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I haven't seen any one comment on this so here's my help: When fighting bts mini bosses and you have ran out of hematic grenades or blood bags, you can press the touchpad button to call out to nearby players and a white bt version of them will throw blood bags and grenades and cheer you on while you fight the monster. This has saved me alot

Found out another one, once when you get the weather forecast in your cuff links, you can rob Mule camp Postboxes when it rains, as all the mules take shelter during the rain and don't chase you, just look at you from far like idiots while you empty their postboxes

Never thought the "Piss on it to show dominance" would work lol

I can't believe I spent the whole game pissing off BT's and never once thought of pissing ON them...

I personally love to take out mule camps before I make a delivery. Once I beat em I take a truck and take their resources and build roads so other players will benefit.

Not a tip, just a neat detail. If a Mule falls into water their collars inflate to keep them from drowning.

I'm not 100% on this, but I actually believe I've seen a pattern in the urine markers. For those who don't know, peeing in the world creates those mushroom things for people to Like or pee on to contribute to the mushroom pile. However, enough collective peeing from the Death Stranding playerbase appears to actually turn the mushroom patch into a Cryptobiote spawning patch, which is really handy seeing as you can never have enough Cryptobiotes. Contribute your pee for the greater good, people!

I was always curious but avoided this game because everyone called it a “walking mailman simulator” but I finally gave it a chance. I can’t put this game down it’s so addicting.

1. Ladders can not only be used to access high and low places or cross over water, but can also be used underwater to create a bridge over impassible red water turning it into passable yellow or blue water. 2. Walking repeatedly over terrain makes trails. A trail can be made with as few as one or two passes, so if you are making a return trip, it's a good idea to aim for the same spot. Trails can actually remove or difficult yellow terrain and turn it into paths that are indicated by blue circles. You can see where you and others have passed recently with the odradek scanner, which shows footprints, making it easier to create these trails. Each recent pass creates a larger and larger dirt road, making future passage for both yourself and others easier. You even get likes from others using your trails. 3. Roads you build or contribute to are great ways to get likes. Each road that is built in someone's world has segments in them that give the players who contributed to them likes when you move over the free power zone. If you contributed more, you get more segments and therefore more likes. Gotta get that 'likecin' You can see who helped build your road buy using the odradek on the power strip, causing names to show up like signs. Edit 1: 4. You can jump using X with both the bike and also the truck. 5. I haven't tested this, only seen it in passing so it needs confirmation, but (confirmed) the mule trucks can't carry as much cargo as the bridges trucks, (unconfirmed) but they do have 6 seats in the back that can be used to transport up to 6 corpses. In case you had a series of unfortunate 'accidents'. 6. Regions inhabited by hostile humans are usually surrounded by orange 'posts'. When you pass between them, the hostiles are alerted by a pulse, and they will then 'ping' in your direction with their own odradek. This is useful to know so you can prepare to nullify their scan with one of your own (unlocked at timefall) or to know where to avoid. Also, MULES only scan for cargo, so no cargo: no problem. 7. The stamina bar begins to become grey indicating that you need to rest at a safe house to restore it. This actually only happens when you fully deplete/run your stamina low, so if you are careful and keep an eye on your stamina, you can keep the maximum higher for longer. Edit 2: 8. Both lore and mechanics info: I've seen a lot of people misinterpret how BTs are made, what happens to corpses and what causes a voidout: a) BTs are made when a person dies and their corpse is left to turn into tar. Corpses decaying like this don't actually directly cause voidouts. b) BTs drag the living towards the nearest Collector, which are the boss creatures that you fight. c) A 'voidout' occurs when a BT 'collector' consumes a living human. This is why in the opening cutscene Igor does what he does. You can actually trigger a 'voidout' in game when sam gets hit with a special grab attack by a collector (instant kill). This leaves a huge crater that (reportedly) goes away eventually (thanks timefall) 9. Stun grenades can be great ways to take out an entire vehicle of enemies. 2x stun grenades in a row is normally a full KO and not just a stun.

Anyone seeing this comment. Please build those ziplines. Thank you.

