Getting started
Beginner guide: your first 60 minutes
Start the first run, make each early upgrade choice, recruit a three-person squad, and spend permanent progress in Camp.
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All field guides
Twenty-three answers organized around the decisions players make before a run.
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Getting started
How to level up faster without wasting runs
Separate in-run XP, Survival Level, and survivor Specialization, then improve the one that is blocking progress.
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Achievements: 1.0 completion route
Plan story achievements, item rewards, and challenge runs without wasting time in modes that disable progress.
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How to unlock the last map: Bio Lab
The exact prerequisite for the 1.0 final arena, plus what changes once Bio Lab opens.
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Boss Rush: unlock and ten-minute build plan
Unlock Boss Rush for an arena, use the opening ten minutes efficiently, and arrive at the Final Boss with a build made for a timed kill.
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Explosive Infinite build: SWAT, Tank, Huntress
Build SWAT, Tank, and Huntress for long Infinite runs with rockets, grenades, Explosive Arrows, and status refreshes.
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Best teams by run objective
Pick the squad for the mode: explosive scaling, stationary turret control, or safer progression.
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Practical tier list for version 1.0
Rank survivors by job rather than pretending one ordering works for Boss Rush, Infinite, and fresh progression.
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Synergies: activation rules and useful pairings
Check how a link activates, then use tested survivor pairings and rank-five passives without wasting levels on inactive combinations.
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How damage tags work in version 1.0
Understand which attacks receive a tag bonus, how status chances apply, and when a bright upgrade does nothing for the current squad.
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Weapon upgrades: range, evolutions, and team fit
Use range, penetration, grouped Critical rolls, magazines, and cooldowns to choose an evolution that fits the current team.
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How to unlock the last character: Ranger
Reach the exact Survival Level requirement and understand the ninth survivor’s team role.
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Huntress upgrades: explosive arrows route
Build Huntress for projectile coverage, explosive tags, and a safer early game before the final evolution lands.
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Ghost skills after the 1.0 balance pass
A concise post-patch view of Windcutter, Kunai Dance, Shuriken, and Ghost’s close-range role.
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Potato explained: achievement or item?
Resolve the common search confusion around “Curly Little Potato” and its changed version 1.0 reward.
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Items in 1.0: new additions and slot rules
Track the 21 items named in the full-release notes, then protect limited slots by checking tags, triggers, and mode rules.
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Moods: what the 1.0 sources actually confirm
Separate community shorthand from the documented Camp, conversation, mission, and Friendship systems.
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PS5 version and release status
The current PlayStation release status, supported generations, and checks to make before comparing it with the PC build.
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Xbox Series version: current source check
The current Xbox release status, supported consoles, Smart Delivery, and regional store-date checks.
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Nintendo Switch release status
What the official 1.0 announcement confirms, and what still needs a live Nintendo eShop check.
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Release date and version 1.0 timeline
The full-release date, the storefront timezone difference, and the major systems that arrived with 1.0.
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Trainers: save safety and achievement risks
A risk-first checklist for third-party trainers without distributing executables or bypass instructions.
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Mods: official support and compatibility risks
Check what version 1.0 officially supports before deciding whether to install an unofficial loader or mod.
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