Advanced & SECRET Combat Tips You NEED To Know 🏹 Horizon Zero Dawn

[@ArktixOfficial]

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[@TheRealAdachi]

This guys tips are probably the best in the horizon community! He got me to use shredder gauntlets and you just need to trust because they are really good 😅

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks a lot! Glad I could make you a shredder convert as well 😜

[@ГеоргийБоженко-ю4к]

its fun and all, but i've personally stuch to war bow with 100%crit and instant brittle war bow. its so fast at killing things even on UH. And cheap as hell. Game this way feels like a normal diff)

[@imia9334]

Me, too!

[@ar1sm70]

Same for me. I watched his Shredder masterclass, gave them another go and now Shredders are my favorite weapon..!

[@dabaddestrogue6592]

When People Say there's no depth to horizon combat I always mention this channel. That rope caster tip blew my mind and I have hundreds of hours across PS4, PS5, PC, and PS4 pro

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks! Glad you were able to pick up a new tip 😄 And thanks for sharing the channel 🙏

[@abnormalnox]

When people say combat is bland in horizon I instantly stop listening to them..

[@ArktixOfficial]

@@abnormalnox haha yes 😄 They just don't know, do they?

[@RoccondilRinon]

People say that? It’s got the most tactical depth of any game in its genre, and more even than some full-fledged RPGs.

[@omelfilip]

People who say such nonsense either never played the game, or played the game without actually meaningfully exploring it.

[@SantoAtheos]

Played 900 hours of HZD (hey it was the only game I had for 3 years) and I always new learn things from your videos. Thank you!

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks! Glad to hear you could pick up some new tips 😄

[@saschaberger7201]

Your only game for 3 years?? I'm vry confused😅pls tell me this was by choice...

[@rimini201]

That's awesome. I've done 60 hours and still don't know what I'm doing 😂

[@abnormalnox]

Im SO glad you mentioned the bandit camp tip. Im glad im not the only one who knew of that.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Haha yeah. It's a simple one, but I think a lot of people don't realize you can do that!

[@CarterElkins]

Yeah, gotta admit that one blew my mind. I’m a bit surprised the game never points this out to you.

[@vondiesel0822]

i platinumed hzd in ps4, but i had no idea of about 3/4 of the details shown here. preciate this man, now i can proper play the hzd remastered in a new playthrough instead of import save

[@ArktixOfficial]

Awesome! Glad you were able to pick up some new tips 😄 Enjoy the remaster!

[@steverich977]

Thanks!

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks a lot for your support! 🙏🤜🤛😄

[@Neil-B-Me]

Absolutely awesome tutorial tips Arktix. I merrily play through this game totally oblivious to some of these tips, but now you’ve made combat gameplay so much easier. A big thank you Arktix. Take care mate!

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks Neil! Glad you liked this 😄 Hope you can make use of some of the tips!

[@a.mcfire9459]

I've been following your channel from some time now. You've put a lot of effort in all of your videos, and are always very engaged with the community. I want to start ZD remastered as soon as I'm done with my 3rd run of FW. Your tips will be very useful. Thanks Arktix

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks a lot! Glad you enjoy the content 😄 I appreciate your support!

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks! Glad you could find some useful tips 😄 Enjoy your new playthrough!

[@unleashthegoof-wk4do]

always learning new things about Horizon when I come to your channel. Keep up the good work!

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks, Unleash! Glad you could pick up some new tips. I appreciate it 😄

[@chunke07]

congrats on 100k Arktrix! You're definitely my favourite Horizon KZbinr out there because your vids are packed with info and tips that helped loads with my hzd and forbbiden west playthroughs.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thank you! Glad you’ve found my videos helpful 😄 Thanks for your support 🙏

[@Dragiot]

Even with all my playtime, it's nice to remind myself about these tips as I'm mostly have been playing HFW, but been getting back to HZD too. Thanks Arktix

[@ArktixOfficial]

Glad you found this helpful!

