Yes, definitely! Thank you for reminding me about it. I just got used to playing without it since I always chose nerdy glasses over night vision goggles in previous versions. Now that night vision goggles are a headwear mod, they should be super useful for a stealth build from now on!
@@me0w0em I just started 1.0 and didn't find NV yet. But in 20 and 21 you could just put NV in a toolbelt slot and activate it from there. And keep the nerdy bonus at the same time.
I am into the legendary phase of a stealth build in 1.0 and it is amazing, currently running T5 pois without "fighting" .. i play with an assassin style, do not enter the way the designers setup but find alternative ways to enter the poi ... when there are triggers for the Zs just run and hide for a few secs and the Zs lose interest and then you can take them easily ... not even getting any damage in T5s!!!
Thank you for covering stealth as it's an under discussed mechanic. I used to love stealth but they broke it in A21 with the trigger spawns (what I call "got ya" mechanics) and I had to adopt an entirely new play style. It's good to see you can sorta make it work again mostly, but to your point the trigger mechanics will always render it broken. The only suggestion I have is, again to your own point, knowing where the triggers spawns are and having an exit strategy before you enter the room.
Full tier 6 assassin's armor is crazy good, especially with shotgun with silencer. You can oneshot most zombies, even radioactive. Not the rad bikers, police man and etc. You could easily two-shot them tho, cause they are falling down because their hp went down by half or even more. Can easily do multiple tier 5 infestations back to back within 1 night. They can't see you point-bank, when you are not in any source of light
Great guide. I have close to 3,000 hours, but with all the overhauls in 1.0, it seems like stealth is actually viable now. In previous versions, no matter how much stealth perks and mods you stacked up, a silenced shot from a pistol would alert everything.
"I have a baaaad feeling about this....okay... holy crap." We've all been there. Something you may want to consider: according to the text in the Hunter > Hunt Animals Challenge, the stealth damage bonus has a 10-second cooldown. Stealth playstyle is slower to begin with, but now if you want to maintain maximum damage you can't really go on a fast killing spree even if the opportunity presents itself. (This doesn't take perks and buffs into account, though)
Great video Meow. Glad you're back and playing a stealth build. The assassin armor bonus seems way OP LOL! Edit: Would love to see you make guides for the new POIs. :)
It's not Broken English. Her English is clear you are just hearing the accent from her country of origin. Broken English is fragmented, incomplete, and/or marked by faulty syntax and inappropriate diction. None of that happened in this video.
Hello, I discovered your channel and I admit that you made me change my style of play, I love getting into poi in stealth mode now, but the question I ask myself is how to play (solo) your horde j7 and the following? I'm used to making a melee horde base but how do you play? In any case, thank you for this valuable advice!! I love that style
Hi! Sorry for the late reply. A melee horde base is still doable even with a stealth build, as high agility skills buff bone knife damage and can help with the bleeding effect. It might lack crowd control, but if the base design allows zombies to fall down easily, you can definitely use a knife for melee on Bloodmoon. Aside from melee, I usually take the roof or the side of POI for shooting/using explosives if I don't have materials to build platform :)
i don't jump in a hole in roof or ground, never. instead i break a sealed door, or i make myself a passage through a wall, so i could flee if needed, even if it's very very hard to make a new entrance (savage country)
I have a few questions about stealth I want to make a true stealth survivor build so I was thinking about using the bow,crossbow,hunting knife,stun baton,and then pistol and smg for horde nights now my questions are on horde nights can stealth builds be undetectable by hordes on horde night or do they automatically detect u and between the rogue and assassin set which do u think is better even since the rogue set gives u that loot bonus and night time I tend to always be invisible but I need sum tips on how I can probably replicate being invisible like night time 🤷🏾♂️ur the only RUclipsr I’m subscribed too that Ik that loves stealth like me😂oh and also with stealth builds any recommendations on how to do horde bases since a lot of ur points will be stealth focused..and can u sneak up close to enemies wit the hunting knife without being detected as long as ur crouched ?
