SKYHILL

SKYHILL

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Hard core mode guide
By dallasm15
Guide for beating hard core mode
   
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Perks
Choose the perks Total Mess and Lucky Bastard.
Levelling up
The first weapon you should make is a mop (dex 5)
At level 2 take dex to 9. If you only have a speed weapon go spd 9 first, then dex.
At level 3 take dex to 13. You should be able to upgrade to a hatchet (dex 7)
At level 4 take dex to 16, accuracy to 6
At level 5 take spd to 9. You should be able to upgrade to a staff (dex 6 spd 9)
At level 6 take accuracy to 7, str to 8
At level 7 take str to 12. You should be able to upgrade to a glaive (dex 16 str 12 spd 9).
Any future levels gain accuracy.
Gameplay

Always fix the generators. Carrying wire helps a lot.

Because of total mess, don't waste moves and only assemble items if you are going to immediately use them. Avoid backtracking to use the elevator. Try to use up your most powerful medikits and food first so that you're more likely to lose a low quality item every 10 turns.

Kill almost every enemy except the women and the giants, which you should try to avoid if possible. Back out of the room, or use the elevator to skip them.

Save Lucky Bastard to kill unavoidable giants. You can also use Lucky Bastard once at the start, and at around floor 70.

If you have the glaive and plenty of supplies then for bonus points you can go ahead and kill women and giants also. Run and heal if a woman takes you below 30hp or a giant takes you below 40hp. But this doesn't help your chances of winning.
22 Comments
NUTCRACKER 20 Mar, 2023 @ 7:55pm 
I am not sure, but I could not run away. and I did not have the "first punch" bonus active.
its happen. I will try again, as this game has a great atmosphere
dallasm15  [author] 20 Mar, 2023 @ 4:04am 
No you can't go downstairs, you can only go upstairs and sometimes you can use the elevator to skip them. Otherwise you have to fight them. Fight them to 30hp then run away, heal and go back in again.
NUTCRACKER 18 Mar, 2023 @ 10:51pm 
you dont need a change. sure it was very easy in hard mode, a lot of stuff.
the game has not changed. at hard core, it is really a point of luck.

it was a good flow, the first try till etage 48. enough food, still medics... but the "girl" killed me as I could not go downstairs or remove from battle. is this only possible upstairs?
dallasm15  [author] 18 Mar, 2023 @ 4:44pm 
I wrote this guide back in 2017, maybe the game has changed a bit since then. You can get unlucky with total mess, but if you're lucky and mostly drop junk then you'll get so much extra loot. A lucky run is what makes hardcore mode possible. I won't change my guide now but making the mop is a mistake, you need to build up junk in your inventory early on.
NUTCRACKER 17 Mar, 2023 @ 7:59pm 
now on hardcore. first try, etage 48. on 50 was a giant, used elevator to 48. moved to 49 and there was the "girl"... and I could not withdraw from battle..(why??) so this was the end, have had 100 HP, a spear, dex on 16... gleve was not possible without the stone. I did not found this stone. by the way, I lost my VIP card twice ;)
NUTCRACKER 16 Mar, 2023 @ 10:01pm 
ok, back... at hard you dont need lucky bastard... and you can kill all... as you have soooo many food, you can sleep... finally I lost my spear, but got already the gleve... and build 2 more as reserve. only the chain sword... I lost the last generator...
NUTCRACKER 16 Mar, 2023 @ 8:26pm 
ok, makes fun. but...found a knife first room, lost it at first. build a hatchet ... and it was lost - wearing in my hands....
now I have build a spear with dex 16... fun
NUTCRACKER 16 Mar, 2023 @ 7:54pm 
and for example what also happen at lower difficulty:
you find no antibiotics to make anti with the mutant blood
so, if you not kill the poison guys in the 2nd punch, that was all....
NUTCRACKER 16 Mar, 2023 @ 7:51pm 
sorry, I have started so many times in hard, not hard core....but this here is only a medium help. as this is so much luck to get such weapon or stuff to build it in the begin. and this is so important...
or other, you can get till lvl 50.... and then the "luck" gives you no more food...
Volter Coleman 4 Feb, 2023 @ 10:52am 
Завдяки вам та StealthBirdie зміг пройти з 3-го разу, дякую :cozybethesda: