Fieldguide
Quick reference
Durandian’s October 30, 2025 recording shows Fresh Pumpkin broken in storage, then equipped beside Knives before the boss. The unlock procedure is separate from the powerful gun build used to survive the route.
- Version
- Early Access 0.17.3 is visible on the recorded inventory.
- Difficulty
- Normal-route unlock attempt; current MKing response level is not established.
Recorded run by Durandian
Fresh Pumpkin from broken loot to the active bag
Published October 30, 2025. Early Access 0.17.3 normal-route unlock attempt; current response level is not established.
103:00 — Pumpkin found at Fields
The creator finds Fresh Pumpkin after searching the Fields location.
111:10 — Broken pumpkin tooltip
Fresh Pumpkin is broken in storage. The tooltip warns of rotting in the stash and names the adjacent Knife and next-boss condition.
116:10 — Equipped beside Knives
Fresh Pumpkin and adjacent Knives occupy the lower-right part of the active backpack before the boss.
117:45 — Character available at base
The result and return to base lead to The Carver appearing in character selection.
Gun build and carving objective
Durandian builds a powerful ranged inventory while searching for The Carver’s pumpkin objective. The double-Minigun setup is a means of surviving the journey; it is not an extra condition for unlocking the character. Keep a working build of your own while reserving a Knife and room for the quest item.
The creator searches an earlier Meadows location without finding the pumpkin, then obtains it in Fields. The German unlock guide independently identifies Fields in The Meadows and the question-mark event. Use the destination type rather than assuming every grassy map contains the event.
The broken tooltip explains the failure case
At 1:51:10, the Fresh Pumpkin tooltip is readable in storage. It carries a broken label, says it cannot be equipped, and warns that it rots if left in the stash. The tooltip also names the adjacent Knife and next-boss condition.
The repair cost visible in that capture belongs to that item state and version. Use the current displayed cost in your run rather than saving a fixed scrap amount copied from the frame. A pumpkin shown inside the stash is not yet part of the active carving pair.
The equipped pair before the boss
At 1:56:10, the pumpkin is in the lower-right part of the active bag with Knives directly beside it. Both the quest item and the required weapon survived the preparation stage. This is the relevant placement evidence; other supports around the Miniguns answer a different build question.
The result and return to base follow. Around 1:57:45, the character selection confirms The Carver is available. Continue through the departure and result sequence before deciding the unlock failed merely because it did not appear at the instant the boss died.
Current placement adds a Food restriction
Version 1.0 counts Fresh Pumpkin and The Carver’s Grin as Food. Secret Sauce disables Food inside its marks. A modern reproduction of the carving route should keep the pumpkin away from those disabling cells even though the older recording did not have this exact interaction.
The current unlock guide gives the route without the video’s unrelated weapon hunt. After unlocking, use the Carver turret build for the distinct task of making existing turrets fire through movement triggers. The unlock inventory and the playable character’s build should not be treated as the same setup.
