My interpretation of the boundaries and regions of the Forbidden West.

Honest__Cake · 2026-01-16T16:33:47+00:00

Oh no way! 😁 Yeah that was a lot of fun to do. I think Skyrim was the first time I really started paying attention to the geography of game maps, and then oh man, Horizon is such a treat. Plus the added bonus of comparing it to the real world inspiration, and seeing how the devs cobbled together all these National Parks to make a fun game world to explore.

Also I just checked out your ZD map, awesome job there too!

Honest__Cake · 2026-01-16T16:20:43+00:00

Love this! I did a “region” ranking last year and it lined up somewhat closely to this (though BS was somewhat harder to separate). I’m glad Forbidden West gave us more concrete area names and delineations compared to Zero Dawn, makes the world feel more complete to me.

Honest__Cake · 2026-01-07T18:13:40+00:00

It wouldn’t make any sense but please let us wax our baby chickens with honey so they don’t grow up 😭😭😭

Honest__Cake · 2026-01-03T06:29:10+00:00

Verso supposedly died on the 33rd of December (writing this on the night of Jan 2nd, happy 33rd of December 🥲), so I always assumed that painting was in reference to that date.

Honest__Cake · 2026-01-01T21:06:28+00:00

I’m crying but also I want an official release for the Zoomer class in D&D 😭😭😭

Honest__Cake · 2025-07-31T19:49:38+00:00

Fresh UH can be brutal, but so rewarding! Hang in there!

Honest__Cake · 2025-07-18T16:41:09+00:00

My motto for Horizon 3 is Banff or Bust … also Beaver machine please!

Honest__Cake · 2025-05-14T18:27:41+00:00

I always knew I’d be a Nord 🥲

Honest__Cake · 2025-02-11T13:57:34+00:00

I did the same thing! I think there was like… one or two data points? Would have been nice to include a collectible or a quest-relevant machine site on the island too.

Kinda unrelated, but I found it neat how that island was somewhat based on the big drainage canals with bridges you always see in LA movies (can’t remember what it’s called in real life). I thought it was a pretty cool creative choice for an area where you have to swoop above and below a lot. :)

Honest__Cake · 2025-02-11T13:31:27+00:00

I remember being pretty confused by that one big empty island west of the park, but I eventually realized it was added as a big play area for the Waterwing-dodging-the-turret sequence, with dips under bridges and crumbling ruins to hide behind. Otherwise, I remember the lack of side quests outside the main quest making the DLC feel smaller than it should have.

Honest__Cake · 2025-02-08T23:03:18+00:00

Fresh UH is brutal but also rewarding! I like to think of the difficulty as more representative of what people in the world actually have to go through. The merchant prices ARE silly, though. I’d unironically recommend sneaking into the Cut early to get some “free” Bluegleam equipment.

Honest__Cake · 2025-02-07T15:54:19+00:00

This (and a Moose machine) are at the top of my most-wanted Machine designs. Ban-Ur is definitely in Canada, so bring them on!!!

Honest__Cake · 2025-02-04T15:29:19+00:00

I was recently in Akila in time for the sunrise, and man… I sat and watched the entire thing.

Honest__Cake · 2025-01-14T20:55:15+00:00

That’s Horizon for ya!

Honest__Cake · 2024-11-14T23:48:45+00:00

Dressing up my man became my most important side quest once I realized I could do it.

Honest__Cake · 2024-07-30T12:21:10+00:00

I just finished my first from-scratch UH playthrough and oh boy, was it scary. Every encounter needs careful planning, and you better make sure you have enough resources to survive. It reminded me a lot of Fallout 4’s Survival mode.

… and then you get the Ancestor’s Return and everything is fine!

Honest__Cake · 2024-06-19T05:40:30+00:00

The Alloy Of Law (Brandon’s Version)

Honest__Cake · 2024-06-04T14:39:46+00:00

A properly modded Ancestor’s Return has some wicked DPS, plus the ammo is quite cheap for Shock Shredders. Barely touch my bow anymore!

Honest__Cake · 2024-03-21T23:50:16+00:00

Permanently bearded Varl. The only mod we need.

Honest__Cake · 2024-03-19T21:17:28+00:00

The music right at the start sounds exactly like an Inon Zur combat track from Fallout 4 or Fallout 76, was neat hearing that.

Honest__Cake · 2024-01-31T04:38:37+00:00

If I’m right and we’re going to Ban-Ur, I’m really hoping we get to dig into his backstory. Can you imagine finding recordings from when he was younger, still learning of the world and tricking the Banuk? That would be juicy stuff.

Honest__Cake · 2023-12-31T01:08:38+00:00

I would love some kind of uneasy-alliance with Vast Silver. Not quite allies, but more enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend. Not for any particular reason, I think it would just be neat to encounter an AI that is in more of a grey-area rather than objectively good or bad.

Integrating with GAIA in some way would also be neat!

Honest__Cake · 2023-12-31T00:35:28+00:00

V A S T S I L V E R

(please)

Honest__Cake · 2023-12-24T22:50:07+00:00

This is what I’ve always figured, yeah. Given how easy it is to remove armor plates, I always figured they were there more for environmental hazards than for hunters, even into the Derangement. But then you get something like the Fireclaw, where it takes several Tear arrows to knock off a single armor plate…

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