Tallneck | Horizon Zero Dawn Wiki

Tallneck
Size	Large
HP	Unknown
Weakness	None
Resistance	None

Tallneck is a machine in Horizon Zero Dawn that the players can override to reveal a portion of the map. Doing so grants Aloy experience points.  

Tallneck Description

• The Tallneck resembles a giraffe in both silhouette and gait. They have no visible optical sensors, and their heads are broad discs, with a data node on the top center that can be used as an access point for overriding. Their chassis is covered by heavy armor plating.
  • Overriding a Tallneck will reveal that portion of the map, along with settlements, campfires, and machine sites.
    Tallnecks have unmatched durability: they are impervious to any damage from Aloy.

Tallneck Combat Information

• Behavior Info: Tallnecks are the only known machine not hostile to humans and are solitary. They function as a communication center for other machines. 
• Weakness: None
• Resistance: None

Tallneck Attacks

• Tallnecks don't execute any attack during the game, simply wandering around their designated path.

Tallneck Location

• There are 6  active Tallnecks in total in the whole game. (5 for the base game and 1 in The Frozen Wilds DLC). Their locations are the following:
  • Devil's Thirst
  • Sun-Steps
  • Spearshafts
  • Rustwash
  • Copper Deeps
  • Frostfigures (The Frozen Wilds DLC)

Tallneck Loot:

• Tallneck can't be destroyed by any means in the game.

Tallneck Components

Tallneck Notes & Tips

• Tallnecks were originally designed to be killable. However, Guerrilla Games decided against this, feeling that it would be against Aloy's character to kill a peaceful machine