Fast Unique Mod Tutorial - Horizon Zero Dawn

This is a walkthrough on how to get the unique modifications in Horizon Zero Dawn. These mods can only be found in The Frozen Wilds DLC. You can only find 1 of each per playthrough. So in order to get multiple you have to beat the Main Quest to start a new NG+ playthrough with the mods you have earned. Hope this guide helps you out.
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[@ElkjaerTV]

Hope this video helps you out :) Here is the best way to farm regular mods: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZjPooBua9llgsU Here is a video showing the weapons I use in NG+ Speedruns: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoSueZduodOHqsk

[@linhduong0809]

@Automatically Spencer _only 2 comments_

[@CyrusPenrod]

Hey Elkjaer is says your video showing the weapons you use for speed run is private. Can you make it public?

[@Tarulia]

00:00 Introduction and collectable Mods 03:37 Tallneck and Naltuk for Multiple Mods 04:41 Drummer's Weapon Coil 06:37 Reinforced Outfit Weave 08:22 Painted Weapon Coil (Part 1) 09:16 Hunting Ground for Multiple Mods 09:30 Survivor's Outfit Weave (Part 1) 10:12 Challenge Aratak for Multiple Mods 11:14 Untested Weapon Coil (Part 1) 11:45 Painted Weapon Coil (Part 2) 12:25 Heat Sink Outfit Weave 13:13 Insulated Outfit Weave 13:59 Pristine Weapon Coil (Fireclaws) 14:24 Warrior's Outfit Weave / Painted Weapon Coil (Part 3) / Animal Figurine 3 16:15 Veteran's Weapon Coil / Survivor's Outfit Weave (Part 2) 17:01 Untested Weapon Coil (Part 2) / Hidebound Weapon Coil (using Animal Figurine 3) 18:23 Untested Weapon Coil (Part 3) 18:54 Painted Weapon Coil (Turn In) 20:29 Untested Weapon Coil (Turn In) 20:54 Pristine Weapon Coil (Turn In) 21:24 Finishing up the main story

[@michaelruusky941]

Thinks

[@permadash]

Got you a stack of likes👍

[@OK-ty8wp]

you fucking beast thanxxxxxx

[@thomasmason3122]

Cheers mate

[@williamallen7386]

Man, you just did a speed run on his video lol.

[@chanderganga816]

Elisabeth sobeck was born during the covid-19 pandemic

[@Velox4191]

Yessir

[@PACEADAVID]

🤣🤣🤣yeesair

[@lukesteel1738]

Waoh

[@CypherBeatz17]

BRUHH 😂

[@Kracker320]

Yavahahahahaa

[@xylok_dnb2444]

Another excellent guide, Elk -- I actually used your first "all-trophy" and "100% + DLC" runs to help with my pathing to pick these up for the save file to prep my NG+ Ultra-Hard 100% playthrough. Those vids are really big though, so this will be a great compact video to share with my friends that want those super-fast OP weapons for their own playthroughs. Much love, and many thanks for sharing.

[@ElkjaerTV]

Thanks glad it helps you out :)

[@Sondergirl1610]

You don't need all the animal figurines or pigments ?? I didn't know this so thank you so much.

[@ElkjaerTV]

No problem :)

[@nafin9063]

Really regret not getting one extra set of these mods before doing newgame+ ultra hard 100% for main game and frozen wilds. Technically have 100% but I don’t have the most perfect set of mods such as 4 insulated weaves in the save file.

[@morinthshepard6567]

So this maybe a little late but dont equip the Shadow Stalwart and outfit it with DLC mods when you make your save file for new game ... this armour and everything fitted in will be gone in your new game + when you start a new run I did not have this problem with other armour ....

[@henriktw4051]

Thank you for this video! after years of stumbling around in Horizon and stuck with the progress at 97 ish % i didnt know what ive missed. i have now found the 2 missing mods and achieved 100 %. thank you!

