The Sinking City 2 Tips

Weak points are the whole combat thesis

Enemies names Slither pustules / red points, Deep Ones from water, and Shadows that bend space. These The Sinking City 2 tips only add the spend: if the point is up, that is the shot. If it is not, dodge and wait. Official store copy already says some fights are a retreat, a rearm, and a retune — not a hero clip.

The pistol stays legal after you find a Tommy

Community footage: higher-tier weapons hit harder and take more inventory and want pricier ammo. An upgraded pistol is the stockpile gun. Save Tektite Tommy, Breakwater, or a rifle for the room that is already a swarm. Weapons is the kit list. This page is the “put it away” rule.

Once the magazine lasts, the next mistake is standing in grab range and calling it a dodge.

Practice dodge on a Safe Room loop

If the timing is wrong, find a checkpoint near a slow enemy and spend two minutes there. That is cheaper than learning in Akeley’s yard. Community note: they telegraph swings. Your job is distance, then early dodge, then the punish — not a roll through their chest.

Run is a listed strategy

You are faster than most shamblers. Weave scenery, then a door. Community footage: they chase a little, then often refuse the next area. Official copy agrees: some fights require a retreat. Beginner guide is the first-hours version of the same sentence. These tips are for the player who already knows that and still stayed to “clean up.”

After you can leave a room alive, the next leak is walking past a red square on the map.

Do not leave a district while it is still red

Every scrap is expensive in a finite pack. If the map is red, you left a heal, a mat, or a slot chest on the floor. Stash, then go back. If the pack is full, the mistake was boarding the skiff before the Safe Room — locations is the district list, survival is why the slot mattered.

Safe Room is a loadout bench, not a trophy

Park the junk. Craft the next fight, not every recipe. Swap talents / perks while you are here: community footage says you can equip craft or heal perks, use them, then swap back to a combat set before you leave. That is a habit, not a cheat code. Formulas stay TBA on crafting.

Shortcuts exist so you stop hero-carrying

Unlock the door, drop the crate, walk the short path later. Official Steam line: “double back via unlocked shortcuts.” Carrying every drop across a watergate is how the Fish Market starts empty.

The leftover “should I do this side room?” question is the investigation habit.

Optional is not the same as worthless

Investigations is the case page. This page only records the mistake: treating optional as “ignore until NG+.” Premium Holloway Manor is still optional. A Standard save does not owe you that house. Locations names the building.

Dream Essence is a spend, not a souvenir

Official progression: Dream Essence → Talents / Perks. Community footage: points also drop from linking investigation files, including embarrassingly obvious pairs. Bank them. Do not sit on a full Essence pile because the tree art is pretty. Full talent names stay TBA on talents.

The last habit is what rides in the pack when the skiff leaves the dock.

Chthonic and Premium guns are still inventory

Shale Mary, Breakwater, and Tektite Tommy are pre-order kit. Bucking Bronco is Premium / Holloway. None of them create extra slots. If the Tommy does not fit next to a heal stack, the Tommy stays in the stash. Builds is kit philosophy, not a class tree.

NG+ is not a tips excuse

NG+ is available at launch and can carry perk points, perks, and items — verify the exact rules in-game. These tips are for the first save. Do not hoard junk “for NG+” while Akeley is still ahead.

When the pack rule is enough, leftover questions sit in the FAQ — including whether you need the first game, and why Discord will not fix a panic spray.