Story Mode Help & Discussion (Playthrough Videos)

[Nightlord]

If all the service trams are still open you can still get all the logs. Chapter sixteen is the best time to explore and pick up everything though.

Getting all the logs should take about forty-five minutes if you know where to look.

[ikarop]

Getting all the logs should take about forty-five minutes if you know where to look.

I was about to say. You got a few guides online so it should be pretty straight forward unless you want to look for them on your own.

http://www.ign.com/wikis/alien-isolation/Nostromo_Logs

[Keg]

I think im on chapter 16 now actually. Sweet I'll go hunt them down. Shouldnt take too long even without a guide then. Maybes an hour or more. Its basically going to be any door that I havent yet opened. I can remember at least 3 doors in the first few areas of the game I couldnt get through and im guessing theyll be inside those.

Edit: Bollocks it turned out I was literally just past the point of no return by a matter of minutes. I ended up finding 6 of the 10 anyway so thats pretty good without doing any of the backtracking.

Absolutely loved the game. The long length didnt bother me at all. After the first 5 or 6 hours I was worried I'd grow bored but they constantly switch things up and then just when you think things are getting easier because youve found a new weapon they throw another curve ball at you.

When I got the flamethrower and realised it was basically a get out of jail card if I was spotted I was worried the rest of the game would become a cake walk. It kind of was compared to my first proper encounter in the med bay but then there was a section near the end where i'd almost ran out of fuel for it and there was two aliens roaming in the dark, I could barely see a thing and the music was so loud and intense I couldnt hear them either. Suffice to say the same feeling id gotten in med bay more than 10 hours earlier, of panic, tension and dread returned with a vengeancane.

Absolutely brilliant game. Such a shame about the shockingly piss poor ending after all of that.

[Dark Blade1]

the game may be scary but is really good oh be careful their are massive spoilers.

can their be more playthroughs videos i want to see the real action and i can not wait for the alien to pop up.

[Taxemic]

it is a very good game and is not that scary but is very fun to play.

the game may be scary but is really good oh be careful their are massive spoilers.

Wtf.

[Vertigo]

I whipped together a quick flow chart of how the major locations connect to each other, just in case anyone's lost.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=402866213

[Taxemic]

I've literally just got the level 3 hack tool. Should I back track now? Haven't played for awhile and it's on hard so not sure how easy it will be.

[Milan]

Can the Alien hear the motion tracker if it's near you or see you if you look around too much while hideing in a locker?

[Vertigo]

Apparently it can hear the tracker if it's close.

What I personally found was that during the missions when the alien was hunting me (rather than roaming around randomly), it would dash straight towards my room at top speed whenever I held out the tracker, even if it was halfway across San Cristobal.

It'll check lockers if it sees a snatch of you getting into it, or if it's just super pissed off; not sure if moving within the locker affects it (other than failing to hold your breath if it's actually looking in, obviously). Apparently the sound of the locker opening/closing isn't nearly as loud and obvious to the alien as it is to you.

[Corporal Hicks]

Apparently it can hear the tracker if it's close.

What I personally found was that during the missions when the alien was hunting me (rather than roaming around randomly), it would dash straight towards my room at top speed whenever I held out the tracker, even if it was halfway across San Cristobal.

I believe this is dependent on the difficulty level too.

Apparently the sound of the locker opening/closing isn't nearly as loud and obvious to the alien as it is to you.

This always tickled me! I was always so panicky getting into a locker when the Alien was nearby because of the noise but it made no difference. 

[Milan]

Apparently it can hear the tracker if it's close.

What I personally found was that during the missions when the alien was hunting me (rather than roaming around randomly), it would dash straight towards my room at top speed whenever I held out the tracker, even if it was halfway across San Cristobal.

It'll check lockers if it sees a snatch of you getting into it, or if it's just super pissed off; not sure if moving within the locker affects it (other than failing to hold your breath if it's actually looking in, obviously). Apparently the sound of the locker opening/closing isn't nearly as loud and obvious to the alien as it is to you.

Thanks, just started playing the game and the Alien keeps finding and killing me over and over on mission 6, (when your objective is to find doctors office then his key card).

[Vertigo]

Yup, I ended up having to do that one with zero motion tracker use and vice-like buttock clenching.

The big thing to keep in mind is that you rarely have to use a locker, there's usually a desk/stretcher to hide under or an obstacle to duck behind. And whichever you choose, darkness is always helpful. Keep moving whenever it's out of view, walking should be just as effective as crouching if it can't see you; staying in the same area for ages seems to rile it up when it's hunting.

Depending on your difficulty level and the alien's state of aggression, a flare can be REALLY useful too - sometimes it just sits staring at it for ages.

[BountyHunter]

Apparently it can hear the tracker if it's close.

What I personally found was that during the missions when the alien was hunting me (rather than roaming around randomly), it would dash straight towards my room at top speed whenever I held out the tracker, even if it was halfway across San Cristobal.

It'll check lockers if it sees a snatch of you getting into it, or if it's just super pissed off; not sure if moving within the locker affects it (other than failing to hold your breath if it's actually looking in, obviously). Apparently the sound of the locker opening/closing isn't nearly as loud and obvious to the alien as it is to you.

Thanks, just started playing the game and the Alien keeps finding and killing me over and over on mission 6, (when your objective is to find doctors office then his key card).

This is where I'm stuck right now.

[THE CITY HUNTER]

Apparently it can hear the tracker if it's close.

What I personally found was that during the missions when the alien was hunting me (rather than roaming around randomly), it would dash straight towards my room at top speed whenever I held out the tracker, even if it was halfway across San Cristobal.

It'll check lockers if it sees a snatch of you getting into it, or if it's just super pissed off; not sure if moving within the locker affects it (other than failing to hold your breath if it's actually looking in, obviously). Apparently the sound of the locker opening/closing isn't nearly as loud and obvious to the alien as it is to you.

Thanks, just started playing the game and the Alien keeps finding and killing me over and over on mission 6, (when your objective is to find doctors office then his key card).

This is where I'm stuck right now.

Man would have helped you but i havent played for a while.

[CrimzonNinja]

well i need some help...when you first encounter the alien...how the hell do you hide from it? i do as the instructions tell me but get caught that was about a year ago,....i gave up immediately