Code Vein - Essential Starter Guide - Stats & Leveling Explained
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Thanks to Bandai Namco for the review copy!
In the not too distant future, a mysterious disaster has brought collapse to the world as we know it. Towering skyscrapers, once symbols of prosperity, are now lifeless graves of humanity’s past pierced by the Thorns of Judgment. At the center of the destruction lies a hidden society of Revenants called Vein. This final stronghold is where the remaining few fight to survive, blessed with Gifts of power in exchange for their memories and a thirst for blood. Give into the bloodlust fully and risk becoming one of the Lost, fiendish ghouls devoid of any remaining humanity. Wandering aimlessly in search of blood, the Lost will stop at nothing to satisfy their hunger. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.
Featuring a story driven connected dungeon experience, dive into the world of CODE VEIN. Create your own character and choose your partner as you venture out into a world of destruction, overrun by the Lost. Use your combined strength to coordinate your approach and defend each other from surprise attacks or overpowered enemies using your Blood Veil and various weapons. Change the feel of the game depending on which partner you choose, each with their own combat style and background story.
Experience the power of blood as you use unique Blood Veils to drain your enemies to enhance your abilities. Using "Gifts" powered by enemy blood, players can increase their strength, weaken enemies, and utilize new weapon abilities and overpowered attacks.
Take on the Lost as you explore the malefic world of CODE VEIN. Choose from a myriad of weapons such as bayonets, axes and spears, to accommodate your favorite battle style. Apply strategy in your attacks through partnered coordination and Blood Veil enhancements, ready to bring down the most threatening enemies.
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One last thing I forgot to mention, if you're ever lost you can check the map by the couches at the hub and it'll give you a hint of where to go next!
My drain is allways instant never charge why? What am I doing wrong?
Only one question as to whether I’ll buy this one or not: is there an unarmed moveset?
Twiggy Shei There is not an unarmed move set.
Darrian Morris alright, then I guess imma pass on this one
Twiggy Shei Well it’s your choice, however I would like to stick up for the game because in my opinion it’s great. But if that’s your deciding call so be it my dude.
My goodness. Within the first 3 minutes, this guide was insanely helpful compared to the rest I’ve found on RUclips. As a newbie to any souls-like this is insanely helpful thank you
Yeah ! The video nicely sums up neatly from the beginning of the fundamentals
Been sub to you for awhile. Not once have you let me down. Your video titles are never misleading. Thank you for all your hard work and amazing videos. Oh also for being such an honest content creator.
I just subbed, this guy is crazy good, wasted a bunch of time looking at info elsewhere ending up confused, he cleared it all up. Feel good. Guess i'll see you on the elden ring cowboy.
Yeah I love this guy
Man, i remember playing through dark souls 1-3 with your soothing voice as company, now it will guide me again
Beginner's guide - "using your Blood code this is how you regen you Ichor with your blood vail..."
Souls veteran - "What language is this?"
I meeeean. Everything said there sounds mildly like it could come from bloodborne
Same tho! I’ve 100% DSR, DS2 and DS3 plus I’m obviously a souls fan so I’ve replayed them just for fun.
Now I move to Code Vein and I’m like “wot”, like yeah a lot of it is similar to Souls except it’s all the different names that has got me in a twist. If someone could explain the details of this game by comparing them to what they are in dark souls, that would be amazing.
@@SnafuFourTwo I just got this im listening to the explanation and im lost. I'm like I thought this was a simple hack and slash fun game. It sounds more complicated now. Also I tried playing online the experience seemed just the same as offline lol
Something something proc something i frames something
Just started this today and it's super confusing. Ty for the guide.
U well get after a while I got it pretty fast I played for 27h (all together) my lvl is 110+
good to see ur playing this old friend. i haven't been on your channel in years, but you were there to guide me through my journey on dark souls 3
Another small tip, smash every box you see, more often than not there are hidden items or vestiges under boxes :)
I just got this game and I really suck at these types of games but I wanted it because it's tied to the God Eater universe, which I play those games. Anyway, these videos are super helpful to me so thank you very much for making them.
Thank you, how you explained the stats and level was great. Now I feel more confident in continuing my play-through in the game without feeling I messed up with my build.