Hi, unfortunately, Blood Moon hordes will always detect players, whether you're playing stealth or not. Another option is to min/max rogue and assassin sets if you really want to go for loot bonuses. If you play on higher difficulty, the assassin set is the way to go because you'll want the damage buff and better protection. However, if you play on default to warrior difficulty, any armor is fine in my opinion. The most important thing to make you invisible is the 'From the Shadows' skill. You can increase its effectiveness by equipping the rogue or assassin outfit (the chest armor piece increases sneak effectiveness), and assassin boots help too. Other armor pieces don't contribute to stealth, so you can change those if you like.
@@me0w0em yea bc right now me and my friend we are playing and are on day 9 and we are on game stage like 100 or 90 and I don’t know how? And it kinda feels like they made the zombies a lil bit harder idk we are using sum machine gunner builds but it doesn’t seem to be super effective like the stealth stuff and a lot of times wenever ur doing a poi and u get swarmed by a million zombies I find running out of ammo or not having good guns is definitely a problem with the gun gear and there’s only 1 real buff stat which is the gloves that give u extra damage to the undead so I’m tryna convince him that stealth the way to go but he’s a run and gun slay them all type of player but as we’ve been playing I think he’s starting to see how much harder the game is wen u go loud 😭
@@Bu-sq3kb Full set of scavenger gear gives you better loot quality, but I find this description a bit vague. The rogue hood increases your loot stage, which might yield similar results. The full set also gives you a cash and dukes buff. If I focus on opening loot, I would go for the rogue set. But if you like salvaging, you should go for the scavenger set. Salvaging can result in lots of dukes if you sell the items you salvage (and I find it a very fast way of making money). :)
Do you need to be undetected for the assassin hood bonus to apply? Or does it buff overall damage while crouching? I cannot find an answer for this anywhere.
You need to be undetected to apply the dmg bonus. Basically think of it as the add-on dmg to hidden strike perks. If you are not hidden, the dmg buff from hidden strike will not apply, same go to assassin hood dmg bonus :)
My answer would be the knife category (bone knife, hunting knife, machete). This is because the weapon skill belongs to the Agility tree and has a 400% sneak damage buff, making it best suited for a stealth build. However, if you're looking for an alternative to knives and are okay with investing points in a different skill tree, I would suggest the spear. The spear has a longer range than other melee weapons, which helps with keeping distance. It also has an armor-piercing bonus (if I remember correctly), which is useful. Additionally, it uses less stamina than the sledgehammer, has a higher attack rate, and you can equip the 'Weighted Head Mod' for a bit of crowd control.
It's just a preference, I think machete is also a good choice :) I usually aim for quicker, multiple hits rather than high damage. At higher difficulty levels, sometimes my machete can't one-shot some zombies. But the hunting knife is quick and consumes less stamina, allowing me to hit repeatedly. My logic is, the more hit you land, the more chance of head dismemberment bonus.
@@me0w0em Yes, the machete definitely can't handle the Insane difficulty level, which is why I like to use the sniper rifle on tough zombies. Generally, when I play with a machete lately, stamina is usually enough for me, rarely does it take stamina, and the difference between the speed of strong attacks with a knife and a machete, it seems to me that are very similar (light knife attacks are much faster). Unfortunately, there is no attack speed for strong attacks on the wiki.
@@biay481 Oh, that sounds interesting-maybe they've changed the stamina consumption. I've been happily content with the hunting knife for several alphas, so I haven't actually checked the stamina usage in a while. I'll check out the machete later when I play again. Thank you!
@@me0w0em Try the level 6 machete it is deadly and has very high damage .. i was a hunting knife guy for long time .. but current run i have Lv6 machete and i will defo run with that from now on ...
@@peterhayward1553 I think if it guarantees a one-shot kill, the tradeoff is worth it. However, I'm not sure if it's enough for that in higher difficulty settings (I haven't tested it myself).
Hi! Non-primitive weapons can have different stats, so handguns might have different magazine sizes even if they’re the same quality. They can vary by about ±15% from a base number (I'm not 100% sure about % number), meaning a higher-quality gun doesn’t always have better stats. (Sometimes, a level 4 can be better than a level 5.) So, it’s always a good idea to compare stats before swapping weapons! In this video, I looted a lot in this playthrough, and this is the best one I could find. So, I’d just say keep looting and hope you get lucky! XD
You did not mention night vision googles. I think it a must for a stealth build.