[@Cujo12]

why am i only able to out certain coils onto certain weapons and not others? ex: I can put the painted weapon coil onto the Banuk Champ Bow but not the Banuk Striker Bow

[@i-tomasis1703]

Why should we do new game plus??? I want just mods,, No problem??

[@viswanathm3195]

My bro! I was missing a few modifications to get my 100%. This was God's work! Thank you so much!

[@davidbattrick3690]

I use this video and a lot of your others as my reference, when I need to get back on track. I tend to go a little squirrel some times, and get distracted by all the possibilities and things to do in this game. I don't play a lot of games because of the violence and gore. But being laid off from work because of Covid this has been a perfect distraction. I just wanted to say. Your tutorials are spot on and enjoyable to watch and listen to and learn from. And your delivery is professional, you don't use a lot of word whiskers...Aaa Aaa. lol, anyway I have graduated to ultra hard, still not into speed run, exploring all different skills and ways to play, it really seem unlimitless. It feel like you could really play this game out with any weapon and get through almost all the game...just brilliant, I feel like I am incontrol...:)

[@kikijewell2967]

100%.

[@frosch_9782]

I thought i had some shards with 130000 but you got 117000 as well, respect

[@skywalkies77]

Lol, I thought I was rich with 5k

[@poujhn]

@@skywalkies77 I thought I was rich with 15k

[@ninja.saywhat]

I grinded 170k of it in about 6 hours while attempting my first attempt for ultra hard new game + i thought i was gonna need that much because i read a guide that says you'll need 130k to purchase all the adept and all related weapons on ultra. it turns out i only needed around 30k for what i intended to grab because the other ones are basically a duplicate and slightly weaker too in stats so only the frozen wilds weapon mostly are worth getting.

[@joshuavictor4593]

@@ninja.saywhat how did u grinded?

[@rytramprophet843]

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH. thanks to this I am now 100% on both main and FW progression. I was missing the weave in the shamans path cave.

[@ThaiDevilGamer95]

can you make a new video more slow pls. This video to fast and i can understand :(

[@Aekobelelh]

i don't know you and or where you are but one day i will come to you and thank you personaly and give you a 10 k dolloers beacuse what you have done to me

[@ArzeLvoLsujin]

Great walkthrough 👍 But if u re new player like me and want to play this game first time in ultra hard, make sure u get the early hidebound weapon coil (animal figurine 3) + untested weapon coil (burgrend) before u go to firebreaker and fight the fire claw. Because for me It needs 6 hrs straight git gud when facing it only with weave armor + banuk striker bow (14 blue gleam)

[@terrell07981]

Thanks for the detailed no nonsense approach. Best mod video out there.

[@maurikunnas6266]

Thank you for making these videos, they are very well made and they really help :)

[@mersarultmit5577]

At times I thought Elk was leading me on a goose chase but now I know he was just leading me to goose skin.

[@ElkjaerTV]

Clever :)

[@mersarultmit5577]

@@ElkjaerTV 😅 my bad for that one. You'e the clever one here, Elk😎👊🏽clever speedrun

[@punimarudogaman]

Hi again Elkjaer. This might be time consuming but... do you think you'd be able to make a " ALL datapoints " speedrun guide ? ... It is so frustrating to have some missing datapoints (text and audio) in my menu 😥 ... I dream of having 100% of them, even if I know it is useless (^_^) Anyway, take care of you and thank you for your incredible job !

[@adityagupta6013]

look for an interactive hzd map, it will show all datapoinits

[@punimarudogaman]

@@adityagupta6013 thank you

[@punimarudogaman]

@@adityagupta6013 i just hope it is still possible to collect them all after reaching the very last chapter

[@adityagupta6013]

@@punimarudogaman yes it is

[@punimarudogaman]

@@adityagupta6013 👍👍👍great !!!

[@jhovan3724]

Do you have to do all the steps in that order to get the mods or you will get them no matter what?

[@michaelhall9146]

Thank you for showing how to get the modifications and for showing that you can fast travel from a cave. Also, how are you level 61? 😂

[@wyrmrealmstudio6257]

THIS WAS SO HELPFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[@nickispotson4613]

You should do a video called "Glitches is HZD". I think that would be an entertaining video to watch. Anyway nice video!!!