This game has the best message ever and the best community. Congratulations Hideo Kojima, this was exactly what you wanted to achieve

When you get oxygen mask it makes it unnecessary to hold your breath, it's a closed system, BTs will not notice you if you wear it sneaking around them. Makes it easier to get close to cut the umbilical cords.

Tip: If you "alert" a BT and they start walking to you, just hold your breath and STAY STILL, and they will NOT find/grab you even if they are inches away from you.

I’ve actually pissed on the BT black sludge grabbers and yelled “grab some of this”. When they went away because of urine, I was shocked

If you Go in the map, and hit R3 once, you can see wich parts of It belong to the UCA and wich don't, makes it easier to find secondary bunkers, and if you find the musician on the first map and make a delivery for him, he will give you a harmonica, wich you can play for BB when you're resting.

Zip lines are faster and cheaper to make then roads. I have most my map covered with them. Send me some love if you see my stuff out there.

Hate scrolling to find unread Tips: press d pad right or left to scroll in sections.

What I found is that carrying a pcc around and when I get into bt zones I deploy it with a post box unload all my cargo into private locker and then go fight the bt boss once defeated I then just go back and collect without ruining my cargo

when crossing a BT area just simply hold your breath when BB starts crying as this indicates that you have been ''spotted'' and you should be good

If you're short on chiralium, check these locations: 1) Incinerator West of Lake Knot City has tons of chiralium in the backyard which apparently respawns, so check on it from time to time 2) There're chiralium stashes like those left behind by BT bosses along the tar shore - take a walk on the beach near the Timefall Farm and north of Peter Englert's shelter

Please let everyone know that they need to read collector's mails in order to get the backpack cover. If you just keep doing the order you will run out of retrieve order and will not get the cover.

Yes. Yes I have driven directly into a chasm.

1. I can't find enough info on BTs respawn, so this tip will need some testing - if you kill them one by one instead of killing the boss, they will not respawn in the area at all. You probably miss a few, but if they are not at the path you go through they won't catch you. I cleared area in episode 3, right now I am at episode 7 and it's still cleared. 2. MULE and therorist camps respawn after you rest in your room, or after unspecified amount of time, but it seems like at least an hour. 3. Traveling through the same place over and over creates a dirt road (even in snow), but only after you finish a delivery. It seems that even some small dark rocks will dissapear (road to director) wen you drive over them. Trucks create roads way faster than bikes or on foot. 4. Up until now I was able to travel by truck to every delivery location, or very near them (20m). That made those 500kg contracts almost easy. For example, you can get to the elder from the Junk Dealer. 5. The elder man will die in his shelter and you will see a hologram of a BT for a sec. Don't know the conditions, but I had 5 stars with him and I wasn't delivering to him for quite a while. You still get more orders from him though. 6. If you deliver a beer from Timefall Farm, you will have the beer in your room instead of energy drink, but if you drink more then three you'll have Monster back. 7. One of the secret scenes in your room has something to do with the mirror. 8. If there is junk next to Junk Dealer shelter, go and throw it into the lake. It reduces the amount of timefall in the area. 9. Get chiral crystals (and other materials) from delivery terminals, there is plenty to take. 10. If you travel on a highway, scan around and give likes, there's a lot of rest points along the way that need your likes. 11. Get all preppers to 5 stars as soon as possible, some of them will be giving you items that can't be created any other way, like chiral boots, chiral lader, or stronger hematic granade. 12. If you park your vehicle on a elevator, you can deliver packages from/to the vehicle via a terminal. Similarly, if you park your vehicle very close to any prepper's shelter you can do the same thing. 13. Also, if you go to your room while the vehicle is on the elevator, it goes down with you, and up when you leave, while all the cargo that was loaded on the vehicle remains on the vehicle. 14. After you finish an episode form the past, you can replay it from your room. Check out the green figurines behind Sam. 15. Sam walks even slower with grenade ready to be thrown. Combined with crouching you can walk around BTs being almost undetectable. Cut their cord and if you miss, release the already ready grenade.

When throwing cargo, Sam will throw harder using his right arm.

Tip: Rust indicates container damage. Tape color indicates inside contents damage. (Yellow = full contents health, orange = damaged contents).

Keep on keeping on!