Yeah i am same thing mess up and i am idiot cause i die many time without know. Now i finally learned about this video! XD
same ^_^
You've encouraged me to resume the game which I rage quit last year afetr being unable to beat the dual bosses (fat fire guy and ice woman). The most important thing in this game is mastering the parry ability which I completely suck at doing though.
I can't even pass the first boss ;)
@@TBT707 It's like "Dark Souls": you need to "get gud" in order to master the battle system and then it becomes addictive.
I finished the game two years ago and now, after beating Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3 and Elden Ring, I tried Code Vein again and enemies can't hit me LOL
@@teachersama yea!!ive been watching videos amd plan on practicing cause i didnt waste my money for nothing hehe
@@TBT707 try diffrent weapontypes, you have a easy time with ranger as starter class because of the lightning fast dodge if you equip a bayonet
I'm so fcking far into the game and didn't even know you could do drain and special attacks
That's why I start Soulslike games (DS3, Sekiro, Code Vein for me...) from Checking Cowboy guides 😁
same. i also had no idea you could combo drain attacks until this video
Yeah i also didn't know you could sprint in this game i only did it on ladders and then about halfway through the game i accidently found out you could sprint
that shit is explained directly at the start of the game...you cant miss it...
Me but with running
Thanks for this guide, was unsure on a few things but this cleared up what I was uncertain about and you made it very clear. Great job man.
One thing you didn't say is the Ivy type you can move it around when you hold the charge. So you can hold "X" on PS4 then move the black cloud under an enemy from long range or around a corner. It's good for getting Ichor up without needing to risk getting in range of anything.
I can also get off two or three charged attacks on the same guy before they reach me if the setup is right. Makes it really good for just after resting to quickly build up Ichor before a boss with taking no damage. All be it slower then most might like to play.
It's also great for drawing in just a few or 1 enemy rather than a hoard or if you're doing a "gift grind" and you want to make sure you don't run out of ichor. But it really, really doesn't work well for parries or combo drains. Pity since it's far and away the veil with the most style points.
@@sr71silver It's fitting for caster's, some of the AOE spells can just about kill everything in one go but there is always a few that have around 20% health. The Ivy's damage is right around that so if you pull on the biggest HP guys with it you can then AOE everything in one go.
One of the few games I played until the end. And the first new game+ ever just because I want to play ig again.
Lose interest fast? No interesting stories you wanna finish?
@@TheIceTrey most game stories suck now a days. Last of us was one of the few very good ones. God of War was pretty good too
@@TheIceTrey I think with so many unlockable play styles code vein has a unique way of keeping players invested.
You just answered all issues I have to understand these stats stuff. And a single video really well explained. Thanks a lot!
4 years later and this video just helped me with so much thank you for taking the time to make this.
Just started this last night and this has been super helpful. Thank you!!
God damn....
haven't seen FIGHTINCOWBOY since a few other Souls-Like games.... glad you're trucking on, brother ;) your vids are straight forward, positive attitude, brief and helpful. Thanks bud!
Just something quite important. The game likes to throw the word defense all over.
The defense stats on your blood code page is the same defense stats shown when you check veils. It is affected by code and veil and the higher it is the less damage you get when being hit.
The defense stats on weapon page is the damage you get while blocking. It is not shown anywhere else but only on weapon page.
Basically code vein weapon is like weapon is like weapon att + shield (kinda like 2h block weapons from dark souls) whereas veil is armor but also drain attack dmg. Many of the in game buffs that affect weapon dmg don't affect drain attack and vice versa.
