The Outer Worlds: 9 Beginner Tips You Should Know Before Starting

[@jokkepokke95]

5 of the "tips" are "remember to spend your skill points" and another is "you can use melee weapons to kill things" *facepalm* Here, I'll give you some actual useful beginner tips. 1. Even if you never liked Science in Fallout, at least put 20 points into it. That gives you the ability to permanently improve equipment at a workbench at the cost of bits, and there is no limit to this other than your wallet. 2. Steal EVERYTHING. Like yourself, space corporations have no morals and every vendor will accept stolen goods as if they were not. *Protip: If there is one or a few specific things you want to steal but can't because of onlookers, nab them as fast as you can - when an NPC approaches you can talk your way out of it with speech checks, gaining only 1% negative rep with that faction regardless of what you took. Very useful for getting certain specific items here and there.* 3. Unlike the Fallout games, Outer Worlds heavily borrows level design from games like Deus Ex and BioShock. If you can't progress past certain points due to lack of speech, hacking or lockpicking skills, just look around. There are tons of places to jump, climb and crawl (crouching ACTUALLY LOWERS YOUR CHARACTER HITBOX) your way into places you aren't able to get into using skills. 4. Annoyingly enough, the only way to see damage types and what they do is in the Codex. Here's what they are +strong and -weak against: Physical: -Armor Plasma: +Flesh, -Armor, Automechanicals Shock: +Automechanicals Corrosion: +Armor, Automechanicals N-Ray: +Bypasses armor completely, -*very* weak against Automechanicals. N-Ray is special in that it halves your direct damage but deals DoT to and around the target. 5. Consumables can be consumed directly with F for their effects, no need to waste an Adreno. 6. And most importantly, remember that you can *SHOOT* your weapon with Left Mouse Button. If you do so while *AIMING* at an *NPC* you will inflict *DAMAGE* on them, and inflicting enough will make them *DIE* . SHOOT - Physically express hatred through the barrel of your current gun AIMING - Moving your mouse in such a fashion that the reticle in the middle of your screen lands on top of another character before shooting NPC - A "Non Player Character", any character in the game that is not the player character (you!) DAMAGE - Shooting an NPC deals "damage" which lowers the metaphysical container in which they store their life spirit, also known as a Health Bar DIE - Dealing enough damage permanently kills the target, you evil bastard

[@melz4662]

10/10 ending, thank you for that wonderful comment good sir

[@SvenTviking]

1/ Don’t spend too much bits on the first rank of weapons, save them for the Ultras. 2/ Make sure you buy the high level armour from Celeste Delacour. 3/ Make sure you get the perk that reduces an enemy’s armour rating by 10% for every hit. You need it for the last boss.

[@spookydreamer7370]

Thank you thank you thank you, just started playing and this was so helpful

[@ouchmoma]

Well, what i take out of this video is that i should put points into literally every skilltree. Thanks gamespot!

[@grimaximus345]

I was just going to type that lol.

[@Dragonspassage]

Except combat and dodge skills they don't do enough

[@TiberiousGreene]

Should have titled it “Some Skills you should invest in” lol

[@SPACETVnet]

Where was the spoiler alert numbnuts?

[@SimilakChild]

1. Invest in lockpicking or you will barely find any ammo. 2. Mid game you will want the Tech tree, mainly Science (for weapon effect power) and Tinkering (to upgrade weapon dmg and armor points) 3. Not everyone does this but.. run around and pick up EVERYTHING, break it to pieces or sell whatever you don't need to shop. 4. SAVE ALL YOUR MONEY! this will go directly into tinkering gear costs which will make you even more powerful.

[@island7314]

Thanks This actually helped.

[@DTNNooby]

tips "spend perk points" "get companions" "open stuff" "play on normal first" :O

[@Redridge07]

@Dan_The_Noob …. your summary is a good kids summary!

[@warthog91]

I would say start on Hard, you can always ramp it back down if it's doing your head in. Also: There are some pretty neat Perks towards going Lone Wolf in this game, and as a bonus you dont have Parvati secondguessing and interupting you troughout the game.

[@DTNNooby]

@@warthog91 oh for sure, the game is piss easy. i'm just summarising the video

[@epikm161]

Nah always start on the hardest difficulty

[@dondemonico]

Wow unbelievable awesomeness in this guide^^

[@jlg442]

Thanks Jessie Eisenberg. Good tips just like surviving Zombieland.

