Seeds of the Past is one of the main quests in Horizon Forbidden West (HFW). Read on to see the detailed walkthrough, rewards, location, and tips for the Seeds of the Past quest!

Seeds of the Past Overview

Basic Information

Seeds of the Past Walkthrough

Objectives
1	・Go to DEMETER's Coordinates ・Kill the Ambushers Upon reaching the objective, climb the tower while killing the ambushers. Ride the zipline back down and go into the building from the bottom floor.
2	・Search the Facility ・Examine the Console ・Find Test Station Ivy After you reach the Metal Flower, turn left and go through the door. Use the Pullcaster on the metal clamp to pull the rubble out of the wall, then use the Pullcaster again on the vent. Climb up and use the terminal.
3	・Kill the Strangers ・Enter the Facility After the cutscene, continue outside by rappelling down the leftmost window and kill the Strangers at the camp. Enter the facility after that and meet Alva. There's a chance to encounter a bug here.
4	・Examine the Paired Console ・Enter the Facility Tunnels Interact with the terminal after your conversation with Alva, then go down the ladder. Facing away from the ladder, turn left and duck under the low ceiling in the next hall. Ignite the Firegleam to go through. On the left wall will be a blue X-shaped grate you can use the Pullcaster on.
5	・Search the Tunnels for an Exit ・Find an Entrance to Test Station Elm Through the vent, turn right at the fork in the path. Continue through the door and ahead until you find the way back up. Outside, go through the door in the building to pass through an area with machines. If you're seen, you'll have to fight a large group, so avoid the fight. Use the Pullcaster on the vent in front of Test Station Elm, and release the ladder on the left side of the structure by shooting at the red spot with an arrow. Climb up onto the platform to get into the vent.
6	・Search Test Station Elm Inside, continue to the large room. On the opposite end, pull the far Battery Rack out of the right wall and go behind it to find the Maintenance Bypass Key. Use the key on the terminal to the right, near the ladder. Grab the Storage Unit and pull it until Alva jumps on it, then pull it to the end.
7	・Restore Power to the Control Room Door Look on the left corner near the other Battery Racks are to see a vent you can use the Pullcaster on. Go through, and ignite the Firegleam to make a path. Pull the Battery Rack out of the left wall and take the Energy Cell out. Carry it through the new path and put it in the Energy Cell to restore the power.
8	・Return to Alva ・Examine the Paired Console ・Enter the Tunnels ・Search the Tunnels for an Exit ・Find an Entrance to Test Station Ivy Go back up the ladder and through the door. To get to the room on the opposite wall to examine the Paired Console, you'll need to go through the door to the left and jump across the top of the Storage Unit. Activate the terminal, then go down in the new tunnel. Go straight, then right at the fork. Continue ahead until you get outside.
9	・Kill the Dreadwing Defeat the Dreadwing and go into Test Center Ivy. The Dreadwing is able to turn invisible, and can inflict status effects on you. Examine its weak spots in the notebook carefully – precise shots on these can disable its dangerous abilities.
10	・Search Test Station Ivy ・Craft the Vine Cutter After the cutscene, pry open the door and continue ahead the maze-like tunnel again and go up the ladder. At the end, zipline down and craft the Vine Cutter at the Workbench at the bottom. You will see more valuable resources by exploring around these parts.
11	・Return to the Data Core ・Destroy the Metal Flower's Vines ・Enter the Data Core ・Recover DEMETER ・Return to the Base ・Deliver DEMETER to GAIA Go back to the Metal Flower and hit it with melee attacks, then press R1 to open the way ahead. Take DEMETER back to GAIA at the Base to end the Quest.

▸Next Quest: Faro's Tomb

Tips and Strategies

How to Fix Kill the Strangers Bug

You may encounter a bug where you have to fight the 2nd human enemy group in the quest area. They will vanish from the map, rendering your progress to the quest. The fastest way to fix this is to reload from your last save.

Armored Human Enemies

All human enemies you'll encounter on this quest have armors and helmets. You can remove them easily by hitting them with charged heavy attacks and Precision Arrows. You can then hit their bodies without reducing your damage against them.

Shoot the Dreadwing While Invisible

The Dreadwing has the ability to become invisible. However, it is still vulnerable to attacks while in this state. Watch for the subtle outline of the Dreadwing's transparent shape against the background to detect its location.

In addition, the Dreadwing is generally less aggressive while invisible, so take this opportunity to lob a few arrows at it, particularly if you're not worried about targeting specific components.

Destroy the Blaze Sacs on Fire Bellowback Corpses

You can bring down the Dreadwing by burning it. You can do it quickly by baiting the Dreadwing to the Fire Bellowback corpses and then destroying the Blaze Sac to inflict burning damage.

Boss Strategy Guide

Dreadwing

How to Beat Dreadwing - Key Points

• Remove its ability to go invisible.
• Inflict Burning effect to ground it.
• Place Vertical Traps.
• Detach and use the Bomb Launcher.
• Destroy Metalbite Sac to cause an explosion.

How to Beat Dreadwing: Boss Fight Guide

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