Walkthrough Wednesday: Just Cause 2 Cheats, Hints and Easter Eggs

Something about the open world of Just Cause 2 lends itself to a bit of cheating, even though I don’t generally condone it. There are just so many cool things to see in the game, not even related to the plot or or missions, that we don’t mind giving you a hand finding them. If you’re just looking for the usual walkthroughs, the folks at Video Games Blogger are on the ball as always with a full list of Just Cause 2 walkthrough videos pulled from YouTube. Below, I’ll compile all the cheats, special item locations and easter eggs I can find from guide pages around the Web:

First, Cheat Code Central notes that racing is an easy way to make money. Each successful race gets you $20,000, and you can repeat them as many times as you like.

Also, from CCC, here are some coordinates for items that will help you complete the game (you can look up coordinates at the top right corner of the map):

• Collectibles, two rare vehicles, gas pumps,  X 8033, Y:28372
• Gambler’s Den, X:8646, Y:23133
• Gas station, X:17677, Y:26023
• Gas station, two upgrades, X:7041, Y:23175
• Racetrack with sports cars, X:9170, Y:11413
• SAMs, fuel supplies, windmills, X:8268, Y:26679
• Three Kings Hotel, X:3709, Y:31482
• Upgrade at mansion porch, X:20172, Y:27689
• Upgrades at the top of the four smaller towers and the main larger tower, X:2297, Y:2212
• Upgrades near runway and lighthouse, X:17313, Y: 25610

IGN’s Just Cause 2 guide page is also a gold mine of valuable coordinates. Here are four places to base jump:

• Snow Peak, X:20546, Y:11828
• Desert Peak, X:8082, Y:28454
• Tropical Peak, X:29197, Y:28065
• Mile High Club, X:29584, Y:11435

And here are three faction bases:

• Roaches HQ, X: 12063, Y:11326
• Reapers HQ, X:17604, Y:12909
• Ular Boys, X:17166, Y:17225

And here’s a list of rare vehicles:

• Military Planes: Usually found in hangars, or on the runway
• G9 Eclipse Jet fighter, X:22163, Y: 23265 or X: 11699, Y:5106
• Si-47 Leopard Jet fighter, X:17141, Y:12369
• Large military jet plane, X:22163, Y:23265
• Aeroliner 474, X:9748, Y:12798
• Cassius 192 Private Jet, X:29584, Y:11435 (Mile High Club)

Finally, we’ve already told you about the island from LOST, but here are the other easter eggs and hidden places:

• Bubble Blaster (Weapon), X:4247, Y: 25959
• Beached whale, X:29678, Y:31349
• Fake shark, X:12665, Y:22595
• Hot air balloon, X:7348, Y:16140 (Side note: Here’s a video showing how to get a massive base jump height off the balloon through an exploit)
• Mount Rushmore Clone, X:30453, Y:30698, slightly southeast of the military base
• Mile High Club, X:29584, Y:11435
• Ski Resort, X:24574, Y:14786
• Panau Casino, X:18565, Y:17755
• Panau International Airport, X:9748, Y:12798
• Panau Capital City, X:3741, Y:15786
• Giant Satellite Dish, X:23440, Y:17420
• Cape Carnival Rocket base, X:30172, Y:14068
• Karl Blaine’s House, X:17276, Y:14343

Not listed in IGN’s guide is one other Easter Egg I read about on GamesRadar: Find any billboard with the dictator Baby Panay, grapple so Rico is right over the dictator’s face, and press the action button to vandalize the billboard with glasses and a mustache.