> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://idleweekend.net/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Tools of Destruction Gold Bolts: How to Find All 32 - URL: https://idleweekend.net/tools-of-destruction-gold-bolts/ - Published: 2026-10-11T20:32:29.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-13T00:11:39.000Z - Description: The game hides 32 gold bolts across its planets, and each one is tied to a set of targets you can spot on the level. Here is how to find them and track the ones you miss. - Author: Alex Morgan - Tags: Ratchet and Clank, Tools of Destruction, Collectibles, PS3 games, #gce-aa892bd6 You are looking for 32 gold bolts in Ratchet & Clank: Future: Tools of Destruction, and the map-o-matic can show you which planets still hold them. The game hides a total of 32 gold bolts across its locations [\[1\]](https://ratchetandclank.fandom.com/wiki/Tools%5Fof%5FDestruction%5Fgold%5Fbolt%5Flocations?ref=idleweekend.net). Knowing that number tells you when your hunt is finished. To go further, see [Ratchet and Clank Future Tools of Destruction Walkthrough](https://idleweekend.net/ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction-walkthrough/). Expect to backtrack. One player who had collected 20 gold bolts still saw the map-o-matic showing bolts left on certain planets, and could not find them [\[2\]](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps3/932369-ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction/answers/131601-where-can-i-find-all-the-gold-bolts?ref=idleweekend.net). So after you finish a planet, open the map-o-matic and return to any planet it still flags. This guide covers how to earn each bolt, the step-by-step collection method, and what to do when the map still shows bolts you cannot find. Related reading: [Ratchet and Clank Future Tools of Destruction Weapons: Which to Use](https://idleweekend.net/ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction-weapons/). ## What do you have to do to earn a gold bolt? To earn a gold bolt, you have to destroy every rainbow target in its level. Each bolt is tied to one set of these targets, and all five must go down before the bolt counts [\[3\]](https://ratchet-galaxy.com/en/games/ps3/ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction/solutions/gold-bolts?ref=idleweekend.net). The targets are spread throughout the level, so you will not find them all in one spot. Move through the whole area instead of clearing the first open space you reach. Because they are scattered, you can finish a level with a set still half-done and not notice. Look for the bright, shifting ones. The rainbow targets shimmer in various colors, so they stand out from the rest of the scenery. Keep your eye on anything that flashes or changes color as you move, since that is the cue for a target. A simple way to work through a level is to start at one end and sweep each area in turn. Shoot every shimmering target you see, and keep a count as you go. Once you reach five, the gold bolt for that level is yours. ![A hand in a dark sleeve holds a single shiny gold bolt up against a plain gray background, lit from above.](https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?q=hand%20holding%20single%20shiny%20gold%20bolt%20against%20gray%20background&w=800&h=450&rs=1&c=4) ## How do you collect a gold bolt step by step? To collect a gold bolt, clear every rainbow target in its level, then confirm it on the map before you leave the planet. These steps work for any level where you are hunting a bolt, so you can follow them in order each time you return to a planet. Taking a few minutes to finish each level now saves a trip back later. 1. Enter the level where the gold bolt is hidden and scan the area for rainbow targets. Look past the obvious path and into side areas, corners and ledges, because the targets are spread throughout the level. [\[3\]](https://ratchet-galaxy.com/en/games/ps3/ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction/solutions/gold-bolts?ref=idleweekend.net) 2. Destroy all five rainbow targets in that level to earn the gold bolt. Work through the level until none are left, and do not leave early, because a single target you skip means the bolt does not count. [\[3\]](https://ratchet-galaxy.com/en/games/ps3/ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction/solutions/gold-bolts?ref=idleweekend.net) 3. Use the map-o-matic to confirm the bolt is collected before you move to the next planet. Open it while you are still on the planet, and do not move on if it still shows bolts there. The map can still show bolts on a planet you thought you had finished, so it is your check that nothing was missed. [\[2\]](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps3/932369-ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction/answers/131601-where-can-i-find-all-the-gold-bolts?ref=idleweekend.net) ![A person in a work apron kneels at a workshop shelf, dropping small gold bolts one by one into a metal tin.](https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?q=person%20collecting%20bolts%20in%20workshop&w=800&h=450&rs=1&c=4) ## What if the map still shows gold bolts you cannot find? When the map-o-matic still shows bolts on a planet, go back there and search its levels again. Do not assume you cleared it just because you have been there before. A player who had collected 20 gold bolts ran into exactly this problem: the map still showed bolts on certain planets, and they could not find them. [\[2\]](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps3/932369-ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction/answers/131601-where-can-i-find-all-the-gold-bolts?ref=idleweekend.net) The fix is to replay each level on that planet and look closely for rainbow targets you may have missed. Destroy every one you find, then check whether the map-o-matic still flags the planet. ### Keep a running count Track your bolts planet by planet as you go. Next to each planet's name, write how many bolts you hold from it, and update the number after every bolt. [\[1\]](https://ratchetandclank.fandom.com/wiki/Tools%5Fof%5FDestruction%5Fgold%5Fbolt%5Flocations?ref=idleweekend.net) For example, if one planet shows only a few bolts and the map still flags it, you know to return there before you move on. Without a count, you may end up wandering through planets you have already finished. ## Where should you start your gold bolt hunt? Start with the planets the map-o-matic still flags as holding bolts. It shows which worlds you have not finished, so you can skip the ones that are already clear. [\[2\]](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps3/932369-ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction/answers/131601-where-can-i-find-all-the-gold-bolts?ref=idleweekend.net) Revisit each level and destroy all five rainbow targets you find. A bolt only counts once all five targets in its level are gone, so keep searching until the full set is down. [\[3\]](https://ratchet-galaxy.com/en/games/ps3/ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction/solutions/gold-bolts?ref=idleweekend.net) Once the count reaches 32, you have every gold bolt in the game. [\[1\]](https://ratchetandclank.fandom.com/wiki/Tools%5Fof%5FDestruction%5Fgold%5Fbolt%5Flocations?ref=idleweekend.net) Remember that the map and your running count do the work for you. Head to the first flagged planet now and work through it level by level until the total reads 32. ## Sources 1. [Tools of Destruction gold bolt locations - Ratchet & Clank Wiki](https://ratchetandclank.fandom.com/wiki/Tools%5Fof%5FDestruction%5Fgold%5Fbolt%5Flocations?ref=idleweekend.net) 2. [Where can I find all the gold bolts? - Ratchet & Clank Future](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps3/932369-ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction/answers/131601-where-can-i-find-all-the-gold-bolts?ref=idleweekend.net) 3. [Gold Bolts - Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction](https://ratchet-galaxy.com/en/games/ps3/ratchet-and-clank-future-tools-of-destruction/solutions/gold-bolts?ref=idleweekend.net)