

If all players die with 100% danger, the hunt is over. If you hit 100% danger, players can’t revive allies, and you can only get back up if you have one of your three self-revives. The danger meter in the upper right corner of the screen ticks up every time a player goes down and needs a revive. It can be frustrating if you’re using a slow but heavy-hitting weapon like the axe or hammer, but your team will thank you for your restraint.įailure in Dauntless isn’t common. If you feel like you’re going to get hit, rethink your strategy and dodge. The dodge in Dauntless is very forgiving, and you can use it to cancel out of most attacks. The goal of every hunt is to kill the Behemoth, but you can’t do that if you’re dead. Dauntless doesn’t require much preparation, but make sure you’ve built enough grenades and potions to fill your inventory before you head out. But if you’re out, you may find yourself in another hunt without your favorite tools. When you return from a hunt, you’ll restock your items if you have any in your inventory. Going solo is hard, but it’s a great way to improve if you feel like you’re letting your team down. You also don’t have to worry about other players getting in your way, or the Behemoth chasing after them across the arena. The monster’s focus is on you the entire fight, which makes any errors you make easy to spot. It’s on you to find the Behemoth, and you alone can kill it. Going in alone gives you a lot of freedom and responsibility. When select a hunt, click on the Private Hunt button. If you find yourself struggling, try a private hunt next time. It seems to be based on how much damage you dealt to the Behemoth and how many times you died during the hunt. Try a solo hunt Phoenix LabsĪt the end of every hunt in Dauntless, you’ll get a letter grade for your performance. You’ll eventually get a quest to try a hunt with each weapon, but it doesn’t hurt to familiarize yourself with all of them early. If you ever get confused about what your weapon type can do, open the menu and check out the move list - it’ll tell you everything you need to know. Weapons like swords and axes are good for cutting off Behemoth tails (netting you and your team extra loot), while hammers are perfect for stunning monsters and breaking off pieces (again, getting your team extra loot). Before you get too excited and start upgrading, hold on to your hard-earned Behemoth hides and check out each weapon.Īll five weapons have a unique style to them. When you finish slaying your first monster, you’ll get a recruit version of each weapon (except repeaters, which arrive a few missions in). Try out all the weaponsĭauntless has six different weapon types, nearly all of them are available after the tutorial. The faster you complete quests, the more new features you’ll unlock. Take a second before you launch your mission to see which Behemoths can help you complete more than one quest. The Dauntless mission menu has a great feature that shows how many quests you can complete while fighting a certain monster. If you need to complete three patrol missions for someone (a random hunt), and kill a fire Behemoth ( Dauntless’ word for monsters) using an ice weapon for someone else, try searching for a fire patrol. The great news is that you can do most of these quests at the same time. Before long, you’ll have plenty of quests to work on. Look at the top of your screen for the compass, and chat with everyone who has a golden icon above their head. It’s a small city packed with people who want to talk. Quest efficiently The right side of the screen shows how many quests you’ll work on if you hunt this Drask Phoenix Labs via PolygonĪfter Dauntless’ short tutorial, you’ll drop into Ramsgate. This guide will teach you everything you need to know about Dauntless’ opening hours. It may not be as complex as Monster Hunter: World, but there are still a few things we wish we knew before jumping into our first hunt. It’s a familiar idea to players well acquainted with the Monster Hunter franchise. You and some friends drop into an arena with your weapons, attack a nearby monster, kill it before it kills you, and harvest its body to build cool weapons and armor. Phoenix Labs recently released its new monster hunting game Dauntless onto the Epic Games Store and consoles.
