How to quietly defeat Sleepers in GTFO

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GTFO players can adjure that Sleepers are one of the more than unnerving and unpleasant monsters in gaming's recent history. These translucent humanoid aberrations come in many forms and sizes, their twisted forms littered across the game'south claustrophobic environments. Equally their name suggests, Sleepers are typically encountered in a dormant country and won't set on players unless they've been woken upwardly. Unfortunately, almost everything wakes them up, and then it is critical for GTFO players to get used to taking Sleepers out quietly to avoid messy fights against the horde.

Weapons and stealth

The basic and well-nigh resource-efficient method to defeat Sleepers in GTFO is to approach them without waking them and and so kill them with a single charged attack with your melee weapon. In club to kill in 1 striking, the weapon needs to connect with the Sleeper'southward head or nape. While the Hammer and Spear bargain the most damage per hit, all melee weapons can one-hit regular Sleepers, provided the strike lands in the right spot. Larger enemies may require multiple hits (iv at a maximum), so killing them quietly requires perfect coordination with teammates. Large enemies are not as commonly encountered as Sleepers, which makes these opportunities rare.

Landing the killing blow to quietly defeat Sleepers in GTFO isn't very difficult, merely getting to them without waking them is the tricky part. Touching them, running most them, hitting anything in their vicinity with a melee weapon, or failing a lock exam will instantly wake a Sleeper. They will likewise awaken if a nearby Sleeper screams, or if a Watch in their surface area is alerted. Naturally, the sounds of gunfire or explosions also wake them. Avoid these instant-warning situations, and arroyo Sleepers slowly and quietly.

Red light, greenish low-cal

When you first get shut to Sleepers in GTFO, they enter a heightened awareness land indicated past a pulsating glow emanating from their body. This state is also triggered if y'all shine a flashlight on them or make dissonance from far away. The heightened awareness state lasts a couple of seconds, and while in it Sleepers will awaken if you continue to move near them (unless crouch-walking) or bandage calorie-free on them (except with Glowsticks). In this state, they tin can besides sense other nearby Sleepers, and will wake up if a Sleeper is stealth-killed in their field of view.

As you lot can see, to defeat Sleepers in GTFO quietly you demand patience, situational awareness, communication with your team, and more patience. This part of the gameplay is very rigid and methodical, though it gets much easier with practice. Eventually, taking Sleepers out quietly becomes 2d nature and you tin focus on the other equally rigid and methodical parts of GTFO.