Yes, definitely! Thank you for reminding me about it. I just got used to playing without it since I always chose nerdy glasses over night vision goggles in previous versions. Now that night vision goggles are a headwear mod, they should be super useful for a stealth build from now on!
it relaly isnt though. The darkness of the nights and indoors isnt really that deep to be actually needing any kind of light source in 1.0
@@me0w0em I just started 1.0 and didn't find NV yet. But in 20 and 21 you could just put NV in a toolbelt slot and activate it from there. And keep the nerdy bonus at the same time.
me increasing brightness to 80% lmao
@@myuuthunder2159 mine is still default o:
I just started playing. Just made it to day 14 and didn’t even know you could do a whole stealth build. This game gets better every time I play.
To the point factual information delivered in a manner for the player, and not trying to bloviate. Wow. Great video. Subscribed!
I am into the legendary phase of a stealth build in 1.0 and it is amazing, currently running T5 pois without "fighting" .. i play with an assassin style, do not enter the way the designers setup but find alternative ways to enter the poi ... when there are triggers for the Zs just run and hide for a few secs and the Zs lose interest and then you can take them easily ... not even getting any damage in T5s!!!
Thank you for covering stealth as it's an under discussed mechanic. I used to love stealth but they broke it in A21 with the trigger spawns (what I call "got ya" mechanics) and I had to adopt an entirely new play style. It's good to see you can sorta make it work again mostly, but to your point the trigger mechanics will always render it broken. The only suggestion I have is, again to your own point, knowing where the triggers spawns are and having an exit strategy before you enter the room.
Another shoutout: Urban Combat volume 4, especially combined with parkour. Makes the stealth play buttery smooth.
Full tier 6 assassin's armor is crazy good, especially with shotgun with silencer. You can oneshot most zombies, even radioactive. Not the rad bikers, police man and etc. You could easily two-shot them tho, cause they are falling down because their hp went down by half or even more. Can easily do multiple tier 5 infestations back to back within 1 night. They can't see you point-bank, when you are not in any source of light
We are kindred spirits. I love stealth, and I agree fully with your presentation.
Great guide. I have close to 3,000 hours, but with all the overhauls in 1.0, it seems like stealth is actually viable now. In previous versions, no matter how much stealth perks and mods you stacked up, a silenced shot from a pistol would alert everything.
Stealth boots mods remove all movespeed and stam penalties for the armor piece, you can see your stamina/s go up when you equip them
Thank you so much for the info! I didn't know that 😅
Fun jump scares in stealth like in a horror movie 😂 your knowledge and expertise in game mechanics is impressive!
My go-to channel for stealth play. Excellent.
Thanks Meow!
She whispers, bc she sneak now. ^^
great video
Stealthy ASMR Queen ✨👸🏻✨
"I have a baaaad feeling about this....okay... holy crap." We've all been there.
Something you may want to consider: according to the text in the Hunter > Hunt Animals Challenge, the stealth damage bonus has a 10-second cooldown. Stealth playstyle is slower to begin with, but now if you want to maintain maximum damage you can't really go on a fast killing spree even if the opportunity presents itself. (This doesn't take perks and buffs into account, though)
Thank you for the guide, i was lost how been sneak in 1.0 work now, also i never imaging feel like i was hearing a guide like was an asmr video
Great video Meow. Glad you're back and playing a stealth build. The assassin armor bonus seems way OP LOL!
Edit: Would love to see you make guides for the new POIs. :)
Yes! It definitely seems OP in the end game. I hope we get to keep it this way though XD
Mad respect for your Broken English and nice voice! Hope you enjoy your day!
It's not Broken English. Her English is clear you are just hearing the accent from her country of origin. Broken English is fragmented, incomplete, and/or marked by faulty syntax and inappropriate diction. None of that happened in this video.
