Grab your backpack and go on an adventure with Dr. Kate Ward as she investigates alien artifacts in the game Scars above. A mix of different genres awaits you: finding leads in the mind Detroit: Become Human and the combat system, as in Remnants: from the ashes. We’ve prepared a guide for you that will help you get comfortable and take confident first steps.
Difficulty selection
The game has 3 levels of difficulty:
- trainee.
- Specialist.
- Commander.
This can be changed at any time in the game, but we recommend choosing the medium difficulty – “Specialist”. The combat system can cause a lot of problems, so there’s no point in complicating the game even more. You can increase it later if you feel the game is too easy.
Pay attention to endurance
You play as a scientist, a girl. She is smart and quick-witted, but has stamina issues. Melee attacks, running and rolling will quickly deplete the stamina bar, leaving the player vulnerable. Enemies use combos of 1-3 attacks, you have enough dodges for this. Try not to run during combat and don’t take more than 3 hits in a row, otherwise you risk starting from a checkpoint.
How to survive in the above scars
There is no regeneration in the game, you will have to use the available tools to survive. There are different treatments:
- Approximation alien pylon and activate it (similar to a fire in dark souls). You fully restore your health, get healing charges and replenish some of your ammo and batteries. But all enemies will return to their places;
- Activate the health stimulator (default button Q). The number of loads is limited and to increase the supply you need to search the map for ampoules;
- Use consumables “Healing Injection”. Costs 20 fiber initially, but you can lower the price by learning the corresponding skill. Restores about 30% of health. There is a lot of fiber at the location, so it is recommended not to store them.
To avoid damage, you can use rolls, which will make you invulnerable at the time of a somersault. But it’s worth noting that some enemies do AoE, and jumping in the direction of the hit still takes solid damage.
Do I have to kill all enemies in the location?
Each enemy type must be killed at least once to gain knowledge and new skills. If you find yourself in a new location, it is better to completely clear the area – this will allow you to calmly explore the map and look for cubes with experience. In other cases, it is not necessary to kill everyone every time. You can freeze the most frisky enemies and just run past to the next checkpoint. Resources occasionally fall from opponents, but the time and ammunition spent is not worth it. Cubes are collected once and if you die in the process, they don’t roll back.
Explore locations carefully
To level up or improve the weapon, you need to explore the location far and wide. Look for small purple blocks that fill the knowledge bar to learn new skills. Weapon upgrades can be found in small containers and scattered throughout the game. Moving from one story marker to another will make the game impassable pretty quickly.
At character level 4, you can take the skill “Intelligence Service”, which allows the scanner to highlight any nearby objects of interest. This kills the atmosphere of exploration a bit, but it will help you quickly understand where important items are hidden in the location. Each cube gives a different amount of experience depending on the location.
Which skills to choose
There are not that many skills in the game and they are arranged in the shape of a pyramid. The higher the skill, the more points and conditions you need to achieve it. Skills can be reset at any time and try a different combination, leaving the player free to experiment.
- We recommend taking the skill in the beginning “Xenotronics”what will help to use gadgets more actively;
- “Confluence of Biomass” reduces the cost of consumables, which means they can be used more often;
- Skill required at level 4 “Intelligence Service”.
Now look at your weaknesses. You can improve health, stamina or take a skill “Second Wind”which will help to survive a long battle.
“Melee Kill” a must-have ability that allows you to restore 25% health when you kill a monster with melee weapons. In between heavy fights, small spiders often appear, which die in two hits and deal little damage. Even if you miss one or more hits, you still regain full health.
How to study organisms
From time to time you will have to study certain objects or living organisms. Use the cursor to explore the entire available area and interact with points of interest. You won’t be able to find everything the first time, so you can use the trick. While listening, move the cursor quickly from side to side, like a scanner. When you are nearby you will hear a characteristic beep, this will help you find the right place to explore.
What is elemental damage
There are 4 elements in the game:
- Electricity.
- Firework.
- To freeze.
- Pickles.
Each enemy has its own weak and strong elements, so you need to study and adapt. As a hint: crystals of the corresponding color are scattered on the body of enemies. Hit this weak spot to deal massive damage or even kill the enemy in a few seconds.
In addition, the elements can be combined. So, for example, wet enemies take more damage from electricity, and your shot starts to hit a small area around the target. The weather in the game also makes its own adjustments. In the rain, you cannot set fire to enemies with a thermal gun, and the damage will be many times less. But you can easily freeze even a big enemy. For the effect to work, you must repeat the attack (it takes an average of 3 shots).
Arson is effective throughout the game. It takes a lot of time, but does massive damage over time. If you hit weak spots, the effect bar fills up faster. For example, if you hit the head of an arachnid scorpion, it will immediately light up. This is enough to kill him with just one shot. Use the environment and get an extra edge in combat. Lure enemies into thin ice or water while dealing massive electrical damage. But also keep your distance, because the player is not immune to his weapon.
An alluvial flesh that dies from a single shot at a weak point in the waterGadgets you can use
There are a total of 9 devices in the game that will help you survive. You can divide them into two categories:
- Devices that require a battery.
- Consumables made from fibres.
The devices have a total amount of charges (batteries), but you can still use them often, since all batteries are refilled during the activation of the alien mast.
A little more about gadgets:
- Resistance booster – removes all negative effects, such as toxicity. Very useful, it will help to save more than one flask of treatment;
- Therapeutic injection – restores some health. Not to say much, but it really helps;
- Ammunition box – Fully replenishes ammunition. Very rarely used;
- Charge battery – restores one battery charge of devices. Never used, skills very well compensate for limited amount of cost;
- protective barrier – absorb 5 attacks within 60 seconds. It doesn’t matter if they are weak or deadly attacks from monsters. It helps immensely during boss fights and also reduces the number of restarts;
- flammable liquid – you spill flammable liquid in a large jet. It will help get rid of large clusters of enemies or just when you need to catch your breath. Most monsters stop attacking when they are on fire;
- Hologram bait – Distracts enemies. Useful if you don’t want to fight or if there are too many enemies;
- gravity fall – slows down time in a small area. Mainly used for solving puzzles. In battle, she did not prove herself.
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Source: VG Times
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