I am running the same loadout for exploration in Ranger (revolver I like swapping between long barrel for sniping and suppressor for stealth really versatile). However because I know the game ,automatic weapon like AK/bulldog are really usefull for those mandatory fight section like all the yamatau bunker (AK ammo are nearly unlimited in this) and the baron fortress fight,because those are close quarter. Also usefull when you have to go in a mutant nest like the crane and terminal in the volga. (Also allow me to keep my revolver/shotgun ammo). Weapons choice in ranger are not that important if you want the good ending because except some bandit hideout and mandatory fight section you don't have to kill a lot of human. I will say if you want the good ending ,the 2 most important weapons are the tikhar (for stealth) and the ashot because it allows you to eradicate any mutant from the map with one or 2 shot. The 3rd slot feel free to swap according to the situation and your ressources (ammo and weapons condition). Be sure to always have shotgun shells for dealing with mutants don't bother to craft other ammo type because in ranger going in an open firefight with human often result in brutal death (those guy can headshot you across a map with an ashot)
I easily beat the game on hardest difficulty with two loadouts. Early game: Revolver (sniper) Ashot (double barrel) Tikar End game: Bulldog (sniper setup) Shambler (mag or drum) Helsing
if i remember correctly the 60 round mag is only for the bulldog and it is the same attachment as kalash drum mag. so basically just a re skin of the drum mag and with less rounds.
some what decent. I play tru the hardcore ranger mode And moust ofenly I sneak tru and just kill thinks with the Tikhar. I personaly use a high magazine ak and ashshot with quad barrels or the shembler demeps if the area im fighting is with demons or not. Why I chose ak. Simple in this game there is a wierd mechanic. I call it tru shot. If you unscope and scope agin your first shot is olmoust 100 accurate. And afther that the rng starts randomizeing your bullet spread. Also until toticed your weapons 1 hit kill enemys *reason why I use the thakar so mutch*
I ran this exact setup when running ranger hardcore on my pacifist run. If the ashot doent kill it, the revolver will. And if I really need stealth, I go for the crossbow because it saves quick swapping attachments and ammo
The NV scope is useless, it should have been switchable for daylight because it is useless in daylight, how many times do you need a 6X scope in the dark, almost zero.
The only really thing in ranger difficulty that will kill you are the mutants, that's why I have my weapon 1 & 2 is modded for mutants and Tikhar is for everything else. The only thing I wish the game had ws a x2 or x3 scope
Is there a way to see what the gun is before you pick it up, twice now I have lost my best gun by picking up a gun just to see what it is and not being able to swap back to my gun. I wish the game could tell you what gun you are using instead of just a bit of a picture of it because a few of them you similar when you are rushing to change guns.
This is quite literally my exact loadout every playthrough, save for leaving a sight of the Ashot. I try the other weapons but the just aren't worth it compared to this setup. This game just needed more levels idk why they didn't just start releasing chapters to have fun in for $15 a piece with no story and just pure gameplay. Maybe have a couple people from around the office voice some stalkers to talk to around campfires or something. Idk, this game just fell off a cliff after Volga. Hopefully stalker 2 is the best stalker clone. No idea why they spent all that time making this game just to cut it so short and not try to profit off of assets they already created.
But have you seen the damage output of Tikhar when upgraded with railgun....you day you rather use yhe airtight pneumatic sytem...but damage output 3....conpared to railgun upgrade 40 or somthing like that 😂
@@CarveaHole no, its not...that is the downside..but i use like you mostly an revolver silent sniper, as-shotgun for close combat encounters.. But to spare my ammo as much as possible, i standard walk with my trusty railgun with laser. And so that is the only one i really spent resources on to get it clean agian. Its my weapon to go...only the noise is a big downer
“The Ashot is a shotgun, so who cares if the accuracy goes down.” That’s real AF bruh lol
Yeah bra
Mans got in a heated debate with himself at the end 💀
Game got him stressing.
Yeh wtf is this? Guys arguing with himself! FFS!
3:41 there’s an extended mag like the one the bulldog uses for the shambler but you don’t have it
@@zzodysseuszz that's okay, I don't use the shambler anyway! lol
I am running the same loadout for exploration in Ranger (revolver I like swapping between long barrel for sniping and suppressor for stealth really versatile). However because I know the game ,automatic weapon like AK/bulldog are really usefull for those mandatory fight section like all the yamatau bunker (AK ammo are nearly unlimited in this) and the baron fortress fight,because those are close quarter. Also usefull when you have to go in a mutant nest like the crane and terminal in the volga. (Also allow me to keep my revolver/shotgun ammo). Weapons choice in ranger are not that important if you want the good ending because except some bandit hideout and mandatory fight section you don't have to kill a lot of human. I will say if you want the good ending ,the 2 most important weapons are the tikhar (for stealth) and the ashot because it allows you to eradicate any mutant from the map with one or 2 shot. The 3rd slot feel free to swap according to the situation and your ressources (ammo and weapons condition). Be sure to always have shotgun shells for dealing with mutants don't bother to craft other ammo type because in ranger going in an open firefight with human often result in brutal death (those guy can headshot you across a map with an ashot)
I easily beat the game on hardest difficulty with two loadouts.