I have been rocking the stealth build and loving it.
seeing this makes me want to play stealth! this looks fun thanks
It is a GUIDE and a ASMR at same time
Algorithm food 🙂
Nom nom
Hmm
Interesting. That's an aspect of the game that's often overlooked and that I enjoyed until prev alpha. Going back into it i guess now.
i use a stealth and i think insane build :D stealth not slow you down with the right books at heist and stalker same at jump with the books and parkur
When are we getting shurikens? Lol
Hello, I discovered your channel and I admit that you made me change my style of play, I love getting into poi in stealth mode now, but the question I ask myself is how to play (solo) your horde j7 and the following? I'm used to making a melee horde base but how do you play? In any case, thank you for this valuable advice!! I love that style
Hi! Sorry for the late reply. A melee horde base is still doable even with a stealth build, as high agility skills buff bone knife damage and can help with the bleeding effect. It might lack crowd control, but if the base design allows zombies to fall down easily, you can definitely use a knife for melee on Bloodmoon. Aside from melee, I usually take the roof or the side of POI for shooting/using explosives if I don't have materials to build platform :)
i don't jump in a hole in roof or ground, never. instead i break a sealed door, or i make myself a passage through a wall, so i could flee if needed, even if it's very very hard to make a new entrance (savage country)
Хорошие видео, спасибо, а то в русскоязычном поле голяк полный, а тут прям все что нужно
I have a few questions about stealth I want to make a true stealth survivor build so I was thinking about using the bow,crossbow,hunting knife,stun baton,and then pistol and smg for horde nights now my questions are on horde nights can stealth builds be undetectable by hordes on horde night or do they automatically detect u and between the rogue and assassin set which do u think is better even since the rogue set gives u that loot bonus and night time I tend to always be invisible but I need sum tips on how I can probably replicate being invisible like night time 🤷🏾♂️ur the only RUclipsr I’m subscribed too that Ik that loves stealth like me😂oh and also with stealth builds any recommendations on how to do horde bases since a lot of ur points will be stealth focused..and can u sneak up close to enemies wit the hunting knife without being detected as long as ur crouched ?
Hi, unfortunately, Blood Moon hordes will always detect players, whether you're playing stealth or not.
Another option is to min/max rogue and assassin sets if you really want to go for loot bonuses. If you play on higher difficulty, the assassin set is the way to go because you'll want the damage buff and better protection. However, if you play on default to warrior difficulty, any armor is fine in my opinion.
The most important thing to make you invisible is the 'From the Shadows' skill. You can increase its effectiveness by equipping the rogue or assassin outfit (the chest armor piece increases sneak effectiveness), and assassin boots help too. Other armor pieces don't contribute to stealth, so you can change those if you like.
@@me0w0em yea bc right now me and my friend we are playing and are on day 9 and we are on game stage like 100 or 90 and I don’t know how? And it kinda feels like they made the zombies a lil bit harder idk we are using sum machine gunner builds but it doesn’t seem to be super effective like the stealth stuff and a lot of times wenever ur doing a poi and u get swarmed by a million zombies I find running out of ammo or not having good guns is definitely a problem with the gun gear and there’s only 1 real buff stat which is the gloves that give u extra damage to the undead so I’m tryna convince him that stealth the way to go but he’s a run and gun slay them all type of player but as we’ve been playing I think he’s starting to see how much harder the game is wen u go loud 😭
@@me0w0em meow quick question if I’m tryna be a loot goblin what would be better to run scavenger gear or rogue gear
@@Bu-sq3kb Full set of scavenger gear gives you better loot quality, but I find this description a bit vague. The rogue hood increases your loot stage, which might yield similar results. The full set also gives you a cash and dukes buff. If I focus on opening loot, I would go for the rogue set. But if you like salvaging, you should go for the scavenger set. Salvaging can result in lots of dukes if you sell the items you salvage (and I find it a very fast way of making money). :)
Do you need to be undetected for the assassin hood bonus to apply? Or does it buff overall damage while crouching? I cannot find an answer for this anywhere.
You need to be undetected to apply the dmg bonus.