I dont know if it has been covered but one trick I use all the time is if I have a bike that needs to get over a chasm you can put a ladder down and drive straight over it. I've been using bikes way longer than I normally would have.

Tip: The absolute fastest way to refill ammo (for guns) is to "rest at an NPC shelter" (not a private room).

Tip: If you feel like you're going to run off a cliff, simply crouch - you can't speed off a cliff while crouched.

BT: I will end humanity Sam: Imma piss on this man whole career

Build roads, it's worth it everywhere except maybe the spots where they only cover short flat stretches of land. Level up anybody that gives you a new piece of tech to get the better versions of said tech. Particularly worth it for the exo rigs, since at level 3 it shrinks down to a small container. Grab every exobiote you see, you WILL need them later. Poor Sam goes through blood like it's free cocktail night at a vampire bar.

BTs give likes for cutting their cord

When you bola the MULEs and you get the handcuffs symbol, you can walk up and kick them into the knocked out stars symbol. Pretty useful if you don't always get that head shot.

This game has so many small detail mechanics. I keep finding out new things every day.

I love how the game finally gives meaning that silly KZfaqr expression “smash that like button.” I cant really smash the like button on my phone unless I’m supposed to like then unlike like then unlike etc. But I can smash the like button in Death Stranding. Awesome video by the way I always wondered how to tell if the Cargo trucks are full.

Hold Triangle to Unload everything from your bag. Great for entering combat. Put your gun on rack.

I wish there was a way to listen to music at your time during the journey. That would've been awesome. And I wish they add a photomode in this game.

Not a tip but I noticed that the white dots on the mushrooms are actually thumbs up

I’m sure people have said this but I’d like to share some stuff I’ve learned while playing: . 1.) While riding the floating carriers, you can use L2 and R2 to make Sam balance his load and to stop immediately. This is very useful when going down steep slopes with obstacles. Go fast and BB will enjoy the speed. Just make sure not to crash haha 2.) When resting in Hot Springs, you can press the touch pad and Sam will start making silly noises for BB if you don’t have the harmonica. 3.) READ YOUR MAIL!!! Reading mail gives you likes and helpful information. That’s how I was able to find the hot spring north-east of the Junkyard guy. 4.) One thing I like to do if I enter combat with MULEs totally unprepared and they have pinged my Cargo is have the Speed Skeleton LV2 equipped and RUN LIKE HELL. Since I’m playing on the hardest difficulty it gets frustrating when all it takes is 3 or 4 good punches for Sam to become unconscious, you just got to be careful where you’re running and to keep an eye on your battery. . 5.)Get the Otter Hood from the Cosplayer, you’ll have to deliver some sewing kits to a pretty rough terrain where they are some BTs located but it’s not too hard. Getting the Otter hood will make Sam swim like an otter when swept away, and instead of BB becoming stressed, BB will start to enjoy the water. . . If I think of anymore I will edit.

It's a bit more difficult because you have to hold a button down, but you can go into first person mode by holding L1 in BT territory for a REALLY good view of where your scanner is pointing.

So I wasn't the only one to slip off the cliff the second the game gave me control? That makes me feel a little better.

I don’t know if this is discussed in your last video. I watched that but don’t remember seeing it there or in this video. Anyway here’s my tip a friend told me. You can take selfies in the sink near the mirror. You get a cool nightmare cutscene sometimes. Additionally it’s a very easy way to get likes from BB. BB is very generous with the likes depending on the pose.

Here is an actually new tip, with a very minor spoiler: While resting or catching your breath (by holding circle), press the touchpad button to whistle or play the harmonica if you have it. Keep tapping it as you finish each part of the song to play out the song. BB will give you likes as you do this, which refill your stamina gauge. Very useful if you can't use your canteen (i.e. it's empty). I believe this happens automatically if you leave the controller idle, also.

Tip: Leveling up a PCC structure (e.g. a generator) also completely repairs it.

