Use our tips to keep you on your feet.
Hunt Showdownis an unforgiving game that can feel intimidating to new players.
Here are our tips for surviving and thriving in Hunt Showdown.
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But don’t let that mean you play it once and head into a live competitive round.
Play the tutorial at each difficulty for two reasons.
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Bloodline
Your Bloodline is your over-arching career rank.
There’s also a prestige system for players who climb to Bloodline rank 100.
Roster
This displays your available characters.
Until Bloodline rank 11, your characters will return to your roster upon death.
From rank 11 onward, dying on a hunt will result in permadeath of your characters.
Each Hunter has their own rank (1-50) separate from your Bloodline.
Recruitment
Here it’s possible for you to recruit more randomly-generated hunters.
Hunt Dollars versus Blood Bonds
There are two in-game currencies in Hunt Showdown.
Legendary weapons and Hunters
Legendary Hunters and weapons can be purchased with Blood Bonds.
Legendary Hunters work in a similar way.
Each monster has its own abilities and weaknesses.
It’s extremely important you get familiar with each of them.
Below you’ll find a quick list of each of them.
Playing with allies means longer and likely more eventful sessions.
I’d argue Hunt Showdown is not such a game.
In Hunt, to make noise is to carry a death sentence.
Every shot fired is like a flare gun for other players or monsters roaming nearby.
Given that you’re out in the virtual wilderness, gunshots echo across the wind.
It’s simply bad news to fire a gun unless you really have to.
Hunt’s audio design is impressive, and with that comes reliability as a player.
Binaural audio will help you catch a sneaking enemy or listen for a nearby boss' gurgles and growls.
Watch for environmental hazards
The open world of Hunt Showdown feels carefully considered in its design.
Vast woodsy areas are broken up by intricate villages and unnerving factories.
But the most affecting aspect of the world is arguably the various hazards you’ll encounter.
Give these hazards a wide berth.
They often behave like sensor alarms.
Get too close and you’ll set them off.
There’s no gentle way to say this though: Camping is never the answer.
Hunt expects risk-takers and invites the indecisive to find another hobby.
Stay a step ahead of enemies by picking your battles carefully.
Namely, be the third party after a costly battle.
Think like a hunter and consider which exit may ultimately be safest, not just closest.
If you have to cross large bodies of water, you’ll move slowly.
If you gotta move across an open field, you won’t have a lot of cover.
After collecting three clues, you’ll have the boss' location for that round.
As you near the boss, use Dark Sight again and watch the light pointing toward the boss.
If it’s accompanied by quiet whispers and a blueish-white light, you’re the only hunter nearby.
If the whispers are loud and the light red, you’re not alone, so act accordingly.
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