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When players visit Akila City inStarfield, they’ll hear from several locals about the dangers of the local wildlife. One of the animals, the ashta, has the special temperament “Fearless,” which means they attack players almost as soon as they see them.
Despite this danger, players can explore the various biomes of Akila to complete its survey, gaining a lot of XP and credits in the process. ThisStarfieldguide will explain where to find all the various flora and fauna found on Akila, along with the two special traits that make the planet unique.
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Biomes on Akila
Not counting the ocean, Akila has a total of three biomes to explore: savanna (this is the biome around Akila City), coniferous forest, and frozen plains. The frozen plains biome is easy enough to target, since it represents the planet’s ice caps. However, it can be hard to spot the difference between the savanna and the coniferous forest biomes. The planet’s landmass is uniformly brown, and players can find both biomes in otherwise identical brown regions.
The other wrinkle is that one of the animals players must scan is found in the ocean, and obviously the player’s ship can’t land in the ocean. To find this animal,players must create a landing sitenext to the ocean. Players will have done so when the name of the destination says something like “Savanna (Coast)” or “Coniferous Forest (Coast).”
After landing, the protagonist’s ship should be less than a kilometer away from the ocean. If players aren’t sure what direction it’s in,check the surface map. The terrain should go completely flat in one direction, and that’s where the ocean is. Just be careful not to jump into the water, because it has the biological contamination condition.
Resources and Life on Akila
The biomes on Akila are dry, but the planet is still full of animal and plant life. Players must scan each flora and fauna eight times to complete their survey, but they can reduce this amountby investing in the Zoology and Botany skills. Geology can get players more resources from resource nodes, but this skill doesn’t make the survey go any faster.
On the other hand, Surveying can improve the player’s scanning distance, which makes it easierto stay away from the ashta. However, players don’t have to worry about scanning distance when scanning flying or swimming animals, or when scanning the special formations at trait locations. Finally, if players kill an animal, doing so counts as a scan.
Armored wolves
Ranged mouth attack
Floating green polyp
20
Giant spiky lizard
100
Brain on spiky insect legs
Hairless bison with duckbill mouths
70
Floating red polyp
Giant brown praying mantis
50
Resists energy and physical damage
Moss-covered apatosaurus
95
Segmented whale
170
Small tree with bulbous fruits
Tall cactus with flower on top
Green-purple bush with purple flower on top
Vines on ground with bulbous fruit
Feathery leaves with spiky fruit
Where to Collect
H2O (Water)
Natural seeps in savanna and coniferous forest, mineral deposits in frozen plains
Mineral deposits
Toxic vents
Natural seeps
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How to Discover Akila’s Traits
Along with the resources, flora, and fauna on Akila, players must discover the two special traits native to Akila. These traits show upas random locations around Akila Cityand any other landing site. One of them is a geological feature, while the other one is a biological feature.
Players can get more information about a random location by using the scan button when looking directly at its icon. This can help players avoid wasting time by visiting the same kind of location twice, although doing so provides extra XP and another chance to finda dung or rock pile full of resources.
If players have the “Survey Akila” quest active, it’ll end once they complete the survey. If not, the Akila Survey Slate will appear in their inventory. Be sure tohead to Vladimir in the Eye station to sell it, since Vlad always offers double what anyone else will buy it for. Akila is a particularly valuable survey, so it’s definitely worth the time it takes to pay him a visit.
Starfieldis available now on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
