This is the only beginner guide that gave an actual in depth explanation of the fundamentals. Im guessing most creators expect first person shooter experience or something.
Many forget what they had to originally learn when they started playing decades ago, I personally often struggle learning strategy games due to these assumptions people make teaching
@NotLordAsshat sorry to necro. but I find looking for games people either complain of being to basic, or outright state the game is meant to be introductory, as a great starting point. for example, xcom 1 makes a great starting point, but while chimera squad was a little criticized for being simple, it makes an amazing game as an introduction to the series, and as an introduction to turn based strategy games, and even the branch as a whole. For FPS I'd highly recommend halo infinite for its free multiplayer, or get the MC collection while it's on sale (6 triple A Genre defining FPS Games for 40 bucks or less is a hell of a deal no matter what way you cut it.) But your complaint of breaking down these basics is completely fair and understandable, some lines gotta be drawn to keep this videos simple. and removing what is essentially the first 5-15 minutes of stuff that is present in all games of a genre to get to the nitty gritty of the specific genre. but one or two introductory videos of a game or genre could definitely do more to add to beginners enjoyment of the game.
Keeping the terrain in mind when fighting is incredibly important on higher difficulties. Personally I've found that on Haz 5 a dead end or otherwise blocked hallway can be a godsend. They are perfect to fight from, you can focus your fire in a single direction, while protected from above against any spittersthat might otherwise want to rain down on you from outside your fov. Ideally you wanna be somewhere near the entrance of the hallway, far enough in to let the bugs funnel in while keeping some space behind you so you can back up when things get rough for a bit. On top of that, a fire grenade, fatboy or shield can completely block off a small enough hallway, killing most of the swarm and softening up the ones that get through, or keeping them all from getting to you entirely while you rain down bullets on them.
If you are a driller, then you are the thing the bugs are running from. But no, with driller, what I would say is his traversal tool allows you to manipulate the cave features to your benefit. Taking down features that might block line of sight, creating connections between rooms that can be used as bottleknecks, etc. Between driller and engie, a room entirely unsuited to fight in can be converted into a death blender in the time it takes from swarm announcement to arrival.
Driller engie is a BEAUTIFUL thing, especially if the driller knows what he's doing. Give me a driller on a caretaker fight, and I will make it so that even on hazard 5 you will take NO DAMAGE on the boss fight with ceiling rings
@@maximusthegoat8034 Depends on the mission. Aquarqs? Make tunnels up to the higher areas so that the team can easily maneuver to them. Mini mule? Make the fabled 'double bunker' directly underneath the fuel pod and uplink (About 10-15 meters) that way your team can choose to fight in the bunker or up top (this is important as it allows them to choose, and doesnt force a specific playstyle) egg hunt? This is literally where driller shines, use that terrain scanner and go straight digging. Maybe take a teammate with you if you can help it. Escort? Really it's kinda just keep the swarm off of molly, then use the plasma gun to destroy the pillars at the heartstone. Remember that C4 is powerful but often better served for hordes rather than big glyphids. The axe is far better at taking out a praetorian. On a sabotage mission, the most you can really do is cooperate with your engie in trying to create the ring I mentioned, but if you've got an excess of resupplies a driller might be able to make the same ring just using his drills. Beyond that? Flamer with fear effects, cryo cannon with vampire and melee to allow you to stay alive infinitely and also take down flying enemies, etc. Best advice for making life easier on haz 4/haz 5 is to remember the power of a bunker, always make shortcuts where possible, and remember to not blow up the team.
No shame in starting off at your own pace. I've got about 10 times that, and haz 3 is probably still the majority of my games, haz 4 is probably the sweet spot for me, but 3 is often still my goto if I'm not playing to specifically be challenged.
A couple of things. First of all, great explanation of how cave layout should affect your playstyle. Using terrain to your advantage/minimising the effect of rough terrain is essential to your survival. Your powersmack is your friend. Use it often to soften/finish big enemies and or groups of bugs when out of ammo. Prioritise nitra, you will need it. Also health. Being at full health becomes more crucial at high difficulites. And first and foremost do not panic. Some enemies can wait, some must be disposed of immediatelly (looking at you, stingtail and toxic spreader). For example praetorians and opressors are slow and not that dangerous if you keep your distance, they can be dealt with later on. Also,, as said in the video, use everything. Every bit of dmg you can deal helps. A good build is also good to have. Something for swarms, something for pririty targets (macteras, spooders etc) and something for the big bois.
