Hey everybody! Here are some gameplay tips from Michał how (not) to play Alder’s Blood. If you follow our social media posts and streams, you could already see some tips on how to deal with the monsters. Today we are going to focus on clumsy actions that can easily and quickly kill your hunters.
Running blindly into the fray
Alder’s Blood is primarily a stealth game and any hasty action usually ends up a disaster. Movement system in AB is flexible, so you don’t have to worry about ending your turn too early. Move around slowly, scan the area with you hunter sense and position your hunter accordingly. The worst thing that can happen is to walk onto a Shrieker that will alarm a Stalker and a Floater. With the added Reaction System your hunter will either die instantly or will be locked in place awaiting his death in the enemy’s turn.
Attacking head-on
We mentioned that Reaction System, right? When monsters spot a hunter, they will immediately use a reaction of their own. And with big guys like a Brawler, this can be very, very painful. Distracting a monster wth a pebble and then attacking from the rear is the way to go in most cases.
Using most of your Stamina and not ending a fight
Every attack or use of an item costs Stamina and when a hunter runs out of Stamina he looses a whole next turn. Keeping that in mind, it’s not really a good idea to span attacks that won’t kill a high threat target. Your hunter has only 1 stamina bar left and the monster is still standing? Get ready to get knocked down in enemy turn. With one monster only it may not be that big of a deal, but if the group is bigger, or some new monsters join the party, you will be left with only two hunters at your disposal.
That’s all for today folks. We hope you will find those tips useful when the release of Alder’s Blood hits! TTYS!
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