[@shaneblaney53]

Oh good I'm not crazy

[@JesseJames_Games]

Jorge Gomez sounds just like him lol

[@drexyspivey]

😂🤣😂

[@aciel0983]

😂 😂 😂

[@rossren9691]

Pro tip: Press start to start the game : I am the gaming guru your welcome

[@johnball5539]

Yep pretty much sums up list

[@dondemonico]

Thanks without this "guide" and without your comment i wouldn't know nothing! 😅

[@BoolyK]

So the tips are... to put your points into... everything?

[@rarsaila]

my thought exactly!

[@doublea9747]

Well that’s what I’m doing because once you hit level 50 in any skill group you have to start allocating points to each individual skill so I’m gunna get everything to level 49 then I will specialize my character

[@sleekjupiter7965]

Well he actually expanded upon the skilltree which is kinda helpful

[@dondemonico]

Great right? Helped me a lot - in wasting my time ^^

[@aizaz1234]

The most important lesson for this game is that you should steal everything you see. As long as you don't get spotted it will net you massive amounts of weapons, ammo, armor, and a wide variety of consumables(including lock pics to rob more people).

[@blacktiger9006]

You dont lose rep or get a lower rating

[@warthog91]

If you dump enough into speech you can practicaly tell anyone to buzz off if they catch you stealing.

[@earlknit5372]

Turning off HUD is a very important option because it lets you get nice screenshots. I'm hoping there'll be plenty of potential areas for that.

[@dhgiovanni]

nice to show all of youre companions on an beginner tips video!

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

I always for lockpicking first in a game. Followed by hacking. Then dialogue. I prefer stealth/stealing and talking as a backup.

[@Arpu30]

GameSpot: Play on Normal and switch to Hard Every player i see: Start on Supernova

[@asmosisyup2557]

Character RESPEC - there is a bug that will PERMANENTLY REMOVE your unique companion perks gained via their quest line. Be careful respecc'ing if you want those perks (otherwise you *do* get the point for the companion to put somewhere else, you just can't reallocate the unique ones).

[@MassMissery]

I put points into my Charisma, Intelligence, and Engineering. It’s gives you all the best choices!!

[@kingofthehamsters]

As did I. Aaand the first three companions have that covered. Dangit.

[@TheHighway420n]

@@kingofthehamsters thanks bro

[@pedropierre9594]

Loved the game, I played it like an RPG and I just couldn’t wait to get back on it

[@Xuvier]

So basically “play the game like you played New Vegas” gotcha

[@mikevisby8744]

Find it a bit odd that removing HUD also removes the crosshair.

[@keith4643]

Would have appreciated knowing that you were going to show all of the companions that we will get. Feels like a big spoiler.

[@N7aziz]

Amazing tips thank you!

[@RodneySanders]

First time playing -- Jumped straight into Super Nova, and having a blast!!! Seen to many places saying Normal was too easy, so.. what the hell LOL.

[@LavaHawk289]

I instantly put all my points in dialogue and ranged weopons

[@justaguy1212]

Why does my bronze tanned character look black in the character menu?

[@BePatient888]

I've put my points in Dialogue and Ranged, so I am a slick talking gunslinger.

[@joesterling4299]

I'm avoiding defense and melee entirely. Everything else I think makes the game better. Ranged for sure, particularly early on. Without good dialog, too much of what makes the experience special gets lost. Stealth skills need some love as well. Science, yeah, that too. Allocation of points get difficult, but at least I know what I don't want.

[@nicotinepoisoning]

​@joesterling4299 I just put 20 into dodge and left it at that

[@bloxxerplays4755]

Just got the game new from Walmart for 50 bucks, excited to try it out.

[@Walmart]

We hope that you love it, Bloxxer! 🎮📺💥

[@antivanti]

I wish the survival mechanics and other hardcore mechanics of "supernova" were available without also making enemies super strong. Perhaps it should have been a separate option and not tied to enemy difficulty 🤔

[@ImTooslixk01]

the worst part is the companion AI are too dumb, they always die in combat

[@antivanti]

@@ImTooslixk01 That's no good when combined with permadeath for companions. Guess I'll probably bump it down to Normal and just enjoy the storytelling

[@stoneystone6032]

So I just started playing I'm probably on my second hour or so consumables are confusing me a little bit there's to unlock spots at the top that I'm not really sure what to put there or how to use them and then I'm still trying to figure out what are the best consumables

[@dia6loblancojr620]

STONEY STONE603 so I just figured out to upgrade your health skill and when you get to 20 you can add a consumable to one of those lock slots and when you use your LB to heal, you also get the effect of tbe selected consumable

[@stoneystone6032]

@@dia6loblancojr620 thank you man because I just was playing it and I have the second lock unlocked and I was wondering that when I place the item there do I consume it when I heal so it does help a lot thank you man now I can go in and switch things when I need it like upgrade armor upgrade health regen or upgrade my health points so thank you dude for real

[@lionelwhiskerknot]

I really wish Obsidian could buy out the Fallout series but hopefully the success of Outer Worlds might mean they add expansions or more planets. I'd like to see them make a large open world game again as their games have more of a roleplay experience.

