Find all 140 collectibles and COG Tags in Gears of War: E-Day with our complete location guide. Explore every Act, discover hidden documents and items, avoid easily missed pickups, and unlock the Memories From E-Day achievement.
Gears of War: E-Day contains 140 standard Campaign collectibles distributed across five Acts.
Here's the complete breakdown:
Act 1 – 13 collectibles. The opening chapters introduce the collectible system through relatively linear environments, with items hidden inside offices, shops, and smaller side routes.
Act 2 – 38 collectibles. The first major exploration sections contain numerous hidden items. Hold the Line alone accounts for 27 collectibles, making it the largest single-chapter collection.
Act 3 – 36 collectibles. Underground passages, ruined military installations, hospitals, and optional objectives contain several easily overlooked items.
Act 4 – 41 collectibles. The largest Act for collectibles includes open districts, industrial facilities, train sequences, and important chapter-specific pickups.
Act 5 – 12 collectibles. The concluding chapters contain fewer items, but several appear during fast-moving story sequences. Two final collectibles are awarded automatically.
These 140 collectibles include COG Tags, so you do not need to complete an additional, separate COG Tag collection beyond this list.
Hard Cases are tracked separately from standard collectibles.
The Campaign contains 125 Hard Cases, which are yellow containers associated with weapon and character customization upgrades.
They contribute toward the separate Relax. I'm the Map. achievement.
You don't need all 125 Hard Cases to complete Memories From E-Day.
Likewise, Secondary Objectives and Supply Cache unlocks have separate completion requirements.
This guide focuses on the 140 standard collectibles, including every COG Tag entry.
Before searching individual locations, understand how the game helps you identify nearby pickups.
E-Day provides several useful tools for locating hidden items.
When you approach certain collectibles, the game plays a short audio notification.
This sound is a signal to stop moving and inspect your surroundings.
Don't assume the collectible is directly ahead.
It might be on another floor, behind a wall, underneath your current position, or inside an adjacent room.
Once you hear the cue, search carefully before proceeding.
Tac-Com can help reveal nearby collectibles.
On the default controller layout, holding LB activates Tac-Com.
If you've changed your controls or you're playing on PC, use your assigned input.
This is especially useful in dark interiors, destroyed buildings, and areas containing multiple interactive objects.
The War Journal records your collectible progress.
It allows you to identify which Acts and chapters still contain missing entries.
You can also check the chapter collectible count through the pause menu.
Always inspect your chapter total before moving into a major story transition.
For example, if the chapter contains five collectibles and you've only found four, searching immediately is often easier than returning later.
Some Campaign chapters contain sections that become temporarily inaccessible once the story progresses.
These may include buildings entered during Secondary Objectives or areas reached through one-way traversal sections.
The safest approach is to explore nearby rooms and optional routes before committing to the next story objective.
Missing an item doesn't necessarily ruin your completion attempt, because chapter replay allows you to return later.
However, finding everything during the first visit saves considerable effort.
Act 1 contains four chapters and 13 collectibles.
The areas are mostly linear, making this an excellent opportunity to learn how E-Day hides items.
Pay particular attention to the recruitment center and the route toward Echo Park.
1. Monster Jaw
After the opening Wretch encounter, return to the street and find the nearby newspaper kiosk. Check the pavement close to the kiosk and Emergence Hole for the Monster Jaw.
2. Bloody Transit Worker's Helmet
Continue through the maintenance tunnels until you pass the glowing Emergence Hole. Shortly afterward, look for a small opening along the left side of the corridor. The helmet is beside a fallen transit worker.
3. Front Page of the Kalona Times
After helping the civilians trapped beneath rubble, return to the street and enter the Café & Bakery. Go behind the counter into the kitchen and examine the work surface for the newspaper.
Chapter completion: 3/3 collectibles.
4. KPD Police Bulletin
Inside the Kalona Police Department, inspect the desks toward the back of the main office. The bulletin is near the left-side desks and noticeboard.
5. Bloodied Police Chief's Badge
Progress to the Tactical Operations Room, where the Police Chief's body is displayed against the wall. Search around the body and the nearby shelf for his badge.
6. Army Recruitment Pamphlet
Enter the COG Armed Forces Recruitment Center and approach the rear reception counter. The pamphlet is positioned beneath the COG displays.
