Fighting creatures

[Jeff]

The artificial intelligence of the creatures in this game have vastly improved. They no longer run back to their spawn points if you run a hundred feet away. They will follow you for miles. The only way to get away from them is to jump down off a ledge a few feet down. they cannot jump down..... yet :)

Fighting creatures that are chasing you at the start of the game is fairly easy, but you have to time it just right. Right when they are about to come in contact with you, thrust your weapon at them. This not only pushes them back a ways, but does damage to them as well. If you time this right, you shouldn't take any damage yourself. A few times like this and they will die. You can do this even with multiple creatures chasing you.

If you unlock the rebar gun, you can build an equipment shack and use the ladder to climb up top and shoot at the creatures in safety. I've also built a 4 meter ramp, a few 1 meter tiles and then removed the ramp so the creature can't get up to you. Once you get the rifle and hover pack, you will have the time of your life hunting creatures.

Of course if you set creatures to passive, the thrill of the game is gone.

[The Big Brzezinski]

They're hardly a challenge to deal with if you have some experience with this movement style.

It's more interesting to throw your stun stick away, swear off fighting, and use your other tools to deal with animals instead. Stand on lookout towers. Build little boxes around them. Knock them over with a vehicle and stick demo charges on their face.

[McCloud]

You should start writing Guides for this game.