[@Fubblin]

This isn't even a barebones list of tips. You mention how important leadership is for the companion combat ability while leaving out the most important reason of hitting level 60 to double the stat increase you get from them.

[@krille152]

There's only one thing people need to keep in mind: Play the game the way that feels Best for you

[@fchopin1000]

Thank you for the info.

[@ThomasMilne]

Haven't used a gun at all except to det mines

[@shoti66]

Is that the same Max Blumenthal from The Grey Zone?

[@SoloEcho]

Im going stealth, weapons and tech

[@andrewberg9611]

"Play on normal first" *Starts in Super Nova having never played this style game before and regrets it*

[@jefferickson5833]

This really does seem to be more of 'tips to play a game for people who have never played a game before'.

[@skruffymurphy]

Made it through entire game with persuade maxed and didn’t kill anyone

[@dr.aculaanderson5971]

I got a helmet that gives me max lock pick just a random helmet with max lock pick so awsome

[@MMaRsu]

My tip is : Turn of Chromatic Abberation

[@JXHNDRX]

@Renzo Morini it makes the aberration more chromatic

[@Ruko]

How? I looked for that in the options but nothing, playing on PC

[@miketilton6393]

Lol

[@SMACKYOURB1TCHUP]

Kudan you need to alter the ini file. Look on nexus mods. There is a mod that you can download that has all the best Ini settings

[@LostToys]

@@Ruko Go to the following location by copying and pasting it into any open window or press Windows Key + S then paste: EPIC: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Indiana\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor Game Pass: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\PrivateDivision.TheOuterWorldsWindows10_hv3d7yfbgr2rp\LocalCache\Local\Indiana\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor Now find the "Engine.ini" file with the following lines at the end of it: [SystemSettings] r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0

[@TheOrthoballoune]

Thanks i didnt know anything

[@deltalead38]

I appreciate the Resident evil one reference.

[@cunguyen4487]

Good video

[@brooksbrooks6805]

Does anyone have actual tips on Guns? I just started and i dont know it its just me zooming through the starting missions but im on Monarch and only have a pistol with VERY limited ammo, relatively low health to start, and a MASSIVE amount of wild life creatures and Marauders in between me and my objective. I CAN'T GET PAST THEM.... most of them i can just keep running past but jesus christ theres so many and i die so easily. Nyoka isnt enough help for me... how can i get better guns or more money so i can buy better guns and lots of ammo

[@spookydreamer7370]

Load up the DIALOG skills as soon as you can, it opens up so many options in the early part of the game... if you like talking your way out of things.

[@JungleOfMeat]

Why is the text so small in this game

[@josephmcdonagh8389]

It ain't as bad as it looks.

[@Ca55per]

He's got it set to 3840x2160 resolution. The UI may or may not scale. I haven't looked at the options yet.

[@AdamSandler69xx]

From what I've heard it's a common issue and Obsidian is working on it

[@ArcaneOwlchemist]

Was this video made with the target audience being someone who hasn't played a game before?

[@MoonBeamLaser]

It is for gaming "journalists"

[@MrGILF69]

My guess would be that more experienced players know that sites like IGN & GameSpot are considered more of a joke where new gamers tend to click on the most viewed videos for helpful tips.

[@ArcaneOwlchemist]

Now that you mention it, is has been a few years since this channel has had anything I really enjoyed watching. It's been going downhill since they ended The Lobby and their weekly news show with Jess and Dan.

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

Are there silenced weapons or arrow types in game?

[@clayh385]

I found a modification for ranged weapons to make them quieter

[@silencenewberry]

Shouldn't number one be cardio?

[@lyfsavorz]

Worth it to see that my toon can wear a stove-pipe hat!

[@orcini99]

"Check out our guide"... no links in the description... no clicks were had.

[@Syisulis]

Basically a Firefly RPG

[@malcolmdale]

Having watched this I now see that the game is way too complicated for me. Thanks.

[@ll.7927]

Game is pretty good so far. U can literally kill almost any1

[@Redridge07]

@L. L. no literal in a virtual world

[@hughjanus9489]

Someone please tell me how to get rid of heat from the cities

[@grimaximus345]

Starting on hard and switching to normal messes up my Chev bruh...

