Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca Brew

Ayahuasca is a game mechanic that allows the player to progress through the story. Ayahuasca is only available in story-mode.

Basic info

Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic brew that is used in the religious rituals and healing ceremonies of the Yabahuaca tribe. It plays a key role in story mode, allowing the player to progress further in to the story and will often unlock access to new locations on the map. The player will learn how to make the ayahuasca brew by finding the burned pages located in a burned backpack at the abandoned tribal village.
A new entry will show in the players notebook detailing how to make and use the ayahuasca brew.

When the player drinks the ayahuasca brew they will be affect by it's hallucinogenic properties. The world will become bright and full of psychedelic colors, and an small native child will be seen and can be heard talking or calling in his native tongue. The player will need to follow the child, who will lead them to a spiritual doorway. When the player enters the doorway they will be shown one of Jake's visions. Once the vision has played, the player will be return to the ritual bowl, which will now be on the floor broken. The player will be cured of all injuries and ailments with full health and nutrient statuses.

Making the Brew

To make ayahuasca the player will first need to find and collect one banisteriopsis vine and one psychotria which are to be used as main ingredients.

• Go to the Ritual Bowl and prepare a fire by placing the Small Fire under the cauldron.
• Press E to add the ingredients. The animation will play showing Jake drinking the brew.
• Follow the small child.

Story Items

There are several story items relating to ayahuasca, that can be found in various locations and visions.

Burned Pages
Vine of Soul Notebook Page
Page 53
Page 54

References

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Ayahuasca, see the relevant Wikipedia article

Gallery

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  Ritual Bowl

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  Small Fire under the bowl

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  Press E and it will auto insert all the ingredients needed

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  Notebook entry for ayahuasca

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  Second half of ayahusca notebook enrty

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  The small child can be seen in the distance

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  World filled with psychedelic colors

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  Spiritual doorway as seen after drinking the ayahuasca brew

Video

Ayahuasca theme music with drinking the brew animation teaser

Update History

Version	Changes
V.1.1	Fixed - First Psychotria could be hard to find.
V.1.0.3	Fixed - Ayahuasca Cauldron can be used during a Walkie Talkie dialog.
V.1.0.2	Fixed – Player can use Ayahuasca Cauldron during a Walkie Talkie dialog. Fixed – Small Fire under Ayahuasca Cauldron is not always registered.
V.1.0	New plants - Psychotria Viridis, Banisteriopsis Caapi New – Story Mode