While you're mulling over gun purchases in Far Cry 5, standing at one of the many retail counters and scrolling through racks of pistols and shotguns, take a moment to consider that you don't really need a rocket launcher or SMG to get things done. The humble shovel, once assumed to be a tool just for digging or clonking people over the head, is far more useful than it appears.
In fact, it's more like a javelin. Besides giving people exciting new hood ornaments (you're welcome) you can also nail enemies to trees with a throw of your trusty shovel.
Over on reddit, the shovel has garnered a bit of a fan club—one could perhaps call it a cult—with players comparing their STPM (shovels thrown per minute) and making Who Would Win memes featuring the smiling and ever-so-useful gardening tool:
One Steam user has even condensed the game down into a review strictly based around shovel-related pros and cons, which are all pros, because there are simply no drawbacks to using Far Cry 5's shovel:
As for me, I've mostly been hunting with it. Well, maybe it's not technically hunting. Toss a hunk of meat on the ground in Far Cry 5 and some hungry creature will appear as if by magic from the nearest bush and make a beeline for the food, which isn't really how nature works.
Of course, this isn't really how shovels work, either.
You can carry nine shovels with you at all times, and retrieve them after you've thrown them, so you'll never be without a bunch of shovels to sling at man and beast alike.
There are a few animals that aren't quite so easy to hunt as the easily bamboozled dumbwolf seen above. Below, I take on the symbol of America, a bald eagle, with a shovel. Several shovels, actually. Like America itself, it doesn't give up, but like a guy with a shovel, I keep digging in. Make sure you have your sound on you can hear the final, patriotic clonk.
It claws at me after my first miss, then dodges the second throw, smartly retreating when it realizes I mean business. On it's third pass, it screeches down at me right out of the sun. Clever bastard.
I love the shovel so much that I get a bit concerned when I see someone else using one. Shovels are my trademark, lady, not yours, and why are you using it to dig, anyway? Shovels can do so much more than that. Don't you want a killer STPM? Won't you consider accepting the power of shovels into your heart?
Okay, that made me feel a bit bad, so I help her up and leave what she was doing, which I think might have been burying a loved one. Sorry, Miss. I see now that my actions may have been a bit callous in this challenging time. May the shovel guide you.
It's possible I may have gone a bit shovel crazy, but in a game with religious cults, dive-bombing eagles, and guys who don't seem to mind having a handful of shovels embedded in the grill of their cars, who's really going to notice?
Feathers are a crafing material in Far Cry Primal. They’re used for many things, like upgrading your quiver.You can get them from birds, but they are hard to hunt most of the time. This guide will show you how to get feathers the easy way and help you with bird hunting.Most birds will drop feathers when you kill them – some will give you rare feathers instead, but that’s often not the case. Birds aren’t easy to hunt, since they move constantly and are mostly too far away to shoot successfully. There are a couple of ways to get around this. Where to find feathersThe first is finding a dedicated farming spot. There are flocks of flightless birds in the northern area of the map, which are pretty easy to kill. One such spot is around the north-western bonfire, south of the small river. If they notice you, the birds will try to run away, but they’re no match for you. There’s also a bunch of dholes in the area, and the prey on the birds. If you stumble upon any bird corpses, make sure you pluck their feathers. Don’t forget to craft Winter Clothing before you go, or you’ll easily freeze.If you really want to hunt eagles, though, there’s a clever way to make this easy as well. Use hunter vision to find one, then track it. At some point, it will swoop down in order to feed. It will spend a couple of seconds on the ground, then slowly take off. This is your chance – when you see it dive, sneak closer and put an arrow in it. It’s much easier than trying to shoot it while it’s in the air. There’s also a chance you’ll get feathers in your stash as a daily reward, but the amount is often small, so you’d better not rely on this.
In Far Cry 5, as in the previous games, the hunting returns. Wildlife hunting was once a way to get the resources and raw materials for crafting, although in Far Cry 5 the mechanics have changed a lot. Now we can only sell animal skins, and the hunt itself benefits the player by unlocking talent points. You can find out more about hunting wild animals in a separate section of this guide.
Our Hunting Map for Far Cry 5 will help you to find all the places where you can hunt various species of animals like - elk, bison, boar, bear, moose, and many others.
Legend for the Hunting Map in Far Cry 5
Required Equipment: Grappling Hook, Wingsuit, Parachute This stash is located inside the hangar at the Landsdowne Airstrip, north of the F.A.N.G. Center.
On top of a large tool chest next to the hangar, you’ll find this note:
For fuck’s sake, Russ, you broke the damn generator again/ How the hell am I supposed to open the door and get the plane out now? I’m off to get Shep to come and fix it. And I swear to god if you left the skylight open again I’m going to fire your ass. - Ben
There’s no way to get in on the ground level, so we’ll have to try to find a way in through that skylight Ben mentioned. Thankfully, another note on the side door gives us a hint at how we can accomplish that.
Russ, there’s something rotting up there on the roof, I saw one of 'them'eagles perched on the nearby radio tower with something in its claws the other day. Pretty sure it glided over and dropped that sucker and now it’s baking up there in the sun. You’re going to have to find some way up there and clean it up. - Ben
Take a cue from Ben and head towards the radio tower just south of the hangar. Use your grappling hook to make it up to the top level.
From here, your goal is to Wingsuit off the tower, glide over the hangar and pop your chute at just the right moment so that you land on the roof of the hangar. This may take a few tries.
Once you land on the roof, drop down through the skylight and interact with the glowing button on the western wall to open the hangar door and complete the mission.
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(NOTE: Landing a helicopter on the roof works too..there is helicopter shop nearby)
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List of confirmed animals in Far Cry 5. (Up to date as of initial release.)
Terrestrial Species
28 terrestrial species total.
Fish species
13 fish species total.
42 total animals.
Not including rumored animals.
Far Cry 5 Walkthrough
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Far Cry 5 Hunting Eagles
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