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How to hunt in Avatar: Frontiers Of PandoraHere are the best practices for hunting in Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora
Here are the best practices for hunting in Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora
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Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft
Want to master the art of the hunt in Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora?The lush forests of Pandora are full of all manner of fauna inAvatar: Frontiers Of Pandora, from the small and sleek Viperwolves to the hefty Sturmbeests. Many of the creatures you’ll run into can easily escape your grasp or dash you into pieces at a moment’s notice, and hunting them is a delicate balance between acknowleding the power of nature and gathering the resources you need to survive. Those who expect to rush in and harvest materials with guns blazing are going to be sorely frustrated.
With this in mind, patience and preparation are key to succeeding on Pandora’s fertile grounds. This guide will detail general tips that’ll make your life easier on any hunting expedition in Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora, from reading up on your prey to ensuring that you maintain the traditional Na’vi respect for the land.
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What are the best hunting practices in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora?
Study creature behaviours in the Hunter’s Guide
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Take note of age differences and weak points
Scan the righthand side of each animal entry in the Hunter’s Guide to see if the creature in question has visual differences when it’sYoung, an Adult, or Mature. For instance, Hexapedes and Sturmbeests both boast varying colours depending on their age - a Hexepede’s fur ranges from blue to purple as it gets older, and a Sturmbeest pup sports light patterns on its hide that increase in vivid contrast as it matures. You’ll want to observe the stats of each creature to see if there are noticeable changes depending on their age as well. For example, Mature Sturmbeests have the highest durability, so if you want to easily bring down one of these buffalo-like beasts, you’ll have an easier time going for a youngling. However, there’s a delicate balance to be mastered here - Adult and Mature creatures, while rarer, will provide much better materials and ingredients after a kill than their younger counterparts.
Next, familarise yourself with the creature’s weak points. Be sure to select theShow weak spots and armoroption on each creature entry. Then hit theInspectoption to freely rotate the creature’s model, letting you pinpoint exactly where you need to land your shots. For some creatures, the weak area isn’t entirely obvious - for example, Scarab Crawlers are vulnerable on their underneck region, and you’ll need to rotate their model a bit and wait for their roar animation to see the perfect spot.
Pin your target, reveal your biomes, then follow scent trails
Once you know the behaviours and quirks of your prey,Pin the creature to your mapso you’ll always have easy access to the list of biome locations where it might be located. When viewing your map, be sure to selectShow Biomesto see the contours and range of the areas you need to search. You can also set waypoints to ensure you know the right path to follow to get to the biome. Frankly,Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s map is an overly busy affair, but once you’ve done this a few times it’ll become second nature.
When you’re finally in the correct biome region, you’ll start seeingscent trails. Highlight and Inspect these with your Na’vi Senses and pay attention to the colour.Hostile creatures will be marked with a red scent trail, and once you come upon this shade it’s worth preparing your weapons and staying ready for the possibility of them attacking you before you attack them. You can reassign scent trail colours and see a list of all of colours in the Settings menu, under User Interface.
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Crouch, move slowly to avoid making noise, and reposition yourself
Use Na’vi weapons, and go for Merciful and Clean Kills
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and its associated films are all about respecting the land and fighting against the colonisation of the RDA, and this is particularly evident while hunting. It’s certainly easier to blast your quarry with an assault rifle, but hunting with RDA weapons - and even with certain types of explosive ammunition, like Sling Staff grenades - will destroy the precious materials that you need to harvest from your kills, labeling them asRuined. If you’re especially violent and deal unneeded damage to the environment (for instance, using your Sling Staff to aggressively blow up everything), you may even acquireDisharmony, which will temporarily prevent you fromriding your Ikran,interacting with certain NPCs, and using your Na’vi Senses.
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With these tips in mind, you’re hopefully on your way to hunting with harmony. Be sure to whisper thanks to every animal that you slay, recognise that you’re but a small part in the great loom of life, and consult our other guides if you need more tips on navigating Pandora. We’ve got a list oftips and tricksfor those just starting out with Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora, and our guide togaining Na’vi favourwill also be useful for newcomers.
