10+ TIPS & TRICKS I WISH I KNEW - Death Stranding (+ Director's Cut)

There are TONS of little details to learn about and find in Death Stranding, so here are a few of them that beginners and veteran porters may find helpful!

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[yougotcrad]

My main tip is don't waste your time in the East - progress the story and once you get the Power Skeleton you'll realize how much easier the game can be and then you can go back and screw around all you want.

[abhishekpr]

Who remembers their first trip to port knot city? That BT area still gives me the chills

[drremen]

My biggest unseen tip is that you can use your rope to tie down cargo on the carrier.
Nearly nobody knows this, but standing next to a loaded carrier and equipping your rope, target the carrier with L2 and then use R2 to tie down the cargo. A neat little trick

[aarontrue]

One thing you didn't mention about chiral chrystals is that every 1000 you have on you reduces the weight of the load you're carrying by 1 kg. It's worthwhile to hoard them on your person, rather than storing them at the destinations. Just leave 50-100 banked for fabrication, and carry the rest on you. Between that and most skeletons, volume is far more of a limiting factor than weight. You can only stack cargo so high, after all.

[CNSninja]

I left a couple tips a year or so ago, but I just found another really good one that's fun and I only just learned after hundreds of hours in-game, as well as some helpful stuff about dealing with BT's for newer players.

The Bola Gun (at least level 2, idk about lv.1, ) works on BT's lmao. This tip works SUPER well with the cord cutter you get later on. Tie up a BT then simply walk up and cut the cord with no risk.

Also, remember, Sam's urine is literally a BT weapon. Peeing a little bit will stop a BT from approaching you. That's why the ability to urinate is on the weapon wheel (it's a hint.)

The game makes BT fields out to be much worse than they actually are, just in general. When you go to a BT zone, you don't need to be worried. Just remember you only need to crouch and sneak when your Odradek is flipping open and closed at a fast rate, and you only need to hold your breath when it starts spinning. When holding your breath, even very close to a BT, you can catch your breath quickly as long as you stop moving completely before you stop holding your breath, and hold again before you even start to move again. You don't need to no-breathe-sneak the whole zone, thankfully lol.

As a bonus tip that's super counter-intuitive: if you don't have a bunch of important stuff on you, it's actually easier sometimes to just run in and get caught on purpose. Taking down the BT that shows up when you get dragged is more economic than trying to throw a grenade at every single base BT in your path. Plus, a nice chunk of chiral crystals to celebrate your victory.

Oh, and one more:
If you're "gripping for balance" with Sam's right hand, he can't also hold his breath. Release your grip on your right backpack strap before sneaking past a BT or Sam can't hold his breath.

[skunky]

Material Hoarding (Claiming materials to put into Private Locker) is also really helpful for others. I typically store half of my materials, and donate the other half to the shared locker. Imagine the joy you'll bring to someone building roads when they find a 1000 metal and 800 ceramic container in the shared locker.

Roads aren't always solo affairs. Once you've donated to a road, you get credit for materials donated by others. Journeying ahead to donate a few Chiral Crystals can save you time and resources.

If you're having problems with the Sticky Gun, after the package is airborne, hold down the Triangle (PS) button to automatically grab and store it. Works better than Left or Right Hand.

[_esai_]

To add onto the tip about finding preppers in deadzones, if you look close enough and zoom in on the map without filters on, you can actually see where their shelters are, so you don't have to run around the whole mountain just to find one person.

[restless]

If you have problems with remembering what materials certain MULE camps hoard, place a materials sign within that territory as a marker. As signs can be viewed from the map if you zoom in close enough, you'll be able to track material camps with ease. Keep on keeping on!

[CNSninja]

It may be well known, but I just discovered after like 50+ hours in-game, that the Timefall Shelters (the ones that look like mushrooms or umbrellas, ) spray container repair spray on you wyen you use them, so stopping off in the mushroom shelter will completely repair all the containers you're carrying to 100% durability. Super handy, especially since they tend to exist in timefall areas.

If it's actively raining (Timefall, ) mushroom shelters will also refill your flask.

[chorizojoe]

I’m on chapter 6 and it’s been such a heavy effort to build roads. The NPC’s say that seeing Sam in action gives them hope. Likewise, getting notifications that other players used:contribute to roads I use gives me wind to keep donating materials to scattered auto pavers

[raphaelb.]