[@sirgareth5283]

The quality of the video cuts is outstanding. You have the eye for beauty👍🏻

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thank you! Glad you like the video 😄

[@skins4thewin]

Thank you SO MUCH for making this! This video is going to be SUPER helpful! 😁

[@ArktixOfficial]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@dominiqueritchey6795]

I'm always picking up something new from you. Thank you

[@TheStevedie]

When i first bought HZD in 2018 I knew I'd like the game overall but I really need to be in the mood for stealth/stealth like games. I was sucked into the Looooore! of the game and kept trying to get better at combat...but didn't succeed to well. I found your videos and things took a major turn for the better. I fully completed HZD to 100% completion at least 4 times. Forbidden west I only have a few achievements to get, life just got in the way. Your videos have been a major help over the years.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey that’s awesome! Glad you’ve found my videos helpful 😄 Thanks for letting me know! I appreciate your support 🙏

[@room.beer.controller3032]

ArkTix’s guides are easily the best. Nothing tops the depth and sheer pith

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thank you! 🙏😄

[@annmd1735]

I just as soon use my arrows for damage and component removal... but appreciate the technique tips... Arctix, love your videos and learned about Bluesky from you first! thank you for posting on it

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks! And yeah Bluesky is pretty nice. Glad you found that helpful, too!

[@Yahya_Eissa]

THANKS MAN ❤🎉 I even downloaded some of your videos to return to it anytime 😅

[@ArktixOfficial]

Haha awesome 😄 Glad you like them that much!

[@helghanmerc2765]

Man these are fantastic. My fave game of all time And I learned some new things here!

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thanks! Glad you were able to pick up some new tips!

[@steverich977]

Thanks. I thought I was the only one who had played HZD for hundreds of hours but didn’t know these tips. Thanks Artrix. Every time I play it I think this is my last time through. Looks like I’ll have to play it again.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Glad you could pick up some new tips here! Enjoy your next playthrough 😄

[@ItsKittenMittens]

Good video Arktix

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thank you!

[@ItsKittenMittens]

i play both horizon games a lot but i didn't know about explosive knockdowns' . thanks for the tip Arktix

[@ArktixOfficial]

You're very welcome! Glad you could pick up a new tip 😄 Thanks for your comment!

[@monsieurmustache1]

10:14 You can actually pre-notch multiple ammo types on the same weapon. You just need to swap to another weapon in between switching ammo types. Ex: 1. Hunter bow > triple notch hardpoint arrows 2. Sharpshot bow > triple notch precision arrows 3. Hunter bow > triple notch fire arrows Now you can shoot triple fire arrows, triple precision, then triple hardpoint, without having to re-notch any of them.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Unfortunately, I don't think that works. I've tested it and it's never worked for me, but if you have a clip that shows it I'd be very interested to see it!

[@KnoakLIfe]

Thx Arktix i learned so much of your videos. There is on tip i never see in Horizon tip video.s. maybe you can put it in of your videos. i know for sure you know this but a lot of people dont. it is very useful in the hunting grounds white the ravager take over chalenges and to clear smaller machines fast and quite. its when you run slide and at the last moment use the stealth take down or overide them. keep up to good work greetings from the Netherlands 🤗

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thank you! I appreciate your support 🙏😄 And yup you can slide into a machine and either override or critical hit them at the last moment even if they’ve just detected you.

[@CarterElkins]

Great video! That was wild seeing the ropecaster tear components off like that. It would be great to have a video detailing what parts are worth tearing off in ZD, for resources or disabling attacks etc. I feel the game doesn’t shed nearly as much light on this as Forbidden West.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thanks! In general, I would say weapons are the most important thing to tear off in HZD. You don’t need to worry about key upgrade resources like in HFW, so it’s really just the weapons that matter to disable them.

[@ExecutorElassus]

I remember watching some speedrunners go over the "optimal" way to coil every weapon in HZD, and the optimum coiling for the Adept Icerail was with three Pristine and one 60%+ Handling. He showed how fast it could fire, and how much damage it did, and it was nuts. I really want to work my way up to their loadout, but the whole thing needs _eighteen_ Pristine coils. Since you only get one per playthrough, that's a whole lot of time. I only made it to my sixth playthrough before HFW came out for PC this last March. I'll come back to it, though, now that the Remastered version is out. It looks so much prettier!

[@The-seele-simp]

Guess your Zero Dawn machine hunting guides from about a year ago are getting more use now.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Yeah I think people are finding them helpful. They’re my earliest videos though. Sometimes I look back and cringe at what I was doing 😅

[@The-seele-simp]

@ You know what they say, if you look back at your old videos and see no room for improvement, you’re doing something incorrectly.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Haha yes definitely.

[@hebalon]

Thanks for the explanation about fire coils.It's what I assumed - different damage modifiers multiply to each other. Good to know. However, at the current state I use fire arrows mainly to get rid of Glinthawks, and my tactic relies on them falling down when they're burning. Maybe I'll use it more on NG+ to get Platinum (after Lego Adventures, that comes first). For collectibles, using the focus is also very helpful, imho, as the location is highlighted when you're getting closer.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Glad the burn DOT coiling confirmation was helpful!