7. Try On Pilot Helmet
Remain inside the recruitment center. Examine the row of helmets beside the previous collectible and interact with the pilot helmet display.
Important: The pamphlet and helmet are separate collectibles in the same general area. Don't leave after finding only one.
Chapter completion: 4/4 collectibles.
8. Tomatoes, Canned
Inside the Pay-n-Save loading and warehouse area, enter the second storage room and look along the left-side shelving. The canned tomatoes are on the floor near a fallen person.
9. Broken Lancer Bayonet
After the supermarket encounter and Tai's cinematic sequence, inspect the nearby fallen enemy before leaving. The broken bayonet is lodged in the body.
Chapter completion: 2/2 collectibles.
10. Front Page of the Tyran Chronicle
Follow the street until you notice the illuminated Bar & Lounge sign. Before passing it, check the short recess and doorway on the right for the newspaper.
11. Anti-UIR Propaganda Poster
Before entering Landa Memorial, explore the side street near the graffiti-covered wall, phone booth, and food truck. The propaganda poster is attached to the wall.
12. Landa Memorial Medical Supplies Memo
Inside the hospital, check the desk in the reception area near the doors leading back outside. Collect the memo before exiting.
13. COG Tags of Private Brick Rosso
After leaving the clinic and approaching Echo Park, move toward the police car near the entrance. Search beside the fallen COG soldier for Brick Rosso's tags.
Chapter completion: 4/4 collectibles.
Your War Journal should now record 13/13 collectibles for Act 1.
If anything is missing, the recruitment center and the hospital-to-park route are particularly useful places to revisit.
Act 2 contains 38 collectibles across five chapters.
This is where collecting becomes significantly more demanding.
The Campaign opens into larger districts containing apartments, businesses, alleys, rooftops, and Secondary Objectives.
Hold the Line contains 27 collectibles by itself.
Don't treat it like a normal linear chapter.
Instead, search each accessible district and complete relevant optional objectives before leaving.
14. COG Helmet With Bullet Hole
Near the beginning of the chapter, follow the street until the route opens beside a damaged bus. Search behind the bus, near the fallen soldier.
15. Sniper Goggles
Enter the first bridge control room. Take the side corridor on the left and inspect the fallen Locust at its end.
16. Bridge Worker's Lunch Kit
After assisting Charlie Squad, explore the lower bridge access area. The lunch kit is near the work barriers on the left.
17. Thrashball RUSH Magazine
Inside the second bridge control room, look toward the right side instead of immediately interacting with the controls. The magazine is on a small trolley or cabinet.
18. Medic's First Aid Kit
After the bridge encounter involving the Boomer, inspect the lower section near the burning military truck. The kit is beside the fallen Gear.
Chapter completion: 5/5 collectibles.
This is the biggest collectible chapter in the game.
Several items are found in different districts, and some require access granted through story or Secondary Objectives.
The entries below form a location checklist rather than a strict one-way walking route.
19. Cinema Filmatica Magazine
Visit Iron Coast Motors and explore the rear showroom or garage office. Search the desk near the radio.
20. A Letter Home
During the Trapped Family Secondary Objective, enter the Last Dollar Store building. Search its interior corridor for the letter.
21. Thrashies Cereal Box
Enter the Timgad Prime fuel-station shop. Look around the checkout counter for the cereal box.
22. Kalona Postcard
Near Octus Way Station, explore the plaza reached by the nearby steps. Check around the stone bench and surrounding pedestrian area.
23. Foreman's Datapad
Visit the construction site and explore its lowest accessible level. Search around the foreman's work area toward the back of the site.
24. Vandalized Salvaging Poster
Enter the Major Burger restaurant near the construction zone. Inspect the interior restroom wall for the poster.
25. COG Tags of Private Liz Waxman
Find the apartment building near the Bank of Tyrus with accessible exterior scaffolding. Reach the second-floor window, move onto the scaffolding, and search beside the fallen soldier.
26. Emgazi Blitz Display Case
Explore the upper floor of the same apartment building. The display case is on a bedroom desk.
27. Birthday Card with Toy Lancer
Head below the bridge near the Bank of Tyrus. Follow the lower walkway toward the river and search near the bench by the underground parking area.
