Medicinal Plants Maps

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN3 · 27 ratings1.1k views56 favorites8 min readby chocolatekakeUpdated Jan 5View on Steam ↗

About This Guide

General Plants Info
There are 8 different medicinal plants to be found throughout the world. Besides allowing development and deployment of weapons, having a large stock of plants in reserve will also increase your PF score. With a good enough Intel team, they can notify you of any nearby plants and they will be temporarily marked on your map. Selecting DD as your buddy will also allow him to help you discover plants. Leaving the area will remove the icon from your map, but picking the plant will save it permanently on your map. The plants regrow after you complete a few missions, so you can farm plants while attempting other goals.

Unfortunately the detection systems aren't all that great and even at plant surveying rank S (Intel level 99+) the updates don't appear until you're within 35m of any given plant. And DD will infrequently discover plants 120m away, but sometimes they're behind you as you're running away from them. Also, you'll even be notified by your Intel team or DD finding plants you've already located and marked on your map, but fortunately they will not notify you of the same plant twice with DD and the Intel team. So I thought these maps would be useful to anyone looking to have a map with all markers or anyone looking to farm specific plants.



Reading the Maps

The maps use the topographical image, facing North, since it's the default view.
If multiple plants of the same kind are in one spot, they are marked with "x2" or however many plants are there, directly to the right of that plant icon. For multiple different plants in one spot, they're marked with a generic plant icon and a letter, with an additional key denoting the species and number of all plants at that location.



What Do They Actually Look Like?
This is what all the plants look like in the field. Because the icons don't always appear in a timely enough manner to use markers, if you're having trouble spotting plants in the midst of all the other greenery, you can use your NVG to make them stand out a bit more.
Golden Crescent
Tarragon
Haoma
Black Carrot
Wormwood
African Peach
Digitalis (Purpurea)
Digitalis (Lutea)

Plant Search / Totals and Best Locations

Plant Search
Each map will be accompanied by an index of what plants are available and in what quantities in that area to confirm parity with the maps, and if you're looking for something specific you can CTRL+F search.

Generally, it's easier to farm in the Angola-Zaire region as there are a good deal more plants overall and it's easier to navigate as it's mostly open instead of having to walk around all the mountains and cliffs in Afghanistan.

Plant
Search Term
Qty. in Afghanistan
Qty. in Angola-Zaire
Golden Crescent
GC
164
N/A
Tarragon
TG
94
N/A
Haoma
HM
11
N/A
Black Carrot
BC
125
177 (+ 1)*
Wormwood
WW
153
176 (+ 1)*
African Peach
AFP
N/A
89
Digitalis (Purpurea)
DGP
N/A
116 (+ 1)*
Digitalis (Lutea)
DGL
N/A
12

*There are 3 plants located out of bounds at Munoko ya Nioka Station, more details are included with the map.

Best Locations for...(Afghanistan)
Golden Crescent
Yakho Oboo Supply Outpost (x9) / Qarya Sakhra Ee (x8) / Da Shago Kallai (x8)
Tarragon
Serak Power Plant (x10) / Da Wialo Kallai (x6) / Guard Post 04 (x13)
Haoma
Guard Post 04 (x1) / Guard Post 19 (x1) / Guard Post 25 (x2)
Black Carrot
Da Ghwandai Khar (x10) / Da Wialo Kallai (x9) / Eastern Communications Post (x8)
Wormwood
Qarya Sakhra Ee (x9) / Eastern Communications Post (x9) / Da Shago Kallai (x15)

Best Locations for...(Angola-Zaire)
Black Carrot
Bwala ya Masa (x14) / Guard Post 13 (x15) / Guard Post 14 (x12)
Wormwood
Bwala ya Masa (x19) / Nova Braga Airport (x14) / Guard Post 06 (x15)
African Peach
Kungenga Mine (x6) / Ditadi Abandoned Village (x7) / Nova Braga Airport (x6)
Digitalis (Purpurea)
Bwala ya Masa (x8) / Ditadi Abandoned Village (x10) / Nova Braga Airport (x18)
Digitalis (Lutea)
Ditadi Abandoned Village (x1) / Guard Post 13 (x3) / Guard Post 23 (x2)

