Guide – Free Hats
Credit to NCJ, Mofujohn, Poorface for making original guides:
In some cases the map has changed a bit; however, you can still use the screenshots to find the items relatively easily. Difficulty Below is a color code to show you the difficulty and time that each hat takes to get. Easy Medium Challenging The Indian Hat Let’s get things started with one of the first free hats on iEra. First off you're going to want to find the man-hole cover in the start park. When you are at the man-hole, go up to it and grab it with the glove button. Once inside the sewers, head north towards the small bridge with two opening to the sides. Go through the right opening and keep heading east through the sewer waste.
Eventually you should come across a concrete platform with a hole in it. Walk into the whole and you'll be falling though time. You'll eventually land in a room which appears to be floating in space. Head down and then go to the left. You'll find a hidden path way on the stars.
You will now be in a room with some wooden paths follow the map below. Now you should be in a room with a door and two light posts go to the right of the door and head up. You should see the hat slightly above the door.
The Purple Mask This next hat is a rather easy one to get. To get it head to the very bottom right corner of the map. You will be on a small island with a few tables and the mask should be lying next to an npc wearing it. Go up and grab the mask. That’s all there is to it. Burger Hat
*Requirement*This is The only free hat that takes a requirement to get. To have access to the area where you get this hat you need to have 750 hours. The burger hat can be found at the Dairy Hut. Just head to the back and go through the door that leads behind the counter ( need 750 hours). The hat is lying on the floor in the back right corner. The Chocobo Hat This is one of the free hats that involve traveling by the vortex system on iEra. The starting vortex is behind the stairs to the helicopter pad in the north.
Go through the vortex and it will begin to send you southward. After about a minute or so, you will be on the balcony of Jessie's head shop in Southridge. Make your way inside and you should see the hat on the floor.
The Black Helmet This next hat also uses the vortex system. The starting vortex is found behind the building at the car impound lot in the north.
Enter the vortex and it will bring you on to the roof of Evade's Hat Shop. The hat will be lying there right on the roof. The Easter Hat(s) In this next spot you can actually get one of three different hats. Since you can only pick one I only have a picture of one of the three hats. All three are pretty much the same since they relate to the Easter bunny. This was the Easter quest hat but is still available for players to get. First off, make your way to the nuclear power plant near the Gangster Zone base.
Once inside make your way around the front desk and head to the door in the back of the room. Now you will come across some mutant rabbits. Fight past them and head to the right at the end of the hallway.
You will now be in another room filled with mutant rabbits. Fight your way down towards the hole in the ground. When you get down there go through the hole. You will now be in a long blood-stained hallway. Follow it until you get to a large room with giant mutant rabbits.
You now have to kill all the giant mutant rabbits in the room. Once you complete this, some explosions should appear and you'll appear in a room with three Easter hats to choose from. The Crono Hat This hat doesn’t require you to go to any specific location but can still take some time to get. For this hat you will need to purchase a shovel (or two) from either Israfel's Shell Shop or from Bell's Shell Shop. The way you get the hat is by digging up and killing cronos. Cronos can be dug up on any spot where there is grass. The best place to do this is in your house so the Cronos can't attack you. Start digging them up and once you have a few dug up you can kill them. They can occasionally drop items found in debugs and freebies.
Eventually after you kill several of them, a message will pop up saying that you received the hat. Dark Brown Turd Hat in guide below There is also a light brown one in the restrooms at Turtle Park inside Start Park First off you want to find Homelesswitch's birthday mansion on the map( no longer homelesswitch's birthday mansion though). This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640.
When you get there step inside and you'll find yourself in a bar This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640. Once inside head towards the back of the bar and go up the ladder along the wall. When you get to the landing at the top of the ladder, turn left and you should see the hat on the floor. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640.
The Pirate Hat Head to the pirate zone on the map and swim over to the back of the large pirate ship
Head inside the hole in the ship and go towards the counter of the shop; you should see the hat sitting on a barrel near the counter.
This hat is located at Coop's house, by the Cinco de Mayo Shop, found on the map below. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640. Once you enter the house go up and turn right into the next room. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640.
Once you have entered that room go downwards and you should find the hat in the bottom left corner. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640.
HW Bday Hat from 2012: This hat is located in the northern part of the map by Amy's Hat Shop, found on the map below. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640. Once you enter the house, you will find multiple different colored doors. The door you want to enter is the blue door. You will then reach the next room with more doors and you want to enter the green one and then pink, then blue, then green. Once you enter the final door, you will find the giant snk. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640. Kill him and you will earn the hat!
