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Soulmask 1.0: Shifting Sands - Essential Guide to Getting StartedThe new expansion pack 'Shifting Sands' for Soulmask offers a vast survival experience set in ancient Egypt. This guide introduces key tips to help new players quickly adapt to the game and begin their exploration. From utilizing Soulmasks to navigating the map, managing your tribe, and conquering powerful bosses, discover everything you need for a successful journey.
1. ✨ Soulmask System: Harnessing Divine Abilities
· Soulmasks are a core game mechanic, allowing players to transform into powerful deities and wield mystical abilities.
· Upon starting the 'Shifting Sands' DLC, you'll automatically acquire the Horus Soulmask, enabling you to soar through the skies with wings and unleash devastating attacks on ground enemies.
· The Soulmask system significantly alters gameplay, with each ability customizable to fit your playstyle.
· It also grants the power to command your tribe members, allowing for limitless customization in tribe building.
· While you start with only one Soulmask, it's recommended to defeat ancient pyramid bosses to obtain more masks and expand your ability pool.
· Upon starting the 'Shifting Sands' DLC, you'll automatically acquire the Horus Soulmask, enabling you to soar through the skies with wings and unleash devastating attacks on ground enemies.
· The Soulmask system significantly alters gameplay, with each ability customizable to fit your playstyle.
· It also grants the power to command your tribe members, allowing for limitless customization in tribe building.
· While you start with only one Soulmask, it's recommended to defeat ancient pyramid bosses to obtain more masks and expand your ability pool.
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1. ✨ Soulmask System: Harnessing Divine Abilities
· Soulmasks are a core game mechanic, allowing players to transform into powerful deities and wield mystical abilities.
· Upon starting the 'Shifting Sands' DLC, you'll automatically acquire the Horus Soulmask, enabling you to soar through the skies with wings and unleash devastating attacks on ground enemies.
· The Soulmask system significantly alters gameplay, with each ability customizable to fit your playstyle.
· It also grants the power to command your tribe members, allowing for limitless customization in tribe building.
· While you start with only one Soulmask, it's recommended to defeat ancient pyramid bosses to obtain more masks and expand your ability pool.
· Upon starting the 'Shifting Sands' DLC, you'll automatically acquire the Horus Soulmask, enabling you to soar through the skies with wings and unleash devastating attacks on ground enemies.
· The Soulmask system significantly alters gameplay, with each ability customizable to fit your playstyle.
· It also grants the power to command your tribe members, allowing for limitless customization in tribe building.
· While you start with only one Soulmask, it's recommended to defeat ancient pyramid bosses to obtain more masks and expand your ability pool.
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2. 🗺️ Exploring the Vast Egyptian Map: How to Use Scout Camps
· The 'Shifting Sands' DLC doubles the existing game's map size, presenting a grand, Egypt-themed world.
· While you can freely explore the map, setting appropriate goals and understanding enemy levels is crucial.
· Finding and subduing scouts will reveal important information on your map.
· Lowering a scout's health below 30% will display a 'Subdue' prompt; pressing 'E' to subdue them reveals useful info on the map, such as the average enemy level in the area, enemy tribe camps, resource gathering spots, and ancient pyramid locations.
· If you accidentally kill a scout, leaving the camp for a short while and returning will cause them to respawn.
· While you can freely explore the map, setting appropriate goals and understanding enemy levels is crucial.
· Finding and subduing scouts will reveal important information on your map.
· Lowering a scout's health below 30% will display a 'Subdue' prompt; pressing 'E' to subdue them reveals useful info on the map, such as the average enemy level in the area, enemy tribe camps, resource gathering spots, and ancient pyramid locations.
· If you accidentally kill a scout, leaving the camp for a short while and returning will cause them to respawn.
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3. 🤝 Tribe NPC System: Growing with Your Companions
· Soulmask is optimized for group play, and even without online players, you can recruit companions through the Tribe NPC system.
· NPCs contribute to your tribe by performing various roles such as crafting, repairing, and combat.
· It's important to secure a sufficient number of tribe members to delegate crafting and other tasks.
· You can assign specific production tasks to each tribe member.
· During combat, you must fight alongside your NPC companions, who will dynamically act while equipped with the weapons and armor you provide.
· It's advisable to set your tribe members' roles according to your combat style (e.g., positioning archers with bows alongside melee attackers).
