Just Cause 2 settlement guide: missing items, signal meter and cleanup
Track a settlement’s remaining pickups and government structures without confusing discovery with completion.
Edition covered
Original 2010 single-player campaign and PC publisher screenshots. The community multiplayer mod and later Just Cause games have different features and are outside this guide.
Read the settlement percentage
Discovering a location puts it on the map; completing it requires its relevant resource items and destruction targets. The percentage is a local checklist, separate from the story’s overall mission progress.
| Check | What to inspect | Useful approach |
|---|---|---|
| Resource boxes | Cash and upgrade-part pickups | Follow the proximity signal |
| Fuel installations | Tanks and other destructible government equipment | Keep clear of chain explosions |
| High platforms | Tower and rooftop pickups | Grapple upward and inspect ledges |
| Settlement boundary | Peripheral structures | Circle the outer roads and fences |
Use the proximity signal for pickups
The resource signal becomes more useful as Rico approaches a hidden pickup. Search roofs, tower platforms and the space beneath bridges, and change height when the signal points toward a place that appears empty at street level.
| Map item | Meaning | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Discovered location | Rico has found the settlement | Inspect its completion percentage |
| Incomplete settlement | Local tasks remain | Search pickups and destruction targets |
| Completed settlement | Its local completion requirements are met | Move to another objective |
| Mission marker | A particular assignment is available | Read that mission’s objective before starting |
Search for small government targets
Large fuel tanks are obvious, while generators, propaganda equipment and small installations can remain after a fight. Make a quiet pass around the settlement boundary once the main resistance is gone.
Return with the right transport
Airfields, ports and mountain sites reward different approaches. A helicopter can expose roof-level targets, but landing to inspect a strong pickup signal is often more efficient than orbiting the whole area.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Just Cause 2 publisher listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Original PC manual | store.steampowered.com |