28. Kalona Metro Fare Notice
Find the subway entrance south of Grind Coffee. Descend toward the turnstiles and inspect the wall opposite them.
29. Tales from the Tyran Night Story Book
Locate the apartment building associated with the Apartment SOS Secondary Objective. Climb the exterior scaffolding to the upper apartment and inspect the table inside.
30. Major Burger Box
Enter the Major Burger restaurant near the missing-squad objective. Search the kitchen and back-room sink area.
31. COG Tags of Specialist Brendan O'Connell
Near the missing-squad objective and the southern Financial District, check the alley containing fallen soldiers.
32. COG Tags of Master Sergeant Mark Avamor
Search the damaged loading bay south of the Bank of Tyrus, near the Warehouse District. The tags are beside a fallen soldier inside.
33. Caricature of Colonel Elias Trench
Near the guarded bridge and COG roadblock, inspect the lamppost overlooking the road. The caricature is attached to the pole.
34. COG Tags of Specialist Arnold Imhatip
From the bridge area, descend beneath the roadway and search the damaged vehicles at the dead end of the lower route.
35. Timgad Refinery Recruitment Poster
Cross toward the eastern bridge and enter the building marked by a large hotel sign. Inspect the wall beside the elevator.
36. Re: Vibration Complaints
Near the Imulsion Stockpile objective, find the building displaying a live-music sign opposite Amberstone Storage. Search the door inside for the notice.
37. Photograph and Harmonica from Mags' Apartment
Complete the Get Mags' Meds story objective and progress through the apartment scene. These personal belongings are recorded together as one collectible entry.
38. War Savings Bond
During the objective involving Dr. Dalia Fabbri, enter the Bank of Tyrus vault. Inspect the bonds inside before leaving.
39. COG Tags of Specialist Jada Clemmons
Enter Grind Coffee near the bank district. Go behind the counter into the service area to find the fallen Gear and her tags.
40. Pendulum Wars Victory Flag
Near the Kalona Hotel, find the crashed ambulance and nearby newsstand. Search the newsstand for the flag.
41. Child's Monster Drawings
Visit the grocery shop along the route toward the hotel. Search its rear storeroom for the drawings.
42. Holiday Photos
At the Monroe Library rendezvous area, inspect the bench near the kiosk. Look underneath and around it for the photographs.
43. Muster Point Instructions
Follow the approach toward the Kalona Hotel and inspect the wall near the phone booth.
44. COG Tags of Sergeant Elijah Adams
Complete the Lone Wolf Secondary Objective involving the COG sniper. Search the fallen sniper after the encounter.
45. Portrait of Chairman Tomas Dalyell
Enter the Kalona Hotel and explore the second floor before progressing through the next major story interaction. The portrait is along the upper hallway.
Chapter completion: 27/27 collectibles.
Don't leave Hold the Line until your War Journal shows the full chapter total.
The apartment scaffolding, Bank of Tyrus, Lone Wolf objective, and Mags' apartment sequence are important places to check if you're missing something.
46. COG Tags of Private Sal Harkniss
After reconnecting with Charlie Squad, search beneath the overpass near the fallen soldier.
47. COG Tags of Private Siv Strickland
Continue searching the same tunnel area. Another body is caught against a vehicle nearby.
48. Bloodied Spike
Under the elevated train structure, look near the Beer and Wine sign for a soldier impaled by a spike.
49. Ink-Covered Wrench
Reach the plaza containing the large golden Gear statue. Search the ground around the benches on the left.
50. COG Tags of Lieutenant Jane Hawkins
After speaking with Captain Grey, inspect the covered bodies on the right side before passing through the gate.
Chapter completion: 5/5 collectibles.
Flyboys contains no standard Campaign collectibles.
You can advance without looking for a missing item in this chapter.
51. Point Fairlight Hangar Data Pad
Once inside the hangar, search the left side of the interior before continuing toward the next objective.
Chapter completion: 1/1 collectible.
Your Act 2 total should now read 38/38, bringing the overall Campaign collection to 51/140.
Act 3 contains 36 collectibles across six chapters.
Expect underground passages, military installations, ruined streets, abandoned hospitals, and several optional areas.
This Act has an especially important collectible-counting quirk.
Commander's Letter Home is registered under Act 3 even though its physical pickup is near the transition into Act 4.
