Overview
In depth beginners guide, offering tips and tricks, to help you master Nova Drift. With the new Apex Update – I fail at every build, but had some friendly neighbours allow me to post some tips here
Controls (key mapping)
Most users will just flash into the game, to find out that the game is perfectly playable with the mouse. Accelerating, shooting and steering. What more do you need?
1st beginner tip:
– go to control settings, see there are more options like strafe, reverse and blink (teleport short distance) and assign each of these functions to your mouse – or go oldschool, and use the keyboard.
Keep Moving
Keep Moving, even if only at a snail pace. Staying stationary puts a target on your head and you are less likely to avoid incoming attacks.
Avoid getting hit if you are not in time to shoot the enemy spawn !
Plan Ahead.
The game allows for very powerful builds and at the same time also for really pathetic builds.
Know what upgrade you need to get, in order to ‘unlock’ the next skill tree !
2 examples
the following 2 examples are not mine, i only copied some info from the creators website[www.novadrift.io]
Example 1
Example Build 1:
Seeking Cluster Grenade
The Seeking Cluster Grenade build focuses on creating as many grenade splinters as possible using the Grenade weapon and sends them tearing toward targets using the Heat Seeking mod. The overlapping blasts from the initial explosion add up to a huge amount of damage at the epicenter, while the seeking clusters handle crowd control.
Example 2
Example Build 2:
Celestial Shield-Bomber
The Celestial Shield-Bomber build takes advantage of the Hullbreaker’s speed and resilience to crash damage to slam directly into enemies. The fragile Amp Shield is used not for defense, but to augment Hullbreaker’s strongest aspects, gaining increased speed and force. The shield will break on impact, but we can capitalize on that using the Volatile Shields mod, which detonates the shield when it goes down, blasting all nearby enemies. Flash Shielding gets it running again quickly while Emergency Systems grant a moment of damage immunity, making charge attacks safer. Finally, Celestial Lance is used to deal burning damage to everything around the ship at high velocities!
APEX update
1st pro tip, from JudgeTy
who has played a ton, 239 hours right now, check his highscores here soon :
also take a look at the guide he wrote to Ataraxia
Originally posted by JudgeTy:Originally posted by mr Green:the game was already hard to begin with..
I actually have higher scores now. I would say it’s easier once you’ve adjusted to the changes.. Try an ally Support Specialist + Overpower + Wingman on almost any build. (ignore if you are doing charge though).
If you are experimenting you’re going to get wrecked on Mayhem. I recommend getting Regenerative Shields and Barrier asap if you have shields.
Salvo Barrage should easily carry you to whatever you want.
Ez no skill build:
Salvo, Amp, Assault ship, Just hold the fire button down, farm up 6 mod upgrades, reroll to Ataraxia, reroll for barrage (burst fire in rapid fire tree and focus fire in volley tree). Should easily get to Wave 40, just holding down fire…Now you can experiment with your upgrades.. like the new Support Specialist + Overpower + Wingman. Now your little buddy has barrage salvo too.