Enshrouded 1.0: Scientific Instruments Location at Eldermere Dam Excavation Camp

The Alchemist can’t upgrade without proper equipment, and in Enshrouded 1.0 that equipment is the Scientific Instruments. You need them for the quest “Scientific Instruments for a Laboratory.” They are not in a chest or a locked room. They sit in a giant bird’s nest on the upper terrace of the Eldermere Dam Excavation Camp, next to the carcass of the bird that built it.

Quick answer: Travel north-northeast from the Ancient Spire Kindlewastes to the Eldermere Dam Excavation Camp. Climb the right-side scaffolding and the wire grid wall, then loot the pile beside the dead bird behind the tent.

The camp lies east of the Pillars of Creation and a brief north-northeast journey from the fast-travel point at Ancient Spire Kindlewastes. While the quest is active, a yellow diamond on the map and HUD indicates the camp.

How to reach the Scientific Instruments nest at Eldermere Dam Excavation Camp

The camp is built around a stone ruin with palm trees and excavation tents around it. The nest is at the top, so most of the work is climbing.

Fast travel to the Ancient Spire Kindlewastes and head north-northeast to the camp. When you arrive, the game shows “Location reached!” and the quest objective changes to “Explore The Camp.”

Map overview of Eldermere Dam Excavation Camp — The camp's marker on the eastern side of the world map, past the Ancient Spire Kindlewastes. Shown at 00:19 in WoW Quests’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

Go to the right side of the stone ruin and jump onto its stone ledges. Follow the wooden walkways of the scaffolding upward.

At the top of the scaffolding, climb the metal wire grid wall. It takes you to the upper rocky terrace.

Climbing the scaffolding — The wire grid wall above the scaffolding is the last climb before the upper terrace. Shown at 00:38 in WoW Quests’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

On the terrace, look for a little tent with its sides open. Its table holds a lore scroll you may read: it is “On the Disappearance of Water,” from “Mystery Of Eldermere Dam,” and awards 40 XP.

Walk a little way behind the tent to the large nest with a dead feathered creature in it. Interact with the loot pile beside the carcass to collect the Scientific Instruments.

Looting Scientific Instruments — The Scientific Instruments are in the loot pile next to the bird carcass in the nest. Shown at 00:52 in WoW Quests’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

Everything in the bird’s nest loot pile

The Scientific Instruments come with a handful of other materials from the same pile:

Item	Quantity
Scientific Instruments	1
Lockpick	1
Feather	10
Raw Bird Meat	2
Eggs	3
Bones	3
String	2
Palm Wood Logs	2

Do not eat the Raw Bird Meat before cooking it. Eating it raw gives you Food Poisoning, which cuts maximum Health by 50 and Stamina by 40 for 180 seconds.

How to confirm the Laboratory recipe unlocked

The unlock happens as soon as you pick up the item. A “RECIPE UNLOCKED!” banner appears that reads “Laboratory (+2 more) at Alchemist”, and the quest objective updates. If you missed the banner, check whether Scientific Instruments are in your inventory, then open the world map. Your player icon should be at the nest site above the camp.

Map confirmation — The player marker at the nest, which is the exact spot where the Scientific Instruments drop. Shown at 01:01 in WoW Quests’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

To finish the quest, return to your Alchemist and turn in the Scientific Instruments. After that, the Laboratory can be built at your base.

Laboratory station requirements

The Laboratory is the Alchemist’s upgrade station. Its requirements are short:

Laboratory	Value
Recipe crafted at	Alchemist
Output per craft	1
Unlocked by	Picking up Scientific Instruments
Placement condition	Crafted under a roof (shelter)
Upgrade for	Alchemist
Recipes at the station	11

The roof requirement is easy to miss. If the Laboratory recipe won’t craft, check that your Alchemist is inside a covered shelter. Once the Laboratory is up, it adds 11 recipes.

Picking up the Scientific Instruments also unlocks a recipe to craft more of them, so you only need to visit the nest once. Each extra set takes 10 Glass, 10 Bronze Bars, 5 Iron Bars, and 20 Charcoal at the Alchemist working with an Alchemy Station, and crafting is instant.