Can you face the heat and beat this Cauldron?

However, it’s filled with puzzles to solve, machines to fight and lava to avoid.

With the potential to override machines beckoning you, you don’t need to wait much longer.

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All you have to do right now is face the sealed Cauldon Doors.

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Override the door and continue following the path to the next area.

The canister will break and create an updraft for a few seconds.

Jump off the platform at the right time and use your Shieldwing above the updraft to get a boost.

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This boost will allow you to float across to the next platform.

You will need to make several bridges and deal with a few machines along the way.

Before you do anything else, we highly recommend taking them out.

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From here, pan the camera up and look to your right.

You should see another machine carrying a Chillwater Canister crossing above you.

Look below the path that this machine takes and you should see more of the semi-solid lava.

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There are different types of flooring in this area.

Thecanister will eventually erupt into another updraftif you do get it in the right place.

Once it does this, jump into it and activate your Shieldwing to get a boost.

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You then need toglide to the platform nearest to the updraft.

You should also see a large Crate on them).

Walk to this node andoverride it to create the first bridgeto the platform in the middle.

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Again, you shouldsee some semi-solid lavacovering the floor anda machine carrying a Chillwater Canisterpassing above it.

When youlook across from the edge of this platform, youshould be level with the currently locked doors.

If it’s possible for you to see this, you’re in the right place.

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If you might’t, then look around until you’re facing the direction of your quest marker.

From the edge of this platform, look down.

Shoot the canisterto get it to drop onto the lava, andride the updraft acrossto the locked door.

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However, you cannot get into it just yet.

There’s still more to do.

Face the big doorsandlook to the leftof them.

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You shouldsee a small path leading downinto a darker area.

If you haven’t taken it out already, there may be a Redeye Watcher lurking here.

Grab the crateand begin topush it across the pathway you’ve made with the bridges.

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When you reach the middle platform, a wave of machines will appear.

The platform itself can move in several directions:

The top of the platform is divided into sections.

The sections represent the direction they will move the platform in if Aloy stands on them.

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you’re able to simply do this by guiding the platform slightly west to get around it.

Keep going until you hit the shield that prevents you from going any further.

You will now need to find a way to bring the shield wall down.

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You shouldsee some climbing holds leading uptowards the ceiling.

Guide your platform beneath these holds, then jump up and grab onto the first one.

Then,follow the path of the holds until you reach the first platform.

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Continue climbing up here until you reach the next platform where the climbing holds end.

If you wait for a moment, you should see moving platforms float past you with eggs on them.

This may take a few attempts.

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Jump across here and use your grapple to pull yourself up onto the next ledge.

You should see another door on you right.

Override this and follow the path through to an area filled with Stingspawn Eggs.

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Be on your guard in this next section, many of the Eggs are active.

One, it’s possible for you to stick around and fight all of the Eggs that spawn Stingspawn.

If you want to run, then here’s how to get through this place quickly.

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Use this to get down into the next area.

Continue to follow the path until you come across another online grid Uplink node.

Override this to deactivate the shield that was previously blocking your path with the floating platform.

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You should see a large opening in the structure opposite you.

This is the entrance to the Cauldron’s Core.

Start to override it to start the final part of this Cauldron.

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A Bilegut will make a grand entrance into the Core and you’ll need to defeat it.

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