Silver Pines beginner tips

1. 1

   Save only at payphones and each save costs a coin; check coin-return slots at every payphone.

2. 2

   Drink coffee at machines for permanent stamina; Hip Bags add 2 inventory slots.

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   Enemies cannot see you in the dark; crouch with lights off.

4. 4

   Weapons double as tools: shoot rusted padlocks, shotgun wooden barricades, sledgehammer cracked walls, box cutter plastic tarps.

5. 5

   Craft tonics from herbs in empty bottles (Flatleaf = healing, Turkey's Crown = catalyst, Pale Lichen = energizing, Blackstem Nettle = antidote).

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   Spare Parts + Duct Tape = Makeshift Repair Kit for melee weapons.

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   Photograph locked doors and strange objects to pin them on the map.

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   Avoid unnecessary fights; ammo is scarce.

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   Boss: kill dogs before the deputy; save before big bosses.

10. 10

    Pick the right difficulty: Relaxed (less damage taken, more dealt, doubled item stacks), Tense, Survival Horror (intended), Nightmare (much higher damage taken, 35% fewer ammo pickups, more frequent fights).

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    The Apartment 4B flooded-basement boss drops the Sea Polished Glass Shard, which makes swimming cheaper — you need it to reach Church Hill.

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    Read every note and calendar: most codes (freezer 2311, Pet Clinic 3819, coffin room 752) are written somewhere nearby.

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