· NPCs contribute to your tribe by performing various roles such as crafting, repairing, and combat.
· It's important to secure a sufficient number of tribe members to delegate crafting and other tasks.
· You can assign specific production tasks to each tribe member.
· During combat, you must fight alongside your NPC companions, who will dynamically act while equipped with the weapons and armor you provide.
· It's advisable to set your tribe members' roles according to your combat style (e.g., positioning archers with bows alongside melee attackers).
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4. ⚔️ Conquering Barbarian Camps: Acquiring Gear and Experience
· To explore new maps and face powerful enemies, you'll need good gear and sufficient experience.
· In the early game, conquering barbarian camps is the best way to obtain gear and experience.
· When attacking a camp, ensure you have enough healing items, armor, and companion tribe members.
· Destroying the camp's signal fire first allows you to find hidden item chests.
· Inside the camp, you can find various crafting resources, healing items, and useful equipment, with a powerful boss appearing at the end.
· Defeating the boss rewards you with good armor and weapons, which you can also equip your tribe members with.
· Additionally, you can find formidable enemies within the camps that can be recruited as tribe members.
· In the early game, conquering barbarian camps is the best way to obtain gear and experience.
· When attacking a camp, ensure you have enough healing items, armor, and companion tribe members.
· Destroying the camp's signal fire first allows you to find hidden item chests.
· Inside the camp, you can find various crafting resources, healing items, and useful equipment, with a powerful boss appearing at the end.
· Defeating the boss rewards you with good armor and weapons, which you can also equip your tribe members with.
· Additionally, you can find formidable enemies within the camps that can be recruited as tribe members.
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5. 🐊 Conquering Sobek the Crocodile Boss: Rewards and Airship Crafting Materials
· You'll encounter various crocodiles in the game, but the most formidable is the boss 'Sobek the Crocodile' found in the ancient pyramid.
· Sobek the Crocodile is the first major story boss in 'Shifting Sands' and is essential for unlocking the map.
· Although a powerful opponent, he can be defeated without much difficulty with the help of your skilled tribe members.
· Attacking and severing Sobek the Crocodile's tail reveals a weak point that can inflict critical damage.
· Defeating Sobek the Crocodile yields crafting and cooking ingredients, as well as materials needed for airship construction.
· Furthermore, you can obtain new Soulmasks and airship crafting materials inside the ancient pyramid where Sobek the Crocodile resided.
· Sobek the Crocodile is the first major story boss in 'Shifting Sands' and is essential for unlocking the map.
· Although a powerful opponent, he can be defeated without much difficulty with the help of your skilled tribe members.
· Attacking and severing Sobek the Crocodile's tail reveals a weak point that can inflict critical damage.
· Defeating Sobek the Crocodile yields crafting and cooking ingredients, as well as materials needed for airship construction.
· Furthermore, you can obtain new Soulmasks and airship crafting materials inside the ancient pyramid where Sobek the Crocodile resided.
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6. ✈️ Airship Crafting and Utilization: Freedom for New Exploration
· One of the most significant features of the 'Shifting Sands' DLC is the airship you can craft and fly.
· The airship completely changes how you explore the map, opening up new possibilities for freedom and discovery.
· Through an intuitive airship design system, players can build their own unique airships.
· If you have enough crafting materials, you can design it yourself or use the blueprint system to save and share designs.
· The airship can also serve as a mobile base, allowing you to install crafting stations, animal pens, campfires, and more to suit your tribe's needs.
· It's recommended to secure a sufficient amount of wood early on for airship construction.
· Once you complete the airship with materials obtained from defeating Sobek the Crocodile, you can create a personalized mobile base equipped with everything your tribe needs.
· The airship completely changes how you explore the map, opening up new possibilities for freedom and discovery.
· Through an intuitive airship design system, players can build their own unique airships.
· If you have enough crafting materials, you can design it yourself or use the blueprint system to save and share designs.
· The airship can also serve as a mobile base, allowing you to install crafting stations, animal pens, campfires, and more to suit your tribe's needs.
· It's recommended to secure a sufficient amount of wood early on for airship construction.
· Once you complete the airship with materials obtained from defeating Sobek the Crocodile, you can create a personalized mobile base equipped with everything your tribe needs.