[@ElkjaerTV]

Its on my list of videos to do :)

[@courier11sec]

I'm up to level 24 in the main game on my first ever playthrough and decided to check out the dlc. Climbed the cliff, got to the top and was immediately slaughtered by the machine that's waiting there. I think maybe I'll need to level up some more to get through it.

[@ShellzSD]

Yea it gets tougher lol I went in here with shield weaver armour and level 55 still got slaughtered… you need the banuk weapons to make it a bit easier Def much tougher foes

[@courier11sec]

@@ShellzSD without a doubt! Unfortunately the external drive I had the game on died, so I can't get back to it at the moment, but I'll be after those banuk weapons as soon as I get it squared away.

[@webreaver01]

Thanks for providing the walkthrough. I just started the Frozen Wilds DLC

[@Whodat42]

The game is free now the complete editon and I already beatet it

[@LenhaRDT0130]

Got the chance to play HZD this 2021 Pandemic even though I had it in around 2018,, thus most videos I find here in YT are 3-4 years old,, glad I found this Channel and subbed immediately...

[@ayemimir_yt4701]

I’ve played it since it came out coming back and playing just to mess around is the best 👌😂

[@LenhaRDT0130]

@@ayemimir_yt4701 after completing 92% NG w/ DLC and NG+ I will re-run again for sure ,, I won't get over Aloy lol

[@ayemimir_yt4701]

@@LenhaRDT0130 hell yeah man I can’t wait for Horizon forbidden west

[@LenhaRDT0130]

@@ayemimir_yt4701 likewise.. keep playing HZD until HFW release for sure..

[@Silentfeety]

Getting fire mods on my hunter bow, doest it increases dmg over time,or only how much arrows i need to set them on fire? I never knew that

[@MrGabrielsdaniel]

With more fire mods, you'll need less arrows to put machines on fire.

[@BlueGlossContent]

What is that outfit you were wearing? I don't recognize it. Oh, i just found out, it was the sickness eater. Looked so different in Frozen Wilds.

[@SiljCBcnr]

I was wondering about that, too just now

[@ElkjaerTV]

Yeah the sickness eater the color looks different when covered in The Frozen Wilds snow effect.

[@treykings07]

I dislike how you constructed this video...

[@coduletz31]

you might wana unlock the ng+ speedruns becose wee cant watch it is PRIVAT

[@lelandgrigsby988]

Great guide. Got to this game late and it helped me getting the extra unique mods until I started just remembering everything in subsequent runs.

[@elite_eight4486]

i can't understand the use of the hidebound. I can't find any weapon who can use damage/freeze/shock alltogether. The elemental bow maybe but it doesn't fit

[@CougarCat21]

I just bought the maps to show the pigments and figurines in the Cut. So much easier!

[@galimirnund6543]

This game sorely needs an continuous auto-run mod... or something ..... on ultra... this sucks... she stops running when she hits a rock grrr...or takes a heal pot

[@aronjasperdavid6606]

I hope I could remember all of this haha. What to do first and path to take. I plan to speed run it on story difficulty about 4 times getting all the unique mods before going to Ultra Hard difficulty on my 5th playthrough.

[@XY-vf9mu]

Quote: "You can only find 1 of each per playthrough." So actually u can earn all waves in one game? like u did in the video or do you´ve really played it 5 times?

[@topsykrett001]

Did you help make this game, Elkjaer.? Unbelieveable! No detail left untouched.

[@leondunn1011]

Im late to this but how did u get those 4 Mods banuk weapons? Are These some newgame+ stuff?

[@MuslimChad_1]

that was complicated a bit but was very helpful and when i saw very it means really really helpful

[@ervinbektic1154]

How long does it take to get all of them in 1 run?

