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Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora tips and tricks for beginnersEverything I wish I knew before tumbling through Pandora
Everything I wish I knew before tumbling through Pandora
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Looking for tips and tricks on Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora?Ubisoft’s sprawling RPG set within the world of Pandora is, well, confusing at times. Although the world is undeniably beautiful, it’s hard to tell the flora apart and know which are used for crafting and cooking and which are just out to kill you.
Luckily, we’ve gathered a nifty little guide of top tips to make your life a little easier as you navigate through the vibrant hues of Pandora. This includes things like map navigation, how to get different currencies, gathering materials and other useful tidbits. See below for our top tips of things we wish we knew aboutAvatar: Frontiers Of Pandorabeforehand.
Know your waypoints
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The issue is that it sort of blends into the surroundings, so make sure you flit between Na’vi sense and the map view to make sure you’re going in the right direction. It may seem like a fairly obvious tip, but the game doesn’t really explain what the different light pillars are.
Likewise, the pink/purple lights on the map indicate the location of Tarsyu Flowers, where you can gain access to Ancestor skills. These are a worthy pursuit if you’re looking to increase your skillset.
The Hunter’s Guide is actually useful
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This is a two-in-one tip. Firstly, make sure you inspect absolutely everything. Pandora is lush, bright and beautiful but it’s difficult to know which plants are useful and which are just set dressing.
Every time you inspect a plant whilst in Na’vi vision, it will add an item description to your Hunter’s Guide, which can be accessed via the main menu. This guide will tell you where to find each of the fauna and flora entries, very useful when you’re a couple of hours into the game and sent on a mission for a specific flower that you know you’ve stumbled across but can’t remember where.
A handy trick with the Hunter’s Guide, is that you can pin entries. This essentially makes them easier to find in Na’vi vision, a pinned item will be highlighted in yellow and make it much more easier to track down.
Everything is separated into biomes
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Whilst there are three major clans and areas they inhabit in Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora, these areas are then split into several biomes. This is important information as particular fauna and flora can only be found in specific biomes.
There are two ways to recover health
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Be friendly to get free stuff
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Whilst out in the wilds of Pandora, you’ll notice Na’vi out hunting or gathering supplies. Make sure you speak to them as they often give you free materials and even armour mods. Without an obligatory sidequest, this is a great way to get free materials and is a nice little taste of Na’vi community spirit.
Learn to spot key plants for travel
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Lift Vines will quickly become your bread and butter for getting to higher levels of the forest. There are also certain giant mushrooms which will expand your jump distance when pounced on. Additionally, there is a large plant called Mermaid’s Tail which will launch you in the air across a far distance..
Crucially, Mist Blooms will give your Na’vi a handy little speed boost, which is especially satisfying when running along tree branches. Just look out for the blue mist to spot them.
A special shout out to Helicoradian, which although it isn’t a travel plant like the other mentioned, is fun to touch and make shrink. If you see a field of Helicoradian make sure you run into it.
Everything has balance
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Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora rewards players who embrace the Na’vi culture. You’ll gain better resources from wildlife and plants that you hunt and gather cleanly. This means taking care not to damage plants when gathering fruit, and hunting animals with a bow instead of a gun. It’s worth being patient to get a better reward, so remember to take care when gathering and aim for wildlife weak points in Na’vi vision.
It’s also worth noting that young wildlife is relatively easy to find but adults and mature animals are much more elusive. These are worth hunting, however, as they yield better materials. If you kill often and without reason, you can get the ‘Disharmony’ condition which will lock your Na’vi senses for a time.
Investigation points can be a little convoluted
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During many of the quests you’ll be sent to find specific Na’vi with a trail to follow. Investigation points will be highlighted when in Na’vi vision but the quest won’t automatically trigger the next clue to pick up.
Poisonous plants have benefits
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Whilst you should firmly stay clear of many of the various poisonous flora of Pandora, some are worth taking a closer look at. For instance, you can craft poison arrows with Acrid Pods which can usually be found on rocks near sources of water.
How to purchase items in Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora
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In Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora there are three major curerencies, Clan Favour, RDA Duty Rosters, and Spare Parts. Spare Parts can be found around abandoned RDA facilities, in green boxes and bartered with NPCs in the Resistance HQ.
Additional tips
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That rounds off our guide to the best Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora top tips for beginners. Hopefully, this will give you a helping hand as you take on the charms of Pandora and fight those pesky RDA soldiers.
