New World Aeternum Tracking and Skinning leveling guide and tips

You need to learn and improve your Tracking and Skinning in New World Aeternum, which are two of the parts of the Hunting trade skill. By learning and improving these skills, you can maximize your character and collect valuable resources. The open-world map of Aeternum is filled with various regions and locations, all with their specialized selection of wildlife that you can hunt. Having a mount is highly recommended for hunting in New World Aeternum.

This guide shares everything you need to know about Tracking and Skinning in New World Aeternum.

What is Tracking and Skinning in New World Aeternum?

Basic about hunting that you need to know (Image via Amazon Games)

New World Aeternum features a vast and detailed world filled with various wildlife that you can track down and skin to receive various resources. Some basics about hunting in New World Aeternum are:

Learning the Trade Skill:

To start, open your Character Menu and navigate to the Trade Skill tab. Select Tracking & Skinning to view your skill progress and see which animals are currently trackable based on your level.

Skinning prey:

Once an animal is killed, you can skin it. Approach it and press E (PC), Triangle (PS5), or X (Xbox) to begin the skinning process. Completing this will yield meat, skin/leather, and other animal parts.

Animal tiers:

Start with smaller animals like rabbits, turkeys, and boars. You’ll progressively unlock higher-level animals to hunt, such as wolves, bears, and lynxes, by leveling up the Tracking & Skinning skill. These new prey options will become visible on both the map and the compass.

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Best weapons for Tracking and Skinning in New World Aeternum

To hunt efficiently, use a Bow, Musket, or Hatchet, because these weapons scale with Dexterity, boosting skinning effectiveness. The Musket and Bow allow for ranged attacks, making them perfect for swift and evasive prey. As you unlock new tiers of prey, hunting becomes more and more challenging, so do try to have adequately upgraded gear while hunting.

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How to quickly level up Tracking and Skinning in New World Aetern

Invest in Dexterity

Hunt higher-tier prey to level up faster (Image via Amazon Games)

Dexterity enhances both Tracking and Skinning, with perks unlocked as you level this attribute:

25 Points: Increases skinning speed by 10%.
50 Points: Grants a 20% speed boost for 3 seconds after skinning.
100 Points: Adds 50 extra carrying capacity.
150 Points: Reduces the weight of all skinned items by 10%.
200 Points: Further boosts skinning speed by 20%.
250 Points: Yields 10% more leather and meat when skinning.
300 Points: Provides a 20% speed boost after defeating prey.
350 Points: Adds a 10% chance to find rare items while skinning.

Equip Bags and Armor Sets

Bags with perks like Tanner’s Burden reduce skin weight, while Lucky Perks increase rare item chances.
The Tanner’s Set includes five pieces (gloves, boots, pants, shirt, and hat), each adding 2.5% to the amount of resources obtained per animal.

Use Consumables and Trophies

Certain Food boosts Dexterity and increases skinned item yield.
Placing a Skinning Gathering Trophy in your home grants a +1000 Skinning Luck bonus, amplifying rare item drops.

Territory Standing and Bonuses

As you gain Standing in territories, choose Gather Speed perks to increase all gathering actions in that region. Additionally, you should unlock extra Storage Space for managing the skins and meat you’ll bring back to the city.

Best Hunting regions by level

Levels 0-49

Location: Start at Monarch’s Bluff, hunting Boars and Turkeys. Move to Windsward, especially near Greyfang Grotto and Amrite Temple, where Wolves and Lynxes are plentiful.

Tip: Hunt rabbits and hares for quick experience boosts using a ranged weapon.

Levels 50-99

Location: Head west of Windsward near North Watch Tower for abundant buffaloes. Bears and lynxes still yield good XP but begin focusing on buffaloes for faster progress.

Tip: Look out for 31-45 Prey Tier animals as you approach level 99.

Levels 100-149

Location: Brightwood is ideal for Wolves, while Weaver’s Fen (with Moose, Bears, and Crocodiles) offers strong gains once you reach level 150.

Tip: Avoid PvP in Weaver’s Fen, as it’s a hotspot for faction farming.

Levels 150-180

Location: Mourningdale has level 60-65 prey and predators that help reach higher Skinning levels quickly.

Tip: Use the Hatchet/Musket combo for maximum damage. Aim for headshots to reduce kill time.

Levels 180-205

Location: For end-game skinning, hunt high-level predators (level 65-70) that yield valuable Tier 5 hides for extra Coins. Focus on powerful weapons and strategies for the challenging hunts.

Tip: The Musket and Bow are useful for maintaining distance and dealing high damage, especially against the fierce Tier 5 beasts.

That’s all for our Tracking and Skinning guide for New World Aeternum. Follow these strategies, and soon you will become a master hunter in Aeternum.