NieR: Automata offers a wide array of weapons across various types, allowing players to experiment throughout multiple playthroughs. Each weapon boasts multiple upgrade levels, extending their usefulness and potentially making them viable for the entire game.

Weapon upgrades are performed at the Resistance Camp, requiring specific resources. One crucial material, Beast Hides, isn't readily available; here's a guide to efficient acquisition.

Obtaining Beast Hides in NieR: Automata

Beast Hides are obtained by defeating wildlife like moose and boar. These creatures randomly appear in designated map areas, generally avoiding players and robots. Their white icons on the mini-map distinguish them from machines' black icons. Farming wildlife isn't straightforward, as their spawn rate is lower than machines, requiring strategic searching.

Moose and boar are exclusive to the game's ruined city and forest zones. Their reaction to player attacks (fleeing or attacking) depends on the level difference. Higher-level animals might become aggressive even at close proximity. Wildlife possesses substantial health, making early-game encounters challenging, especially against similarly or higher-leveled creatures.

Animal Bait can lure wildlife closer, simplifying their defeat.

Due to the non-continuous spawning of wildlife during the main storyline, players must hunt them during exploration and then search for new ones. Wildlife and machine respawning follows similar mechanics:

• Fast traveling resets all enemies and wildlife.
• Sufficient distance from an area triggers respawning.
• Story progression can also lead to respawning of nearby creatures.

Efficient Beast Hide farming lacks a simple method. Consistently eliminating encountered wildlife in forest and city ruins typically provides sufficient hides. Their relatively high drop rate means you rarely need excessive quantities simultaneously, unless upgrading more weapons than you can equip at once.