This will force you to learn important details about each major encounter (such as where/which enemies spawn and when, as well as the safest spots to engage enemies from) and develop a good strategy that you can carry over to your Hardcore run. Also, try restarting a room if you think you could've been a lot more ammo-efficient. To really prepare yourself, play through the game on Zealot difficulty and select "Restart from Checkpoint" each time you get hit, until you can get through most areas without taking damage.The player should plan out where each of his/her three saves will be, remembering that there are some extremely difficult areas in the game that the player will likely die in.ĭLC like the Supernova Pack can help by giving a high-quality suit like the Forged Engineering Suit at the first Store.
Dead space 2 hardcore upgrade#
With nearly 130 nodes, you can upgrade your RIG, stasis module, and all four weapons (use respec to your advantage). The infinite power node glitch can be helpful in upgrading various weapons.It is recommended to play through the game while noting possible Save Stations and item pickups before attempting Hardcore.Hardcore mode is unlocked after beating the game on any difficulty so a player must play through the game at least once.New Game + saves do not transfer over, forcing the player to start from scratch. To beat Hard Core mode, a player must be conservative, enduring, patient, and skilled. The Hard Core experience is notably different from any other difficulty setting as checkpoints are disabled and the player is entitled to only three game saves for the entire game in Dead Space 2, whereas Dead Space 3's hardcore mode allows for infinite saving but forces a replay of the entire game upon death.ĭifficulty-wise, Necromorphs encountered on Hard Core are around Survivalist mode in terms of durability and damage output, while item drops are the same size as Zealot mode.