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While Aloy was successful in winning during the Proving in the previous main quest ofHorizon Zero Dawn Remastered, she didn’t get a chance to celebrate that accomplishment as a group of unknown assailants attacked her and theother Nora Braves. Despite putting up a valiant fight and saving many lives, Aloy nearly got killed herself. The next main quest, The Womb of the Mountain, sets you up for the journey that will take you out into the open world following the events of the Proving.
This walkthrough contains spoilers, proceed with caution.
Find the Focus
After an intense cutscene, you will be in a new area but all of your equipment is gone. Your first objective will be tofind the Focus, as without it you don’t have access to menus or anything else. While you may not have your medicine pouch for healing, you will have healing potions, so make sure to use one to heal. You also will not be able to apply the new skill point you got from completing the previous quest until you have progressed further into this one.
To find the Focus, leave the room and take a right. When you enter the next main chamber, you will find all of your clothes and the Focus. Following a brief cutscene, the door on the other side of this room will unlock, and you will be able to proceed further.
As you enter the next hallway, approach the door, activate your Focus, and look to your left to see a spot you can scan. After that, open the door and look for a room filled with candles in the back. Along the left of this room is your bow and the other Focus. Grab your equipment, watch the subsequent cutscene, and then follow Teersa.
At this point, you gain full access to the menu again. So you can apply skill points if you wish.
Once Teersa stops outside of the locked door, talk to her again to trigger a cutscene. When the cutscene is over, continue following Teersa as she comes up with a new plan. After Aloy’s promotion, you will have an opportunity to ask some questions to Teersa before you set out.
Head down the path toward the gate to speak to Resh. When you reach the gate, go up the ladder on the left side to find Resh and speak to him.
Take Out the Machines
Before Aloy can depart, a group of machines show up and attack the gate. Before the gate is broken down, there is enough time to set at least one Tripcaster wire along the gate. It won’t be able to stun all of the machines, but you can easily get at least one or two.
The main thing you need to worry about is the new machine knownas a Corruptor. It jumps around, hits hard, and is significantly more aggressive than the other machines you’ve encountered so far. Wait for an opportunity to hit the two pods on the top left and right of the Corruptor. Doing enough damage to these parts will destroy the Corruptor and then you’ll just have the other machines to finish off. Once the coast is clear, loot the Corruptor to trigger a cutscene. As this main quest ends, ensure to loot the remaining machines for their parts.
