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Is Hydraulic Slam the best Augmentation? What's the best weapon? Should I roll or cover more? We've got all the best tricks, tips and secrets to help you get to grip with The Ascent as soon as possible.

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00:00 Hi, I'm Harry, and I've braved the cyberpunk city of Veles to bring you 7 tips to help

00:07 you survive the Ascent. In this isometric shooter, you're a slave to a corporation,

00:12 but a catastrophic event throws the entire city into chaos. Here's what you should

00:17 know to help you protect your district in this dystopian undercity.

00:20 While you're equipped with a cyberdeck and augmentations, you don't have infinite

00:27 health, so you're going to fall if you soak up too many bullets. You're encouraged to

00:31 use cover whenever you can, but I found this quite awkward and went for constantly evading

00:35 instead. Cover works well for stationary objects such as turrets, but dodging is a far more

00:40 viable tactic in most scenarios, as enemies often try to surround you. You can use the

00:45 environment to your advantage too. Exploding barrels are often dotted around contested

00:49 areas, and abandoned vehicles will also explode to deal decent damage when targeted.

00:58 Fighting early enemies can be tricky, especially at the beginning when you have limited weapons,

01:01 but killing enemies gets you much needed experience points, so each time you get backed into a

01:06 corner, overwhelmed by a swarm of enemies, or taken out by a particularly vicious enemy

01:10 turret, you're getting stronger. Checking your equipment is especially important

01:17 early on. You start with an adequate pistol and armour, but getting yourself a better

01:20 weapon makes those first few levels that much easier. It's worth testing out the different

01:25 weapons too. You can have two equipped, as well as one type of grenade, so you should

01:29 experiment. You'll generally get weapon and armour drops from enemies, but in the heat

01:33 of battle you may not always notice when you've picked up something new. Once the fighting

01:37 has died down, hit the character menu and look out for an exclamation point on the loadout

01:42 and armour sections. The first augmentation you get is Hydraulic

01:47 Slam. Equip that right away. It's really handy early on as the AOE damage can get you out

01:53 of tricky situations, especially if you're still trying to get to grips with the controls.

01:58 All slots work as an extra skill, and use energy as a resource. Use these abilities

02:02 as often as you can. You have a second slot for another augmentation,

02:08 which can be brought from a grafter, or dropped by enemies.

02:12 Check every corner for crates filled with Eukreds, health, or stamina top-ups. You can

02:17 also find weapon skins or upgrade currency inside lockers, or tucked away on shelves

02:21 inside deserted stores, so it's well worth fully exploring an area before proceeding.

02:27 If you come across more enemies in your search, know that everything you kill helps you level

02:30 up to make missions, objectives, or tough bosses easier.

02:36 In the populated safe zones, talk to NPCs to see if they've got any side missions for

02:39 you. These can be useful to help you level up if you're finding a boss or an area a little

02:44 tricky, or if the recommended level of the next main mission is too high.

02:48 You can upgrade your weapons too, by visiting a gunsman. You'll need specific components,

02:53 but you'll pick up many of these as you progress through the game. Word of warning though,

02:58 it might be wise to keep some back, as different enemies are susceptible to certain damage

03:02 types, especially bosses. Once you upgrade a weapon, enemies will drop the upgraded version,

03:07 so you don't need to worry about accidentally selling it.

03:12 Bounties are specific, more formidable enemies you'll come across as you explore and complete

03:15 missions. They'll generally have a red skull marker above their head. Kill and loot these

03:20 enemies whenever you come across them, then sell the bounty to a bartender for Eukreds.

03:24 There isn't a massive variety of guns, and you'll find you end up with a lot of duplicates.

03:29 Sell any extras at any vendor to earn even more cash.

03:35 And there you have it, 7 tips to help you survive the perilous cyberpunk world of The

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