Death Stranding, guide to face the MULES

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In the course of your adventure in the world of Death Stranding you will inevitably come across MULES, these are non-lethal but very annoying enemies that aim at only one goal: steal your cargo. Their camps will very often be located in areas that you will necessarily have to cross in order to successfully make deliveries so better be prepared and know how to deal with them. There are two main options: avoid them o combatterli and in this guide, created with the collaboration of Alessandro Palladino, we will examine both.

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General tips for dealing with MULIs

Considering that the MULES camps often contain useful materials and collectibles, facing them in direct confrontation is more than just an option. For each of the two approaches we will give you advice and suggestions that are not always very obvious that could help you in dealing with these enemies. Before we look into these two possibilities in detail, a couple of advice:

• before throwing yourself into a fight against a group of enemies it might be a good idea leave cargo nearby or inside your vehicle to then retrieve it later. Especially in the early stages this will allow you to avoid damaging objects and to fight with more agility. Although the load can be used in hand-to-hand combat, once you have mastered the defense and counterattack techniques with the blood thread, this will be enough to deal with small groups of enemies. But be careful not to go too far and keep an eye on the load because some MULE could approach e groped to get hold of it;
• to clear the fields of the MULES better to go with it strict essential. The camps are in fact full of materials that you will also find inside the box postal MULI, usually a lot of places guarded or hidden from the holograms of the rocks;
• in the fields of MULES you will always find gods pickup trucks. Especially in the early stages of the game it can be very useful rubarli also to transport the materials found in the camp but with a warning: these vehicles cannot always enter all the bases and therefore they cannot always be repaired.

Before moving on to strategies, a couple of clarifications. MULES camps mainly focus on the accumulation of two types of materials metals o pottery which will become available again after some time when the field you have cleared will be replenished.

How to avoid MULES

MULI fields can be located thanks to watchtowers built by you or other players. So use them to your advantage to locate camps and plan your next moves in this way. Along the perimeter there are also gods yellow poles which will alert the MULES of your presence in the area if you are carrying a load. In fact, these devices are activated just if Sam is carrying some items for deliveries. In this case, the old Metal Gear Solid tips like trying not to be seen by enemies or hide in the grass, in this case pay attention toheight of the load or stairs you are carrying as they may reveal your presence.

counter the scanner dei MULI, after your first visit to Chronofattoria, you will get an item that will allow you to negate the effect of the detection device. Once the first "wave" of the yellow scanner has passed, wait a second and then press R1 to counter it. Occasionally this detection may not be visible, in this case rely on sound effects. In any case, if you want to calmly clean up the camps without worrying about the scanner, know that by progressing in the game you will have a very useful tool.

As for the stealth approach, the wire blood will be very useful to stun enemies without creating alarm. Also it spara-bolas it may be an option but it is as easy as it can be put on alert enemies nearby and therefore better use it very carefully. Here, too, the same criterion applies as for the scanner: later in the game you will find weaponry that will allow you to face the clashes with greater ease, so the choice is yours: clean up the fields progressively during the episodes or expect a bit to face them in the more advanced stages with more equipment.

How to fight the MULES

MULES are able to make you lose the load o tramortirvi thanks to their electrified lances and can put your vehicles out of use. A good evasive maneuver is the move erratically and not in a straight line so as to thus avoid their weapons. Let's try to look at a couple of possible strategies depending on the weapons available in the early stages of the game.

• Melee. Little to add except that even in Death Stranding the classic fights are always a good way to deal with (human) enemies. Sam is also capable of dodge their attacks: a good chance for stand behind them and use the blood thread.
• Wire. Beyond the stealth approach, this weapon is extremely useful for facing enemies especially in small groups but still requires some practice. To prepare for the counterattack, hold down the key L2 and when you see the MULES attacking, press at that point R2. Once you have mastered it, this technique will be extremely effective.
•  Spara-bolas. You will get this weapon fromArtigian and it will prove very useful to manage the groups more numerous. It allows you to neutralize enemies very quickly and then stun them kicks. With a shot to the head of the bolas shooter the effect will be immediate. Don't forget though that if you wait too long the MULES will end up too to break free.
•  Cargo boxes. These improper weapons are perhaps some of the most fun to use. Once you have one you can hold square for hit the MULES or leave L2 or R2 during a shot to throw the briefcase at them and eventually knock them out.

MULES and terrorists are the second type of enemies you will find in the game. To know how to face the stranded creatures instead you can refer to our specific page. To know the latest updates of the complete guide to Death Stranding, we remind you to refer to our main page.

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