did you get through that? Use the anti-virus when you got chance, as early as possible. You may consider the lvl 1 mutation a free perk, but once you see another shot, you should use the one in your pack

Originally posted by 不太行啊小老弟:

did you get through that? Use the anti-virus when you got chance, as early as possible. You may consider the lvl 1 mutation a free perk, but once you see another shot, you should use the one in your pack

Thanks for heads up.

Actually no, I gave up. Played other action roguelite like Hades with much better progress and success since than.

I would spend the first zones trying to stockpile batteries and ammo, then hit a stockpile and shove any extra in there in case you're running low on future runs. You can sometimes buy batteries from the traders, that's always worth it. It can also be worth it to purchase stuff at the main base before you head out if you see anything that's rare.

Generally, I'd say getting the gas in your car should be priority number 1, then scouting for antivirals/batteries. I'll often pop an antiviral early, or spend more time in a zone looting if I have a fair amount of batteries and run across an antiviral case that needs a battery to open. They become more rare as you get deeper in. Dedicating a run to scavenging batteries to stash can really pay dividends later, too.

For the last zone, I'd recommend just rushing to get gas and leaving for the next zone as fast as possible. You can even leave zones if they're looking too dangerous without having enough gas to finish the trip, as you'll always find gas when you break down. I think you can find antiviral boxes in breakdown zones sometimes too, but you need a battery to take it.

I would get speed of refueling too, anything that gets you to the next zone faster means less anti-viral needed. I think the biggest tip is just to not waste time, and to realize when your run didn't start well, and just stash what might save your life in another run.

If you are running out of infection, my guess is you are spending too much time in the Suburbs or Mountains. You should only be stopping at Safe Houses and areas with guaranteed antivirus drops, if you need them. On your knowledge tree, unlocking the fuel related things is paramount to skipping large portions of the map. You'll also definitely want all safehouse related skills.

At the supply depot with Trinity, make sure to buy any battery or electronics drops, which you can get in crafting caches, etc. When choosing a survivor, if they have a battery, pick them no matter what else they have. Use all electronics to craft batteries.

With the starting antivirus, I let myself get to the first mutation, since it's usually an advantage, unless I get lucky and find more antivirus drops early. Also it's best to hold one in case those fat guys explode on you, then you gotta take it. He only appears in the 1st area, so you only have to worry there. You should stop at the Trader, but only if he's enroute to the safe house/exit of the Suburbs, as he usually has a guaranteed battery. Then, stop at the HERC Blockaid before you leave Suburbs to get 2 near guaranteed antiviruses.

Likewise you should be able to skip most of the Mountains, stopping only at the major points of interest. Now you're forced to only move 1 location at a time in Sunken City to do more exploring to stock up on basic resources. But you really shouldn't be stopping much in the early game.

Regardless of all this, the final section of Sunken City is incredibly difficult on first try, as some unexpected things happen. You will likely get some additional practice with this strategy

Originally posted by MVP:

I You should only be stopping at Safe Houses and areas with guaranteed antivirus drops,

What places those are please?

I seem to remember there being a symbol for antivirals at map locations maybe? I'm pretty sure all HERC outposts have one too, I think those symbols are a circles with lines going through, like a globe symbol

I haven't played in over a year so hopefully someone else can chime in here

Originally posted by Včelí medvídek:

Originally posted by MVP:

I You should only be stopping at Safe Houses and areas with guaranteed antivirus drops,

What places those are please?

From the car screen, they are the ones with the shield. It tells you HERC facility on the map legend. But, there are many more drops that you won't see on the map. When you enter an area, go in focus mode (left trigger) and you see the ?s denoting major items. If you approach them and see a syringe/cigarette looking thing, that's the antivirus. They can appear in a lot more places than just inside a HERC facility.

Also in some HERC facilities, you can exchange 5 infected blood samples for 1 antivirus. You'll want to always be carrying at least 5. You get them guaranteed from bosses (the big fat guy before he explodes, the big charging guy, the leaping fellow, and in Sunken City the acid spitter) and also a random chance from regulars

id think you are just being inexperienced with the game, but preferring hades, theres probably something else.

here is a tip: be juiced all the time, dont wander needlessly, give um hell, hades.

i failed some times before i succeeded a full run. and id probably still fail once in a while for whatever reason.