The Flare Gun ( Distress Pistol) is a special weapon that fires flares - duh! It’s a rare weapon, and extremely easy to miss in Episode 1. Where To Find The Flare Gun | Story Guide More The Long Dark: Wintermute guides on Gameranx: If you’re pulling your hair out and just want a cool orange gun that shoots flares, we’ve got all the locations listed (so far) - a little light helps fight The Long Dark.

There are multiple chapters in Wintermute, the new story mode add-on recently included in The Long Dark, and the flare gun is tough to find in every location.

It might be sitting right under your home base. They’re not just extremely rare - they’re also impossible to find until a certain Grey Mother trigger makes the weapon spawn. The Flare Gun (or “Distress Pistol”) is one of those rare tools you won’t find easily in the story mode for The Long Dark.