I Wish I Knew These SECRET Combat Tips Earlier! | Horizon Forbidden West

Knockdown, fast notching, quick draw, triple notch and double notch damage reduction, slide dodges, shredder tear damage, and more! The official Horizon Forbidden West strategy guide from Future Press inspired me to put together a video on some useful hidden combat mechanics! Some of these are from the guide and others are the result of my own and other's experimentation. All 8 of these mechanics will help you become a better Horizon player!

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⏱️Video Chapters⏱️
0:00 - Getting Started
0:29 - Quick Draw
2:27 - Slide Dodge/Slide Roll
3:46 - Knockdown
6:43 - Fast Reload/Fast Notching
7:20 - Triple & Double Notch Damage Penalty
8:40 - Overdraw & Damage Coils
9:23 - Shredder Gauntlet Tear Damage
10:14 - Freeze During Tiedown
11:05 - Wrapping Up

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[ArktixOfficial]

Edit: When I do the math at 7:50 for the triple notch damage penalty, I should have used 0.7 as the multiplier instead of 0.3. Hopefully that didn’t trip anyone up 🙂

Edit 2: I misspoke about Long Range, Close Range, and High Ground coils. Those coils only increase impact damage, not elemental buildup or tear.

[briangray]

Again, I've said it more than a few times on your channel, but you have the best Horizon content out there, hands down. I really don't care to watch channels where someone simply shows how great they are. I prefer to watch a great player explain how they became great! You've not only done this, but you've also made it easy to understand how you got there. Thanks!

[WhiteDragon]

I rarely comment on videos. But this one deserves a gold star.
There is no BS in this video, no Yakety Yak commentary, no critiquing of developers or other streamers/ YouTubers and no garbage.
This is a straight up facts and techniques video. It is well made with no annoying techno music distracting you no garbled difficult to decipher accents and no ads interrupting the video. This is how all tips and tricks videos should be made. Love it!!

[zssdfounder]

A great trick I want to share that i've been using alot even early on in my 1st playthrough is slide silent striking.
I found out that while you are sliding you don't seem to draw any more attention to yourself than if you crouch walk, this is great for both getting some distance before someone fully notices you or aggressively closing the distance for a stealth attack.
Do note that since you technically need to sprint to activate a slide you may want to do this from a slight distance to avoid the sprint noise, especially if your not use to executing this technique.

[RealNamek]

Your channel has been a godsend since I started my Ultra hard NG+ run, the amount of time and work put into these videos is both impressive and appreciated homie 🤙🏽🔥

[Shazza]

I think this is one of the best game videos on combat mechanics I have ever seen. Thank you for the clear explanations.

[Vervel]

Love this video for so many reasons.

First is your teaching style: You are just a genius not only in finding all that stuff but even more in explaining it with few, we’ll structured words. Listening to your explanations makes me chill and want to know more at the same time :D

Second are the insights: I love the sliding mechanic more than anything (already since zero dawn, but they made it soo much more powerful - love it). And I already was kind of confused that you didn’t mention the quick draw mechanic of sliding in earlier video. But now you did make a video about it and I have to realise that I am just like John Snow and know nothing. I had no clue whatsoever that sliding gives you invincibility frames as well and now you even tell me it’s more than for rolling. I am baffled. Same for the triple notch. They felt off compared to zero dawn and now I know why. You are great.

Third is the community I know of no other content creator who is so eager to reply to his viewers in such a positive way and in return was able to build such a great community. Scrolling through the comments became one of my favourite hobbies and I really feel amidst kindred souls here.

And forth is just the love for the game that you radiate in every of your videos. it mirrors my own attitude towards the game and I have been looking for someone like you all over the Internet. So glad I found you, please keep it up!

