More importantly, I hope you’ve mastered the timing required for perfect blocks and master strikes. The weapon’s direction in your hand = the selected combat stance. Red border and the sound of Henry’s heartbeats = low health. Henry’s breathing and the screen losing color = low stamina. Workaround: If this is your second playthrough, you should be intimately familiar with the diegetic indicators for these statuses. This means most of your time will be spent in Rattay and Sasau instead of constantly traveling between villages or stumbling through the woods. The lack of fast travel isn’t that big of a deal if you stick to the main quest with minimal distractions from activities and side quests. This is handy if you’re unsure of Henry’s current location. Newly discovered crosses, shrines, points of interests, etc. Use landmarks, roads, rivers, and the sun as points of reference. Workaround: You’ll need to rely on your familiarity with the land and your ability to read a map. If you’re somehow unable or unwilling to kill Henry, you can return to the dashboard and quit the app without overriding the Exit Save.
#Kingdom come deliverance the hunt begins manual
Used in this manner, Exit Saves become unlimited use manual saves. It can be handy to keep a vial of Bane potion in Henry’s inventory for a quick end. To restore an Exit Save to the load list, Henry just needs to die. Loading from an Exit Save seemingly causes it to self-delete, but in actuality, the game merely hides it. These are useful, but our bread and butter will be the “save & exit” function in the pause menu. Workaround: The game still saves when you sleep in an owned bed, drink a Savior Schnapps, and get healed at a bathhouse. This time around, our goal is to complete the story while skipping as much side content as possible to shorten the run's length. Hardcore Mode should be attempted on your second playthrough, so you're already familiar with the main quest. This holds true even if you're trying to play as a celibate pacifist with every negative perk. With proper knowledge of the game’s systems, enough patience, and a heavy helping of cheese, Hardcore Mode is manageable. Below is the slightly abridged version with less flair. An even longer version of this guide is available as a blog post here.