Metal Bone is a crafting resource in Horizon Forbidden West. It is used to craft ammunition for the Tripcasters, Spike Throwers, Boltblasters. Item Description: A pristine metal rod harvested from a machine. Metal Bone Location: Bought from Salvage Contractors, for example the one west of Barren Light. Bought from some Hunter Merchants, for example the […]

Blaze is a crafting resource in Horizon Forbidden West. It is used to craft ammunition and traps that deal Fire damage to burn enemies and damage them over time. Item Description: An extremely flammable biofuel processed by machines. Blaze Canisters can be detonated by shooting them with a Fire Arrow. Blaze Location: Bought from Salvage Contractors, for […]

Purgewater is a crafting resource in Horizon Forbidden West. It is used to craft ammunition and traps that deal Purgewater damage to drench enemies, neutralizing their elemental attacks and increasing their vulnerability to Frost and Shock attacks. Item Description: A processing liquid used by machines to regulate internal functions. Purgewater Canisters can be detonated by shooting […]

Metalbite is a crafting resource in Horizon Forbidden West. It is used to craft ammunition and traps that deal Acid damage to corrode enemies, weakening their armor and damaging them over time. Item Description: A corrosive acid used by machines to refine harvested biomass. Acid Canisters can be detonated by shooting them with an Acid Arrow. […]

In Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW) you can use machines as Mounts. There are machines you can ride on, as well as flying machines you can fly on. You do this by sneaking up to machines you have unlocked the “override” function on and holding . At the start you can only override Chargers, but you can […]

In Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW) you can get a flying mount to fly across the map. This makes it very fast and easy to reach any place. The only downside is that this is an endgame unlock from the end of the story, so you must play through the story first. How to Unlock Flying Mount […]

In Horizon Forbidden West the Shieldwing Glider allows you to glide through the air, like a parachute. It’s needed to complete some Tallnecks and Cauldrons and generally makes traversal easier throughout the world. How to Get Shieldwing Glider The Shieldwing Glider is automatically unlocked after 4th Main Quest “The Embassy“. Simply advance the story and you […]

The Pullcaster is a usable tool in Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW). It works on certain attachable objects, used during parkouring sections (e.g. to pull wooden beams to you) or to remove obstacles (such as rubble or vent openings). To use the Pullcaster: hold L2 + TRIANGLE > hold R2 In the early game this will be […]

The Diving Mask is an unlockable item in Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW). It allows you to hold your breath infinitely underwater and dive to extreme depths. How to Unlock Diving Mask (Infinite Underwater Breath): It is automatically unlocked during the 11th Main Quest “The Sea of Sands“, during Objective “Craft the Diving Mask”. This is […]

In Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW), Anomalous Growth are red crystals in the environment that block off secret paths. They are also called Firegleam and get marked on the map when nearby. However, when scanning them before unlocking the Igniter they are called “Anomalous Growth”. Then after you unlock the Igniter their name changes to “Firegleam”. They are […]