NecroKnightmare
Newbie
- Aug 4, 2020
- 64
- 23
The game pauses when you open the map. The map also shows you exactly where the next level is so ideally what you want to do is plan the quickest route to the next level, picking up chests if you can along the way. Also keep in mind, if you switch floors the timer will pause, going forward or back a level always pauses the timer. I'm hoping that this changes because you really have to abuse that mechanic starting out if you want to make any kind of meaningful progression and it makes hiding redundant when it doesn't even pause the timer. The timer should only ever count down when you're seen and being actively chased by an enemy.
There's a fallback if you hit rock bottom i.e. no money/weapons, if you talk to the shop chick she'll give you a free shiv with weak damage but high durability, with it you can at least kill the eye-mouth-zombie chicks by stun locking them to scrounge up some money.
I got that shiv but I just gave up. The bad hotboxes that give enemies free hits on you as you run past them and trying to move VERY quickly with about 30 seconds to each level thanks to the timer is killing it for me. I wouldnt be so bad but I cant get farther than floor 7 before it all goes wrong and my money is constantly sitting there. Id say if there was 1 change they need to make to really help things, its to not drop ALL your money. Im losing resources but have no way to get any new ones. Its just a bad setup that means once things go wrong they will only ever decline and you cant turn it around. I really like the game otherwise and it kills me but man, this is a giant swing and miss.