NieR: Automata offers a wide array of weapons, allowing players to experiment with different weapon types across multiple playthroughs. Each weapon boasts multiple upgrade levels, extending their usefulness and enabling players to utilize their favorites throughout the game.
Weapon upgrades are readily available at the Resistance Camp, but require specific resources. One such resource, Beast Hides, isn't readily obtained and is often needed in significant quantities. This guide details efficient farming strategies.
Obtaining Beast Hides in NieR: Automata
Beast Hides are dropped by wildlife like moose and boar. These creatures randomly appear in designated map areas, generally avoiding players and nearby robots. Their white icons on the mini-map distinguish them from the black icons of machines. However, unlike machines, wildlife doesn't respawn frequently, requiring strategic searching.
Moose and boar exclusively inhabit the game's ruined city and forest zones. Their reaction to player attacks depends on the level difference; higher-level animals may flee or aggressively retaliate. Even approaching high-level animals can provoke attacks. Wildlife also possesses substantial health, making early-game encounters challenging, especially against similarly leveled or higher-level creatures.
Animal Bait can lure wildlife closer, simplifying encounters.
Wildlife, unlike continuously spawning enemies, requires exploration to discover and eliminate. Respawn mechanics mirror those of machines:
- Fast traveling resets all enemies and wildlife.
- Traveling a sufficient distance triggers respawns in previously visited areas.
- Key story events can also initiate nearby respawns.
There's no guaranteed, efficient Beast Hide farming method. Consistently eliminating encountered wildlife while exploring the forest and city ruins generally provides sufficient hides. The drop rate is relatively high, ensuring you won't need excessive quantities at any given time, provided you don't upgrade more weapons than you can equip simultaneously.
