The Flare Gun is one of the more useful tools in Big Walk, letting you signal your group from across the island and light up the ground once night sets in. It is tucked away inside sunken chambers that are easy to walk straight past, so you need to know exactly where to drop in.
Quick answer: Head to one of the hole-shaped chambers near the highest point on the map, jump down into the pit, and pick up the flare gun sitting on the floor. Each chamber holds a different colored gun (Red, Green, or Yellow), and grabbing any one of them works the same way.
Every Flare Gun location in Big Walk
There are three chambers to check, and each one contains a flare gun in a different color. They all function identically, so pick whichever is closest or matches the color you want. Use the highest point on the map as your anchor, since two of the three sit close to it.
| Flare gun | Where to find it |
|---|---|
| Red | Inside the yellow hole chamber directly north of the highest point on the map. |
| Green | Inside the smaller brown hole chamber, north of the red flare gun and west of the highest point. |
| Yellow | Inside the purple hole chamber far to the west, on an elevated hill just north of the red drawbridge. Walk around the area to climb up to it. |
How to grab the Flare Gun
What the Flare Gun does
The Flare Gun shoots a smoke flare that lights up the surrounding area, which is exactly how the fixed flare stations dotted around the map and perched on top of the towers work. If your group splits up, one shot tells everyone roughly where you are. It also helps when night falls and you need light to keep moving.
Tip: Because carrying limits are strict, you do not have to hold the gun in your hands the whole time. Store it on a teammate’s backpack or belt so both of your hands stay free for puzzles, then pull it out when you need to signal.
You will know the pickup worked the moment the flare gun appears in your character’s hands and you can fire it into the air. If it isn’t there, you likely dropped it during a fall or handed it off, in which case it respawns at the chamber where you first found it.
