Tracking & Skinning is one of the Gathering Skills in Amazon's new MMO, New World.
It will help you seek out and obtain key resources that you can turn into Leather and other refined products, and requires you to equip a Skinning Knife.
With plenty of wildlife in Aeternum, you shouldn't find yourself short when levelling your Crafting skills!
Is Tracking & Skinning for me?
If you're looking to increase your level in Leatherworking, Cooking or Armoring, then you're going to need resources refined from Animal Hides. As well as being a bit of a money-spinner, you'll also gain experience while levelling Tracking & Skinning.
To skin a creature you've killed, press the interaction key (default E) when next to the corpse. Be mindful to have a Skinning Knife equipped, and make sure it isn't broken.
If you're running a build that requires Dexterity, you'll get bonuses to your Skinning ability. You'll get this for every 50 points you have in the stat.
- 50 Dexterity: +10 skinning speed
- 100 Dexterity: + 20% haste for 3 seconds after skinning
- 150 Dexterity: -10% decrease in weight of skinned items
- 200 Dexterity: +10% skinning speed
- 250 Dexterity: +10% yield when skinning
Tip
If you're playing a class that uses projectiles such as Bow or Musket, don't bother wasting ammo on turkeys or rabbits.
Use a melee weapon instead -- your purse will thank you later!
Adding Bonuses to Tracking & Skinning
Via Crafting Perks
You can use the following special resources when crafting to add perks to your Skinning Knife:
Via Trophies
Displaying Trophies within your home add more bonuses to your adventures in Aeternum.
These are the three that are relevant for Skinning:
Via Cooking
While not an upgrade for the Skinning Knife exactly, certain food will grant a bonus to your results when skinning creatures.
Roasted Carrots and Herb-Roasted Carrots increase Skinning luck, and they won't set you back too much in terms of resources.
To find spices such as Garlic and Nutmeg quicker, check out our guide to herbs and spices.
Carrots are found in several territories, but are most plentiful in Windsward, around Wilette's Homestead.
Through Engineering
Finally, you can use Proficiency Boosters. These consumables add percentage modifiers to the amount of resources you gain when using a gathering tool.
Tracking & Skinning Resources
It's important to keep hold of anything you gather while Skinning, as they are either needed for levelling up Crafting skills, or refined into further key resources.
NOTE: Some items can only be obtained from a particular creature, such as the Alligator (Alligator Scales, Alligator Hide). In addition, some creatures require a minimum Skinning level.
Skinnable Creatures
It's important to increase your Skinning skill as much as possible, as certain creatures will require a minimum level if you're to harvest their bounty.
In addition, when you reach certain level milestones, you'll gain the ability to see nearby creatures next to the compass at the top of the screen.
The Tracking milestones are:
Wildlife Locations
There are a few interactive maps that have sprung up online that can help you locate the various animals in New World. Make sure you consult them when hunting that particular resource!
- newworld-map.com
- New World MapGenie
