Firewatch

10 Achievements

1,000

4-5h

Xbox One

Xbox Series

Love Turts

Adopted a turtle as a pet. The average lifespan of a box turtle is fifty years. It will outlive you.

100

16.16%

How to unlock the Love Turts achievement in Firewatch - Definitive Guide

meatman75

TrueAchievements

20 Dec 2016 18:44

I tried the above solutions, but had no luck. Some people mentioned that the turtles were random, but I can't confirm that is true. All I know is that what I did worked for me the first time.

I went into Free Roam, which can be accessed from the main menu and selecting "Special Features" > "Thorofare Free Roam". Select a save slot and proceed into free roam.

From there, I woke up in my tower, "Two Forks", ready to rock. I followed the video below from BitBytes on YouTube, which I take no credit for and thank him for helping me get this achievement.

If you're in Free Roam, fast forward to get the map location which is shown at 0:38 and then follow the video to unlock it. If you are playing the story, then follow the directions on Day 1, as per the video.

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If you leave a negative vote, please leave a comment so I can improve the solution.

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20 Dec 2016 18:44

19 Comments

Thanks! It Works like a charm

By liriuscat on 21 Dec 2016 23:35

OMG.... missed it in the game, thx !!

By HardC0reZ0cker on 25 Dec 2016 23:49

Works perfect! Thanks!

By FireRaiser1985 on 27 Dec 2016 00:40

Perfect, thanks

By Yazite on 18 Jul 2019 20:30

ive went into free roam a few times now and adopted it. still no cheevo popping :(

By SnappleBack on 03 Jan 2022 16:22

Shitty. Perhaps it was patched? Maybe try all the XB1 tricks; hard reset, deleting game cache, uninstalling/re-installing game or praying to Phil Spencer.

By meatman75 on 04 Jan 2022 01:06

Not my video, but there are multiple places you can find the Turtle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXgS0i0chzM

By Cabral on 18 Jan 2022 01:18

Worked for me thanks for posting!

By HEATH 10 on 01 Mar 2022 14:21

The video guide was perfect, thanks for sharing.

By Captain Heroic on 07 Apr 2022 15:10

Ngl i got this pretty easyband stopped in to tell you all my secret. On day 1 i went over to the rock slide on where i came in the tutrle was sitting right there near it on a rock

By WOLFish Breed on 15 Apr 2022 14:16

No idea why you've any down votes. This was perfect.

By RadiantCarcass on 26 May 2022 20:00

This one was quite delayed in popping. I was nearly half of the way back to the tower when it finally unlocked.

By Brave Tanuki on 07 Dec 2022 02:24

It would of been easier, if someone had posted a pic, since the explantion is horrible (Including in the walkthrough). From the Supply Box, walk to the creeks. turn toward & walk to the lake. Facing the Lake, to the right is a rock next to a Tree, right on the edge of the lake. The turtle is there.

By TinCannEd on 07 Dec 2022 10:55

Did this on day 77. Turt wasn't there at first. Saved, loaded and there he was. Adopted and popped.

By MADGamer1977 on 30 Aug 2023 23:45

I'm at the spot but the turtle's not there.

EDIT: FOUND IT! It was the first location in the video posted in the comments section. The video really should be part of the solution.

By Apostle92627 on 04 Sep 2023 22:57

If you're on Day 2 and the turtle isn't on the rock by the cache box, exit the game without saving and it'll spawn you back in either home base or in the cave then, travel back to the spot and it should be there.

By LVGranty on 22 Oct 2023 14:32

i fount a turtle in a completely different location and the achievement will not pop. the turtle is in my shack when I go to the next day.

By GR TRAXXAS RC on 03 Dec 2022 20:11

I know I'm at day 1 and wandered a bit. I press continue and I was near this supply box that's locked by a code, by the small water stream. I pass the box and see 1 rock. Nothing. Then 2 meters below another rock, with the turtle on it! I pressed adopt and the cheevo popped. No dialog or nothing. It took me twice longer to write this than to earn this achvment!!

By Z0xea on 05 Dec 2022 11:56

For this and other buggy achievements, my found solution: upon the completion of an achievement but it doesn't pop...

Open the Xbox app on your phone. Touch your profile in the bottom right. Then touch Achievements tab and then click on Firewatch. The achievement should unlock in about 5 seconds.

I assume the problem is the game not talking to Xbox servers and checking the game on your app forces it to.

By The Baird Bus on 28 Nov 2023 03:51

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BrutalGuitar

TrueAchievements

24 Sep 2016 23:26

I had a little trouble finding the turtle at 1st so once I finally found it I thought I would post a video to make it easier for others looking for the turtle. I made the video while playing Day 2 of the story. I was at the part where you have to make your way to the southwest towards some smoke trying to find some teenage girls. At the start of the video, I'm at cache 309. At the start of the video I show the map to show where I was starting and then again at the end to see where I found the turtle. Approach the turtle and press

. Then press and hold

to adopt the turtle.

24 Sep 2016 23:26

15 Comments

According to the commentary, there is a second location for Turt Reynolds by the lake, further down if you stick to the edge past the girls.

By imaidiot19 on 02 Oct 2016 05:21

If anyone is having trouble finding the turtle like me, if you start a new game, the turtle locations change. I checked about 5 different areas and didn't find the turtle. I started a new game and the turtle spawned at Jonesy Lake. It wasn't there on my previous gamesave.

By DMpmp13 on 07 Dec 2016 04:28

Found the turtle , adopted him but no achievement , after that it is in your watchtower in a carton box next to your bed , pickles it up again , adopted it but again , no achievement. Not even done unlocking , am I missing something crucial?

