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Need to Know Side Quest Walkthrough

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This guide will show you how to complete the Need to Know, a Side Quest in Horizon Forbidden West (HFW). Read on to learn the quest objectives, strategies, location, and rewards for completing the Need to Know Side Quest.

List of Contents

Need to Know Quest Information
How to Unlock Need to Know and Location
Need to Know Walkthrough
Tips and Strategies
Horizon Forbidden West Quests

Need to Know Quest Information

General Info

Need to Know
Quest Giver	Ragurt
Description	Talanah's search for Amadis continues. It appears that he traveled further west, seeking an old Tenakth prison called the Rot.
Rewards	・20000 XP ・3 Skill Points ・1 Lightning Hunter Bow
Recommended Level	25

How to Unlock Need to Know and Location

Complete Burning Blooms and The Broken Sky and Talk to Ragurt and Talanah

To unlock this side quest you need to complete the Burning Blooms side quest, and The Broken Sky main quest

Need to Know Location

Talk to Talanah and Ragurt in Camp Nowhere to begin the side quest.

Need to Know Location

Map Location

World Location

Need to Know Walkthrough

How to Complete

	Objectives
1	Meet Talanah in Thornmarsh Follow the map marker to Talanah's location in Thornmarsh. Talk to her to continue to the next objective.
2	Follow Talanah to find Amadis Follow Talanah to the next location until you encounter Amadis fighting a Fireclaw. Kill the machine to proceed to the next objective.
3	Talk to Amadis and Talanah Talk to Talanah and Amadis to continue the side quest.
4	Go to the Rot Follow Amadis and Talanah to the Rot.
5	Find the Entrance to the Rot Use your Focus to find an entrace to the Rot. Go around the Rot to the back of the entire prison to find a way in.
6	Open the Gate for Talanah and Amadis and Kill the Rebels Inside the Rot, you have to fight the rebels inside. Kill them and open the gate for Talanah and Amadis.
7	Kill the Tideripper After killing the Rebels, you will encounter a Tideripper. Kill the machine to continue.
8	Open the Cell Door Talk to Amadis and Talanah and open the cell door and complete the sidequest.

Tips and Strategies

Use Freeze Arrows Against the Tideripper

Kill the Tideripper

Use freeze arrows to slow down the Tideripper and leave it vulnerable to attacks on it's weakpoints. You can also target those huge weakpoints using Spike Throwers, making them break easier.

Horizon Forbidden West Quests

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List of All Quests

List of All Quest Types

Main Story
Story Walkthrough & Main Quests
Optional Quests
Side Quests	Errands
Salvage Contracts	Hunting Grounds
Rebel Camps	Relic Ruins
Tallnecks	Cauldrons
The Arena	Gauntlet Runs
Rebel Outposts	Melee Pits

List of All Side Quests

Side Quest	Level
Deep Trouble	Lv. 5
The Bristlebacks	Lv. 7
The Twilight Path	Lv. 7
Shadow of the Past	Lv. 7
Shadow in the West	Lv. 10
Drowned Hopes	Lv. 22
The Burning Blooms	Lv. 15
Need to Know	Lv. 25
The Roots that Bind	Lv. 15
A Tribe Apart	Lv. 15
The Promontory	Lv. 17
Thirst for the Hunt	Lv. 17
The Wound in the Sand	Lv. 19
The Gate of the Vanquished	Lv. 15
The Deluge	Lv. 15
Signal Spike	Lv. 16
Breaking Even	Lv. 18
A Soldier's March	Lv. 18
Blood for Blood	Lv. 19
The Second Verse	Lv. 25
The Valley of the Fallen	Lv. 28
The Way Home	Lv. 32
The Blood Choke	Lv. 27
Forbidden Legacy	Lv. 30
What Was Lost	Lv. 30
In the Fog	Lv. 20
Lofty Ambitions	Lv. 24
Boom or Bust	Lv. 24

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