I once again find myself watching a cowboy guide. Should have known it be the first video to come up when searching code vein
Sorry for my poor English, but it is a very useful and clear start guide for code vein. I like it very much.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like leveling HURTS you more than it HELPS you? The only thing that leveling really provides you is significantly increased health. The difference in health between level 10 (~1000) and level 100 (~3000) is pretty significant. But healing in this game is so weak and slow (compared to most Soulsborne-esque titles) that you really don't want to be taking any damage anyway. You also get extremely small amounts of stamina and attack power, but I assure you it's minor. Lastly, your companions do seem to scale with your own level, so artificially deflating your character's level will make your companions less potent, but this is frankly a good thing as you'll frequently find them so overtuned as to be clearing waves of enemies or chunking bosses without you. The real boosts you get to character performance come from upgrading your weapons and blood veils to +3, +6, +9 and eventually +10 as well as learning and mastering the later-game Blood Codes. A level 10 character with +10 weapon/blood veil using a late-game Code is only doing about 10-15% less damage than a level 100 character with a +10 weapon/blood veil using a late-game Code. Now, the experience you gain towards mastering various gifts is entirely related to your level comparable to the level of your enemies. These numbers are hidden from you, but the effect is quite evident. At level 10, in the Zero District depths map, I can fully master a 36,000 haze gift in A SINGLE RUN. On my first character, who is currently level 100+ (unfortunately), it could take 2+ hours worth of runs to master an advanced gift. It's extremely punishing. It's VERY easy to over-level this game. So, in short, try to stay as low level as possible at all times?
Your thoughts are appreciated.
Atleast it's better to spend your Haze for upgrading your stuff or for gifts first and if you have some haze left-over you could increase the level.
This is an amazing video. I didn't realize all the movesets as they didn't provide much in the tutorial. Thanks!
Anyone else pick this game up while its on sale on psn? 🤭
I just got this game and this was a great help. Thanks so much for the great explanation on how this games works. You got a sub from me for how this video helped me.
Ty for the help. I have to point out though that a ‘flat % damage increase’ isn’t a thing. Flat damage is the opposite of % based; it doesn’t scale. Such as 50 damage always no matter the weapon strength, so these buffs are scaling it seems, definitely the better option to flat as flat damage is overpowered on fast weak weapons and garbage on slow strong ones.
When I said flat percentage I meant the percentage is unchanged across weapons, weapon scaling has no impact on it. A 100 damage weapon gets 25 more, a 400 damage weapon gets 100 more.
Just started last night. The blood code system is very nice. Also if anyone is interested in the developers other games check out god eater ressurection and god eater 2 rage burst. Both have similar settings but its a hunting game. Great games
what about god eater 3?
This was very informative. Thank you. The blood veils were probably the biggest thing that had me scratching my head but you explained it very well. Thanks again.
Holy smokes!! I literally just gave this game a chance n man... I'am mad I waited as long as I did now. 😲 Totally loving the lore/story/art n also the customizations. I'm digging.. everything about this game right now!!
felt like it is important note that the depths map arent only for materials but they also contain certain vestige parts. also, an npc will have you do their questlines where he gives u maps to the the depths and as you clear them he will gain stock in his store which will facilitate the "exchange" feature of followers to get special materials or their weapons for some. so yea, there is much more incentive to do the depths dungeons than what appears at first glance
Now that I'm coming back around to this game , this definitely was the perfect guide for me. Thx! 👍🏿
So helpful. Way better game than I expected, too.
I always wanted to give this game a chance, but never got it because I was unsure to pay 100 bucks for it with dlcs. Got it for 10 bucks on summersale today and man - I should have bought it way sooner. Thanks for your always helpfull and easy to understand guides FC, you are the best!
as far as the dark and light tree goes your right with what spells you see in each but should point out that for Dark gifts the dmg will be determined by the will stat while Mind determines the Light gift trees
I just beat Bloodborne and will start this game soon, your guide is really helpful, thanks !
The best guide I've seen so far. Thank you
Every single one of your guides proves invaluable. Thank you very much
the first time I did backstab on that huge lady with the claw I was like"Holy shit, fisting XD"
Cowboy you're the best, clear and straight to the point, i appreciate the video.
Didn’t even start the game yet and already feel like I’ve played it at least twice. Thanks. Great video. 👌
~Thinking about starting Code Vein~
Oh! FC has coverage for it - let's go!
One of the Best souls like games i ever played! It Just so good! I have strenght build with over 1000 AR with plus 6 weampon! My code is atlas with s+ scaling
Madara Uchiha Ar ? +6 weapon ? S scaling ? Sounds like bloodborne I can’t wait to play code vein.
@@jf2849 dude I brought this game cause 3veryone said its like souls game but it really isn't
Dave CLC do you like it ? I’m interested to hear your thoughts on the game .
@@jf2849 He is a troll I think, it is like a souls game but different in a lot of ways. But that just makes it unique
Very legit breakdown. Easy to follow, to the point.
