NieR: Automata boasts a diverse arsenal of weapons, allowing for extensive experimentation across multiple playthroughs. Each weapon offers multiple upgrade levels, extending their usefulness and enabling players to utilize their favorites throughout the entire game.

Weapon upgrades are readily available at the Resistance Camp, though they require specific resources. One particularly crucial, yet less common, material is Beast Hides. This guide details efficient farming strategies.

Obtaining Beast Hides in NieR: Automata

Beast Hides are acquired by defeating wildlife, such as moose and boar. These creatures randomly appear in designated map areas, generally avoiding players and nearby robots. Their white icons on the mini-map distinguish them from the black icons of machines. However, unlike machines, wildlife respawns are less frequent, requiring strategic searching.

Moose and boar exclusively inhabit the game's ruined city and forest zones. Their behavior (flight or attack) depends on the player's level relative to theirs; higher-level animals may become aggressive upon proximity. Wildlife possesses substantial health, making early-game encounters challenging, especially against similarly or higher-leveled creatures.

Employing Animal Bait can lure wildlife closer, simplifying their defeat.

Because wildlife doesn't continuously respawn during the main storyline, players must actively hunt them while exploring. Wildlife and machine respawns share similar conditions:

• Fast traveling resets all enemies and wildlife.
• Traveling a sufficient distance triggers respawns in previously visited areas.
• Story progression can also trigger respawns of nearby enemies and wildlife.

Efficient Beast Hide farming lacks a straightforward method. Consistently eliminating encountered wildlife in the forest and city ruins usually provides sufficient hides. The drop rate is relatively high, ensuring players rarely require excessive quantities, especially if they avoid simultaneously upgrading more weapons than they can equip.