Tips on dealing with synthetics?

[Phil Mabole]

I have 2 synthetics to deal with in the communications level...i have 12 bullets but have only managed once to disable one synthetic...any tips for an old guy?...lol...thanks

[Machripe]

I forget the name of them, but use the stun sticks xD.

hit em with one of those then keep bashing him till he is dead, works every time... except for some reason a few of the orange jumpsuit guys seem to be immune.

and if you can make emp's, they are great. will stun them long enough for you to kill 3 or 4 with melee attacks., they have a rather short range however so lure them all to each other first.

[Pnume]

I will assume you play in Hard.

The normal working joe can be stunned and if you are quick enough you can kill him with the wrench before he regains his senses. If you don't finish him in one go 2 to 3 bullets to the head should finish the job.

The orange working joe can't be stunned and are a lot more resilient. If you want to kill one without spending amunitions (it works even better with the normal), surprise him from behing, hit him twice with the wrench then retreat and hide. Repeat then but it takes a while.

Flame thrower is very effective too but I wouldn't spend fuel for these.

[BROOD-SkorpioN]

Simple: Run.

Synthetics are slow melee characters. If you don't need to stay in the same room with them and they don't directly block your path, simply run past them. They can't catch up to you.

[Pilot Jack Cooper]

EMP mines will disable them temporarily, if there's more than one I highly recommend getting as far away from them as possible.

[Phil Mabole]

thanks guys...all good advice :)...a thought occured to me whilst reading these...i'm gonna try grabbing their attention then running away and doubling back on myself through an airshaft...might work :)

[METAL]

what hte other siad; just go around them. i never bothered to fight them. some grabbed me but at least you can shake them off and run away. dont want to fight them since it does take time and you most likely will have someone else with you you 100% dont want close by.

[TangledThorns]

Avoid androids when you can. Save that ammo for the ALIEN. jk ;)

[Berserk Slayer]

Firstly, stealth stealth stealth. 90% of the time don't fight or kill them at all.

For when you get bored of that, planted pipe bombs are a most enjoyable way to put an android in a world of yoghurt - because they patrol it is easy to plant and withdraw to a safe distance so when the creature comes out, it doesn't get you. That, and enjoy EMP mines while you can - before the synthetics learn to craft the Anorak of Doom.

Oh, and wait til you get the bolt gun, that's a lot of fun.

[RedOneTwo]

i am in the medical lab...still not seen a stun stick.

[cannikin73]

The stick is impossible to miss in the game, so if you don't have it yet, you haven't reached the point where it is obtained.

I agree that steath is often the best option with the droids. Avoid them altogether.

Also, they are subject to distractions too. Flares and noisemakers will work to get them out of the way for a bit.