Love your video. Helping others is always nice. ^_^
One note though, there are also certain gifts that are blood code specific, meaning that you can't inherit them and can only be used as part of that blood code. For example, Queenslayer's "Final Journey" is only useable in that blood code (and for good reason) as well as Atlas' "Firm Stand" only being usable in Atlas.
Went out on a limb and got this game today. Good video 👍 cleared up a lot of questions I had
Thank you for explaining everything in depth. Just started the game the other day and got a bit confused on how it works.
Thanks mate, I wasn't sure if you had to equip a certain blood to level them up differently effecting different stats depending on what blood class you had equip it what but you answered that at1.40
Cheers mate
one year later finally pick this up on sale and Cowboy's got my back ^_^
This game is a masterpiece and highly underrated. The story is amazing, the mechanics are some of the best for its kind, and the gameplay and combat feel great. Compared to Dark Souls I find this way better, more fun, and the story is so good it's not even up for debate.
Compared to Dark Souls I find this game way more floaty and too easy. Though I like the trial and error of Dark Souls and it just scratches itches most other games don't for me so I'm biased. I still like this game a lot though.
Better than Dark Souls? I love this game to bits but lets not exaggerate. Its better than Dark Souls 2 maybe but other than that, nah.
@@mm-jw8bx For me it has better mechanics and combat, better music, and the story leaves Dark Souls in the dust.
Now, if you like Dark Souls' combat more, then ok, but as far as the class/skill system and story goes, it's not even up for debate.
OnigoroshiZero The story of both games can’t be compared. FromSoft games aka DS/BB/Sekiro storywise all wipe the floor with this game. Maybe you just don’t understand the lore as the Soulsborne serie isn’t a story that is told just through gameplay and cutscenes, it is much more and deeper than that. Even if you don’t like the genre of Soulsborne series you can’t lie with your whole chest and say CV is better written, cuz thats just delusion. When it comes to combat and classes that is up for you to decide. I actually love Soulsborne
weapon based builds way more than this system.
@@mm-jw8bx Dark Souls 2 is better than Dark Souls 1. :)
Loved the guide, thanks so much Cowboy! Picked this up over lunch today, can't wait to get home and start enjoying it! Looking forward to watching your Let's Play/Walkthrough when I'm finished with the game! Keep up the great work as always!
wow i figured everything out on my own that you talked about except for the drain attack combos. i seriously went through most of the game not knowing i could combo a drain into a regular attack so thank you
i got to the big lady and then i was thinking of the song from Steven universe about being a giant woman
I want a item gifting guide. What to give to who for the most relationship points
Good to see it has a weapon test dummy like Grim Dawn, makes weapon choice a lot easier.
You just earned yourself a sub brother got code vain and this vid helped me set up my character in a way that is truly mine ,,,rare in a game cheers man
I love this game so much but I got lost in the white cathedral place and I just couldn't find the motivation to persevere. Picking this up again to give it another shot so I can actually finish!
Rolling with the biggest sword possible and Berserk blood code with the gxm veil.
I know I’m late to the party but it seems like every game I have really enjoyed the past couple years, you have covered. Quickly becoming my favorite youtuber lol
Keep up the good work
If you need help, Cowboy is there.
Soma must be mad that they stole his GodArc.....😆😆😆
The veils do affect the damage of certain skills, depending on the skill and the parameter boost
I started this game 2 nights ago
night 1 I made my character and got to the first mistletoe
Night 2 died to the cocoon boss once then went to bed late.
I like this game a lot so far. I still don't know what I want my build to be...
Adulting working then gaming at night sucks I want to go back to the good old days of playing a game till I pass out over and over again till I beat it.
Edit: I've now beaten the true ending. This is up there with the best games I've ever played.
It's very unfortunate that we're currently going through a pandemic. But because I havent worked since March, I just game everyday from morning to night. I feel like a kid again. Hahah. Except I can smoke weed without having to take a walk around the block every 2 hours. Lol.
Very well explained as usual. Thanks, FC.
Thanks alot , i just started playing the game and this video helped alot understanding alot stuff that the game and tutorials really doesnt tell you 🥰
You Always back me up with useful infos cowboy, thank a lot ❤️
Amazing video thanks! Much appreciated!! Just started playing and this video is superb!