Remember this if your War Journal appears to be missing one item.
52. COG Army Knife
After reaching the first badly mauled body in the woodland area, inspect the nearby trees before dropping to the lower route. The knife is near the base of a tree.
53. Fairlight Rifle Range Sign
After entering the fenced military training area, check the perimeter wall near the tank and closed gate.
54. Gut-Puncher Grenade Rounds
Inside the Fairlight military area, find the first Supply Cache and search the nearby crates for the ammunition collectible.
55. Prepper's Scavenging Map
Near the electrical substation, search the narrow space between the large generators.
56. UIR Soldier Shooting Target
Follow the fence around the substation and inspect the damaged target near the machinery.
Chapter completion: 5/5 collectibles.
57. Damaged Gnasher Shotgun
Early in the underground section, explore the side tunnel branching from the red-lit passage. The damaged shotgun is resting on military crates.
58. Parchment and Powder Pouch
At the first major Locust supply area, inspect the equipment and containers along the left side.
59. Parchment with Indecipherable Writing
After the abandoned subway encounter, search the area beneath the stairs on the right before following the main objective onward.
60. Maintenance Worker's Bloodied Flashlight
From the damaged subway platform, follow the darker track away from the objective marker. Continue toward the red-lit wreckage and check the ground near the blocked end.
61. COG Tags of Private Beth Avila
Near the destroyed train cars, find the stairwell descending beside the wreckage. Search the lower area near the fallen body.
62. COG Tags of Private First Class Erick Davis
In the large sewer basin, locate the Supply Cache and nearby Hard Case. Search beside the fallen Gear for Erick Davis' tags.
Chapter completion: 6/6 collectibles.
Erick Davis' tags are a particularly important checkpoint if you're missing one item in Enemy Lines.
63. COG Tags of Sergeant First Class Robin Hamill
After returning above ground, search near the glowing Emergence Hole in the Kalona Theatre area. The body is close to the damaged street and nearby vehicles.
64. COG Tags of Corporal Tracy Moore
Below the Skytrain route, enter the exposed apartment building and inspect the back room.
65. Colonel Trench's VIP List
At the abandoned COG command post, enter the tent and check the desk.
66. COG Tags of Private Luis Garcia
Near the outpost, explore the raised cargo-container area and inspect the fallen soldier inside or beside the military storage position.
67. Captain Grey's Field Journal
At the COG field station near the library, search the desk with computer equipment.
68. Landa Memorial Hospital Evacuation Order
Return to the hospital reception area and inspect the filing cabinet behind the front desk.
69. COG Tags of Specialist Rachel Carnahan
Inside Landa Memorial Hospital, search the emergency/admissions area on the upper floor for the body.
70. COG Tags of Private Terrance Sander
During the civilian-defense objective near the loading bay, enter the nearby building and inspect the fallen Gear.
71. COG Tags of Private Oded Bay
Return to the blood-covered fountain behind the Kalona police building. The tags are near the body at the fountain.
72. COG Tags of Specialist Bernard Havelock
Locate the damaged Downtown Line railcar. Climb into the wrecked carriage using the accessible route and search the body inside.
73. Locust Pistol Ammunition
Along the riverside walkway, check the dead Locust near the benches for the ammunition collectible.
74. COG Tags of Private First Class John Carnahan
Near the southeastern shelter, inspect the exterior wall and fallen soldier outside the protected area.
75. Damaged Heavy Locust Helmet
During the Lost in the Park Secondary Objective, reach the park area and search the fallen heavy Locust near the damaged police vehicle and sinkhole.
76. Blade-like Projectiles
During Rooftop Mayday, explore the scaffolding route near Monroe Library. Search the intermediate landing before reaching the main rooftop objective.
Chapter completion: 14/14 collectibles.
This is one of the chapters most likely to leave players missing items.
The Damaged Heavy Locust Helmet and Blade-like Projectiles are especially important because they involve optional-access areas.
77. COG Tags of Private Rudy Bartholomew
After the first encounter, cross toward the left side of the highway and search beside the burning car and fallen soldier.
78. Locust Crest
After the bridge encounter, follow the lower roadway and search near the overturned police car before rejoining the moving convoy.
79. COG Tags of Corporal Kevin Gabor
Inside the bridge control room, inspect the body near the central equipment and control console. Some published guides spell the name Garbor.
