of our glorious gnome brotherhood (and sisterhood!) only the worthy earn these masks and there aren’t many off us out there!
Your excitement is infectious, I can practically hear you cheering from here in the UK and it made me grin like mad. And yep, I’ve had it confirmed by the studio too: that is the only location to get it. The game support is still active, though whether it’s just a bot or real person, who knows!
Also, if you’re up for it, I’d love to get a screenshot selfie with you in game! Or if you could post a pic of your masked glory, that would be amazing too. I’ve been collecting photos of all the players I meet who’ve unlocked the masks, trying to build a little visual archive of our ever growing gnome gang!
Glad you’ve been using the @Gysbert map too, It’s been absolutely invaluable to me during my time in Östertörn. I’ve used it constantly, and he keeps it so well updated as the community uncovers new secrets.
If you’re ever up for it, I’d love to give you a tour and show you some of my favourite little spots; there are still cool things to discover and perhaps we’ll uncover more interesting new things to post here! Plus… your journey isn’t quite over yet There are six more masks to find, so your gnome adventures are just beginning. Don’t give up now!
Remember:
Previously, Idk why and how, the gnomes just seem to have been an instability indicator. They just occured/appeared, when the game really became laggy and buggy. In general this happened to happen in and around östervik or hagaboda… The places with the most used assets/objects.
The fps became low, destroyables weren’t destroyable any more (glas, fences, streetlights,…), backpacks and toolboxes began to switch colors frequently, some doors weren’t able to be opened any more.
Usually those were indicators of nearby gnomes… And/Or the game being short before crashing to desktop/dashboard.
As far as we know, this has been removed… Because, you know, of course the game isn’t that unstable any more (as it once has been).
I guess because of that the devs added this spot on the new island as an easter egg/a reminder of what we once had and to enable us to complete our collections.
If there were any other places with gnomes, they would already have been found… I’m sure.
If you want to open a discussion about your ideas around the Psalmboken, it is best to start a new topic about it, that way all info about it is gathered at one place. I must say I did not notice any special pages, so I like to know more.
When you mentioned 10 churches, I wondered if only 10 had those pages, because, according to my data there 16 above ground churches, 1 underground church and 1 wooden barn church.
Anyway love to see what theories you have about the special pages.
Ahhh, I’ve made a huge mistake, I’ve been counting the churches using my second world map, and not all the churches are revealed on it yet! No wonder my numbers were off. I really should’ve just used your map from the start, it would’ve saved me a lot of head scratching.
Looks like it’s back to the drawing board with my research on the Psalmboken pages. I’ll definitely start a proper discussion thread soon, would love to gather everyone’s thoughts and see if there’s any deeper meaning or if it’s just looking for signs where there are none! Thanks again for the correction.
It must have been a glorious time to be in Östertörn during all that chaos! I love my glitches, and would’ve loved to see that kind of instability in action!
There’s something kind of magical about games when they hit that unpredictable, borderline crashing point, it’s like the world starts revealing its seams. Love testing those limits! The idea that gnomes were tied to that instability just makes them even more mysterious and cool. If you’ve any screenshots from back then I’d love to see them!
Awesome shot! Thank you! I’ve added you to my growing gnome collection! Love the matching trousers too, such a great look. Once I’ve collected all the masks, I can’t wait to kit out my character in the full outfits that groove with that mask and start posing them in the perfect spots around the map that resonate with that particular gnome mask!
Finally got all seven gnome masks! What a grind! Feels great to have them all, but I’ve definitely felt the RNG gods mood swings throughout this challenge. Worth every minute, though!
whoooo congrats and i just got my gold silver one i have 2 green and goldsilver id love the spooky ones well all of em seems like i got gnome pod then gmone tick then the mask but honestly its a grind you could go hrs and just have bullets pods ticks medpacs etc before u get a mask
the time will come when i get a repeat like if agreen one popped out or later a gold one ill be like nooooooooo dang itttt lol i haaave that one …but imma wait game around on it come back in a bit what are the chances i get a gnome mask again ? lol like back to back
Well done!!! You’re in the gnome brotherhood now! It took me ages to get them all, and the second I found the last mask, I figured out how to spawn them every 3 minutes and 20 seconds! Could’ve done it in a day!
Fair point @Gysbert It’s a bit of a convoluted process, but I’ll do my best to explain it clearly.
I’ve been experimenting with how time flows in Generation Zero. Fast travel doesn’t seem to speed things up, and while multiplayer sometimes shifts the time slightly, it’s nothing drastic and it only happens sporadically. What I did notice is that if you start a brand new world with the same character, right at the moment when the boat has just arrived, still floating and on fire, the day/night cycle always resets to early morning. Fantastic if you want day to arrive quicker to get better light for photography.
That made me wonder whether the gnome tick also resets each morning. From months of watching for it, it seemed to. The problem is that Aspholmen is a long way from the starting area in a fresh world. My workaround is to have my main world, in my case World 1, set so my character is already standing in the Security Office in Aspholmen (so if I exit the game and reload I’ll be spawning here). Then I delete one of my throwaway worlds, in my case World 4, and create a new one in its place. As soon as I spawn in at 20% health, I exit and join my main world again where I’m standing in the security office. For some reason, this seems to unlock the Aspholmen safe house in that brand new World 4 save. I can then exit and rejoin the new World 4, where the Security Office safehouse is now open, fast travel straight there, and run to the gnome’s location.
Every time I’ve done this with one of my friends, the gnome has been there, appeared when shot, and dropped its usual RNG loot, which has occasionally dropped a mask for my friends when I invite them over after dropping a radio. On Xbox this has worked for me consistently, but when a friend on PC tried it himself, it didn’t work. So it might be console specific thing, or maybe I’ve just been lucky. With radiation meds to make the run faster, I can get from gnome to gnome in exactly three minutes and twenty seconds for as long as I wish. Pointless for me now that I have all seven, but I can help my friends and each time the 5C sledge also reappears as well as the various other loot boxes in that area, so I get something at least. Hope that made sense.
Crispy critters indeed, @Gysbert The gnome masks have been a full on GZ obsession of mine ever since I first spotted the little fellow on your map. I’ve poured countless hours into running that same damn route, so much so that I could do it blindfolded. In fact, I actually have done it with my eyes closed the whole way!
And Sod’s Law, just literally minutes after finally finding my last mask, I figured out a way to make the gnome respawn faster. Almost feels like GZ is trolling me! Still, it’s been an enjoyable journey😀
Right now I’m scouring Aspholmen for a 3.5” disk. I’m pretty sure there isn’t one here, but I’ll still spend the next couple of hours rummaging through rubble and poking around FNIX structures, even if my gut says it’s a lost cause.
Im lost its confusing can u just do pint form like 1, 2 3 etc and what we need to do like #1. do this #2 do this itd be easier if you dont mind i think we would all appreciate it THANKS btw i really wanna try this as i want these dang gnomes lol
Sorry, Mothmando, it really is a bit involved isn’t? But once you get the knack of it, it’s actually pretty easy to pull off! For me, it’s become pure muscle memory! I’ll try to put together a more simpler, step by step guide tomorrow. If you are still having problems I’ll be happy to show you in game.
It sounds like you just go to the security office spawn on your main world, leave and create a new world, leave again and rejoin your main world, leave yet again and join your new world, and the fast travel to the security office should be unlocked for the new world, and you can then go from there and find the gnome tick
only the worthy earn these masks and there aren’t many off us out there!
There are six more masks to find, so your gnome adventures are just beginning. Don’t give up now!
I thought it was something simple like travelling to Himjfäll and back to Aspholmen. 