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Survey Drones are tech that monitor the biosphere conditions in Horizon Forbidden West (HFW). Read on to learn more about where to find them and how to catch them!
List of Contents
#1: Module 024 |
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Next to the Thunderjaw Site in No Man's Land |
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#2: Module 047 |
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Northeast of Plainsong |
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#3: Module 143 |
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By the Shellsnapper site in Dry Yearn |
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#4: Module 287 |
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Greenswell |
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#5: Module 367 |
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South of the Flooded Ruin in Stillsands |
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#6: Module 549 |
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East of Thornmarsh |
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#7: Module 678 |
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Next to a Slaughterspine Site on Graypeak |
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#8: Module 398 |
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Southwest of The Stand of The Sentinels |
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#9: Module 739 |
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Sheerside Mountains |
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#10: Module 863 |
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West of Legacy's Landfall in the Isle of Spires |
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How to Get Module 024 | |
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1 | Head over to No Man's Land. By a Thunderjaw site, you'll notice a drone flying around. |
2 | You'll need to avoid the Thunderjaw that lurks around the rocks. Sneak your way forward and climb up! |
3 | Time your jump carefully to give you time to run away or you may have to face the Thunderjaw! |
How to Get Module 047 | |
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1 | Amongst blighted plants, you'll find Firegleam over the door of a ruin and the Survey Drone flying overhead. |
2 | Clear the area of machines and remove the Firegleam from the door. For this you'll need the Igniter. |
3 | Climb up the wall and wait for the Survey Drone to come near. Jump on it to bring it down and take the module! |
How to Get Module 047 | |
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1 | Past a Shellsnapper site in Dry Yearn, you'll find an outcropping of rock where the Survey Drone passes. |
2 | Avoiding the Shellsnapper in the area, you can easily climb up and jump on the drone from here. |
How to Get Module 287 | |
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1 | Head towards to Greenswell, and take out the rebels by the ridge. |
2 | You can take a Flying mount over and settle at the rock right next to the Drone's path and simply jump onto the drone. |
3 | Alternatively, head to the rock wall where the campfire is, climbing up to the platform.You won't need a flying mount for this so there's no need to worry! |
4 | Hop onto the drone, using your Shieldwing if needed, and grab it to bring it down! |
How to Get Module 367 | |
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1 | South of the Flooded Ruin is a large building with a tower on the top. You'll find the drone flying high above!. |
2 | Carefully scale your way up towards the tower.. |
3 | Head towards the top of the tower, waiting on one of the sides for the Survey Drone to come around/ |
4 | Hop onto the drone and grab it to bring it down! |
How to Get Module 549 | |
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1 | Going east from Thornmarsh, you find a patch of Blighted plants. |
2 | You'll need to use the grapple points to launch yourself up. When heading to the tree on the opposite side, make sure to give yourself a boost so you can reach thee other side.. |
3 | Wait for the Survey Drone to come close and jump onto it to bring it down and collect the module! |
How to Get Module 678 | |
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1 | Seek out the Slaughter Spine Site at Graypeak. Along the cliffside, you'll find 2 outlooks where the Survey Drone passes. Your bet bet is to take the one further back from the site and climb up the wall. |
2 | It's a simple matter to jump off of the platform to grab the drone while avoiding the Slaughterspine. |
How to Get Module 398 | |
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1 | Southwest of the Stand of The Sentinels are platforms among the trees where a Survey Drone makes its rounds. |
2 | Use your Focus to find a trail among the platforms and make your way up! |
3 | When you get to the large gap between the trees, bring out your Shieldiwng and glide forward, giving yourself a boost. |
4 | Keep going up until you find a space that feels close enough for you and hop on! |
How to Get Module 739 | |
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1 | Head up the Sheerside Mountains to find the Survey Drone.. |
2 | Use your Focus to find a trail and make your way up! |
3 | You'll find a platform that is along the route of the Survey Drone, wait here for it to arrive. |
4 | Once it's close enough, jump on to bring it back to ground level. |
How to Get Module 863 | |
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1 | Head over to Legacy's Landfall on the Isle of Spires. |
2 | Use your Focus to find climbing points up the building, quickly making your way up. |
3 | You'll find a beam over the edge of thee building, right next to the Survey Drone Be very careful as it's a long way down!. |
4 | Jump and grab a hold of the Survey Drone to bring it back down and continue.. |
Once you've collected a Survey Drone Module, you can bring them back to base and insert them into the panel near GAIA. By doing so you can change the look of GAIA's room based on the scenery the Drone was surveying!
This is purely for aesthetic and has no effect on the story.
All Collectible Guides | ||
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Survey Drone Modules | Black Boxes | Signal Towers/Lenses |
Vista Points | War Totems | - |
All Survey Drone Module Locations
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