When surrounded by BTs, stop moving for a few seconds. They will become visible for easy maneuvering (or hitting)

i thought my main goal would be the story but now i'm just farming materials and building roads ^^

You have a dodge you can use with R2/L2+X. It's insanely invulnerable, so you can easily dodge even the AOE spear throws or away from tons of mules surrounding you or away from boss attacks. You can also steady yourself while sprinting with heavy cargo and ram into the guys that guard to break through and kick their asses. Whenever you're punching a mule you'll go through their attacks, so if you're beating on one guy and about to get poked, just change targets. Decoy cargo (or any cargo) and remote stun bombs go together well. If we did it with C4 in MGS, try it with remote stun bombs in DS. If you did it to guards in MGS, do it to mules in DS. Sticky gun is amazing. Pull things off mules and then chuck them back in their faces. Or in boss BT fights, there will hematic grenades and such popping up all over arena. Instead of waiting for white Sams to help, use the sticky gun to grab it from a mile away. But that's not all the sticky gun is good for. Containers and the contents of the containers are actually two separate hp bars. The container is mostly damaged from rain, the contents mostly from falls. Keep the container health high and the falls will do less damage to the contents. Don't be like me and waste repair spray right before your turn in, it only heals the container and the score is based on the hp of the contents. Also use repair spray when you find cover from timefall, if you use it while you're getting rained on it will be much less effective. Drive over ladders with a bike (carefully), use ropes to cross rivers, there's a certain hat that will help you deal with water better. The truck you build can hold something like 5-10 times the amount of cargo mule trucks can. More than enough to complete several stretches of highway at once. Bots will perform better if you send them to places where you've completed highways and cleared out mules, but BTs don't bother them. I think the emote 'likers get liked' is more than just trading a like for a like. I strongly suspect it's a hint that being more generous with liking other people's things will either get your things to show up more OR that you'll interact more with other people who like a lot of things. The tips section in the menu is insanely long and has a lot of cool tricks. Try to make sure even gameplay tips are in a place people who might not want to see them can avoid them. A lot of this stuff is as cool to find as the story itself. You guys all rock. Let's build some roads together.

1) ALWAYS use a bike wherever possible - you can get to every destination using it. 2) Let the BT's drag you to the boss, then simply look at your map and head to the closest area out of bounds. This will eliminate all BT's in the area. 3) Or just ride straight through with your bike. 4) Take as much lost cargo as possible from your bases, then immediately deliver at that same base. 5) Unload all packages before entering mule territory so they won't be alerted to you. You can then take them all out with ease.

Cool, this episode was better than the previous one. Not really a tip but something that can be helpful to other players: When you reach the point where you can build roads, make sure you're not building structures on the path where they'll be constructed. If you do, the game is gonna destroy them, which can be pretty annoying if it's...say....a container, for example. And yes, it happened to me, I lost a level 3 of those and had to rebuild it and pick up all the stuffs I put in the private locker because they were lying around...Good time lol Also, am I the only one who's completely addicted to this game. Like good lord, the concept is special but it's so damn good.

1. You can actually kick these stunned MULEs and the chain will change to star 2. Mules with hoods on will counter your attacks 3. You can parry MULEs with your rope, it needs to be timed good though 4. That slow motion when you knock out a MULE is for grabbing the cargo they hold mid-air. Throwing or bashing a MULE with cargo is one hit knockout 5. Hold triangle to put all cargo from your back on ground at once. Don't do it on rough/steep terrain though or you might damage it. 6. You can skip cutscenes such as loading cargo, drinking monster energy or others 7. There are several secret cutscenes in your safehouse like Sam spilling a beer on you or BB breaking from the container

Even not in the game, people on the comment section still help each other by giving tips. The sense of community in this game is amazing

this game is so good. i also really think that it is fostering a positive community. Kojima really is a genius and he knew what he was doing. this game is connecting real people in a positive way.

L2 and R2 can be used to very quickly break on the floating carrier. allowing you to never step off. square also allows you to push like a skateboard

There is a cool easter egg that I found recently in the safe house, similar to the nightmare sequence with BB. If you zoom on Sam's feet long enough, the camera will start to blur and a puddle of tar will drip from under your bed with BTs grasping your feet and, strangely enough, a BT version of Deadman

Had this game on order for months and months. I cancelled the order when the reviews came out. However after watching 21Kiloton’s review - and because it was near Christmas - I asked my mum to buy me it for Christmas! I loaded it on Xmas day and played it on Boxing Day. Man I am loving it! Can hardly put it down!

