I've only solo'd it. I started off with an outpost to understand the game dynamics. Then leveled up in open world. Missions are fairly easy now.

If you reached riverlands mission you should be able to buy a decent bow in the worshop, it is enough to kill most wildlife

В принципе я уже делал набор советов для новичков (на английском), где сразу и написал что уровня до 30-40 в миссии лезть не надо, а нужно качаться в своем Открытом мире.
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not hard to solo tbh. If you use workshop gear, it become a piece of cake...
I would say some of mission are annoying. u have to wait the scan complete for an hour while nothing can be done.

Game teaches patience and preparation. Build a bunker out of stone or concrete, before doing something that might trigger the wildlife; build and set hedgehog traps around conflict spots.

You can sneak and sprint your way through that one.
Or you can take the seven days they give you and stomp your way through.
Sticking close to the water helps either way.

The only mission I've done that was hard so far was Solid Metal, but that was due more to the time limit than anything else.

Spent 99% of my time playing solo, with the exception of rescue missions for downed people, or to help gather resources to help someone build a base.

They can ALL be done solo. There are a lot of tools out there, like fortification walls and wall spikes. With a little planning and preparation, it's possible to ace all those missions.

ive been doing the missions on hard with no revive im on the 12 mission and have been able to do them pretty easy....probably over kill them since the first kept sending waves of mobs that i now prepare for lol

Icarus has a steep learning curve and leans heavy into personal skill. Once you've become adept at the game mechanics the difficulty just sort of melts away. Keep plugging away at the game and if you mess up think of what you could have done differently and try it next time. Practice, practice, practice applies here.

That's why mission mode is great to start. It's all about attitude - use it or lose it. There are no lasting consequences to failing since you started with nothing and you're leaving with nothing except the extra character levels and the extra time spent learning the game. So you can try different things on a mission without being afraid of ruining your permanent prospect. Plus the extra time spent gathering and building a temporary base for each mission is more practice playing the game.

All I play is solo and it is easy.

Originally posted by Pepsal:

If you reached riverlands mission you should be able to buy a decent bow in the worshop, it is enough to kill most wildlife

? I have 0 money and 16 exomater that i found on building house mission,i cant buy anything with that lol

Originally posted by william_es:

Spent 99% of my time playing solo, with the exception of rescue missions for downed people, or to help gather resources to help someone build a base.

They can ALL be done solo. There are a lot of tools out there, like fortification walls and wall spikes. With a little planning and preparation, it's possible to ace all those missions.

Imagine some uh idc the name but the desert creature of level 80 which is 4x your level at you,will fortification help? no

Originally posted by Eventide:

Game teaches patience and preparation. Build a bunker out of stone or concrete, before doing something that might trigger the wildlife; build and set hedgehog traps around conflict spots.

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Originally posted by listless:

You can sneak and sprint your way through that one.
Or you can take the seven days they give you and stomp your way through.
Sticking close to the water helps either way.

The only mission I've done that was hard so far was Solid Metal, but that was due more to the time limit than anything else.

I tried!! But i was noticed by the motherf*- i mean uh armorhead guys and i killed them all except 1 AAND HE ATE ME!!!!!!!!! The other thing is that its scary,like yk you become serious in fight and when you die its like boom,i like AHHHHHHHH and get mad at that mission and dont do it,but wdym seven days?? It must be done fast,like i dont wanna wait,also its 7 REAL days not in game days

Originally posted by Rei:

not hard to solo tbh. If you use workshop gear, it become a piece of cake...
I would say some of mission are annoying. u have to wait the scan complete for an hour while nothing can be done.

Workshop gear costs money which i do not have