Weird West: 8 Combat Tips

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The Weird West is even more dangerous than the regular old west. Not only do you have to worry about trigger-happy outlaws, but there are also animals, Wraiths, Pigmen, and more that are after your blood. Hence, throughout the game, you will get into many combat situations.

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While the game isn't quite Dark Souls in terms of difficulty, battles are still pretty tough. In fact, you could find yourself dying a lot if you're not careful. To help keep restarts to a minimum, here are a collection of tips for when things turn violent, especially in the early stages of your adventure.

Along with your health, a bar you should keep an eye on during a fight is the one on the right side of the screen. This shows you how many action points you have left. You can use up this bar quickly if you're constantly utilizing your abilities or always performing slow-mo dodge leaps.

It's not that you shouldn't do those things, but be selective about it. For instance, you don't need to use a lightning shot on a regular Stillwater scrub. Save them for the most dangerous adversaries in the battle.

While on your journey, you will likely pick up many projectiles. Don't ignore them as dynamite, flashbangs, wildfire cocktails and the lighting in bottles are all very useful.

The dynamite, in particular, does significant damage, but don't throw them into puddles of water as that'll extinguish the fuse. For battles in flooded caves, you want the lightning in a bottle as it's more effective when mixed with water - just make sure you're not in danger, too. If you don't use the throwable items, they'll take up places in your inventory for no reason.

In this game, combat situations don't always start