5 Tips to Become a Top Courier in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Neither rain nor wind, the courier's work continues…
Just like Sam Porter Bridges, you too have been forced back to work from your leave. You probably feel exhausted and have no idea how to deliver all the packages to their destination. Well, you're in luck! The great virtual courier from GRIND Magazine, the same one who delivered your Death Stranding 2: On the Beach review, brings you five tips and tricks for a pleasant experience in this post-apocalyptic "fun courier" simulator.
1. Collect Chiral Crystals!
It seems obvious, but it isn't. Chiral is to Death Stranding what oil is to our world: the most important resource. All the structures you build cost chiral crystals, and equipment (whether weapons, tools, or boots) needs this supernatural "gold". At first, you won't feel the lack of this resource, but as you progress, you'll need industrial quantities. The starting area, Mexico, is quite generous with supernatural "gold". With a little patience, you can collect 7,000 crystals! And if you can't find any more, don't panic. Chiral pops up like mushrooms after rain, especially in areas affected by timefall.
2. Four stars are better than five.
Okay, I'll be honest with you: DO NOT listen to that inner voice telling you to 100% everything. The best rewards come when you reach 4 out of 5 stars. There are two or three locations where it's worth reaching the maximum rating, and only one of them truly matters: that of the lonely commander in Australia, who gives you a silenced sniper rifle! The rest give you their best at the penultimate level, and the last star mostly comes with cosmetic rewards: new costumes, backpack patches, or new colour schemes for vehicles.
3. Connect to the network!
If you're like me and want to be the coolest super-soldier in the apocalypse… hold your horses a bit. The main mission isn't to eliminate all bandits, robots, and BTs, but to connect Australia to the chiral network! So, put Solid Snake aside and step into the shoes of a broadband salesperson and convince everyone to subscribe to the UCA's internet!
A little trick I learned from the sales department: bring them as many packages as possible! Be a kind of sales Santa Claus and come with a sack of gifts for our future customers. The reason you want to do this is simple: each new subscriber will increase the broadband, which will allow us to build more structures with fewer resources. I implore you not to do what I did and pour thousands of resources into a highway, only to find out you could have contributed a modest number of 120 chiral crystals instead of 2,400 if you had extended the network in that area…
4. Use the rope provided!
A small detail the game doesn't necessarily draw attention to, but which is sacred to all veteran couriers: tie up your packages! After gathering a few, put your backpack down by long-pressing the triangle button. Then, approach it with a rope in hand. If you hold down the aim button (L2), you'll get a prompt that allows you to secure the packages. Once tied, you're much less likely to lose them when you inevitably trip over something (most often, a small bush or a rock).
5. Always carry grenades.
Let's be honest, the combat in the first Death Stranding was boring and tedious. In contrast, in On the Beach, the combat system is refined and fun! If you want to quickly eliminate enemies, use blood grenades. You get them early in Mexico, but I recommend developing your relationship with the city that gives you the fabrication schematic, because the improved version (v. 2) can take down Watchers in three hits!
These are my tips. Until you too join Hideo Kojima's fascinating dance, I'll continue building highways and infrastructure in Australia for you. And if you see any structure with the name of master Tazhunter… please give it a like. Thanks, and see you at the coffee machine on the other side of Australia!
