Night Springs is the first DLC for Alan Wake 2. This shadow dropped DLC consists of three episodes that aren't particularly long. For the first episode, you play as Rose. In the second episode, you play as Jesse Faden from Control. Only in this DLC, she is simply referred to as "The Sibling". While the second episode of Night Springs isn't particularly long, it does have some brain-teasing puzzles. If you find yourself stuck, here is how you can complete Episode 2: North Star.

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Look For Your Brother

After the cutscene ends, you will be in control of "The Sibling". Walk under the big sign for Coffee World. Go behind the ticket booth to the left and interact with the note inside. 238 is highlighted by Polaris. Approach the panel next to the gate and enter 238 to open it.

With the gate now unlocked, enter Coffee World. Ignore the shadows and walk past them. Just past the two shadows, you will see a cooler on the ground that can be opened, and it contains ammo and batteries. From there, take a right when you see a sign for the Tasting Room. When the path splits, take a right toward the lit up gazebo. Make sure to loot the cooler to the left of the shadow while you are heading there.

Approach the sheriff who is sitting in the gazebo and talk to him. After you have used every single dialogue prompt, the sheriff will give you a gun and a flashlight. After that, leave the gazebo and head towards the next area that is highlighted by Polaris.

Enter the Warehouse

The warehouse is blocked by a barrier made out of darkness. Just like in the base campaign of Alan Wake 2, you use the flashlight to get rid of the barrier. Be ready though, as the moment the barrier goes down you will be swarmed by a group of Taken. Once the Taken have been dealt with, go toward the warehouse.

Approach the intercom on the left and interact with it. Eventually, you will be given some dialogue options for guessing the passkey. None of the options listed work. The intercom does mention an orientation video which contains the pass key. To find it, go back to the central plaza of Coffee World and follow signs for the Welcome Center.

Inside the Welcome Center, you will find a TV with a VCR next to it. Interact with the VCR to discover that the videotape is missing. Head back to the gazebo and talk to the sheriff. While he is reluctant to give out information about the tape, he does eventually tell you that he hid it in the Ferris wheel.

Take the key and head up toward the Ferris wheel, which is called the Slow Roaster on the map for Coffee World. It's the biggest landmark in Coffee World, making it almost impossible to miss. There will be a couple of Taken lurking nearby, so be vigilant. Approach the terminal that controls the Ferris wheel and use the key to operate it. Each kart is labeled. Wait for cart four to come down and then stop the Ferris wheel.

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Further Verification Required

Interact with the cart, take the video, and head back to the Welcome Center. Use the VCR to learn the password, which is "Truth". Head back to the warehouse and use the intercom. While the password is correct, it needs another one. None of the dialogue options you are given work. Go back to the central plaza where the Roasting Bar is. There will be three posters on the wall that provide hints on the optimal temperature for roasting the coffee. There is also a note on the nearby table with crossed out numbers.

The hints are as follows:

• It is greater than 180, but less than 500.
• The first digit is half of the second digit, but the third digit is one less than the second.

If the hints aren't enough, the optimal temperature is 487. Enter that code into the coffee machine. Go back to the warehouse and use the intercom again. While it does accept the temperature, it then asks you to drink the coffee. Follow the signs to reach the Tasting Room.

Approach the table and interact with the coffee mug. Next, go back to the warehouse and speak to the sheriff. Following that, go back to the intercom and use it once again. Unfortunately, you will have to surrender your weapon before you can go in.

Explore the Warehouse

To make this scenario more strange, there is a person wandering around the warehouse wearing a thermos costume. You don't have a weapon, so you'll just have to hide and get around them. If you get caught, it is an instant kill.

Use the environment to hide from the coffee mascot. There is a door that requires a key. The key is in a tool box in the back right corner of the warehouse near the door. Wait for the coffee mascot to pass or turn his back and then carefully head to the door. Use the key to enter the office. Go into the next room after the office and use the ladder behind the sheriff. Approach the door and interact with it, and you will have successfully completed Episode 2 of Night Springs.

Alan Wake 2

Platform(s)

PC , PS5 , Xbox Series S , Xbox Series X

Released

October 27, 2023

Developer(s)

Remedy Entertainment

Genre(s)

Survival Horror