Tip: You can crouch to get captured by BTs almost instantly. Useful if you want to start a BT boss battle quickly.

Heres one I'm sure you haven't seen yet. You can actually jump the MULES scanner (ping) and avoid detection. Just make sure your timing is on point.

To those completionists coming back to the first area for the 5 stars. Pro tip, you can make a zipline system from distro center south, all the way to windfarm bypassing all the BTs and the climb. I also made one to cross the waterfall to get to musician.

Use the river stream while equipping the otter hood,and just simply fall down in river.for manuever,if hold l2/r2 Sam will role in 1 direction and even loops clockwise.or u could just press l2 then r2, taking advantage of the spin to moves towards quicker.Sometimes it's the best way to move..make sure everything u don't want to lose are hooked to ur floating device and the stuff behind the back that are strapped if not it will drop. And easy combat..the chain is 3 times. Id enemies hit on third time they will stun..so u can actually moves behind them or do anything like switching stuff.basicly more timing...or u could just knocked them off.if they tried to attack in close distance.just attack them too, because u will not get him by them if u both tried to attack.sometimes they parry back though If u have the harmonica equiped.when rest, Sam can play it and bb will give u lots likes for playing it..and also regain slight Amount of stamina. Another way to spot bt without helps of bb..or bb out of commission.just press the middle button to taunt them..bt that close can hear u talking and will automatically runs towards u.doing so also make BT visible for a split second.if u can't see them but u hear the clicking sound, stop taunting,they will rush towards even faster.make sure use your ear where the direction and don't forget to hold breathing and crouch... otherwise u can't escape.or simply if u have time to pee at them also can,but need timing While using the stick gun.when u fired the shot. The package will move towards u if u timingly press the grab either left or right u can get it without it falling and take dmg.make sure don't move while firing or it will not goes towards u correctly

Seeing roads get built is sooo cool

Tip: Distribution Centers are a fantastic location to store in-progress orders b/c of their prime geographical location. So don't be afraid to pick up orders to maximize your load.

Fun fact: trucks can actually carry an infinite amount of weight but only have a finite amount of space in the back to hold cargo

EX Grenade #1+ is a thing. Run your stamina REALLY low (fill it with the white bar below 25%) before resting at a private room and donating some urine. You won't be happy you did.

Going back to the bola gun. If you don't knock them out on the first go. You can run up to them to kick them and knock them out.

When you are skating the cargo carrier you can press R2 and L2 to stop.

An easy way to transfer items between truck and bike , if you park a car close to a bike, they’ll both be available in the cargo menu, and you can move items between them .

If you have a ton of cargo on your back and carrying on your both hands, you can crouch to stay balance when losing balance

I spent a few hours just hauling metals and cematics to build the highway

This game is crazy, the mechanics are so deep and well designed...

If you are on a fight with one of the armored mules you can run straight to them presing R2 and L2 while dashing and then square so that you bash them and you will knock them a little and get behind them making it easy to knock them out barehanded...

Build zip lines and then build more ziplines so we can all travel around faster. Got to get that gold trophy.

when youre rebuilding road carry materials in the smallest sizes to reduce weight. load them on your truck and go from paver to paver. also, dont be shy and dump chiral crystals as soon as you see one in the early game

This game just got 32x times better. All the hidden mechanics in this game creates the ultimate video game experience, where you are not capped to what you can do like most traditional games. Loving it more one day at a time.

The last one is just a repatriate scene when you have no BB with you it is a "replacement" you get that is "explained" in a story later on

not sure if this works on all bosses, but you can avoid all lion encounters simply by getting off of the black goo area

I'm so glad tips and tricks where the community comes together to help eachother it reminds me of metal gear solid v