Chapter completion: 3/3 collectibles.
80. A Bottle of Iron Coast Beer
Inside the first apartment, examine the seating area and interact with the person or bottle near the sofa.
81. Portrait of Chairman Jacob Monroe
After the Wretch encounter inside the apartment corridor, crawl through the low opening and inspect the space beyond.
82. Sanctum of the Fallen Memorial Ceremony Program
When you reach the rooftop courtyard, search beside the planters near the exterior edge.
83. Locust Spiked Shoulder Pad
As the route returns toward street level, inspect the fallen Locust near the balcony and tree.
84. Explosive Bolt
After fighting the enemies using Torque Bows, climb toward the top of the clock tower and search the highest accessible area.
Chapter completion: 5/5 collectibles.
85. Torn Flag of Tyrus
At the military outpost, move to the far-right section near the blocked tunnel and search the surrounding debris.
86. Morith Harbor Snow Globe
During the harbor pursuit, enter the gift shop and inspect the service desk.
87. Commander's Letter Home
This is the unusual entry.
Continue through the chapter transition toward Fort Vigil. Near the start of Act 4, inspect the area beside the military truck.
The letter is physically found around this transition but recorded as an Act 3 collectible.
Chapter completion: 3/3 collectibles, including the transition pickup.
Your Act 3 total should now reach 36/36, bringing the Campaign count to 87/140.
If you show 35/36 after finishing Desperate Measures, check the Fort Vigil truck before replaying the entire Act.
Act 4 contains more collectibles than any other Act.
Its 41 items are spread across six chapters, including large exploration areas, moving-train sequences, and industrial buildings.
Be especially careful in Technical Difficulties and Tough as Nails.
88. COG Tags of Sergeant Major Hank Rustin
These tags are awarded automatically at the beginning of the chapter. No separate body needs to be searched.
89. Message from The Coalition
Near the opening memorial area, inspect the podium and surrounding display before following the next objective.
90. COG Tags of Sergeant Betsy Barnes
After crossing the bridge, turn left and search around the wrecked vehicle and fallen soldier.
91. Regalia Hotel VIP Guest List
Enter the Regalia Hotel and inspect the reception counter.
92. DISPUTE Magazine
After moving through the cathedral section, reach the area containing the truck near the blocked tunnel. Search around the vehicle's cab.
93. Anniversary Card and Tickets to Khindago
After dealing with the Locust snipers near the plaza, enter the nearby building and search its kitchen counter.
94. A Handwritten Letter, in Vasgari
Explore the far-left section of the market district. Search near the displayed paintings toward the rear of the area.
95. COG Tags of Specialist Harrison Alexieff
On the route toward the university, climb into the elevated garden area and inspect the fallen Gear.
96. Statuette of Roman Kalona
Before reaching Kalona Square, enter the souvenir shop and check the display counter.
97. COG Tags of Specialist Dale Maddoc
Explore the optional route alongside the university and search near the garden wall for the body.
98. Blood-Splattered Ulk Plushie
On the street approaching the Opera House, check the side area near the blue car and damaged police vehicle.
99. Lighter Darker Opera Program
Inside the Opera House, climb to the upper balcony. The program is in the balcony area, away from the direct main route.
100. COG Tags of Specialist Mei Aoi
Outside the Opera House, follow the street along its left side to the dead end. Search the fallen Gear near the damaged ambulance.
Chapter completion: 13/13 collectibles.
If you are pursuing complete Campaign progression, finish the accessible Secondary Objectives before advancing through the Opera House story route.
This chapter contains an especially easy-to-miss pair of items during the train sequence.
101. COG Tags of Sergeant Aman Landry
At the train stop where you disembark to fight Locust, search the area near the second exit for the fallen soldier before returning to the train.
102. No. 80 Graffitied Poster
During the same stopping section, follow the tracks toward the right-hand tunnel and inspect its left wall for the graffitied poster.
Chapter completion: 2/2 collectibles.
Important: Collect both items before continuing the train sequence. Missing the opportunity may require chapter replay.
103. Young Artists Night Poster
When the larger district becomes accessible, take the first street on the left and inspect the wall for the poster.
104. Maranday Apple Brandy Bottle
Continue farther north through the district and search the roadside area for the bottle.
