Activating all three receptacle relays is essential to reach the TARAASK storm and uncover the fate of Garance in Caravan SandWitch. This step-by-step guide walks you through each relay, the required van upgrades, puzzle solutions, and the story progression from Chapter 3 to Chapter 6.
1. Walkthrough Summary: All Receptacle Relays & Receptacles
- Chapter 3 – First Receptacle Relay (Aqueduct Roof)
- Chapter 4 – First Receptacle (Refuge Cellars)
- Chapter 5 – Second Relay (Excavation Tower)
- Chapter 5 – Second Receptacle (Residential Area Basements)
- Chapter 6 – Third Relay (Wind Turbine Transformer)
- Chapter 6 – Final Receptacle (Underground Metro)
2. Before You Start: Required Chapters & Tools
- Clear all signal jammers around the Aqueduct (Chapter 3)
- Unlock van’s Hacking Tool in Chapter 4
- Unlock Energy Cable upgrade by Chapter 6
Make sure all signal jammers around the Aqueduct are shut down before you can start activating any relays.
3. How Receptacle Relays Work
Each receptacle relay requires a special access code, obtained by entering a simulator via a receptacle. Once activated, a colored beam points toward the next relay or receptacle. The goal is to follow these beams, activate three relays, and power up three underground receptacles, which finally allow you to breach the TARAASK storm.
4. How to Activate the First Receptacle Relay (Aqueduct)
Clear Signal Jammers Around the Aqueduct
Before accessing the relay, complete Nèfle’s request to disable all jammers near the Aqueduct during Chapter 3.
With all the signal jammers sorted, it’s time to head to the Aqueduct with Nèfle.
Visit the Control Room at Night
Meet Nèfle, interact with three computer levers, and enter the nearby receptacle. This leads to a simulator room with a purple cube containing the relay access codes.
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- This portal-like device is a receptacle.
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- Once in the receptacle, pick up the relay codes before returning to Nefle.
Activate the Left Relay on the Aqueduct Roof
Climb crates to reach the roof. Use the codes to activate the left-most relay. A yellow light shoots out, marking the relay as active.
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- Get onto the roof of the Aqueduct to access the 3 receptacle relays.
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- Activating the first relay ends Chapter 3 of Caravan SandWitch.
Story Update
End of Chapter 3. Nèfle and Sauge discover Garance’s distress signal came from inside the TARAASK.
With one relay activated and Garance’s distress signal located, Sauge and Nèfle come up with a plan.
5. How to Find the First Receptacle (Refuge Cellars)
Follow the Beam to the Refuge
Follow the relay’s yellow beam to the neighboring Refuge. Hack the door, climb the structure, and activate the relay at the top.
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- The light from the first relay takes you to the Refuge next door to the Aqueduct.
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- Hack the platform at the Refuge to gain access to the ruin.
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- The relay is at the top of the tower at the Refuge.
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- It’s a good climb up to the top of the Refuge’s tower.
Enter the Refuge Cellars
Use your hacking tool at the Satellite Watchtower door, then drive inside. Follow the blue cables and open a locked door using a switch found via another hacked platform.
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- Follow the next beam to the Satellite Watchtower, not too far from the Refuge.
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- All you need to do is hack the platform, then you can enter the Refuge Cellars.
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- Follow the glowing cables to the receptacle’s location in the Cellars.
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- The receptacle is in a room full of computers.
Collect the TARAASK Fragment
Enter the simulator, solve the van traversal puzzle, and retrieve the Fragment. Return to Nèfle. After a cutscene, you’ll reappear in Estello Village.
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- Use the grapple hook to yank off the door.
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- Be sure to hack both platforms.
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- Push any switches you find.
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- Use the van to activate platforms.
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- Make your way over to the fenced-in area where the Fragment is.
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- Take the Fragment back to Nefle.
6. How to Activate the Second Receptacle Relay (Aqueduct)
Use the Second Access Code
Head back to the Aqueduct and use the new access code to activate the right-most relay. A yellow light emits toward the Excavation Watchtower.
Activating the second relay at the Aqueduct points you in the direction you need to go next.
7. How to Find the Second Receptacle (Residential Area)
Reach the Excavation Watchtower
Drive past the GeopenQuarry to the Excavation Watertower and grapple to the top using a hook point. Activate the relay at the top.
Note: You can also climb up the tower if you want to get some components. Hack the midway platform before you start.
The Excavation Watchtower can be reached by driving through the GeopenQuarry.
Go to the Residential Area
Follow the beam to the Residential Area. Hack the platform to enter underground to the Basements. Use your van to hack a platform below the locked receptacle door. Trigger the switch inside to open the way.
The second receptacle relay eventually leads you to the Residential Area.
Finding the Receptacle in the Basements
- Follow the cables on the left to the receptacle.
- Use the van to hack the platform to unlock a door.
