How to Play Far Cry New Dawn in 'Dad Mode'

Hope County, Montana has been nearly destroyed, but a rag-tag band of survivors wants to rebuild.

A life affirming post-apocalypse

New Dawnspost-bomb open world is positively lush.

While the setting alone probably wont disturb impressionable youth, the action might.

New Dawnsfishing system is pretty basic.

You dont have to worry about bait, technique or improving your fishing pole.

There are six types of fish to catch, and getting them all earns an achievement or trophy.

The Highwaymen, of course, have no respect for angling and will attack you randomly while youre fishing.

I havent found a spot where its safe to fish, even after the main game is over.

Then collect the skin and trade it for duct tape or gears to build cars and guns.

Theres a perk that boosts your hunting ability, and one of your companions is the ultimate hunting buddy.

What kid doesnt like a treasure hunt?

There are ten treasures in total, and each provides a ton of valuable supplies for crafting.

To find them, either talk to survivors or buy a map to get the locations.

You even get a trophy/achievement for solving them all.

But again, sometimes the starting point of treasure quests are guarded by violent thugs you gotta kill.

Your job is finding the location where each photograph was taken.

(Theres no accounting for taste.)

double-check you bring along one of your companions.

I recommend Nana, a senior citizen who dishes out homespun wisdom and deadly sniper fire in equal measure.

In the screenshot above, Nana and I are jumping over a canyon in our unicorn trike.

Thats how we do.

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