Overview
This is a guide to tell you the basics and some strats i use sometimes.It’s directed to new players so don’t call me out on something obvious for experienced players.I was playing on hardcore. Now I’m in the middle of a Ranger Hardcore gameplay.
Gameplay Tips and Tricks
You can find yourself running out of ammo or filters, so always look for extra loot when in a mission. You’d be surprised to know how much loot you missed throughout the game, so always look for things that might be useful later! (You can also go full caveman style and just spam ‘E’ at any oppertunity of finding loot.)
If you’re not sure that they’re dead, shoot one or two bullets and wait. Don’t waste your entire magazine just to realize that you’ve been shooting a dead body for nothing. That can put you at a high risk of death.
Some enemies might approach you and kill you as soon as they see you. To not get killed by a shotgun, try to kill them with your rifle first.
I myself liked coming in and opening fire at any movement ever without any surpressors, but that will lead you into wasting ammo and dying alot. Some missions let you benefit from stealth and make them alot easier for you.
You might think that finding the throwable weapons might be rare and that you should save them, but the hard truth is that you will find them alot and you will be mad at yourself for not using them when they are right by you.
Same with throwable weapons, you will find medkits often, so don’t be afraid to use them. I’d also say use one when your screen is very bright flashing red and not when it’s only a slight red color. That makes you fully utilize the medkit.
As soon as you enter a safe place with stores in it, look for stuff you will need in your next adventure. Buy guns or get some attachments for the ones you like. It will take a while until you get to another safe place and get to use your ammo there.
If you are in the middle of a fight and you just run out of your kalash ammo then you can use your premium ammo with no worries if you want to survive.
Having 2 weapons with the same ammo type can be a waste of ammo and mostly a waste of a weapon slot. Try to have at least one full automatic gun that uses normal rifle bullets or at least one buckshot shotgun or both.
You won’t be utilizing the silencer all the time in your journey but it’s nice to have one for the one luxury when you get to complete a mission in a sneaky way. That’s why it’s nice to have at least one of those silent weapons.
Good Weapons to use:
This weapon is like an AK-47 had a baby with a P90 and it’s powerful and amazing. It helped me in the late game and it will surely help you too.
Pretty much everyone needs a shotgun if they want to survive, so Abzats is a semi to full automatic shotgun that’s very powerful and just what you need for dealing with big hordes of mutants.
This is a great weapon, i never really used pneumatic weapons through my journey because i thought they were kind of bad, but never underestimate any weapon. This is a railgun that shoots balls and is very good. Make sure you have enough ammo before getting it though…
How to be stealthy:
The blue watch light indicates your visibility, so for instance you stand in clear view the watch will light up.
Stay in the dark and away from light, be sure to blow candles or lamps out whenever you’re near them to stay stealthy.