Basically think of it as the add-on dmg to hidden strike perks. If you are not hidden, the dmg buff from hidden strike will not apply, same go to assassin hood dmg bonus :)
Yay Meowoem 1.0 😁
great guide! Will be a stealth main in the launching
Nice video, but i have a question, if you had access to every melee weapon, which one would be the best for a stealth build?
My answer would be the knife category (bone knife, hunting knife, machete). This is because the weapon skill belongs to the Agility tree and has a 400% sneak damage buff, making it best suited for a stealth build.
However, if you're looking for an alternative to knives and are okay with investing points in a different skill tree, I would suggest the spear. The spear has a longer range than other melee weapons, which helps with keeping distance. It also has an armor-piercing bonus (if I remember correctly), which is useful. Additionally, it uses less stamina than the sledgehammer, has a higher attack rate, and you can equip the 'Weighted Head Mod' for a bit of crowd control.
@@me0w0em so the knife category is the only melee that benefits from that 400% sneak damage?
@@red7wolves737 Unfortunately, yes
Literally one of the best 7D2D vids I've seen, thanks.
Great video!
What difficulty are you playing on?
I've always been playing with a stealth build and I'm wondering, why do you use a Hunting Knife and not a machete?
It's just a preference, I think machete is also a good choice :) I usually aim for quicker, multiple hits rather than high damage. At higher difficulty levels, sometimes my machete can't one-shot some zombies. But the hunting knife is quick and consumes less stamina, allowing me to hit repeatedly. My logic is, the more hit you land, the more chance of head dismemberment bonus.
@@me0w0em Yes, the machete definitely can't handle the Insane difficulty level, which is why I like to use the sniper rifle on tough zombies. Generally, when I play with a machete lately, stamina is usually enough for me, rarely does it take stamina, and the difference between the speed of strong attacks with a knife and a machete, it seems to me that are very similar (light knife attacks are much faster). Unfortunately, there is no attack speed for strong attacks on the wiki.
@@biay481 Oh, that sounds interesting-maybe they've changed the stamina consumption. I've been happily content with the hunting knife for several alphas, so I haven't actually checked the stamina usage in a while. I'll check out the machete later when I play again. Thank you!
@@me0w0em Try the level 6 machete it is deadly and has very high damage .. i was a hunting knife guy for long time .. but current run i have Lv6 machete and i will defo run with that from now on ...
nice guide
on a side note: can't wait for once human to get out!
Great video!
Nice video
ur my goat
I hope they don’t nerf
How do you handle horde nights with this type of build? Is it still just a case of keep distance and shoot away? Or just the base do the work?
I have a stealth build and I just use the pistol or smg. I play on normal difficulty but I set the zombie count to 64.
I suck at stealth I made my world feral and insane 😢
Awoo~
Awoooo!
Great video. Is using the priest gloves for extra damage an option thus losing the assassin bonus?
Yes, unfortunately, you need the full set for the assassin bonus. Using the priest gloves for extra damage would mean losing that bonus.
@@me0w0em Do you think that tradeoff of damage for fast rehidden is OK or not worth it in your view?
@@peterhayward1553 I think if it guarantees a one-shot kill, the tradeoff is worth it. However, I'm not sure if it's enough for that in higher difficulty settings (I haven't tested it myself).
cute Stealth
How does your handgun have 22 bullets? Mine only goes to 13 and i do have mag extender
Hi! Non-primitive weapons can have different stats, so handguns might have different magazine sizes even if they’re the same quality. They can vary by about ±15% from a base number (I'm not 100% sure about % number), meaning a higher-quality gun doesn’t always have better stats. (Sometimes, a level 4 can be better than a level 5.) So, it’s always a good idea to compare stats before swapping weapons!
In this video, I looted a lot in this playthrough, and this is the best one I could find. So, I’d just say keep looting and hope you get lucky! XD
@@me0w0em oh I didn't know the stats could vary, that's definitely something to keep in mind. Thanks a lot (:
No problem! May the RNG god bless you lots! XD
Off topic but you have a cute voice
Meow
You sound like you are from Bulgaria
How old are you?