You can unlock face paint very early in Forbidden West but how do you put it on? This guide on How To Equip Face Paint In Horizon Forbidden West will tell you everything you need to know to get Aloy decked out in her war face so she can strike fear into the hearts of her foes. Do the machines have hearts? Anyway…
Some of the earliest side quests in Horizon Forbidden West offer face paints as a reward. These can be as early as 10 minutes into the open-world section, once you’ve completed the prologue and tutorial. However, even though you can get Face Paints very early, you’re going to need to wait a long time before you’re able to use them.
How To Equip Face Paint In Horizon Forbidden West
It’s possible this option is available earlier but I didn’t find a Painter until I reached The Bulwark. This is part of the story progress, so you can’t miss it. Follow the main story until you have access to The Bulwark. Once you do, head to the very top of the settlement. Here you will find a Painter.
There’s likely more later in the game but this is the earliest location I’ve found one. Speak to the Painter and you can purchase and equip any face paints that you have already unlocked through exploring the game.
Want to unlock more Strike Pieces for Machine Strike in Forbidden West? This Horizon Forbidden West Strike Pieces Guide will tell you the location of all of the Strike Pieces we’ve discovered on our adventure so far, so you can build out your roster and tackle the games more difficult Machine Strike challenges.
During the Death’s Door story mission, there is a lab with a door locked by a code. This Horizon Forbidden West Death’s Door Code will tell you where to find the code and what the code is so you can either solve it yourself or completely ignore the game wasting your time and throw the code straight into the door.
Aloy can make many different conversational choices in Forbidden West. This Horizon Forbidden West Choices & Consequences Guide lists all of the different choices we’ve encountered in the game and tells you the immediate outcome of each of the decisions Aloy can make on her journey.
Aloy’s primary weapon is a deadly bow. You’ll be fighting lots of machines on your adventure so ammo is always a problem. This guide on How To Craft Arrows In Horizon Forbidden West will tell you how the crafting system works, in relation to crafting more ammo for your bow, in case you missed or forgot the introductory sequence at the start of the game.