Guide to better enjoy this game?

[World Cup]

Around 8hrs in, 15% achievement, around 4 deliveries completed, and I don't get it.

Seems like it's just a matter of brute forcing through the territory going from spot A to B.

The BTs seem to spot and try to grab before I can use crouch/hold-breath (the stealth aspect seems to be missing), so then I just brute force off of them with the shake-off command and that seems to work perfectly fine.

Is there more to this game than that?

Has anybody put together a guide on how to play this game in a fun, smart way?

The delivery mission completion stats after every delivery seems meaningless and boring. Like who cares about that.

What am I missing? Does the actual gameplay get any better?

[Dominian]

Have you considered becoming a gaylord with an IQ of fewer than 80 points?

I hear they love this game.

Just some advice.

[Wild]

there's not a guide on how to have fun with a game lol, if you're not enjoying it, don't force yourself to play it
you're still in the tutorial area of the game, the distance you have to go for each order is super small so the shortest route takes you through very little risks, meaning you'll usually always have enough stamina to get through any conflict that comes up
you're really not seeing a lot of the game right now, it's trying to teach you the basics in a safe environment
the next region, where you spend most of the game, is a lot more crazy with the level design, it'll be a lot more punishing, and you'll learn what you're doing wrong faster because of it, and once you understand what you're doing wrong, it'll stop feeling like "brute force"

for the BTs, you're just getting caught, you need to be more quiet before getting close to pass them, and look at your odradek (scanner on your shoulder) to see how close one is

[Ninita]

You unlock better tools and equipment by advancing the main story and making more deliveries, such as vehicles and anti-BT weapons.

I agree with you on one point, though : the "hold breath" system is useless.

And the stats system gives you bonuses everytime you get 10 points in a category (such as the ability to carry more weight).

Also, once you get to Port Knot City, You will travel to a bigger and much more interesting map.

That being said, the core gameplay willl always be to take packages from point A and deliver them to point B while fighting or avoiding the threats on the way.

[em_t_hed]

the tutorial is still going strong in chapter 3

[123]

Originally posted by World Cup:

Is there more to this game than that?

No its likely one of the worse if not the worse cash grab walking simulators ever over hyped.

What makes it worse is the fact the designer felt the need to insult everyone that pointed out how bad the game was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukqZ5VOoK5s

[mello]

Originally posted by 123:

Originally posted by World Cup:

Is there more to this game than that?

No its likely one of the worse if not the worse cash grab walking simulators ever over hyped.

What makes it worse is the fact the designer felt the need to insult everyone that pointed out how bad the game was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukqZ5VOoK5s

Saw that video before and is still the most misleading 'review' ever. His gameplay mostly consists of him deliberately making himself fall off cliffs and driving vehicles in places where nobody with a right mind would, just to push his points across.

[The Tempted Man]

Originally posted by mello:

Saw that video before and is still the most misleading 'review' ever. His gameplay mostly consists of him deliberately making himself fall off cliffs and driving vehicles in places where nobody with a right mind would, just to push his points across.

Considering what a grind it is to build roads, I don't blame him.

[mello]

Originally posted by The Tempted Man:

Originally posted by mello:

Saw that video before and is still the most misleading 'review' ever. His gameplay mostly consists of him deliberately making himself fall off cliffs and driving vehicles in places where nobody with a right mind would, just to push his points across.

Considering what a grind it is to build roads, I don't blame him.

Raiding MULE camps and using distro centers and preppers to get materials and then using them to build roads isn't that 'grindy'. The roads aren't must haves to use the vehicles, a huge part of the map is traversable without them.

[noxteryn]

The most important aspect of the game is the online component. So, if you want a guide on how to maximise your enjoyment out of this game, I would tell you to focus more on how to make the game enjoyable for other players, and this will make it more enjoyable for you. So, instead of simply brute-forcing your way from A to B, think about the next player who will walk the path after you. How can you make the journey easier for them? Maybe a ladder here, a climbing-anchor there, and they won't have to struggle the way you did.

Remember your delivery of that corpse to the incinerator, where you found Igor's equipment helping you along the way? That's what you should do for other players. That's how you enjoy the game more, by realising that everything you do in this game can make life easier for someone else. If you play the game only for yourself, you will most likely never enjoy it, because that's not its purpose. The whole point of the game is about connecting players in a positive and constructive way.

I suspect the main reason so many people hate on this game is precisely because they haven't understood this.

[123]

Originally posted by noxteryn:

The most important aspect of the game is the online component.

From what everyone has said the best part of the game is the online part that allows you to skip the entire game ... literally.

I did it by not buying it.