Early game:
Revolver (sniper)
Ashot (double barrel)
Tikar
End game:
Bulldog (sniper setup)
Shambler (mag or drum)
Helsing
One thing about the helsing is that you can retrieve the bolts from your kills and reuse them ✌️
Exactly
if i remember correctly the 60 round mag is only for the bulldog and it is the same attachment as kalash drum mag. so basically just a re skin of the drum mag and with less rounds.
some what decent. I play tru the hardcore ranger mode And moust ofenly I sneak tru and just kill thinks with the Tikhar. I personaly use a high magazine ak and ashshot with quad barrels or the shembler demeps if the area im fighting is with demons or not. Why I chose ak. Simple in this game there is a wierd mechanic. I call it tru shot. If you unscope and scope agin your first shot is olmoust 100 accurate. And afther that the rng starts randomizeing your bullet spread. Also until toticed your weapons 1 hit kill enemys *reason why I use the thakar so mutch*
I ran this exact setup when running ranger hardcore on my pacifist run. If the ashot doent kill it, the revolver will. And if I really need stealth, I go for the crossbow because it saves quick swapping attachments and ammo
I started getting oh shit and ashot confused 😂
Going in on ranger hardcore first play through
You're a better man than I am, let me know how it goes!
The NV scope is useless, it should have been switchable for daylight because it is useless in daylight, how many times do you need a 6X scope in the dark, almost zero.
And u can just use NV goggles with a normal scope
The only really thing in ranger difficulty that will kill you are the mutants, that's why I have my weapon 1 & 2 is modded for mutants and Tikhar is for everything else. The only thing I wish the game had ws a x2 or x3 scope
nice tipps, i played the game with ashot and bulldog but in the dead city it jammed like hell so i switched for valve
Is there a way to see what the gun is before you pick it up, twice now I have lost my best gun by picking up a gun just to see what it is and not being able to swap back to my gun. I wish the game could tell you what gun you are using instead of just a bit of a picture of it because a few of them you similar when you are rushing to change guns.
Ofc you can, just grab the gun you dropped 🤣
This is quite literally my exact loadout every playthrough, save for leaving a sight of the Ashot. I try the other weapons but the just aren't worth it compared to this setup.
This game just needed more levels idk why they didn't just start releasing chapters to have fun in for $15 a piece with no story and just pure gameplay. Maybe have a couple people from around the office voice some stalkers to talk to around campfires or something. Idk, this game just fell off a cliff after Volga. Hopefully stalker 2 is the best stalker clone. No idea why they spent all that time making this game just to cut it so short and not try to profit off of assets they already created.
I don’t have metro exodus so I don’t know if this is on another gun or something, but where is the ashot’s quad barrel???
Pretty much useless. Waste of ammo.
@Gangster88232 somewhat useful on taiga to kill bear
It’s useless in exodus. Was far more viable in last light/2033
Is the ashot good for armoured enimies?
@@Jamus-g2q If you shoot them enough, yes! Good aim and headshots with any of the more accurate weapons also works well.
Thanks for the feedback
How can you hold three guns at once or how to get three guns.
You always have the tikhar / crossbow in the third slot. You choose the other two. You get the tikhar in the Volga level I believe.
Ak, revolver, and steel ball gun always
you played the whole game and don't know what capsules are lol
@@LyuboA Fire isn't very stealthy!
revolver is goat
Not trying to criticize but are you using knives cause you say your doing stealth but none of your guns have a suppressor.
Tikhar is suppressed, I don't use the other guns for stealth.
The shambler is king for crowd control ashot with a mass mutants your dead lol
But have you seen the damage output of Tikhar when upgraded with railgun....you day you rather use yhe airtight pneumatic sytem...but damage output 3....conpared to railgun upgrade 40 or somthing like that 😂
Max air headshots still instakill lots of enemies, and if I need massive damage then I use a different gun. Is the railgun still silenced?
@@CarveaHole no, its not...that is the downside..but i use like you mostly an revolver silent sniper, as-shotgun for close combat encounters.. But to spare my ammo as much as possible, i standard walk with my trusty railgun with laser. And so that is the only one i really spent resources on to get it clean agian. Its my weapon to go...only the noise is a big downer
Humanimals?😂
That's what they're called!
@@CarveaHole true