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I loveAtomfalland I praised it during myreview.
A lot of stuff I just felt lucky to find.
You don’t need the mace for a bird.
It went from staggeringly brutal combat to a one-two punch on every human enemy in the game.
Seriously, it’s a night and day difference once you find theMaceand thisMelee Combat Manual.
Best weapon: The Mace
First, let’s head toSlatten Dale.
The mace is the bass.
Head out west to a location calledOutlaw Caves.
Once inside, you’ll be greeted by a big old trespass warning.
Enemies will immediately attack you as a result.
You really ought to go and find the mace as soon as you can.
Setting it off won’t cause any damage, but it will alarm the rest of the camp.
Inside, there are around 7 or 8 enemies.
Only one of which is carrying a pistol.
Game changing skills.
At least, that’s how it was during both of my runs.
Take them out, and keep an eye out for aMaceon a wall.
TheMaceis somewhere along the sides of thewallby thishallway.
Head in this direction
This thing is a monster when paired with the melee combat book we’ll find later.
It will two-shot any human enemy while one-shotting enemies when thrown.
For example, inThe Speaking Cavesthere are a couple of enemies that we’ve had the Mace drop from.
Careful of the Molotov trap!
Take aleft, then arightto the bottom of the cave where the water is.
Look in the direction listed above and start walking into thehallway.
It will bend up and to the left as you’re walking.
This is the best skill manual!
Eventually, you’ll come to a room on theright.
There’s anexplosive traphere waiting to catch a player off guard.
Either disarm or jump the trap to get inside.
Increase your base damage, always.
On the right is theMelee Combat Manual, and in the back is aB.A.R.D.
What perk should you learn first?
Now that you have theMace, you’ll need to start learning skills.
The first one that youabsolutelymust pick is the increased melee damage,Melee Weapon Attack Power.
This perk will reduce the swings you take to kill enemies.
Fewer swings mean keeping your heart rate low and killing enemies faster.
