BattleBit Remastered has recently launched as a huge success due to its emphasis on engaging gameplay with minimalistic graphics.
Featuring a fully destructible environment and matches with up to 254 players, Battlebit Remastered has pretty much nailed the experience that old Battlefield games offered. But it does it far better than the latest lackluster iterations of Battlefield (we’re looking at you 2042). Part of it is the low-poly graphics that offer excellent performance despite looking like Minecraft and allow all servers to have a high tickrate. And all of it has been done with a team of only four developers over the course of six years, showing what can be done with modern game design tools. So if you’re getting ready to take the plunge into this massive FPS game, here are some tips and tricks that will help you stay alive.
Tweak your Loadouts
Currently, your loadout can only be edited when you’re already inside of a match. Hopefully this will change at some point, since losing time during a round to fiddle with your loadout can be rather upsetting. Loadouts are similar to what we’ve come to expect from a modern FPS game. Choose your preferred weapon, set attachments on it, and a particular camouflage that fits the map you are playing on. Attachments will be unlocked as you level up a particular weapon. When starting out with each weapon, five kills will unlock a red dot sight which you should definitely equip since most ironsights are pretty bad.
Battlebit also gives you full control on your uniform, allowing you to be the snazziest soldier on the field. Everything down to what pair of sunglasses you prefer can be edited, with plenty of new options unlocking as you level up. Then you have armor slots which you can tweak depending on your preferences. Your options can range from a bulky armored up behemoth that is slow but can take a beating or a lightly armored but incredibly fast soldier, or anything in between. Armor pieces will also increase your inventory space for ammo or extra gadgets, or lower it in order to gain some movement speed.
Just blow it up
Since it features fully destructible buildings, maps will slowly devolve into buildings that are torn apart by vehicles or extensive C4 usage. Since most classes can equip C4, you should definitely consider equipping it. Besides the normal use of throwing some on an enemy vehicle and blowing it up, C4 has some extra uses as well.
Want to go inside a building in order to flank some enemies that are firing from inside? Simply C4 a wall and you have a brand new entry point that will surprise whoever is inside. Snipers can make excellent use of C4 as well, since you can take out the stairwell of a building to ensure that enemies can’t follow you up. In a pinch, C4 can also be used as an anti-infantry weapon, especially when you get the drop on a bunch of enemies. Simply spam a few C4s on top of them and you’ll be racking up a ton of kills in no time.
Build defenses
All classes in Battlebit can build up defenses, ranging from sandbags up to actual walls. These can either provide some much needed cover in portions of the map that lack it or allow you to reach higher points on the map like the roof of a building. If you simply love this aspect of the game, you should probably try out the Support class, since it can instantly build anything. A few Support players can create a solid FOB that will give friendly players a safe spawn point.
Medics are kings of XP gain
Even though most players want to run and gun around the map, the Medic class is focused on reviving and healing allies. If you want to level up as fast as possible to get access to better weapons, try to focus on this part of the game instead of combat. A single revive paired up with fully healing your ally will give you more XP than three kills. And during every match, there will be plenty of friendlies in need of your help.
If you still want to engage in combat though, the Medic offers one of the best advantages in the game. And that is the fact that you can heal yourself after every engagement. Personally, I always play Medic the most in these types of games, since I love the fact that I can take on a lot more fights than other classes that can’t heal themselves, instead relying on the mercy of your friendly Medics.
Forego large sights on smaller maps
The Sniper class is very satisfying in this game, allowing you to tap heads from across the map with ease. But there is one big downside to using long-range sights: the scope glint that will make you easily spottable from all across the map. In order to fix this, try to only scope in when you want to take a shot. While having a bigger scope will help on large maps, you can also opt for one of the medium-range scopes on small to medium maps. While these are limited to a 4x magnification, they don’t have a scope glint, allowing you to become a pretty effective counter sniper since you will be harder to spot.
Obviously, like plenty of other FPS games, playing is the main way to get better. But since the game does have a lot of complexity hiding beneath the simplistic gameplay, some tips are more than welcome when starting out. So get out there and start tearing the enemy team apart.