I got another tip. Ever fell down a slope and started tumbling or falling? The pissing button equipped. Just whip your schlong out while you are falling and come to a complete stop. Don't forget to aim

[El_Diego]

Started playing this yesterday on my PS5 I didn't play it earlier Because everyone was saying it was a Walking Sim but man I'm glad I gave this game a chance ❤️

[CNSninja]

USE THE OTTER HOOD. If you fall into a river or get swept away while wearing the hood, Sam will float on his back and paddle very effectively. I've only fallen in or been swept away while wearing the hood two times, but on both occasions I had a number of large-sized packages on my backpack and none of them fell off. Idk if I was lucky or if that's a perk of the hood, but either way, I was able to get back to shore SO easily with Sam floating on his back and paddling the way the hood allows.

[aquaplush]

The mountain incinerator spawns some really big chiral crystals! If you’re on your way to Mountain Knot or burning a body, climb up the sides and head to the tower.

[OpinionFactChecker]

I've just begun playing Death Stranding and this instructional was both helpful and intimidating simultaneously.
I'm getting older and don't pick things up as quickly as I used to!

[NachoManRandySandwich]

0:38 BT's
1:51 Grip, Crouch & Compass
2:59 Sneaky Water
3:39 Auto-Arrange
4:09 What is Lethal
4:39 Mules
7:31 Connection Rewards
8:11 Premium Delivery
8:39 Trailblazing
9:43 Empties
10:08 R&R Inside
10:52 Max Cargo Distance
11:28 Reverse Trike
11:54 Vehicle Durability
12:30 Floating Carriers
12:54 Truck Rule
13:19 Bridges Trucks
13:45 Incline Boosting
14:09 Cargo Swapping
14:43 Upcycling
15:21 Material Hoarding
15:48 Requesting Help
16:06 Dead Zones
16:25 Roads
17:25 Decay & Maintenance
18:24 Bridge Place
18:53 Zip-Line Level 2

[noobshotpro]

One more huge tip: once you really start to build roads, you’ll quickly run into the problem of not having enough materials nearby and having to do large hauls from base far away. BUT if you replay the boss fights specifically the ranked boss fights, you will receive a HUGE amount of resources once the event is over! Definitely helped me out a few times! Also, use automatic robot deliveries to complete orders that transport resources to the bases, that’s how you quickly top up metal etc. for that base and the xp doesn’t hurt either!

[horizonzeromom]

Umbilical cords - I loved it when I unlocked the cutting device on my bracelet. By that point in the story, I wasn't as freaked out by BTs and knew how to approach them better, both at a distance with blood bombs and close up by cutting their cords.

[vvhalefccd]

A lot of people try to define what a strand type game is and some try to compare it to Dark Souls but most are missing the point. It’s not called a strand type game because of its asymmetric multiplayer. Kojima called it a Strand game because all other games that exist focus on giving the players a stick and death stranding make players focus on using a rope. All the gameplay elements are themed around this strand concept that makes you want to tether things together. It teaches you that you become more powerful the more you can connect things vs other games make you feel powerful by having the biggest stick.

My biggest gameplay tip is to build all the roads asap. After that point you can make huge deliveries from North-South/East-West using the trucks. I also take on deliveries to the preppers you pass along the way. For example I will take 500kg from Lake Knot to South Knot, but also pick up stuff for the collector, engineer, and cosplayer. When I am near these preppers I’ll leave the truck on the road and take the cargo on foot to the prepper using a floating carrier and carry back any lost cargo or extra deliveries in the direction I’m headed.

I usually like to be on foot. If the deliveries aren’t timed then you should take your time and pickup the lost cargo and chiral crystals as you journey. Upgrade and repair as any other structures as you can. The more you connect with other players the higher chance other players will have to see your structures.

[LBPreviews]

A tip not mentioned in this video, possibly because Caedo didn't play it with the DualSense controller. I play on PC and do not own a PS5, but I bought the controller for this game entirely.
When you lightly hold both L2 and R2, you can sense which side you're tilting towards, which makes it easy and intuitive to counter it, without looking at the prompts or Sam. It's very satisfying.