#hfw locations

[h0riz0nstuff]

Countdown Cameras (8) : The Valley of the Fallen The camera vantage there is out of the way, despite having a trail that leads to it. The bridge at the forefront is different and there are a few details absent but there isn't much difference otherwise.

The detail with the bird sculpture is an asset that is used in other parts of the world.

I did a little bit of climbing xD The big horus tentacle is also way more mossy than during the countdown. I'm not gonna say no to more moss, however. More moss is always good. xD

Of course the main difference, ultimately, is the total absence of a stormbird. At least we get sneaky giant bat instead…

[gentlyrowan]

I played around and recolored this to complement @robo-dino-puppy's VP here, but this is an actual photo of what lies

Southwest of the Daunt!

The geography of the Horizon games doesn't match up exactly to the real world, so parts of No Man's Land represent areas much further west than this. However, the No Man's Land Relic Ruin is the Zion Human History Museum, which is actually INSIDE Zion National Park. Just outside the park is the town of Springdale, Utah, and the vista beyond is what you see here.

It was much less orange in person.

Hope you like it!

no-man's land

[creature-beast]

Everyone posting their screenshots here's a few of mine

[gentlyrowan]

I hope you've been enjoying

Sacred Land Summer

I plan to round it out with reblogs of my Old Ones Guides* to various locales within Aloy's homeland, as well as reblogging more of you all's on-theme virtual photography, fan art, and more. Come September, I'll finally be moving on to highlighting other lands in the world of Horizon.

I'd love to do more collaborations like I did with @robo-dino-puppy, so let me know if you'd be interested in teaming up!

I expect I'm going to be quite busy in the coming months, but rest assured, I have many adventures in store for you down the road!

Your friendly neighborhood

Horizon travel guide,

GentlyRowan

*You and I are the Old Ones ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Unless otherwise noted, all the photos I post are mine (the ones I'm not in) or my husband's (the ones I am in)!

[horizon-series-details]

These are just a few of the shots I got in the northern Devotee Camp in the Burning Shores area. While it’s no small detail by any means, it is worth noting that this is clearly Tenakth architecture, with touches of Quen architecture located primarily in things like the lights. Of course, seeing as this is a Devotee Outpost, all the people found here were Quen, just like the rest of them. This raises one question- how did these Devotees get the outpost? For this, I’d say one of two things- Either the Tenakth previously stationed there left, or were killed. Regardless of how it happened though, it is interesting seeing how Tenakth and Quen architecture look in the same area.

[hzdtrees]

Against the Light

[forbiddenwestern]

Horizon Forbidden West

[gaiasnewdawn]

Every time I see that stupid Hollywood sign, I get a little more annoyed

[singingkestrel]

Horizon Forbidden West machines 41/?

Slaughterspine pic-dump (2 of 2).

Quen ferry machine site photoshoot.

[foibles-fables]

Ooh I also have horizon 3 thoughts/predictions!

I think Vast Silver is gonna be involved somehow maybe to combat Nemesis, or possibly in a dlc like we had Cyan from Frozen Wilds? Since it’s the final game it seems likely they’ll finally have Aloy meet this mysterious elusive AI.

Also thinking Elysium will be the ruins location (like how we had the Alpha’s place in HZD and Thebes in HFW) since we’ve heard about it but not found it yet

I was also hoping to finally explore Oseram territory when looking for these old world weapons, seems Oseram delving could come in handy there. Depends if they’re gonna introduce more new tribes across the sea like the Quen or further explore the ones they have currently, maybe both? Like half the map is across the sea/Quen territory and half is the mainland 🤔

It’s exciting to think about anyway! Can’t wait for your thoughts!

I totally agree about VAST SILVER and Elysium. They're one of the very few oft-mentioned threads left hanging since the beginning of the series. I do think their plot relevance will be connected--VS involved in whatever befell Elysium--but even if they're not intertwined, they'll be integral.

I'm thinking we'll have to befriend VS to be a boon in our efforts against HEPH and/or Nemesis. Given 1) VS's disposition in the Burning Shores datapoint and 2) Elisabet's (therefore Aloy's and Beta's) connection with Anita Sandoval--therefore VS's potential development re: AI and the illegal Turing number--there's a lot there to be explored.

As for Elysium, I'm betting it'll be part of The Claim. Since The Claim was originally intended to be part of HZD, there's an overwhelming chance that it'll be involved in HFW. Petra for ealdorwoman PLEASE. Also, there's hints that point to Elysium being there. It's "within miles of" GAIA Prime, per HZD datapoints, which could put its ruin in The Claim.

