PREREQUISITES

*Open the console, and type --- bind G "say /drop" ---.
- This will allow you to drop whatever item you are currently holding in your hands.

*Open the console and type --- bind T "+alt2" ---, or any key you want.
- This will allow you to mark special enemies, weapons, items, etc. with a global ping.

*Once in game, open up the console and type --- crosshair 0 ---.
- If you're not the host, this will disable the crosshair as intended.

*Open Options, Video, Advanced Settings, and set Shader Detail to High or Very High.
- Without this, the Howler becomes literally invisible, and is completely unfair.

*Open Options, Multiplayer, and set Game Instructor to Disabled
- Game Instructor breaks immersion and is not part of the intended experience.

GUIDELINES

- There is no shame in lowering the difficulty if you're having trouble - that's why it's there.

- There are no survivor bots. The Director will balance for how many human players are in-game.
- Medkits, Pain Pills, and Adrenaline are in the Medkit slot, Defibs and Ammo packs in Pills Slot.
- Medical items all give permanent health, but slowly give health over time in exchange.
- Medkits heal for 60 HP, Pain Pills heal for 40 HP, Adrenaline heals for only 20 HP.
- Medkits remove all incapacitation strikes, while Pain Pills and Adrenaline only remove one.
- Health will slowly regenerate to the nearest bar (1/5th or 20%) of health.
- There are no crosshairs; Laser sights will be even more valuable now.
- You can struggle against infected pinning you by holding shove, reducing incoming damage.
- If you're the last player standing, struggling gives you a chance to escape a special's grasp.
- In Solo, Defibs in your inventory grant you a Second Wind upon receiving a fatal blow.
- Pipe bombs have a short fuse, throw them at Tanks to stagger them and deal heavy damage.
- If all players reach the saferoom alive, you'll get an extra life; if you lose them all, it's game over.
- You can enter Zed-Time by killing commons and special infected in a wide variety of ways.
- You can quick switch weapons like shotguns or snipers to deal massive damage very fast.
- Crouching moderately reduces your gun recoil, and laser sights remove it almost entirely.
- You can switch to your secondary weapon to run faster, certain primaries slow you down.
- You can flash your light at the Howler to slow it down, but your battery will drain very fast.
- Boomer explosions will damage survivors. Make sure to keep your distance at all times.
- You can use melee weapons while incapacitated, but they will be less reliable.
- Witches have now become ambush predators, springing to life when survivors get too close.
- While Witches have very low HP, they will slay the entire team if left unchecked.
- Howlers cannot be killed, but lighting them on fire will slow them + prevent them hurting you.
- You'll lose remaining mag rounds if you reload too early, aside from shotguns.
- Ammo piles are limited, but you can see how many uses a pile has left through its model.
- Adrenaline reduces reload times and you can use it on your fallen teammates.
- Picking up new weapons gives you a random amount of ammo in reserve.