should I restart?

[peppergomez]

I think I am still on chapter 2, where I have to secure the trainyard and free prisoners in Penza

I'm in pretty bad shape, low on ammo, have lost several soldiers that were level 2, no food or medkits and everyone is hungry or starving, many are injured with low health

I am not finding enough opportunities along the way to hunt for food and I have no moeny to buy any

This game is enjoyable but pretty brutal, I think I will lower the difficulty somewhat

I have upgraded the insulation on all 3 passenger cars but I don't yet have a free additional car that you unlock

Basically, it seems like all my soldiers are going to starve to death or develop grave injuries very soon

[SmlehliW]

up to you - but i will it do restart and go other playstyle after reading some GUIDES and watching videos. Tipps here in the discuss also are helpfull... https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3103842151
good luck - have fun

[peppergomez]

yeah I read your guide, thank you for that

I am not thta good in combat, I try to set up kills boxes but fail, though I have gotten pretty good at steatlh kills for single enemy units

but I can't make money like you describe until I get a workshop car. I am not yet at that point in the game, though maybe when I liberate the Reds train I will be.

Anyway, right now, things are bleak. Lots of hunger and injuries, and low ammo

If I can't come back from this, I would restart even though I prefer not to if I can recover from it


There aren't enough hunting/food gathering opportunites while traveling the railroad

[! Zephyr]

I don't bring in medic at all for any of the mission. So money wise, I always sell my handgun bullet and medkit. I sell my stuff at any shops beside the main station as you get lower rates from station. Also bring the guy that have the avaricious trait whenever you want to buy/sell stuff, you will get better rate.

Same goes with food, bring in guys that have the traits that allows you to get more food such as survivalist and hunter. Herbalist for more herbs. Whenever you enter a lake or forest POI. Abandoned house also have a change to get food among other items, so bring in the medics that have housekeeping and burglar traits.

Combat wise, i always go for a stealth kill. So that I won't spent as much ammo or get hit.

[peppergomez]

How do you stealth kill when there are multiple units close by

[peppergomez]

I like the idea of this game but it's too difficult, being so vastly outnumbered combined with how quickly the enemy can spot you is draining the enjoyment from playing

[peppergomez]

Ahh nevermind, I wanted to like this game but it's too difficult for me. Replaying missions a bunch of times is not enjoyable. But it seems like a great game other than the very high difficulty.

[wery]

Hi, have you tried adjusting the difficulty in the Options?

[peppergomez]

Yes I did that but I decided to restart bc it didn't seem there was a way to come back from where i was in terms of bad conditions

[Psyclops]

Turn down the difficulty a smidge and restart...follow this guide ( https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3113188882 ) to get more, and better, soldiers for your roster after Moscow. You should be fine then.

[MudCrab]

Originally posted by peppergomez:

How do you stealth kill when there are multiple units close by

Two methods I have had success with:

Get two of your guys and using the space bar pause set up so they both get to stabby stabby at the same time. I think from observation that if you stab near another enemy they will go ? for a bit and then turn around. Your second guy can 'hopefully' get the stab attack in during that first reaction moment and you still get the kill.

Second method is to use a scout with the rock throw. Carefully line up the rocks noise circle zone so you only grab the attention of a single enemy. Kite him into a dark alley. Stab.

In later missions (end of Ch 2 I think) the game introduces long grass that allows you to 100% hide. So you can kite your victim with enough stones past that second character and stab.

Or, if you can get the enemy as far away as possible from his friends you can normally creep up behind him the moment he gets bored of strange noises and turns around to go back to his normal spot.

Takes time but I have had success.

A third way that I have on and off success is to distract them with a grenade.

Timing is important. They will stand around dumb and die in the blast radius as long as they don't see you throw. Throwing from outside their vision cones works. Inside the cone they react and run away before the bang.

Other bad thing is that you really need to isolate the enemies to use grenades. Grenades, oddly enough, make a bit of noise and you can agro a mob if you do not carefully pick your ambush.

Fourth way is the LMG ambush. One of the maps had a patrol of two enemy going up and down a long street. I used the Scout's skill to check out the surrounding area and was confident I had dealt with anyone else in the immediate area so I set up an LMG cone around the corner at the end of their patrol route because I couldn't be bothered trying to knife attacks on the buggers. The guards walk into the cone, go ??? for a second and then get gunned down.

It... sorta works.

I think also in some missions it is worth cleaning out the last few enemy by just getting your squad into a Murder Ball and trusting your overall DPS will solve your problems.

[Thad Chundercock]

Originally posted by peppergomez:

yeah I read your guide, thank you for that

I am not thta good in combat, I try to set up kills boxes but fail, though I have gotten pretty good at steatlh kills for single enemy units

but I can't make money like you describe until I get a workshop car. I am not yet at that point in the game, though maybe when I liberate the Reds train I will be.

Anyway, right now, things are bleak. Lots of hunger and injuries, and low ammo

My advice, pass up the workshop car, and go for the kitchen. Have at least 2 cooks working on soup (cycling day and night), since it basically gets you far more food. I have 4 passenger cars basically full in the late game, and have an abundance of food, with 4 cooks working.

Also, don't worry about insulation till around chapter 4 or 5. The start of the chapter will tell you when you should start prepping for winter.