105. COG Tags of Corporal Goran Ducaine
Locate the warehouse building toward the northern section of the area. Climb onto its roof and search beside the fallen Gear and large dead Locust.
106. A Letter Regarding Armadillos
During the optional objective involving civilians at Seradyne, enter the building and inspect the ground-floor desk.
107. COG Tags of Lance Corporal Calder Hunt
Near the train yard, enter the adjacent building and search inside for the fallen soldier.
108. R.I.G. Component
Explore the unused train carriage inside the rail yard. The component is near the equipment and generator.
109. Imulsion Blast Charge
Complete the Special Cargo Secondary Objective and inspect the opened case afterward. Manually collect the blast charge rather than assuming objective completion automatically records it.
110. Refiner's Union Jacket
Near the rail yard, find the weapons warehouse and climb to the upper floor. Search inside for the jacket.
111. COG Tags of Lieutenant Jacob Palma
Inside the refinery, locate the fallen soldier and collect the tags before leaving the interior section.
112. Severed JACK Bot Head
In the large central factory building, search the main floor, particularly the sofa in the corner.
113. Blurry Photo of Locust Attack
Remain inside the central factory and enter the smaller side room off the production floor.
114. COG Tags of Lance Corporal Dalia Avdol
Find the damaged bridge inside the factory. Reach the higher broken section and inspect the body.
115. Seradyne Factory Closure Sign
At the factory associated with the final Secondary Objective, search the bottom floor for the sign.
116. Port of Kalona Docking Registry
During the final main objective, climb the tower and inspect the control console before advancing the sequence.
Chapter completion: 14/14 collectibles.
The Imulsion Blast Charge and Seradyne Factory Closure Sign are important because they are associated with optional content.
Don't leave this district until you've confirmed both.
117. Infinity Mints
At the chapter's opening gas station, search the counter area before leaving.
118. Signed Kalona Eagles Cap
On the way toward the communications tower, explore beneath the bridge and inspect the lower area.
119. Photo of Lucas and His Friends
Inside the communications tower, search the noticeboard in the interior room.
120. Lucas' Handheld Radio
In the same general room as the photograph, examine the desk or console opposite the noticeboard.
121. Pair of Binoculars
Around the communications-tower bridge and exit route, search near the bridge-side observation position before moving into the next chapter.
Chapter completion: 5/5 collectibles.
122. COG Tags of Lance Corporal Aniyah Musa
Immediately after gaining control, turn left and inspect the fallen Gear near the opening position.
123. COG Tags of Lance Corporal Ava Wilson
Later in the chapter, follow the route toward the reactor. Search the body along the approach, near the end of the bridge section.
Chapter completion: 2/2 collectibles.
124. Bust of Allfather Decha Timgad
Near the beginning of the refinery section, search the entrance area for the bust.
125. Damaged Gas Mask
Inside the open refinery area, check the debris near the tunnel entrance before continuing.
126. Tyran Business Monthly
After reuniting with the squad, enter the small room on the left and search inside for the magazine.
127. Memorandum to Dr. Elliot
During the required office sequence, inspect the desk and nearby documents before leaving the room.
128. Dalia Fabbri's Research Journal
Before triggering the chapter's final major boss encounter, search the last accessible room for Dalia Fabbri's journal.
Chapter completion: 5/5 collectibles.
Your Act 4 total should now read 41/41, bringing the Campaign collection to 128/140.
The journal is especially important here because passing into the final encounter without picking it up may force you to replay part of the chapter.
Act 5 contains the final 12 collectibles.
The closing chapters are more linear, but several items can still be missed while the story pushes you forward.
Spoiler warning: The final chapter includes two automatically awarded collectibles whose names reveal important ending events.
129. COG Tags of Private Lorin Galvin
After the train sequence ends and you return to moving on foot, search the left side of the path before entering the park area.
Chapter completion: 1/1 collectible.
130. COG Tags of Specialist Wallace Teale
At the start of the chapter, turn left toward the shipping containers and inspect the nearby body.
131. Clinical Test Trial Medication
Inside the hospital, reach the upper floor and search the surgery or medical treatment room. The medication is on a desk.
132. COG Tags of Master Sergeant Joseph Kopec
During the escape through Landa Courts Apartment, continue toward the uppermost level and look for the burning room. Search the body seated in the chair.
