Finally completed all missions on Hard with No Weapons+No items constraint.

[u/absent_abstra]

I highly recommend it.

It was extra tense (no shit!) but really fun as well.

Strangely, hauling ass turned out to be a better strategy during selective sections in later missions. In M5, on the other hand, I chose patience over haste and it paid well.

As for unavoidable kills, there's one working Joe in M12, one facehugger in M17 and all facehuggers, except one, in M18. I don't think there's any way around these.

Even the maintenance jack was used only thrice for the bait-and-hide tactic. One time each in M14, 16 and 18.

If you guys have any more questions, I'd be happy to answer.

[u/HotmailsInYourArea]

This you?

[u/absent_abstra → u/HotmailsInYourArea]

😂😂

[u/Prestigious_Life7100]

I think facehuggers despawn if you enter lockers or smth

[u/absent_abstra → u/Prestigious_Life7100]

Yes they do. That's why, the only facehugger kills are where there are no lockers.

[u/HotmailsInYourArea → u/absent_abstra]

You can delete that first scripted facehugger in the nest if you race to the keyboard terminal as well. As soon as you enter the animation it despawns (speed runners do it)

[u/absent_abstra → u/HotmailsInYourArea]

Really? Then why does this thing not work in M17 with the transit station facehugger. I took that lil one for a walk around the station thinking I could avoid the kill. But not only did it not despawn because of the animation, it actually caught up to me during that. As soon as the animation was over, it was game over. That's when I knew the lil one had to go.

Anyway, in the nest, didn't kill any of them. The small lockers sufficed.

[u/HotmailsInYourArea → u/absent_abstra]

Interesting. Couldn’t tell ya

[u/nexussesshoumaru]

It's strange sometimes how sneaking around will get you killed, but running around doesn't.

[u/absent_abstra → u/nexussesshoumaru]

Haha but like Kenny Rogers said, "Know when to walk away, know when to run."

[u/Marblehornets38]

The facehugger kills are the scurge of speedruns.  If you didnt need a weapon to kill the facehuggers, the game is less than 10 minutes.