Remnant: From the Ashes has gained a second wind thanks to a Free2Play event. Many players are diving back into the coop shooter. Our tips make it easier for you to get started.
What is Remnant? Remnant: From the Ashes is a coop shooter in which players must confront an ancient evil. The so-called “Seed” has plunged humanity into chaos.
However, humanity possesses the technology to open portals to alternative worlds. The journey to these places is intended to help decipher the mystery of the foreign threat.
Even though hardly anyone talked about the game at release, Remnant: From the Ashes was released on August 20, 2019, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
From August 13 to 20, 2020, there is an event at Epic through which the shooter is available for free. There are numerous reasons to grab Remnant for free.
To ensure you have a good start in Remnant: From the Ashes, we’ve gathered some tips and tricks that could be helpful for you.
There is no “best class” in Remnant
After you have played or skipped the tutorial, you will be asked which class (“archetype”) you want to play. Many players wonder which of these stat classes might be the best.
The short answer is: None. The choice of starter class is largely irrelevant, as you have the opportunity to purchase the equipment and mods (abilities) of the other classes right away.
The classes are therefore only relevant for your initial skills and equipment. If you want to have a reference, we have briefly explained them here for you:
- Hunter – Starts with a hunting rifle and a machete and specializes in ranged combat. Suitable for those who want to start as a ranged fighter.
- Ex-Cultist – Starts with a double-barreled shotgun and an axe and specializes in melee and healing. Suitable for players who like to support.
- Scavenger – Starts with a shotgun and a hammer and specializes in melee. Scavengers come closest to a “tank” class.
After selecting an archetype, you can buy the mods of other classes from McCabe for 750 scrap and the weapons from Rigs for 450 scrap (melee weapons) or 600 scrap (ranged weapons). He also offers armor for between 150 and 500 scrap.
You can invite friends, but not immediately
If you want to play together, you first need to complete the tutorial. You can only invite friends once you have unlocked the crystal.
To play with friends, your game must ideally be set to the “friends only” option. This way, no strangers can join. Once the tutorial is completed and the game is set up correctly, you can easily invite friends through your social function:
- Xbox One: Xbox Live
- PlayStation 4: PSN
- Epic: Friends list (Shift + F3)
- Steam: Friends list (Shift + Tab)
However, you don’t have to invite friends to play together. They can simply join your game through the “games from friends” option.
This works cross-platform on Epic and Steam as long as you are friends there and have linked your accounts.
Playing together makes the game significantly easier. Fights against the first boss Singe or the Ent are a breeze.
How your world develops is random
Players explore four different worlds in Remnant:
- Earth
- Yaesha, where you encounter strange bell puzzles
- Rhom
- Corsus, where you find the heart of the beast
However, the layout of these places is entirely random. With each game session, the maps are dynamically generated and provide you with new enemies, quests, or events.
This means you will probably never see 100% of the game or all 20 bosses in a single playthrough. This, however, is set to change with the upcoming Adventure Mode.
Only the host progresses in the world, but everyone receives loot
Remnant: From the Ashes is a coop shooter where up to three players explore the alternative worlds together. However, it is not a shared world: Only the person who invites their friends to their game progresses in the world. The other players continue in their game from the point they played solo.
If you fight through in multiplayer, you can take the experience points and loot you gathered with other players back to your world.
Take your time and explore the world
Look around in the worlds of Remnant, because valuable materials and secrets can be found at every corner. Uncover the maps completely, which is indicated to you by the fog on the minimap. Only then can you be sure that you haven’t missed any puzzles, weapons, or items.
Additionally, you should talk to all NPCs you encounter on your adventure. Some will give you quests or puzzles, while others provide you with useful information.
Watch for wooden objects
You should always keep an eye on wooden objects during your journeys, as they provide you with valuable materials. Destroy them and you have a chance to obtain the currency scrap or materials with which you can upgrade your equipment.
For this, it’s best to use your melee attack – every bullet counts in the fight against the Seed!
Don’t sell anything – you might need it later
Are you leaving no stone unturned and searching every corner? Then you will occasionally come across strange items that you don’t know what to do with.
Don’t sell anything, because you don’t know if different items will become valuable over time or if there are NPCs that are very interested in your “junk”.
Some items, such as the Strange Coin, can be exchanged during gameplay for powerful equipment – like the strong Magnum revolver.
Watch where you aim in coop
In combat, things can quickly get heated, especially in coop mode with other players. Be careful not to shoot at your friends, but at the enemies. In Remnant: From the Ashes, friendly fire is active. This means you can deal damage to your teammates.
The damage that your teammates receive from you is reduced to 25% of normal damage. But sometimes that is enough to knock you down in boss fights, such as against The Unclean One. Moreover, that’s usually wasted ammunition that you then miss in other situations.
You must choose archetypes, but can play everything
Like in other games, you must initially choose how you want to play in Remnant. However, here you do not choose a class, but an archetype. You have three types to choose from:
- Hunter, attacks from long range
- Ex-Cultist, fights from medium range
- Scrapper, the melee fighter
However, the type is only important at the beginning and indicates how you fight initially. The stats of the three characters are equal, and the items and traits of the other types that you did not choose can still be unlocked during gameplay.
Don’t be afraid of “verskillung”: You can reset your selected traits later in the game.
Pay attention to damage numbers
The amount of damage you deal depends not only on your weapon. If you hit the weak point of your enemy, you can multiply the damage. The amount of damage you deal is displayed in the game using damage numbers:
- A white number means you are dealing normal damage
- Yellow indicates that you just landed a critical hit
- A red number indicates that this is the weak point of your enemy
- A thick red number shows that you have hit the weak point and also landed a critical hit
Fire ammunition is love, fire ammunition is life
In Remnant, you have access to a whole range of weapon mods that you can use to upgrade your guns. Early on, you already have access to the fire ammunition mod, which should make your life a lot easier in the first hours of the game.
Scrappers receive the mod as a gift, while the other two archetypes can obtain the mod from McCabe for 750 scrap.
The mod is charged by hitting your enemies, lasts for 30 seconds, and increases damage by 20%. Additionally, you have a chance to inflict the status effect “Burn” on your opponents. Furthermore, the monsters receive an additional 100 fire damage over 10 seconds.
Invest your trait points in vitality
Especially when you are still at the beginning of the game and need to familiarize yourself with the difficulty level and various systems, you should have a sufficiently large health buffer. Even in boss fights, as they occur frequently in Remnant: From the Ashes, a bit more health can be beneficial.
So, it’s best to invest your trait points in the trait vitality. Each point in this trait increases your maximum health, allowing you to withstand more hits from enemies.
We have all traits in Remnant for you here.
Learn from your deaths
Remnant: From the Ashes is no walk in the park: Your character will likely spend more time face down in the sand than you would like. However, use your deaths to develop a strategy on how to overcome the respective challenge.
You lose nothing through your death, as loot, experience points, and even quests you have completed remain after your character’s death.
Most of the time, you just need to stick with it and analyze your opponent’s attacks to succeed. However, if this doesn’t work at all, you might need to spend a little more time leveling up.
The game becomes easier when your skills and your equipment are up to date. If these tips still don’t help you, you can find everything you need to know about Remnant: From the Ashes here everything you need to know.