Chapter completion: 3/3 collectibles.
There are no standard collectibles in Storm Clouds.
Continue the main story without searching for additional COG Tags in this chapter.
133. COG Tags of Lieutenant Enola Tabaaha
Before entering the meeting room with Michaelson, check the adjacent area to the left for the fallen Gear.
134. Captain's Log, CNV Resolute
Inside the meeting room, inspect the shelf or cabinet near the corner.
135. CNV Resolute Decommissioning Plans
In the engineering workshop, crawl beneath the generator and check the nearby workbench.
136. COG Tags of Lieutenant Arthur Palarmo
During the escort section, climb the ladder and turn back toward the body across the opening.
137. Sketch of the Kalona Skyline
In the crane section near the end of the chapter, climb to the uppermost accessible platform and search the desk or crates.
Chapter completion: 5/5 collectibles.
138. COG Tags of Sergeant Alton Hau
On the bridge containing impaled bodies, search near the burned-out vehicle before advancing through the area.
139. COG Tags of Sergeant Bryce Valen
These tags are automatically awarded following the final boss encounter and its subsequent story sequence.
There is no ordinary hidden pickup to locate.
140. Carlos Santiago's COG Tags and Photo
This final collectible is recorded automatically during the concluding story events and credits.
It does not require searching an additional hidden room.
Chapter completion: 3/3 collectibles.
Once the ending is complete, your War Journal should show 140/140 standard Campaign collectibles.
COG Tags are among the most recognizable collectibles in the Gears of War franchise.
They serve as reminders of soldiers who died during the conflict, giving the Campaign additional emotional weight.
In E-Day, COG Tags are included directly in the 140 standard collectibles.
This means you don't need to complete an additional separate COG Tag collection.
COG Tags generally appear close to fallen COG soldiers.
However, the exact situations vary.
Near damaged military vehicles.
Check areas containing ruined transports, burning trucks, armored vehicles, and police barricades. Several tags are found close to bodies left behind during battles.
Inside abandoned buildings.
Apartments, hospitals, offices, and military installations often contain fallen soldiers. Search these interiors before leaving.
Along secondary routes.
Some tags appear outside the direct story path, including optional mission areas, scaffolding, side streets, and lower bridge sections.
Beside important story events.
Certain tags are awarded automatically through the Campaign. Others are found immediately after major encounters.
When looking for missing COG Tags, follow the chapter entries in this guide rather than searching every dead soldier randomly.
Your War Journal provides the best way to narrow the search.
Some collectibles are missable during a particular chapter run because the story moves you away from their locations.
However, chapter replay allows players to return for missed collectibles without restarting the entire Campaign.
This makes cleanup significantly easier.
Use the following approach:
Open your War Journal. Check the Campaign's collectible entries and identify the Act containing the missing item.
Find the incomplete chapter. Compare its recorded total against the chapter counts listed in this guide.
Replay the relevant chapter. Return to the chapter containing the missing pickup rather than restarting the entire story.
Follow the location directions. Search the relevant landmark, room, objective area, or fallen soldier.
Confirm the collectible registered. After interacting with the item, check your updated Journal count.
This method is especially useful when you're missing only a handful of collectibles.
There is an important detail when collecting items through chapter replay.
Some Hard Case and collectible interactions can require rechecking if you die before reaching a checkpoint.
To avoid confusion, verify the collectible has been recorded after collecting it and reaching a suitable checkpoint.
If your Journal doesn't reflect the pickup after reloading, return to the location.
Don't assume an interaction was permanently saved simply because you briefly saw a pickup notification.
Although every item in the guide matters, certain collectibles deserve additional attention.
These are among the biggest traps for players attempting 100% completion.
The recruitment center contains both the Army Recruitment Pamphlet and the Pilot Helmet collectible.
Players who collect the pamphlet and immediately leave can easily overlook the nearby helmet display.
Check both before exiting.
Hold the Line has 27 collectibles, several of which require exploring optional areas.
Important examples include the Trapped Family building, Mags' apartment scene, Bank of Tyrus vault, and Lone Wolf sniper objective.
Don't assume completing the main story route will automatically register every collectible.
These tags are found beside the Supply Cache and Hard Case in the large sewer basin.
Players who move directly toward the next objective can overlook the nearby body.
