Swimming tips?

[darugo06]

Anyone wanna give me some advice on the garbage(figurtive) swimming section going off the bottom left gate from the garbage wastes? I'm about to give up if my Karma drops below the gate threshold again.

[Arin]

Drainage is an extremely difficult area so you may want to turn back entirely! If not then wiggling underwater will make you swim faster. One of the devs also said that holding the jump button underwater will make you swim faster but you'll run out of air quicker. If you really insist on staying then wiggle up and down while travelling underwater and don't hold jump. TBH there's another entrance to Drainage in the Outskirts which is a lot easier so you might want to try that end instead, the entrance from Garbage Wastes is hellish

[darugo06]

Originally posted by Bom:

Drainage is an extremely difficult area so you may want to turn back entirely! If not then wiggling underwater will make you swim faster. One of the devs also said that holding the jump button underwater will make you swim faster but you'll run out of air quicker. If you really insist on staying then wiggle up and down while travelling underwater and don't hold jump. TBH there's another entrance to Drainage in the Outskirts which is a lot easier so you might want to try that end instead, the entrance from Garbage Wastes is hellish

Right after writing this I manage to make it through the difficult part and I start following the yellow guide to the nearest shelter, only to have it point me to a room a can't get through because I come out in a pit with walls too far to wall jump. That's just not even fair. What's with this game being cruel to you for trying to explore or brave a new area?

[Arin]

Originally posted by darugo06:

Originally posted by Bom:

Drainage is an extremely difficult area so you may want to turn back entirely! If not then wiggling underwater will make you swim faster. One of the devs also said that holding the jump button underwater will make you swim faster but you'll run out of air quicker. If you really insist on staying then wiggle up and down while travelling underwater and don't hold jump. TBH there's another entrance to Drainage in the Outskirts which is a lot easier so you might want to try that end instead, the entrance from Garbage Wastes is hellish

Right after writing this I manage to make it through the difficult part and I start following the yellow guide to the nearest shelter, only to have it point me to a room a can't get through because I come out in a pit with walls too far to wall jump. That's just not even fair. What's with this game being cruel to you for trying to explore or brave a new area?

To quote the devs, the yellow worm shows you the fastest path but not the easiest. This got me killed a lot in one of the other water based regions lol. It might be better that you head in the general direction that the worm is pointing but through a different pipe. There's almost always another way around. Alternatively if you have a spear you can throw it at one of the walls and it'll stick in there and you can use it as a platform. It might be an idea to check a different direction and find one that loops around to where the worm is pointing

[Mashymoo]

My only tip is don't press the swim key when underwater. It may make you go faster but it drains your breath faster.

[Jonathan66100]

Originally posted by Mash:

My only tip is don't press the swim key when underwater. It may make you go faster but it drains your breath faster.

Yes : ) You have to do it like this !

If not from my experience it seems to me that you will not be able to leave the drainage other than by the garbage.

[Muted Kobold]

Do a roll and a dive jump over the edge to get a head start when you try to go under the water.

If you want to explore the deep water, drop from somewhere really high to have a chance. This game has a handful of secrets that might be worth investigating.