As for new tribes--I genuinely hope we don't get any. At all. We already couldn't give all of the existing tribes their due in HFW (where were the Banuk?) and to add more in H3 would be unnecessary bloat, given the scope of what the game has to accomplish.

Related to that last point--and potentially a very, very controversial opinion--I don't think we'll be actually seeing Quen lands. Londra's data at the end of Burning Shores gives us five places to investigate, some we've seen, some we haven't, all in the same geographical vicinity as the regular map. (One of the looks to be near Malmstrom Air Base...HELLO BAN-UR!) Given that we have to deal with HEPH and Nemesis and bringing together all of the existing tribes--to handle the Quen revolution just doesn't fit. Plus the decentralization from the last two games is dissonant, to place half the map there...not to mention some of the continued problematic optics that would come up if the revolution turns into Aloy's Doing. Save that for a future spin-off.

...or, more likely, I do believe a contingency of the Quen will be coming to us as H3's primary human enemy (as the Eclipse or the Rebels). GIVE ME LOYALIST FEDERA.

I personally think the map will be centered on Meridian, extending to the Sacred Land in the east, with a somewhat condensed map of the West to Legacy's Landfall--with new areas of The Claim and Banuk to the north.

[focusontheheart]

About the Project

It all started out as more of an in-joke. The classic “haha…but what if…” really got us, what can we say.

So many fans, myself included, discovered these games over the course of the pandemic, and many more joined into the community in the months that followed the release of HFW. Fans were making photomode compilations, editing together character videos or location gifs, creating more art and transformative written media of our blorbos than ever before. Our love of the game deepened with exploration of the world and interacting with the characters, and engaging and connecting with other fans of beloved companion characters, new and old. We had an incredible year of making new friends and making new things, all of us bonding over these games we all love so dearly.  We were having the greatest fun, and the drive to create would ebb and flow, but the desire to engage with the community never fully dissipated.

Always a calm before the storm, isn’t there? And like Aloy facing the storms and inclement weather on the horizon, the fandom community was about to face some challenges as well.

After a spike in internet discourse regarding the flashpoint options at the end of the DLC – and its implications for the direction regarding romance in future games – many fans were dealing with mixed feelings barely a month after it was released. So, we all hunkered down, did our best to make light of the whole situation, and searched for something — any kind of motivational inspiration — to wait these rough tides out. Fandom is inherently built on community, and there are so many good things about the pockets of community we have made with others over the course of the last few years. In searching for solidarity, we have turned out stronger for this project in collaborating and uplifting those around us.

In an effort to give back and put out some positive energy back into our fandom space, we’ve come together as a community to create something for everyone to enjoy. This crazy project was born out of taking an offhand idea and turning it into a serious endeavor, and the ride thus far has been so fun.

The premise of our game is an exploration of Aloy’s mental and emotional state through the mechanics of a visual novel. Our adventure takes place around 3 months after the events of her adventures in the ruins of Los Angeles. During this time, she’s been recovering from an injury and poring over datapoints with Beta and Sylens, searching for anything to help prepare for the looming threat of NEMESIS — until she receives a message regarding a companion’s goings-on that piques her interest. Facing physical challenges and emotional choices, Aloy will be in for an adventure unlike any she’s experienced before.

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Get ready to Meet the Character Cast and the Project Teams who worked on them in the coming weeks!

[h0riz0nstuff]

Countdown Cameras (7) : The Dry Yearn

Another one that doesn't seem to have changed much

[robo-dino-puppy]

tallneck in the mist

[themissakat]

sorry about taking so long to think of words, but i think i finally have good questions.

what are your guesses for where the 3rd game is going to take place? Visit a new location or return to old locations of the first 2? the forbidden west and carja and nora?

How do you think aloy and friends are going to develop? where could the game go to further the character arcs of the squad?

words are hard you're good

gonna put a readmore bc it has a lot of Forbidden West spoilers!!

My first guess would be that we'll see something related to the Oseram homeland, as its the only one of the main tribes (aside from the Quen ofc) where we've met their people but not been to their capital. I don't have 100% certainty on this because the Oseram are the most nomadic of all the tribes we've seen thus far, those guys are everywhere, so its hard to say if visiting a centralized leader would be applicable to getting their support, as opposed to getting in touch with individual groups like the Vanguard at Meridian or the group at Burning Ember.