Here's a little info on EX Grenades. EX 0 Simply walk around and through various terrain, BT infested areas, or timefall areas. Almost anything you do covers Sam with dirt and grit. Take a shower to create them. USES: Toss them on the ground or at the BTs to send them floating away in a random direction. They don't float away too far. EX 0 is the easiest grenade to make (you just have to walk around after all) but not as strong as the next variant, EX 1. EX 1 Let's call this the pee-pee grenade, since its made using your urine. You need to consume Monster energy drink to make them. USES: A more stronger version of the EX 0. Toss your pee-pee and watch them flee! Of course, the drawback is that you can't create it as easily as EX 0. EX 2 The poo-poo grenade. You need to eat cryptobiotes to create this grenade. USES: It can paralyze BTs for a short while. Since it can explode in a cloud, it can hit any BT caught in its area of effect. Simply throw your poo-poo on a BT or on the ground (if you are targeting multiple BTs). Also, you can use the wheelie on your bike to easily navigate deeper areas in the water (marked by yellow) without causing the bike to hit something.

I’ve been really happy with this game and having everyone that plays it help each other out is a great concept

All im gonna say is, Zip Lines are THE BEST.

In private room, I checked on BB and he was asleep, so I pressed square and knocked on his pod. He knocked back, then went ape shit and smashed through the glass to attack me! But then I woke up and it was a dream. But this actually happened, try it, if BB is asleep, press Square anyway

Zip lines initially go 300m so open your map to keep an eye on the distance before setting one down. Make sure you stretch out to the maximum that you can. I set up a lot of zip lines in the central section to go from one end to the other without even touching the ground. BTs won't bother you while you're on the Zip line.

On repeated actions like delivering cargo, going to private room, recycling, or even the bb flashbacks. Do NOT press options and then skip. Once you’ve already watched a cut scene, the next time it repeats you can skip it by simply pressing circle. Makes chugging all five monsters super fast and easy once you watch the 3 or 4 times. This also let’s you know if it’s a bb flashback you haven’t seen before because pressing circle only skips those you’ve seen

And please don't leave vehicle or other cargo in the middle of the road.....

W-was that a Tallneck??! Also, the shoot through the gas tip is pretty amazing and the peeing...

I can't believe how amazingly designed this game is that people can discover this intricate shit.

Another tip I didn’t see and I watched both of your videos...I always put two floating carries (one for riding, the other for carrying cargo)in my truck that way you can use the Speed Skeleton and get around easy and light and do a really far jump like the Incredible Hulk video game.

What a great video, thanks for the awesome tips. PS: You can kill humans so long as you incinerate their bodies before they go necro. I actually cleared one of the bandit camps this way and now I can pass through it without being bothered and didn't cause any void outs. In fact the first time I gained access to the truck I had to fill it full of dead mule bodies and make my way to the incinerator, it was one hell of an experience. This game is just so awesome!

Here's a tip. If you run into friendly porters with your bike, you'll lose a bunch of likes. I did that by accident the other day and it was hilarious. He was trying to give me a blood bag, I did a sharp turn and hit him, blood spattered and he went flying. The other porter ran away and I lost 100 likes from them, but still worth it.

If you hold back on the back and wheelie slowly and hit X to hop you can use the bike like a HillClimb bike or Trials bike

the more you learn to take advantage of the mechanics. the more you enjoy the game.

The easiest way to avoid bts in a timefall is to stick to routes that are along where highway construction will be

Easter egg: I found that if your in the private room, and drink monster energy, put on the cap, put on the glasses, etc. really REALLY fast skipping everything, I accidentally found out that at some point, all the items scatter all over the floor. XD Kinda funny when it happened. Guess it represents someone frantically putting on things or wolfing down monster drinks.

For those are you wondering after hearing not to linger In Chapter 2 when you should go back to the first area, you should go back with you unlock zip lines late in chapter 3 and for love of God use them to make a highway from port lake knot to the capital.

Thank you so much for putting in my Easter egg!!! I was jumping up and down when I saw my name XD one more Easter egg for you, when dropping off the body in the truck at the beginning of the game, the guy who's shoting gets grab by a familiar face

The tip about the blood bullets was fine incredibly useful. I thought that real guns had no practical use, in so glad I can actually use them to kick ass

Such a shame people don't have the patience to see everything the game has to offer.

Great tips, thanks to everyone for submitting them.

I'm 140 hours into the game and I still learned new things, especially regarding combat. A great guide for any level porter (:

Make sure to play Death Stranding on your bithday! go in your private room and also yell outside