Essential guide and tips for getting started The Blood of Dawnwalker
Use over eighty hours of accumulated gameplay to master the directional combat system and perfect blocks.This guide reveals advanced combat techniques, setup options, and hidden mechanics to simplify your first game.
Each day-night cycle available to Coen is worth 16 units of time, multiplied by the 30-day countdown: a total of 480 chunks of time to save his family.Not all actions consume time: talking to an NPC, fighting, or upgrading skills can cost time, but the game always indicates this in advance with an hourglass icon next to the action, as well as in the journal and the time bar in the top right.Before accepting a long quest during the prologue, it's a good idea to check that number: you can explore, chat, and collect tasks, but not everything fits in the same day.
Killing enemies in the woods is always worthwhile
Wolves, boars, and the bear bosses hidden in the woods are an extremely efficient source of experience because eliminating them doesn't consume a single unit of time.They're also a source of blood with no moral consequences, useful for regenerating health without having to bite a human and without increasing corruption.
How do I unlock a sprint boost to explore faster?
The Vale Sangora map is huge, but it shouldn't be traversed at a human pace.The Shapeshift abilities, in the Vampirism tree, and Mercurial Fervor, in the Sorcery tree, unlock a sprint boost that allows Coen to traverse the world at a much faster speed than normal walking, making exploration much quicker.
Where to find the legendary sword Durandal?
In the Cursed Chasm quest, accessible from the collapsed bridge northwest of Briar Sloughs, you must descend to the eastern side of the ravine and fight some ghosts.At the end of the fight, you'll earn Durandal, a legendary sword available in the early hours of the game.
Surviving at night requires blood, not potions
The potions and foods that heal Coen during the day stop working when night falls: as a vampire, healing depends on blood.It's a good idea to loot every human and animal corpse you encounter, as they have a random chance of dropping blood-based consumables, and use Voracious Bite as a regular combat move rather than a last resort.
Towers reveal points of interest in the region
Climbing each region's towers at night adds all nearby points of interest to your map, including potential quests and noteworthy locations, marked with question mark symbols.It's a good idea to locate the towers closest to each other, especially in cities, and climb them all on the same night to avoid having to revisit them.