I think it would be so cool to see the Quen homeland, and I've read some fics that propose the potential use of Zenith tech (like the shuttle, its just hanging out still) to travel those long distances faster. It would be interesting to see if they push the travel that far, as they played a little bit with that in Burning Shores and going to the San Francisco area, but Vegas to San Fran is a little different than crossing the entire Pacific Ocean.

as for the characters, I really hope to see Aloy continue to open up about accepting help from others and not shouldering the entire burden herself. One of my favorite arcs in hfw was how Aloy contended with Elisabet's "legacy", and how she, at first, accepted sole responsibility for it, to the point of pushing everyone else away from her. Her being the "key" to the facilities obviously put her in a place of "if i dont do this, no one else CAN", but I think that the introduction of Beta and the staunch support of her friends really finally pushed her into "it is okay to accept help".

I think that meeting Beta and contending with their differences despite their being genetically identical was a very needed push for Aloy, because it put a mirror up to her experiences and reinforced for her that she IS NOT just a clone of Elisabet, but her own unique person as well. I will keep saying it but their sisterhood breaks me and rebuilds me into a better human, i love them so much sdjfhsd

I do think we'll be seeing a lot of returning cast of course, including Avad and hopefully the Nora as well. I'm very excited for the introduction of Seyka to the greater group, because I'm curious how the writers will handle Aloy actually having a requited romance, instead of just being the subject of a lot of people's attention. ( my thread for talking about hfw is called "Flirting With Aloy Like It's An Olympic Sport" for a reason ).

Despite not being the main focus of the story, there are SO MANY moments where Aloy interacts with romance and attraction that I can't see them not resolving that plot point for her and Seyka. I, personally, expect it to be tied into the concept of "after", of the future she will have once the future of the planet is secured. I personally headcanon that Aloy will struggle with this concept, as she has been completely goal driven her entire life, and to finally achieve that goal is something she has never considered.

I want to meet Federa and Zo's baby ofc. I dont have too many other specific thoughts about character arc resolution for the rest, aside from that I hope Erend finds something worth fighting for, as he has lost SO MUCH and at times seems to be the most lost amongst the group. He has his heart in the right place, but I feel he is very deep in his grief for his sister still, whereas a lot of the other characters have more specific goals or people to inspire them onward.

I can't think of any more specific thoughts atm sjdfd except, Gildun beloved, Burning Embers crew beloved, good characters all around.

[nochi-quinn]

candela obscura chapter 3 episode 3: slay the empress

candles in the wind, got it

oh no aabria looks SO GOOD

the gold on the fingers???

hey what the fuck

"a chair outside of elsie's room" weh

not the vermin guard posted outside the room

wait hang on what are nokari's pronouns? am I delusional?

a brain right off the bat??

A TOKEN RIGHT OFF THE BAT??

"you…kept it?" you two are going to kill me but also is this the TIME

"oscar is an interesting fellow" ducks the shippers

AABRIA

"that's all of them, friend"

everyone here has two hands

cosmo

hey liam fuck you

LIGHTS?

HEARTBEAT??

SLOWING HEARTBEAT??

madame glask's mic is currently fucked

mama glask

"but I go here"

roll to convince child not to alcohol

I had to step away, did oscar just say he likes kids bc they're easy to lie to

samuel

"you're killing aabria. look at her."

cheese it it's the fuzz

party of Many

LIGHTS

are they fucking MOLOTOVING THE CASINO

"of COURSE"

GINA

samuel

people's elbow

aabria said no pigeons at this table

stress level: sam's going "oh boye"

"powers?? of….persuasion???"

"HEY STOP THAT"

"pop a titty out" aabria

"well then fuck"

"I WANT TO KICK ASS" noshir bby

roll to persuade the gm

HEY AABRIA???

"you guys can be here now" "…no thanks"

fuck bran the soldier all my homies hate bran the soldier

guns is cheating

YEAH

"can I have my dice back?"

okay flash powder pearl earring is pretty good

girl with the flash powder earring

"I feel like I would beast out immediately" "oh, GOOD"

I feel like two sixes should cancel out a one

aabria MEAN

"she'll probably choose nice things" press x

"fucking COCK"

"do you drive?" "who do I look like?"

"I have no depth perception!"

oh ashly's panic noises :(

RAJ. CONTROL THYSELF.

"DON'T KINKSHAME."

"this is the monsterfucker season!"

no we need travis reverse psychologizing the dice

oh no

oh NO

"BURCH"

"he's a billion years old"

"I think of my mother" fuck you liam o'brien

these monster noises are like bricks scraping together but bass-boosted and I'm into it

"I like that pitch"

aabria. aabria no.

