Community guide to cut down the time it’ll take to find all of the hidden cache locations. Help me locate them all.
 
 
If you find a hidden cache in a map that hasn’t already been found, please give a description of where it was located in the comments. Once there are 4 or more locations for a map I’ll go through that map and try to confirm them and possibly add a screenshot of the room.
 
 

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Community guide to cut down the time it’ll take to find all of the hidden cache locations. Help me locate them all.
 
 
If you find a hidden cache in a map that hasn’t already been found, please give a description of where it was located in the comments. Once there are 4 or more locations for a map I’ll go through that map and try to confirm them and possibly add a screenshot of the room.
 
 
There are approximately 96 hidden cache locations (8 per level, 24 per chapter) so I need help to locate them all.
 
 
 

What are Hidden Caches?

Physical description
 
Hidden caches are flat orange crates with two bright yellow lights on each bottom corner. They are the same standard size as the grey consumable crates that are located at swarm defense points where you find ammo crates and med kits together.
 
A black and white crate symbol appears above them, this can be viewed at a considerable distance as long as the crate is in line of sight.
 
 
What do they contain?
 
They each contain three different items, generally a weapon attachment, a cosmetic, an emote or a consumable. They are the fastest way to get new attachments besides completing missions with “Form An Attachment” challenge card and the selection you can buy directly from the shop. You will always get a unique item when possible, not something you already own, with the exception being consumables.
 
 
Mechanics
 
One cache will spawn in every level in a random location. The locations it can spawn in are fixed, so knowing where to look and then not looking after you find one will speed up game play considerably. There are approximately 8 different spawn locations per level (to be confirmed).
 
Opening 50 hidden caches will award you with an achievement called Keen Eye.
 
You will keep the loot even if you die or abandon the mission, so they have potential to reduce grind.
 
 
How to find them?
 
The ones I’ve found so far can typically be found by looking behind you as you progress towards the marker. There are a few exceptions where they are located off towards the side. They are generally visible without going off the path if you happen to look in the right direction, again there are some exceptions and these might just be the easiest ones to locate. If you find a new one, please write in the comments so I can add it to the list and narrow down possibilities.
 
 
Sometimes, hidden caches are very well hidden, popping up behind random tents or in caves on dead-end paths. They can spawn near Intel sometimes.
 
 
 

Hidden Cache locations

All caches will be listed in the order you can find them where possible. Requires knowing all of the locations for a level and an accurate description of where to find them.
 
 
Priority One: Ingress
 
1.1.1 Opposite the first door you are told to cut through, behind you, behind some boxes.
 
1.1.2 “Unlock Exits”, 1st working Joes area, second(far) back left room, in opposite corner.
 
1.1.3 “Prepare for Battle”, down far stairs, near facehugger, head towards “giant Dalek head”.
 
1.1.4 3-way ambush (after drone ambush), inside working Joes area, on the left.
 
1.1.5 Ammo box ambush (prowlers, bursters), downstairs, far left corner past Intel.
 
1.1.6 Ammo box ambush (prowlers, bursters), upstairs, turn around at exit doorway before you leave for the last time (2nd time if you get the random side mission). Behind some boxes.
 
1.1.7 Huge coolant room with internal leaks and safety rails. Turn left as you enter(chance of prowler).
 
1.1.8 After coolant room, past bursters and %prowler. On the left, enemies may spawn from there. Last chance to grab it as the next door seals you into the final defense area.
 
 
Priority One: Rescue
 
1.2.1 “Override Door Lockdown”, defense area, up the stairs on the left as you enter this area. In a corner behind consoles that will be in front of you as you reach the top of those stairs.
 
1.2.2 “Override Door Lockdown”, defense area, up the stairs on the right as you enter this area. Look left and it will be up against wall in the opposite corner.
 
1.2.3 “Locate Valve”, take a left twice, the tiny storage room on the left and the first valve room to check. It will be on the right wall (%prowler).
 
1.2.4 “after Unlock Inner Door” After 1st Monica encounter, from ammo box, go down, take first right in crate maze and its on the left.
 
1.2.5 Same area, from ammo box, go down and straight ahead, in front of a spawn vent, behind large trapezoidal dumpster crate.
 
1.2.6 Same area, when about to leave(Bashi Tower Centcomp A Deck 41), instead of going into red lit area, turn left to stay in the same area, then turn right and its next to a closed door.
 
1.2.7 confirmed a 7th spawn exists
 
1.2.8
 
Bonus: Notes on Monica
 
After the Prowler on the right spawns, she will run down the middle from where you came from, then dive into the hole on her left. She will then come out of the opposite hole on the right. With known pathing she can probably be cheesed with mines.
 
