Ghost of Yotei Gun Parts Farming Guide

Gun parts are one of the most important late-game resources in Ghost of Yotei. They do not appear at the start of the adventure, but once you reach specific regions and quests, they suddenly become critical for pushing your weapons and armor to their highest ranks. This guide explains when gun parts become available, how they drop, and efficient, repeatable ways to farm them without wasting time roaming randomly.

What Gun Parts Are and Why They Matter

Gun parts are a crafting material used in several high-tier upgrades for both melee and ranged gear. While early upgrades mostly rely on basic materials, the most powerful versions of many weapons require gun parts as a gatekeeper resource. If you want to perfect your build, you cannot ignore them.

In most action RPGs, late-game upgrade components are designed to be relatively rare to stretch progression. Official guides and tips for similar titles, such as Ghost of Tsushima, note that special materials often drop from specific enemy types or regions rather than uniformly across the world, which pushes players to visit high-level zones and engage more with open-world content.¹ Ghost of Yotei follows the same overall philosophy: gun parts become accessible only after the story opens the last major combat area, and their distribution is clearly weighted toward that region.

When Gun Parts Actually Unlock

Many new players waste time searching for gun parts early on, only to discover that the game has quietly locked this resource behind story progress. The opening regions do not drop them at all, and you will not see them in loot tables or shop inventories.

Story Gating and Regional Locks

Gun parts are directly tied to the progression of Atsu’s journey and the escalation of the conflict. The world map is structured so that higher-technology enemies with firearms only show up consistently after certain narrative milestones. As a result:

• During the earliest chapters, you cannot obtain gun parts, regardless of how many enemies you defeat.
• The Tokachi Range and Odachi-focused quests offer some of the first chances to see gun parts as rare drops from advanced enemies.
• Full access to gun parts only comes once Oshima Coast is unlocked as a late-game region.

This kind of gating is common in open-world games that blend narrative progression with loot systems. For example, GDC postmortems on big-budget open worlds highlight how developers stagger advanced resources to prevent players from over-leveling early and to preserve a sense of growth over tens of hours of playtime.²

Key Quest Lines That Lead to Gun Parts

The exact quest names vary slightly between localizations and in-game menus, but broadly you will need to complete:

• The Oni-focused questline in Ishikari Plains – clears one major threat that blocks later travel.
• The Kitsune-related questline in Tesio Ridge – resolves a second arc and advances the main story.
• Odachi Master / Saito Brothers quests in Tokachi Range – introduce more heavily armed enemies who can drop gun parts.
• Main story transition to Chapter 2 – once you return home and the chapter changes, the path to Oshima Coast opens.

Only after these arcs are handled do you gain consistent access to enemies and camps that routinely drop gun parts. If you are still in the first chapter or have not finished the Oni and Kitsune arcs, do not stress about gun parts yet; it is more efficient to focus on completing those storylines.

Where Gun Parts Drop Most Reliably

Once the story gates are open, you have several reliable sources of gun parts. The game heavily emphasizes one region as the primary farming ground, but there are additional opportunities if you pay attention to enemy gear and camp types.

Early Drops During Tokachi Range Battles

Before the late-game region unlocks, your first encounters with gun parts are likely to come from specific battles associated with the Odachi and Saito Brothers. Guides and community observations consistently mention that Tokachi Range enemies during the early portions of these quests have a chance to drop gun parts, acting as a preview of the resource before it becomes common later.³

These fights usually feature:

• Larger-scale engagements (pitched battles) with multiple waves.
• Elite enemies using firearms or heavier gear.
• Reward chests or caches at the end of the encounter.

While you should not rely on this region as your main gun part farm, it can provide a small stockpile that helps you perform a few early upgrades.

Oshima Coast: The Core Gun Parts Region

The late-game area of Oshima Coast is the true home of gun parts. Once this region is accessible, the game effectively flips a switch: many enemies, especially those with guns, begin dropping gun parts regularly. Official and community guides alike describe Oshima Coast enemies as the primary source of gun parts in the entire game.³

Within Oshima Coast, pay special attention to:

• Yotei Six Camps – heavily fortified bases that often contain multiple chests and elite enemies.
• Roaming patrols with gunners – roadside ambushes and patrol squads provide quick combat encounters with good drop rates.
• Quest and side-mission arenas – many optional objectives within Oshima Coast pit you against dense groups of armed foes.

Chests, Camps, and Environmental Loot

Gun parts are not limited to enemy drops. Chests and loot containers found across Oshima Coast can also yield gun parts, especially in and around major bases. One walkthrough notes that Yotei Six camps in Oshima Coast are particularly good sources because their chests frequently contain gun parts alongside other crafting materials.³

To maximize your haul:

• Fully clear camps instead of skipping side rooms or upper levels.
• Use the in-game map icons to systematically sweep all Yotei Six locations.
• Revisit previously captured bases; some containers and environmental pickups can respawn over time.

Best Ways to Farm Gun Parts Efficiently

Random wandering will produce some gun parts, but targeted farming is much more effective. By looping through specific areas and focusing on particular enemy types, you can gather enough resources to finish multiple high-cost upgrades without turning the experience into a chore.

Target Enemies with Firearms

Most descriptions of the resource agree that gun parts are closely tied to enemies carrying guns.^3,5 This makes intuitive sense: you are salvaging components from their weapons. Therefore, your priority should always be to:

• Identify groups where at least one enemy is clearly wielding a firearm.
• Focus your first attacks on these gunners to ensure you can loot them even if the fight becomes chaotic.
• Use abilities that let you quickly close distance or snipe gunners early in combat.

