Summary
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorais another open-world epic from Ubisoft and the studio behind theDivisionseries. While it shares many similarities totheFar Cryseries, its distinct world based on the movie franchise of the same name sets it apart. Moreover, the visuals and sound design are among the best on the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S generation.
Unlike most open-world action adventures,Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorafocuses on the Na’vi’s senses, exploration, and using the environment to navigate its world. Unfortunately, this can lead to confusion, and many players may struggle to get used to mechanics early. These tips will help players navigate the world and get off to a good start in Pandora’s vast and dangerous world.
1Focus On The Main Story Early
Learn The Mechanics
As with most open-world games, fans may want to start exploring and wandering off the beaten path as quickly as possible. However, that is inadvisable inAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorabecause it’s a dangerous world with many systems to learn. Moreover, it is easy toget lost and lose one’s bearing when exploring.
The game does an excellent job of steadily introducing the world, its verticality, the methods of survival, and more.Avatarplayers will also obtain the tools and weapons they need to tackle side missions, defeat enemies, and more later on by completing the earlier missions in the main quest.
2Use Na’vi Senses
Reveal Enemies And Locate Mission Objectives
The Na’vi Sense mechanic separates the protagonist from the human enemies. Even though enemies appear to have X-ray vision when shooting the player throughthe jungle’s trees and bushes, the protagonist can utilize their senses by pressing the R1 button on the PlayStation or the RB button on the Xbox to pinpoint their location and detect any weaknesses.
Moreover, the sense feature can also give the player a general direction of the whereabouts of their next mission objective by following the glowing orb.
3Use Waypoint Markers
Markers Don’t Vanish Like The Sense Orbs
Utilizing the sense mechanic is a great way to find one’s way around the jungles of Pandora. However, the glowing orbs that appear vanish after a few seconds. Players can work around this by activating markers on their world map screen.
Place a green marker on the location of the mission objective and follow the green line on the compass. Furthermore, the marker will indicate how far the protagonist is from their destination on the map.
4Get To Higher Ground In A Firefight
Use The Environment
Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandoraemphasizes nature versus technology. The Na’vi are faster, stronger, and taller than the humans. However, the humanshave better technology and weapons. The Na’vi gain an advantage by utilizing the environment to get out of trouble and gain an advantage over their enemies.
The best way to win a firefight is to avoid fighting enemies head-on and getting to higher ground. The jungle has trees, vines, mountains, and more. There are Lift Vines that the protagonist can use to climb trees and cliffs and avoid the enemy’s line of sight. This is the perfect way to pick enemies off with the bow and set traps with the Staff Sling.
5Focus On Stealth Skills
Unlock The Hunter Skills
As the protagonist utilizes the environment to defeat enemies and their tech against all odds, it isnatural to use stealth to escapeand sneak up on targets. However, without the correct skills, it won’t be too challenging for a trained military force to spot a giant blue alien coming at them through the jungles of Pandora.
Following the main story early and completing the mission will reward skill points. Players should spend these skills in the Memories of the Hunter skill tree. The first is the Shadow Hunter, which makes the protagonist harder to detect when crouching and moving, and the Light-Footed Hunter will remove all noise when crouched.
6Use The Hunter’s Guide
Inspect Everything
The Na’vi Senses allows the protagonist to inspect the plant life, flora, and more in the jungles of Pandora. After inspection, the items get added to the Hunter’s Guide menu. The guide gives a detailed description of items and allows players topin them,making items like the Bellsprig glow yellow. This makes them easier to find when exploring with the Na’vi sense active.
Moreover, scanning enemy units like the AMP Assault mechs and Combat Exo suits gives detailed descriptions of their weaknesses and highlights them by pressing R1 on the PlayStation or RB on the Xbox.
7Understand How Healing Works
Maintain The Na’vi’s Energy Levels
To maintain health inAvatar: Frontiers Of Pandora,players mustconsume food to restore their energy levels. Energy is represented by the purple bar underneath the green health bar. Without energy, the protagonist won’t recover their health from damage. To restore energy levels, the player must hold the L1/LB button, press Square/X, and then R1/RB to consume food.
To recover health quickly, the player should press left on the D-Pad to consume a Dapophet Pod. Dapophet Pods are found near water. They can be pinned from the Hunter’s Guide, making them easier to find when exploring with the Na’vi Sense.
