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As Swann and the others help Kat face her woes inLost Records: Bloom & Rage, the story eventually brings the group to Mikaelsen Ranch, where Kat seeks to exact the brunt of her anger and give the deer the freedom they deserve. To do that, however, they need to figure out how to first.
If you’re struggling to figure out how to handle breaking into the Mikaelsen barn in the second tape ofLost Records: Bloom & Rage, this guide can help you get through each step.
How to Reach the Barn in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2
This objective starts inScene 12 (‘Anarchist’s Dream’) of Tape 2, right before the finale ofthe entire storyline. Kat’s plan to destroy her family’s business starts with the girls vandalizing the hunting shop at the Mikaelsen Ranch. While in control of Swann, choose whichever options you want at each spot around the shop, whether graffiti, breaking windows, or tossing eggs. You can also cut the power to the shop itself via the power box on the left side of the building.
After setting fire to the deer statue out front, Kat reveals that “it’s time to free them”, meaning she also wants to break into the nearby barn and set all the deer free so that they can’t be bred or hunted any longer.
After Kat sends Nora andAutumnto break open the outer fence for the deer, she asks Swann to help her get inside the barn. Make your way around to the main entrance to the barn (as seen above), where the main doors are padlocked. This means that you need to find a way to break the lock and get inside.
How to Open the Barn Door in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2
To get the barn lock open, you’ll need to use a more unconventional method since there’s no key. Kat mentions that Corey always leaves stuff everywhere and that something like a screwdriver should be lying around nearby. That means you need to figure out where said screwdriver is.
Go to the workstation on the right side of the barn, where you’ll see an assortment of supplies. It seems obvious to check the red toolbox sitting on top, but if you open it, there’s no screwdriver in there. Instead, step around to the right side of the workbench and look down.
‘Examine’ the Shelving Unit when prompted, and a blue screwdriver will be there. Pick it up for Swann’s inventory and then return to the barn door. attempt to use the screwdriver on the screws holding the lock in place, and Swann will remark that they’re too rusted to remove. To make it easier, you now need to find another tool.
This time, go over to the window to the right of the barn door and ‘Examine’ it. Look over at the Box sitting on top of a wooden crate and ‘Move’ it when prompted. Doing so reveals a can of Rust Remover. Grab it and go back to the barn door.
Examine the lock again and use the Rust Remover to ‘Clean’ each of the screws. Once you’ve done that, use the Screwdriver to remove the screws and the lock itself. With that, the barn door will open, allowing Kat and Swann to get inside.
How to Free the Deer Inside the Barn in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2
Once inside the bar with Kat, she’ll then instruct Swann to open their stalls. To do that, just walk up to any occupied stalls and ‘Open’ them when prompted. Do this for five different stalls, per the listed objective in the pause menu.
It turns out that one of those stalls holds Gertie, the piebald doe that Kat previously mentioned nursing back to health. Let her out of her stall, and make sure to ‘Pet’ her for the’Free Spirit' achievement.
Let out the rest of the deer from the stalls, and then open the back door of the barn. Despite Kat’s attempts to coerce them out of the barn, they act too scared to leave. While not wanting to resort to it, Kat asks Swann to go find a Flare nearby.
Double back toward the entrance to the barn and go left, where a chained-up ATV is sitting. Grab the flaresitting on the box where you previously found the Rust Removerand then return to Kat and the deer.
Give Kat the flare, and after setting it off, the deer flee into the woods, at last. This completes the objectives at the barn and starts the events of the next scene. Consider your next choices carefully, as they’ll heavily influencethe ending of the game.