 
Priority One: Extract
 
1.3.1 Across side bridge (right of objective), under 2m crate with an X and blue barrel (pending more accurate description)
 
1.3.2 Next area(inside). Take a right instead of the waypoint door 13m ahead, then another right into dead-end.
 
1.3.3 “Prepare for Battle”, take a right and check around the corner. (pending more accurate description)
 
1.3.4 Pool area. Take a right and its inside an open airlock, on the right.
 
1.3.5 Beltway area. Directly below the beltway, beltway-side/red meters in the middle.
 
1.3.6 “Investigate Hangar Delta”, up the left stairs to the tower control room.
 
1.3.7 Next area, long corridor with red meters on the right. At 47m to waypoint door, take the dim side corridor on the right, and then a left, and its in the small vented area in the middle left.
 
1.3.8
 
 
Giants in the Earth: Insertion
 
2.1.1 After church-like area with large pipes upperleft and right, take the side corridor on the left. Before “bug swarm” battle and 2nd Intel. Also a strong fallback position.
 
2.1.2
 
2.1.3
 
2.1.4
 
2.1.5
 
2.1.6
 
2.1.7
 
2.1.8
 
 
Giants in the Earth: Contact
 
2.2.1 “Prepare for Battle”, behind the first wall. (On the right if you turn around, on left as you enter)
 
2.2.2
 
2.2.3
 
2.2.4
 
2.2.5
 
2.2.6
 
2.2.7
 
2.2.8
 
 
Giants in the Earth: Evacuate
 
2.3.1
 
2.3.2
 
2.3.3
 
2.3.4
 
2.3.5
 
2.3.6
 
2.3.7
 
2.3.8
 
 
The Gift of Fire: Recon
 
3.1.1 In the first large area, take a left and its on the right next to a blue cylinder light.
 
3.1.2
 
3.1.3
 
3.1.4
 
3.1.5
 
3.1.6
 
3.1.7
 
3.1.8
 
 
The Gift of Fire: Advance
 
3.2.1
 
3.2.2
 
3.2.3
 
3.2.4
 
3.2.5
 
3.2.6
 
3.2.7
 
3.2.8
 
 
The Gift of Fire: Boarding
 
3.3.1
 
3.3.2
 
3.3.3
 
3.3.4
 
3.3.5
 
3.3.6
 
3.3.7
 
3.3.8
 
 
The Only Way To Be Sure: Breach
 
4.1.1
 
4.1.2
 
4.1.3
 
4.1.4
 
4.1.5
 
4.1.6
 
4.1.7
 
4.1.8
 
 
The Only Way To Be Sure: Search
 
4.2.1
 
4.2.2
 
4.2.3
 
4.2.4
 
4.2.5
 
4.2.6
 
4.2.7
 
4.2.8
 
 
The Only Way To Be Sure: Regicide
 
4.3.1 In a room shaped like a grid, instead of following marker to right, go straight ahead.
 
4.3.2
 
4.3.3
 
4.3.4
 
4.3.5
 
4.3.6
 
4.3.7
 
4.3.8
 
 
 

Bonus: Unresponsive mouse clicks?

1. Change from Windowed Borderless to Fullscreen
 
or
 
2. Add “-LockMouse” to launch options (untested, works in another game)
 
 
 

Bonus: best attachments found so far

Armature: Quick Charge Armature
 
+25% Reload Speed
 
+15% Fire Rate, +30% Stability on Hit for 5 seconds (assuming this part isn’t bugged)
 
 
Armature: Deep Railed Armature
 
+30% Reload Speed
 
+20% Max Ammo
 
 
Barrel: Miller Twist Rifling
 
+20% Stability
 
+20% Handling
 
20% chance on Hit: Enemies are Slowed by 50% for 10 seconds
 
Useful on any weapon with a high fire rate and/or area of effect, noticeably the Smart Gun. Applies a visible debuff to the enemy.
 
 
Magazine:
 
Specials effects may be bugged. Needs further testing.
 
 
Muzzle:
 
Specials effects may be bugged. Needs further testing.
 
 
Optics:
 
Specials effects may be bugged. Needs further testing.
 
 
 

Credits

Everyone
 
 
I’ll fill in the first 24 locations for Priority One and we’ll go from there.
 
 

 
 
This is all about Aliens: Fireteam Elite – All Hidden Cache Location Map Tips + Best Attachments in Game; I hope you enjoy reading the Guide! If you feel like we should add more information or we forget/mistake, please let us know via commenting below, and thanks! See you soon!