- Step on the hacked platform to open it. Activate the switch to access the room with the receptacle.
- Make your way to the receptable.
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- The second receptacle in the Basements is locked behind a door.
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- Hack the platform below the door of the receptacle.
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- Next, push the switch to open the door to the receptacle.
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- With the receptacle now in reach, it’s time to get some more data fragments.
Retrieve the Second TARAASK Fragment
In the simulator, grapple across multiple cubes, use switches and zipline routes to reach the next Fragment. Return to Nèfle and exit the simulator via another receptacle. You’ll encounter the SandWitch again. Follow them to return to the Residential Area.
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- Time for more fragment hunting!
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- Make use of the grapple hook to reach the first switch.
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- With the switch done, head back to the van.
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- Find the second pole to continue.
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- Make your way across the platforms.
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- Ascend the ladder to reach the ziplines.
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- Zip over to the data fragment.
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- With the next fragment, return to Nefle.
8. How to Activate the Third Receptacle Relay (Aqueduct)
Chapter 6 – Final Relay Activation
Return to the Aqueduct. Use your third access code to activate the middle relay. A yellow beam shoots northeast toward the Wind Turbine Transformer and Rose’s Retreat.
The third relay points in a new direction, heading north-east of Cigalo.
9. How to Reach the Final Receptacle (Rose’s Retreat Metro)
Wind Turbine Transformer Puzzle
Hack a building in the corner and activate a switch. Then use the grapple hook to reach the top, drop a ladder, and plug the energy cable into the socket to activate a bridge. Climb across and push two switches to open the next route. Go up the stairs. At the top, activate the next relay.
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- First hack the platform of the small building beside the Transformer to get to a switch.
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- Your next step is to power up the switch at the top of the Transformer.
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- Make sure to drop the ladder as you make your way up.
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- Pushing this switch activates the first bridge.
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- This second switch is for the second bridge, used to reach the door.
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- The door is now accessible.
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- Go up the stairs inside.
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- Finally, the relay!
Activate the Cliff Relay
Drive to Rose’s Retreat and climb the cliff across from the building. Push the switch to activate the relay. It connects the beam directly to the final underground receptacle door.
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- The next relay is on a cliff overlooking Rose’s Retreat.
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- The clifftop relay requires a small climb.
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- Switch on the last of the relays.
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- The receptacle is now activated – but you need to get to it first.
Enter the Underground Metro
Hack the platform near Rose’s Retreat and drive inside. Follow the cables, use the energy cable socket to open the final door, and access the receptacle.
You’ll be faced with another long series of tunnels. Drive along until you see the familiar blue glowing cable. Follow it and it will lead you to the location of the receptacle.
In the tunnel, you’ll hit a junction. Don’t go left; there’s nothing to find at all. Instead, turn right, where you’ll see all the orange cables. The receptacle is here.
You’ll see a section blocked off by a door. It needs to be opened with the energy cable in the socket. The door open, go through it and you’ll see the receptacle.
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- When in doubt, follow the glowing cables.
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- At the junction in the tunnel, go right.
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- Open the door with the energy cable in the socket.
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- Yes, the receptacle!
Retrieve the Final Fragment
Drive across a bridge powered by your energy cable. Zipline up to a high socket to open the final door, then collect the last Fragment. Return to Nèfle and Rose for a story cutscene.
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- The van is needed to navigate this simulator to reach the data fragment.
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- Keep the energy cable plugged into the socket while you cross the bridge.
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- Use the socket not only to open the door, but also to zipline up.
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- The data fragment is now in reach.
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- The last data fragment needed to reach Garance.
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- Rose finds out Sauge and Nefle’s plan.
10. What Happens After Activating All Receptacles
After the final simulator, Sauge is briefly separated in a cave. Climb out using glowing mushrooms and cables as a guide, then zipline and scramble up until you find another receptacle. You’ll warp back to the Underground Metro where Rose is waiting. Return to Estello Village to plan your entry into the TARAASK storm.
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- After getting the final fragment, you’ll end up in a cave.
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- The mushrooms and cables will guide the way to freedom.
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- Use ziplines to find your way out.
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- Traverse these rocky bridges.
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- You’re nearly there. Just a little way to go.
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- The receptacle is your exit out of the cave.
11. Glossary: Tools and Terms
- Receptacle: A teleportation device used to access simulator zones and travel between key locations.
- Receptacle Relay: Mast-like towers that must be powered using simulator access codes.
- Hacking Tool: Allows you to unlock locked doors and platforms (Chapter 4 upgrade).
- Energy Cable: Needed to power switches and bridge controls (Chapter 6 upgrade).
- TARAASK Fragment: Data retrieved in simulators to unlock relays and receptacles.
12. Conclusion
With all relays and receptacles activated, Sauge, Nèfle, and Rose prepare to enter the storm and continue the search for Garance. You’re now ready to face the mysteries inside the TARAASK. Good luck!
