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Explore Mother's Watch and beyond in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. Find Metal Flowers, Power Cells, and start the Insult to Injury side quest.

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Explore Mother's Watch and beyond in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. Find Metal Flowers, Power Cells, and start the Insult to Injury side quest.

  • Carry capacities must be Level 2.
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    As you leave Mother's Watch, interact with the two Grazer Training Dummies near the entrance.
  2. 2
    Head east to the Ruins Aloy fell into as a child.
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    Drop back inside the ruins and collect any missed datapoints.
  4. 4
    Jump down the hole Aloy fell into and navigate the tunnels back to the ruins.
  5. 5
    Proceed through the large vault door and the next door.
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    To your left, break the stalactites blocking an area with a heavy attack to find Metal Flower - Mark I (A) and unlock Trophy: First Metal Flower Found.
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    Continue up the stairs, past where you found the Focus, and through the door you unlocked.
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    Ahead, next to where the first Audio Datapoint was, break the stalactites blocking another area.
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    Inside, find another Power Cell for the Ancient Armory side quest and [TD-Q01] All Good Things....
  10. 10
    Make your way through the rest of the ruins and exit.
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    Return to Rost's home and visit his new grave for additional dialogue.
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    Head back up to Rost's house and go left through the newly opened gate.
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    Continue through Rost's garden area and down the path to a zipline on the right.
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    Use the zipline, then follow the tightrope to find Metal Flower - Mark I (B).
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    Return to Mother's Heart.
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    Find a new Merchant in the square near the campfire and purchase maps of Collectibles.
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    Head to the exclamation point on your (minimap (the small circular map in the bottom-left corner of your screen)) (map used to display your surroundings and objectives) on the map at the back of Mother's Heart.
  18. 18
    Talk to Enara to get Side Quest: Insult to Injury.
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    Head to the Strider site marked on your (map).
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    Hide in tall grass and use Lure Call to draw a Strider.
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    When close enough, press and hold to hack the machine, making it an ally or mount.
  22. 22
    Ride the hacked Strider to the Main Embrace Gate and pass through.
  23. 23
    Speak to Varl to get Main Quest: The War Chief's Trail.
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    Select the nearby Vantage on your (map) and travel to it.
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    Climb the large rock formation and use to access Vantage - Air Combat Academy with your (Focus) (a device that highlights interactive elements and enemies), unlocking Trophy: First Vantage Found.
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    Head south from the Vantage point to Corrupted Zone 01.
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    Defeat the Corrupted Scrappers by keeping your distance, precision shooting weak points, and using heavy blows or knock down finishers.
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    Upon completing the Corrupted Zone, you will unlock Trophy: First Corrupted Zone Cleared.
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    Head up the stairs into the steeple and find [TD-W55] Special Orders on the floor.
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    Search the Ancient Debris at the back of the steeple and underneath the ramp at the front for unique items.
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    Follow the path north back to the bridge.
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    Talk to Cren at the bridge to learn about the nearby Hunting Grounds and receive the Nora Hunting Grounds quest.
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    Cross the bridge and go up the hill to the left to find the Hunting Grounds.
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    Knock down the two Grazer Training Dummies outside the Hunting Grounds.
  35. 35
    Talk to the merchant to acquire (DLC (downloadable content — extra missions or items released after launch)) (Downloadable Content, extra game content) gear items and a free Treasure Box.
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    Purchase the Blast Sling and Carja Tripcaster from the merchant.
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    Talk to the Keeper to learn about the Hunting Grounds Trials and receive the Hunting for the Lodge side quest.
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    Complete the three Hunting Trials: Parts Alone Trial, Logpile Trial, and Blast Wire Trial.
Tips
  • Use heavy attacks to break through stalactites.
  • Hack machines to fight as allies or use them as mounts.
  • Use the (Focus) to identify weak points on machines.
  • Utilize tall grass for stealth and to lure enemies.
  • The merchant in Mother's Heart sells maps of all Collectibles.
  • The Parts Alone Trial requires shooting off 10 Blaze canisters from Grazers within 1:30 for the Blazing Sun.
  • For the Logpile Trial, use Shock Wires and log pile traps to kill three machines within two minutes.
  • The Blast Wire Trial requires using your Carja Tripcaster.
  • Metal Flower - Mark I (A)
  • Trophy: First Metal Flower Found
  • Power Cell
  • [TD-Q01] All Good Things...
  • Metal Flower - Mark I (B)
  • Side Quest: Insult to Injury
  • Main Quest: The War Chief's Trail
  • Vantage - Air Combat Academy
  • Trophy: First Vantage Found
  • Trophy: First Corrupted Zone Cleared
  • [TD-W55] Special Orders
  • Nora Hunting Grounds quest
  • Hunting for the Lodge side quest

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