By Sol76 on 23 Dec 2016 05:06

I can't find the damn turtle guys

By on 13 Feb 2017 23:45

I'm also having trouble with achievements not unlocking. Played first two days, including adopting the turtle and nothing. Anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening or how to fix?

By itmustbebobby on 07 Aug 2017 21:06

I didn't know about the first turtle but found the second turtle that Epsilon Factor mentioned and cache 302. Thanks!

By SnipedByAGir1 on 01 Sep 2017 03:12

This worked perfectly! Thank you.

By ZoZombify on 31 Jan 2018 08:00

I was looking everywhere for any turle then I came to this spot and remebered ur video. Turtle was right there. Thanks!

By I ASK NO ONE on 06 May 2018 05:43

Video no longer exists

By Yazite on 18 Jul 2019 20:24

Yeah, unfortunately somehow some of my videos got deleted off Xbox live. Some are still up and some got removed. I haven't gotten around to re-recording some of my lost videos yet.

By BrutalGuitar on 19 Jul 2019 04:48

-1 since the video is dead. Will happily change my vote if we can get a text guide in its place.

By Leo Ascendent on 29 Dec 2021 22:34

If the turtle is not there, go right in front of turtle location. Then,

Pause-->Save--->Load ---> Should appear

By SincereSeeker6 on 01 Jan 2022 20:03

@SincereSeeker6 That did not work at all. Did it multiple times and no turtle appeared.

By NessNoldo on 02 Dec 2022 11:33

@Sincere thanks, worked 1st time.

By Zalexzy on 05 Dec 2022 03:02

There is another spot I discovered in Day 2. When investigating the power lines. At supply cache 302, turn directly around and walk 5 yards and there is a rock with a turtle on it. This is also directly below rock that has the power pole where you can see the downed power line. It is very easy to see the turtle because there is nothing else in this little clearing except a flat rock with a turtle on it!

By Epsilon Factor on 23 Oct 2016 22:42

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hunterIV

TrueAchievements

22 Sep 2016 00:00

This can be completed as early as Day 2. When you get to the Aspen Grove at the southern side of the map, look to the north while in the grove for a set of tall pine trees with a rock in the middle. The turtle is on the rock. Walk up to it, pick it up, and hold B to adopt it.

22 Sep 2016 00:00

3 Comments

Actually it can be completed as early as day 1. Right after the encounter with the skinny dipping pyromaniacs, if you cross to the north & follow the lake around, there's a tree near lockbox 305. There's a turtle at the base of the tree.

By Naberios on 19 Apr 2017 22:44

EVen earlier than the skinny dipping. Head East from your tower and you find the route you came in on blocked, little turtle sitting right there.

By stumpy493 on 12 Jan 2022 12:48

Day 1. I confirm what @Naberios said.
Find the waterstream, a code locked supply box.
The turtle is 2m away, 2 rocks farther.

By Z0xea on 05 Dec 2022 12:00

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RadiantPumpkin

TrueAchievements

12 Nov 2016 22:59

I found a turtle on day 2 right underneath the downed powerline, about 5 feet from supply cache 302. Wasn't out of the way at all.

12 Nov 2016 22:59

RushmoreYankee

TrueAchievements

22 Sep 2016 05:32

There is a supply cache by the river north of the boyscout camp in the SE part of the map, North of the controlled burn and the spot where the firefighters were camped out. Across the river from the cache and a tiny bit to the west is a long rock which looks to be about 15' long. The turtle is on the west end of the rock. Pick it up and hold B to adopt.

22 Sep 2016 05:32

mathatter91

TrueAchievements

04 Oct 2016 21:50

Just to let everyone know, there's at least one other way to adopt a turtle. To the north of cache 306 on the part of the trail after crossing the river at Thunder Canyon. It was right on the side of the cliff. Let me know in the comments if you need more specific information on where.

04 Oct 2016 21:50

TMB

TrueSteamAchievements

26 Dec 2016 00:00

Start a free roam game and head down to the lake where the teens are skinny dipping in story mode. Proceed to the cache box to the north of there and follow the small stream of water down to the lake. To the right on a rock is a small turtle. Pick it up and press E to adopt it and the achievement will unlock.

26 Dec 2016 00:00

Blaze, Naruto, Shippuden

PlaystationTrophies

This trophy can only be obtained during Day 2. After passing the Cripple Gulch, make your way to Cache Box 309 and loot the items inside and be sure to update your Map information. Once you updated your Map, head towards the west to find a turtle on a rock between two pine trees. Pick the Turtle up with and then press and hold to adopt it, thus unlocking the trophy.

Below is a photo of where the turtle is located at:

If you can't find the above Turtle, then try looking for one of the others (credit to rus199410 for the video):

kintaris

TrueTrophies

13 May 2018 10:46

To gain the Love Turts trophy in Firewatch, you must first play through the game's prologue. Just follow all of the on-screen prompts, keep pushing forward and eventually you will reach your firewatch tower. Sit through the conversation on the radio to get to Day 1.

When the day starts, talk on the radio until you spot fireworks going off in the forest. Head downstairs and you'll want to trek straight ahead from the foot of the stairs, west, to the "Cache 306" labelled on your map. Use code 1-2-3-4 and retrieve the rope.

Keep heading west (when the path forks, the left is fastest). You'll eventually come to a scree slope and be prompted to use your rope. After an incident with the rope, continue west. Push forward past a campsite and through to the lake. Deal with the incident as you see fit, then head north towards "Cache 305". After dealing with the cache, go to the small creek directly north and follow it west towards the lake. At the end of the creek you'll see a turtle on a rock. Press