Horizon Zero Dawn Crafting
Crafting works in two ways while playing Horizon Zero Dawn, either through the menu or on the fly while you’re out exploring the world. Any craftable item can be created under the crafting menu when you press the touchpad on the PS4 controller. However, ammunition also gives you the option of crafting it on the fly, even if you’re in the middle of a tough fight, by letting you pull up a quick menu that slows down time.
Crafting Ammo
If you want to do this without pausing Horizon Zero Dawn, simply hold down L1 then cycle over to the ammo you want to craft using the right thumbstick. Once highlighted, hold down X to craft a set of that ammo. If you continue to hold down X, it will continue to create more until you’ve reached the max you can carry. Each weapon allows you to craft a specific amount of ammo from one resource bunch. For instance arrows start with a base of ten each time, while bombs only let you craft two. This can be upgraded with the Ammo Crafter skill under the Forager tree.
Crafting ammo in the Horizon Zero Dawn menu requires you to select the weapon type by choosing its quiver, then selecting the type of ammunition you want. When highlighted, hold X like you would when crafting in the wild.
Crafting Traps and Potions
Under the crafting tab in the menu you’ll find an option for Traps & Potions. Clicking this will give you three options.
Traps: These require Wire, a Metal Vessel, and the elemental component that provides the effect you’re looking for.
Health Potions: Health Potions are made of meat. Normal ones use rich and fatty meat while Full Health Potions required rich, fatty, and bony meat. They heal 150 and all health respectively. Health Boost Potions, which increase your health by 150 for a period of time, require only fatty and bony meat.
Resist Potions: There are four types of resist potions in Horizon Zero Dawn and they’re each made out of a plant that corresponds to the element you’re trying to resist:
- Fire Resist – Fire Kiln Root x3
- Shock Resist – Shock Wax Root x3
- Freeze Resist – Freeze Rime Root x3
- Antidote – Corruption Glaze Root x3
Crafting Carry Capacity
These are required to boost the amount of each item you can carry. The different satchels and quivers are unlocked as you obtain access to the corresponding weapon or item. The upgrades have levels, each boosting the capacity by a set amount until you reach the max amount. This is where skins and bones really come into play, as well as large amounts of wood and Metal Shards. The resources required change with each upgrade, so make sure to farm all the animals to have a wide selection of bones and skin.
Crafting Travel
You can craft a Fast Travel Pack in the crafting menu of Horizon Zero Dawn for 15 Ridge-Wood, 1 Fatty Meat, and 1 Bony Meat. We recommend saving up for a Golden Fast Travel Pack instead which costs 50 Metal Shards, 1 Fox Skin, and 1 Fatty Meat and provides unlimited fast travel.
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