High cut helmets that don't protect the ears don't muffle sound. These are usually more important than a helmet. Headsets (gshh, comtac, razors etc) "increase" how far you can hear (they actually change the amplification of certain frequency of sound so it gives the illusion of hearing farther but it's the same distance just amplified). If you take an SKS and bullets in your pockets you're fine. Meaning, if you take a pistol and a scav vest you're fine.
If you wear any sort of rig or backpack or main weapon it will remove this. NPC scavs will bum rush you to kill you with harder AI to kill you. Going into a raid naked makes you tagged and cursed. This can be used to plan a bail out or ambush. Running through a bush is like 100 feet, walking through a bush is like 50 feet and crouch walking is like 25 feet.įurthermore, if you're in a building and you hear someone running up, staying still and moving only your head (push and hold middle mouse button and looking around) will tell you where they are around you pretty good without making any noise. Just as an example, these aren't real numbers for distance.
Some sounds don't sound that loud but it's like a street saxophone player after a sports match to everyone else, loud as fuck and impossible to ignore. Everything you hear is sort of what other people hear but it's hard to know how far without practice. Reload, move through bushes, crawl through bushes, touch a tree.
The speed hit won't matter as much as the extra quiet footsteps you get from this.Įxpanding on above, go into an offline raid without any scavs and just test out sounds. Roll your mouse wheel down one tick after sprinting to walk at 90% speed but way more silent. Middle mouse clicking and moving your head around makes no sound so you can pinpoint where he is. So if you're around a corner waiting to ambush the loud PMC coming your way, don't look down the sights as it's crazy how loud it is, also slowly turn as fast turning makes crazy sound. As you learn the sounds from experiencing other players doing it, you'll learn when it's pretty safe to run.Įvery single thing you do makes sound, even opening up your inventory makes noise. it's a big "hello I'm here!" To the people inside. Try not to run near buildings and contested areas you're trying to enter. Sometimes it's best to run between open spots but that also gives away where you are from far away. You don't want a shiny beacon saying shoot my head which is what being loud is like. Also don't run thru bushes and trees because they are also loud as fuck. There's also ĭon't run unless being shot at, it's loud as fuck. Look to HTTPS://for decent maps and ammo charts. If you have horrible ammo, you need to hit legs. Guns just deliver these slower or faster with better recoil on some. The stats on the ammo dictate how much damage and armor it can penetrate. No seriously, guns don't decide damage at all. This is how I learned what an altyn helmet was when my pst gzh ammo wouldn't kill him shooting him in the face.Īmmo matters more than guns.
Depending on which server, you can run into mega decked out chads in full armor and you don't stand a chance. Some people would say that it's the fastest way to hit level 15 but those people are usually good at the game. That difficulty thing in the map description is useless. If you're looking for grouping buddies there's a subreddit /r/EFT_LFGĭon't play factory first. Once you hit level 15, buy 7.62x39mm BP ammo and you can kill anyone with it! Always be using headsets! They increase the sound! Couple this with a gshh headset and your ready to rock. Best part is, you'll most likely get it back with insurance. SKS with 30 shots in your pockets is 25k a run while you're learning. I'd recommend an SKS with PS Ammo without rig or backpack and loot those off kills if you get any. So I had a really hard time at the start so here's my tips for you. Moderator decisions are final, please respect the moderator team and their actions.
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