Nolander Hats:
Here are the locations of the 6 nolander hats released earlier; they're all free! Red: in jsi museum Green: in the house on the beach next to the unstick me hospital Purple: in the magus subway Rainbow: in the secret sewer shop (in southridge, all the way down; run into the wall on the far left) Glowing: box factory Cyan: in the hotel below kuronekos shop (you don't have to glitch, use the elevator and tackle the windows) Sorry for the screwy order
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Guide – Free Hats
Credit to NCJ, Mofujohn, Poorface for making original guides:
In some cases the map has changed a bit; however, you can still use the screenshots to find the items relatively easily. Difficulty Below is a color code to show you the difficulty and time that each hat takes to get. Easy Medium Challenging The Indian Hat Let’s get things started with one of the first free hats on iEra. First off you're going to want to find the man-hole cover in the start park. When you are at the man-hole, go up to it and grab it with the glove button. Once inside the sewers, head north towards the small bridge with two opening to the sides. Go through the right opening and keep heading east through the sewer waste.
Eventually you should come across a concrete platform with a hole in it. Walk into the whole and you'll be falling though time. You'll eventually land in a room which appears to be floating in space. Head down and then go to the left. You'll find a hidden path way on the stars.
You will now be in a room with some wooden paths follow the map below. Now you should be in a room with a door and two light posts go to the right of the door and head up. You should see the hat slightly above the door.
The Purple Mask This next hat is a rather easy one to get. To get it head to the very bottom right corner of the map. You will be on a small island with a few tables and the mask should be lying next to an npc wearing it. Go up and grab the mask. That’s all there is to it. Burger Hat
*Requirement*This is The only free hat that takes a requirement to get. To have access to the area where you get this hat you need to have 750 hours. The burger hat can be found at the Dairy Hut. Just head to the back and go through the door that leads behind the counter ( need 750 hours). The hat is lying on the floor in the back right corner. The Chocobo Hat This is one of the free hats that involve traveling by the vortex system on iEra. The starting vortex is behind the stairs to the helicopter pad in the north.
Go through the vortex and it will begin to send you southward. After about a minute or so, you will be on the balcony of Jessie's head shop in Southridge. Make your way inside and you should see the hat on the floor.
The Black Helmet This next hat also uses the vortex system. The starting vortex is found behind the building at the car impound lot in the north.
Enter the vortex and it will bring you on to the roof of Evade's Hat Shop. The hat will be lying there right on the roof. The Easter Hat(s) In this next spot you can actually get one of three different hats. Since you can only pick one I only have a picture of one of the three hats. All three are pretty much the same since they relate to the Easter bunny. This was the Easter quest hat but is still available for players to get. First off, make your way to the nuclear power plant near the Gangster Zone base.
Once inside make your way around the front desk and head to the door in the back of the room. Now you will come across some mutant rabbits. Fight past them and head to the right at the end of the hallway.
You will now be in another room filled with mutant rabbits. Fight your way down towards the hole in the ground. When you get down there go through the hole. You will now be in a long blood-stained hallway. Follow it until you get to a large room with giant mutant rabbits.
You now have to kill all the giant mutant rabbits in the room. Once you complete this, some explosions should appear and you'll appear in a room with three Easter hats to choose from. The Crono Hat This hat doesn’t require you to go to any specific location but can still take some time to get. For this hat you will need to purchase a shovel (or two) from either Israfel's Shell Shop or from Bell's Shell Shop. The way you get the hat is by digging up and killing cronos. Cronos can be dug up on any spot where there is grass. The best place to do this is in your house so the Cronos can't attack you. Start digging them up and once you have a few dug up you can kill them. They can occasionally drop items found in debugs and freebies.
Eventually after you kill several of them, a message will pop up saying that you received the hat. Dark Brown Turd Hat in guide below There is also a light brown one in the restrooms at Turtle Park inside Start Park First off you want to find Homelesswitch's birthday mansion on the map( no longer homelesswitch's birthday mansion though). This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640.
When you get there step inside and you'll find yourself in a bar This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640. Once inside head towards the back of the bar and go up the ladder along the wall. When you get to the landing at the top of the ladder, turn left and you should see the hat on the floor. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640.
The Pirate Hat Head to the pirate zone on the map and swim over to the back of the large pirate ship
Head inside the hole in the ship and go towards the counter of the shop; you should see the hat sitting on a barrel near the counter.
This hat is located at Coop's house, by the Cinco de Mayo Shop, found on the map below. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640. Once you enter the house go up and turn right into the next room. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640.
Once you have entered that room go downwards and you should find the hat in the bottom left corner. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640.
HW Bday Hat from 2012: This hat is located in the northern part of the map by Amy's Hat Shop, found on the map below. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640. Once you enter the house, you will find multiple different colored doors. The door you want to enter is the blue door. You will then reach the next room with more doors and you want to enter the green one and then pink, then blue, then green. Once you enter the final door, you will find the giant snk. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 960x640. Kill him and you will earn the hat!
Nolander Hats:
Here are the locations of the 6 nolander hats released earlier; they're all free! Red: in jsi museum Green: in the house on the beach next to the unstick me hospital Purple: in the magus subway Rainbow: in the secret sewer shop (in southridge, all the way down; run into the wall on the far left) Glowing: box factory Cyan: in the hotel below kuronekos shop (you don't have to glitch, use the elevator and tackle the windows) Sorry for the screwy order
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