The Backrooms hold four hostile threats, and each one calls for a slightly different approach. Since you start with nothing, craft tools and weapons as soon as you have materials. The mod also adds specialized items such as the Squirt Gun and Poison Spray, which are worth picking up when you find them.
Know Each Threat
- Hounds are fast four-legged beasts that hunt you on sight. You won't outrun them easily in open space. Have a weapon ready before turning corners, and fight from a spot where only one can reach you at a time.
- Smilers have glowing teeth and lurk in total darkness. The glowing smile is your warning. Avoid pitch-black areas whenever you can instead of exploring them.
- Wretches are distorted humanoids that wander empty corridors. Listen and look down long hallways before walking them, and don't let one corner you in a dead end.
- Deathmoths come in male and female forms and attack from the air. Watch above you, especially in large open spaces, and back into tighter areas where they can't swoop freely.
General Survival Tips
1. Keep food on hand so you never fight on a low hunger bar.
2. Don't let sanity drop during long fights. Retreat and recover when you can.
3. Scout before you commit. Peek into rooms and corridors rather than charging through.
4. Note where you found safe spots so you can fall back to them.