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Remember though, you won't have the opportunity to explore all regions of Kyrat in free roam (and their Fortresses) until you complete more of the Campaign. Although weakening a fortress makes it easier to capture it isn't necessary if you've got the firepower and time to find alternative ways inside. Those nasty little things can finish you off before you even get close to the entrance. The most important of those is the mines. The walls will be scalable using the grappling hook.The front gates will be open rather than shut/blocked.A weakened Fortress is easier to capture in several ways: The reason for this is simple - during the campaign you'll weaken the moral of the troops in each region which in turn weakens the regions fortress, making it easier to capture. Weakening Fortresses Before you venture off to a fortress, consider completing enough of the campaign first. Each of the Fortresses is run by a particular War Lord and during the campaign you'll take on these outlaws head first. The other fortresses are spread evenly between mid Kyrat and Northern Kyrat.
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It's located on the eastern side of Southern Kyrat, just north of the two bear locations. The first of the fortresses is controlled by De Pleur which is shown by a little blue castle icon and the letter D. There are four fortresses in Kyrat with each becoming progressively harder as you work your way through the map. In this guide I'm going to discuss a general strategy and then tactics for capturing each of the Fortresses in Far Cry 4. Fortresses are heavily fortified Outposts, that unless weakened, require a considerable effort to capture.