Side tip if your gunner is running the electric coil gun he can slow oppressors and praetorians to a crawl and deal good dmg at the same time so let him deal with it just make sure no web spitters get ‘em a gunner who can’t see is a dwarfs death sentence
i have found that the best way to be efective as a team in any hazard is to help the workflow of the team, pay atention to what your partners are doing and how you can get things done faster rather to disrupt someone who allready has a plan and get in the way, its much better to go slow together than fast by your self. and you leave no one behind ROCK N STONE BROTHERS
What if the enemies are broken up into multiple swarms coming from all different directions, say if you have a full team of four and some of them have gone down causing the excess to aggro on you?
Bit late comment, but do you have any driller tips too? I main driller and want to get some tips on distancing. I do know that Drill can clear out obstacles like uranium, but idk anything about distancing.
Unfortunately I don't a pro in this game (I'm prefer playing Hazard 3, and only learn how to play 4 and 5), but I have one tip: You can upgrade your flamethrower so his napalm will slow down bugs, so you can just fill the floor with it and run, while all bugs are slowly move and getting damage. And, also as I know: Driller's target is to control the crowd, so he is the only class that should fight with it, not run. Just you should know how to control crowd correctly. But I think you should do both things: trying to control crowd and run, just to prevent crowd grow.
Greenbeard here, but I wager between Driller’s satchel charges and drills he can probably _make_ tactical slopes/angles/scoops in the terrain. Heck, with just the drills and a bit of planning, you could probably dig out some trenches that are narrow enough for you to hop over but deep enough to make smaller enemies have to walk down and up the sides, effectively making them travel twice the distance. Just have to be careful that you don’t fall into your own trap lol
I always just rely on my ziplines on higher levels. Focus on ranged bugs first then the others are easy pickings. Also, what skin are you using for the minigun?
*Speaks about Has4 and 5* My haz 3's somehow being Haz 5.5 and It litterally send me wave after wave, ON DAMN 25 MINUTE We were low ranked (Im veteran, BUt I started from Zero, one Bronze one, one newbie) But It was the hardest match I played in DRG... I HAVE 550 HOURS BTW...
You can do what people suggest for driller. Clear out line of sight around the uplink/fuel pod. If it's near a wall, clear out a good chunk so the bugs don't come down on top of your head, plus more room to move.
The most frustrating thing i experience in haz 5 is, when im mining some nitra i once in a while turn around and look for enemies. Then, when i have seen none, i turn around to keep on mining just to get downed immediately by five or six glyphids and i have no idea what i should to to prevent that.
My friends and i (a party of 3) didnt know how hard these missions scaled, so here we are, just started the game doing the first few missions, about 4 or 5 in to the hoxxes assignments, and we do a Haz 4 mule extraction mission. Man the endless swarms in tight space (map rng...) was difficult! We managed to do it the 3rd go around, but having like no perks and barely any upgrades made it much harder than it needed to be lmao
I've got this bad reaction timing thing and also have yet to get good overclocks on the weapons I use so I'm kind of stuck in this loop of being stuck in one place and not being able to progress game itself has the greatest soundtrack I've ever heard due to it just fitting in so well with every scenario
I’m no pro but I would not recommend lead storm overclock for beginners aoe and cc is far better choice maybe a secondary that is good for killing big bugs for solo
This is the only beginner guide that gave an actual in depth explanation of the fundamentals. Im guessing most creators expect first person shooter experience or something.
Many forget what they had to originally learn when they started playing decades ago, I personally often struggle learning strategy games due to these assumptions people make teaching
@NotLordAsshat sorry to necro. but I find looking for games people either complain of being to basic, or outright state the game is meant to be introductory, as a great starting point. for example, xcom 1 makes a great starting point, but while chimera squad was a little criticized for being simple, it makes an amazing game as an introduction to the series, and as an introduction to turn based strategy games, and even the branch as a whole. For FPS I'd highly recommend halo infinite for its free multiplayer, or get the MC collection while it's on sale (6 triple A Genre defining FPS Games for 40 bucks or less is a hell of a deal no matter what way you cut it.)
But your complaint of breaking down these basics is completely fair and understandable, some lines gotta be drawn to keep this videos simple. and removing what is essentially the first 5-15 minutes of stuff that is present in all games of a genre to get to the nitty gritty of the specific genre. but one or two introductory videos of a game or genre could definitely do more to add to beginners enjoyment of the game.
Keeping the terrain in mind when fighting is incredibly important on higher difficulties.
