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Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandorais an open-world game filled with a variety of things to explore, such as locations, NPCs, weapons, and enemies to face. The game does a decent job of explaining the basics, but there are some aspects left for you to discover on your own, with just a hint given.
As you explore Pandora, there’s a lot to take in, and initially, it’s important to focus on the essential aspects of the game. That’s why this guide aims to offer a handful of tips to enhance the efficiency and smoothness of your journey.
Learn About Plants
As a Na’vi exploring Pandora, mastering the art of dealing with plants is essential, as they providecrucial ingredients and materials for both cooking and crafting. Unlike a simple pick-and-collect approach, this game introduces some nuances to understand.
Firstly, plants come in three rarities:Fine,Superior, andExquisite, with higher-tier plants offering better bonuses. The quality of a plantdepends on the weather, such as rain or dry conditions, which enhances its benefits.
you’re able to check these detailsusing your Na’vi senses by inspecting the plantbefore interacting with the plant.
When it comes to gathering, you likely encountered the tutorial during your first plant interaction. The key is torotate using your analog or mouseuntil you locate the right spot where the plant comes loose, then pull it out.
Test the spot bypressing the pull button once; if it shakes,keep rotating until it doesn’t. Once you find the right spot,hold the pull input to obtain your material.
Cooking And Crafting
Learn How To Cook
Once you’ve gathered your ingredients, it’s beneficial to maximize their utility, and one way to do that is bycooking meals. In order to do that, you’ll need aCooking Station, conveniently available at every camp.
When you interact with the Cooking Station, you’ll notice two slots for ingredients.The first slot determines the bonusyou’ll receive, whilethe second dictates the duration of the buff.
Keep in mind that the rarer the ingredient, the better the bonus, and the longer the duration of the buff.
In the beginning, you won’t know the bonuses each ingredient offers. To discover this information,you need to use them at least once. This practice makes it easier for you to decide what to cook in the future, as you become familiar with the effects of each ingredient.
Learn How To Craft
In addition to Cooking Stations, there’s alwaysa Crafting Tablenearby where you cancreate armor pieces and weapons. To do this, you’ll needDesigns, which are essentially blueprints for gear. Designs can be obtainedfor free from merchants, typically found in larger camps likeResistance HeadquartersorAranahe Clan Home.
When interacting with a merchant, navigate to the Designs section by clicking R1/RB or using your mouse. Here, you can purchasevarious crafting recipes, ranging from armor pieces to weapons.
Once you have a design, interact with a Crafting Table. If you havethe required ingredients, you can proceed with the crafting.
Similar to cooking, the quality of the materials used in craftinginfluences the bonusesyou’ll receive for the gear piece you’re creating.
Always Use Your Na’vi Senses
Pandora is vast, and relying only on your human vision isn’t sufficient. In order to truly embrace your Na’vi nature, you need touse your Na’vi Senses. They help youhighlight everything around you; from plants and supply boxes to enemies. you’re able to even track wildlife scent trails.
Na’vi Senses also come in handy for quests. They highlightquest objectives with a beam, making it easier to follow them.
Given the game’s wealth of details, crucial things can be easily missed. That’s why it’s essential toconsistently use your Na’vi Senses.
Take a moment toscan your surroundings, and verify you highlight all the important elements nearby. This proves helpful, especially when dealing with an RDA base. When youmark nearby enemies, you ensure that you won’t be caught off guard when you come face to face with them.
Additionally, Na’vi Sensesreveal weakspots on enemies and wildlife.
Keep an eye out for theseyellow spotswhen you activate your senses.
Maintain A Supply Of Healing Items
Healing is crucial, especially when facing enemies, wild predators, or accidental falls from higher platforms that reduce your health. Dealing with these situations requires frequent healing, so it’s essential tokeep a good supply of healing items in your inventory.
Before delving into the methods, it’s important to note that you have two bars:a green arch indicating your Health baranda purple arch indicating your Energy Bar.
The Energy bar is what you may wonder what’s it about and it’s used torecover health automatically as long as you have Energy.
Fortunately, there are several ways to heal and recover energy.
It’s always wise to have multiple options from the ones mentioned above. If you keep a supply of all three –raw ingredients, meals,andDapophet Pods– you’ll never find yourself running out of healing options.
Close to the Resistance Headquarters camp, you’ll findtwo Dapophet treeswhere you can consistently return to collect Dapophet Pods whenever you run out.
Use Waypoints And Custom Markers
In this open world,not everything gets highlighted on the mapexcept for key elements. However, there are moments when you wish to note the whereabouts of a particular plant or crafting material for future reference. Alternatively, you might want to mark an alternative location aside from the main quest. Fortunately,there are two methodsto address these situations.
