Getting started
Beginner guide: your first clean run
Build a three-survivor squad, choose upgrades with a plan, and turn Camp progress into faster runs.
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All field guides
Twenty search-driven answers, organized by how players actually plan a run.
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Getting started
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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Best 1.0 build: explosive status engine
A focused SWAT, Tank, and Huntress setup built around 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 explained: build around shared tags
Understand cross-survivor nodes, rank-five passives, and why a coherent tag plan beats random high-rarity picks.
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Weapon upgrades and evolution choices
Use the upgrade screen to reinforce tags, cover weak ranges, and choose evolutions that serve the mode.
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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 guide: slots, tags, and 1.0 additions
Choose items by tag threshold and mode rules, then use the full-release list to track new unlocks.
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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 official PlayStation path, supported generations, and checks to make before comparing it with the PC build.
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Xbox Series version: current source check
The official Xbox path from Game Preview to 1.0, plus the live checks that still belong to the store page.
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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: compatibility checklist for 1.0
Evaluate community mods by version, save impact, and source reputation before loading them into a current run.
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