Personally I've found that on Haz 5 a dead end or otherwise blocked hallway can be a godsend.
They are perfect to fight from, you can focus your fire in a single direction, while protected from above against any spittersthat might otherwise want to rain down on you from outside your fov.
Ideally you wanna be somewhere near the entrance of the hallway, far enough in to let the bugs funnel in while keeping some space behind you so you can back up when things get rough for a bit.
On top of that, a fire grenade, fatboy or shield can completely block off a small enough hallway, killing most of the swarm and softening up the ones that get through, or keeping them all from getting to you entirely while you rain down bullets on them.
You're the one who helped me when I was a greenbeard. I finally found this video to thank you, cool gameplay.
If you are a driller, then you are the thing the bugs are running from.
But no, with driller, what I would say is his traversal tool allows you to manipulate the cave features to your benefit. Taking down features that might block line of sight, creating connections between rooms that can be used as bottleknecks, etc. Between driller and engie, a room entirely unsuited to fight in can be converted into a death blender in the time it takes from swarm announcement to arrival.
Driller engie is a BEAUTIFUL thing, especially if the driller knows what he's doing.
Give me a driller on a caretaker fight, and I will make it so that even on hazard 5 you will take NO DAMAGE on the boss fight with ceiling rings
@@krel7160 Dang teach me your ways sensi
@@krel7160 im a driller, what should I be doing in that makes my team have an easier time on haz 4/5?
@@maximusthegoat8034 Depends on the mission. Aquarqs? Make tunnels up to the higher areas so that the team can easily maneuver to them.
Mini mule? Make the fabled 'double bunker' directly underneath the fuel pod and uplink (About 10-15 meters) that way your team can choose to fight in the bunker or up top (this is important as it allows them to choose, and doesnt force a specific playstyle)
egg hunt? This is literally where driller shines, use that terrain scanner and go straight digging. Maybe take a teammate with you if you can help it.
Escort? Really it's kinda just keep the swarm off of molly, then use the plasma gun to destroy the pillars at the heartstone.
Remember that C4 is powerful but often better served for hordes rather than big glyphids. The axe is far better at taking out a praetorian.
On a sabotage mission, the most you can really do is cooperate with your engie in trying to create the ring I mentioned, but if you've got an excess of resupplies a driller might be able to make the same ring just using his drills.
Beyond that? Flamer with fear effects, cryo cannon with vampire and melee to allow you to stay alive infinitely and also take down flying enemies, etc. Best advice for making life easier on haz 4/haz 5 is to remember the power of a bunker, always make shortcuts where possible, and remember to not blow up the team.
@@krel7160Ppl on the Discord sya that the Fear mod is the worst one, in your experience how good is "It Burns!"?
haz 4/5 is all about kiting
Bad advice. In b4 other person gets here because they ran out of ammo
Sadly, the devs saw it fit to force people into defending a small area that cannot be chosen, eg in salvage missions.
And parkour
I learned these lessons the hard way while trying to do the hazard 5 assignment.
Same I started out playing solo so I wouldn’t get other dwarves killed and it was a definite learning curve but a really fun one
i have 125 hrs and still haven’t played haz 4 let alone haz 5 yet. thank you for the tips :)))
No shame in starting off at your own pace.
I've got about 10 times that, and haz 3 is probably still the majority of my games, haz 4 is probably the sweet spot for me, but 3 is often still my goto if I'm not playing to specifically be challenged.
A couple of things. First of all, great explanation of how cave layout should affect your playstyle. Using terrain to your advantage/minimising the effect of rough terrain is essential to your survival. Your powersmack is your friend. Use it often to soften/finish big enemies and or groups of bugs when out of ammo. Prioritise nitra, you will need it. Also health. Being at full health becomes more crucial at high difficulites. And first and foremost do not panic. Some enemies can wait, some must be disposed of immediatelly (looking at you, stingtail and toxic spreader). For example praetorians and opressors are slow and not that dangerous if you keep your distance, they can be dealt with later on. Also,, as said in the video, use everything. Every bit of dmg you can deal helps. A good build is also good to have. Something for swarms, something for pririty targets (macteras, spooders etc) and something for the big bois.
Side tip if your gunner is running the electric coil gun he can slow oppressors and praetorians to a crawl and deal good dmg at the same time so let him deal with it just make sure no web spitters get ‘em a gunner who can’t see is a dwarfs death sentence
Excellent to this day.
i have found that the best way to be efective as a team in any hazard is to help the workflow of the team, pay atention to what your partners are doing and how you can get things done faster rather to disrupt someone who allready has a plan and get in the way, its much better to go slow together than fast by your self.
and you leave no one behind
ROCK N STONE BROTHERS
Fully agree bro and i would add that this playstyle is much more fun. Leave no Dwarf behind !!
