One of the familiar faces returning in Far Cry New Dawn, you’ll hear a lot about Nick Rye, but you won’t see him for a while when you start the game. Although you meet his wife Kim and daughter Carmina very quickly, Nick was captured by the Highwaymen. As one of the game’s five Specialists, alongside characters like Bean and Selene, you need Nick in order to upgrade Prosperity to tier 3. Rescuing him isn’t going to be easy, however.
Far Cry New Dawn Specialists: Where to Find Nick Rye
While Bean and Selene can be found relatively close to Prosperity, Nick Rye and the fourth Specialist, Sharky Boshaw, are a bit further out, towards the northeast of the county. You should quickly find that you have his location marked on your map, along with a radio message you can listen to. As such, finding him won’t be a problem. However, Nick isn’t easy to rescue. It’s recommended that you upgrade to at least tier 3 weapons, as you’ll be facing tier 3 enemies.
Nick is being held at a small hilltop camp where the Highwaymen are forcing him to repair their vehicles. There are always 3-4 tier 3 Highwaymen protecting the camp. What’s more, another group of Highwaymen patrol up and down the hillside path. As such, taking the camp stealthily can be tricky, especially without tier 3+ weapons. Once you clear out the Highwaymen, speak to Nick, who will explain his plan to escape; he has been rebuilding his old plane for the Twins, who want it for themselves, but he wants to use it to get back south to Prosperity. Follow him down a zip-line and to a nearby boat-shed where you’ll find the “Carmina,” his plane. He does warn you that it’s not exactly complete, and you may indeed notice that this plane lacks wings…
The Carmina cannot actually take off. However, as a seaplane, it can propel itself across water like a speedboat, and can even travel overland. Get in, and shoot the doors open with the front-mounted machine gun. The route downriver will take you through a series of obstacles and Highwaymen patrols, including plenty of boats. Keep moving, and keep shooting, especially at the explosive barrel clusters which you’ll see floating in the lakes and rivers. You don’t want to get too close, as the Carmina isn’t extremely sturdy.
Once you reach the end of the route, Nick will indicate another boatshed for you to stop the Carmina in. Once you do, you’ll get to watch a cutscene of Nick’s happy reunion with Kim and Carmina back at Prosperity. After that, Nick will be unlocked as a Specialist and take up residence in Prosperity’s garage. You’ll also gain access to the “Carmina” flightless seaplane if you want to use it again.