[@rimurutempest1780]

If u speed run like 1 hour depending on how good u r

[@mersarultmit5577]

Your video helped out tremendously...👌🏾💯🤝🏽🙏🏽

[@soyshadow299]

Like

[@ElkjaerTV]

Thanks :)

[@sadiehunt3970]

The one at the dam I never went and talked to the drummer it triggered when I was by it

[@AlexanderDiArmani]

How to get pristine coils multiple times? Once you do the quest, if gives you just 1. How you have so many?

[@ElkjaerTV]

Sadly you can only get 1 per playthrough so I played through the game multiple times to get them.

[@AlexanderDiArmani]

@@ElkjaerTV wow. Thank you for your reply!

[@romuloreyesjr6909]

What is the purpose of outfit weave if you have shield weaver suit?

[@Death_by_Inches]

So play 2 or 3 runs of NG+ on easy and get them all. Then destroy everything on ultra hard.

[@eekenny]

and buy all Adept and Banuk weapons, armor with 4 mods, it’s more cheaper!

[@r3dx018]

@@eekenny wait, those stuff are cheaper on easy mode fr??!

[@eekenny]

@@r3dx018 yah.. ULTRA HARD like 7700+ shard per weapon, but story mode like 1300+ shard only. - EXOL

[@r3dx018]

@@eekenny Ty for telling bro never knew this

[@ninja.saywhat]

dude that's my biggest regret moving to ultra hard for the first time. i should have farm during my first playthrough for cheap items on hard specially for wires as my playstyle is heavy on wire consumption. 5 shards for each wire in hard then goes up to 15 on ultra, it bankrupted me too soon 😂

[@v1gilxn]

they should do a refrence to the 100 years movie

[@MrPiske1]

Minute 16:50. WTF is this? Did you hack the game??You have like 7 times the same modifications, while you can only get one in the game.

[@ElkjaerTV]

You can get 1 per playthrough

[@deank.9187]

thank you so much

[@ameerzulkarnain3257]

do i need to buy ps plus to make new game+ ?

[@purpoas9219]

Is there a way of obtaining multiple prestine weapon coils within one main campaign playthrough? In the other words, is it possible to restart FW while not fininshing the main story and start a new playthrough?

[@ElkjaerTV]

No you can only get 1 per playthrough sadly.

[@wafelhausen]

Great guide, I have a few questions before I play multiple times. Can we get multiples of these unique mods? and can we stack them in our gear? for example can I put 3 untested weapon coils in the same weapon?

[@StuRedman]

You can get a full set with each New Game Plus. You can stack them.

[@iputuoka2707]

It means we have only 1 pristine coil per run?

[@ElkjaerTV]

Yes

[@dias659]

entao e so fazer varios new game e pegar varias bobinas ???

[@Kawika.]

Does this need to be followed exactly?

[@XGhostRiderX]

Can I get all on my first play I got the dlc

[@skywalkies77]

Ive never managed to get a mod over 50%. Do they exist?

[@AKJRees]

The longer your playtime the higher the mod, in my experience. May be tied to level.

[@ninja.saywhat]

what i can't get is the 30 percent spear mod. i'm nearing to 150 hours of gameplay and i keep getting 27% for max 😤

[@AKJRees]

I don't understand spear mods anyway. What spear can you actually mod?

[@skywalkies77]

@@AKJRees You upgrade it in Frozen Wilds and get two mod slots

[@AKJRees]

Ah! That explains it. Thanks!

[@mohammedal-dleimy2175]

Fast and 22 minutes cannot be rhymed

[@hasyimsuparlan957]

May the spirit be with you, very helpful

[@ผีเจาะปาก-ค8ฐ]

how many time you play over the game .??

[@rip_imad_btw2130]

How did you get four modifications ?

[@minecart2-2-33]

What outfit were you wearing??

[@jonas4thomsen823]

Man kan godt høre du er dansk😂

[@thunderfeetx9280]

Another awesome video

[@ElkjaerTV]

Thank you :)

[@jhvankesteren1979]

Thanks for the updated video!

[@ElkjaerTV]

No problem :)

[@jhvankesteren1979]

I guess it would be a lot of work editing, but a video with all the (major) skips would be great. Maybe first only the for the dlc.

