Then we leave you with our Horizon Zero Dawn guide. This game has become one of the most popular within its genre and takes us to a world in which Aloy has to face the biomechanical creatures that have taken over the world. Our task will be to end them, something that we will do through the various missions that we encounter.
As in other games, we have main and secondary missions that we can complete. All of them help us move forward in a way that we approach the end of this story and defeat these creatures that have conquered the world. In this Horizon Zero Dawn guide we leave you with tips and tricks that will help you advance in the game.
Main missions in Horizon Zero Dawn
This game stands out for the large number of missions it has, something that can undoubtedly take us a long time to complete. It is good to know these missions, to know more or less what is expected of them, so that we are better prepared before entering each one. A Horizon Zero Dawn guide would not be complete without mentioning these main missions that we come across. They are as follows:
- A gift from the past: This story introduces us to Aloy, the protagonist.
- Lessons from nature: Rost teaches Aloy what it takes to survive.
- The tip of the spear: The first serious enemies appear.
- Mother's heart: A final test to prove your worth.
- The proof: Aloy must prove her worth to the tribe.
- The matrix of the mountain: There is a secret among the rocks.
- Seeker at the gates: It is time to take advantage of our new tool.
- The trail of the chief: The journey now takes us towards the Devil's Thirst.
- Revenge of the Nora: The Nora tribe joins forces.
- The city of the sun: Aloy meets Olin again.
- End of the creator: A powerful machine and some ruins that keep a secret await us.
- The Cementétrico: An infiltration mission where Aloy will face something extremely dangerous.
- The field of the fallen: Erend needs our help in this mission.
- To the borderlands: We are heading to a new home.
- The sun will perish: A conspiracy could end badly if we don't hurry.
- Curse of darkness: You have to be quick to prevent the enemy from obtaining vital information.
- The deep secrets of the earth: The story unfolds.
- The terror of the sun: Aloy faces one of the most powerful beasts.
- The heart of the Nora: The Nora tribe asks us for help.
- The mountain that fell: GAIA Prime is going to reveal new secrets.
- The shadow that looms: The end of the trip is near.
- On the brink of extinction: The definitive moment, we must fight to avoid complete disappearance.
Weapons and outfits
Something important when we find a Horizon Zero Dawn guide is to know more about weapons and outfits that are available throughout the history of the game. Aloy will have a good selection of weapons available with which she will be able to face those machines. Although it is important that we know where we can obtain these weapons, which will be essential in our progress in this game.
Weapon types
There are mainly six types of weapons in the game. Some of these categories then have sub-types, which make the list of weapon types quite long. But it is good to know which types we are, because each one has characteristics that will help us when defeating these machines:
- Spear of Sylens: It is the only type of spear in the game, which attacks melee. We can also use it to sabotage machines.
- bow: It is Aloy's main attack weapon. A weapon with a great distance of attack and precision, so it is always very effective in this regard.
- Stunner: This weapon allows us to put electrical or explosive type wire traps on the ground, which are activated when the machine activates them.
- Rope thrower: This weapon allows ropes to be thrown at the machine to reduce its ability to move. You can even knock them to the ground in defeat so that their main components are exposed for easier destruction.
- Destroyer: It is a kind of air gun and allows to do a lot of damage to the machines, in fact, it is the best weapon in the game to start the components and weapons of the machines with a single impact.
- Honda: This weapon is a kind of slingshot capable of launching freezing and explosive balls, with which we will be able to generate great damage in the machines that we find in the game.
Types of outfits
The outfits are the armor that Aloy will wear to be able to protect itself from the attacks of the machines in its path. It is another essential element in a Horizon Zero Dawn guide, because they have great importance. One of the keys in these armors is that they usually admit modifications, so that we can improve them and make them go to give us greater protection at all times against those attacks that we suffer.
When we have to choose an outfit in the game, we have to fix on the number of holes you have and what resistance it offers to each element. This is what allows us to know if it is a good armor and if it is worth it that we are going to use it in our case. This is something that also depends on where we are in the game, since if we are in a more advanced or complex mission, we will need a better armor, than a greater protection.
In the gaps that an armor has in the game we can add objects, these are the so-called modifications. These objects allow you to improve these outfits, making them more resistant, for example, among other options. It is something that will help us to advance within Horizon Zero Dawn.
Enemies
A Horizon Zero Dawn guide wouldn't be complete not to mention the enemies that we find in the game. As we progress through the game, between its main and secondary missions, various enemies will come our way. Our task at all times is to defeat them and as expected, the enemies become more powerful as we pass these missions. These are the enemies we have in the game:
- Look-out: One of the basic machines that patrol near non-hostile machine herds.
- Galloper: A machine that you can use as a mount.
- Scrap dealer: Another machine that goes in herds and does not pose much of a threat.
- Red-Eyes Watcher: An improved version of the Watcher, which is more aggressive.
- Horned: Machines that respond aggressively if you provoke them.
- Long legs: Some machines that stand out for being especially fast.
- Hornlance: They are big but they have great strength.
- Trampler: Large, heavy beasts that can be dangerous.
- Serrated teeth: It is an aggressive machine that is going to put you in a bind when you face it.
- Crab: This creature is dedicated to transporting the cargo collected by others.
- Fiery Gatherer: This machine has the ability to spit fire and crush you, so it is a great danger.
- Freezing collector: It is a frozen version of the previous one, sometimes they go together.
- Rammer: It is a creature that will attack you with great force and violence.
- Stalker: A machine specially designed for hunting and to which we must be alert.
- Rapacious: Creatures that fly in flocks and can be dangerous in groups.
- corrupter: An ancient machine that is threatening in a group with others.
- Demolition Man: This creature stands out for its enormous size.
- Jawbreaker: A large mechanical crocodile that is also very fast.
- Top: Large violent machines that move underground.
- Behemoth: This machine can crush you, ram you ahead, and use gravitational attacks to throw rocks at you.
- Thunderous: The most aggressive beast of all in the game, with many weapons and well protected.
- Hail Tempest: It is a kind of flying hawk.
- Death carrier: It is the most dangerous machine of all.
Skills
One of the keys in Horizon Zero Dawn, which we must mention in this guide, is that skills must be developed as you progress through the game. Aloy will be able to learn many different skills, both active and passive, which will clearly help to defeat the machines in all the missions of the game. The skills in the game are divided into several types, each with a different utility or purpose.
It is important that Aloy is going to learn both Brave skills (help when facing the machines) as gathering skills (which help in the accumulation of materials and ammunition). This will make our character much more balanced and better able to face the missions and challenges that we find ourselves in the game at all times.