Amnesia tips, tricks, and strategies

[m1dy]

This thread is for the discussion of various things a player can do in the world of Amnesia to give themselves an advantage. From tinderbox and oil conservation to monster avoidance tricks and beyond, post them all here.

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Save your tinderboxes for lighting areas you'll be standing in for extended periods of time or visiting more than once. Example: Light a candle closest to the puzzle you're working on.

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Don't keep your lamp out unless you're looking for something. If you're trying to keep your sanity high while traversing a dark path simply tap the lamp key (default: F) constantly until you find a constant source of light. This conserves tons of oil.

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Close doors after entering them. It prevents monsters from spotting you while you're working on a puzzle and at the same time if a monster does happen to see you it'll give you plenty of time to hide while he breaks the door down.

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Bait a monster into hitting you and then back off so he misses. During his recovery animation you should grab a box and hit him with it. This will stun him long enough for you to make enough distance to lose his line of sight and eventually find a good place to hide.