Btw: Just ordered the strategy guide even though you probably listed all relevant knowledge already :P

[mitchevett]

your content is incredible! I recently got my PS5 and dove right into Forbidden West since I loved Zero Dawn so much. I am quite silly and started my playthrough on ultra hard. needless to say it has been a struggle. your guides have helped so much! thank you

[PluslePlayzYT]

On the note about QuickDraw, you also get an insane boost while on a machine! I use it for ropes cause I can charge a rope extremely fast

Also…..
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[durb]

Just wanted to say I appreciate your videos, I’m on my 2nd NG+ playthrough and have been following your guides on weapon optimization as well as using your spreadsheet to locate weapon coils more efficiently. Thank you so much for putting that together and sharing it with everyone! Your videos have made a big difference helping me to adjust my play style after the Braced Shot nerf.

[michaellawton]

Again, your information is incredible. I’m still very much a story mode type of player (I’m a 52 year old guy) and HZD and HFW are truly my first full blown rpgs that I’ve made any progress in without getting overwhelmed. I played Breath of the Wild and Fenyx Rising on Switch, but I hit a wall on BotW after a while and Fenyx was really tame. I’ve tried Witcher 3, but again I get overwhelmed, especially since I love the Netflix shows so much. With HZD, I truly felt like I was not only playing a game but also making use of skills and mechanics. HFW is so next level and being invested in the HZD story line, I love the continuation and deeper nuances. Your explanations are so nuanced that it truly wants me to become better player and even replay HZD at higher levels.

Quick question: do you play the strike mini games? I found the tutorials complex. Maybe I just need to find a better explainer video.

[adrianaa]

Horizon is my favourite game of all time, at the very top of the list, period.
My head just exploded watching this video, and after a new one pops up from the stump I'm subscribing and binge-watching your entire library on it!
I've finished the game four times already and I just keep playing it on loop, I never used a lot of the weapon types I didn't quite understood how to and honestly the amount of content I can see by starting using all the tricks you seem to have uncovered almost feels like a small DLC to me!
Thank you so much for sharing!!! =)

[Kryed]

The graphic, animation, colors and music are masterpiece!

[greenjeff]

Fantastic video yet again!

Thanks for the deep dive into the mechanics of the game. I have started using the slide-draw technique with the ropecaster to get a quick tie-down. When I played this game on normal difficulty, my favorite weapon was the sharpshot bow. Now that I play on very hard, I use the shredder gauntlet or freeze/boltblaster combo based on what I learned from your other videos. I find myself using the shock shredders as my go-to because they can immobilize the machine and rip it apart with ease. It’s also very cheap resource-wise. Your circling technique helped me get much better at catching the shredders which maximizes my damage output. Your weapon coil video helped me find the best ones for each weapon type, again boosting my damage. By taking advantage of game mechanics and modifiers, you’ve helped me get the most out of every scenario. That is very important — especially on the higher difficulty setting. After fighting a monster with a shredder, the area looks like a scrapyard with all of the destroyed and ripped apart pieces strewn about. It’s pretty funny to see! I used to run low on volatile sludge all of the time because of my reliance on one weapon type. Now I rarely run low on anything and I sell off extra stuff for shards.

Thanks again for your invaluable insights!

[samos_sainz]

You explanations are always so detailed, complete and comprehensive... Cheers for the channel success!

[thekdawg]

Your videos increased my game skill by a wide margin. Thanks!

[reaper]

Thank you Arktix for featuring Eevee. Your the best!

[footballasylum]

Arktix you have become a HFW beast at this game 💯 excellent video as always and yeah defo criminally slept on is a understatement 👍😁 keep up the excellent work buddy fire video 🔥💯👍🇬🇧😁

[spillysock-spock]

I love tripping and physically manipulating machines. I had no idea drill spikes were so good for that. You have just earned yourself a subscriber. Can't wait to binge your machine hunting guides

[coling]

useful stuff. i used to always get the books with big games - i still have some from games long past.. but they seem to have either disappeared or simply not get put out like in days, not so long, past. I think you're second HFW guide guru to have gotten book just recently and used it in videos i've seen in past week. great video as ever. :)