Hardcore Mode

[Tribe Reimanen]

Ive put about 100 hours into it but i am ready to get back in and 100% complete the entirety of what Bohemia has to offer! Is Hardcore mode any fun? does it refresh the game enough? and am i able to revert back to normal mode later on? Whats your opinion on this mode?

[Pieshaman]

Getting lost while it getting dark can be tedious and also very deadly especially in the woods. I really liked tapeworm though. I like to make Henry just eat all he can xD

[vaanomega]

I've started the Hardcore mode some days ago, and i think it's pretty fun, i feel like the combat is even more fun without the "crosshair" that tells you where your posture is and when to block, i also activated all negative perks to give it a try, it make me use some items that i felt were useless in my normal playthrough (like Bandages, food and potions)

[DargonBlak]

You cannot switch to Normal Mode from a Hardcore Mode play through (and vice-verse)

Hardcore combat is noticeably tougher - so more challenging, i suppose.

In HC Mode. you have to select at least 2 debuffs at the start, but there is an achievement for taking them all.

Most difficult thing for me in HC Mode is that you lose the Compass and the self-icon on the map - so the only way to know where u r and which way to go is by your own memory of location and watching the sun angle (unless it's raining, then u just guess).

It's an interesting way to play, and not for everyone - but some folks seem to enjoy it.

I've been playing only HC for the past 1000+ game hours, but i mod the map to Normal Map just to make life easier.

[Friendly]

I think it is great for a second playthrough. Makes things a bit harder/do things you might not of normally done. Navigation is obviously much harder, no chasing markers on the map and instead needing to figure out where you are using landmarks and the roads etc.

[AfLIcTeD]

Hardcore isn't really a harder difficulty, it's just a different experience. It's to make it more immersive. Like removing the HUD and map markers/compass. These things don't make the game harder. They are to make it more immersive as you can't just look at the HUD to see how much health you have, or the map to see exactly where you are.

Not everybody likes it and they find it tedious or annoying. It's not for everybody. Which is fine, just stick to normal mode. You're not losing out on much.

[MacSuibhne]

First HC run I modded it to give me the compass and player location. This time through I only have Red is North.

It's a pain but doable.

That said, I don't think I'm telling anyone anything new but I've found that if you have Mutt, you can make him stay... at the edge of the woods, for instance... and you'll always have a marker on your UI that tells you where he is. So you don't really have to get lost in the woods.

Don't know what the range is but his image seems to get smaller the farther away from him you get.

I toyed with the idea of making this run on Normal but in the end I decided I couldn't go back.

[M-]

As many above have said. It's more immersive but also more painful and difficult. The map will hide your location and the compass will not show any directions. You can't fast travel aswell. I'd say go for it.

[White Knight]

As you learn the game (combat and world map specifically), the difficulty rating becomes less and less significant.
I would suggest learning on normal and having fun on hardcore later.

[Tribe Reimanen]

Originally posted by DargonBlak:

You cannot switch to Normal Mode from a Hardcore Mode play through (and vice-verse)

Hardcore combat is noticeably tougher - so more challenging, i suppose.

In HC Mode. you have to select at least 2 debuffs at the start, but there is an achievement for taking them all.

Most difficult thing for me in HC Mode is that you lose the Compass and the self-icon on the map - so the only way to know where u r and which way to go is by your own memory of location and watching the sun angle (unless it's raining, then u just guess).

It's an interesting way to play, and not for everyone - but some folks seem to enjoy it.

I've been playing only HC for the past 1000+ game hours, but i mod the map to Normal Map just to make life easier.

Not being able to know where i am sounds really cool though... Id absolutely love to try it but to not be able to go back to normal mode if i regret it is kinda annoying. i could understand why they might not have added that feature but i still dont agree with it.

[M-]

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

Originally posted by DargonBlak:

You cannot switch to Normal Mode from a Hardcore Mode play through (and vice-verse)

Hardcore combat is noticeably tougher - so more challenging, i suppose.

In HC Mode. you have to select at least 2 debuffs at the start, but there is an achievement for taking them all.

Most difficult thing for me in HC Mode is that you lose the Compass and the self-icon on the map - so the only way to know where u r and which way to go is by your own memory of location and watching the sun angle (unless it's raining, then u just guess).

It's an interesting way to play, and not for everyone - but some folks seem to enjoy it.

I've been playing only HC for the past 1000+ game hours, but i mod the map to Normal Map just to make life easier.

Not being able to know where i am sounds really cool though... Id absolutely love to try it but to not be able to go back to normal mode if i regret it is kinda annoying. i could understand why they might not have added that feature but i still dont agree with it.

You can always mod back the map, and mod away the debuffs. Then it's basically normal.

[MacSuibhne]

Not sure how you "mod away the debuffs".. don't thin those mods exist.

[M-]

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

Not sure how you "mod away the debuffs".. don't thin those mods exist.

Saw a mod that, removed the perks you pick at start on nexus.

[Steven Silverheart]

I completed the game with all HC mods on. It was tough but very fun. Not as hard as completing the game without killing anyone though wich i also did on one run.

[BaconHer0]

One thing to note about Hardcore is that combat *CAN* be easier than normal

On hardcore, attacks deal more damage - that means you're more fragile but so are your enemies. If you're really good at disjointing attacks and avoiding damage, you'll actually be more of a threat at lower levels

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