Hollow Knight: Silksong , like the first part, is highly difficult and requires attentiveness from the player. For those who are just starting to get acquainted with the Farlum world, it is important to master the basics of battle, the study of the terrain and the correct use of resources. Below are key tips that will help beginners to get comfortable in the game and reduce the number of errors.
Tactics “Blow and Departure”
The bulk of the battles in Silksong is built on tactics “hit and bounced.” It is to deliver at least one blow to the enemy and immediately change his position without lingering next to the enemy. This is especially important for novice players: practice on ordinary mobs will help to feel the rhythm of battle and reduce the risk of excess damage.
Tactics are equally useful both against ordinary enemies and against bosses. Survival is always more important than aggressive damage, so caution in the early game lays a good base for more complex tests.
In the study, always pay attention to the walls and switches. Sometimes hidden passages are opened with a simple blow to the wall, and useful objects, secret tracks or rosary can be hidden behind them. The switches remove obstacles – open the gate, start the elevators and make movements on the map more conveniently.
everything that looks fragile is most likely really intended for destruction. This is especially true for walls and vines, behind which short ways are often hidden, simplifying the return to the already investigated areas.After death, Hornet leaves behind the cocoon, and it is reborn on the last visited bench. By destroying the cocoon, you can make up for the supply of silk. Sometimes it makes sense not to use it immediately, but to leave it as a reserve in case of heavy battles. This is especially useful in battles with bosses when an extra coil can solve the outcome of the battle.
Rooms and beads
in Hollow Knight: Silksong developers completely reviewed the currency system. The usual geo from the first part replaced the rosaries (rosaries), and now they are used to trade with NPC and purchase the necessary items. Simple destruction of enemies does not always bring rosary, so the accumulation of resources requires more attention and planning.
Why are there a rosary
See you are the main game currency. They are necessary to buy cards from Shara, equipment and accessories at the PBB trading in the bone lowland, as well as a number of other items in the NPC. It is extremely unpleasant to lose all the accumulated rosaries after death, so it is important to think in advance about how to store them and spend them.
The main ways to extract the scales
hanging ligaments of the scales
The most common source is the ligaments of beads suspended on ropes in different parts of the world. They can be red or black. To get a currency, you need to hit the rope, after which the beads will scatter to the sides. They should be assembled carefully: if you are in a hurry, part can roll into hard -to -reach places or fall into the abyss.
consumables
In the game there are special currency lane items: “thread with rosary” and “worn thread with rosary”. They can be used at any time to replenish the supply. The first is sold at the PBB, the second is found in the aisle over the meeting place with the midge. Similar items work in the same way as great souls from Dark Souls: they allow you to safely store the rosary until you decide to spend them.
chests with rosary
In some places there are chests containing rosary. One example is the chest in the bone lowland: if you stay against the left wall when falling into the hole, you can get to the platform where the blacken barriers hide a valuable lutus. The search for such secrets becomes a profitable way to accumulate a reserve without the need to fight.
statues
In different regions, you can find statues decorated with rosaries. They can be destroyed by blows – each attack knocks out part of the currency until the statue is completely scattered. This is a direct reference to geo-stones from the first part, but in Silksong such objects are found in more unexpected places, which pushes to carefully explore the environment.
enemies
Some opponents also leave rosary after death. Faded pilgrims are especially useful for the farm: they are reborn after each landing on the bench, which allows you to endlessly repeat the process. In addition to them, rosary sometimes falls out with other humanoid enemies, so it is worth remembering who exactly brings currency to return to them if necessary.
how to facilitate the collection of a couple
The developers have provided a useful thing – a magnetic brooch, which can be bought from a PBB for 120 scales. With its help, beads begin to automatically attract to the heroine, even if they initially rolled into uncomfortable places. This item marks time and reduces the risk of losing currency due to an unsuccessful position.
it is worth considering that in the early stages of the game it is more prior to spending rosary on the map and key items. However, in the long run, the magnetic brooch pays for itself, turning into one of the most convenient investments.
One of the first priorities in the new area should be the acquisition of a card. Find a shakla merchant who sells cards and related items. It is easy to get lost without a card, and knowledge of the location of rooms and transitions makes a study much more convenient and safer. We also advise you to keep an interactive map of the world without eyes.
Treatment
The game offers two main methods of treatment: using the Bind ability and vacation on benches. At first glance, mechanics are simple, but behind them there are many nuances that every beginner needs to know.
Treatment through communication
The main source of health restoration is the ability to communicate. Under a strip of health represented by masks, there is an indicator of silk. It is filled with each successful hit by the enemy or when interacting with certain objects, for example, with plants or web.
To activate BIND, it is necessary to accumulate a full supply of silk. After that, click the appropriate button: Hornet “connects” the threads briefly and replenishes three health masks. It is important to remember that the effect is fixed – regardless of how much the player has advanced, Bind always treats the same volume.
The game tells the readiness of the ability: with full filling, the indicator makes a characteristic sound, and the heroine itself begins to glow with a soft radiance.
When it is worth using the connection
In practice, Bind is useful primarily in battle. However, the activation is accompanied by a short but critical animation, during which the Hornet is completely vulnerable. If at this moment the enemy gets through you, the treatment will be interrupted, the health will not be restored, and all the accumulated silk energy will disappear.
Therefore, the key to the effective use of BIND is the ability to find safe places during the battle. This may be the moment when the enemy has just completed the attack either he has a kuldown, or the situation when you came off to a sufficient distance and have time to recover.
do not forget that the same silk is spent on the special skills of Hornet. During the game, you will increasingly face the choice: to spend the accumulated reserve for treatment or put it in a powerful attack. Such a choice between security and aggression forms the basis of a combat strategy.
benches as an alternative method of treatment
The second method of health restoration is benches found in different locations. They play several roles at once.
Firstly, when Hornet sits on a bench, it instantly replenishes all health masks. Secondly, the bench serves as the Renaissance point: after death, the character always returns here. Finally, the bench fixes progress, preserving your advancement.
To use the bench, just approach it and press the “Up” button on the gamepad or keyboard.
Features of benches
Not all benches are activated immediately. Some of them require paying a certain number of scales. Usually these are small amounts – about thirty beads, so it is recommended to always keep the reserve in order not to miss the opportunity to create a new conservation point.
Subscribing helps to relieve navigation. She can purchase special markers for sixty -sides, which automatically note all found benches on the map. This eliminates the need to keep everything in memory and makes route planning is much more convenient.
Practical tips for treatment
Effective survival in Hollow Knight: Silksong is built on competent combination of two methods of treatment. In battles with ordinary enemies and bosses, Bind allows you to restore strength directly on the battlefield without losing the pace. Scams remain reliable recreation points and strategic landmarks during the study.
A good habit is not to rely completely on one method. For example, if a long section with strong opponents is expected ahead, it makes sense to return to the bench, and not count exclusively on bind. At the same time, in a tense battle with the boss, it is Bind that often becomes your only chance to survive.
Hollow Knight: Silksong awards attentive and cautious players who are ready to learn from their mistakes. Tactics, the study of each wall, the deliberate use of silk and scales, as well as the acquisition of cards – all this will be the basis of successful passage. The sooner you develop the right habits, the easier it will be to cope with the trials that the game prepares.