[@ronb6313]

Thanks bro.

[@ArktixOfficial]

You’re very welcome! Hope you were able to pick up some new tips 😄

[@AGataDoGamesEduuu]

Even with 570h and 18 Pristine Coils, you can always learn something new. I didn't know those knock down tips, thanks :)

[@ArktixOfficial]

Glad you could pick up some new tips!

[@alpe9]

incredibly good ! Thanks a lot

[@skins4thewin]

Interesting... I thought unlike regular arrows that Elemental buildup didn't get full power unless fully drawn?

[@Dredgen-Yor]

Man, the colors. Simply beautiful. Is it just me or your videos of this game seem to be more colourful compared to other creators ?

[@ArktixOfficial]

Ah, well I do add a slight color vibrancy boost because I’ve noticed KZbin seems to compress the colors when it processes the video, so the videos end up looking worse than my original footage if I don’t do this. I doubt many other people are doing this, so that’s probably why my footage look a little different. I’m trying to get it to look closer to what I see on screen when I play.

[@Dredgen-Yor]

@ArktixOfficial I see, well i love it. Keep it up man.

[@Krejza82]

How playable is mounted combat in HZDR? I mean, acceleration button works as start/stop for sprint, now. If, for whatever reason, mount slows down, first push makes it stop first and only the second one makes it go forward. Usually with great delay.

[@jaypaans3471]

Damn these are great tips! Compliment!

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thank you! Glad you found them helpful 😄

[@asssassinscreednext-gen5107]

Love to your horizon videos. Do you have any tips for starting a KZbin gaming channel.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thanks! My biggest general tips: 1) Choose a popular enough game/franchise/genre. If there isn't a big enough audience, all your work will be for nothing; 2) Figure out what people want within the community you're targeting that they currently aren't getting/getting enough of. Make that. Hopefully it aligns with your strengths and interests. If not, maybe consider a different game/genre; 3) Focus on creating high value content that will be useful to people for many months or, ideally, multiple years; 4) Put effort into building a community: reply to comments; start, invite people to, and be active on your Discord server; post regularly to keep your core community engaged. Hope you find those tips helpful. If you have specific questions, feel free to join my Discord server and @ me and I'll try to get back to you (see what I did there? 😉)

[@trashcangoblin420]

You’re cooking ! Thanks for this 🎉

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thank you! 🤜🤛

[@sirtunacan]

0:03 just passed 300 hrs last night on zero dawn alone.

[@davidb2]

Remastered looks pretty good. Thanks for the tips!

[@MrSkelator]

Can u upgrade weapons in hzd remastered? I noticed in ur videos that when u hold down the draw all the way the reticle changes into an “X” like in hfw when u upgraded weapons.

[@skins4thewin]

What do you think about the Knockdown skill in the skill tree? Is it worth it for knocking down mid sized machines faster with heavy spear strikes? It seems like it would be very handy, specially early on before you become more powerful.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Yup. It does help with spear knockdowns.

[@skins4thewin]

​@@ArktixOfficialNice! Thinking about investing in it early. Am not sure about Critical Hit +, as from what I've read the damage increase is very low. Do you think it's worth investing the 2 skill pts into it early?

[@norma8686]

There's always more to learn on ZD

[@ArktixOfficial]

Yes! Thanks, Norma 😄

[@Filipko217]

You must be such a pro....i wonder when you started playing

[@miaumiau8721]

I saw in your streams and older streams that you played with KBM and Controller. What does feel best for you and what do you recommend?

[@ArktixOfficial]

I’ve done a lot of both because I originally played HZD on PC and it hundreds of hours in on KBM. Then I switched to controller for HFW when it launched on PlayStation and put a ton of hours in that way. I like the haptics on the DualSense and I think the games are well optimized for controller, but ultimately I think I want to make KBM mouse my main input because I suspect the Online Project will have a competitive mode (in addition to non-competitive single-player mode) and I’m going to want to be able to aim more precisely with a mouse.

[@0x8badbeef]

Great. I like seeing the math.