"she's so mean"

"what are you doing over there?" HER BEST

these two are going to k i l l me

and possibly each other

probably definitely cosmo

"I could never strike my queen" lays in the floor

"and he's made of talcum powder"

"you need to roll like him"

hey liam

hey liam what the fuck does that mean

just a bunch of passed-out fuckers outside the burning casino

"I just want to let you know you're so pretty right now"

aabria: take a bleed and you can kill this gu sam: done

"we take it back, mina, you can drink"

oh buddy

buff mina!!

imposter god??

fuck yeah multisentry

she's in her morphing clothes

liam do not manipulate this so you die

I'm still not sure he didn't knock the tower over on purpose in sagas of sundry

I'm typing so I don't have to listen to his describe how horrifically he's fucked up

NOW I'M TYPING SO I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO NOSHIR

sam is me

"I'm gonna take off HIS coat and wrap his arm"

liam your noises are unneccesary and unappreciated

samuel

"he's very hittable"

"what a sight" rajan

underground??

"it's called rollies"

"you have to beat a 3" "well I got a 1"

MINA D:

I absolutely called he was going to block mina with his body

sam's just like that

"an os-scar"

"edit that out please" "they absolutely will not"

that's so many drive

spend 3 drive to Slap

gina

aabria's going to murder you

"every time I have a problem, I just throw a molotov. then boom, I have a different problem."

wait I need raj's arm to fall the rest of the way off so I can have HFW feels

sam

"everyone take three points of bleed"

slow-release molotov

sounds!

"they're like birthday candles"

OOH

I appreciate the committment to the bit

TIME BUGS

"'you' feels like a 'we' in your mouth"

oh jesus this is supposed to run another 2 and a half hours

"I wouldn't worry about that" too late am worried

noshir

you're going to give sam an anuerysm

candela obscura has magic pockets

hey sam

hey sam drop your location I just wanna talk

SAM

"there is a wish" sam's not allowed to say those words in my presence

"if you say it it won't come true"

"it never makes a splash" hey aabria what the fuck

THIS is why it's another two hours

"did you say 'friend'?!" "…NO."

baka rajan-kun

"I heard you~"

"don't hurt yourself"

…is aabria done up as Iomene

at this point I wouldn't be surprised if cosmo just pulled out his own literal jawbone

"how adorably pedestrian" rajan

I'm starting to get slay the princess vibes. I have no basis for this, it's literally just Vibes

"like a giant……maw."

"I'm gonna tiptoe into chernobyl"

these two are gonna KILL ME

bruce banner negotiating with the hulk vibes

ykw this polycule is canon and I'll fight you about it

not the breathing

"I would punch her out of the way"

w e l p

these five are going to all kill each other and also me

"there might be time later"

"WHICH ONE WAS IT"

"I'm sure that's fine"

if there's one thing liam o'brien's gonna do it's make me cry about his character's mom

is The Old Way blood

hey cosmo whatcha doin

aaaahhhhh noises

EARTHQUAKE LIGHTS

oh that's a cool idea for a scar

I've loved everybody's scars in general, they're all really creative

yeah yeah tears of the kingdom we've all played it

oh it's one of THOSE

I like the split screen but one of my favorite things is watching the other players react to the wild shit people do solo and I so desperately want to see ashly's face right now

aabria you can't just cut ALL the lights like that I have anxiety

and so does sam

hello 911 aabria and sam are killing me with acting again

the slay the princess vibes continue

lays in the floor about elsie roberts

"you contain multitudes" some of them have big big teeth

"I have notes"

"not as old as you" "rude"

he said the thing

oh sam's been crying, liam got sam

no fuck you I did the "five go in one comes out" with madness I'm not doing this again

erika ishii already ripped my heart out you can't have it aabria

lays in the floor about elsie roberts harder

sam

oh gina

liam just has that voice now

[horizon-series-details]

Once you are able to access the base, over time, you will find more items left by the different characters you meet and team up with. That alone is a nice little detail, but I wanted to talk about what if we’re going off of the contents, appears to be a compost bin of some sort. What really caught my eye about this bin though would be how it appears to be made. While the idea of a compost bin seems more like something that the Utaru would create, the structure and materials are closer to that of an Oseram creation. The biggest giveaway for this would be the fact that instead of being woven, like most containers in Utaru settlements, it is instead made of wood and held together with metal.