7:02 a wise man once said:
the shortest distance between two points is a Straight line
0:25 "You need to be productive" *Mines gold*
I've had players yell at me for mining gold. Though at haz 4/5, you really don't have time to mine gold.
Great explanation, thanks!
Great guide, thanks for the info dude. rock and stone!
Bugs, its over, i've got the highground...
What if the enemies are broken up into multiple swarms coming from all different directions, say if you have a full team of four and some of them have gone down causing the excess to aggro on you?
Bit late comment, but do you have any driller tips too? I main driller and want to get some tips on distancing. I do know that Drill can clear out obstacles like uranium, but idk anything about distancing.
Unfortunately I don't a pro in this game (I'm prefer playing Hazard 3, and only learn how to play 4 and 5), but I have one tip: You can upgrade your flamethrower so his napalm will slow down bugs, so you can just fill the floor with it and run, while all bugs are slowly move and getting damage.
And, also as I know: Driller's target is to control the crowd, so he is the only class that should fight with it, not run. Just you should know how to control crowd correctly. But I think you should do both things: trying to control crowd and run, just to prevent crowd grow.
Greenbeard here, but I wager between Driller’s satchel charges and drills he can probably _make_ tactical slopes/angles/scoops in the terrain. Heck, with just the drills and a bit of planning, you could probably dig out some trenches that are narrow enough for you to hop over but deep enough to make smaller enemies have to walk down and up the sides, effectively making them travel twice the distance. Just have to be careful that you don’t fall into your own trap lol
Driller distancing tip: barbed drills + bloody cold drills + vampire.
Wait, ranged weapons exist?
I always just rely on my ziplines on higher levels. Focus on ranged bugs first then the others are easy pickings. Also, what skin are you using for the minigun?
*Speaks about Has4 and 5*
My haz 3's somehow being Haz 5.5 and It litterally send me wave after wave, ON DAMN 25 MINUTE
We were low ranked (Im veteran, BUt I started from Zero, one Bronze one, one newbie) But It was the hardest match I played in DRG... I HAVE 550 HOURS BTW...
thank you!
dude, very cool tips. But what should I do on a salvage mission? No runnin away available on these missions!
You can do what people suggest for driller. Clear out line of sight around the uplink/fuel pod. If it's near a wall, clear out a good chunk so the bugs don't come down on top of your head, plus more room to move.
I'm loving that armor. Does that unlock way later with an assignment or was that a seasonal?
you unlock it in the shop after reaching a certain rank. rank 12, if i recall correctly
Lvl 100 I just started the assignment itself this week
I think that the devs will add jumoing to bugs in season 6
The most frustrating thing i experience in haz 5 is, when im mining some nitra i once in a while turn around and look for enemies. Then, when i have seen none, i turn around to keep on mining just to get downed immediately by five or six glyphids and i have no idea what i should to to prevent that.
Try turning the music down/in game sound up. Glyphids make a decent amount of ambient noise
@@CAMSLAYER13 Using Sprint boost was a game changer 😅
How do you go into freecam during a solo mission like he did at 6:30?
it's the Nvidia Ansel photo mode, if your card supports it you'll get a notification on startup informing you to press Alt+F2 in game
Damn if i did that i would be holding 3 buttons that are as far as possible from eachother@@bacondropped
My friends and i (a party of 3) didnt know how hard these missions scaled, so here we are, just started the game doing the first few missions, about 4 or 5 in to the hoxxes assignments, and we do a Haz 4 mule extraction mission. Man the endless swarms in tight space (map rng...) was difficult!
We managed to do it the 3rd go around, but having like no perks and barely any upgrades made it much harder than it needed to be lmao
I've got this bad reaction timing thing and also have yet to get good overclocks on the weapons I use so I'm kind of stuck in this loop of being stuck in one place and not being able to progress
game itself has the greatest soundtrack I've ever heard due to it just fitting in so well with every scenario
What if I get overwhelmed by lag...? What I do :(
I play games for fun. Not for stress.
Then stick to haz 2. Some people enjoy a challenge.
I’m no pro but I would not recommend lead storm overclock for beginners aoe and cc is far better choice maybe a secondary that is good for killing big bugs for solo
If you ain’t doin haz8x2 you a leaf lova