Absolutely a must have weapon when first starting the game, really underused. People overstimate it's power and often goes on sale for a good price of 15 credits! even 3 CREDITS!!



Never EVER consider using stop signs or yield signs as a 'better' option than the Shovel.
The stop sign and yield sign weighs 10x times more than the shovel. Especially the yield sign weighing 42lb


As of Version 47 the shovel received a buff, weighs 8lb now instead of 18lb and his attack range has been increased to avoid hitting teammates from behind giving you more reasons to have a shovel.

Great! Now that you have the shovel here are somethings you must know about some of the parts of the facility on which you explore..

OBJECTS HAVE COLLISION!

Stuff like railings or most of the pipes parts you see on the walls have collision, use this to your advantage against some enemies. it will save your life, trust me we'll get more to that soon.

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(Not a railing but monsters won't get you up here still as of Version 45)

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You can jump on these and being able to have the high ground and likely to survive if you don't have a shovel on you.. If you do..

As of Version 45, enemies like thumpers and spiders can get you when standing top of the railings and pipes. HOWEVER, there are some layout of railings that if you stay in a perfect angle and corner that almost as if you are about to fall, you won't get hurt by the enemies.

There are a plenty of monsters in the game that are quite dangerous or make your job more difficult than it needs to be. Some of them are impossible to kill but others can be killed simply with you not getting hurt (kinda). Lets analyse the killable creatures..

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The Hoarding Bugs are passive unless you provoke them by stealing their materials or simply being in their way but they are a complete joke and you can just smack them 3 times, you'll likely not gonna get hit by one if you hit them first. You shouldn't be struggling if you deal with 2 of them at the sametime.

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Snare Fleas are really easy to deal with if you pay attention in the ceiling while exploring, they can hide in good spots. if one is onto you then remember to have a buddy on your side to help you deal with it by simply hitting the creature with the shovel, only takes 3 hit. You can also teleport your buddy back to the ship and the bugger will die.

(If you are doing this on solo then you can free yourself from it if you grab the shovel again and hit it or stand still so the bug doesnt kill you)

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Bunker Spiders are a joke. You can destroy the webs by hitting it with a shovel but the spider will start chasing you if they haven't been in aggro mode. Once one of them chases you, you can hit them while moving backwards, piece of cake.

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Thumpers are easier to kill than you think, although they are faster than Bunker Spider and they only go in one direction when charging. His speed limit gets reset everytime it's hurt, so you can take it out easily at a safe distance.

As of Version 47 the thumper speed limit issue has been fixed, now it behaves like it should be, hitting on something when charging in a direction will reset their speed limit making it more vulnerable to attack it easily.

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By far the most feared Creature in the game and can simply be KILLED (that's right) the way to deal with him is by having a buddy on you carrying a zap gun, let your buddy stun the creature and begin to beat the ♥♥♥♥ out of him. Or 1 tap him with a double-barrel shotgun you gotten by killing the Nutcracker.

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There isn't really much any other way to kill a eyeless dog with only using a shovel but you can kill them easily if you have a buddy on you that uses the zap gun. With it you can easily clear out the area full of these buggers. More easier now with Double-barrel shotguns!
They also die from thunderstorms during stormy moons.





This video is a good demostration on how to clear them out:

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It is entirely impossible to kill a Forest Giant by using a shovel or any other weapons. There IS a way to kill it in a environmental way, Earth Leviathan Worm. Lure a Forest Giant on you while a Earth Leviathan Worm is about to attack you, if you are able to survive the worms attack and eats the Forest Giant instead i would say you earn an achievement for that.

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Baboon Hawks aren't much of a threat unless you carry stuff they find delicious and will try to eat you for it. It's easy to take one down all by yourself with just 5 hits of shovel but if they are in packs it could be a issue to deal with. If you have a well organized crew team you can handle it pretty well.

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Nutcrackers are considered one of the new foes added in the game as of Version 45.

They patrol around the facility and when they detect you they start playing a music which begins their combat mode, they hold a double barrel shotgun and they can 1 tap you pretty easily but there are some advantages to deal with them. One of them is to wait for him to start reloading his gun and beat the hell out of him, you can hit him anywhere. Another is to have a buddy of yours carrying a zap gun and easily stun the cracker with easy kill or use a flashbang.

They take 4-5 hits to go down.

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Masked are considered one of the new foes added in the game as of Version 45.

These lost souls will look around for a victim (you) to convert them into another Masked man. Basically zombies but they are smart, they take 4 hits to kill one with a shovel and are easy to deal with one if you are good at keeping a good distance from it, in numbers could be a challenge so hope that your crew team isn't dumb.

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Congratulations, now you know how to deal with most of the creatures! Prove to the company you are more valuable and reach the Boss rank.
Always have a shovel on you and beat the hell out of these creatures