Weird West is a new immersive sim from the creators of Dishonored and Prey.
That means systems and experimentation are key.
Here’s what it’s crucial that you know before you saddle up.
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Ripe for experimenting with its many interlocking systems, Weird West is also prime “how to” material.
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While you might steal a horse whenever you see one, this behaves more like a rental.
The horse will flee once you arrive at your next destination, leaving you high and dry.
Buying your own horse means always having a quick and safer way to travel.
Be thankful for friends, beware of vendettas
The world of Weird West is impressively reactive.
Save a stranger from certain death?
On the flipside, killing a gang leader may cause one of their cronies to swear vengeance.
Some people hold a serious grudge.
Shovels, skinning tools, and pickaxes, however, break after enough use.
NPCs are liable to leave these tools hanging out in mines, graveyards, or anywhere else about town.
But ammo is always limited in Weird West, which means picking your shots is important.
Whether or not you hit your target, you could retrieve your arrows–assuming you could find them.
That means your shopping spree will have to wait a few in-game hours.
When standing above enemies, like on a roof, they won’t see or hear you.
you might track all of this data on the mini-map.
If an NPC has no vision cone, they’re on a different level from you.
If they do have a vision cone, stay out of it!
The fastest way to deepen your pockets is to complete bounties (orange missions in the mission log).
But by taking out a few early bounties, you’ll have all that settled with money leftover.
Use save scumming often
Not sure what a particular action will result in?
Thinking of trying some risky rescue maneuver to free a friend from harm?
Want to see what happens if you just straight up kill the sheriff?
When things go sour, just revert to an old save.
Save scumming is an encouraged part of the game.
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