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.
00:45 You can use the environment to your advantage too. Exploding barrels are often dotted around
00:49 contested areas, and abandoned vehicles will also explode to deal decent damage when targeted.
00:56 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
01:21 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
01:38 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 as often
02:03 as you can. You have a second slot for another augmentation, which can be brought from a
02:09 grafter or dropped by enemies. Check every corner for crates filled with eucreds, health
02:15 or stamina top-ups. You can also find weapon skins or upgrade currency inside lockers,
02:20 or tucked away on shelves inside deserted stores, so it's well worth fully exploring
02:25 an area before proceeding. If you come across more enemies in your search, know that everything
02:30 you kill helps you level 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
02:40 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. You can upgrade
02:49 your weapons too by visiting a gunsman. You'll need specific components, but you'll pick
02:54 up many of these as you progress through the game. Word of warning though, it might be
02:58 wise to keep some back, as different enemies are susceptible to certain damage types, especially
03:03 bosses. Once you upgrade a weapon, enemies will drop the upgraded version, so you don't
03:08 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 eucrets.
03:24 There isn't a massive variety of guns, and you'll find you end up with a lot of duplicates.
03:30 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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