How To Get The Frozen Northern Pike In Once Human

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There are a few melee weapons in Once Human, but the wackiest one is the Frozen Northern Pike, a literal frozen fish you can slap enemies with once you get it. However, like any fisherman could tell you, Northern Pike are feisty fish that aren't easy to catch. You'll have to find the best spot to fish for several Pike that can be used to craft the melee weapon.

Not every character build in Once Human supports using the Frozen Northern Pike weapon, especially ones that don't rely on Frost damage. The frozen fish is actually a decent melee tool for taking on enemies with Frost weaknesses during missions. As a result, it could be a good weapon to have simply in case you go up against a tough boss whose only weakness is tied around Frost.

There are a few steps you need to take to craft the Frozen Northern Pike, starting with finding a good spot to fish for Northern Pike. These fish are most commonly found in the waters within the Red Sands region on your map. Use a vehicle like your Motorcycle in Once Human to travel to this area quickly with a fishing rod in hand and plenty of bait.

The fishing mini-game in Once Human is fairly intuitive, as you only need to press a prompt when you get a bite. Then, simply adjust the direction of your fishing pole multiple times until a fish is fully hooked to catch it.

The best place in the Red Sands area to catch a Northern Pike is near the Sutherland Chemical Plant, which is near the Broken Delta at coordinates (5083, -6080). The narrow reservoirs of water in this space are very easy to fish in without the threat of too many enemies, as you can see in the above video by YouTube creator TurnTheRage.

You have to use Universal Bait to catch Northern Pike, as the fish will likely not respond to other items you put on your line. About 11 Northern Pike are needed to craft the frozen melee weapon, so this process is a lot of trial and error. Stay patient and fish for as long as you need, until you get enough Northern Pike for the weapon crafting.

Once you have the Northern Pike you need, head to the NPC Margerie, who is also located in the Red Sands. This character can be found near the Pier of the region, which is at coordinates (7220, 103). Interacting with Margerie will bring up her store menu that holds the Frozen Northern Pike blueprint, but it is surprisingly labeled the "Frozen Tilapia" blueprint in her inventory.

It costs ten Northern Pike to buy the blueprint, which is why you had to catch so many earlier. Similar to other food items like Onions in Once Human, the Northern Pike you caught could be used in other recipes, but they are currency with Margerie.

Another way to get the Frozen Northern Pike blueprint is to spend Starchrom at a Wish Machine. Any Wish Machine you get in Once Human has different systems that either allow to spend a small amount of Starchroms for random rewards or a larger amount for a specific item. These systems are designed like this:

The blueprint for the Frozen Northern Pike requires one Northern Pike fish and Ice Cubes to craft the weapon. You should try to craft the weapon at an Advanced Gear Workbenches to maximize the tool's damage potential when it's created. It'll cost 12 Ice Cube to reach Tier V at this station, but these items should be easy enough to farm, unlike some crop items in Once Human.

Ice Cubes can be made by putting Purified Water in a Fridge. Water Purifier structures can turn Boiled Water or Dirty Water into Purified Water, which can be easily frozen for the items you need.

Frozen Northern Pike Base Stats

DMG

Attack Speed

Attack Range

Crit Rate %

Weakspot DMG %

Crit DMG %

192

Middle

Middle

5

20

25

The stat increase from the Advanced Gear Workbench cannot be applied after the weapon has been made. You can only do this by enhancing the Rank of the item's blueprint with the right number of materials mentioned before. It may cost some Energy Links in addition to the extra materials required to craft the best version of the Frozen Northern Pike.

The Frozen Northern Pike can freeze targets when you hit them with impact or heavy attacks. Doing this also generates a Frost Vortex effect, which can only be triggered once every four seconds. This Vortex builds up tons of Frost damage over time as enemies stand in it, dealing damage over time that is easily applied to foes who were attacked and frozen in place earlier.

The Frost Vortex effect has a radius of 4.5m and inflicts 30% Psi Intensity Status damage per second over the course of four seconds. Two Frost Vortexes can exist at the same time.

While the Frost damage from this weapon cannot hit critically on enemies, it's a great way to tear through health bars. If you're up against a powerful boss like the Forsaken Giant in Once Human, the Vortexes the Frozen Northern Pike creates can be a great way to deal with minions the creature summons. As a melee weapon, the Pike is best used at short ranges against high priority targets.

Although this weapon is quite hilarious compared to the other melee weapons in the game, do not underestimate its strength. Those who get the Frozen Northern Pike in Once Human may find that a character build could really use the weapon to deal tons of Frost damage to foes in future boss battles or missions.

Source: TurnTheRage/YouTube

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