Far Cry: New Dawn is a direct sequel to Far Cry 5, but fans of the first game will notice a lot of things have changed in New Dawn. Far Cry 5 ended with (spoiler alert) a nuclear war on Earth that devastated the planet, and New Dawn picks up 17 years later in a post-apocalyptic version of Hope County. Along with alterations to the story and characters because of those events, Far Cry: New Dawn also has several new systems that are going to be unfamiliar to Far Cry 5 players.For one thing, Far Cry: New Dawn puts a big emphasis on building up Prosperity, your home base in Hope County. You`ll need to upgrade your base to fight the Highwaymen, a faction of Mad Max-like bandits who are trying to conquer the area and take anything that`s not nailed down. You`ll also spend a lot of time gathering materials from all over Hope County to craft new weapons, so you can take down the tougher bad guys you`ll face along the way.With all the post-apocalyptic changes making their way into the Far Cry 5 foundation, jumping into New Dawn can be disorienting. We`ve run down all the new systems and changes to help you acclimate to the super bloom, fight the Highwaymen, and rebuild Hope County from the ground up.We`ve got plenty more coverage coming--read our full Far Cry: New Dawn review, and check out our guide to the best guns in the game. It`s All About The EthanolThere are lots of things you need to gather in Far Cry: New Dawn to keep yourself going, including crafting materials of all sorts, but probably the most important thing is Ethanol. It`s the currency you`ll use to upgrade Prosperity, your base of operations. That makes it necessary for advancing the story, which is tied to your base enhancements. Upgrading different areas of your base is also how you unlock better guns, cars, and medkits, among other things. So Ethanol is a big deal, and you`re going to want to get it any time you can.The trouble is, Ethanol sources are actually somewhat scarce. The main way you can ...
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