Cowboy i always warch your videos. Your the man!!!!!! Thank-you
Been subbed for awhile and man you are a legend. Great video and I can’t wait to hop into this game with my new found knowledge! Love you bro, keep doing it for as long as you love to do it!
19:08 Are we not even going to address what just happened to this "big gal" right here? I could not help but laugh lmao
Wow
Great guide! This helped me so much. Added you to my subscriptions! Thanks for the awesome content and keep up the good work! 😁😎👍
Great video again Cowboy , keep up the great work !
Just got this game free on PSN...it's really cool but this video has helped me so much and I'm sure it will make me enjoy the game so much more. Thank you!
Well constructed and thorough starter guide. Thank you so much
What is your overall opinion on this game? On the fence about it. Sorry if you've posted about it elsewhere.
Good if you like anime, bad if you're expecting dark souls.
@@FightinCowboy cool not looking for dark souls but just challenging, addicting and rewarding. Love anime so might have to scoop it up.
Thank you.. very clear explanation. Concise and save a lot of times
I’ve already played for 12 hours and I think 6 of them were spent in the creator 💀
I've searched everywhere all over the internet and haven't been able to find an answer... What does it mean when a skill has a kind of shape before its name? I thought it meant it could be mastered with an Rv Mastery, but 2 gifts out of 4 in the Ishtar blood code have that symbol and afaik those don't have an Rv Mastery. So...what does it mean?
The hero i needed. Thanks you's!!
This is a much better tutorial than the game gives you 🤣. Thanks cowboy.
Love that the weapon at 5:35 is a weapon from God eater!
Cowboy, are there weight penalties at all or is it all related to weapon speed/movement ?
Your blood veil also determines your scaling stats in a small way
Thank you so much bro, this video really helped me =]
Code vein is my first soul like game, this helped thx
well this guide has convinced me to get the game
Thank you your guide was very helpful
Really well-made guide, thanks!
That was a great guide!Thank you!
Fairly thorough guide, thanks. Just got the game free off PS+ and looking to get a good start without spoilers (I'm still kinda bad at these kind of games but I heard this one is newbie friendly)
One thing I didn't quite get was the stat scaling (and also the gift upgrade on gear but that can wait)
Like say you have a class that gives high STR and are using a matching weapon, what does it do for you to have a bloodveil that also has high STR scaling? Does it provide better defense in that case?
Mostly curious in case there's any situation where you may want a veil that scales differently from your primary damage stat.
Makes perfect sense why a level 300 feels like skills will never be learned. It takes longer.
Good thing unlock materials are available.
So I have a question about Ichor one blood code I used alot n da beginning Louie's his goes up 2 20 n stay at 20 even if I rest it started at 10 but now it's 20 IDK how I got it that way but I'm trying to rise the other codes up like that that I use alot of like assassin but they still only stay at 10 so my question is what do I 2 get the other codes 20 start and stay with 20 plus ichor
This is one of those games that I've owned for a while but never really played properly, maybe this'll get me into it
Thanks for such a helpful video. Glad I am subscribed.
Because i wanna be a Mage on my first playthrough i found it hard defeat bosses and quit, do you think i should be a melee class on my first playthrough and get the codes i want to be a caster for my second playthrough? and the 3 dlc is it worth downloading them now do i get anything from them at the start of the main game xxx
This game doesn’t have a pure caster build due to the limited icor and how resorting it works. A caster is played like hit and run tactics. Cast spells them run in and get icor back and repeat.
After beatin DS1,2,3 Bloodbonre, Demon souls, sekiro.. which were simple to understand I find Code Vein to be somewhat enigmatic and confusing
I think there's a lot that's needlessly opaque, but it's a very different levelling system to the other souls game. It's taking me a while to get to grips with the blood veil and code systems. Some of it is down to poor design choices though - similar to aspects of the God Eater series.
@@jacobturnerart wrong.
Thanks so much for reminding me that I can't have that stupid sword.
Thanks, this is very helpful.
Wow thanks, just started and I kept seeing attack going down with different blood veils. But thanks for clarifying that it doesn't effect those.
Thank you for the helpful advice. I am fairly new to the game.