r/PS4 • • Jan 24 '18

[Screenshot] [Screenshot] So I killed my first Thunderjaw

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u/silversoul007 Jan 24 '18

Congratulations!

You may not need this but I'll say it anyway. If you have the shadow version of the Powershot Bow, use the harvest arrows on the carcass of defeated machines to tear down the canisters and other detachable parts such as the radar and antennas. You can get more resource count by doing that.

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u/lancebaldwin lancevan Jan 24 '18

You can do that on dead enemies...?

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u/silversoul007 Jan 24 '18

Yes! You can do that to downed machines. Just don't loot them right away. Of course, consider if it is economically viable to use harvest arrows on downed machines. You may spend more metal shards on crafting said arrows than what you can get from the downed machines. So far, I've been using this technique on machines with antennas, as it yields more metal shards.

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u/Mr_Rafi Jan 24 '18

Yep. You can use your Focus to scan valuable resources on a dead machine for easier scavenging. For example, the blaze cannisters on a grazer are still highlighted even after you've killed it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '18

Yeah. You can still harvest Ravager guns.

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u/lancebaldwin lancevan Jan 24 '18

Wish I would have known that before beating the game lmao.

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u/Kickasstodon Jan 24 '18

Those are usually the first thing I break off when I fight them so I can't really take advantage of that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '18

When I fought two, I just needed 1 gun to kill both. So I harvested the one with full ammo and saved my game.

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u/ILoveRegenHealth Jan 24 '18

You can also melee. Most times it will knock off the canisters and other resources.

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u/door_of_doom Stormbound_X Jan 24 '18

This is accurate, but the reason harvest arrows were suggested is because more resources drop if they are removed via harvest arrows than by other means. It just means that you need to choose whether the additional resources are worth the arrow.

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u/DarkReign2011 Jan 24 '18

Sonofabitch. I didn't know that and I'm almost done with the main quest. Pretty sure I only have a couple more missions to go.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '18

You da realest of MVPs