Trying to understand how to improve

[Mykro__]

I just keep dying to the 1st or 2nd level and I feel like there's no progression other than just trying to get good RNG and find proper wand..

btw, how the heck do I understand how combos work aside of trials and error that can actually kill you mid run while you buy ?

Any advices ?

[Doom Sayer]

Originally posted by Mykro__:

I just keep dying to the 1st or 2nd level and I feel like there's no progression other than just trying to get good RNG and find proper wand..

btw, how the heck do I understand how combos work aside of trials and error that can actually kill you mid run while you buy ?

Any advices ?

Issues could be movement, when you use bombs/explosive spells, not putting fire out on your body, not removing dangerous stains on your body etc. Most combo you create yourself wont kill you as long as you dont fire anything that has weird stuff on it before you read each spell. The real issue for new players is knowing how to avoid taking hits, where loot drops, how much money to collect and when, how to kill certain bosses, weird wand mechanics, perks that are bad.

The thing with wands is there is a mountain of weird mechanics. They are so complicated people still discover new things. It goes well beyond what the developer ever intended.

[tom tomorrow]

I'd definitely recommend hitting up the wand guides on the wiki.
https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Guides#Wand_Mechanics

Guide To Wand Mechanics, Advanced Guide To Wand Mechanics, and especially Expert Guide: Draw are what really helped me to get into this game.

[Im Badman]

Originally posted by Mykro__:

I just keep dying to the 1st or 2nd level and I feel like there's no progression other than just trying to get good RNG and find proper wand..

btw, how the heck do I understand how combos work aside of trials and error that can actually kill you mid run while you buy ?

Any advices ?

Best advice i got its my story:
1. Being bad at noita. Snow biome max etc.
2. Download mods from workshop to make game much easier. Like health regeneration, and free perk from start like "thinker wand" gold magnet and long lasting gold.
3. Great fun. Some few runs hours long.
4. Go youtube/wiki read about 4 endings secrets and things.
5. Go to pararell worlds and so on. (More Fun, but with some knowegle.)
6. Get bored.
7. Uninstall mods
8. Play without mods. 1-2 tries u bet the game easy since its known to you.
9. Great fun again
10. Congratz you just get gut at Noita

[Obamenau]

Honestly the key is to just play extremely carefully and extremely slowly. Dont take any risks, farm orbs, explore everything. The game will give you something good eventually.

It is tedious and a bit boring at times but thats how you get better.

[Ashardalon]

if you see chainsaw, buy chainsaw
its a good beginner way to improve

[voidmind]

If you ever get tired of the RNG, you can install some mods in the workshop that will enable you to create a build.

[Mosjeffinately]

I watched alot of Dunkorslam on YT. He is great at explaining wand mechanics.

[Anatolius]

Originally posted by SB KHNSHHS:

I watched alot of Dunkorslam on YT. He is great at explaining wand mechanics.

^

Everything else is a matter of experience. Not getting decent spell assortment(read - chainsaw) in the first level or two can be painful indeed, but not enough to kill a run, i usually can make it into 4th level even with "garbage" wands, just that exploration isn't an option in such cases and your HP pool limits your area of activity even more.

Aside from wands - hearts are the seconds most important thing, but aside from blindly looking for those you have options:
1) learn 'formations', YT has enough vids explaining what it is, or go to https://noita.fandom.com/wiki/HP_Up_Locations and try to memorise some, you'll start noticing them naturally sooner or later.
2) All-Seeing Eye(perk or a spell) let's you see through walls, so hearts are easier to spot as well.
3) Item radar perk - locates items around you(chests, flasks, and hearts)

[Archon]

dying is improving, as the alchemists say "no pain, rogaine?"

[NitropeX]

Look for someone with experience, share screen and learn. Otherwise this game is pretty much like life itself, you can only learn from mistakes, some of those can kill you. JK, but is a hard ass game and even with 200+ hours you can still die at the first stage or by stupid mistakes. Patience and time will eventually pay off. When you start to understand how wands and the game mechanics work it is so satisfying.

[Takovacs]

Don't get hit

Now, it's a bit harder in practice than typing 13 characters, but the idea is to anticipate enemies, what they are going to do, and not take damage. The longer you keep your life total high, the safer you are.

[Prodeses]

One simple thing I have used to improve my runs. My main damage wand and water flask are always in their dedicated slots. And I have key binded the water flask slot to easily reachable button on my mouse. That's how I can easily put out fire and rinse toxic sludge off my robe. If untreated fire and sludge will chop off large amount of health rather quickly.

Damage wand should also be easily reachable as even in the middle of battle you want to put of the fire and quickly swap back to wand and kill enemies. Don't use mouse scroll.

Also, being invisible has lot of benefits. Most fights can be skipped as you can just walk past enemies. Any stain will remove invisibility so it also teaches you to avoid liquids. Add Stainless Armor (and Repelling cape) as those greatly increase the amount of beating you can take. Paha silmä and tablet throwing are ways to kill enemies without breaking invisibility. Just remember that enemies bleed so don't get too close while assassinating them.

[Black Sheep Inc]

Die.
Determine cause of death.
Avoid cause of death.
Rinse and Repeat.

And by determine cause of death I mean actually analyze why you died; don't just go "because x killed me" or "I got Noita'd" Contrary to what the "Getting Noita'd" meme may imply, the vast, vast majority of deaths are avoidable, and the thing that actually kills you is almost always the end result of a chain of ♥♥♥♥-ups and/or smaller misplays.

[Mr. Man]

get guud

[Doom Sayer]

Like here is one tip: snow biomes are far too dangerous. Like dont even bother trying to get loot in them. They are a giant death trap with poopy loot. I only explore them when i got like 2k+ hp and tons of immunities like electricity.