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Tracking and Skinningare the dual Trade Skills for Hunting inNew World: Aeternum, and they level on par every time players hunt and skin an animal in the game. So, having this will be absolutely necessary for those who want to craft the best Leather armor, bags, and many other pieces of equipment that require these materials.
For those unsure of what the process entails, here’s a rundown on the basics of Skinning and Tracking animals, how to hunt more efficiently to level up faster, and which materials can be acquired from harvesting the furs (and feathers) ofAeternumbeasts. On an island where everything is immortal, there’s plenty of game to hunt, and there won’t be anything to worry about after skinning them, since they spawn quite fast.
How To Track & Skin In New World: Aeternum
To learn the art of Skinning inNew World: Aeternum,players need to firstlearn how to hunt for animals. For that, they’ll need the Tracking skill, which levels at the same time as Skinning. If players open their Character Menu, then the Trade Skill tab, they’ll be able to access the Tracking & Skinning Trade Skill, and there, they can see which animals they can track and hunt.
It is important to note that players need to be equipped with a Skinning Knife to start skinning.
Once players identify their prey and kill it, they will notice that it will fall to the ground and start shining. Only creatures that can be Mined, Skinned, and Logged remain on the ground; the rest of the NPCs disappear once they die. To skin an animal, players need to approach it andpress the E button on their keyboard, Triangle button (PS5), or X button (Xbox), and after an animation, the player will collect resources, which are often meat, other animal parts, and skin/leather.
The first levels will be small prey, like Rabbits, Hares, Boars, and Turkeys. From there, Wolves, Bears, Lynxes, and Deer. Then comes big prey like Moose, Buffalos, and other dangerous beasts. It’s quite intuitive, and players will be able to unlock more Tracking options the more they level up the Trade Skill. Once they unlock a new tier of animals, these will be shown on the map, as well as the compass on top of the screen.
Players should carry a Bow, a Musket, or Hatchet to Hunt more efficiently, since these weapons offer quite a lot of precision damage and will help in taking down certain Prey that love to flee, like Goats, Deer, Moose, Rabbits, and Turkeys. Besides, these weapons scale with Dexterity, which also helps with Skinning more efficiently.
How To Level Up Skinning Fast In New World: Aeternum
Unlike other trade skills, Tracking and Skinning are pretty straightforward to level up, and players will be able to climb those levels faster if they skin every animal they hunt. The problem is mainly related to encumbrance andhow much players can carry in their inventoriesbefore they need to go back to the city to deposit the skins and other resources. To facilitate a smooth leveling process, here are some useful tips regarding the Trade Skill.
First and foremost, invest in Dexterity, since this attribute is the one that governs the Tracking and Skinning Trade Skill. For every certain amount ofattribute points invested in Dexterity, players will receive a Perk. Here’s every Perk related to Skinning, unlockable by maxing out Dexterity:
Besides Attribute Perks, players can also make use of other boons. For example:Bags with Tanner’s Burden and Gourmand’s Burden, will reduce the weight of all skins and meat that players can get from the animals. If they also have aLucky Perk, they have extra chances to get rare Items likeRabbit FootsorWolf Fangsfrom skinning. Players can equip up to three bags at level 45, and each type of perk stacks up to three times.
On the other hand, there’s a Set for Skinning named Tanner’s Set, which has 5 parts (Gloves, Boots, Pants, Shirt, and Hat), and each of them increases by 2.5% the total amount of skinned items from hunted animals and creatures.
Keep in mind that the more items players gather from skinning, the more the reward in mastery points for their Tracking and Skinning Trade Skill. This means that they can level up faster the more items they get per skinned animal, making Lucky Perks and Yield Perks quite an asset for those trying to level up quickly.
There are also certainfood consumables that players can eatto increase their chances of getting more items when skinning, especially those that also increase Dexterity. Then, there are Trophies players can have at their homes and increase the amount of Mastery Points they gain, as well as other powerful boons, like theSkinning Gathering Trophy, which grants a whopping +1000 Skinning Luck.
Last but not least, players should also invest in gaining Standing in territories, since they will be able to unlock Standing Bonuses (or Mastery Perks) likeGather Speed, which increases all Gathering Skill-related actions by a percentage while players are in the territory where they have it unlocked, and it can be taken multiple times. On the other hand, perks likeStorage Spacewill be critical for the moment when players need to return to base with the skins in their inventory, and they need a place to deposit everything.
Best Areas For Hunting In New World: Aeternum
Best Trade Skills To Combine With Tracking & Skinning In New World: Aeternum
Other Trade Skills greatly benefit players who have leveled up Tracking and Skinning, and the most important areLeatherworking,Armoring,Furnishing,Cooking, andEngineering.
Keep in mind these synergies when choosing a main Trade Skill, and remember that every level a character gains in one of the professions is a step forward to become auto-sufficient, which ultimately leads to saving lots of gold when crafting the best gear.
Besides, another of the good perks of leveling a Trade Skill inNew World: Aeternumis that characters keep gaining experience as they craft and farm. This means players can totallyreach the maximum leveleven if they solely focus on farming and crafting items.