The more gun-wielding enemies a route contains, the better it is for farming. Camps or story missions packed with melee-only foes are less efficient for this purpose, even if they are otherwise rewarding.

Yotei Six Camp Rotation

Yotei Six camps in Oshima Coast are ideal for structured farming. A simple but effective loop looks like this:

1. Choose three to four Yotei Six camps that are geographically close together.
2. Fast travel to the nearest unlocked point.
3. Clear each camp fully, prioritizing:

• Gunners and elites, which are the primary drop sources.
• All chests, including those in towers, barns, or side courtyards.

4. Loot everything, then open the map and jump to the next fast-travel point in your loop.
5. Repeat the circuit: by the time you return to the first camp’s vicinity, patrols and some loot nodes are likely to have reset.

Using fast travel as a core piece of your strategy keeps farming sessions concentrated and minimizes downtime. This mirrors general open-world optimization techniques recommended in player guides for other titles, where repeating a tight loop through high-yield locations offers far better returns than roaming entire regions aimlessly.⁴

Supplementary Farming in Open-World Encounters

Between camp runs, you can squeeze out extra gun parts by:

• Engaging any nearby patrols that visibly include gunners.
• Accepting side quests set in Oshima Coast that involve attacking fortified positions.
• Investigating points of interest on the map that suggest large enemy presence.

This approach lets you integrate farming into regular exploration and storytelling rather than treating it as a completely separate activity.

How Many Gun Parts You’ll Likely Need

Different weapons and armor pieces demand different amounts of gun parts at their highest tiers. Late-game builds typically focus on a small set of favored weapons, but if you enjoy experimenting with multiple playstyles, your total requirements will increase substantially.

Community breakdowns indicate that perfecting all major gun-part-reliant weapons can require on the order of dozens of gun parts, with estimates around eighty or more if you want every relevant weapon fully upgraded.⁵ Exact numbers can vary depending on balance patches and whether you count experimental sidearms or only main weapons.

Because high-end upgrades are expensive, plan your spending:

• Pick one or two core melee weapons to prioritize first.
• Upgrade your primary bow before experimenting with niche weapons.
• Check armor upgrade trees to see which sets actually use gun parts.

Smart Resource Management for Late-Game Upgrades

Even with good farming routes, gun parts are valuable enough that careless spending can slow your progress. A bit of planning goes a long way toward preventing regret later.

Rank Your Upgrade Priorities

Ask yourself:

• Which weapons define your current playstyle? If you rely on a specific katana and long bow, they should be first in line for gun parts.
• Do you plan to switch styles soon? If you are considering a spear-focused build, consider saving enough gun parts to fully support that transition.
• Is an upgrade purely incremental or transformative? Some final tiers offer modest stat bumps; others unlock substantial damage spikes or new properties.

Prioritizing transformative upgrades ensures you feel the impact of your farming time rather than spending hours for barely noticeable improvements.

Balance Gun Parts with Other Materials

Gun parts are only one piece of each upgrade recipe. You will also need more common resources and sometimes rare materials earned from bosses or special quests. Data from player-behavior analytics in similar games shows that many players hit bottlenecks because they over-farm one material while ignoring others, resulting in lopsided inventories they cannot actually spend efficiently.⁴

To avoid this trap:

• Track which upgrades you are targeting and list all materials required.
• Alternate between gun part runs and other resource activities (such as hunting, shrine-clearing, or boss challenges).
• Use merchants and trading systems, if available, to convert surplus materials into deficits.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Many players run into the same problems when first chasing gun parts. Being aware of these pitfalls can save you a lot of time.

• Searching for gun parts too early: Before Oshima Coast opens, drops are extremely limited. Focus on finishing story arcs instead of grinding low-yield areas.
• Ignoring gunners: If you treat firearm enemies like any other foe and never prioritize them, you reduce your chance of getting gun parts in each encounter.
• Only farming one camp: Single-camp grinding can feel repetitive and may not reset quickly enough. Rotating between several Yotei Six camps is more efficient.
• Upgrading everything: Spreading gun parts across many weapons leaves you with multiple half-finished builds instead of one or two truly powerful options.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I get gun parts before reaching Oshima Coast?

Yes, but only in a very limited way. Tokachi Range battles tied to the Saito Brothers or Odachi-related quests can drop a small number of gun parts from advanced enemies.³ However, the quantities are modest, and you should treat these as bonus drops rather than a true farming method.

What is the fastest way to farm gun parts once Oshima Coast is open?

The most efficient approach is to rotate through several Yotei Six camps in Oshima Coast, prioritizing gunners and fully looting all chests. Between camp runs, engage roaming patrols that include firearm enemies for extra drops. This compresses travel time and concentrates you in high-yield combat zones.

Do all enemies in Oshima Coast drop gun parts?

No. Gun parts are most closely associated with enemies wielding firearms and with chests in Yotei Six camps.^3,5 Basic melee-only foes are much less reliable sources. For the best results, pick fights where you can clearly see at least one gunner in the group.

Are gun parts used only for weapons?

Primarily, gun parts feed final-tier upgrades for weapons, including melee options and bows. Some armor sets also use gun parts for their highest ranks, but this depends on their design and thematic connection to firearm technology.³ Always check the upgrade preview before committing resources.

How many gun parts should I farm before focusing on other goals?

If you want to perfect one main melee weapon and one main bow, plan for several dozen gun parts as a safe cushion. Completionists aiming to upgrade every gun-part-reliant weapon and selected armor sets may need in the neighborhood of eighty or more. You do not need all of them at once, though; farming in shorter sessions as you approach each new upgrade tier keeps the process manageable.