- Grounded: the highest difficulty
- New Game
- No Upgrade: no supplements/parts upgrades.
- No Guns: no guns will be used except when I have to or there is a chance of dying if I don't. The flamethrower, bow, crossbow, and throwables are allowed. The list of exceptions for gun usage can be seen below.
- Default accessibility options
- Permadeath (Whole Game): limited checkpoints, tracking survival time, and number of deaths.
This was done in two livestreams completed on November 12th (links below as proof). I merged both streams in this video. I was using some sound effects on the stream and also playing around with photo mode here and there, sorry about those inconveniences in the recording.
- 18:27 - The Overlook: crawler runner. The game blocks you from falling back and you die if the runner catches up to you.
- 02:48:45 - Hillcrest: vehicle section. You get killed by the driver or the clicker if you don't shoot.
- 02:59:29 - Finding Strings: sniper shooting with Tommy, story progression.
- 05:03:48 - The Stadium: vehicle section against the scars. You MAY die if you don't defend yourself there. Since it's a permadeath run, I can't take any chances.
- 08:47:02 - The Escape: horse section in the island. You MAY die if you don't shoot the riders. Since it's a permadeath run, I can't take any chances.
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