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Sometimes stealth isn't an option or simply undesirable. Cate will participate in many firefights during her missions in No One Lives Forever - so you must be well prepared for a fight! This section describes essential combat strategies and survival techniques to defeat H.A.R.M. enemies (as well as multiplayer opponents) with ease.
- Go for head shots! As morbid as it sounds, enemies die much faster with a head shot than from a shot to the arm or chest. It may not be possible if there are multiple enemies around you; however, from a distance, go for head shots for quicker kills and greater ammunition consumption.
- Pistols are good against solo enemies but don't possess the clip size necessary to hold off an aggressive attack from multiple guards. Switch to submachineguns when you expect to face an attack from many enemies.
- Look for cover because your enemies will! Enemies in No One Lives Forever will duck behind tables, pillars, and crates and present difficult targets. Do the same! Don't expose yourself to an easy shot. Look for nearby cover and duck behind the object. Peek out and take a few shots at the enemy, then resume your covered position.
- Weapons in No One Lives Forever require reloading - at which point, you can't fire! Retreat into a new hallway or behind an object to give Cate a chance to reload without taking damage from an enemy.
- If you happen upon armor, don't grab it immediately. Check your current armor level. If you're almost full, consider ignoring the armor and moving on. That way, if you take additional damage, you can return to the armor and grab it! This way, you don't waste a perfectly good armor power-up when your health is high.
- If you're not concerned with stealth, consider causing a racket near a chokepoint, such as a doorway or a narrow hallway. Hide behind some cover but within sight of the chokepoint. When the enemies come running, pick them off with an automatic weapon. You've just cleared out several enemies and, likely, not taken a single hit of damage. Keep in mind that this action could sound alarms, triggering enemies to your presence - which, sometimes, can be exactly what you want!
- Experiment with the different types of ammunition and don't forget they exist! You can find phosphorous rounds, high-explosive rounds, dum dum rounds, cyanide rounds, and the standard full metal jacket rounds. Remember that you have them and switch ammo types during the game to see which works best against the current enemy target.
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