[@Faudetsidibe]

hi frero how did you put 4 spools on the bows I don't know how you can explain it to me

[@alexmichaelraccoonplays8777]

These are the adept versions of the bows and they can only be bought in new game plus.

[@iCsmint]

Thanks for the great infos. Quick question, i only finished it 4 times so how many playthroughs in total to be optimal for speedrun?

[@TristanTheGamer01]

I'm gonna have to check and see if I have all of them the next time I play! I've missed a few of them.

[@BlueGlossContent]

Just wondering, i'm a about to hit level 100. What happens after that? Does it reset? I haven"t seen anyone being on level 100 or above.

[@ElkjaerTV]

It just goes to 101. Not sure what the max is but there are people with 1000+ levels.

[@BlueGlossContent]

@@ElkjaerTV 1000! That's insane! Thanks for the info! By the way i'm doing Frozen Wilds right now and i saw your Shamans Path cave skip the fast way up and the final leap to the right spot was super difficult. Tried it like 30min. until i made it there.

[@christheplayer99]

Maybe this is a dumb question, but can you only get these mods during New Game Plus? Or during your first run as well?

[@ElkjaerTV]

You can get them on any playthrough.

[@christheplayer99]

@@ElkjaerTV oh I see. I was wondering if that was the case since completing Nantuk's mission and the challenge against Aratak didn't give me anything besides some clothes.

[@nazirulafiq6613]

I love all ur video. I want to ask. if bow damage from easy difficulty (NG+) go to ultra hard difficulty (NG+), whether the bow damage buff or nerf or not change?. I really need the answer. Sorry, my english broken.

[@Bipedalduck]

Bow damage mod is unchanged, however there is a modification for all outgoing sources, for example enemies take only 70% damage on ultra hard and 50% elemental modifications.

[@d.speedy5083]

Your bow damage and other weapons ARE NERFED on Ultra Hard!This mode forces you to play with sense. Aim for the weak spots to take your enemies down effectively. Resources aren't cheap either so the extra slots for those rare mods are really needed!

[@EvilEyEbRoWzz]

Hey dude silly question..but are these all the unique story quest only mods available in the whole game? Or are there more outside of the DLC?

[@ElkjaerTV]

They are only in The Frozen Wilds.

[@EvilEyEbRoWzz]

@@ElkjaerTV Thanks dude! Also..makes it much easier for collection during multiple story play throughs as you only have to worry about these ones

[@favioferreira8921]

This helped a lot! Thanks!

[@andersonolive4553]

Thanks dude! Great video

[@punimarudogaman]

Fantastic !! Thank you

[@ElkjaerTV]

No problem :)

[@beamngcrazy]

Nice shot

[@KingMoeJo]

Frankly, Horizon Zero Dawn truly deserve a remake by now.

[@moodmusicytc]

LOL why? It still holds up why would they possibly "remake it"

[@KingMoeJo]

@@moodmusicytc Like you said, it really stands out in so many aspects. I'm hoping for a remake to harness the PS5's capabilities. The game's story, UI, and the solid yet straightforward gear upgrade system are top-notch - not as complex as HFW.

[@JuicyJazzyJeff]

Very nice one, senpai ;) This looks similar to my runs, except it's much more optimized and efficient - I run around places without overriding the Tallneck lol I just clear the bandit camp trying to stealth my way through...maybe I'm becoming Nil. I am proud of myself for figuring out the figurine & pigment trick :) I think I need 1-2 more runs for more Pristine Weapon Coils to finish the Lodge Blast Sling. Not sure what to do after that...I'm not really a speed run dude, but maybe I'll give that a try. By the way, did you notice that equipping three 15% stealth weaves on a Silent Hunter outfit doesn't give you the max stealth? In theory it should, since it gives +15 instead of +0.15, but whatever you do, the third one always gives you +14 instead of 15, and so you end up with 74 instead of 75. I really wanted to max the stealth with just three weaves and put the Insulated Outfit Weave as the fourth one. Triggered...

