Curtis Sinclair is one of the NPCs inDead Island 2that the majority of the players will meet very early on. Apparently, this guy is a ‘living legend’ in theDead Island 2universe who used to be a huge film sensation. After players save him from his lack of stairs in The Death of the Party Side Questand loot his house completely, he’ll relocate to Emma Jaunt’s Mansion.
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Then, after at least completing Amanda Styles’s Side Quest, #Clickbate, at the Goat Pen, Curtis will have a Side Quest of his own to offer the player character. This Side Quest, calledCreature Comforts, is all about Curtis trying to get some better alcohol for all the survivors in the Jaunt mansion, so he has the player’s Slayer go out to look for some. Let’s go over exactly how to get that request done.
Finding The Ardkillin Whiskey In Colt Swanson’s Mansion
First up isColt Swanson’sMansion, and players will recognize this place as the first home they entered after waking up inBel-Air. Colt is long dead by this point, as it’s mandatory to slay him as a Zombie to progress at the start of the game. But, it turns out there’s more to this guy’s mansion to discover, as he apparently has an18-year-old bottle of Ardkillin Whiskeysitting somewhere in his house.
Players can find other whiskies and alcohol by searching around the mansion, and eventually, they’ll get a clue to search upstairs. But, to save some time, just head out to Colt’s backyard, turn right, head up the stairs that lead to the side of the house, and head towards the open window at the end of this path. There will be a few basic Zombies and aCrusherin the way, but that’s quick work forany of the 6 Slayers this game has to offer.
After clearing out the riff-raff, head into the room very carefully.There are a couple of tripwires in this roomthat set off Combat Shotguns as well as trigger explosive oil canisters, so make sure and avoid these or trigger them from a distance if possible. After getting back and disabling the traps, players should open up the door leading to the upstairs hallways of theSwanson Mansion so they have a bit easier access to this room, then head to the other end of this room to find a safe with aHell or High Waternote nearby that reveals howCindy has the key to this safe.
Head downstairs to theDisplay Roomin the mansion (AKA the room with the display cases that trigger an alarm) to encounterColt’s Gal Cindy,an Apex ZombieScreamerwho is a bit tougher than the averageScreamer. Kill her, and she’ll dropCindy’s Safe Key. Take this back up to the safe, grab theArdkillin Whiskey, and the first half of the Side Quest is done.
Grabbing The Vintage Maison Sang-Vivant Wine From The Goat Pen
Next up is theGoat Pen, a house that players have already become familiar with throughout the#ClickbateSide Quest. Amanda is already gone from here, however, and is now sitting around at theJaunt Mansion. The primary focus of the Goat Pen here is in theirWine Room, which is locked and requires theGoat Pen Master Keysto open. However, this isn’t necessarily true, as players can just smash the glass walls surrounding theWine Roomto get in without a key, though this does set off the alarm, luring in nearby Zombies.
To go about this the safer way, players will need to go and get theGoat Pen Master Keys. There’salready a guide for obtaining these, but to quickly sum it up; go to the outdoor pool, look over at where theMaster Bedroomis, throw something to break the window, and hop across to get into theMaster Bedroom. After getting in, theMaster Keyswill be sitting on theBedside Table. Grab these, head back downstairs, and grab theMaison Sang-Vivantwine sitting on the far left of the middle-most wine shelf in theWine Room.
Swiping Sinclair’s Cuban Cigars Before Leaving The Goat Pen
After grabbing theMaison Sang-Vivantand clearing out any nearby Zombies (if needed),Curtiswill call up on the walkie-talkie. He’ll mention that players should grab a case ofCuban Cigarshe gave theGoat Penas a welcome gift before the Zompocalypse, and promises to reward the player even more so if they do this extra task. Ironically enough, this task isn’t optional, and it requires getting into theMaster Bedroomanyway (so there’s really no point in ‘breaking into’ the Wine Room).
To get these, simply head back to theMaster Bedroom, and a Zombie should pop out of theWalk-in Closetbehind the main computer desk, opening the doors for the player to go in. And, sitting on the lower shelf in the middle of this closet is a box ofCuban Cigars, grab these and head back toCurtis Sinclair.
Returning To Curtis Sinclair & Quest Rewards
After grabbing all the booze and cigarsCurtisasked for, return to him and the quest will be instantly completed.Players will get 3,000 EXP as a reward, which is pretty sizeable considering how early this Side Quest becomes available.
Not only that, but players will also receive an additional reward, thePeggy Rifle, aSuperiorRarity gun that, quite frankly, is overpowered. All-in-all this isa fantastic Side Questas all of the objectives are nearby, it doesn’t require too much work, it rewards exploration, and thePeggy Rifleis one of the best weapons inDead Island 2.
Dead Island 2is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X\S.
