Mortal Shell 2 Makeshift Projectile & Catapult
Updated September 4, 2026 · Checked for the current launch build
Official promotional screenshot: Steam / Cold Symmetry / Playstack
1. Catapult — mark it, do not fire yet
From Outskirts of Mammon Beacon, walk the grassy ground toward the southwest / southeast siege weapon. Soldiers watch it. Ruk sits on a nearby statue with a Map of Mammon fragment — grab that while you are here.
Interacting now does nothing useful. You need ammunition first.
2. Makeshift Projectile location
- From the same Beacon, go southeast and drop to the lowlands via the rope bridges.
- Pass Vlas (he has his own quest; talk to him so the state starts, then keep moving).
- Look for the opening under the large stone bridge. Continue south to the cliff edge.
- The projectile sits on the rocks, guarded by Grisha Hunters, with a note that hints it is catapult ammo.
GameRant also flags a chest by the nearby gate: the Foundry Stone for Tarforge smelting. Pick it up on the same sweep if you have not already. See Tarforge upgrades.
3. Load the catapult
Return to the siege weapon with the projectile in inventory. Interact, confirm Place Ammo (it shows Makeshift Projectile: 1), and watch it fire. The shot sails off-map. The game does not ping the impact site.
4. Where the shot lands
Fast travel to Castigator's Keep. Follow the cliffside path into the construction site west of the keep, between the Withered Shoals and Faded Citadel Corrupted Gates. Miners work the ledges. Look for the freshly smashed wall — that is the Alchemist's Workshop entrance.
- Desk brew: drinking it tilts the camera. Interact with the desk again to clear it.
- Inner dais: Synaptic Vessel plus Glimpse pickups.
- Elevator bottom: Shell Snatcher guarding Clockwork Shardstone.
Community videos also describe extra Glimpse behind a jail-cell bookshelf before the elevator. Sweep the interior before you leave; the dungeon is easy to miss entirely if you never fire the catapult.
Community route: Makeshift Projectile, trebuchet, Alchemist's Workshop
Unofficial player video. Written steps below follow GameSpot, GameRant, and Shacknews rather than the video's commentary.
Related guides
Outskirts of Mammon · Synaptic Vessels · Hidden walls · Glimpse
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Makeshift Projectile in Mortal Shell 2?
Southern edge of the Outskirts of Mammon starting island, below the far end of the large stone bridge. Cross the rope bridges southeast of the Beacon, pass Vlas, and keep south to the cliff. Grisha Hunters guard the pickup.
Where did the catapult shot land?
On the cliffside construction site west of Castigator's Keep, between the Withered Shoals and Faded Citadel gates. The impact destroys a false wall and opens the Alchemist's Workshop.
What is inside the Alchemist's Workshop?
A Synaptic Vessel, several Glimpses, and the Clockwork Shardstone behind a Shell Snatcher at the bottom of the elevator. There is also a joke brew on a desk that tilts the camera until you interact with the desk again.