Don't be afraid to use your time outside wisely, building up points and using the open space to safely melee zombies to conserve ammunition. This is simply a case of building up enough points to open enough doors to gain entrance to the underground section of the map known as the Facility. Gain Entrance to the Facility As you start the Die Maschine map it's clear that you're outside of the building and the first objective simply asks you to gain entrance to the facility. Work on upgrading your weapon as you progress through the rounds and certainly take advantage of the Coffin Dance side Easter Egg for a free perk and epic weapon.

Although not essential, the upgraded Aether Shroud ability is great for getting out of sticky situations and I would also strongly recommend you buy armour at every opportunity, more so than Jug in the beginning. It is a fun and fairly easy EE to complete by yourself and certainly nothing compared to the difficulty of older zombies maps from Treyarch.

It's Dead Space's version of the 'HCE Magnum,' 'Gravity Gun,' or 'Lancer-Chainsaw.' I just don't feel like I'm playing Dead Space unless I have a Plasma Cutter set to horizontal and pre-aimed at knee-height.Seal the Deal 'In Die Maschine, close the rift.' Is this possible SOLO? YES this Easter Egg is possible SOLO and has been proven by countless SOLO completions from various sources. But it definitely impacted my enjoyment of the game.Īfter the first 2 games, I felt like the Plasma Cutter was the defining feature of the Dead Space series. Now maybe this was done on purpose to force the player to play 'Engineer' and build a more effective weapon or maybe the developers were trying to steer away from how the previous two titles were treated as 'one-gun-challenge' campaigns. Later in the campaign (and on 'new game +' play-throughs), you can outfit the gun with enough +3 Damage, +3 ROF, and +3 Reload circuits that it borders on 'overpowered.' But this doesn't change the fact that the Plasma Cutter feels bad in the early chapters. The quick enemies plus the lack of 'stagger'-effects also makes the Plasma Cutter feel worse in DS3. The workbench system in Dead Space 3 really ruined how the Plasma Cutter feels as a starter-weapon because you are no longer able to push your first 5-7 Power Nodes to pump its damage in the early chapters of the game.

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