This quest serves as a prologue of sorts.
Berries are one of the available ways ofhealingafter losing health - use them by pressing up on the D-Pad.
You’ll be tasked with gatheringridge-wood.
It’s obtained from small trees you could find everywhere throughout the game.
Craft Arrows
Hold down L1 to enter theweapon wheel.
Select theHunter’s Bowyou start the game with.
Find an entrance to the Ancient Ruins
Reach theraised ladderpictured above.
You must shoot the ladder’sred lockwith your bow to lower it.
Fighting theburroweris optional, but serves as a great opportunity to practice using the bow in combat.
Aim forthe machine’s weak spots- its huge eye, underbelly or the tank on its back.
During the battle it’s possible for you to also trydodgingor usingconcentrationto slow down time when aiming.
This will let you gain valuable loot.
Head out further and shoot another red lock to lower the ladder.
In the hologram area it’s possible for you to interact with the registration console or just proceed.
You’ll reach a closed door you mustforce openby standing in front of it and holding down R2.
You must approachthe collapsed walland examine it more closely.
Then examine the corpse.
Now you have to obtain someparts to repair the toolneeded to get rid of the blockade.
Use your Focus to examine the objects marked with purple - the satchel and the rucksack.
Craft the tool
There’s aworkbenchin the camp - approach it and interact with it.
Enter the Special Gear tab.
reset the rubble with the Pullcaster
Return to the collapsed wall you examined before.
To fire the Pullcaster you musthold down R2.
Don’t let go of the trigger until you pull out the rubble.
Do the same with the second interactive Pullcaster point.
This will unlock the way forward.
Use the Grapple Point
In the new location scan the area with your Focus.
You’ll find an optional console and aninteractive grapple point(pictured above).
Along the way you’ll have to sprint and then make a long jump.
Reach theladder and lower itso Varl can climb up.
initiate the nearby door and watch the cutscene.
Once you regain control over Aloy keep going and use the Pullcaster to destroy yet another obstacle.
Silent Strikes are executed by pressingR1and can instantly destroy weaker machines or severely damage the stronger ones.
Go to the next area where you’ll encounter more machines.
you might keep practicing stealth or engage them in open combat.
make a run at focus on one machine at a time.
In the area pictured above you mustwatch out for trapswhich detonate when you come in contact with them.
you’ve got the option to bypass them or carefully approach and disarm them.
This will also teach you how to craftblast traps.
Keep exploring, you’ll have to climb a wall on the way.
You’ll return to the surface.
In this area you’ll encounterScroungers.
First of all, you should scan one of them to learn their strengths and weaknesses.
you’re free to alsotag the machineto make its patrol route appear on the screen.
This could make the upcoming battle much easier.
After the encounter find some new yellow ledges on the wall.
By using them you might reach a new door.
In the upper hall examine theholo-projector consoleand talk to Varl, who’ll give you aBlastsling.
Go to the data center
Resume your journey.
The Blastsling can be useful when fighting Scroungers, as they’re weak to its ice projectiles.
you might put them into aBrittle Statewhich makes them more vulnerable to arrows.
You’ll eventually reach yet another area with machines - beat them however you’d like.
After the battle shoot thered lockto lower the ladder.
Reach a vantage point that overlooks thespace shuttleand huge snake-like machines.
Locate the nextred lockand lower the ladder to begin a long climb.
You’ll also go down a zipline along the way.
Remember you might use ice attacks to weaken your enemies more effectively.
it’s possible for you to also look for opportunities to perform silent strikes.
After securing the area you must find theshuttle clamps.
Releasing them won’t free the shuttle though, so you must take some further steps.
Start climbing again, just like before use your Focus to tag the yellow elements.
Your objective is tohit two Shuttle Cable Connectors.
you’re free to reach them in successive stages of your climb.
Once you get near the connectors (as pictured above) shoot them with your bow.
You’ll drop the shuttle andtrigger a boss fight.
Slitherfang - boss fight
The Slitherfangis agiant mechanical snakeand the first boss.
prior to beginning attacking it, you shouldscan the snakeand open its entry in the Machine Catalogue.
attempt to destroy them with ranged weapons.
In thefirst phase, the Slitherfang will use two types of attacks.
The first punch in isspitting venom.
Hide behind rocks for the duration of this attack to avoid it.
Aloy will be safe there.
The second of the boss’s attacks is very dangerous - it isa powerful charge.
This attack is signaled, so you will have some time tododge to the sideto avoid damage.
When attacking the boss, attempt to target the yellow parts of its armor - itsweak points.
The Slitherfang’s section below its maw highlighted in the image is especially vulnerable.
Once weakened, the boss canfall to the ground.
This is the perfect opportunity to run up to it and attack withthe spear.
First of all, peek if you’ve got the option to perform aCritical Strikewith the spear.
If not, use your normal attacks until the boss stands up again.
The second phase of the fightis signaled by a short cut-scene.
The boss will become more mobile.
You will also lose some of the cover that Aloy was able to use in the first phase.
Use them primarily to avoid the boss’selectrified tail attacks.
The boss canhide undergroundand then attack you from somewhere else.
You must stay on the move to avoid being attacked suddenly.
Unfortunately, some of these types of attacks can destroy boulders meaning you will gradually lose more cover.
Keepreplenishing your ammoby using the weapons radial menu.
you’re free to also find ablasterin the area.
you’re free to use this firearm to shoot the giant snake.
You must fight until the Slitherfang loses its entire health bar.
Watch a cut-scene during which the boss will be defeated.
Don’t forget to search the remains of the machine to collect valuable loot.
You may also spend the first skill point you got.
Go to the data center - continued
Leaving the battle arena may be a bit problematic.
You must locate thehandlepictured above, jump up and grab it.
Go towards the passage visible far away from here.
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