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Horizon: Steel Frontiers

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Walkthrough for Horizon: Steel Frontiers' Cauldron Rho, including enemy encounters, puzzle solutions, and override codes for Tramplers, Shell-Walkers, Snapmaws, Longlegs, and Ravagers.

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Walkthrough for Horizon: Steel Frontiers' Cauldron Rho, including enemy encounters, puzzle solutions, and override codes for Tramplers, Shell-Walkers, Snapmaws, Longlegs, and Ravagers.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head to the southern edge of the Tallneck's lake where it becomes a river. Find [TD-W33] Vani in Concert south along the western shore.
  2. 2
    Cross the river east to a path. Follow it north/northeast, avoiding a Shell-Walker convoy, until you reach a campfire and a crashed plane. Find [TD-W32] Metal vs. Meat! by the fuselage.
  3. 3
    Continue northeast to a second campfire at a road split. Follow the right path into a small canyon. You'll find dead humans, a supply crate, and Cauldron Rho guarded by four Watchers. Use the long grass for stealth takedowns.
  4. 4
    Approach the Cauldron door. A gap prevents crossing; the Network Uplink for a bridge is on the other side. Go left, climb down into the gap, and rappel down.
  5. 5
    Follow ledges to a rappel hold and descend. Continue down the path to more dead humans and a cave entrance.
  6. 6
    Enter the cave, follow the path, and override the next door. Watch out for an immediate Watcher.
  7. 7
    Follow the tunnel to a gap with a rotating Turbine. Shoot the center to change its rotation direction (polarity) and ride it across.
  8. 8
    Continue down the tunnel into a larger open area with another door to override. This room contains two Watchers and a Ravager. Prioritize taking out the Watchers stealthily, then use Blast Wire traps for the Ravager.
  9. 9
    Locate the Turbine on the left, change its polarity, and ride it up. Jump to a passing box to cross the gap.
  10. 10
    Drop down and override the Network Uplink to create a bridge. Cross the bridge to the next Turbine.
  11. 11
    Ride the favorably rotating Turbine to a Field Generator. Override it to deactivate the force field blocking the boxes. A supply crate is in the small hallway to the right.
  12. 12
    Descend the ramp left of the Field Generator to return to the bottom floor.
  13. 13
    Return to the other Turbine and ride it up to a box to cross the force field.
  14. 14
    Navigate a horizontal Turbine, change its polarity, ride it across, and follow the tunnel to a room with three Watchers and a pool of water.
  15. 15
    Defeat the Watchers and override the door to the Blaze Processing Chamber. This room contains Watchers, Longlegs, and a Ravager. Use ledges for Blast Wire traps on the ramps. Prioritize eliminating the Ravager, potentially using its own canon against the other machines.
  16. 16
    On the upper ledge, override the Network Uplink to create a bridge to the central machine. Override the generator on the other side to open the northern force field.
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    Descend and go up the ramp through the force field. Cross the double Turbine set to the next ledge.
  18. 18
    Descend the ramp on the left, jump across a gap, and climb ramps to a ledge with a Network Uplink. Override it to create a bridge.
  19. 19
    Cross the tunnel and drop into the water below. Head through the tunnel to the core.
  20. 20
    You will fight a Snapmaw here. Defeat the two patrolling Watchers before rappelling down. Place Blast Wire traps strategically.
  21. 21
    After overriding the shield, a Ravager will appear. Use Tearblast Arrows to disarm its canon or dodge and place more traps. If successful, use the Ravager's canon against remaining machines.
  22. 22
    Once all machines are defeated, loot the room and override the core to complete the Cauldron. You will receive override codes for Tramplers, Shell-Walkers, Snapmaws, Longlegs, and Ravagers.
  23. 23
    Return topside and override the uplink to create a bridge, then cross it to fully complete the Cauldron.

Bandit Camp: Gatelands

  1. Fast travel to Lone Light and head west/southwest towards Meridian.
  2. Find Nil under a large rock archway. Talk to him about the nearby Bandit Camp: Gatelands.
  3. Follow the path southeast to the camp entrance. Hide in the tall grass to the right.
  4. Lure a bandit to the gate with Lure Call and perform a Silent Strike.
  5. Take out the archer inside the gate and the bandit sitting nearby.
  6. Continue forward and shoot the archer in the tower.
  7. Take cover in the long grass in front of the next archer tower and wait for patrols.

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