Unlock Black Ops 7 Ashes of the Damned Main Quest Easter Egg

Mastering the Ashes of the Damned main quest in Black Ops 7 Zombies is a monumental challenge that rewards players with exclusive content and a deep sense of accomplishment. This intricate easter egg, centered around your trusty vehicle Ol’ Tessie, represents one of the most expansive and complex quests Treyarch has ever designed. While the co-op campaign and multiplayer offer their own thrills, unlocking the full potential of this Zombies map requires meticulous execution and teamwork. Our comprehensive walkthrough provides every detail needed to conquer this epic journey.

The steps to completing the main quest easter egg can often be tackled in various sequences, offering some flexibility in your approach.

Your initial objective involves following the guided path to unlock the mobile Pack-A-Punch machine.

Locate and free Klaus from his imprisonment, then utilize his unique abilities to secure the Aether Barrel, which is essential for obtaining the Wonder Weapon.

Travel to Reba’s Diner and retrieve the Abomination Carcass.

This specific upgrade for Ol’ Tessie enables you to demolish the large purple flora found along the roads. After destroying these plants, be sure to exit the vehicle to gather the Horde Chunks they drop.

Search for a corpse hanging within the main farmhouse at Vandorn Farm. Hitting it with a combat axe will cause a foot to drop, which you must then burn with a Molotov to acquire the Human Bones.

Journey to the main house situated at Blackwater Lake. Inside the kitchen, positioned on a shelf along the southern wall near the sink, you will find the Jar of Spores.

Eliminate a Ravager enemy using one of the Saw Traps scattered across the landscape. The first Ravager killed by this method will yield the Ravager Eyes. If you suspect you’ve already accomplished this, revisit the trap location to search for the item.

Starting around Round 15, Zursa enemies will begin to appear. You must eliminate one of these using Tessie’s Beam weapon to make it drop a Mysterious Limb. Be prepared, as it may not drop from the very first one you kill.

Locate the glowing mirror inside the Tailer Shop in Ashwood. Activate a Wisp by either purchasing the Wisp Tea Perk-A-Cola or using a specific Gobblegum and then eliminating zombies within the mirror room. Once you possess the Necrofluid Gauntlet, fire it at the activated mirror to receive the Powder of the Forgotten.

Head to Yuri’s Lab with all your collected Serum ingredients. Interacting with the tray will initiate a process that reveals a hidden Pigpen code on the wall for you to decipher.

Using your Necrofluid Gauntlet, target the Nightbird Key, which is lodged within the large dinosaur skulls in Orda Graveyard. Shoot the key with the gauntlet’s spike and then recall the spike to pull the key to you. The individual carrying this key will take constant damage and must be the one to use it on the prism later.

Search for the Bruin Key at the Crashed Rocket site. It is often found on the radio tower bridging the area, on a spinning satellite atop a building, or on a cliff edge between Ashwood and the crash site. Use your gauntlet to retrieve it. While carrying this key, you will be stripped of your weapons, so move with extreme caution.

The final key, the Terrapin Key, is located on the Grounded Ship. Check the open container on the ship’s deck, the area underneath the ship among barrels on the northern side, or inside the central cabin. Retrieving this key with the gauntlet significantly slows your movement, making the return trip perilous.

After completing the step in Yuri’s Lab, a prism will materialize in Ashwood near the jail. Use all three keys on this prism to unlock its chains, triggering a cutscene and rewarding you with the DG-2 Turret Barrel for Tessie.

Return to Ashwood, where you will be prompted to “kill time.” Use Tessie’s new turret to shoot the floating clocktower, then fire your gauntlet at the clock face to retrieve it, temporarily empowering your gauntlet. You have a single shot in this empowered state, so use it wisely. You must then complete four distinct challenges around the map, recharging your Wonder Weapon at the clock tower before each one.

At Vandorn Farm, check the time on the clock inside the family house and stand on the corresponding floorboard marked with faint Roman numerals. Wait for the skeleton at the head of the table to turn towards you with glowing red eyes, then shoot it with your empowered gauntlet. Collect four specific items from around the property and place them on newly appeared ritual circles to trigger a lockdown where you must defend them.

In Zarya Cosmodrome, use your empowered gauntlet to stop two spinning satellite dishes, a task that may require two rounds. A computer in the Control Room will then display a six-letter word in Pigpen code. Convert each letter to a number based on its position in the alphabet (A=0, B=1, etc.). Find the six computer screens scrolling numbers and shoot the red button on each when it displays the correct number for your word.

Drive Ol’ Tessie to Exit 115. Use your empowered gauntlet on the gas station roof clock to start a 60-second timer. Within this time, you must melee the cash machine in the diner to wake the Waitress zombie and lead her to red lightning on the diner roof. Next, use Tessie’s Beam on a truck trailer to wake the Trucker zombie and lead him to his lightning. Finally, request Klaus in the mechanic’s shop to wake a third zombie and lead it to yellow lightning on the gas station roof. This entire sequence can only be initiated on an even-numbered round.

If the other three challenges are done correctly, a wisp will appear on the dock at Blackwater Lake. Interact with it, then shoot your Wonder Weapon at the projector inside the cabin. It will show four locations around the lake in a random order. Memorize this order, then find and shoot the film reels at each location in the correct sequence. Finally, call Klaus via the nearby radio and direct him to a small box on a bed inside the cabin. He will retrieve an item and walk to the dock.

Before initiating the final confrontation, ensure your entire squad is fully prepared with powerful weapons, Perkaholic Gobblegums, crafted items, and Self-Revive kits. When ready, interact with Klaus at the Blackwater Lake dock to begin the boss fight against Veytharion.

This boss has an enormous health pool. Focus your fire on any visible weak spots. When Veytharion becomes immune, the only way to break this state is to drive Ol’ Tessie through the glowing beams that appear and ram him using the ramps around the arena. This action will knock him down and expose a vulnerable spot underneath his body, allowing you to deal massive damage with Tessie’s Turret or other high-damage weapons like the Ray Gun. Be mindful of his rocket attacks, indicated by red spots on the ground, his ability to throw Tessie, and his standard laser attack. Defeating him will play the final cutscene.

Successfully completing the entire Ashes of the Damned easter egg grants significant rewards: the exclusive Oorah! Operator skin for Dempsey, a hefty 10,000 XP bonus, and a unique map-themed Calling Card. An even more exclusive version of the Calling Card is awarded to players who finish the quest before the Directed Mode is added to the game.

With this detailed guide, you are now equipped to tackle the distorted landscapes of Janus Towers Plaza and harness the full power of Ol’ Tessie.

(Source: PC Games N)