[@ald198553]

How and where have you got those weapons whis 4 slots ? Armure to ? Please

[@normanblack4005]

Any expert info on using a ropecaster and not getting the machine into the fully tied down state. It seems you can damage the machine quite a bit while they are in that state. The state seems to last a good time. Of course they can still attack you but just with more limited mobility. I've seen a couple of different KZbinr's videos doing this technique. I (literally) just finished my NG+ remaster playthrough and I did not test, but it seems like it might be real.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Good point. Yeah maybe I should have mentioned that. Yes, a partial tiedown does restrict their movement a bit and you're able to damage them without degrading the buildup, but they can very easily break the ropes, so I personally don't find it particularly useful to intentionally use partial tiedowns. But it's good knowledge to keep in the back pocket for when you end up in a situation where you've got a partial tiedown and can't get a full one. For example, if you're out of ropes. I suppose it's also another way to apply tear to components if you can manage to land the rope on components while the machine is moving around a lot.

[@normanblack4005]

@@ArktixOfficial I just tried something and I think this really works, and works well it seems. I went to visit the Hunters Three at Daytower and was coming down the hill. I saw the Stormbird flying kinda funny. Some Carja dues picked a fight. Okay, I'll crash the party. I only put one or two ropes on him and pounded the bejeebers out of him before the ropes broke and I needed a re-rope. Fully roped, my memory is that the ropes break once you pound hard. They just don't instantly get up so you have some time. Really more of a one on one type thing probably. This one KZbinr I watched, 42 hour video, took on Redmaw with a green ropecaster, basic starter hunter bow and a blue sharpshot. Most of the time they only used one rope at a time...from a green ropecaster. I am just surprised how long they hold up and restrict. I don't think it was because of plinking with weak weapons. Later in the game with better, fully coiled, weapons the same techniques were used to same effect.

[@davidb2885]

Didn't you say, that you have a sharpshot bow full of damage coils and another one full of tear coils? When tear arrows are unaffected, do you only do this for the salvage arrows?

[@johnclopez96]

I didn’t know you have to shoot it in the leg to knock it down man I’m learning things can’t wait to try 😈😈😈😈

[@ArktixOfficial]

Glad you could pick up a new tip!

[@davidb2885]

Wait, what do you do with you tear coils when you only use sharpshot tear arrows?

[@thkhoa8805]

Playing HFW really spoiled me here. I got used to aiming while sliding with the AC so much that I found myself confused when I cannot do so as easily in HZDR e

[@ArktixOfficial]

Ah yeah sliding is not nearly as useful in HZD. Jumping to leverage Hunter Reflexes is definitely the META

[@sister666]

Weave max on Elemental, Ranged, & Melee ... got it. But what about Physical resist & stealth?

[@ArktixOfficial]

Melee is physical resistance. I don't stealth much personally and when I do I find it's enough to just move from grass patch to grass patch, but you could weave for it if you want.

[@skins4thewin]

Question. Does having TOO much Tear on a Ropecaster cause the Ropes to prematurely break off from Tearing off the plating it was attached to? Do they always maintain the full tie-down time regardless of Tear?

[@ArktixOfficial]

The tear only gets applied when the rope breaks from what I can tell. So, no, I don't think having a lot of tear on a ropecaster would cause the ropes to break prematurely.

[@skins4thewin]

@ArktixOfficial That's all I needed to know! Thanks!

[@Enema27]

They will maintain full tie-down duration once a machine is in that state, but before full tie-down, the ropes apply tear per sec and so they can pull off components & detach ropes if you have high tear & are taking too long to tie a machine down. But once tied-down the tear-per-sec for the ropes ends.

[@skins4thewin]

@Enema27 OH wow... If that's true then that definitely changes things! It would mean that too high a Tear stat could hinder your ability to tie down a machine if the plates keep being quickly torn off instead...

[@Enema27]

@@skins4thewin Potentially yeah, if a player was heavily prioritising tear coils instead of handling then it would make tie-downs more of a hassle to achieve.

[@grimrevan4660]

I describe this game as Monster Hunter meets Assassin's Creed that's focused on ranged weapons and traps. I recommend it to anyone who like Monster Hunter, but not to everyone who likes Assassin's Creed. Two completely different mindsets needed to enjoy.

[@skins4thewin]

Is there even a reason to boost an Armor's Elemental Resistance past 100? Is there any extra damage reduction for doing so? It's super easy to do on the Armors that specialize in a specific Elemental resistance.

[@Enema27]

No benefit.

[@skins4thewin]

@Enema27 Thanks for confirming!

