{"id":3176,"date":"2019-04-08T17:24:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T17:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamertweak.com\/?p=3176"},"modified":"2019-04-24T15:32:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T15:32:15","slug":"days-gone-beginners-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamertweak.com\/days-gone-beginners-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Days Gone Beginners Guide – Everything You Must Know Before You Start"},"content":{"rendered":"

Days Gone is massive, there are zombies, gangs and more to face. The story will take you into everything from jumping from a mountain to diving deep into the waters to find clues. It requires a lot to survive in Days Gone. In this Days Gone Beginners Guide you will learn about types of Zombies, their behavior, weapons upgrades, skills, where to buy good weapons, info on Days Gone Regions, and more.<\/p>\n

Beginners Tips and Tricks<\/h2>\n

Tips To Kill Freakers:<\/h3>\n

There are different types of Freakers in Days Gone with different types of Behavior<\/a>. Freakers includes human and animals who are infected by a mysterious virus. Also, there are some <\/span>tactics you can use to slow them down. Like if you can burn them using a Molotov or Fire Arrows<\/a>, you get enough time to damage their health at max and kill them with minimum bullets. Avoid melee combat with a horde<\/strong>, Swarmers are pretty aggressive and they inform others about your presence. Avoid making any noise to not to attract swarmers. The best approach is to use a distraction like a stone<\/strong>, throw it on a car to lure swarmers towards the noise. Swarmers cannot see you in a plantation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Before entering into a Nest, either inside a cave or house, place some bombs on the path of Freakers. By chance, if you came across a big group a lot of them will be died by the explosion. Don’t barge into the Freakers camp without proper planning. Lure them over the proximity bomb traps<\/strong> and then using a good weapon shoot down the remaining one. Use the explosives in the surrounding<\/strong>, a red barrel or a truck with explosive liquids. Lure the horde near them and shoot. You can hear Freakers noises, plus you will also see red dots on mini-map that indicate they are nearby.<\/p>\n

Freakers are influenced by weather, snow makes them stronger<\/strong>. One of the biggest tip to stay alive is to run if you are unable to kill every zombie. For example, while destroying a nest there are chances hundreds of swarm out to kill you, run towards your bike and get away from that place.<\/p>\n

How To Kill A Big Horde Of Zombies:<\/h3>\n

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At some places, you will encounter a big group of zombies like one above. Before you feed yourself, try to explore the regions for potential traps<\/strong>. For example, a tied up wooden logs, place a bomb to break free them. Place bombs on trucks with inflammable liquid, or else you will be overpowered. There is no way to get out of the horde once they spot you. So walk around and place the proximity bomb on traps. Next when you lure them to follow the same path and the explosion will cause high damage.<\/p>\n

There are overall 40 hordes in Days Gone<\/strong> and during the story mode, you will face one or two or max three. Once you complete the story mode it will unlock the Hordes mode where you have to kill every freaker on the planet. Hopefully, this might lead to some different ending.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A horde of zombies can include from 50 to 500 freakers<\/strong> and it is not possible to kill them all at once. Also, the one you killed will not respawn<\/strong>, but they will grow with time. So you can kill a few hundred go back, gather resources and visit the nest back again to take as much as possible.<\/p>\n

Tips To Kill Human Enemies:<\/h3>\n

Days Gone have different cults who control certain regions, if you have an objective to free one of those then use Mark Enemy<\/strong><\/a> to target them one by one. It gives you a clear location of every enemy in the region, where they are and how has seen you. With this knowledge, you can gradually progress towards enemies who are not aware of your presence and perform a stealth kill. If they notice you and attack then use explosives, throw them at the same time avoid if a bomb is thrown on you. Take cover and plan your attacks, Sniper will be the tough one to kill. Similar to Freakers, human enemies will also follow you. Snipers are visible via red laser light<\/strong>, you can avoid them by staying in cover.<\/p>\n

Freakers Are More Common And Powerful During Night:<\/h3>\n

Freakers the so-called Zombies hibernate in their nest during day time<\/strong>. They are way more common during the nighttime So if you have plans to do something in night its better to rest safe house.<\/p>\n

Tips for Melee Combat:<\/h3>\n

Ample of time you will be shot down by a sniper and surrounded by gang members, at that point dodging in an important ability<\/strong> to use more. The sniper can be on a tree, follow the laser light. Investigate the dead bodies for items. Freakers and Human enemies can be killed with Knife. For melee combat only engage when you have a single one left. Or use the stealth mode to attack quietly from behind. Don’t use a Boot Knife, instead replace it with a melee weapon to kill human enemies faster. For example, a bat can be upgraded to make it more lethal, it will take damage and will require regular repairs.<\/p>\n

How To Unlock Fast Travel:<\/h3>\n

Fast travels will be locked at the beginning, you have to clear the Freakers nest in the region to unlock it. It will guarantee you to save travel from one to another. The Bike is the only ride in the game, and traveling to long distances is full of risk. There are gangs, freakers, animals on the road. Keep destroying the Freakers nest you spot in your way and this is how you unlock Fast Travel.<\/p>\n

How To Track Footsteps:<\/h3>\n

Survival Vision is a way to collect clues while you are lost. It can be used when you see a foggy region on the map, it will reconstruct the scene and tell you exactly where the person you are tracking went through footsteps and blood trails. Whenever you spot the foggy region press R3 to enter Survival Vision and follow the trails<\/strong>, the controller will vibrate<\/strong> once you reach near to a clue<\/strong>. You can read our guide – How To Use Survival Vision In Days Gone – Track Footsteps, Find Clues Tips<\/a> to find out more about effectively using Survival Vision.<\/p>\n

Days Gone PS4 Controls Guide<\/h3>\n

Below are some common controls for Days Gone, to know about full movement controls, bike controls, and weapons controls then read our guide – Days Gone PS4 Controls Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n