[@ElkjaerTV]

Well you might be surprised a lot people dont think they will like speedruns before they try them out. Then they get hooked :)

[@ninja.saywhat]

did they patch this or something? cause i'm able to stack the 3 of them and maxed out at 75 stealth. what i'm disappointed at is 75 is the max for it. i was excited to grind the nora outfit for 4 mod slots so i can stack four 15% stealth weave unfortunately it can't. i absolutely loved the stealth play in my first playthrough in hard difficulty. it's a lot less effective on ultra but it still helps to easily disengage from a fight. without it, trying to run from stormbird is almost impossible without roping it or running behind a big rock or mound.

[@Prokerboss]

But how do I challenge aratak again?

[@alexmichaelraccoonplays8777]

You can’t in the same playthrough. You can only challenge him once per playthrough.

[@Arctics04]

Great job! Very good video keep it up

[@yajvwj]

Thanks man...this is super helpful...even tho it's a few year old game 👍

[@yajvwj]

Got yourself a new sub 😄

[@rimurutempest1780]

A few year old or what it's still amazing

[@robertolaurente2905]

Tnx man . . Nice . .

[@villunboxandreviews]

Thank you sir! Like a lot!

[@XGhostRiderX]

How you put 4 mod to your weapons I just can put 3

[@ElkjaerTV]

You can get 4 mod slots in New Game+

[@XGhostRiderX]

@@ElkjaerTV thanks 😎

[@michealadebz]

How did u get 4 weapon slots

[@abosalah2854]

When you start New game plus you can buy them

[@randomassdude2734]

So, if I understood this correctly, I need to complete the full story for both the main game and the DLC before I can make another NG+ for the next batch of mods?

[@heinschouwenaars3963]

I think so, by the time I’m done grinding all the mods forbidden west will probably be released lol😭

[@randomassdude2734]

@@heinschouwenaars3963 damn. I mean, it's gonna take way way shorter to complete since you're gonna be overleveled as shit in those early missions and will be able to blitz through them. Also, it's a good game, I don't really mind replaying, tbh

[@nazirulafiq6613]

Yupp

[@williamallen7386]

Yeah, but when you're so overpowered what's the difference from just putting it on easy? Seems like a whole lot of grinding on story just to make UH just as easy as story lol. Seems kinda nutty to me, or am I missing something?

[@mydogeatspuke]

@@williamallen7386 some people like being over powered. Plus you can only unlock everything available by completing NG+ on UH. May as well be as strong as you possibly can be so it isn't difficult if all you care about is completion. Not everyone likes games to be so difficult that they struggle to play them.

[@markturnbull2711]

R u playing this on ultimate hard????

[@daami537]

No, he's playing on story mode

[@ElkjaerTV]

No I am doing it on story as it easy fast when you just want to collect mods.

[@GamerNurseGale]

@@ElkjaerTV this actually answers my question. 😁😁

[@GoneBunburying]

Working perfectly June 8 (2021). Thanks again mate!

[@andrevanniekerk4711]

Super awesome guide!

[@ElkjaerTV]

Thanks :)

[@LyuboA]

can you please share your save

[@ElkjaerTV]

Check my weapon video for a PC savefile.

[@LyuboA]

@@ElkjaerTV thx i will check it later but i found a way to mod weapons and outfit mods value so i will try that wish i check that earlier not the day Forbidden West comes out

[@ThulsaDooM1223]

Thanks!

[@ElkjaerTV]

Thanks, glad the video helped you out :)

[@keremerbilen9843]

15:08

[@brayden4493]

18:24

[@allanbullock4237]

Excellent video. Very clear and easy to follow 👍🏻👍🏻

[@yairhadad422]

You need 8 total runs to totally max out your builds ......

[@shakyz1726]

how you get 4 modifiers on a weapon ????

[@TristanTheGamer01]

The Adepts weapons on NG+

[@jacobilly]

the streets will never forget the job you're doing for the community Elk :)

[@ElkjaerTV]

Thank you :)

[@mtbguyrules3498]

It won’t let me collect the pigments