Waypoints
The first method isWaypoints, designed forone-time use. It proves especially useful for addressingpoints of interest marked as either blue or purple glowing orbs on the map. To navigate to these points efficiently, you’re able to use Waypoints.
The process is straightforward: open the map, hover over the desired location, andclick X, AorSpacedepending on your platform to mark it.
This action generates avisible green beam on the map. It’s important to note that once you exit the map, you can’t track the Waypoint using your Na’vi Senses, unlike the main objective.
Instead of reopening the map every time, an efficient way to navigate is bychecking the top of the screen. Look for theUI compass, where a green beam indicates your waypoint, making it easier to find your way.
Custom Markers
Custom Markersoffer an additional method todesignate points on your map. This proves especially useful formarking spots with higher-level plants or wildlife that provide specific materials.
The advantage here is that you havea maximum of 50 markersat your disposal, providing ample space to keep track of important locations.
To set a custom marker,open your mapandpress Triangle/YorGdepending on your platform. A pop-up window will appear, allowing you to choose fromvarious markers and colors, making it easy to distinguish between them.
Get Ikran As Soon As Possible
The world of Pandora is breathtaking, offering a delightful experience as you stroll through the forest and appreciate its beauty. However, covering long distances on foot or continuously wandering the forest can become exhausting. Fortunately, there’s a solution;the Ikran mount.
You acquire it througha story-related quest, specifically during the main quest calledTake Flight.
So before you embark on side quests or uncover the map’s points of interest, it’s advisable toadvance through the main story until you reach the Take Flight quest.
Once completed, you’ll gain your Ikran mount, allowing you tosummon it at your convenienceandfreely navigate the map by air.
This adds to the ease and broadens the possibilities of your exploration.
Get The Shotgun Early
From gathering plants to cooking your meal and crafting your gear; these are standard open-world activities. However, remember that yourprimary mission is to save Pandora and confront the RDA, requiring you to hone your combat skills. Initially armed with a bow to take on the RDA, it may not be sufficient early in the game, especially against their tech machines.
To gain an early advantage, it’s crucial toacquire your first shotgun quickly. This becomes possible once youobtain your SID hacking tool. With the SID in hand,head back to the Fueling Stationsoutheast of the Resistance Headquarters. Here, you’ll finda yellow supply box accessible using your SID.
For step-by-step instructions, refer to our guide onobtaining the shotgun early in the game.
Get All Tarsyu Flowers, Bellsprigs And Tarsyu Sapling
While exploring the Pandora map, you might noticeblue dotsemerging as you approach specific areas; these are usuallyBellsprigs or Tarsyu Saplings, and they are abundant throughout the map. Use yourNa’vi Sensesto spot them; when you’re close,a light pink haloindicates their presence.
Alternatively, on your map, they appear aspink glowing dots, helping you locate them from a distance.
Bellsprigs give you apermanent small boost to your health. Not only that, but they alsorefill your health, energy, and Dadophets. On the other hand, Tarsyu Saplings grantskill points for unlocking new skills. So whenever you check the map, look out for those pink glowing dots and explore them; they’re worth it.
When it comes to skills,Tarsyu Flowersshow up on the map witha pink beampointing to their location, and they grantAncestor skills. These skills are free for you to pick up and are very helpful. Each one gives youa different skillwith a unique bonus, and they’re easy to spot.
Even though these skills are easy to acquire, some may be located in polluted areas.
If so,you won’t be able to grab themuntil youcomplete the nearby RDA facility to clear the pollutionand access them. That’s the same case for Bellsprigs.
Talk To Strangers
While we’re often advised to avoid talking to strangers in real life due to the associated risks, the same doesn’t apply in video games. As you progress through the game, you may have noticedother Na’vi people going about their activities. Sometimes, they call out to you, and it’simportant to respond and chat with them.
This is because they offer valuable materials and insights.
Each interaction is different, and they oftenprovide you with better materials or ingredients. At times, they alsomark points of interest on your map, like Tarsyu Saplings or Bladewing Trails.
Side Quests Are Just As Important
In this open-world game, side quests significantly enhance your experience by taking you to new areas on the map, and most importantly, they make your time spent on them worthwhile. To find these quests,look for a blue dot on certain NPCs, indicating that they have a task for you.
As for rewards, they differ from quest to quest but are generally valuable. Completing quests can earn youskill points, new gear, crafting designs,ormaterials.
It’s worth noting that rewards can vary between human and Na’vi side quests.
Na’vi quests may earn you Clan Favor, while human quests can reward you with Spare Parts.
It’s Always Good With A Friend
In Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora, there’s acooperative modethat lets you team up with another person. This is especially helpful fortaking on challenging RDA bases, making the process easier, or simply enjoying the beauty of Pandora together.
During a session, you can trade items and gear, embark on missions, and more. So, why play alone when you can share the experience with a friend?
