Death Stranding 2 can be a confusing experience due to Hideo Kojima’s style. Here are the basic controls for the game. The way you choose early on and the habits you build along the way will help you get the most out of your journey. To make your trek a little easier in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, make sure you do these essential steps right away.
Understanding the Corpus and Staying Informed
The Corpus is a game feature that provides useful hints and background information about the game at regular intervals. Many gameplay mechanics and tutorial clues are easy to miss when you’re busy doing stuff but keeping an eye on the Corpus always gives you feedback on new entries and clarifies issues that players might overlook. Checking out the most recent unread tips prevents missing any important information. Plus, it helps you in Missions and complex Systems early in the game.
Organising the Map for Clarity
The world of Death Stranding 2 is full of activity. Players can use filters to specify what orders, structures, vehicles, and more function on the map. When the Touchpad button is used to set up custom filters, it is easier to focus only on those objectives or resources that really matter. As the world gets bigger, create filters early to avoid confusion.
Progressing to Australia and Unlocking Fast Travel
The first few chapters in Mexico are essentially a long tutorial, but once you reach Australia, the sheer size of the Death Stranding 2 world becomes clear. You get to fast travel here. You also get a companion here as well. Once the players reach West Fort Knot, they can easily teleport between Mexico and other safe zones within the Chiral Network. Thus, players reduce backtracking and time wastage while exploring a new area.
Tracking Facility Rewards for Valuable Upgrades
By building connection levels with various facilities in-game, Sam can gain powerful tools, weapons, and upgrades. The Corpus’ Characters or Locations feature hints about valuable rewards coming your way with higher Connection Levels. Finishing orders, completing requests for aid, and returning lost shipments will build these levels. Once in Australia, the Government facility and similar sites are the first priority for access to premium gear.
Boosting the Lone Commander’s Connection
One of the tips shown at the Government facility is the Lone Commander. A prepper who gives you unique weapons as his Connection Level rises. At first, this includes a tranquilliser sniper rifle, but if you keep assisting him, he’ll reward you with a silenced sniper rifle and lighter gear. Going back to The Lone Commander regularly to finish fresh missions helps you earn these bonuses quicker, however, progress stalls at higher levels until more Standard Orders become available.
Practising VR Missions for Combat Skills
Death Stranding 2 has you in more combat situations. But in time, these enemy encounters may happen a little far off from each other. VR missions allow players to practice with any weapon or maneuver without consequences. It’s useful to practice mechanics like dodging, parrying, switching shoulders and even weaponizing cargo when other players become an unexpected threat. If you can familiarize yourself with the controls ahead of time, then mistakes will cost less in the real thing.
Perfecting Stealth and Strand Tactics
The Strand is a core mechanic that works with stealth and combat. No need to equip the strand for stealth takedowns. Just follow the prompt if you are behind an enemy. Timing is everything when you’re trying to parry melee attacks with strand. Use the aim button and R2 when it’s necessary. When an enemy has been deflected, you can bind them up for even more efficiency and reward for a sneak approach.
Building Structures Before Leaving Chiral Network Coverage
You can’t build watchtowers or timefall shelters outside of the chiral network areas. By planning routes and placing local infrastructures close to network borders, the player and others benefit. For example, these installations help any other player who passes through this region in the future. It is better to build before going to unknown places where help is available.
Investing in Roads for Reliable Travel
It takes a lot to build roads but the advantages are tremendous. When we travel on roads, we save battery power and smoothen out the rough conditions for the cargo. Players may choose to complete any unfinished road that already has contributions from others as long stretches of road will make deliveries much more efficient. Building new roads early in the adventure, especially in connected regions, pays off.
Using the Magellan to Manage Cargo
If we put things in Magellan’s private locker, we can access it anywhere Magellan goes. We won’t have to make replacements from scratch or travel far to pick it up. Never store quest-related cargo here to avoid hit on delivery ratings. The world map shows you, from afar, the contents of the private locker at all centres. Thus, the stored items can be managed from a distance.
Developing Key Stats Through Active Use
Sam gets better at physical and combat skills the more he uses them. To improve specific stats, players are encouraged to perform related actions which will help increase those stats. For instance, shooting will improve your firearm skills, travelling through difficult terrain will improve your endurance and so on. By honing in on early skills that feel somewhat untrained, Sam is a multi-skilled person who can tackle it all.
If players follow these important early steps, they should be better positioned to get the hang of Death Stranding 2’s intricate universe, making it a more rewarding, less daunting experience.