Advanced Tips to Win More Rounds

You know the cure loop and the detection order. These advanced tips are the difference between a lobby that sometimes cures and one that cures every round. They assume you have read the Beginner Guide and How to Survive.

Delayed Cure

Do not craft the antidote the moment you have books if the monster is near the station. Bank the books, pull the monster away with a decoy, then craft and cure in the quiet window. Patience wins more than speed.

Fake Decoy

A decoy that always runs the same loop becomes predictable. Vary your noise: sometimes sprint a hall, sometimes toss an item from cover. The monster learns patterns; break them. See Communication Tips.

Craft-Baiting (Monster Side)

As the monster, feign leaving the station, then reverse when a survivor starts the craft. The loud craft is your tell — use it. See How to Play the Monster.

Predict the Cure

Experienced monster players watch for the setup: a guard posted, a decoy committed, silence at the station. That trio means a cure is coming. Pre-commit to the station before the craft starts.

Book Banking

Runners should drop books at a midpoint stash rather than all carrying to one spot — spreading the antidote ingredients denies the monster a single kill-shot on the loop.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-impact advanced tip?

Delayed cure. Crafting under pressure fails; crafting in a quiet window wins.

How do I read the monster's pattern?

Watch its patrol for two cycles; it repeats. Then break the expectation.

Does this work in pubs?

Partly. Even one coordinated duo (decoy + carrier) beats a fully scattered lobby.

Related

• How to Cure the Monster
• Beginner Mistakes
• Best Hiding Spots