We encourage you to read them before playing the game for the first time.

Most of the described things have been discussed in more detail on the individual pages of our guide.

Choose a normal difficulty level to learn the game.

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This is the best setting, in our opinion, for knowing the mechanics of the game.

Also, you may choose the Ironman modifier, which ends the game after the first death.

Death in the beginning is inevitable.

PC

The hero does not have ammunition for the main weapon and cannot attack enemies.

The death of the hero cannot be avoided.

You are informed about this by one of the signatures that appear on the loading screen.

PC

Run away from the ship when you have little health left.

If you don’t have Ironman mode ON, character death doesn’t mean the end of the game.

Despite that it’s always worth striving to keep your hero alive.

PC

We advise to exit the airlock only after you will have around 100 health points.

Especially, if you find a stronger opponent or tower.

Monitor your oxygen supply.

PC

The oxygen supply counter is displayed at the top of the screen.

You don’t have to fight all the opponents.Void Bastardsis not a game in which killing opponents is compulsory.

Moreover, getting rid of them is not particularly rewarded (they can leave a small loot).

PC

Also, they can respawn.

It is better to focus on exploration and a quick search for treasures.

Fight only with those enemies who obviously interfere during this process.

PlayStation

Quickly get to the bridge to find a map of the loot containers.

attempt to locate the bridge (HELMET) before entering the enemy ship.

In the security room can sabotage the turrets and bots.

Xbox

You should always look around for security rooms (SEC).

The game can only be saved in between missions.

After that, you’ve got the option to safely turn off the game.

Nintendo

When you restart it, you automatically resume the game from the same place.

Heal the character before you get to a new place.

take a stab at get as much HP restored as possible before you jump in exploring another enemy location.

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Do not forget, however, to save some food in your inventory for the journey.

Depletion of food reserves will cause the character to starve and lose health points.

Carefully read the location descriptions on the nebula map.

Choose those sites that have the best loot, but don’t snag the ones with most difficult opponents.

Don’t take weapons with low ammo on missions.

As you progress through the game you will gradually craft and unlock new weapons and gadgets.

venture to have at least 25 credits left in stock.

Unlock Part Locater blueprint as fast as you could and use it frequently.

When you unlock this blueprint, you gain access to Locate Mode.

Open it to mark projects that you haven’t bought yet.

After that, the parts required for crafting these projects will be marked on the nebula map.

Marked containers aren’t the only place where it’s possible for you to find loot.

Reaching the captain’s bridge will reveal all the containers to you.

However, some loot can be found lying in plain sight - this loot isn’t always marked.

You should also check the remains of defeated enemies.

Their corpses can contain useful items.

You don’t have to visit every single location on the nebula map.

The game doesn’t force you to dock to every ship you have jumped to.

However, this isn’t recommended since you will only waste your fuel.

attempt to plan your every move in advance.

Use Warp Key as a last resort to “teleport” to any field on the map.

Watch out for fire and radiation.

These two environmental threats can severely damage your character.

Radiation builds up, and fire will start taking your health points immediately upon contact.

Destroy Peeper cameras as quickly as possible.

They can be found on some ships in the later sections of the campaign.

They are always attached to the ceiling and they make noises.

If you don’t destroy them fast enough, they will trigger the alarm.

After that, a powerful Secobt will start “hunting” you.

This enemy can be challenging and fighting with it can cost you a lot of supplies.

Avoid pirates and whales.

They are visible on the map so you could track their movements and plan yours in advance.

venture to visit places located far away from them.

As for whales, they can eat your S.T.E.V.

ship, killing your currently controlled prisoner.

you’ve got the option to defend yourself by finding torpedoes.

you’re free to use them (automatically) to defeat pirates and whales.

Running can alarm enemies.

They can attack you if they see OR hear your character.

Sprinting makes more noise - if you use it, prepare yourself to be defenseless against surprise attacks.

If the enemies hear you, your character won’t be able to sneak past them.

However, carpets and other similar surfaces reduce the noise you are making while sprinting.

Get Padded Jacket and that are unlocked after it.

This is one of the most useful blueprints in the early stages of the game.

Also, when you die, your next character will keep this bonus.

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