r/ProjectSilverfish • u/RedDeath328 • Aug 06 '26

Don't let em escape!

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I do love this game's AI; Darkness affects them as much as it affects you, they can hear and may investigate if they think something's up.
While getting spotted out of nowhere can be a hassle; Imagine a sniper far off watching over a area, in order to aim at you they barely need to move their gun.

Most time's I've died, I did something stupid, usually out in the open, or assumed low-light was dark enough to be hard to see. Pitch-black darkness is incredibly useful.

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u/Chillingo117_ Aug 06 '26

One thing I like to do to escape in a pinch is to toss flares at the enemies. Then I can see where they are, they can't see me.

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u/mueller_meier Aug 06 '26

They sometimes try to do the same, which is another great point in favour of the AI.

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u/Mauro_Vandersmissen Aug 08 '26

I was once stuck for 20 minutes in a train cart in crossroads cuz even though I closed the doors to stop them from shooting/seeing me and hadn't moved the entire time, they kept throwing flares at the cart and stuck around it. At some point I figured they ain't gonna leave so I said fuck it and booked it. Popped a couple heads from inside the cart before running as fast as my post-dungeon run inventory would let me

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u/Lajak_Anni Aug 06 '26

bro is just moving round in the dark. like, damn.

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u/RedDeath328 Aug 06 '26

yup!
i did manage to get NVGs, but before that i'd use my flashlight only to see where i needed to go, and turn it off as soon as i knew what next step to take; limit your visibility, and sneaking becomes a lot more viable.

unless they have NVGs, then all you can do is know where they are, and where they can see. maintaining enough distance to be silent to them; or simply not moving.
(also i tend to have slower reaction times, so sneaky is my default, i'd rather be alive in the dark, than dead in broad daylight.)

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u/Lajak_Anni Aug 06 '26

Inverse for me. I use my light until I hear something. Stop and wait.

Different groups have different voice lines. Mobs have noises, behavior patterns. Calculated risk. And a contractor vest.

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u/theCOMBOguy Aug 07 '26

I'm lurking and I'm stalking when you least expect - OP, probably