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It took the combined efforts of around 400,000 people to get the first man onto the Moon, so it's understandably a bit daunting when Factorio's new Space Age expansion asks you to start up an interstellar empire all on your own. Thankfully, Factorio does a pretty good job of breaking down super complicated tasks into manageable chunks, as well as automating much of the tedious stuff. With just a little bit of preparation it's entirely possible to make your first journey across the stars a nice and smooth one.
So in order to help you out, I would like to share with you a list of things that I had to learn the hard way and wish I knew from the very start. These aren't going to be ideal build orders or tricks to hyper optimize your base as I'm by no means a Factorio expert, but rather simple advice to help you prioritize the important stuff and avoid many of the pitfalls I fell into head-first. And without further ado, let us begin!
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Project Zomboid's world is riddled with danger, and it only takes one minor mental misstep to start a chain of events that will end with you becoming the newest member of the local zombie horde. However, with a bit of careful preparation and ingenuity it's entirely possible to not only survive the zombie apocalypse all on your own, but also thrive in it!
So in an effort to get you started on the right foot with Project Zomboid, as well as to help you make it through that hellish first week that has claimed the lives of countless beginners, allow me to share with you some handy tips and advice that I learned over the course of hundreds of hours. Without further ado, let us begin!
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Unlike some of the other games I've done guides for, Broken Roads isn't a particularly tough cookie to crack, especially since the really hard choices are all found in dialogue trees. However, there's still a couple of nasty pitfalls I'd like to help you avoid, as well as some nifty tricks and strategies to teach you so you don't have to learn them the hard way.
So if you're looking to make your trip through a post-apocalyptic desert as nice and pleasant as possible, allow me to share with you some (hopefully) sage advice after wrestling with the dreaded drop bears for the past two weeks. Without further ado, let us begin!
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As I've mentioned throughout my review, Helldivers 2 can be a remarkably challenging game despite its bravado, over-the-top weaponry and care-free attitude. This mostly comes from the simple fact that the player characters are not super heroes. Getting run over by the bug version of a bulldozer or hit in the face with a rocket will generally kill you outright, even if you're wearing an entire fridge's worth of armor.
So in order to help you not only survive these circumstances, but also thrive in the war against both the Automatons and the Terminids, allow me to share with you some important tricks and strategies I uncovered after spending more than 80 hours dispensing freedom throughout the galaxy. Without further ado, let us begin!
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As I've detailed throughout my review, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is an incredibly deep and complex cRPG that gives you the freedom to make some truly wild and creative builds. This sort of freedom come at a cost, however, and that cost is accessibility.
Unless you're a veteran of the genre, figuring out what to do and how to do it can be quite a daunting task. So in an effort to help you get started off on the right foot, allow me to share with you some of the key tricks and strategies I uncovered throughout my lengthy playthrough. Without further ado, let us begin!
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While the screenshots and the gorgeously grotesque artwork might make you think that World of Horror is some sort of visual novel, in reality it's a surprisingly intense roguelike. As I've mentioned throughout my review, it's very easy to make a series of mistakes that will absolutely cripple your character, both in combat and during regular investigations. However, once you get past the difficulty curve and figure out what World of Horror wants from you, there it a lot to enjoy as well. After all, the greater the challenge, the better it feels to trounce all over it and rise triumphant!
So if you're thinking about diving in yourself, allow me to give you some handy tips and advice to help you avoid being devoured by a spider god or just set ablaze for all eternity. Without further ado, let us begin!
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[Update]: My review for Darktide is now live and, long story short, it's as rough and fascinating as the world it takes place in!
Much like its predecessor Vermintide 2, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a remarkably challenging co-op game. Getting good at it requires deftly switching between both melee and ranged combat, calmly prioritizing dangerous enemies in huge crowds and tense situations, as well as quickly adjusting to whatever curveball the AI director decides to send your way. And all of this only gets more and more complicated the higher you ramp up the difficulty setting.
Yet despite how hard things can get, Darktide is also a remarkably enjoyable game to mess around with, and one that I've already spent 50 hours on. So if you're thinking about diving in yourself, allow me to give you some handy tips and advice to help avoid the inquisitor's wrath and make those first few missions go by as smoothly as possible. Without further ado, let us begin!
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There Is No Light is a brutally fast paced action-RPG that rewards you for taking risks and playing aggressive. Combine that with the simple fact that both you and your enemies are glass cannons that hit hard and fall apart even harder, and it's very easy to see how one can find themselves in a bit of a rut at some point in their journey.
So if you're new to the more challenging side of the action-RPG genre, or if you're simply looking to make your first run through There Is No Light as smooth as possible, allow me to share with you some handy tips and advice to help you get started. Without wasting any more time, let us begin!
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- in Tips and Guides
Turbo Overkill is a fast paced and explosion fueled shooter with quite a large arsenal of weapons and abilities to toy around with. However, in order to counterbalance that, the enemies come in hordes and can deal a hefty chunk of damage if you're not careful.
So if you're new to the whole 'boomer shooter' genre, or simply curious about what to watch out for in your first run through Turbo Overkill, allow me to share with you some handy tips and advice to help you get started. Without further ado, let us begin!
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With a myriad of unique races, factions, units and playstyles, the Total War: Warhammer series represents some of the finest strategy games released in the past decade. However, everything that makes these games so incredibly fun to play is also something that makes them incredibly tricky to get into for beginners.
So if you would like your first experience with either of the three games to be a smooth and enjoyable one, allow me to give you some simple tips and advice to help set you on the right path. I'll be using screenshots from Total War: Warhammer 2 here since that's the game I'd recommend you begin your journey with, but all of this is generally useful information that applies to all three games. Without wasting any more time, let us begin!