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Stress is part of the Xenomorph experience, as facing them (pun intended) is unpleasant. In Aliens: Dark Descent, marines tend to berserk if driven to the edge by those foul creatures. That’s why one of my mission priorities was to keep my soldier focused. But after a couple of waves of Aliens, stress kept creeping in. There are several solutions for reducing stress; arguably, the most effective is shelter. Here’s how to create shelter in Aliens: Dark Descent.
How to build shelter and reduce stress in Aliens Dark Descent
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You must weld the room doors to create shelter in Aliens: Dark Descent. That way, you’ll be sure you’re safe, and that xenomorphs can’t reach you. The shelter works as a camp for resting in RPG titles). But you can only create a shelter in certain areas. Those places are usually marked as a green house icon on the map. But welding is not free, as you need to use a welding tool.
If you don’t have it, you can’t create shelter. In that case, you must find other ways to reduce stress in Aliens: Dark Descent. As you know, in space, no one can hear you scream, and you’re on your own in this game. So yeah, stress can creep in.
Stress-reducing alternatives to shelter in Aliens Dark Descent
There are several ways to reduce stress in Aliens: Dark Descent, besides building a shelter:
- Naproleve pills – Marines have them in inventory. Taking pills reduces stress by 100 points.
- Reprimand ability – Sergent can use Reprimand skill to make marines immune to stress for 30 seconds, essentially saving them from falling apart while Aliens attack.
- Bravery – this won’t fix stress, but it will make marines more resilient.
Check out the Aliens Dark Descent Review roundup on Steam Game Guides for more information on Aliens and their fight with brave marines.