There is one achievement in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint that is driving players absolutely crazy. This is, of course, the Heart of Darkness achievement. To unlock it, you need to head into the world of Auroa to find a total of eight carillons. Four of these look like wind chimes, while the other four look like bells. Not only is this ridiculously hard, there’s a bug that seems to affect it as well. what follows is our definitive guide to unlocking the Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Heart of Darkness achievement.
How to Unlock Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Heart of Darkness
Before we even start to get into the locations of each carillon you’ll need to find, we need to go over some ground rules. This achievement is incredibly easy to break, and no one knows why. However, we do know how you can unlock it without angering the game and causing the process of completing the achievement to fail.
How to Interact with a Carillon
There is no prompt to activate a carillon once you find it. Therefore, you never truly know when you’ve actually interacted with or activated one. The rule of thumb is that you need to head to each one individually, and stand by it for a few moments. I’d say you need to give this two minutes at least. Stand near the carillon, and move to another nearby location, and stay there for another 30 seconds or so.
No Fast Travel
It seems to be that fast travel can break your progress in unlocking this achievement. This could be because the game registers you into a new session if you fast travel too far. It may also just be a glitch in the code. Regardless, all those who have unlocked this achievement report that they did so in one session, with no fast travel at all. That means you need to use a vehicle to travel between each carillon.
Where are the Carillons in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint?
These are the eight locations that you need to go to in order to find the carillons in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint.
Carillon 1 – Traces of Ancient Ruins 1
This first carillon is in the New Argyll province. It’s southeast of Danna Forest, and slightly northwest of MacDougal Stream. The area on the map refers to it as ‘Traces of Ancient Ruins’ when you’ve explored it. The carillon looks like a set of wind chimes.
Carillon 2 – Abandoned Site 1
For this carillon you need to go to the Smuggler Coves province, east of Conquistadors Ridge and Cemetery Forest. Look at the word ‘Ridge’ on the map, it’s just above it. The area will be named ‘Abandoned Site’ when you’ve been there. This carillon looks like a bell.
Carillon 3 – Cave Site
Look for a carillon that looks like a wind chime on this one. It’s in the Smuggler Coves province again. It’s west of Coast Guards, and south of Cemetery Forest. The site is named ‘Cave Site’ once you’ve visited it.
Carillon 4 – Abandoned Site 2
For this carillon you’re going to the Whaler’s Bay province. The exact location is east of Auctions Glade. It will be named ‘Abandoned Site’ once you’ve visited it. The carillon itself looks like a bell.
Carillon 5 – Traces of Ancient Ruins 2
Another carillon that looks like a wind chime. This one is in the Channels province. It’s directly southwest of Step up Start Up, southeast of Freeman Plane, and northeast of Harbor Cove. The name will be revealed as ‘Traces of Ancient Ruins’ once you’ve been there.
Carillon 6 – Abandoned Site 3
Keep an eye out for a carillon that looks like a bell for this one. It’s in the Windy Island province. Look south of Whaler’s Island. The area will be named ‘Abandoned Site’ once you’ve explored it.
Carillon 7 – Abandoned Site 4
Yet another bell carillon. This one is in the Egg Island province. Look southeast of Madman Hill. It’s gong to appear as ‘Abandoned Site’ once you’ve visited it.
Carillon 8 – Traces of Ancient Ruins 3
Now you’re looking for a carillon that looks like a wind chime. It’s in the Driftwood Islets province, northeast of Conical Hill, and is the second location on this island from the top. The site will be named ‘Traces of Ancient Ruins’ once you’ve been there.
Just to help make things even clearer, we’ve found a video that covers all eight locations for you as well. Check it out below, and let us know if you manage to pick everything up in the comments.