How to Play
Hey everyone! There seems to be a lot of questions on how to play the game.
Truthfully, the very first thing you should do if you are brand new is to
Play the Tutorial
Nothing beats it. If you just try to jump into Outbreak mission, you are going to run into a lot of issues.
This game isn't some arcade shooter, so you will need to actually pay attention to your surroundings and also voice acting. (I do apologize to our foreign friends, you will have to suffice with subtitles in the tutorial for now. Missions will be subtitled in the near future as well)
Don't try to get through the game like you're on some speedrun. Take your time and explore. We have put a lot of time and effort into every single level, so enjoy it to the fullest.
There are plenty of easter eggs as well.
With that said here are some things that seem to still be unclear and we'll be improving on the experience in the future.
Recap
- Play the Tutorial that we carefully crafted to help you start your adventures!
- Take your time in the game and explore!
- Pay attention to audio and enviornmental clues!
Saving/Loading
Slot Saving was introduced in Update 3.
- To Save, find a candle and use the lighter right by it (Eject, then Trigger)
- To Load, use your watch menu
Slot Saving
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So basically, these candles are one-time use only. You grab the lighter and press EJECT to open up the Lighter, then USE to light the Lighter. Light up the candle, wait a second for it to burn and then the Slot Saves will appear. Pick one (remember which one) and viola, all your stuff is saved at that point.
Loading
Loading is done via the Watch Menu:
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And you'll automatically load into the Ready Room
Recap
- Find and light Candles to bring up a Save Screen
- Use the lighters to light Candles
- Use your Watch Menu to Load Games (at any time)
Weapon Handling
Use grip to grab weapons. Firearms have some more complex interactions. Use TRIGGER to change firing rates or to rack a slide back.
Magazine Reload is also manual. The tutorial has a nice part that teaches you all this. So play it ːsteammockingː
Recap
- Lots of moving parts
- Should go through tutorial to understand how to use them
Free Roam
Something to do while waiting for missions is to play Free Roam. We've recently added Resource Gathering and Crafting. We also expanded the map to include Dustbowl! There's also a Firing Range that you can practice your firearm skills with that will have more gamemode added in the future.
Recap
- Exploration Mode (every update brings new maps, making it bigger!)
- Firing Range to practice skills
- Resource Gathering
- Crafting
Multiplayer
We currently only have the Hunted gamemode available. It's a PvP mode. Last Survivor Standing. If there are more than 2 players in the game, you will turn into a zombie when you die so that you can take revenge on those who hurt you!
Coop gamemode(s) incoming in an update very soon.
Recap
- Last Survivor Standing
- Can turn into Zombies when you die
- Coop modes coming soon
Early Access
Remember, we are still in Early Access, just releasing 4 months ago. We are constantly looking for and trying to improve the game, your valuable feedback helps a great deal.
Please consider writing a review after playing. If you have bugs, please post them on Steam or on Discord. https://discord.gg/monochrome
Recap
- We want more reviews!
- We want more feedback!
- You don't have to post a review if you just want to give feedback, you can use Steam or Discord to do so!