[@azalealozano7]

Rip fallout

[@bultronlagore2095]

Please, Fallout 4 is much better than this game. I’m 23 hours into OuterWorlds and it’s a good game but there’s nothing extravagant about it. It looks like a 2009 Xbox 360/PS3 game. It’s very colorful but at the same time very bland. I was never a fan of Fallout 3 or New Vegas but when Fallout 4 came along that changed. Fallout 4 improved and added: Much better Gunplay Graphics were better The maps were larger It had Settlement Building/Customization/Defense/Agriculture Companion Customization/Relationships/etc Great Expansions Tons of Awesome Mods Story and Side Quests were interesting and fun You can form a government by uniting all your settlements and have them trade with each other. Fallout 4 blew away the previous titles and is still better than Outer Worlds. That’s why Fallout 4 got 9 out 10 scores from IGN, GameSpot, etc and OuterWorlds got what??? So your original comment= “R.I.P.”

[@ProfessorHubertFarnsworth]

"Wanna see Felix do a sick dropkick"? I sure do....still waiting for him to do it. That skill has to be the absolute most useless. If his target has like more than 2% life it never kills it and the stun is meaningless compared to say Parvati's stun from her hammer.

[@lstheprodigy7761]

Mam i cant wait till after i get out of work to go play this

[@waltzink147]

Only a couple of hours in and already love it.

[@lstheprodigy7761]

@@waltzink147 i didnt get to play much, luckily im off next 2 days so I'll have the chance and it didnt help that i started on hard difficulty, spent most of my time on the death menu lol

[@Uviryth]

Anyone else thinking "No shit Sherlock" with anyone of this "Tips"? Its like "If you jump into a lake, your clothes will get wet. Use a Towel to get dry again".

[@otakamerd1220]

Felix drop kick is the single most worthless but hilarious skill ever made

[@dario-henrique-83]

Just enjoy the game the way you want, forget the rest...

[@Lead_Foot]

Lol I started on Supernova

[@gordonpyle6654]

I did too and regret it. Starting over now. Lol

[@cwilliams2880]

Is Supernova just tougher enemies or does it add any different game mechanics?

[@jarhead2159]

I've been wondering all weekend why I wasn't able to use any of my companion's abilities. Thank you Gamespot for pointing this out

[@dodgersdoon1130]

Jessie Isenberg?

[@nishatmajid4001]

sailormoon

[@blacktiger9006]

The game is alot of fun but I was dissatisfied with the melee combat and gunplay doesn't feel fluid it feels robotic and stiff

[@jameswayton2340]

''much needed combat flair?''' what? you mean the same finishing move your companion makes every tiem again? like wtf are you talking about? I have not even played the game and already know that that's not correct. Did you even play the game?

[@michaelwheatstine3743]

Fine

[@UnderdogPlays_]

just let me play it

[@dariusaugustine3479]

What should I play? This, COD, or Tarkov on Sunday?

[@candyman8394]

Donkey kong

[@clownsanity]

No 3rd person or romance options with companions... WHAT.THE.FUCK.

[@zaraheart]

Uh you should title this to “Tips for Companions” you were very set on mostly mentioning companions this whole video. This isn’t a Beginner Tips guide this is a companions guide..

[@GullySyde28]

this is my 3rd 3rd

[@ACTIONSALAD]

Im on normal never found a weapon where the fuck is a weapon

[@natesmith3825]

So genius just upgrade ur character

[@swagdhoefacho]

princeali

[@einseinstein2]

Stoped at the first tip. Never played with companions and never used leadership. gez, i should start making youtube videos...

[@TheRealAntmo2x]

Why my guns are assss

[@JXHNDRX]

Started on hard. Got wrecked in the first few missions. 🤦‍♂️ Still gotta complete it on hard though

[@johnnyarellano6811]

Not really tips if you saying to spend skill points on every single thing ,

[@vangoth74]

I wish i knew that there will be a trazillion pointless videos about it.

[@belacosaur]

These aren't beginner tips this is just a video of spoilers..

[@Mrbullfrog21]

Hey my first first

[@endfm]

Hey a comment!

[@brandonantoszewski5469]

To second also great advice ganna get this game soon

[@Theendingman]

Weaknesses

[@robertrosenthal7264]

Sounds like, "Pray for skill points because there are never enough"

[@samanthaprince4554]

rezz

[@nickt1509]

funimation

[@rohitmathew23]

I am second 😉🤣

[@ryanpetty8843]

Essientially, this is clickbait.

[@SoulfulKira]

Terrible tips. This should be called, how to play The outerworlds incase you missed the ingame tutorial.

[@michaeljohnson9010]

Well that was pointless..

[@ryancraycroft2521]

gold digger prank

[@zapthesquirrel9870]

Jesus these list are terrible