[@jesus-pi1zg]

Gente no me aparece para comparar los objetos especiales de la edición de colección (arcos,trajes .etc) al comenzar el juego si pude comprarlos pero lo deje pasar ahora no aparece la opción de objetos especiales porfavor ayuda

[@tony_elemento]

I had no idea how harder Forbidden West is on ultra hard than Zero Dawn. I had no problems beating zero dawn remastered new game on ultra hard. And then i tried Forbidden West on ultra hard. Man this game really testing my nerves. Beginning is especially hard because all weapons are fking weak, spear is the only useful tool at this point but its for close combat so you have to be very careful

[@ArktixOfficial]

Yes! HFW is a significant step up in complexity and difficulty. Early on, using the spear well is critical.

[@skins4thewin]

Do Precision arrows also do full damage when tap firing?

[@ArktixOfficial]

Yes

[@Enema27]

On a sharpshot bow yes. But not on a powershot bow

[@skins4thewin]

@@Enema27 A Powershot Bow? Do you mean the kind with Overdraw?

[@Enema27]

@skins4thewin Yeah the Powershot bow is the frozen wilds bluegleam version of a sharpshot bow that you have to fully draw.

[@skins4thewin]

When you say Coil values Max out @ 150%, you mean 150% of the starting stat for the weapon right?

[@ArktixOfficial]

Yes. Technically, it's +150%, but yes.

[@skins4thewin]

​​@@ArktixOfficialSo in other words, a War Bow with a base Elemental stat of 50 can only go up to 125? This video is SUPER helpful by the way+ 😁

[@ArktixOfficial]

@@skins4thewin Thanks! And yup, that's correct. +150% = 2.5x.

[@skins4thewin]

@@ArktixOfficial Nice! So good to know!

[@TheLateral18]

Man 😩😩😩😩 I have to go to the frozen wilds to get tge adept weapons or coils .. I've been doing great with the lodge weapons

[@StuRedman]

Tearblast arrows don't benefit by tear coils? Dang.

[@Phillip-Gvv]

I saw videos when someone hit some small machines like chargers in leg one time and they collapsed but they dont want to collapse in my game lol. Is it broken or what 😂

[@Fern_BG]

So there is no point in having more than one tear coil on the tearblast arrows, since they don't add up?😮

[@ArktixOfficial]

Actually, there's no point in having any tear coils on a sharpshoot bow to boost the tearblast arrows.

[@fotoamgamgfoto3695]

Any of Aloy's ally has alloy or none of Aloy's ally has alloy?

[@alphabetsalphabets5242]

Do you happen to be the guy called Psykko, hunter of machines?

[@paristeta5483]

A comment, for youtube!

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thanks, Paris! I appreciate it 🙏

[@jesus-pi1zg]

Contra atronadoresme e dado cuenta qu e si quitas la armadura de la cabeza y usas la arma que lansa esquilars de hielo en la zona mas debil le quita 1000 de vida y ahora me cento en cazar atango puntos débiles con esa arma con potenciadires quita hata 900 y lo estoy jugando en ultra difícil ...

[@rodneyvillebrun1150]

Is this the guy from cooking with Babish??!??

[@ingridb1524]

What you never really explain though is why would I want to knockdown? What is the benefit of a knockdown? Is it just that it’s temporarily out of action?

[@ArktixOfficial]

It's a way you can temporarily immobilize machines like shock and tying them down with a ropecaster. Any time a machine is immobilized, it's easier to deal damage to them and, of course, they can't fight back.

[@fahadfd8298]

Just hit them with the eyes

[@williamdahlgren1525]

Cant you acept my friend recuest on Steam?

[@150ou09]

On UH the shield weaver is useless

[@JAMESGRANER]

I’m kind of disappointed they didn’t add any features from Forbidden West because I thought the sequel improved on basically everything

[@tim.noonan]

It’s a re-master not a remake

[@abnormalnox]

It's a remaster after all

[@vanessaboyko1582]

Auto sprint and no pick up animations did make it in…

[@dylanperezmusic]

do more hogwarts legacy vids my man

[@ArktixOfficial]

Oh I’ve got something special cookin’ for Hogwarts Legacy. Just wait a few weeks 😉

[@skins4thewin]

Lol is it even possible to Coil a weapon with +150% Burn & +150% Damage? Seems impossible...

[@Enema27]

Only in NG+, as the NG+ adept weapons have 4 coil slots. So you could have 1 Untested Coil (+51% damage, +35% fire), two +50% Fire coils that have +25% damage as a secondary stat, & one +50% damage coil that has +17% fire as a tertiary stat.