Check this location if Enemy Lines shows 5/6 collectibles.
This collectible is associated with Rooftop Mayday.
Completing the objective isn't a replacement for physically finding the collectible.
Search the scaffolding and intermediate landing carefully.
This is one of the most confusing items because it counts toward Act 3 but appears near the transition into Act 4.
If your Act 3 count shows 35/36, check near the truck at Fort Vigil.
The COG Tags of Sergeant Aman Landry and the No. 80 Graffitied Poster appear during a train-stop section.
Collect both before continuing the train sequence.
Completing Special Cargo isn't sufficient by itself.
You must inspect the opened case and collect the blast charge.
This item is found before the final major encounter in Critical Failure.
Inspect the final accessible room before triggering the boss sequence.
Finding all 140 standard collectibles completes the requirement for the Memories From E-Day achievement.
The achievement is worth 15 Gamerscore.
It can be completed on any Campaign difficulty.
You do not need to play through the entire Campaign on Insane difficulty solely to obtain this achievement.
However, complete Campaign achievement hunting involves more than standard collectibles.
Other tasks include discovering Hard Cases, completing Secondary Objectives, and unlocking the required Supply Cache items.
These belong to separate achievement requirements.
Yes, if your goal is the Memories From E-Day achievement.
COG Tags are part of the 140 standard collectibles.
Missing a single required COG Tag means your collection remains incomplete.
Standard collectibles are primarily tied to Campaign lore, exploration, and achievement completion.
Weapon modification rewards are associated with separate upgrade systems, including Hard Cases and other Campaign content.
Don't confuse lore collectibles with guaranteed weapon improvements.
Finding a newspaper or set of tags doesn't automatically grant a Weapon Mod.
There are 140 standard Campaign collectibles across five Acts.
Act 1 contains 13, Act 2 contains 38, Act 3 contains 36, Act 4 contains 41, and Act 5 contains 12.
COG Tags form part of the 140 standard collectibles rather than a separate collectible counter.
The complete chapter checklist above includes every named COG Tag entry alongside documents, photographs, and other items.
Hold the Line in Act 2 is particularly demanding because it contains 27 collectibles spread across a large exploration area.
Several items are associated with buildings and Secondary Objectives.
Yes.
Chapter replay allows you to recover items you missed without restarting the entire Campaign.
Use the War Journal to identify which chapter needs attention.
No.
The Memories From E-Day achievement allows collectibles to be found on any Campaign difficulty.
Other achievements may have separate difficulty requirements.
No.
Hard Cases are a separate tracked category.
The Campaign contains 125 Hard Cases associated with the Relax. I'm the Map. achievement.
It is found near the military truck at the Fort Vigil transition around the beginning of Act 4.
However, the collectible is recorded under Act 3.
This item is automatically recorded during the ending sequence.
You do not need to search for an additional hidden location.
Use the War Journal to identify which Act and chapter contains the missing item.
Replay that chapter and collect the remaining pickup.
Check the unusual locations listed in the easily missed collectibles section before attempting a broader search.
Previously collected items contribute to your overall collection record.
When replaying, verify the War Journal has registered the pickup, especially if you reload before a checkpoint.
The associated achievement is Memories From E-Day, worth 15 Gamerscore.
It requires finding all standard Campaign collectibles.
Gears of War: E-Day rewards players who take the time to explore Kalona beyond the main combat encounters.
Its 140 collectibles aren't simply objects scattered across the environment. They reveal personal stories, military history, and the human cost of Emergence Day.
From fallen soldiers' COG Tags to abandoned family photographs and hidden military documents, every collectible adds another piece to the city's story.
For the smoothest completion, explore each chapter carefully, use Tac-Com whenever you hear a collectible notification, and check your War Journal before advancing.
Pay special attention to Hold the Line in Act 2, the optional objectives in Act 3, and the industrial and train sections in Act 4.
If you miss something, remember that chapter replay allows you to recover it later.
You don't need to restart the entire Campaign.
Once all 140 collectibles are registered, you'll complete the requirements for the Memories From E-Day achievement and have uncovered the full standard collectible collection.
Whether you're aiming for every achievement or simply discovering more of Kalona's history, the best approach is to explore thoroughly, track your progress, and leave no fallen Gear behind.
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