Afghanistan Outposts

OKB Zero

GC x3
TG x2
BC x1
WW x4



Afghanistan Central Base Camp

GC x3
TG x5
BC x8
WW x7



Serak Power Plant

GC x5
TG x10
HM x1
BC x6
WW x2



Aabe Shifap Ruins

GC x4
TG x3
WW x2



Yakho Oboo Supply Outpost

GC x9
TG x4
HM x1
BC x8
WW x6



Qarya Sakhra Ee

GC x8
TG x1
BC x5
WW x9



Wakh Sind Barracks

GC x3
TG x2
BC x4
WW x8



Da Smasei Laman

GC x2
TG x1
BC x1



Da Ghwandai Khar

GC x5
TG x4
BC x10
WW x4



Lamar Khaate Palace

GC x8
TG x1
HM x1



Mountain Relay Base

GC x5
BC x7
WW x8



Da Wialo Kallai

GC x8
TG x6
HM x1
BC x9
WW x8



Eastern Communications Post

GC x6
TG x2
BC x8
WW x9



Da Shago Kallai

GC x8
TG x4
HM x1
BC x4
WW x15



Spugmay Keep

GC x2
TG x3
BC x4
WW x8

Afghanistan Guard Posts 01-05

Guard Post 01

GC x8
TG x3
BC x2



Guard Post 02

GC x1
BC x1
WW x2



Guard Post 03

TG x2
BC x2
WW x1



Guard Post 04

GC x8
TG x13
HM x1
WW x3



Guard Post 05

GC x1
WW x5

Afghanistan Guard Posts 06-10

Guard Post 06

GC x1
TG x5
HM x1
BC x4
WW x2



Guard Post 07

GC x1
TG x2
WW x3



Guard Post 08

GC x3
TG x1
BC x4
WW x1



Guard Post 09

GC x5
TG x2
WW x2



Guard Post 10

GC x1
BC x2
WW x1

Afghanistan Guard Posts 11-15

Guard Post 11

GC x2
TG x4
BC x1
WW x4



Guard Post 12

GC x5
HM x1
BC x2
WW x5



Guard Post 13

GC x7
BC x1
WW x2



Guard Post 14

GC x3
TG x4
WW x3



Guard Post 15

GC x6
TG x2
BC x3
WW x3

Afghanistan Guard Posts 16-20

Guard Post 16

GC x1
TG x3
BC x1
WW x3



Guard Post 17

GC x3
TG x1
BC x7
WW x4



Guard Post 18

GC x2
TG x1
BC x3
WW x2



Guard Post 19

GC x5
HM x1
BC x4
WW x4



Guard Post 20

GC x4
BC x2
WW x2

Afghanistan Guard Posts 21-25

Guard Post 21

GC x3
TG x1
BC x5
WW x2



Guard Post 22

GC x2
WW x2



Guard Post 23

GC x6
TG x2
BC x3
WW x2



Guard Post 24

GC x1
BC x2
WW x3



Guard Post 25

GC x6
HM x2
BC x1
WW x2

Angola-Zaire Outposts

Mfinda Oilfield

BC x3
WW x3
AFP x3
DGP x3



Bampeve Plantation

BC x8
WW x3
AFP x2
DGP x4



Kungenga Mine

BC x5
WW x4
AFP x6
DGP x4



Kiziba Camp

BC x7
WW x10
AFP x3
DGP x6



Bwala ya Masa

BC x14
WW x19
AFP x4
DGP x8



Lufwa Valley

BC x7
WW x11
AFP x6
DGP x4
DGL x1



Ditadi Abandoned Village

BC x8
WW x5
AFP x7
DGP x10
DGL x1



Nova Braga Airport

BC x10
WW x14
AFP x6
DGP x18



Munoko ya Nioka Station

BC x9
WW x10
AFP x5
DGP x5

Out of Bounds
BC x1
WW x1
DGP x1

The plants outlined in red are located out of bounds and are impossible to get to without exploits. I looked around online and found out how to get them, so I recorded a demonstration of how to acquire these plants if you would like to complete your map.
https://youtu.be/EaWXx7RsaJs

Angola-Zaire Guard Posts 01-05

Guard Post 01

BC x6
WW x9
AFP x3
DGP x6



Guard Post 02

BC x1
WW x2
AFP x1
DGL x1



Guard Post 03

BC x2
AFP x1
DGP x5



Guard Post 04

BC x5
WW x6
AFP x5
DGP x2



Guard Post 05

BC x4
WW x4
AFP x1
DGP x5

Angola-Zaire Guard Posts 06-10

Guard Post 06

BC x4
WW x15
AFP x2
DGP x2



Guard Post 07

BC x4
WW x3
DGP x1



Guard Post 08

BC x3
WW x3
AFP x1
DGP x4



Guard Post 09

BC x5
WW x3



Guard Post 10

BC x2
WW x7
DGL x1

Angola-Zaire Guard Posts 11-15

Guard Post 11

BC x9
WW x3
AFP x1
DGP x1



Guard Post 12

BC x3
WW x3
AFP x3
DGP x6



Guard Post 13

BC x15
WW x6
AFP x4
DGP x7
DGL x3



Guard Post 14

BC x12
WW x4
AFP x2
DGP x1



Guard Post 15

BC x2
WW x7
AFP x3
DGP x1

Angola-Zaire Guard Posts 16-20

Guard Post 16

BC x2
WW x1
AFP x1
DGP x3
DGL x1



Guard Post 17

BC x8
WW x6
AFP x3
DGP x2
DGL x1



Guard Post 18

BC x4
WW x1
AFP x3
DGP x1



Guard Post 19

BC x5
WW x5
AFP x4



Guard Post 20

BC x5
WW x4
DGP x1
DGL x1

Angola-Zaire Guard Posts 21-23

Guard Post 21

BC x1
WW x3
AFP x3
DGP x4



Guard Post 22

BC x1
WW x1
AFP x1
DGP x1



Guard Post 23

BC x3
WW x1
AFP x5
DGP x1
DGL x2

Closing and Thanks

I scoured each area 4-5 times to try and ensure I got all plants to show up. But due to the nature of the less than great surveying mechanics, even after walking around inside and outside one outpost for 10 minutes, I would sometimes still find new plants the next day when I revisited. So, if I missed any plants, please let me know and I'll do my best to get it updated quickly.

Hopefully this guide will be of some use for somebody!

Thanks to Atvaark on GitHub for GzsTool and FtexTool which allowed me to make these maps in the first place.
Thanks also to DrEdArgon and AK Honeybee 907 on YouTube for tips about Munoko ya Nioka Station.
Thanks to RIKO/S/ in the comments on this guide for letting me know about the Haoma near Lamar Khaate Palace, and a Terragon plant at Afghanistan Guard Post 16 I missed while making the maps.

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